Yuppie! New Karizma on cards!!! EDIT- Now Launched !!

balenopower · 10th July 2009, 17:00

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

gas shocks? I dont see any gas shocks in the pics posted & yes the existing shock absorbers are very good already.

Look closely at the bottom of the shox.you'll see the golden cannisters.

ravi@64bhp · 10th July 2009, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

gas shocks? I dont see any gas shocks in the pics posted & yes the existing shock absorbers are very good already.

Techno, observe carefully the picture, you can see inverted gas reservoirs behind the saree guard.

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Originally Posted by typeOnegative

It will kill with those looks? I somehow cannot digest a touring bike with that kind of fairing. YUCKKKK! It seems like a cross between a Hayabusa and a bowling ball.

Then, the 'mod'erator must be appreciated for creating a stir among the biking industry. But, this picture clearly agrees to the size and contour of the test mule pic posted few days back.

Mpower · 10th July 2009, 19:22

First of all I have never seen a full fairing on an air cooled bike. Is this hinting at something !!!!!!!

Also notice clipons and rearsets. Are those 17" wheels..sure looks smaller than before.

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Originally Posted by typeOnegative

It will kill with those looks? I somehow cannot digest a touring bike with that kind of fairing. YUCKKKK! It seems like a cross between a Hayabusa and a bowling ball.

Although the quality/paint of the fairing is top notch, the dual shocks, the saree guard and the bulky chain cover totally spoil the overall look.
Ends up looking like an aftermarket job. Least they could do is paint the shock black so that its hidden.

Technocrat · 10th July 2009, 19:27

Balenopower- yeah just checked now & yes they are indeed gas shocks (from Hunk?) also grab rails look from Xtreme.

Also noticed the clip-ons after Mpower pointed it out.

Nitin · 10th July 2009, 21:17

Looks quite different! From the pic, the gear lever seems too close to the fairing, but it might very well be the angle at which the pic was taken. And those thin tires!!

akshay4587 · 10th July 2009, 23:19

From the high resolution pic
i think its written OIL COOLED above PGM FI

JayPrashanth · 11th July 2009, 00:11

Looks damn sad. Only HH can come up with such crappy looking bikes time and again. I still wonder how they managed to produce a hot looker like the CBZ. Hope the new Zma will have some extra poke atleast.

srikant · 11th July 2009, 12:47

I feel they should work on better designs and bring a better looking bike afresh, than still working on the same old platform.

glenrox · 14th July 2009, 15:30

Nice scoop there

! I personally don't think the full fairing goes well with bikes with 150, 220 cc engine capacity. It always turns out to be under tyred. But knowing what HH is and their dominance in the Indian market so far, they might be able to just pull this one off!

Technocrat · 26th August 2009, 19:20

Here is the latest on this bike. A scoop Video posted on You tube

YouTube - New Hero Honda Bike Caught testing!!!!

Here is what the poster says

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New Hero Honda Bike under testing. caught it during my trip from jaipur to delhi near Hero Honda's Dharuhera Plant, near Bilaspur. The bike is awesome. It' has rear disc Brakes, front of course, muscular body, more rider friendly seating position, digital speedometer, led tails lamps and indicators in the rear resemble to CBZ Xtreme, the capacity of the engine is not known by me, but by the size of bike i can say that it is either new 250 cc FI bike or maybe 300/350 cc Bike. The video was taken by me on 29/07/09. Most Probable launch of this bike will be during Diwali season. It's for sure that the bike is under testing and this time Hero Honda is really going to shut the mouths of many in the market. Lets see what happens in future.

prince_pervez · 26th August 2009, 19:37

Nice scoop there @Technocrat. Dude was riding with his feet on the pillion footrest on wet roads. 300/350cc is overambitious.

Abhay · 27th August 2009, 12:41

As I also posted elsewhere, the fairing looks really bulky to me..unless the engine size is bigger I don't see the point of such a huge and frankly not such a nice looking fairing!

Shocks look stupid too, hopefully this will not be on the finished bike.

nilesh111 · 28th August 2009, 12:59

Yes Guys this is the bike, there was a 4 day , shooting at my place for a new ad for this bike, there were 3 bikes and they looked exactly like shown in the pics, cud not take close up pics of the bike but there is definitely a radiator like cooling system at the front and the bike is for sure 223 cc engine

adalanthae · 19th September 2009, 23:00

Was it today (19th Sep), where these pictures came from ?

http://burnyourfuel.com/2009/09/19/b...today-gurgaon/

Best Regards,

v12 · 19th September 2009, 23:12

The fairing looks very wierd on a bike thats so tall. HH should have opted for a 17-in wheel. Also the fairing is not very proportional (does not gel with the bike) to the bike and makes the bike looks small.

10th July 2009, 19:27	#64
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,815 Thanked: 2,703 Times	Balenopower- yeah just checked now & yes they are indeed gas shocks (from Hunk?) also grab rails look from Xtreme. Also noticed the clip-ons after Mpower pointed it out.
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10th July 2009, 21:17	#65
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Looks quite different! From the pic, the gear lever seems too close to the fairing, but it might very well be the angle at which the pic was taken. And those thin tires!!
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10th July 2009, 23:19	#66
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,152 Thanked: 4,553 Times View My Garage	From the high resolution pic i think its written OIL COOLED above PGM FI
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11th July 2009, 00:11	#67
JayPrashanth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore/Goa Posts: 1,322 Thanked: 2,164 Times	Looks damn sad. Only HH can come up with such crappy looking bikes time and again. I still wonder how they managed to produce a hot looker like the CBZ. Hope the new Zma will have some extra poke atleast.
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11th July 2009, 12:47	#68
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 489 Thanked: 12 Times	I feel they should work on better designs and bring a better looking bike afresh, than still working on the same old platform.
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14th July 2009, 15:30	#69
glenrox BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 40 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Nice scoop there! I personally don't think the full fairing goes well with bikes with 150, 220 cc engine capacity. It always turns out to be under tyred. But knowing what HH is and their dominance in the Indian market so far, they might be able to just pull this one off!
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26th August 2009, 19:37	#71
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Nice scoop there @Technocrat. Dude was riding with his feet on the pillion footrest on wet roads. 300/350cc is overambitious.
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27th August 2009, 12:41	#72
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	As I also posted elsewhere, the fairing looks really bulky to me..unless the engine size is bigger I don't see the point of such a huge and frankly not such a nice looking fairing! Shocks look stupid too, hopefully this will not be on the finished bike.
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28th August 2009, 12:59	#73
nilesh111 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dahanu Posts: 23 Thanked: 3 Times	Yes Guys this is the bike, there was a 4 day , shooting at my place for a new ad for this bike, there were 3 bikes and they looked exactly like shown in the pics, cud not take close up pics of the bike but there is definitely a radiator like cooling system at the front and the bike is for sure 223 cc engine
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19th September 2009, 23:00	#74
adalanthae Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 19 Thanked: 3 Times	When Hero Honda Launches Karizma ZMR FI ? Was it today (19th Sep), where these pictures came from ? http://burnyourfuel.com/2009/09/19/b...today-gurgaon/ Best Regards,
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19th September 2009, 23:12	#75
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,754 Thanked: 7,451 Times View My Garage	The fairing looks very wierd on a bike thats so tall. HH should have opted for a 17-in wheel. Also the fairing is not very proportional (does not gel with the bike) to the bike and makes the bike looks small.
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