YEZDI ADVENTURE
The Yezdi Adventure looks incredibly purposeful with its tall stance, there’s a definite link to the rest of the Yezdi family while looking like a proper off-roader. Too close to the Himalayan? Maybe. But getting inspired by the best isn’t a bad thing.
Again, it shares the same engine but makes different outputs — 29.7bhp and 29.9Nm — the most of this bunch. And it needs it, because it is the heaviest at 188kg. On the go though, it does feel quick. The only real point of reference here is the Himalayan and this makes more power, and that’s something you can feel off the line. Again, the meat of the power is higher up in the rev range and you get the best out of it when you rev it out fully. On the highways, you can get up to triple-digit cruising speeds fairly easily though you have to contend with the vibes while getting there. Off-road, you’ve got to know what you’re doing because the lower torque figures mean you have to keep the motor spinning a little higher in the revs and ensure you’re always in the right gear.
As for the suspension, it is way more compliant than the Scrambler but still feels a little firm. And that firmness can be felt on the road where it isn’t ironing out everything in its path. Sharper bumps do give you a bit of a jolt and you can feel smaller undulations in the road. Off road as well, the motorcycle doesn’t feel like it is floating over trails but instead you feel a lot of it through the chassis. I didn’t feel very confident with the front end while off-road, it seemed to skip over bumps and rocks where it should have felt more settled. The on-road handling is impressive though. The steering is heavy and you have to put a little bit of effort in to get it leaned over but once it’s there, it feels confident.
The Adventure does have some interesting bits going on though. Like the others, it gets a digital dial but this is combined with another dial that can give you turn-by-turn updates. This cluster’s housing is movable by 15 degrees. The ABS is switchable with Off-Road and Rain mode.
The Adventure sits in an interesting space, neck-to-neck with the Himalayan. At `2.1 lakh, it is marginally more affordable that the Himalayan but it’s not like the `5000-10,000 premium is going to make a difference to most. Does it do things differently? Well it certainly has a different, less laid back character with the punchier, modern engine and on-road dynamics. But it doesn’t feel as complete a motorcycle. The Himalayan had its issues at launch and has been refined to a very competent package over the years. The Yezdi doesn’t better that formula but it comes close.
YOU CAN GET UP TO TRIPLE-DIGIT CRUISING SPEEDS FAIRLY EASILY
THESE MOTORCYCLES ARE MORE THAT JUST IDENTICAL PLATFORMS WITH DIFFERENT STYLING CUES