Yezdi Adventure Road Test Review: Photo Gallery

We have tested the Yezdi Adventure, here’s our take in images: 

Recently, Yezdi launched its first ADV, aptly called the Yezdi Adventure in the fast-growing adventure touring segment. We took the bike out for a spin, and here are our thoughts conveyed in images:

The Yezdi Adventure gets a lean and tall stance and its design looks reminiscent of the Royal Enfield Himalayan. The motorcycle mounts a circular LED headlight, a tall windscreen, knuckle guards and a sharp beak up front. 

Moving to the side, you'll see that the bike gets a Yezdi badge on its 15.5-litre fuel tank and tank pads on both sides. However, the way the tank merges into the side body panels makes it difficult for the rider to lock his/her knees while standing or riding the bike. The ADV also gets an underbelly pan, split-type step-up seat, an upswept exhaust, tail rack and a lean tail section with an LED taillight. Talking about the fit and finish, there is scope of improvement on this part. 

The footpegs on the Yezdi are a bit higher, which might not be the best thing for shorter riders as it takes a fraction of a second more for their foot to reach the ground.

Talking about the features, the Yezdi Adventure gets USB type-A and type-C charging ports the mounting of which could have been better and a tilt-adjustable Bluetooth-enabled LCD instrument cluster with turn-by-turn navigation. 

The addition of the tilt adjustment for the console is a very thoughtful touch. However, the Yezdi could have managed the space a bit more efficiently on the console.

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The Yezdi Adventure draws power from the Jawa Perak-derived 334cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that makes 30.2PS and 29.9Nm. In our test, we learnt that the ADV performs slightly better than its primary rival, the Royal Enfield Himalayan in terms of straight-line acceleration and mileage as well thanks to its 188kg of kerb weight (11kg lighter than the Himalayan) and the six-speed gearbox. While the engine is capable of doing high speeds, it is difficult to sustain them because of the harsh vibrations at the pegs, seat, and most prominently, the fuel tank.

The suspension duty on the Yezdi Adventure is handled by a telescopic fork up front and a monoshock at the rear. In our test, we found that the suspension tuning isn't the most comfortable, as it is on the harder side. Though the firm ride helps in handling, it gets worse as you go off the road as the front suspension tends to thud over larger bumps, and the rear monoshock skips about. This results in the bike getting unsettled fairly quickly. 

The braking of the ADV is taken care of by a 320-/240mm disc brake setup, assisted by dual-channel ABS. This setup offers good stopping power with minimum effort, the lever progression, brake bite and ABS calibration have also been carried out well. 

The Yezdi Adventure rolls on a 21-/17-inch spoke wheel setup that comes wrapped in a 90-section tyre up front and a wider 130-section rubber at the rear. This setup offers a good grip while initiating sharper turns. However, they feel jittery over rumble strips and sharp bumps. 

The Yezdi Adventure is offered in three colours: Slick Silver, Mambo Black, and Ranger Camo. The former is priced at Rs 2,09,900 while the latter two costs Rs 2,11,900 and Rs 2,18,900 (ex-showroom Delhi) respectively. Overall, even though the Yezdi Adventure has equipment to deal with both touring and off-roading, it is best suited for road-riding than terrain-taming.