There I stood, my face stuck to the showroom glass, as I stared into the Planet Bajaj showroom in Pune. On a grand revolving table stood this gleaming purple cruiser, chrome and paint interlocking with each other to highlight the motorcycle's curves. I lusted, drooled and did everything a teen would do when he sees a desirable motorcycle. Sadly, I never got around to owning an Eliminator, but some bloke in my hostel did. Suddenly, he became my best friend.
The Eliminator is long gone but the Avenger has taken on from where the old Kwacker left off. First, it got the 200cc motor from the Pulsar and now, it's grown to a whole 220cc, thanks to an engine borrowed from Bajaj's fastest Indian.
Those of you who have tasted the Pulsar 220's tendency to fling you forward will know what I mean when I say that the 220's engine is one heck of a brute. Wringing the throttle even halfway through will be enough to hurl the Avenger forward at a pace that will surprise you. I'll even go on to say that the Avenger 220 DTS-i is certainly the country's first home-grown power cruiser.
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