You’ve met John Rambo, I presume. Yes, I do mean dear old Sylvester. Macho and cool, laying waste armies of opponents. Without the need for undue drama or facial expression. Like a slick, well-oiled machine. And Rambo came with his own advertising agency. I refer to Colonel Tratman (played by Richard Crenna), who is given to mouthing hard-hitting one-liners like, ‘I didn’t come to rescue Rambo from you. I came to rescue you from him.’
Entire oceans of verbiage are being dedicated to the introductory part of our TVS Victor GLX riding impression. For those wondering why, it is because I thought Rambo and GLX (pronounced Glux. Noun, usually proper. Abbv. Means bigger, better etc.) were extremely similar in character and differed crucially only in two areas. Let me explain.
The Victor GLX is more than just the bigger, beefier cousin of the light’n’slick Victor GL. The 125cc engine is new, incorporating the VT-i system that debuted on the Centra. To nip neatly through the heavy technicals, the VT-i engine attempts to boost fuel economy from three different directions. Friction (or wasted fuel) is cut down by roller cam followers, thinner rings and a tin-alloy coated piston (which reduces scoring and other run-in related problems with bore-piston seating).
Fuel wastage on the trailing throttle is stopped by a solenoid valve that opens when the throttle is closed between 2,000 (too close to idle below this) and 6,000 (you’re obviously not worried about fuel economy beyond that). This, says TVS, comes close to the way fuel injection systems shut down injectors when the foot is taken off the loud pedal.
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