Bajaj Avenger 150 Street

Expert Review by Maxabout

The Bajaj Avenger finally gets a younger member for a wider audience with the launch of new Avenger Street 150. The perfect partner for a city cruiser, the motorcycle gets a really different approach from all the others on the launch list for the festive season. Even being on the lowest step of the Avenger family, the new Street 150 has its genuinely different identity with an impressive hold on a viewer's eye.

What's New

The iconic Street design on a cruiser bike for a perfect head turning experience has been given to the new Avenger 150 Street. Its street control handlebar makes excellent city riding experience. The black finished alloy wheels on the 150 Street and Midnight Blue body shade makes it look heavenly good. The long wheel base, wide rear tyre and new semi digital instrument console makes it the best option in its segment.

Design and Style

The design of the new Street 150 basically stays the same as the last generation of Avenger 220. The same has been altered with the Street nameplate and a perfectly matching color to the identity has been provided to the Street 150. It gets the same dark treatment on all the parts where chrome used to rule in the earlier version. The short sporty exhaust looks more than perfect and the bike is an excellent example of street based cruiser bikes.The Bajaj Avenger 150 Street measures 2177 mm in length, 801 mm in width and 1070 mm in height. It comes with a wheelbase of 1480 mm and gets a nice 169 mm of ground clearance. The bike weighs 148 kg.

Instrument Console

The same instrument console as the old Avenger 220 has been used on the Street 150 but with a small digital display for the odometer and the trip-meter. The chrome parts stay black whereas the upper ring of the single handlebar mounted pod has been kept chrome. The fuel gauge and other indicators have been placed on the fuel tank.

Engine and Gearbox

The most noticeable change on the young Avenger is its engine capacity. It gets a 149cc engine producing 14.3 BHP @ 9,000 rpm and 12.5 NM @ 6,500 rpm. The gearbox on the same is a 5-speed unit. The DTS-i motor has been used in a lower state of tune whereas the new generation of 150 cc engine produces 16.8 BHP from the same displacement.

Performance and Mileage

The 150 Street gets an approximate top speed of 100-105 kmph. The approx. mileage is 40-45 kmpl in city traffic conditions and 45-50 kmpl on highway. The low seat position makes the bike a comfortable riding machine for both types of roads.

Braking and Suspension

Looking nearly identical to the other Avengers in terms of dimensions, the new Street 150 gets a relatively small 240 mm disc brake for the front and 130 mm of drum brake for the rear. The tyre size has been kept quite huge by using 90/90-17 for the front and 130/90-15 for the rear. The bike gets the same telescopic forks and hydraulic shock absorbers like its earlier Avenger cousin.

Comfort and Safety

The Avenger Street 150 is as comfortable as its elder siblings. All the Avengers share most of their parts, making each of them promising for a comfortable and easy ride. Being Street focused, the baby Avenger loses the rear backrest and the front windshield. It gets the same cushioned seats and brings no harm to your back while on tiring city rides. Its low seat height facilitates easy manoeuvrability and keeps the riders safe all the time.

Shades and Price

Bajaj has made the Street 150 as the most beautiful and youngster oriented motorcycle from the series. Its Midnight Blue shade easily fades many of the high capacity motorcycles and makes it look the best out of all. It gets a price tag of INR 75,500 (ex-showroom Delhi). The Avenger family can now finally focus on all the age segments of bike riders and cruiser lovers.

Verdict

The 150 Street has no other alternate in its segment and comes as the ultimate 150cc cruiser for the Indian market. Its color scheme and dark theme makes it the best looking Avenger out of all. Rest depends upon the likes of a rider, but Bajaj has finally pushed it beyond an average cruiser segment motorcycle.

Visual Comparison: Avenger Street vs. Avenger Cruise

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