Suzuki Slingshot 125 Road Test Review

Conclusion

Overall, the Slingshot feels like a half-hearted effort from Suzuki. While the GS150R was genuinely a good bike which failed to take on its competitors, the Slingshot genuinely doesn’t have the firepower to blow away the competition. It does a fairly good job in the styling department but the aggressive street-fighter front end and drab and bulky rear might not go down well with the commuter crowd. There is no disc brake yet, but even without one, the pricing crosses the 53,000 rupee mark – which takes it closer to some of the higher specs Bajaj, Yamaha and Honda bikes. The word ‘Slingshot’ is associated with the GSX-R750 and this commuter is far away from it – be it legacy, styling or anything else for that matter. In the automotive enthusiast’s dictionary however, the word ‘Slingshot’ means getting into the slipstream of a faster vehicle, using its aerodynamic drag to your advantage to get a marginally better speed and making an overtaking manoeuvre. In this case, this 125cc commuter uses the Zeus as the vehicle to slipstream behind and hence the resultant Slingshot that you get is a marginally better product than the Zeus – which in itself has been a failure. We sincerely hope that, it does the company some good…

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