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Honda Unicorn 150 cc

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Honda Unicorn 150 cc

rishabh bansal@rishabhbansal_15

Sep 21, 2005 05:55 PM, 4157 Views

(Updated Sep 21, 2005)

Its amazing! its unicorn.

Honda Unicorn

List price (ex-showroom,

Mumbai) Rs 50, 059

Top speed 113kph

0-60kph 5.86sec

Kpl 51.3 (overall)

For Smooth engine, refinement

Against Poor switchgear,

lack of self-starter

Honda uses to good effect noticeably taller gear ratios coupled with a slightly higher peak torque of 1.3kgm at 5500rpm, 1000rpm lower than the Bajaj. The Honda’s exhaust is muted and lost in traffic, drumming out a pleasant beat at higher speeds. A paper air-filter element and Keihin CV carburettor are the norm, while an in-built two-way air-jacket creates dual air streams for better heat dispersion.

Friction-cutting bearings for the rocker arms are present on both the Unicorn as well as the Pulsar. The Honda motor offers an offset crankshaft, reducing friction loss and guaranteeing sunny utilisation of combustion energy. Honda’s miserly attitude in leaving out even a self-starter on the Unicorn is a serious error and merits brisk rectification.

On the test track, both bikes showed acutely different natures and yet came up with comparable results. There is a performance difference — the Pulsar shoots off the blocks on its petite rims and maintains a narrow, but perceptible lead on the Unicorn to the fag end. However, it loses out with an insignificantly lower top speed of 108kph to the Unicorn’s 113kph.

The Unicorn frame is diamond type with a single, down-tube. Its engine hooks in as a stressed member, while the rear differs from all current Indian bikes offering a monoshock ally for its beefy swingarm. Monoshock implies a single-shock absorber (three-way adjustable in the Unicorn’s case), placed close to the swingarm pivot, replacing two individual shockers otherwise commonly seen.

The Unicorn has ride quality with an undoubtedly sporty touch, surely not as pampering as the Pulsar but adequate enough for a good ride quality. The Honda is shod with puncture-resistant 3.00 x 18-inch rubber at the rear.

Brake evaluation sessions for both bikes from 60kph turned out equally fender-bending stop distances with the Pulsar DTS-i halting in 15.53 metres to the Unicorn’s 16.06 metres. The feel through the Pulsar’s lever is decidedly sharper, while the Unicorn borders on the correct side of a thin line between progression and a woolly lever.

Honda Unicorn New Pulsar 150 DTS-i

Dimensions

(L/W/H) 2090/750/1095mm 1990/750/1035mm

Ground clearance 168mm 165mm

Wheelbase 1340mm 1330mm

Fuel tank capacity 13lt 15lt

Kerb weight 139kg 139kg

Price (ex-showroom, Mumbai) Rs 50, 059 Rs 52, 000)

Engine

Layout Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, air-cooled

Displacement 149.1cc 143.9cc

Max power 13.3bhp@8000rpm 13.5bhp@8500rpm