History
The first variant of Discover was launched in 2004. The bike had an engine capacity of 125 cc. A 112 cc variant was launched in December 2005. The bike was claimed to have a mileage of 101 km/l (290 mpg; 240 mpg). In 2007, a 135 cc variant was launched.
The Discover was the second Bajaj bike (After the Pulsar segment) to come with the six spoke alloys and the patented "exhaus-tec"—basically a resonator that boosts torque at lower rpms. It also employed the Bajaj trademark "dts-i" digital twin spark ignition technology used in the Bajaj Pulsar 150 and 180 dts-i s. At launch,four variants were available:
- Spoke wheels,Drum brake,Kickstart,Round Headlamp
- Spoke wheels,Drum brake,Kickstart,Fairing
- Spoke wheels,Drum brake,Selfstart,Fairing
- Alloy wheels,Disc brake,Selfstart,Fairing,Tachometer
However, during mid 2005, the Discover was made a single variant model. It was revamped with new graphics, black grab-rail, sns(spring in spring) suspension, 130 mm drum brakes, six spoke alloys as standard,selfstart and some engine tweaks predominantly aimed at reducing friction and combustion roar.
A 135 cc model was launched in 2007 which features a front disk brake, self-start,nitrox suspension and black alloy wheels. The silver engine has also been powder-coated black in the 135 cc variant.
A 100 cc version was launched in 2009 with a dts-si engine. After the success of the discover 100, Bajaj launched a 150 cc version and stopped production of the 135 cc variant. The 125 cc variant was re-launched in 2011.The 125ST was launched in 2012.
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