Motorcycle For All Seasons: TVS Ronin Review — Check Price, Specifications

There is a lot of competition for the Ronin including the more powerful 350cc Royal Enfields but it somehow impresses by being easy to live with.

TVS Ronin

Source : Somnath Chatterjee

New Delhi: TVS Ronin is certainly one of the most interesting motorcycles in terms of its positioning plus the way it rides along with the looks. We had to spend more time with this bike to understand more.

What is the Ronin? It's a motorcycle for different riding surfaces and different purposes, all rolled into one. That's what TVS says but in reality it is a fairly successful mix of different kinds of motorcycles.

The design for example is closer to a Scramble but has hints of a cruiser too but we do like the details like the headlamp design with the DRL along with the large fuel tank or even the seat design. Some of the bits are a mix of a scrambler and a retro bike but we did like the paint finish to the build quality.

The top-end variants stand out more for the distinctive colour scheme as well.

Where the Ronin scores very well are the equipment list which is high and beats rivals including full LED lighting, Bluetooth, digital instrument cluster, turn-by-turn navigation,  dual-channel ABS, voice assist features etc.

The Ronin is not too big and nor is it small being easy to get comfortable and easy to ride. The seat we felt was wide and comfortable for long rides too.

The engine here is a 225.9cc, single-cylinder unit with 20bhp and 19.93Nm of torque.

The Ronin has a silent starter system but the starter button lets out a cruiser-like sound and a vibe. The Ronin certainly is a city-friendly bike in terms of moving it around and being comfortable while the motor is more like a cruiser instead of a sportier scrambler. We like the smoothness and it is a tractable motor. The 5-speed gearbox is light along with the clutch too.

The whole riding experience is easy but with a scrambler/cruiser feel to it and that is fine as well along with being easy to ride.

Another plus point is the tough suspension which holds up well on bad roads along with good braking/grip. You can take it across bad roads with no fuss. However, it is not a very sporty bike, expectedly but easy to ride/tough for our roads.

There is a lot of competition for the Ronin including the more powerful 350cc Royal Enfields but it somehow impresses by being easy to live with, well equipped and also well suited for our roads with its ride quality. It is a mix of retro/scrambler along with a stylish urban runabout.