Honda CBF Stunner FI – Test drive and Review

July 1, 2009  
Filed under Motocycle India

Honda which launched the world’s smallest render injected engine finished Hero Honda’s Glamour. Honda has erst again shown its dedication to Amerindic customers by actuation the newborn stunner FI. But is the mart grown sufficiency to recognize a render injected 125cc machine. We analyse out!

Honda CBF Stunner FI: There are not likewise whatever stunners on the agency but modify after in the streets for months, the jaw-dropping call of stunner ease grabs eyeballs. Look from whatever angle,you would esteem the stunner. The glaring headlamps and the aerodynamic visor is a seeable treat. The super faux-scoops sits on the panoptic shoulders of the stunner’s tank. The removed way and embody black damper absorber outflow adds spirited attractiveness to the bike. The upswept lateral commission utilises digit removed panels for the crowning and lowermost to create a digit talk effect. Overall, the CBR1000RR inspired stunner stands gangly amongst the underway lineage of 125cc bikes.

Honda CBF Stunner FI: Visually it is thickened to blot the diffrence between the newborn stunner FI and the carburreted one. CBF Stunner FI retains the aforementioned threefold talk styling but Honda offfers digit newborn specs – CMB Red and CMB Silver Metallic. Also newborn is the sporty half-chain housing and payment 3D emblem. The faux-scoops today gets captivating decals and PGM-FI badging on the bicentric panel. CBF stunner FI gets metallic black engine chamber counterbalance and round caliper.

Honda CBF Stunner FI: The 125cc locomote is today render injected and is euro-III compliant. But sadly the noesis and force judgement are revised ascending exclusive by a diminutive margin, the FI works produces 11.6bhp of max noesis at 8000rpm and 11.2Nm of extreme force at 6250rpm. Honda claims the CBF stunner FI is confident of achievement 100kmph and the PGM-FI profession to process the render efficiency to 65kmpl. On the tarmac, as due the FI works is uncreased and the noesis conveying is consistent, but is noticeable exclusive if you hit ridden the carburetted one. The insipid symptom are absent and the pace is uniform. We managed to near the stunner FI to 104kmph higher than the quoted figure. The fivesome pace casing is fine and slick.

Honda CBF Stunner FI: The suspension, brushwood and another mechanicals are carried nervy from the carburetted version. However for the country of the Stunner FI rider, Honda has offered a slope seek device which cuts soured render if the cycle is banked on either lateral beyond a destined angle. The newborn bar coefficient is a recognize constituent considering the ambiance related with this platform. The newborn FI engine and handlebarweight reduces the ambiance to whatever extent but is ease plain above 60kmph. The sporty talk extends to the ergonomics as well. The sporty dynamical function is necessited by upraised measure pegs,low centre and insipid handlebar. Strengthen your forearm muscles before sport the stunner, The sport function loads coefficient on rider’s margin also the broad way postion makes the pillion to charge on the traveller low braking.

Honda CBF Stunner FI: Stunner rides on 17-inch tubeless tyres at the face and rear. At the rear, it uses broader 100 country tyre. The straightline unchangeability is beatific but the vibrations would deters you. The stunner is active but you hit to intend utilised to the subfigure mounted handlebar. The control is substantially counterpoised but the brake bites hornlike and halts the cycle a taste sudden. The helper commission is ease brief of tach but gets a break indicator. The diminutive lateral analyse mirrors doubtless needs a replacement.

Honda CBF Stunner FI: The toll disagreement between the CBF Stunner FI and the carburetted edition is on the higher lateral (upwards of Rs15,764). CBF stunner FI costs Rs73,573(on-road, Chennai). CBF Stunner gets the correct engine though we desire an engine with more noesis that justifies its styling. But the toll would counsel modify an eco-savvy enviromentalist. It is extortionately priced modify higher than the proven unicorn (by Rs9,514). CBF Stunner FI is neither crack in render efficiency nor in action to reassert this payment price. However its dirtying liberated and its our obligation to spend this bonny earth. Is the mart grown sufficiency to recognize a render injected 125cc machine? sure not, unless the profession is prefabricated at inexpensive cost.