ok, I am the owner of a new 09 model Unicorn. Since I have never ridden motorbikes before and have graduated to this directly from a LML Vespa T5 which I used to ride around a decade ago. The Unicorn is just a few days old and my initial riding experience has been positive.

1. Gears are really soft and smooth. No effort needed.
2. The bike is really heavy and myself at 6'3 and 120 kg (of muscle) finds it difficult to manage this bike since it is heavier than me.
3. Honda dealer has taken money for Crash Guard but has not installed it yet, promised to install it at first service.
4. The seat height is rather high and my father who at 5'4 or 5'5 finds it difficult to mount the rear seat. Hopefully the suspension can be lowered to make it more comfortable for him.
5. After graduating from scooter and that too after such a long lag, the foot gear system in bikes poses a few tricks for me. For example it is difficult for me to figure out whether gear in second or third when I upshift from neutral. Sometimes the gear skips one probably due to my lack of subtlety in changing.

Always wanted a good Japanese commuter bike for reliability and hopefully this bike will be good for that. Also plan on having a 'fun' bike for weekends and 'soft racing' still not decided on what that would be, whether it should be a Yamaha R15 or Karizma.

Photos to be updated shortly.

thankyou

hi guys my problem of gear shift noise solved ...thx for ur suggestions !!!
the reason was i was not shifting properly

saw snap of your unicorn just one ...cant understand what u did ??? its 3 gen uni !! so whats difference ?? sorry i am not rude ...cant figure it out .. pls tell !!

Dude, the logic of rider's weights Vs Bike's weight doesn't apply... I stand 5'9" & 73 kg, if i take your logic into account, i wouldn't be able to drive any of the bikes in India (Not even a Platina ), so will be the case with all the other guys in India... Should say, you are strong guy for a Unicorn , donna worry you should be able to tame it very easily... Its a matter of time

Then, being 5'6" with 64kgs weight, I shouldn't even think of getting a Unicorn ... not even in dreams

Maverick, I ordered the entire optional accesseries list that the dealer was offering. So that ladies grip came along with that. Crash guard ityaadi is yet to be fitted for lack of availability, but has been paid for. They have promised to do so at first service. Cost I will check the receipts and post.

Ladies Grip: 168.99

+ tax @12.50 + Surcharge 0.21

190.21

btw one good thing about Honda is that nothing is free .. including the number plates. Nice folks.