i am Nizam , Madurai
i have bought my new passion plus (magna red) on 15 may 2007
on road it costs 47300 (incl vat+extra )
let me categorize on 5 aspects ,
*pickup , mileage , handling , maintainence , my concusion and alterations
( for new buyers (or) current pass+ riders )
See !! My friend here(madurai) has passion (firstmodel) and
he has been driving it for 4 years, I too have tried it manytimes
and i have travelled to kodaikanal(a hill station, tamilnadu)
more than 4 times(a trip once costs 300 kms sure , 150kms
in hills alone!! ), so dont think my review as a "fresh" guy
driving passion+, I am also once a proud owner of
Splendor(99model -> run 1, 40, 000 kms or more) until i
sold it for 21000 , (so sont think me as a new driver too)and
bought this bike, OK , still I have the chance often driving his
passion.
*pickup :
It delivers decent pickup , for 97cc engine
(though it lags behind splendor 1999 model first model -
and cd100 ss sure )
the gear ratios could have been a little bit better
1st gear and 4th gear gives better usage mostly
while 2nd and 3rd offers useless
(honda shine offered well on gear ratios, although its a 125 cc)
sure it will need a choke in the morning or in a hill station
for the day’s first kick
- but pickup wont let u down, it will be same even for a triples ,
it does not jerk on shifting and no noise in shifting
HH tells its max pulling capacity is 170 kgs ,
never mind pass + is mostly for triples
i give 85% marks for pickup
Mileage:
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herohonda assures u a decent mileage of 70+ (std conditions)
it surely offers u 62 kmpl sure in any condition(city or village etc)
you easily get a 75kmpl on tuning on some RPM (rider only)
(remember on tuning TVS centra gives 85 - 90 kmpl,
baj ct100 gives 80 kmpl sure )
Handling:
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Its the best in its class , its ahead leaving all 100cc bikes
NOW behind ...
it has a rock solid and stable handbar , steady and comfortable
And note: this is not for short persons and school boys
( u should be nearly 6 feet to fit along with the look of the bike )
Its heavier ( well balanced build) than most of its
competitors and so offers better road grip with 3inch back
tyre (default) .It has a good and better shock absorbers
( especially rear one ) it works well even when there
is a third person in the bike
Though its disc brake version failed in market , the drum
brakes are performing well than expected
IT NEVER SKIDS ON ROADS , EVEN ON SUDDEN
BRAKES (i lost control with bikes like CT100 and met
with self - injury because the bike always tries to fall
over the rider than ground) , so pass + scores here also
marks : 90
Maintainence:
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As usual HH offers excellent spares and replacements ,
so dont worry ( but make sure they are original if u are
servicing outside ) but spares cost more than other
indian bikes other than HH
marks : 80
My conclusion and alterations I expect are
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Its head light is best in HERO HONDA , but **buy a HALOGEN
*LAMP (white flash) and fix it
Since its handling is great , better use a **short-handbar
( fury), **it looks cool too and never affects the bike’s
stability
*No fittings are provided for the pillion to hold
*( if a lady is at the back the only hold is her rider )
HH by default provides TVS tyres , atleast change
rear tyre to a BEST MRF NYLOGRIP brand , it will offer
better DRY BRAKING ON INDIAN ROADS than tvs tyres
Dont ever think of fitting a SHINY ALUMINIUM
COLOURED ALLOY WHEEL , it will affect all the
looks , if u need go for BLACK ones
Dont worry or waste money in doing sticker works ,
beacause HERO HONDA lives only by that,
if u remove it the bike will be ugly , sure!!
The HORN given by default is not that alarming ,
better use a **PIPE or ROOTS AUTO horn
*it will costs 500 or less
If u are an outside service giver go for
SERVO brand oils
rather than hero honda ones or castrol ones ,
make sure OIL LEVEL is good always ,
its the point where engine life is
Looks , next to CBZ (2000 model) , this is the *
best looking bike in HH **, it looks really majestic and
better seat styling and
( what u say man --> ergnomics !!! )
Overall : I will give 85%