Many know, for those who dont....

Most of the people visiting this blog will be Honda fans or bike worshippers. For those who dont know much about international bikes, I'd like to show what we might see roaming around on the streets of India soon : Honda CBR1000RR!!!

Honda's big plans

Honda launched their CBF Stunner in the past month. And at the launch they made somethings clear; their intentions. Honda seems to have big plans for India. With the sporty CBF coming, I can definitely say that Honda are looking at expanding their areas in India. Its not just commuting bikes for them anymore in India.
Honda has declared that they will launch a big bike in this very financial year.And by big bike, they meant something in the range of above 800cc. Now this keeps us wondering what exactly can we expect from Honda? There are 2 bikes on cards- Honda VFR or the Honda CBR1000RR. I didnt specify which VFR for the obvious reason that Honda havent yet declared the exact version of the new VFR. It is being speculated that the new VFR will be 1000cc bike unlike the 800 cc current bike. And this 1000cc might be V5. Yes, you read it correct, a V5 is on the cards!
More updates soon....

More info on CBF Stunner....

You can log on to CBF Stunner blog here for more info on this bike :
www.hmsicbf.blogspot.com

Honda CBF Stunner

After a brief history of how Honda came to India and Honda's current line-up, let me tell you something more about the CBF Stunner which was recently launched in India.

The CBF Stunner is basically the Shine. It has the same engine as that of the Shine. But now Honda has made the bike a much more sportier one. Honda India had lacked a lot in the designing department in India with their bikes, viz. Unicorn and Shine. I personally had loved the Unicorn's design but that was not the case most other Indians. Honda have done some cosmectic changes to the Unicorn since its launch but nothing really considerable.

Anyways, coming back to the Stunner. Its a brilliant looking bike. The quarter fairing is just too good and suits the bike. The rear sets have finally come to the bike. Also, a 5th gear means a lot better gearing on the Stunner. The gearing on the Shine was the only negative point on that bike. And that seems to be taken care of now.

Thats a brief intro for the bike. More as I ride her!

Honda's entry in India

Honda, the Japanese major, made its first entry in India way back in 1980s. They came in India in a venture with Kinetic and Hero. The Kinetic Honda scooter was their first offering in the market. This scooter did exceptionally well at that time. Hero Honda had offering in the geared motorcycle segment. The CD100 was their first offering which again was a hit at that time. The CD100's updated version was in sale till recent times.

With time, many scooters started rolling in and Kinetic Honda faded away. The venture between Kinetic motors and Honda broke, and from there, Kinetic Honda scooter dissappeared. Hero Honda still sells by the brand name, though Honda arent supplying nething to Hero any more.

Honda made their independent debut in India few years ago with the Activa. The Activa was again, or rather is again, a superhit. It became the highest selling scooter in India in no time.

Honda's first offering in the motorcycle segment came in the form of Unicorn. This bike again was a fantstic one. The looks of the bike didnt appeal to the masses much and so it never got a chance of becoming highest selling bike. But still, it was the best option in 150cc category till recent times. I say till recent times since Yamaha launched a wonderful bike in that segment recently. And I dont think I need to explain more on those line. For further information on that bike please refer http://www.r15exclusive.blogspot.com/. Anyways, Honda later on came out with two more scooters, the Dio and the Eterno. The Dio was targetted towards the youth. And once again Honda scored fantastically with this offering. The Eterno could not fare well. The reason was its bulky character. Though it was a great scooter, it failed. And probably that was the only failure that Honda had in India. The Shine was launched by Honda in the 125 cc category. The Shine was again a great bike in its own class.

After all these commuters and scooters, it was time for Honda to grow up their range. And now Honda has a new model lined up. More updates soon!