LML has been trying to position itself as the ‘cool’ in biking and with the Graptor it seems to have taken steps in the right direction. The Graptor is so hot that it’s actually cool and it manages to leave a lasting impression on the
rider, which is a good thing. In the plethora of 150cc+ power commuters, it is very easy to be lost, and forgotten, which would be hard to do in the case of the Graptor.
As in the Freedom, the Graptor too looks inspired but like the Freedom, the Graptor too looks appealing. The bike has a distinctive styling that will set it apart from the other power commuters around. There is no please-all approach (which often results in bland styling) as the Graptor takes a no prisoners taken approach to motorcycle styling. It looks aggressive from certain angles and simply breathtaking from others. The fit and finish should set a new benchmark in its class with the small bikini fairing being the centre of attraction. Attention to detail is extraordinary and can be seen in the second stop lamp mounted in the grab rail, the side-stand gear-shifter interlock that prevents take-off with the side-stand down and in the flexible rubber covering on cables emanating from the right side of the handlebar. Attention to detail is also in the sports watch styled blue light illuminated needles for the speedometer, tacho and fuel gauge. Groovy stuff!
The bike’s handling is exemplary. This is one bike that encourages you to push hard, without even letting go one inch on the tarmac. So when you have scraped the footpegs to the tarmac on both sides, you wonder what to do next as the Graptor is game for more. The EXT moniker frame sure does live up to expectations.
{{/usCountry}}The bike’s handling is exemplary. This is one bike that encourages you to push hard, without even letting go one inch on the tarmac. So when you have scraped the footpegs to the tarmac on both sides, you wonder what to do next as the Graptor is game for more. The EXT moniker frame sure does live up to expectations.
{{/usCountry}}The Graptor is powered by a 150cc four-stroke engine, which the company claims does a little more than 13-bhp. Going by how it takes off at traffic lights, one has no reason to doubt the claim. Also this mill has the raunchiest exhaust note for any Indian power commuter. Opening the throttle full blast, lets loose a note that would be almost orgasmic to biking enthusiasts. Most of the
times, it leaves the rest of the traffic behind, agape and aghast in the wake of the Graptor’s exhaust.
‘Most of the times’, because the Graptor does sometime slip a beat when you fumble with the gearbox. There are instances when you are left searching for gears with the gear shifter refusing to find a notch where it should have been. Maybe the Graptor is new and will improve as kilometres pile up on the odo.
But this small quirk should not keep you away from an excellent bike. Any better and it would have been perfect.