2024 Yezdi Adventure First Ride Review

There are many changes to the Yezdi Adventure in its 2024 avatar. The updates include the 334cc engine that we have seen in the Jawa 350, some new design elements, and new colour schemes as well. All of this with a cheaper price tag compared to before. We find out how it performs in the real world after riding it for a short period on and off-road. Here's what we think!

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Design 

The styling of the Yezdi Adventure stays pretty much the same although the cage around the front end has been removed. It is replaced by sleeker bars with panels integrated into them. This has helped the bike get rid of a lot of additional weight and it now tips the scales at 187kg. Another change is a new panel under the dash with which Yezdi has managed to pack away all the exposed wiring neatly. The bike also gets a new sump guard and four new colour schemes, two of them are in gloss and the other two with a matte finish. The gloss options include Wolf Grey and Glacier White while the Matte colour options include Tornado Black and Magnite Maroon. Overall, these changes have given the motorcycle a more premium feel compared to before. 

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Engine & Performance 

The Adventure now gets the engine that we had earlier experienced in the updated Jawa 350. It is a 334cc, single cylinder motor putting out 29.6PS and 29.8NM of peak torque. Yezdi says that they have tuned the gear ratios where the first, second, and third gears are shorter while the fourth, fifth, and sixth gears have a taller ratio. Each gear has its own specific tune and the aim was to offer a better riding experience in the city at slow speeds, through off-road trails, and also perform well out on the highway at higher speeds. 

As soon as you get going on the updated Adventure, the first thing you'll notice is that it is much more refined in the low-end rpm range and has a good amount of low and torque propelling it forward. This surely helped while riding through the slushy trails. The motor feels in its element when it is kept at the 4000rpm mark and is also fairly tractable. It can do slow speeds of around 25-30km/h in third gear without any juddering. Vibrations creep in at the handlebar and the footpegs once you cross the 6,000 RPM mark and out on the highway it can do around 100 km/h in sixth gear at about 5,000 rpm. Another thing that makes the bike easy to ride is the light clutch action, although the gear shifts aren’t the slickest. 

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Handling & Ride Quality

Yezdi claims that the suspension has now been tuned to be more progressive which prevents it from bottoming out and ultimately gives it better off-road capability. While riding the motorcycle through many offroad trails and sections of bad roads, it did offer fairly plush ride quality. It also felt pretty stable at 100km/h out on the highway and the CEAT tyres did offer good grip even with the roads completely wet. Cornering is something we shall have to talk about later as we didn't really experience the motorcycle through twisty roads. The three ABS modes (Road, Rain, and Off-Road) have also been retuned. The braking performance is good and these modes work well with a clear difference in the ABS intervention between the Road and Rain mode. Meanwhile, Off-Road mode allows riders to completely switch off the ABS at the rear. 

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Comfort

The bike has a seat height of 815mm seat height which is not too tall for an ADV motorcycle and 220mm of ground clearance that is adequate to tackle everything in its way. The ergonomics keeps a rider upright and comfortable, although I would have personally preferred a slightly wider handlebar and the footpegs placed a little further back. 

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Features

The Yezdi gets the same segmented display console from the previous model and this unit is also adjustable for the optimum viewing angle. In the features department, there is nothing new but we were told by Yezdi that the Bluetooth connectivity and turn-by-turn navigation has further been fine tuned. We didn't have a chance to experience these features in detail so that is something we shall cover in detail when we get the motorcycle for a road test.

2024 Yezdi Adventure: Verdict

The updated Yezdi Adventure is a nice motorcycle, especially when compared to the older model. With how it made its way through off-road trails, it did somewhat remind me of the Himalayan 411. But, when you compare it to the Himalayan 450, it is a much more compact motorcycle, making it more accessible and it is also much cheaper. That means it is going to appeal to a wider range of riders. But we do know that Yezdi’s service network is not as vast as its competitors so that is surely something that interested customers will have to look out for. Overall, considering that it is now better to ride and cheaper than its predecessor, it makes a good case for itself.