Hero Honda Bikes
Hero Honda Motors Limited has its base in Delhi. It is one of the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles. Hero Honda is a joint venture of the Hero Group of India and Honda Motors of Japan. It was started in 1984. Currently India has the largest number of two wheelers in the world with over 41.6 million vehicles, which includes 30 percent automobiles and 70 percent two wheelers. The company produced 1.3 million motorbikes in the year 2001 and thus it became the world's largest manufacturer of 2 wheelers. Ever since the group is leading the way.
This venture is one of the most successful joint ventures worldwide. Hero Honda also became the first company in the country to introduce four-stroke motorcycles which sat the benchmark for fuel efficiency, pollution control and impeccable quality. Hero Honda has built two world-class manufacturing centers at Dharuhera and Gurgaon in Haryana which produces over 3 million bikes in a year. Hero Honda has a wide range of models ranging from the CD Dawn, Passion, Splendor and Deluxe to the recently upgraded Karizma.
But Splendor+ and Passion+ are evergreen models. These models are still very much in demand. The CBZ Extreme is the powerful motorcycle which is intended to take the battle with its rivals in the 150 cc category. The other demanded models are Glamour, Ambition, Super Splendour.
The Karizma model of Hero Honda is a top-end bike and targets the niche section of customers who have preference over performance than to economy. Karizma comes with a 223cc single cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke engine having maximum power of 17bhp at 7000rpm. It has broken the 200cc barrier and the fresh grounds in the acceleration aspect. The bike has been received well by the youth who prefer style.
Hero Honda CD Dawn is an entry-level bike and competes with other low-range bikes from rivals like Bajaj Auto and TVS. The performance and mileage of this bike is very good and is cheap and yet carries the sticker of Hero Honda. This model has served the need of middle class who have to battle the rising fuel prices. The other preferred choices are CD 100, CD Deluxe, etc. These bikes have the mileage between 70 to 80.
The latest hero honda bike is HUNK. This model is heavier than the Karizma and the engine is not visible that much and is packed really nice. The sports bike look goes in completely well. From the engine aspect the HUNK is similar to that of the Extreme's. The engine displacement is 149.2cc and produces 14.2 bhp @ 8500rpm with a max torque of 12.8Nm @ 6500rpm. Fuel Economy is said to be a little better than the Extreme and the features are not very hi-fi.
It has no LED, digi-speedo and Clip handlebars. The plastic mudguard are extended below the lights and signs of sportiness. The black and dark color combo which is found in almost all the bikes are signs of sportiness as well as “beast” which it mentions out in advertisements.The Hunk is priced at Rs. 55,000 for the kick start model and Rs. 57,000 for the self start model.
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