Honda's brand new motorcycle for CB Triggers replacement !

In RevFest Honda have showed series of products one of such product is CB Hornet 160R.
Now the name Hornet invokes big Honda Hornet bikes, it seems like Honda's new strategy to grab piece of pie in premium 150CC segment, Just like Suzuki did with Gixxer. Will it able to achieve it's goal? let's see what CB 160 hornet offering.

CB Hornet is replacement for Honda's recently discontinued CB Trigger, with Trigger Honda hasn't got success dues to its not too sporty nor too commuter look, It was somewhat confuse looking machine.

But Hornet is different, you can look at the bike and you get the feel for power and bikes body language speaks about its sporty character, This time Honda have clear goal with CB Hornet 160R it's premium 150CC machine , the motor is 163 cc similar to CB Unicorn rated at 14.5 bhp of power and 14.61 Nm of torque.

Few of the styling elements makes this bike very soothing to eyes, like the pseudo radiator covers improves looks appeal, while chunky fat exhaust reminds the exhaust can on Pulsar of RS200.
This little Honda Hornet gets 140 Section broad tyre just like Gixxer and FZ series.

Honda's trademark Combi-Brake system is present, along with disc at front and rear too! very well Honda cause most of 150 segment bikes lacks rear disc brake even as an option, So surely Honda CB Hornet 160R have slight edge over competitors like Yamaha's FZ serise or Suzuki's Gixxer.

Another noteworthy thing to mention is how beautifully crafted tail section is, It reminds us about bigger Kawasaki's Z bikes tail section. The psudo carbon fiber finish is first in class and looks apart.

No doubt there are few shortcomings like poor quality switch-gears or absence of engine kill switch but hey who cares after all we all have learn from Honda  "looks good is Good!" relax kidding.

Bottomline:- If Honda put's CB Hornet 160R's price competitive with competitors, surely this little Honda is going to eat significant sale figures of other bikes it segment.  

Carbon fiber finish reminding of Diavel

Dumping Triggers switchgear stock?

Is this RS 200? NOO!

Rear disc wow!

No fancy liquid cooling, that's allright

 




 

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Suzuki India to launch Gixxer SF on 7th April 2015

The Suzuki Gixxer SF , sounds familiar to us since the inception of Suzuki Gixxer last year. The Gixxer was successful product for Suzuki something which Yamaha's FZ series doing from long time, hence Suzuki India decided to brought fully faired  version of Gixxer which will be Gixxer SF according to company. We have shown you couple of spyshots of Gixxer SF in previous posts at here and here.
Gixxer SF looks absolutely fabulous with full fairing front end have soul of big GSX-R class motorcycles and raise rear end is same as of that naked Gixxer. Powered by same 155 cc air cooled engine producing 14.8 bhp and 14 Nm of torque, though bike doesn't have that peak power interface or point and shoot dynamics of R15 but we know for ordinary customers of our country Looks matters much than specifications.
Gixxer SF will be price in between somewhere 80 to 90 thousands , looking in the segment of Gixxer SF , there in no actual competitor which can give such bang for buck and if you're thinking about macho looking Fazer then wait because Fazer is lower on power as well as torque compare to Suzuki's motor, Suzuki India is going to launch Gixxer SF in 7th April 2015 and we know many buyers who wants to purchase their first fully faired bike are desperately waiting for Gixxer SF because Gixxer SF is going to be cheapest fully faired bike in country.       

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Fully faired Gixxer is not Gixxer SLK but Gixxer SF

As our earlier report we mentioned fully faired Gixxer is Gixxer SLK,but it is GIxxer SF, which get's clear from graphics on side fairing cowl of spyshot, bike is getting same engine as naked Gixxer ,155 CC air cooled single , twin valve motor producing 14.8 bhp and 14 nm of torque, fuelling via same carburetor system unlike FI. Bike is expected to get launch in this year infact we think it'll get launch in next month because spyshot's shows almost production ready motorcycles.

Suzuki Gixxer SF's main rival will be Fazer FI V2.0  even though later benefited from electronic fuel injection system, Gixxer SF have more power and torque advantage plus bike is wearing full fairing unlike semi fairing on Fazer.

White color front end seems somewhat similar to older Karizma ZMR front end

Confusion in naming got created due to one of the spy shot on which Suzuki was written in cross across tank to fairing transition on blue color motorcycle(you can see in previous report).
Gixxer SF will be price 4 to 5 thousand premium over naked Gixxer.

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