Honda Stunner

Have a look at the Honda Stunner, Honda's latest offering in the 125 cc segment. Unveiled at the 2008 Expo, the bike finally takes form. The bike features a front cowl that is hard to miss, what sets is apart is the fact that it is fully integrated with the fuel tank. The split seats add to the sporty nature of the bike.

Honda has provided another first with front and rear tubeless tyres in a 125 cc bike. The bike weighs 129 kg and comes with a 10 litre fuel tank.

CBF stunner features telescopic front fork suspension at the front and 3 step spring loaded hydraulic shock absorber at the rear.

For the first time in 125cc segment a bike comes with tubeless tyres at the front and the rear. CBF stunner comes with 80/100 tubeless tyre at the front and 90/100 wider tubeless tyre at the rear.

The 17″ alloy at the front and rear adds sporty character to the bike.
CBF Stunner will be avaiable in three variants - self disc alloy,self drum alloy and kick drum alloy. Self disc alloy and self drum alloy will be available in four colours sports red, pearl sports yellow,space silver metallic and black while kick drum will be available in two colours - sports red and black. CBF Stunner will hit the market in 3rd week of july

Yamaha R15

It's finally here, after all the fanfare at the Expo;


Yamaha is out with the R 15 .



Let's see what the bike is all about.


First things first, the bike is important as it reflects Yamaha's Plans for India. They realize that the Indian consumer has enough muscle to demand products that are heavy on performance.


Even though the market is small for such bikes, the fact that Yamaha has taken cognizance along with other giants such as Ducati hints that the market is only going to expand.


Returning to the bike, the fully faired macine is definitely a looker and the R1 is definitely the right family to belong to if you were to inherit the looks.




At 131 kgs it is lighter by almost 20 kgs to bikes such as the Pulsar 220.





With 150cc and 18 mailto:bhp@8500 rpm the bike shall definitely be fast off the blocks. The engine is 4 valve
Yamaha has also gone ahead and provided the rider with dual disc brakes. The rear suspension is monocross previously seen only on the Honda Unicorn.

It is heard that Yamaha will launch the air cooled as well as the liquid cooled version of the bike.
The liquid cooled version is rumoured to be costing in excess of a lac.

But it is the air cooled version that could bring Yamaha some serious volumes. If the news heard is to be believed then Yamaha is planning to price the air cooled version of the bike at Rs 70,000.

Such a scenario should really open up the already heated 150 cc segment in the bike market with pressure right back on the existing players (Bajaj, Hero Honda, TVS) to come up with something as exciting and fresh.

Yamaha plans to bring the bike in graphite and Yamaha Blue, both stunners in their own right.

Whatever be the sales of this bike, Yamaha has definitely taken the game higher as far as the domestic bike market is concerned and now it is match on.