It seems, Honda afterall does have a plan to come up with a smaller sibling of their recently launched CBR250R. Or so it is evident from one of the members of the xBhp forum. According to him, he had a light chat with the M.D of the Vellore Honda showroom during which he stated that Honda is seriously planning to launch the CBR150R in India very soon. Apart from that, Honda also has plans to open their fourth manufacturing plant after Narsapur. He also added that Honda have no problems in bringing in the middleweight 650 cc bikes to India but feels that the market is not mature enough to embrace and encourage such a kind of product. The CBR250R is the start of the performance motorcycling in India and it still has a long way to go.?
The Honda CBR150R is powered by a 150cc, DOHC, 4-valve, liquid-cooled engine that produces 18.98 PS of power at 10,500 RPM and 1.37 KGM of torque at 8500 RPM. This motor is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox with the bike having Telescopic forks upfront and Monoshock swingarm at the rear. Braking duties are handled by Nissin discs at the front and rear. Would you chose the Honda CBR150R over the Yamaha R15?
Thanks Naveen for the tip via XBhp
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As far as looks goes,Yamaha R15 Looks way much better. On the other hand the power of this bike is slightly higher than R15 but weighs almost 3kg more than R15(V.2)dry. My pick is still R15.
Seriously saying, this is one of the worst designed Honda bike in accordance to its segment. The R15 looks way better than this. R15 seems to be more standard and more of an international product (although not agile and international like R125) but CBR 150 seems to be made just for thailand and nearby countries. Doesn’t do justice to the CBR branding. If they could design the CBR 150 based on CBR 250 (like they have done to recent models of standard CBR 125) it will be worth bringing. This bike’s power will be unbeatable in 150cc segment atleast for quite a time.
tis s d best design so far in 150cc segment
n yamaha s***z!!!
if you look the style of old CBR150R it’s not better than R15 but the power??? it’s bigger and adopted DOHC type… so, it’s more sporty in engine…
If its the cbr 150r 2011 edition then its grt..if its this one its a big no.rather opt for R15
@fas I think honda will launch the new cbr150r, not the old one. What do you think?
Ethesham, this is the new CBR150R.
yeah.if its This bike then hands down to cbr.r15 would be 2Nd choice
Definitely….the old cbr150r is 18ps while the new one is close to 20ps of power and 13.7 nm of torque.
Karikor, we have to confirm that.
When we look the style and performance the R15 has a better DNA when compared to CBR 150. My choice is a Yamaha R15
lukng lyk a modded Zma..
the frnt discs,Meters,front cowl r all of zma
Fas, R15 carries the DNA of YZF series, it looks same as the parents(R1,R6) but if you look at the current CBR250 & CBR150 it looks as adopted child in the CBR series(CBR600-CBR1000)& CBR250 looks as a lost child of VFR1000 in Kumbh Ka Mela. LOLZZZZZ
Ninu, very well said. The lower spec CBRs dont carry CBR DNA in them.
thanx…
OH my is this water cooled engine, better go back to 19th century and have a good markter over there………………!
Whatever the styling this machine has….one thing you cannot deny is the fact that it has prooved itself in the Indian Racing Circuit.
It’s not one that’s gonna be launched…..the above pic contains the outdated version of cbr150r….the newer one looks similiar to cbr250r….
Sughosh, the post has been updated with the pics of the latest model.
Hey comeon guys, its the old version of the CBR 150, which was a carburated version, remove the pics and post the latest cbr 150r photos, please dont mislead the readers, and look at the comments, my god….
Myla, the pics have been updated :-)
Thanks faisal, now guys this is the latest CBR 150r, now comment about its looks…..
Myla, you are welcome.
New version is going to be launched not the old
Guys I dont think the latest CBR150R produces 18.98 PS , if I m not wrong it should be around 19.7 PS, closer to 20PS.
Fas, please edit the post with pics of cbr150r 2011 model, this one is the outdated cbr150r, and the new 2011 cbr150r looks even better and well proportionate than the cbr250r.If it is launched at one lakh rupee it is a better bet than 250r.
Ninu, the pictures of the 2011 CBR150R have been added :-)
Now this looks more like it….
:)
Dear Fas, thanks for adding the pics.
Ninu, your most welcome :-)
The exhaust looks more like “Alladin’s Lamp”……….
May i knw the price of CBR 150R??? And are u sure it will get launched in jan 2012?
Karthik, pricing should be around Rs. 1 lakh. Launch date is not confirmed yet.
R15 v2.0 is better dan cbr150r following update r req. 2 bring d cbr in compition with r15 v2.0
1. Aluminum swing arm.
2. Cool colour white, yellow N graphics.
3. Sport sitting position seats.
4. Agressive looks.
5. Seat of rider n handle should b in 1 line.
Den honda can call it a CBR
cause i hav rided 1 of it.
Else engine N quality is good.
Hey guys tell me the launching date in chennai……
Ram, not in the near future.
Hi I am interested to buy 3 new cbr 150 R carburator( old model)
Do you have it new in stock