Suzuki Hayate - Complete Review

Suzuki Hayate is a commuter bike with good style and mileage (Hayate means 'fresh breeze' in Japanese).  It has better body work which is aerodynamic and good looking. Has 5-spokes alloy wheels but no disc brakes. Hayate provides better mileage, cost worthy and stylish. Hayate has been advertised frquently in magazine, television and in internet with bollywood superstar salman khan as its brand ambassador.

Engine: Hayate has single cyclinder, 4 stroke, air cooled, 112cc engine, with single overhead cam shaft. Engine provides maximum power of 6.2KW@7500rpm (8.3HP@7500rpm) and maximum torque of 8.8 Nm at 5500 rpm. Engine has wet sump lubrication system. Also has normal compression ratio of 9.5:1, which is good for a petrol engines. Hayate has both kick starting and electric starting(self starting) facilities.

Gear Box: Hayate has four speed gear box, with manual transmission. Clutch is also multi-plate wet clutch which is usual in an commuter bike. Gear ratios are four down type, which means the gear lever has to pressed downwards to shift to next gear. Need not to pull the gear lever up by inserting the foot below the lever and lifting the gear pedal. Hence the gear shift is simple and easier to shift gears quickly.

Brakes: Hayate has drum brake on both front and rear wheels. There is no disc brake option, hence bike have to be bought with drum brakes only. Most of the companies provides drum or disc brake option, so that buyer can choose any one type of brake(though disc brake variant is a little expensive). Disc brakes are very effective than drum brake because the bike stops immediately when using disc brakes. Today, many mileage bikes have disc brakes like  bajaj discover, tvs phonix, honda shine, etc. Absence of disc brake is a disadvantage of the bike.

Mileage and Power: Hayate provides very impressive mileage around 70 Kmpl. Mileage is the biggest advantage in hayate. Hayate is priced around Rs.50,000 (on-road chennai) for only kick start variant and Rs.52,000 (on-road chennai)for variants having both kick and electric/self start facilities. Price changes across the country and price is cheapest in chandigarh around 44K for kick start variant.

Performance: Top speed of hayate is around 90 Kmph with pick up of 0-60 kmph in 8.9 seconds and 0-400 metres in 23.61 seconds (courtesy: overdrive.in). Hayate has relatively good pick up, which is normal and sufficient for commuter mileage bikes.

Styling and comfort: Hayate has better body stlyes and graphics. 5-spokes alloy wheels provides good looks for the bike. Telescopic, oil damped suspension in front and swing arm, coil spring and oil damped suspension in the rear, makes the ride quite comfortable. Better seat and head lamp design adds to the style of the bike. Also hayate has six different colour variants. 

Colours: Suzuki hayate comes out in six different colours,


Red
Black and Blue combination
Red and Black combination
White
Grey
Green 

Scores:
(+)

1. Better Mileage around 70 Kmpl.
2. Good Style and body design
3. Worth for price of the bike

(-)

1. No Disc Brake
2. Head Lamp is not much brighter