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Re: Hero Karizma ZMR (2014 version)
I have been following this thread as i'm a karizma fan boy. currently I own a cbz xtreme with 62,000 and karizma r with 32,000.
I got a chance to ride my best freind's pal's zmr. the vechile is AP registered and he has clocked 3800 kms.
I'm just comparing the new model with old one:
1. notable difference is fairing size. the old one looked big, this one looks more companct
2. the handle bar postion has come down. as a result heftier guys will have problems of handle bar touching their thighs in U turns.
3. the bike has got more weight in the front end than the old one.
4. the new handle bar postion makes crouching easier and the postion pushes you to be a holigan rather than a crusier.
5. the fairing build quality seems to be better. only negligible vibrations.
6. a big relief is the horn. It is good enough to make people hear you.
thumb the starter, the engine is the traditional zmr/zma with the same exhaust note. the gear shift is neither slick nor vauge. I had a problem of false neutrals
while upshifting and downshifting from 1 to 2nd. amazingly the gear shift gets a bit softer as your rev a bit and shift.
shifting from 2nd to 3rd at 3000 felt vauge, rev to 4000 and shift, it slots with precision. the paint quality and switch gear are of top quality and sure this zmr will have less fairing vibes even when abused.
the less for the pillion could had a bit of cushion in it, the pillion seat is ridicusouly high and a high speed land change makes the head dizzy. the front tall visor is so comfortable as a rider, you can crouch behind it and let me wind travel above your head.
there is a problem which i was a pillion, my freind is shorter than me ,even in uncrouched poisiton of my freind, i feel the wind hittting right on my chest and face.w hen he crouched a bit, i felt as if the wind was slapping in my face.
Now coming to the important point of acceleration and top speed: I'm not promoting road racing , the moderators can feel free to edit or delete this post if it's promoting rash riding.
we pitted this bike with my karizma r. i was riding my karizma r(75kg) and my freind was riding the zmr(79kg).
the zmr touched a top whack of 133 while driven by my freind and while i was getting my zma to catch 127. the zmr was a fair distance away from me at full whack for a stretch of 4kms. while i drove, i touched 134 on the speedo.
some areas of improvement:
the brakes could have been better. They are progressive not like the sort of bite that you get from r15. I have read reviews saying the engine is rough at 5000rpm, but trust me the zmr was smooth even at 115, only at the high end you a bit of roughness. the traditional foot peg vibes are being carried to the new one also.
overall the bike is very good and will keep up the zma tradition.
I will be seeing of my xtreme in 2 months, i have plan to buy the zmr and my mind says to wait for hx and i have already saving for a new bike
I have been following this thread as i'm a karizma fan boy. currently I own a cbz xtreme with 62,000 and karizma r with 32,000.
I got a chance to ride my best freind's pal's zmr. the vechile is AP registered and he has clocked 3800 kms.
I'm just comparing the new model with old one:
1. notable difference is fairing size. the old one looked big, this one looks more companct
2. the handle bar postion has come down. as a result heftier guys will have problems of handle bar touching their thighs in U turns.
3. the bike has got more weight in the front end than the old one.
4. the new handle bar postion makes crouching easier and the postion pushes you to be a holigan rather than a crusier.
5. the fairing build quality seems to be better. only negligible vibrations.
6. a big relief is the horn. It is good enough to make people hear you.
thumb the starter, the engine is the traditional zmr/zma with the same exhaust note. the gear shift is neither slick nor vauge. I had a problem of false neutrals
while upshifting and downshifting from 1 to 2nd. amazingly the gear shift gets a bit softer as your rev a bit and shift.
shifting from 2nd to 3rd at 3000 felt vauge, rev to 4000 and shift, it slots with precision. the paint quality and switch gear are of top quality and sure this zmr will have less fairing vibes even when abused.
the less for the pillion could had a bit of cushion in it, the pillion seat is ridicusouly high and a high speed land change makes the head dizzy. the front tall visor is so comfortable as a rider, you can crouch behind it and let me wind travel above your head.
there is a problem which i was a pillion, my freind is shorter than me ,even in uncrouched poisiton of my freind, i feel the wind hittting right on my chest and face.w hen he crouched a bit, i felt as if the wind was slapping in my face.
Now coming to the important point of acceleration and top speed: I'm not promoting road racing , the moderators can feel free to edit or delete this post if it's promoting rash riding.
we pitted this bike with my karizma r. i was riding my karizma r(75kg) and my freind was riding the zmr(79kg).
the zmr touched a top whack of 133 while driven by my freind and while i was getting my zma to catch 127. the zmr was a fair distance away from me at full whack for a stretch of 4kms. while i drove, i touched 134 on the speedo.
some areas of improvement:
the brakes could have been better. They are progressive not like the sort of bite that you get from r15. I have read reviews saying the engine is rough at 5000rpm, but trust me the zmr was smooth even at 115, only at the high end you a bit of roughness. the traditional foot peg vibes are being carried to the new one also.
overall the bike is very good and will keep up the zma tradition.
I will be seeing of my xtreme in 2 months, i have plan to buy the zmr and my mind says to wait for hx and i have already saving for a new bike
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