Originally posted by vineshp
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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!Leave a comment:
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Great pricing when you consider the features
Introducing an off-road bike was a bold move by hero IMOso please stop bashing them
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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 litresLast edited by abhijitkn; 10-17-2011, 10:47 PM.Leave a comment:
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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...Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
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...Leave a comment:
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Price announced
Hero MotoCorp prices first 'Hero' branded bike 'Impulse' at Rs 66,800 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Source: Economictimes
For comparison:
The CBZ Xtreme is currently priced at Rs. 63,700 (ex-showroom, Delhi). Therefore the Impulse is costlier by Rs. 3,000..!!
The Pulsar 180 at Rs. Rs.67,651 (ex-showroom Delhi) is costlier by just around Rs. 1,000 over the Impulse.
Any xBhpian going for the Impulse? Bike would be available by Diwali
Last edited by payeng; 10-17-2011, 06:55 PM.Leave a comment:
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^^ 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.Leave a comment:
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If HeroMoto doesn't change the side panels, they say "they must have atleast changed it"Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
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.
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.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by ryan.virgo View PostIts not a new bike designed by hero its a Honda NXR 150
the least they could have done is change the shape of side panels.......
is this the job of newly developed R & D department of Hero Motors--- to find the best suitable bike from honda stable for india ??Leave a comment:
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^^^
Must be true. No company can come up with a brand new bike on a recently launched RnD.
Anyway, heard that similar bike with 180cc displacement is up. I feel good about this launch as we will get to taste a totally different breed of bikes. Hope it is a good package.Leave a comment:
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