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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) bakal melancarkan motosikal ‘adventure’ berupa CRF190L di negara itu tidak lama lagi.

Perkara itu disahkan menerusi paten terbaru yang difailkan di negara itu.

Honda CRF190L telah pun diperkenalkan secara global oleh jenama motosikal Jepun itu September lalu.

CRF190L merupakan motosikal ADV ‘entry-level’ dalam barisan motosikal ‘adventure’ Honda dan ditempatkan atas model CB150X.

Seperti namanya, CRF190L mendapat inspirasi daripada CRF11000L Africa Twin dengan gaya ala motosikal Dakar.

CRF190L didatangkan dengan penghadang angin tinggi serta lampu depan LED bersegi.

Ciri lain turut ditawarkan adalah seperti tempat duduk jenis ‘single-piece’ serta penggunaan handlebar menegak dan tinggi bagi memudahkan tunggangan di permukaan ‘off-road’.

Antara ciri menarik lain:

  • fork depan jenis teleskopik
  • kerangka tubular steel
  • jarak kelegaan tanah 241mm
  • berat 145kg
  • rim 19-inci depan dan 17-inci belakang

Menariknya, model ini juga bakal disertakan dengan rim jenis lidi mirip dengan Africa Twin.

Sementara itu, bahagian enjin pula dijangka datang dengan versi satu silinder 184cc dengan penyejukan udara (sama seperti CB200X) yang menawarkan 17hp pada 8,500rpm dan 16.1Nm pada 6,000rpm. Kuasa pula disalurkan menerusi transmisi 5-kelajuan.

Honda India has officially commenced its new manufacturing plant in Gujarat, India.

According to the company, the new facility will manufacture only 250cc engines and above for the international markets.

Despite the engine details remaining scarce, the new manufacturing plant is set up to meet the increasing demand in markets like South East Asia, Europe, the US, Canada, Japan and Australia.

“As demand for mobility rises globally, Honda envisions further expansion of its exports footprint across the world.

“With the introduction of BSVI norms in India, we are a step closer to achieving this vision.

“Building products which are at par with global standards of manufacturing, this new expansion will allow HMSI to develop production capabilities to strengthen our direction of make in India, for the world,” said HMSI MD, President and CEO Atsushi Ogata noted.

Honda claimed the new facility is able to produce close to 50,000 engines in the first year and will eventually increase to meet global demand hence strengthening the Japanese brand in the market.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India have uploaded a teaser claimed to be an all-new small-displacement adventure motorcycle.

Rumours about the new motorcycle emerged earlier this year, as Honda registered the NX200 in India with reports suggest that the new model is build based on the existing Hornet 2.0.

The major giveaway is the front headlamp, which looks similar to the Hornet 2.0, including the gold front fork.

Nonetheless, the video revealed other apparent details such as a tall windscreen, hand guards, wider handlebars and bigger fairing to complete the ADV look.

Power is likely to come from the same 183.4cc single-cylinder engine available on the Hornet 2.0, capable of producing 17hp and 16.1Nm mated to a 5-speed gearbox.

India has been making headlines the past few months as the country struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

As of April 28, the country recorded the highest ever spike of 360,960 new Covid-19 cases and 3,293 deaths within 24 hours.

The considerable spike resulted in hospitals and health institution facing an extremely short supply of oxygen, a necessity in treating Covid-19 patients.

As industrial oxygen is a key component in manufacturing, several of India’s motorcycle and auto manufacturers announced the decision to shut down their factory for a few days to divert the use of liquid oxygen to battle Covid-19.

Last week, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs announced a ban on the use of industrial oxygen from April 22 to ensure zero restriction on the movement of medical oxygen.

Key players such as Honda India and Bajaj Auto are manufacturers who announced a temporary shutdown of their manufacturing plant.

The Indian motorcycle market saw the official launch of the Honda CB 350 or its full and slightly weird name, the Honda H’ness CB 350. Hitting nostalgia right in the feels, the new Honda CB 350 is targeted to take on strong competition like Royal Enfield. Will it work? (more…)

Meskipun pasaran motosikal dunia terkesan susulan pandemik Covid-19 namun penurunan tersebut berjalan secara perlahan terutamanya bagi pengeluar motosikal Jepun, Honda.

Sebelum ini, India muncul sebagai pasaran terbesar Honda namun dipintas Indonesia bagi tahun 2020.

Berdasarkan Tahun Kewangan (FY) 2020, Indonesia merekodkan penjualan 4.85 juta unit memintas India dengan 4.7 juta unit.

Meskipun kedua-dua angka tersebut merupakan penurunan daripada FY2019 namun penjualan Honda di Indonesia tetap melebihi pasaran India sekitar 150,000 unit.

Antara faktor penurunan penjualan di India melibatkan pengenalan kepada piawaian emisi BS-6 yang telah memberi kesan kepada kenaikan harga dan kos insurans di samping pandemik Covid-19 yang memberi impak terhadap kuasa pembeli.

Bagaimanapun, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), YS Guleria kekal optimis dengan penjualan jenama itu di India dengan lebih 10,000 unit telah pun terjual seminggu selepas sekatan dibuka. – Money Control

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After last year’s success with the first ever Honda Asian Journey trip from Thailand to the Sepang International Circuit, Honda has announced that there will be a second convoy planned for 2017.

This year’s journey will give participants a chance to test out some of Honda’s high performance motorcycles such as the CB500, CBR1000RR, Africa Twin, Goldwing and many more.

The four-day long 2017 Honda Asian Journey will be from 26 October to 29 October 2017 where participants will ride from Melaka all the way to Genting Highlands before heading back down to SIC for the MotoGP Malaysian round.

Honda has made an exciting announcement that the Honda group of companies in Asia and Oceania will organise the second ever Honda Asian Journey 2017. This time around, the Honda boys will be going on a 600km adventure across Peninsular Malaysia in a period of four days. (more…)

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