22 Bring this one to India: Honda CBR 150R [Photos/Tech Specs]

More photos of the new Honda CBR 150R, plus the official technical specifications..

I am sure that Indian bikers would not mind paying Rs. 10K-15K more than the Yamaha R15 for this "Thai Beauty"..

Unlike the two other full faired bikes (made and) sold in India (the Yamaha R15 and the Karizma ZMR), the new Honda CBR 150R looks like to have been designed with a clean sheet of paper.

The lines, proportions and details on the new CBR 150R is just perfect. The rear end looks healthy and proportionate. The rear tyre is "130" section, which is 3 sizes over the rear tyre of the Yamaha R15 and the same size as that of the Ninja 250R. In fact the front tyre of the new CBR 150R is of the same size as the rear tyre of the R15..!!

The front fairing on the new CBR 150R doesn't look like a forced job. The new CBR 150R in fact does full justice to its "CBR" lineage. I am very sure that Indian bikers would not mind paying Rs. 10K-15K more than the Yamaha R15 for this "Thai Beauty" just based on the looks.

Yamaha India officials must be really concerned with the possibility of an India launch for the new CBR 150R. I say, bring it on Honda. Match the price of the Yamaha R15 and it should have no problem selling more than the 10,000 units per annum (sales target for Thailand) in India.


CBR 150R Official Tech Specs

34 New Honda CBR 150R, India bound?

Honda to upgrade its CBR 150R as the New CBR 150R in Thailand.. will it make into India?

Update [Sep 2011]: Honda (HMSI) India has launched a 250 cc CBR250R which shares similar styling with the CBR150R.

But there are rumors about the CBR150R making it to India probably by 2012

Photo of the New CBR 150R for Thailand has appeared.. So is this the speculated New Honda bike for India? More importantly will there be a 250 cc variant of the same bike for India or will it be the same 150 cc for India too?

Just a couple of days back I had posted about a speculated Honda 250 cc that is being prepared for an India launch very soon. According to the latest development, it is being learnt that a couple of automotive journos from India are being invited by Honda to Thailand.

15 Limited Edition Metallic Orange Color Pulsar 180/220 [Photos]

New Metallic Orange color (that changes shades in the sunlight) for the Pulsar 180/220..

Bajaj Auto has without doubt been the most conservative with the color options for its bikes. When other manufacturer's demand premium of around 2-3K's just for some color options, Bajaj has just provided 4 staple colors (Black, Blue, Red & Silver) for its Pulsar range for the last 4-5 years.

Bajaj has now decided to provide a new Dual Tone "Metallic Orange" color option for it's Pulsar 180 and Pulsar 220 range of models.

The "Metallic Orange" is a Limited Edition color(apart from the earlier 4 colors). The engine and the technical specifications remain the same. There will be a additional Rs. 500 charged over the ex-showroom prices of these models for the "Metallic Orange" color. Which is according to me is quite resonable.

The "Metallic Orange" color changes its shade from "a fresh yellowish orange in the sunlight to a deep, reddish orange in the shade". [Info Link: Click here..] That sounds cool.. would be worthwhile to check out this new color in the flesh.

9 I get my first "Inline, 4 Cylinder, 1 Litre": The Chevrolet Spark!!

In order to buy my next motorcycle, I get a car..

I could see this thing coming. Even before I got married, I could sense that I would have to temporarily set aside my biking ambitions for sometime so that I would be able to get a family oriented car first.

My wife with our Chevrolet Spark

I’ll say that moving around in a car is like taking your home around with you..

Some things are inevitable in life and so a desi biker next door finally takes the plunge and becomes a “carwala” next door. I had never been a car guy, maybe because I never had the chance to drive my family’s Maruti Zen (which was bought when I was pursuing my B.E away from my home) properly.

But after almost one month since the delivery of my "cute" Chevrolet Spark 1.0 in "Olympic White" color, and clocking about 1500 kms on the odometer, I am actually err.. "lovin’ it".

I am not going to post a review of the car for the simple reason that I am still just a one car old in car driving experience. What I’ll post is how I zeroed in on the Spark among the many options and what has been the initial experience of owning/driving it (from a biker's point of view).

[I would like to thank Sajal bro for helping me out with my first car purchase. Thanks Bro.]

2 Sep 2010, 2 Wheeler Sales India

Sep 2010 sales numbers of our Indian 2 wheeler manufacturers..

Every manufacturer continues to post positive sales numbers. Bajaj and TVS clock their highest ever monthly sales numbers in September 2010.

Note:

1. The monthly sales figures include domestic sales as well as exports. Also it includes sales of all types of 2 wheelers (Motorcycles, Scooters, Mopeds etc.)