Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS Feature Review

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS Feature Review

The first and foremost characteristics of cruiser bike is to drive it comfortably. As to say about “Avenger” series, all the bikes of this series are almost same. From the inspiration of the success of “Eliminator” (Kawasaki) Bajaj marketed their own product “Avenger” in the year of 2005. At first it was 180cc then 200cc and 220cc. They had increased the quality of this bike with power of their engine. Bajaj Avenger 150 Street was the model from the Avenger series marketed in India and Bangladesh a few years back.It was the least cc engine and least price cruiser in India. Meanwhile, it is the most sold bike of the “Avenger” series as well. According to the price and power of engine, this one is in the top of the choice list of the young generation. Now the time has changed a lot and different needs are seen from the bikers end. As a result Bajaj introduced Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS edition for the ave3nger lovers. Those who wanted to have the modern day cruiser with all the necessary features can grab this model for them. Interested to know about the features?

Design and looks:

The design of the new Avenger 160 ABS is exactly similar to its elder sibling Avenger 180. It is next to impossible to distinguish Avenger 160 ABS bike from the 180 model. All body panels and the wheels, headlight, tail light, tank and even the graphics are exactly the same as the Avenger 180! And this is where we feel there had to be some distinction with respect to styling among the two cruisers. Nevertheless, it leads us not to worry about the body parts and performance level because the 180 users never complaints about the performance. It is quite large and the overall decals, seating, and ergonomics everything remains like adequate for the cruiser lovers indeed. Bajaj designed the handle bar to ride it comfortably, this bike has the handle bar of cruiser which can be used from the sit very comfortably. In the left it has horn, turning indicator switch, high-low vim of the head light and passing switch. In the right engine kill and electric start switch.

Engine and transmission:

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS variant is mated with 160.4cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled Engine, which can produce, 15 PS @ 8500 rpm max power and 13.5 NM torque. This engine also has twine spark, 2 valve and 1 cylinder air cool DTS-i engine. It made with a huge size air filter. This can run in highest 120 kilometer per hour speed with 5 gears easily. Avenger 160 can manage to reach 53.72kmpl on the highway and returned 46.83kmpl in the city according to the company.

Body dimension:

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS gets the same design as avenger 180 that’s why the body dimensions are almost similar. Its dimension is measured2186 mm length, 806mm width and 1070 mm height, respectively. The seat height for this bike is measured the same as 150 street which is 725mm. It’s a perfect bike for mediumheight bikers. If you are looking for comfortable bike then this could be the best for you with 1480mm long wheel base and 196mm ground clearance. Though the turning radius might be bigger but you can manage comfortable riding because of the larger and heavier size. This bike weighs 154 kg kerb weight.The fuel tank can take 14 liter fuel along with reserve of 3.4 liter. You can make a long journey of 600+ kilometer with a complete tank on emergency situations.

Suspensions and brakes:

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS has very effective suspension in the both wheels. In the front wheel it has telescopic and in the rear wheel it has twine sock suspension. This will give you full support in the balance, breaking and comfort.

In terms of the braking avenger 160 ABS gets 240mm disk brake with ABS channeland rear wheel has 130mm drum brake. Furthermore, it has RLP system placed from the very beginning of its making. RLP Stand for “Rear Wheel Lift-Off Protection”. Basically it is a safety feature like ABS, CBS, Stability control etc. On those bike, which has single channel ABS, or CBS, this feature is placed to act better with them and provide better safety.

Wheel and tyres:

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS has alloy wheel with 12 spoke, 17 inch in the front and 15 inch in the rear wheel. It has wide tire with enough grip. Size of the front tire is 90/90 and front is 130/90.

Meter cluster:

The Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS has been equipped with a single-pod instrument console with an analogue speedometer and a digital readout for details such as the trip meter and odometer. The fuel gauge and tell-tale lights have been positioned on the fuel tank, which means it’s off the rider’s field of vision. Althoughit is analogue, but the cluster shows good enough information to ride with reminders.

Final words:

Bajaj Avenger 160 ABS was launched in the market with two different color variants. One is Ebony Black and the other one is Spicy Red. This bike has all the necessary feature to be a modern cruiser, though this bike doesn’t have the riding postures like Harley, but the overall making of this bike surely can make the users satisfy. According the previous reputation and ongoing market of India this bike will definitely stay in the local market of Bangladesh for a long period of time.