Hero Honda Hunk : Price, Videos, Pics, Information

Hero Honda Hunk performance, 0-60km/h, top speed

2010-03-31T10:21:00.001+05:30

Top speed : 107.16km/h
ACCELERATION
0-20km/h : 1.35 sec
0-40km/h : 3.05 sec
0-60km/h : 5.99 sec
0-400m : 20.35sec @101.4km/h
BRAKING PERFORMANCE
60-0km/h : 22.62m/2.76sec
FUEL EFFICIENCY
Overall : 51.0kmpl
In-town : 48.0kmpl
Highway : 60.0kmpl
Price(Top version, OTR, pune): Rs 63,738

Hero Honda HUNK vs Rivals

2010-03-31T10:13:00.003+05:30

The Hero Honda Hunk vs Bajaj Pulsar 150 vs Honda Unicorn vs TVS Apache RTR

The 150cc Hunk faces stiff competition from other 150cc bikes.
This is what BIKE India magazine has to say about the Hunk

It’s a Hero Honda and under the skin we know there’s a tuned version of the Unicorn engine. But with its brilliant looks, the Hunk scores above its other stable mate, the X-treme, though it isn’t quite as refined as the Unicorn. Excellent, aggressive styling and sharp features make it one of the most aesthetically appealing bikes in the country today. The pseudo air-scoops around the sculpted tank and the sharply styled bikini fairing give it a masculine look. On board, the huge tank makes it look and feel more substantial and bigger than some other bikes in the class, all of which works in favour of quenching the male ego. The Hunk also manages to be one nice handler around the bends. The knee fits in snugly into the well contoured recesses and that makes a lot of difference. The handlebar-seat-footpeg positioning is such that you don’t feel nervous when shifting that butt out and leaning off the seat, which again makes it an easy ride while hard-cornering. Even with the bike leaned over nicely and the rider leaning off it, the main-stand stays out of the proceedings. There’s no bottoming out of the rear suspension either thanks to the gas charged shock absorbers. The smooth power delivery of the bike aided with the strong mid-range torque further compliments the brilliant cornering abilities of the bike by bailing you out of wrong shifts on tightening corners. The engine cranks out 14.40 PS@8500 rpm and produces a peak torque of 12.80 Nm@6500rpm. Gearing is relatively short, which means good acceleration, meaty pulling power and great rideability in the city. The top end, however suffers because of that fact. The bike registers a top-speed of 107.16km/h, making the Hunk the slowest bike of the lot. The bike reaches 80-85km/h quite fast, but after that, the engine tends to loose steam. The gears show some resistance before slotting in and there is that unpleasant, notchy feel about the gearshift which is absent in the Honda. Also, the Hunk weighs 3kg more than the CBZ Extreme – at 146kg, the Hunk is a whole 10kg heavier than the RTR! With Honda Unicorn taking the position of the power commuter and the TVS Apache RTR taking perch as the top performer, the Hunk’s positioning seems to be a little less spot-on. The bike however, should appeal to fans of Hero Honda’s reliability and are looking for a bike that feels big. The Hunk is priced on par with the Pulsar and the Apache, though it still doesn’t feature goodies like a digital speedo, rear-sets, LED tail lamps etc. It may seem a little overpriced, but as we stated earlier, the Hero Honda logo on the tank more than makes up for the initial costs in the long term.

For the complete comparison, see BIKE website

Hero Honda Hunk special edition

2009-04-17T19:03:00.003+05:30

The Hero Honda has now been cosmetically upgraded and christened Special Edition. Apart from some snazzy graphics and new paint scheme there are no mechanical changes. The Hunk now sports a racing bull insignia across the tank accompanied by a Special Edition badge on it's tank extensions.

The Hero Honda Hunk Special Edition will also sport red alloy wheels, dual-tone seat with red colored rider's seat, along with a sports red finish for the front forks and rear shock absorbers. Even the spark plug cap and the cylinder head get to sport the overall red theme.

The Hunk Special Edition seems to have been adequately garnished in the looks department. The bike still retains it's single cylinder, air-cooled 149.2cc engine pushing out 14.4 PS and churning out 12.8 Nm of torque.

SOURCE: WWW.BIKEINDIA.IN

Hero Honda Hunk : the new full ad

2007-11-16T11:38:00.001+05:30

Here is the full ad of the HUNK

Also, we had a poll on this blog.

The Poll - TVS Apache RTR or the HUNK
No of votes - 1151
RTR - 321 (27%)
HUNK - 756 (65%)
Tough call - 74 (6%)

Our new poll - How do you rate the new ad?
Its good
Average
Yuck!

Cast your votes now

Hero Honda HUNK : Pictures

2007-11-07T11:51:00.001+05:30

The tank definately looks great. And Macho!

GRS : Gas Reservoir Suspension

Chic looking speedometer console. Chic and Macho? Nahh.. woteva!

Pure Muscles. Thumps up for HeroHonda

Aggresive looking visor! Great Job

Thats how much the HUNK will set you back for

More pictures of the HUNK

2007-11-05T16:55:00.000+05:30

Here are some more pictures of the HUNK , and there are couple of them with the Karizma as well.
Thanks to a guy called MYG124 from www.xbhp.com

Another little compilation of the pictures of the HUNK

2007-11-05T10:55:00.001+05:30

Hero Honda Hunk new videos

2007-11-02T09:24:00.000+05:30

Here are two videos of the teaser ad of the new Hero Honda Hunk. Makes me smile! A great advertisment aftes ages from Hero Honda!!

Hero Honda HUNK Videos

2007-10-25T10:06:00.000+05:30

Bunny Punia of xBhp has uploaded some videos on his blog (http://bunnypunia.blogspot.com)

Here are the videos:

More pictures, engine information

2007-10-17T16:37:00.000+05:30

The new HUNK is powered by a 149.2cc (yes same as CBZ-X) engine which is good for 14.4 ps/ 14.2bhp (again same the CBZ-X). Basically everything remains same as the CBZ-X, apart from the looks! The weight seems to have gone up by 3kgs though.
And that sticker, the GRS one, means Gas Reservoir Suspension

The speedometer console is a let down! No digital stuff here. Just a tachometer, speedometer and fuel gauge. But it still somewhat has a sporty feel.

Thanks to http://www.rearset.blogspot.com for pictures. Fantastic!

Hero Honda Hunk colour options!

2007-10-17T16:18:00.000+05:30

Jayan from www.rockingroadies.com has done a fantastic job with photoshop. The green looks sexy, right?

Hero Honda Hunk pictures

2007-10-17T14:09:00.000+05:30

Picture 2 & 3 sourced from : www.xbhp.com (Utpal Das)

So, here it is, the bike, much hyped HUNK.
- As I wrote in the previous post, the tank looks big for a 150cc bike
- Rear side panels somehow remind me of the Apache
- That plastic cowl does look muscular!
- Tyres remain same as that of the CBZ-X
- Gas filled rear shock absorbers
- Sorta stepped seat

The bike is out!! HUNK has been launched

2007-10-17T10:35:00.000+05:30

EDIT:

The bike has been launched at 11am today in Delhi

Pricing:
55000 ex-showroom in Delhi for Kick-Start
57000 ex-showroom in Delhi for Electric Start version
The bike has a small fairing and big plastic scoops next to the tank (between the tank and the fairing). Bike does look good.

So, here it is , the all new 150cc HeroHonda Hunk. The bike uses the same CBZ-Xtreme engine. More details coming up soon with pictures

The company may be stopping the production of the CBZ-Xtreme. What makes me say this? Go to www.herohonda.com/products.htm and click on the CBZ-Xtreme and then click on it to go to its micro-site at http://www.herohonda.com/cbzxtreme/index.html/. The link is not working!! Hero Honda might just replace the CBZ-Xtreme with the Hunk now.

Stay tuned guys

The Hero Honda... HUNK?

2007-10-17T07:14:00.000+05:30

Rumours, baseless rumours.
Some said it was a big v-twin engine Schumi from BSMotoring's Blog , some said it was a cruiser with a CBR headlamp - Dancewithshadows site, some said its the Honda CBR125R lookalike -xBhp's topic , Vicky even went to say its a 125cc bike!!!! But the reality, it is yet another 150cc motorcycle from Hero Honda, and this one is a stunner!

As of now, we have got the following information:
- It uses the same engine block as the CBZ-Xtreme.
- The engine is in a different state of tune
- The engine doesnt make more power than the CBZ-Xtreme. It is the same at 14.4PS (14.2bhp)
- There is usage of tumble induction, which means it will have a better low end punch
- The tail lamp looks ... sexy!
- Yellow speedometer : looks sporty (taken from the Karizma may be..)
- Split seats
- Overall, the bike looks better than the CBZ-Xtreme
- Killer pricing, still little expensive than other bikes in the class, but at this price, the bike is still a VFM package! We have been told it will be priced around 64,000

HeroHonda HUNK : Competitors

2007-10-15T22:52:00.000+05:30

The 150cc class has been seeing a lotta action these days. These are the bikes the Hunk will be trying to kick off, well, literally...

1. Bajaj Pulsar 150 : Was the king, till the new Apache 160 RTR Came up
2. HH CBZ-Xtreme : The Hunk's sibling, will HeroHonda stop the CBZ-X's production?
3. Honda Unicorn : What happened to this bike? Honda, the Unicorn needs a revamp badly
4. TVS Apache RTR : The current king, looks sexy, goes like anything

14.2 vs 15.2 bhp : thats what the fight will be about. But then we do know the HUNK's engine will be much smooooother than the RTR's. Factor in HH's legendary reliability and network of service centers... We can tell you that the HUNK does look better than the RTR from many angels, and is actually little more comfier to ride too. ahhh.. Its getting very close. Stay tuned for pictures.. : coming soon, very soon!!