It all started in 1972 when Bajaj introduced a name to the world, Chetak. Like the activating splendours of India, the Chetak was a name associated with trust. Remember the advertisement, humara Bajaj? The Chetak had a good run till it was discontinued in 2006. Bajaj revived the Chetak in an electric avatar in 2019. 5 years later, the Bajaj Chetak is slowly but steadily evolving. We rode the 2024 Bajaj Chetak in the city of two-wheelers, Pune. Here is what we feel has improved to match the competition of this era.
EXTERIORS — RETRO OUTSIDE, MODERN INSIDE
There are two versions of the Chetak, Urbane and Premium. The differences in the earlier iteration were minimal, not anymore. The Urbane still features a similar round display as the outgoing model, but this time around, it’s a colour LCD display with more functionality, the highlighted accents are similar to the outgoing model with a brushed aluminium finish and also features monotone colour and drum brake setup with 2.9kWh battery and an off-board 650W charger.
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