Bajaj has put in life in what was uptil now a dying segment of bikes in India, the 100cc segment. Now, after for once bringing it to life, Bajaj has yet again revived up the segment with the launch of Bajaj Discover 100 4G recently. And as the name suggests, it comes with four gears, thus simply meaning that the 5 geared motorcycle in Discover series has been discontinued. The discontinuation, as believed by the trade pundits, will increase the sales figures of Discover range as a whole and specially this particular segment. In the recent few months, Bajaj has taken back its no. 2 position in the number game, and now plans to retain it. However, since Honda is also quite geared up for this competition, this bike could be a step to ward of the competition from Honda Dream Yuga.
Baja Auto, which deals in every segment of bikes from a commuter bike to a cruiser bike, brought the best of 100 cc commuter segment when it launhced Discover 100 T. This 4th generation version of Discover comes with some alternatives, which one won't like to change! This new version is provided with five gears whereas the previous version had four; however, maintaining its original version, it still has a 94.38 cc, 4 stroke, single cylinder, air-cooled, DTS-Si 2.0 engine, designed for people who want a high mileage with an enhanced performance.
Bajaj Discover 100 T can easily deliver a mileage of 89 kmpL on highways which seems to be one of the highest mileage mark ever seen since the inception of petrol bikes. What more! As the price of petrol is increasing drastically every other day, this bike can help reduce the pressure of a common man. On busy city roads, the bike can deliver a mileage of around 65 kmpL. Bajaj claims that it is the most fuel efficient bike. The motorcycle comes equipped with exhausTEC technology, which would maintain enough power at low speeds even while it moves at higher gears. There is a specially designed pent roof combustion chamber ensures that the bike gets a proper combustion with the least of fuel. As it is a commuter segment bike, the design and appearance of Bajaj Discover 100 T is very simple and elegant.
Like all other discovers series bikes, this one also has been presented in some pleasant colors, Basic Black and Green, Black and Red, Black and Blue, and Plain Red. The acceleration and pick-up of the bike is low as the engine present is not of very powerful. The 94.38 cc engine with 4-stroke DTS-Si engine can make the bike produce maximum torque of 7.85 Nm at 5000 rpm where the DTS-Si technology of Bajaj performs quicker and accomplished combustion, mixing air and fuel together, thus improving performance and mileage. The fuel tank capacity of the bike is of 8 litres. Bajaj Discover 100 T measures as 2040 mm long x 760mm wide x 1087 mm tall, and weighs about 115 Kg. The tyre specification of the bike are, the front tyre size is 2.75 X 17 inches and the rear tyre size is 3 x 17 inches. There are no disc brakes equipped with the bike, a 130 mm drum brake is at the front and a 110 mm drum brake is at the rear end. Some catchy parts of the bike are twin pod instrument panel, LED tail lights and twin pilot lights. This bike is also provided with self starter but the speedometer and fuel gauge are still analogue type. The bike suits everyone, even if the person is short in height, he will have a comfortable ride. For more comfort, this plain and simple yet energetic bike is equipped with 130 mm travel front telescopic suspension and 110 mm travel rear nitrox suspension.
