Archive : Honda

“Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed” – But when it comes to motorcycles, we see, hear and learn that a sea of them are being made everyday but are they all destroyed? Well, the answer is no! Indian motorcycle market has a total sales of around 8 lakh bikes every month. So the annual figure amounts to about 1 crore bikes! But after a year or two, a better motorcycle is [...]

By Kaustubh Shinde And now we have some official news about the Kawasaki Ninja Killer – The Honda CBR250R. According to this Hoarding spotted in Patna, the CBR250R will be launched in April 2011. The CBR250R has a liquid-cooled 250cc 4-stroke 4-valve single-cylinder DOHC. It has peak horsepower of 26 bhp kicks in at 8500 rpm. Of course, with big going power, one needs massive stopping power as well. [...]

The booking for CBR250R commenced from 1st of January 2011. The official Honda2wheelers India website has been updated us with this information. The expected delivery time for the 250R is somewhere around April 2011. In order to book your CBR250R you have to deposit Rs.5000 at a Honda dealership. As we all know that there would be two variants of this 250cc bike from Honda, one with the ABS and the [...]

Its Christmas Season and yes Honda has brought in a surprise. The approximate booking date for the CBR150 R is out. The CBR250R features a 250cc liquid cooled, Programmed Fuel Injected, 4 valve DOHC engine. The CBR250R has Diamond Twin-Spar Steel frame. By February 2011, you can book your 250R by paying a down payment of Rs.15,000. The motorcycle is priced at Rs 1,49,990 ex showroom for the non ABS [...]

The MegaPro launched in Indonesia (Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler for India) received a face lift in the form of a CB1000R look-alike. The motorcycle was sporting some real jaw-dropping goodies. The front was equipped with fatter rubber and upside down forks, mated to radially mounted twin piston caliper (Tokiko) and a petal disk (size not mentioned). The mud guard and the front headlamps positioned to give [...]

Honda motors and Scooters India Ltd., currently India’s leading scooter manufacturer has shown keen interest in bringing up a new plant in India. If so this plant would be HMSI’s third plant in India. This not only indicates that Honda is definitely looking at much higher volumes, speculations are , with an investment potential of about 1,000 crores, we might be looking at Honda bringing [...]

Honda has released an official video of its upcoming Honda CBR250R. What I take away from this video is it gives an idea of the kind of presence it has on the road. Unlike other sports bikes the Honda CBR250R seems to have a more relaxed riding position yet sporty enough. This video also emphasizes on the features and styling of the CBR250R. The bike comes with a 250cc liquid cooled Programmed Fuel [...]

Honda CBR150R will make it to the Indian market much before than the CBR250R. The CBR150R is expected to make it here by January 2011, reports Motorbeam. The Honda CBR150R will take on the Yamaha’s YZF R15 in a head-to-head competition. On paper the CBR150R seems to have an edge over the R15 as it is capable of producing 20ps of power as opposed to the 17 ps produced by the 150cc engine on R15. [...]

Honda’s CBF125 (CB Stunner in India) has gone on to become the best selling bike in the United Kingdom. The bike was launched in January this year as a replacement for the aging CG125 and its main rival is the Yamaha YBR 125 that sits on the 2nd spot. This Honda baby is powered by a 124.7 CC engine that delivers 11 BHP. The engine is not for the enthusiast but its core focus is fuel economy. It does [...]

The 125cc CBR was introduced back in 2004. After nearly six years, a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected 4-stroke single-cylinder SOHC 125cc bike powers this pocket rocket which has its handlebar, seat and footpegs altered for better rider comfort. Tuned to provide 13 hp at a lofty 10,000 rpm and 10.6 Nm (7.8 lb-ft) of torque at 8,250 rpm, you won’t see many silent CBR125 riders. The powerful 125cc [...]