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**saipranav** · 10-17-2011, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by princesirohi View Post

^^ well ... to some extent, what u said is correct, but the point is people appreciate it if you do the hard work and develop a new product, otherwise if you are selling a product designed by someone else, sell it in their name, not yours. BAL sells, kwacker ninja as kwacker ninja and not some bajaj pinja or something else.

anyway no further brand wars......lets us just hope that hero moto comes up with newer and better products, so that we all bikers can benifit.

Bajaj wants to sell ninja under the name of kawasaki, its their own decision and i respect it, and i respect Hero's decision of selling honda's product in their name by paying them a HUGE royalty...

Why the hell should Hero follow bajaj's footsteps?

BTW @the bold part

Oh yea, hard work right? you think they are magicians to develop new engine in a matter of few months of forming the company????!!!!

The problem with this entire thing is there are some people who think praising the products which are from their favorite company and criticizing every other company will make them intelligent people.
These people are called Fanboys and i hate them no matter which company they support...

**abhijitkn** · 10-17-2011, 09:43 PM

Here is the review from Business Standard & Zigwheels

Just feel lucky to have so many variants on 150cc motorcycles in Indian Market...Fz..R15...Impulse..CBR150 will be coming soon..
Reviews look promising time to wait for the actual performance

POWERTRAIN

carbureted air-cooled engine

Displacement: 149.2 cc
Max power: 13.02 bhp@7500 rpm
Max torque: 1.36 kgm@5000 rpm
Transmission: 5-speed

CHASSIS

Type: Semi double cradle
Suspension: Telescopic forks (f), gas-charged monoshock (r)
Brakes: 240 mm disc (f), 110 mm drum (r)
Tyres: 90/90 R19 (f), 110/90 R17 (r)

DIMENSIONS

L/W/H (mm): 2100/820/1160
Wheelbase: 1360 mm
Kerb weight: 134 kg
Fuel tank: 11.1 litres

**giridhar** · 10-17-2011, 11:05 PM

Great pricing when you consider the features

Introducing an off-road bike was a bold move by hero IMO

so please stop bashing them

**vineshp** · 10-17-2011, 11:06 PM

Impulse!

Now the 150cc buyer who likes to stand out from the crowd has a great choice! A big thumps-up just for this to Hero. The dirt bike is new in India and a Impulse rider will be unique atleast for few months..

The front mud-guard in black doesn't look good at all. Hero could have given body-colored mud guard like in Honda NXR which looks way better! see this side profile pic:

(Image from:http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/review-hero-impulse)

Also the center panel design with added silver on the Honda NXR is better than what Hero have managed. A Dirt bike looks best when it has 'edgy-styling' like a KTM..IMHO

Also note- the front brake disc is on the left side unlike most Indian bikes and trademark Hero bits: the orange-reflector on the side and the Red spark plug!

**msb** · 10-17-2011, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by vineshp View Post

Now the 150cc buyer who likes to stand out from the crowd has a great choice! A big thumps-up just for this to Hero. The dirt bike is new in India and a Impulse rider will be unique atleast for few months..

+ 1 to this..

**payeng** · 10-17-2011, 11:26 PM

Now we have the price and we also have the specs. Also agreed the Impulse could be a good buy for "this" guy or "that" guy.

But with usually with every new launch, we do get a few enthusiastic xBhp'ians who become the first owners. So who are the xBhp'ians who would be going for this as his "first bike"..??

I would be really interested to know the guys would like to bell this cat..??

**bluevolt** · 10-17-2011, 11:58 PM

This is the first Indian bike in a long time which has motivated me enough to go to a motorcycle showroom to check it out. Maybe will put my money on it if the test ride impresses me.

For all those guys bashing Hero Moto, just look at the price and then count your options. Everyone on xbhp wants a 300 cc sportsbike priced at one lakh, but any more expensive than that, and sour adjectives start flying.

Hero moto (earlier Hero Honda) was the first company to bring in motorcycles like the CBZ and the Karizma to the Indian market. If we see Kwackers or the CBR 250R's on the road today, we owe it to HH. It is just that people expect too much out of HH, which is really a company focused on entry level motorcycles which millions of Indians love to buy - nothing wrong with that absolutely.

**Harmeet** · 10-18-2011, 12:36 AM

I hope the engine has a better power output and a better tuning as compared to the road going 150's from the Hero stable.

**lockhrt999** · 10-18-2011, 12:45 AM

tyres are rowdy.

Power is only 13 bhp!!?
What keeps hero back from topping the power?
Disco makes same power and costs less.
P135 makes more power and costs less.
P150 produce 2 more horses and still costs less.
same with Yammies, suzukies and Tvs.

Why does Hero always have to come with the least power figures?

**payeng** · 10-18-2011, 12:49 AM

So we have one interested xBhpian, Bluevolt.

But then Bluevolt already got the best 250 cc Twin in the world. So as a second bike, it should appeal to someone like him.

The Impulse should actually be a fun machine. Whatever it might look in the photos, but in flesh and on road it will look unique in a good way.

**saipranav** · 10-18-2011, 12:54 AM

Originally posted by bluevolt View Post

This is the first Indian bike in a long time which has motivated me enough to go to a motorcycle showroom to check it out. Maybe will put my money on it if the test ride impresses me.

For all those guys bashing Hero Moto, just look at the price and then count your options. Everyone on xbhp wants a 300 cc sportsbike priced at one lakh, but any more expensive than that, and sour adjectives start flying.

Hero moto (earlier Hero Honda) was the first company to bring in motorcycles like the CBZ and the Karizma to the Indian market. If we see Kwackers or the CBR 250R's on the road today, we owe it to HH. It is just that people expect too much out of HH, which is really a company focused on entry level motorcycles which millions of Indians love to buy - nothing wrong with that absolutely.

hmm... i see why you are interested in this 150 cc beauty ... i guess 650's are hard to use for daily commuting :P

I would definitely like to have a nice long test drive on this bike...

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**anand.js** · 10-18-2011, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by saipranav View Post

If HeroMoto doesn't change the side panels, they say "they must have atleast changed it"
If they do change the side panels, they'll say " they just made cosmetic changes and launched a honda bike"
If they launch a new bike and in case it has some technical glitch, people will say, they must have spent time in developing their tech instead of releasing the product in a hurry.
If they had not launched impulse and just waited until their r&d team developed a new model, people would say HeroMoto is too slow...

In xbhp, people behave as though liking Hero is a sin.

The term is called innovation.. R15 was innovation, 220 was... impulse?? i wudnt say so... a biggie like HMC shud get it right each time.. not just add on platics of differrent sizes and shapes to the same engine.. err.. havn't we been seeing this enigine since the CBZ in different iterations ??

Give Hero 4-5 years time... who knows, their r&d might do wonders and make them the best indian 2 wheeler company.

BTW, i'm not a fan of hero, i just dont like the way people criticize them, its totally baseless. They are just a few months old.

I am a fan of HH and BAL, am an ex-ZMA owner and 220 rider nw..

Originally posted by saipranav View Post

Bajaj wants to sell ninja under the name of kawasaki, its their own decision and i respect it, and i respect Hero's decision of selling honda's product in their name by paying them a HUGE royalty...

Why the hell should Hero follow bajaj's footsteps?

BTW @the bold part

Oh yea, hard work right? you think they are magicians to develop new engine in a matter of few months of forming the company????!!!!

Few Months ?? Hero Motor Corp. Exists from 1983. 28 years of colloboration with Honda and they learnt nothing? But then guess we are being too mean on Hero now..

The problem with this entire thing is there are some people who think praising the products which are from their favorite company and criticizing every other company will make them intelligent people.
These people are called Fanboys and i hate them no matter which company they support...

On the whole the bike look fresh.. a dirt bike after a long while.. those Spokes look gorgeous after years of charecterless alloys.

But like someone mentioned, those front mudgaurds would have been better in body color or some other design rather than bland black!

Personally, I wud have gone for it 'IF' it had the ZMA's engine...

**bluevolt** · 10-18-2011, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by payeng View Post

So we have one interested xBhpian, Bluevolt.

But then Bluevolt already got the best 250 cc Twin in the world. So as a second bike, it should appeal to someone like him.

The Impulse should actually be a fun machine. Whatever it might look in the photos, but in flesh and on road it will look unique in a good way.

Payeng, I sold my 250R the last month. So I just have my ol' RE with me for now!

**bprags** · 10-18-2011, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by bluevolt View Post

Payeng, I sold my 250R the last month. So I just have my ol' RE with me for now!

OT:- why did u sell the 250R? very curious.

**burnrubbernotursoul** · 10-18-2011, 09:57 AM

so finally a good bike from Hero. i personally like the bike and feel the pricing is just right. the power quoted is 13.2bhp, which i feel is slightly low for the tourers. however i have a feeling that this was how ZMR should have been launched. at 17bhp it would have made a great touring machine, i feel ZMA's motor in this frame and below 80k pricing would have been excellent value for money .

however , hats off to hero for bringing this fresh change in the market.

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Hero MotoCorp prices 'Impulse' at Rs 66,800

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