Review
Commuter motorcycles are undoubtedly the workhorses of the Indian two-wheeler market. Not that long ago, they were no-frills, bare-bones machines fed by carburettors. When I walked up to the TVS Star City Plus, I was greeted by a fuel-injected motorcycle complete with an LED headlight and a USB charger! The ₹ 8.5 lakh Ducati Scrambler that I rode around the same time had neither of those two features as standard. To find out whether the riding experience had evolved as much as the brochure, I eagerly jumped aboard.
The Star City’s motor does not necessarily conform to that template. It sits at the lower end of the spectrum when it comes to power and torque figures, even by this segment’s standards. In the real world, it actually feels reasonably adequate — no asthmatic wheezing when you demand prompt acceleration.
