New Hero Honda Karizma ZMR PGM-Fi Price,Specifications and Details

Hero Honda atlast came with the most awaited bike of the year-Karizma ZMR with new fuel injection technology.The new Karizma will not replace the old one but will remain and compete side by side against Pulsar 220,Apache 180 and Yamaha R15.The price of the new Karizma is little high compared to Bajaj Pulsar 220 but is far excellent when compared with technology and quality.The Hero Honda engineers tried to give new Karizma a muscular look and atleast in case of the front look,they succeeded in it.
New Karizma ZMR comes with lot of changes and the most prominent is the introduction of Programmed Fuel Injection(PGM-Fi) engine instead of old carburettor series.Additional changes such as rear disc brakes,new gas charged rear shockabsorber etc are also effective.In terms of design and look,the first noticable change is the new looking full front fairing with excellent graphic works.Inorder to give a modern look,the rear view mirrors are mounted to this front fairing and LED lights decorates the taillight.
Hero Honda also gave lot of importance to the instrument cluster by giving a full digital meter which even shows the real time fuel consumption.Clock,speedometer,trip-meter,etc are also included to the meter.The illumination looks stunning during night and will not irritate the eyes during the ride.

MAIN DESIGN FEATURES OF KARIZMA ZMR PGM-Fi
-Full front fairing
-Fairing mounted mirrors
-Fairing mounted turn indicators
-New and attractive headlight and taillight
-Rear disc brake
-New split handle
-New rear mud guard
-Excellent graphics works

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
223 cc,4 Stroke,single cylinder,fuel injection,liquid cooled
Maximum power - 17.6 bhp @ 7000 rpm
Maximum torque - 18.35 Nm @ 600 rpm
5 Speed manual transmission with wet multiplate clutch

Hero Honda Karizma comes with 223 cc fuel injection engine and has a top speed of 126 kmph.This bike takes only 3.7 seconds to reach 0 - 60 km speed.This figures are insufficient as we consider the figures of Pulsar 220.It has a top speed of 144 kmph and holds the fastest Indian bike position.The new PGM-Fi technology is technically excellent and this helps new karizma to achieve fantastic pick up and fuel economy.

EXTRA TECHNICAL FEATURES
-Programmable Fuel Injection Technology(PGMFi)
-Oil cooled engine
-12 hole fuel injector
-16 bit ECU processor
-Throttle position sensor
-Crank position sensor
-Oxygen sensor
-Intake air temperature sensor
-Engine oil temperature sensor
EXTRA FEATURES
-Weight - 159 kg
-Fuel tank - 16 litres
-Tubeless tyres

COLOURS AVAILABLE
-Pearl White
-Moon Yellow
-Panther Black
-Sports Red
-Vibrant Blue

EX-SHOWROOM PRICE
-9,1000 INR(New Delhi,Cochin,Bangalore)

Bajaj New Pulsar 220 F price,specifications and details

Bajaj India announced another facelift to the existing Pulsar 220 inorder to compete with the new Hero Honda Karizma ZMR and Yamaha R15.Bajaj introduced new pulsar 220 as the fastest Indian bike and has given a powerful 21 bhp engine which is best in its class.The bike is programmed to reach a speed of 144 kmph and inorder to achieve this speed,bajaj has optimized the transmission system.New Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-i has given several smart design changes like "all black" colour different from the existing version. Also,the front fairing and the fairing mounted mirrors gives a unique shape to the bike.The open type chain cover,new alloy wheels,body panels,etc all adds to the beauty of the new pulsar 220.Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-i is a true warrior in the upper segment and this competition again increases as Bajaj announced a very competitive price of 80,000(approx) on-road.The engine also got several changes and the most noticable one is the introduction of carburetor instead of fuel injection engine.The materials used inside the engine and the engine components also got a change inorder to increase the quality and performance.A temperature based ignition system is introduced to increase the starting efficiency.

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
-220 cc,single cylinder,4 stroke,Liquid cooled
-Maximum power of 21 bhp @ 8500 rpm
-Maximum torque of 19.12 Nm @ 7000 rpm
-5 Speed transmission with wet multiplate clutch

PULSAR 220 MEASUREMENTS
Length - 2035 mm
Width - 750 mm
Height - 1165 mm
Ground clearance - 165 mm
Wheelbase - 1350 mm

SAFETY AND COMFORT
Front Suspension - Telescopic 130 mm
Rear Suspension - Nitrox with 90 mm travel
Front brake - 260 mm Disc with twin calipers
Rear brake - 230 mm Disc
-Tubeless tyres
-Side stand alarm
-Alloy wheels
-Self start
-Step-up seat

OTHER FEATURES
-Digital speedometer
-Digital fuel guage
-Digital trip meter
-Low fuel indicator
-Low oil indicator
-Low battery indicator

COLOURS AVAILABLE
-Black
-Blue
-Red
-Grey

FUEL ECONOMY
-City - 30 kmpl
-Highway - 42 kmpl
Overall,new Pulsar 220 is a worth bike considering the price and features but those who need more technologicaly advanced bike,yamaha and hero honda will be a good option.

UPDATE

BAJAJ LAUNCHED PULSAR 220 S

Bajaj recently launched Pulsar 220 street version.The engine and other specifications are same like the existing pulsar 220 F but the design has got little change.New Pulsar 220 S has no fairing in the front.Another important addiytion is the 3-D graphics and modified clip-on handle.No other changes are made in the design.

Another change is in the price of pulsar 220 S.New 220 is 3000 rupees less than 220 F.The bike has resemblence to the previous pulsar 200.Anyway pulsar 220 S is still the fastest Indian.