Honda has launched the CB Trigger in India today, a 150cc motorcycle which will compete with the likes of the Hero Hunk, Yamaha FZ-series and Bajaj Pulsar 180 in the country. The company mentions in its press releases that Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is the only Honda company in India today. We all know what they what to convey with that statement (hint Hero MotoCorp). The company believes that the 150-180cc segment accounts for 10% sales in the country and is targeting the youth with the Honda CB Trigger. The target age is between 18-24 years.
The Honda CB Trigger gets Combi Brake System (CBS), which is the first in the 150cc segment. The CBS braking reduces stopping distance by 32 percent. Powering the CB Trigger is a 150cc, air-cooled, spark-ignition, 4-stroke, carbureted engine which produces 13.81 HP of power at 8500 RPM and 12.5 Nm of torque at 6500 RPM, mated to a 5-speed gearbox. Honda claims a mileage of 60 km/l on the CB Trigger. The company believes the acceleration is one of the best in the segment. The Honda CB Trigger weighs 137 kgs and has a fuel tank capacity of 12-litres. The front tyres are 80/100/17, while the rear tyres are 110/80/17. The CB Trigger has a ground clearance of 175 mm.
The Honda CB Trigger boasts of an upright sitting position, fully digital instrument cluster, wide seat, black alloy wheels, kick start, full gear lever, full chain case, diamond frame, monoshock rear suspension, 240 mm front disc brake, 220 mm rear disc brake, tubeless tyres, LED tail light, viscous air filter and maintenance free battery. The Honda CB Trigger is available in three colours namely Pearl Siena Red, Meteor Green Metallic and Black.
The Honda CB Trigger will be available from May 2013 and bookings will open next month when the bikes will be dispatched to dealers. Honda will announce the prices of the CB Trigger at the same time but we expect it to be priced around Rs. 80,000/- (on-road, Mumbai). The motorcycle is offered in three variants – CB Trigger Standard features front disc brake, CB Trigger Deluxe features front and rear disc brake, CB Trigger CBS features front and rear disc brake with Combi Brake System. Honda has used the tagline ‘Untame Yourself’. The CB Trigger will sit between the Unicorn and CBR150R in Honda’s 150cc portfolio. Honda targets to sell 39.30 lakh units in India in the fiscal year 2013-14.
Contrary to reports earlier, this is not the Honda CB150R Streetfire. When Honda sent out invites for the launch event, we looked at the teaser picture (slight portion of the front tyre) and were sure this can’t be the CB150R, even though some popular magazines were hell bent on making everyone believe that Honda is bringing in the Streetfire. Instead this bike can be called the Dazzler in a new avatar. Everything seems very similar to the Dazzler and since the Dazzler didn’t do well in the Indian market, Honda is changing the name of the updated model. We believe Honda will discontinue the Dazzler and position the CB Trigger as its replacement.
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Viraja March 11, 2013 at 11:47 am
Waiting for the price announcement !!
ARJUN March 13, 2013 at 11:57 am
The price would be somewhere 72000 rs as it will be less than plusar 200ns and also yamaha
Velutha March 14, 2013 at 4:27 pm
OBVIOUSLY the price of the rear-disc non-CBS version is going to be exactly same as Dazzler… roughly 79k On-road…Whats the fikkin mystery?!?
price of single disc variant will be 2k less & CBS version will be 2k more
karikor March 11, 2013 at 12:07 pm
13.81 hp is a litlle less than what I had expected for the power. I was hoping something in between 15-16.
Sameer March 11, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Hope Honda will price it between 75k-80k(on-road mumbai) to compete with the FZ series or else it will be a another failure for honda in 150cc segment.
RAMU March 14, 2013 at 9:57 am
iam expected price in nizamabad Rs: 70000 /-
Sushrut March 11, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Honda’s game of old wine in new bottle continues. Hardly any innovation or muscle in these bikes. At least they could have given it fuel injection. In terms of design and engine tech, there is no progress in a decade.
teampk March 11, 2013 at 9:36 pm
i agree this sushrut!.honda is old model touch up like cb dazzler…bad design …
Arkaprava March 11, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Very Flat looking bike, still FZ series much better in terms of looks. and visor is very similar to 200 NS. 13.81 is not very so striking, overall very unimpressive product, lets wait for ridding quality and fuel service.
naveen March 11, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Wow ! another crap from honda :D Can any one tell why this bike is launched ? We were expecting for naked cbr and came up ending with this design. Headlamp is a true copy of yamaha and looks really ugly. If redesigned properly, this bike can compete with bajaj platina :D
nitin March 11, 2013 at 2:42 pm
buy lookin specs & looks , honda should price this around 40~45K. then its good. After looking this bike this bike should be renamed as CB Beggar :D headlamp is a true copy of platina. another flop. they should price this around 40~45K. then its VFM. Discover 125ST is tonns ahead of the crap !
Saifu March 11, 2013 at 5:18 pm
This Bike is Superb, the colour is brilliant, i will sell my pulsar 200NS today and book it..
Its just awesome bike which is was waiting all these days.
Love you Honda.
atul March 12, 2013 at 9:26 am
agree. it is again a step up from unicorn to dazzler to trigger. Too much plastic. In this cost i will prefer karizma 223cc, still much better or yamaha fz or hero hunk.
Again bad products after dazzler, cbr 150
KD March 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm
Trigger will replace Dazzler as dazzler is flop bike just because they intentional removed kick from bike and if you not used bike for 3 to 4 days bike refused to start. i sold my bike after 3 years because of starting issue with battery. Overall bike engine is very good
Augustine March 12, 2013 at 11:26 am
Sell Pulsar 200NS for this new dress of unicorn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you lying or joking.
Also why this new unicorn is compared into Pulsar 180.
Dev March 12, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Dearie, it is compared to Pulsar 180 as this 150cc Honda engine f***s the *hit out of the 180 cc bajaj. I have a Dazzler which sports the same engine, so I know. And yes ….multiple instances!
Sam March 11, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Hiii. Fas what is your opinion on this new bike from honda. Is it a product than yamaha fz???
borntechie March 11, 2013 at 5:56 pm
Look at this man, Saifu, none of the feedback so far aren’t happy with the bike, looks like he is a hardcore fan of Honda crap.
jayan raman March 11, 2013 at 6:39 pm
Waiting for the price announcement !!
Srinath March 11, 2013 at 6:42 pm
An unimpressive launch after a slew of amazing products (CBR250, CBR150, Dream Yuga). Firstly, Honda has terribly gone wrong with the name. Trigger!!! Guess someone in the branding team had a gun in his hand while naming this. Secondly, they launch a model to succeed a market dud (Dazzler). Apart from the speedo, nothing else looks different. Dazzler had better turn indicators IMHO. These are straight from Twister’s bin. That rear mudguard looks yucky. Tail lamp is a wee better but again like the Hero Hunk in terms of shape. This should be priced at par of Dazzler’s price. A few bucks more will mean sure death even before it goes off showrooms.
OT: Saifu, be prepared to buy back the P200NS after you sell it and buy this ;P
Manas March 11, 2013 at 7:42 pm
@motorbeam do you have your mind in place…
i think you hate honda company it can be felt completely from your review
why the *hit are you comparing it with pulsar 180?
Do you know their is 30 cc difference between 150 and 180?
try to compare it with only 150′s.
and one more thing if you are a pulsar fan i can say you that pulsar 180 is just a piece of crap karizma R is way better than pulsar 180…
i think you got a nice reply…
another question i want to ask you how much did other company paid to you for giving negative impression?
Faisal Khan March 11, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Manas, you sure are funny. We are not a fan of any company. We write what is the truth. If you go about reading other articles, where people have asked us Pulsar 200 NS or R15, we say R15. Where people say CBR150R or R15, I tell them R15 if they ride alone and CBR150R only if they have a pillion often. The R15 is a better machine overall.
Go the home page now, see the latest ownership report, if we were biased, we would never have published such a post, its about the poor experience by our reader on the Pulsar 200 NS.
Where have we given negative impressions about the CB Trigger? We have just stated the facts, what Honda has said about the bike in its press release and at the launch event where our representative was there.
The only reason why we mentioned the Pulsar 180 is because Honda themselves put it in the press release. Here is the press release for your reference – http://www.motorbeam.com/wp-content/uploads/CB-Trigger-Press-Release.jpg
So next time before talking about people’s minds, please do read around other posts as well ;-)
yash March 15, 2013 at 12:52 pm
the press statement told category form 150 -180 accunt for 10 sales
it is nowhere mentioned to compare with pulsar 180
we all know honda engines are best
Faisal Khan March 15, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Yash, yes but the price point is same as the Pulsar 180.
Neil March 11, 2013 at 8:24 pm
The only component i liked is the dash board (Speedo)!!!
Parag March 11, 2013 at 8:37 pm
Thank god ,I just purchased Fzs in January,
Trigger looks like upgrade to Unicorn
in foot steps of dazzler
THUMBS DOWN
Nitin March 11, 2013 at 9:10 pm
Bull**it ugly bike. This bike looks like Pig all around :D
Speedo copied from kawasaki ninja
Tail light from Hunk
Side view is from twister
Headlamp from platina
Visor of 200Ns pulsar
Overall Ugly bull**it. Its price should be at par with discover 125 St
RIJU H DAS March 11, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Speedo from CB 1000 R
Vaisakh Menon March 11, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Faiz..
typo error in last sentence..(Tigger)
Faisal Khan March 12, 2013 at 12:57 am
Thanks Vaisakh, it has been corrected.
No One March 12, 2013 at 1:26 am
It will do good if it is priced well..
The engine is well tested in India and is known for its optimal power to mileage ratio as if driven within 45/50 kmph and without hard acceleration, even in very worst traffic, it will return 50+ mileage figure..
Speedo is contemporary along with add features like Combi Breaking and dual disc (front and rear)..
I dont think it will fail unless Honda messes up with pricing..
Few question,
What is the price ?
Is this bike DC like pulsar or AC like Hero Honda ?
Bharath March 12, 2013 at 12:25 pm
This bike looks better than Dazzler, yes of course compared to the looks of P180 or FZ its ugly. But for people who want a unicorn with better style and digital-console they will feel happy about this.
But everything depends on the pricing. If priced right then this bike has the tendency to be another Unicorn which the dazzler failed to be.
Thumbs up if the Trigger has the same ergonomics of Unicorn and right price.
pranav March 12, 2013 at 2:38 pm
yes Bharath u r absolutely right >>Dazzler has starting problem ..thats y they gave kick starter to Trigger > 14 Bhp @ 8500 {12.7 Nm @ 6500 rpm} is too much for the engine (dazzler) it has overheating issues. that is y they put 13.81 Bhp @ 8500 rpm {12.5 Nm @ 6500 rpm} .
we should compare cb trigger with cb unicorn but not with Dazzler>>
Kuldeep March 12, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Overpriced. Although 80,000 is the expected price, I think one would prefer Pulsar 150 than this one which is around 5000 cheaper. I was really excited to meet the new player from Honda but now I am very disappointed to see this. Moreover, the looks aren’t impressive and it resembles badly to Unicorn, Dazzler, Twister, etc. May be the design team wanted to make it look like family which could not bring out uniqueness and freshness for this machine. Why go for this when there are more fish in the pond? Pulsar, Apache, FZ and Hunk are far more stylish, aggressive and performing. Finally, I think the Shine and Dream Yuga look much prettier than this one.
vishy March 12, 2013 at 3:22 pm
it’s look like twister after feeding proteine food.
true March 12, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Old wine in new bottle. Seems like honda is saying goodbye to dazzler now. But even this trigger comes with same 10-year old honda unicorn engine. Honda make so much profit in india. Why cant honda invest some of that money and develop a new 150cc engine for us indians?
true March 12, 2013 at 4:30 pm
honda says it is targeting premium 150cc segment. But still no clip-on handlebars and same 10-year-old unicorn engine. Really disappointing.
CHAUHAN March 12, 2013 at 4:36 pm
who says honda cb dazzler is a bad bike,one time you ride than cmpare with pulsar or apache,,,you find dazzler is always good
KD March 13, 2013 at 1:04 pm
I had Dazzler, i used bike for 3 years. i accepted that the engine is really good and delivered 57 mileage in pune city. Handling of the dazzler is very good but bike got starting problem as bike is kick less. I sold the bike because of starting problem.Your bike must be new. please comment after 3 to 3 year
CHAUHAN March 13, 2013 at 3:32 pm
dear,
if problem come after 3 years at starting time,than you can fit kick also,but upto 3 years you are boss in 150cc segmant,,not more worry abt future,injoy today full,if bike purchase only HONDA ,,HONDA name also have more goodwill
Neel March 12, 2013 at 8:27 pm
It seems like everyone here is paid by either Bajaj or Yamaha to criticise this bike…just think how many new models or atleast new options bajaj or yamaha has given to us in past 2-3 years…Honda is providing 2-3 options for customer in every segment…its has given 3 options in scooter, 2 in 110cc motorcycle, 2 in 125cc….3 in 150cc…it has not restricted itself to a particular area like bajaj has done in the case of pulsar….
SDREDDY March 12, 2013 at 8:48 pm
BAJAJ ENGINES ARE VERY BAD
EVEN DISCOVER HAD A FAILURE ENGINE
PULSAR HAD OVER WEIGHT AND ONLY 13 BHP
I TRUST HONDA ENGINE
adarsh March 12, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Oh you all guys you just think that all engines working in hero moto corp. are just the inventions of honda. Hero just give them new skins. Ofcourse i agree that honda is not curing the exact wound . But i hope so in future. Atleast a 4 value engine would have been used in this bike. I was expecting atleast 17 bhp in it.
ARJUN March 13, 2013 at 11:55 am
Good to see some action but one thing just strikes me i have a cb unicorn the kind of jerking problem i am facing in this where as i have taken a test ride of more than 15 cb unicorn be in new and old they all have this problem which i guess this vehicle will also have being cb triger. means being equipped with cb it has a cv carborator which is the root cause of this whole problem.I just hope this problem is not there on this otherwise god save the product. I hope HONDA is listening to me.
adarsh March 14, 2013 at 1:03 pm
one should drive the unicorn and dazzler before arguing. Only looks and power should not be considered before deciding a bike to be good or bad. Once a bajaj engine got touched by a mechanic it losses all it power and rhythm.
asif March 14, 2013 at 6:29 pm
what is on road price of cb trigger deluxe …?
manu March 14, 2013 at 9:51 pm
this basically a modification of old unicorn.look at the frame tank and the tail portion,honda just facelifted old uni and launched it as a new bike,atleast they should have launched a faired version of this bike.
aayush March 15, 2013 at 2:04 pm
so no naked cbr 150r now??
geo March 15, 2013 at 4:49 pm
bad design
,,no wide tyres,
,no macho look
,no muscular look,
what , this means that honda is weak in design and bad in learning about Indian youths mind
Narahang March 15, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Again honda makes my feeling bad by low power of engine and poor looks:(
Ankit March 15, 2013 at 9:57 pm
I don’t care loves Honda or not…
after lots of research I decided to go with Honda brand TRUST a Dazzler even it comes without kicker.
but suddenly !!!
Honda cb trigger…
an upgrading of Dazzler.
+ CBS + Full digital meter + more sporty look (i don’t know why every one hates this)
if priced well…than I’m going with it…with no daubt whatsoever.
Ankit March 15, 2013 at 10:04 pm
sorry…
no DOUBT whatsoever
Test March 16, 2013 at 3:04 am
looking at the review Yamaha SZX is far better bike compared to this one.
sathish sundram March 16, 2013 at 3:27 pm
This is the Combined Model of the dazzler + cb unicorn iam disappointing the honda vehicle models
pc March 16, 2013 at 5:41 pm
what colors are these?
Anil March 16, 2013 at 8:28 pm
Copy of fz, required more power & cost will be 78000.
‘BAJAJ dont waste time , i am waiting for ur byk like FZ’
SUNNY March 26, 2013 at 1:02 pm
cost will be 75000. I think
Ullas G April 4, 2013 at 9:41 pm
Is it available in Pune? Do any one know cost of this bike…??
Please update the same.
Faisal Khan April 4, 2013 at 11:29 pm
Ullas, it is not on sale yet.
Arun May 1, 2013 at 11:02 am
Is its engine smooth and silent like cb unicorn???