HERO HONDA - KARIZMA
16th May 2003:-A historical day. The day when Hero Honda Karizma was born in India. The only India made bike to sport an engine of more than 200cc. Do u know what does this means? This means...JET SET & GO!
I will explain everything in detail to all you people and I am sure all of you will agree on my reviews. When Karizma was released I told all my all friends that ONE MAJOR thing was missing on the bike
First of all guy?s read my review carefully then give me a decision what?s a wrong.
Company spent crores of money on this bike?s for its advertisements. And why not! Karizma, deserves it!
Karizma is a type of bike which has been developed, keeping in mind the class of people who want more and more power. karizma is a marvel of Hero Honda?s technology. Through it, But the big question is...Will Karizma Sell? Lets have a look at it, ourselves. Designing, has been top class, .The trapezoidal headlight with a powerful halogen lamp, looks fascinating from the front. Indicators have been well carved out.
The large fuel tank which holds about 15 litres of petrol at a time, fits well enabling the rider to stretch his hands, thus giving the bike a sporty look. Engine, is 4-stroked 223 cc which churns out 16.8 BHP@7000 RPM. Perhaps the best on any Indian bike. The bike with the largest displacement, is also one of the fastest machines money can buy in this country. A 0-60 in a devastating 3.8 seconds (This is 1.2 secs quicker than the Pulsar 180 and Aquila.) The company also claims that the bike has the fastest pick up, but I am not sure about this. Top speed reached is 125 km/hr which is very fast.
Mileage! What could one except from a sports bike like this, one which has such a large displacement and is so powerful! But its a Hero Honda, gentlemen, the company which has been making the most fuel efficient bikes, for the past few decades (Remember, there are no such things as BYK, Boxer, Victor, etc.). the bike gives a mileage of about 30-40 km/l only.
There is a clutch actuation switch too in case of Electric Starting, for safety purposes if the bike is in any gear. Ignition is AMI, Advanced Microprocessor Ignition for better control over ignition timings. The CV carburettor has been designed in such a way that, it is unaffected by the outside, environmental conditions. Starting is through Kick and Self Starter both.
The bike comes in seven attractive shades, Silver, viz. Red, Golden, Maroon, Blue, Yellow and Black and has an Ex-Showroom price of Rs. 80, 000 (Registration + Insurance Charges Extra). and 83, 000 Rs on road. But looking at the overall package, the bike seems to fit this price tag.
The bike has a 173.8cc engine and has 15.15bhp of power and has the ability to go upto speeds of 115...and have weight only 156 kg. The bike has the longest wheel base. It?s a beauty in motion with all that dazzling chrome work all over the headlight, meter, mirrors, handle bar, fuel tank, etc.. It is a very graceful bike and is a delight to watch it still makes heads turn
The bike has the most refined engines among indian motorcycles. The bike has 5 gears and sports disc brakes on the front and has the fattest rear tyre present among motorcycles. The bike has 12v electricals with the headlight being most powerful 65watts to be precise the brakes are very good, and self starter being execellent. The bike returns around 32-38 mileage in city conditions...the seat is very comfortable with the rider
THE bike sports a 223 cc engine and has all of 17 ps of power the bike can go upto a top speed of 125 good 10 kms faster than eliminator...the styling of the bike is similar to adreno with that half front fairing which doesn?t look that good on these light motorcycles the bike looks good from the front
The self starter is really good. The bike has 12v electricals and has a good headlight the paint work the finish of the bike is very good. The engine is really refined and smooth and as far as acceleration is concerned it is really brisk around speeds of 100 but from then on you feel a slight lack of power as it takes time to go up to speeds of 110-115
Believe it or not, Hero Honda Motors are planning to sell 20, 000 models of this Sports marvel, during the first year which is a very ambitious target. The high pricing, low mileage and heavy maintainance costs will prove as major negative factors in the sales of Karizma. But who knows what the future might bring. It may become an Eliminator or it may become a Pulsar 150.
Thanks for reading ! Take care all u people and drive slowly because
??Life Begins and Even Sometimes Ends on 120km/hr??
Waiting for ur suggestion...........