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Hero Honda Glamour PGM-FI Rs.63503 9 15.00%
Honda Stunner Rs.59576 31 51.67%
Honda Stunner PGM-FI Rs.74703 5 8.33%
Hero Honda Glamour Rs.54939 5 8.33%
OTHERS 10 16.67%
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:25 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Stunner reminds me of early CBZ days (only sporty/sexy looking bike at that point of time), ....road presence of stunner on B'lore has really stunned n stumped me,...believe me it's a hit in B'lore !!!
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Old 09-18-2009, 09:50 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Why do not you look at HH Achiever? Decent power and very good mileage (may be five less than a 125 cc). Easy to reach 100 kmph without much strain as 125 cc. The price of Achiever is less than normal 150 cc.

Stunner FI is awesome and I rode it once. The acceleration is awesome. The only problem with it is, the price. The carb version vibrates a lot after 60 kmph and even more at higher speeds. However, you can buy carb stunner and replace the front sprocket with the one from Stunner FI which has one teeth extra which is giving Stunner FI an edge over Carb Stunner. Also you can fit the handle bar weights from Stunner FI to alleviate the problem of vibrations.
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Old 09-18-2009, 10:57 AM   #13 (permalink)
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My Requirements:
  1. Should give a very decent Mileage
  2. Should have some power - the accelerating experience
  3. Should look good
  4. Should be easy to maintain
  5. should be able to reach speed of 100
  6. My Budget is 60k
Stunner gives me 50 kmpl in Bangalore. At 11 bhp, its definitely more powerful than a Glamour's 9 bhp engine. Its easily the best looking bike in the segment - some say it looks bigger than most 150-200cc bikes in india. I've never been able to exceed 90-92 kmph speed on a Stunner, but I'm not sure whether HH Glamour can do it either. The Fi engine might be smoother, but with a difference of just 0.1bhp between the carb and Fi versions of Stunner, there won't be any noticeable difference in power. I think its pretty clear that carb Stunner is the best choice.

However, I must warn you that most Stunner owners have complained of vibes. Honda has tried to rectify it by adding bar-end weights in the Fi version. But I'm quite sure you can get that done on the carb version for a couple of hundred bucks.
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Old 09-18-2009, 11:01 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Stunner gives me 50 kmpl in Bangalore. At 11 bhp, its definitely more powerful than a Glamour's 9 bhp engine. Its easily the best looking bike in the segment - some say it looks bigger than most 150-200cc bikes in india. I've never been able to exceed 90-92 kmph speed on a Stunner, but I'm not sure whether HH Glamour can do it either. The Fi engine might be smoother, but with a difference of just 0.1bhp between the carb and Fi versions of Stunner, there won't be any noticeable difference in power. I think its pretty clear that carb Stunner is the best choice.

However, I must warn you that most Stunner owners have complained of vibes. Honda has tried to rectify it by adding bar-end weights in the Fi version. But I'm quite sure you can get that done on the carb version for a couple of hundred bucks.
Honda has decreased the teeth number of rear sprocket which enables the the Stunner FI to make at least 10 kmph more in each gear. Stunner FI touches 100 kmph. The Glamour FI's top speed is only 95 kmph.

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Honda has increased the teeth number of front socket which enables the the Stunner FI to make at least 10 kmph more in each gear. Stunner FI touches 100 kmph. The Glamour FI's top speed is only 95 kmph.
Are you sure? I thought they decreased one teeth in the rear sprocket.
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Are you sure? I thought they decreased one teeth in the rear sprocket.
My bad!! You are right, one tooth down in rear sprocket. I corrected my statement.
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Old 09-18-2009, 11:21 AM   #17 (permalink)
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My bad!! You are right, one tooth down in rear sprocket. I corrected my statement.
Yeah, I thought so. Anyway, isn't taller gearing more suitable for cruising, rather than city riding - more specifically, Bangalore riding.
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Yeah, I thought so. Anyway, isn't taller gearing more suitable for cruising, rather than city riding - more specifically, Bangalore riding.
When I test rode the FI stunner, with pillion, it pulled very very neatly, better than any other 125 cc I rode. In fact loved it, and had it been around 60k, I would have bought one straight away.
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Thanks Saurabh, Ravi, Vipin for your replies.
They are really useful for me

I always had that spl intrest for PGM-FI. when I heard that Apache Fi is just 2k more than Glamour Fi, I cant resist my imagination about Apache.

Are following is equally good in TVS when compared to Hero Honda/Honda:
  • After sales service
  • Mainainence of vehicle
  • any other dependency on company
With RTR - HH Achiever is cheap but it doesnt have looks. so "NO" for it!

This is my first bike. I'm thinking of making a deal this month!
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