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Bajaj Chetak 150

Make Model	Bajaj Chetak 150
Year	2005 - 09
Engine	Two stroke single cylinder
Capacity	145.5 cc / 8.9 cu in
Cooling System	Air cooled
Ignition	Electronic
Battery	12V AC
Starting	Electric
Max Power	5.6 kW / 7.48 hp @ 5500 rpm
Max Torque	10.8 Nm / 1.1 kgf-m / 8 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
Transmission	Automatic
Final Drive	Belt
Front Suspension	Variable rate coil spring and double acting shock absorber
Rear Suspension	Variable rate coil spring and double acting shock absorber
Front Brakes	Drum, 130 mm
Rear Brakes	Drum, 130 mm
Front Rim	3.50 x 10
Rear Rim	3.50 x 10
Dimensions	Length: 1770 mm / 70.0 in Width: 670 mm / 26.4 in Height: 1080 mm / 42.5 in
Wheelbase	1230 mm / 48.4 in
Ground Clearance	135 mm / 5.3 in
Minimum Turning Radius	1.56 m / 5.1 ft
Seat Height	830 mm / 32.7 in
Wet Weight Weight	103 kg / 227 lbs
Fuel Capacity	6.5 L / 1.7 US gal
Average Fuel Consumption	1.7 L/100 km / 60 km/l / 141 US mpg (claimed)
Top Speed	80 km/h / 49.7 mph

At one point, the best-selling Bajaj model, the Chetak, was selling 100,000 units per month. The waiting list could last a decade and desperate buyers would pay huge premiums above the list price to get one. For a time, Bajaj was the world's largest scooter manufacturer.

So when Bajaj announced late last year it was discontinuing its scooter business to concentrate on motorcycles, the news set off a wave of hand-wringing: Indian newspaper editorials bemoaned the changing times; Old Bajaj scooter ads became TV and Internet sensations.

"Exit an icon," the Statesman newspaper declared. "Salute the scooter."

Bajaj, though, wasn't thinking about icons when it made its decision. Scooter sales have plummeted in this decade as motorcycle sales have boomed. Bajaj stopped most scooter production four years ago.

"We too feel nostalgic about how dear Bajaj scooters have been to the Indian middle class," Milind Bade, a top Bajaj official told reporters. "But the business has to move on."

In many ways, Bajaj was simply moving with the Indian economy, which has blossomed since it was opened to outside investment in the late 1980s.