Apr 28, 2012 07:36 AM
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Honda CB 150R Test Drive - First Hand Account
Looks - It looks very similar to Honda CB 250R. Sometimes so similar that you cannot make out the difference unless you observe carefully. In green and orange colours, it looks stunning
Comfort - Decently comfortable. You cannot expect extreme comfort levels from a sports bike with ducked down riding posture
Pillion Comfort - This is where CB 150R scores over the R15 V 2.0. Its pillion seat is quite friendly unlike the R15's'somewhere in the space' rear seat
Power - It is quite powerful. More or less at par with R15. But R15 felt little more refined.
Quality - This is a big minus. Didn't expect this from Honda. The cheap looking and feeling switch gear has been straight away picked up from CBF Stunner 125. And the gear lever was rubbing against the side stand bolt. So sometimes, it just doesn't down shift as the bolt comes in the way. Hopefully, Honda fixes it up soon. Happened twice in my 6 minute ride. Gets irritating.
Price - At 1.4 L on road Bangalore, I would rather not go for it. I would instead recommend to go for Honda CB 250R Tricolore which looks stunning and has no quality issues and comes for 1.75 L on road Bangalore.
