Honda has been highly creative with the Indian bike market as it has been trying to enhance its reach and growing its numbers. The company is already the second largest two-wheeler maker in the country, behind Hero MotoCorp, which still dominates it. Honda had introduced the Navi and then the Cliq, which seem to be adding more variety to the current bike market. At the same time, the Honda 150SS Racer is an exciting option to procure. This new bike concept was showcased at the 2017 Bangkok Motor Show. This is an all new bike and Honda has built a highly affordable street bike for usage.
This has been termed as neo-sports cafe racer. A new term used for a bike that just has 150cc of engine displacement. This new bike has been a mastermind of Honda’s Thailand R&D centre. The company has invested about Rs 1.6 crore in this project. As Thailand is a highly important for Honda, and there is a duty on bikes in excess of 250cc, Honda has been developing smaller displacement higher performance bikes there. These bikes have been making their way into India as well, like the Kawasaki Ninja 250, Z250 and the CBR 250 to name some. As there has been an increase in high performance bikes in India as well, bike makers are considering Indian market a lot more important now.
Honda 150SS Racer Design
Honda 150SS Racer bike does look its part. The fascia is just like a cafe racer. It gets round headlamp with a daytime running LED on it. There is a white projector light embedded in it. The headlamp surround has a metallic touch to it. This seems a lot premium and upmarket in the look of materials. The front mud flap has carbon fiber finish on it. From the side, the bike does look muscular and it does stand out in its styling.
The fuel tank is large enough and it looks sculpted. There is a radiator to cool the engine. There is some amount of bikini fairing. The bike looks futuristic and appealing too. The tail also looks sharp as razor. But this was all about the concept version. The company has released a teaser on the production version of the bike, it does look different. It doesn’t get the same tail lamp, there are some change in features too. But a lot of the things have been retained. There is a upside down fork, 17-inch wheels and different seats too.
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Honda will be offering multiple features on this bike. Now as this was the concept version, so a lot of the features on offer might not make it into production to reduce the costing.
10-spoke, 17-inch alloy wheels
Digital Instrument cluster
Narrow Swing Arm
Upside down fork
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Honda 150SS Racer SpecificationsEngine Type149.4cc, single-cylinderSupplyFuel InjectionMax. Power16.8bhp at 9,000rpmPeak Torque13.7Nm at 7,000rpmTransmission6-speed
The Honda Racer 150cc comes with a 150cc engine that churns about 16.8bhp of power and 13.7Nm of maximum torque. This engine will come mated to a six-speed transmission. This is the same engine that has been used on the CBR 150 as well. This is a liquid cooled engine and shall have a torquey power while the CBR will have more linear power.
Honda 150SS Racer Suspension and BrakesFront Suspension41 mm Upside-down forksRear SuspensionMonoshock with pre-load adjustmentFront BrakesPetal DiscRear BrakesPetal DiscABSYes, Dual Channel
The bike will have petal front and rear disc brakes. This will be a standard on all the bikes. There will even be ABS on offer too. This is likely to be a dual-channel ABS. The front suspension is upside down fork and the rear has monoshock. The front end looks a lot more stylish and appealing.
Honda 150SS Racer Price in India
This might be a 150cc engine but it shall be more expensive than the Hornet 160R. Honda will be offering more power and features on this bike and it will see an increment in its price of about Rs 15,000 over the Hornet. This will be somewhat like the naked version of the R15.
Honda 150SS Racer Launch Date
We can expect Honda 150SS Racer to
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