Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS?

rk_sans · 27th August 2012, 16:02

Found this on NH4 couple of weeks back. New scooter from TVS as per the person riding but he did not give any more information about it. Interestingly it has the disc brakes in front.

And one more interesting was it had a honda logo on the speedo, could not take a pic of it.

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unk9ja · 27th August 2012, 18:13

As rk_sans specifies, it definitely has a honda badge on the speedo. I have seen 3 of these near Bosch, Adugodi undergoing trials. This is similar to babek used in Thai/ Indonesia part.

rbp · 27th August 2012, 18:44

Well, Yamaha & Honda don't have a factory down south, so doesn't make sense for them to have a Temp registered plates from Bangalore. This is definitely a TVS, the Honda badge might be just to mislead people. I doubt if this product is for the Indian market, it must be for the Indonesian market.

rk_sans · 27th August 2012, 18:57

Definitely not Yamaha.
But they were doing pretty good speeds on that unlike other scooters you see on the road. Guessing it would be a 150cc one.

iamswift · 27th August 2012, 18:59

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Originally Posted by rbp

Well, Yamaha & Honda don't have a factory down south, so doesn't make sense for them to have a Temp registered plates from Bangalore. This is definitely a TVS, the Honda badge might be just to mislead people. I doubt if this product is for the Indian market, it must be for the Indonesian market.

Or is it Honda masquerading as TVS?
There was a plan for launch of Honda Vision in India - but that ended up with upgrade of Dio.

Zappo · 27th August 2012, 19:13

Its not just the speedo that was probably wearing the Honda logo. Probably a few other parts have also been picked up from the Honda bin... possibly the Dio.

There are actually two different scooters in picture here. One is wearing TC 402 plate while the other one has TC 403 plates. The 402 has white body but a red handlebar which looks like that from a DIO. On the other hand the 403 has a red body with a white handlebar. This one even has a headlight on the handlebar!

P.S.: The manufacturer is most probably testing out the engine and other mechanicals. The rest of the shell only looks like one of those "jugaad" things which has been kind of put together hurriedly to hold these mechanicals.

Mpower · 27th August 2012, 19:27

Nice looking scoot. TVS for sure.

Not it also has big wheels, almost 14" wheels + discs. Could be an model for export from TVS. Also note rider's jacket says "FLAME" on the back.

mtnrajdeep · 27th August 2012, 19:33

Honda is setting up a 2 wheeler factory in Kolar near Bangalore. Maybe they have shifted their testing to Bangalore. Why isn't this possible?

abhinav.s · 27th August 2012, 19:42

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Originally Posted by unk9ja

This is similar to babek used in Thai/ Indonesia part.

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Originally Posted by rbp

I doubt if this product is for the Indian market, it must be for the Indonesian market.

The side profile in Pic3 is similar to Tormax150 found in the Indonesian market! So may be some additional testing or maybe its planned for India.

rk_sans · 27th August 2012, 19:55

The guys who were testing were conversing in Tamil. And i believe they had a backup vehicle also and they were trying to get in touch with them. Also they asked him the route to Bangalore, initially and then to Hosur.
Could be a exported product, testing on Indian shores to see if it fits the indian market.

unk9ja · 27th August 2012, 21:12

Looking at the instrument cluster, it did not appear to be a hurriedly put up job, the cluster had a very good fit and finish, with a bold Honda logo in the center and of course it was not from Dio. Of course, the other panels were all ripped up, albeit the instrument cluster, and it was just a skeleton when I saw it first. There were scribbled up notes on the bike in Indonesian/ Malaysian look alike language.

hellmet · 27th August 2012, 21:45

Aah, finally! A large wheeled automatic scooter from one of the brands... One thing that scares me away from scooters are their tiny auto-rickshaw wheels and hopeless suspension.

I hope this is a test drive for the Indian market and not for the overseas market. This would be a good common scooter for the family for local puttering.

vivekgk · 29th August 2012, 01:11

TVS is probably testing a step-thru that they make for the Indonesian market. This model looks a bit different than the ones on the TVS website. Could be a new model that they're trying out here to prevent leaks in Indonesia. I doubt that TVS would launch a step-thru here. Every company that has launched them has got burned, except for the M80 from Bajaj.

anachronix · 30th August 2012, 11:49

Its wierd, the tail section looks like it was lifted from the Apache

This should be a TVS!

ghodlur · 30th August 2012, 11:59

It puzzles me as to why would someone be testing a scooter with a rusted exhaust. Is this actually a new scooter being tested, somehow I doubt it.

I agree with Zappo's observation.

27th August 2012, 16:02	#1
rk_sans Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 Thanked: 969 Times View My Garage	Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Found this on NH4 couple of weeks back. New scooter from TVS as per the person riding but he did not give any more information about it. Interestingly it has the disc brakes in front. And one more interesting was it had a honda logo on the speedo, could not take a pic of it. Last edited by Rehaan : 28th August 2012 at 15:19. Reason: Watermarked. Thanks for the pics! :)
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unk9ja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,113 Thanked: 2,977 Times	re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? As rk_sans specifies, it definitely has a honda badge on the speedo. I have seen 3 of these near Bosch, Adugodi undergoing trials. This is similar to babek used in Thai/ Indonesia part.
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rbp BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 503 Thanked: 518 Times	re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Well, Yamaha & Honda don't have a factory down south, so doesn't make sense for them to have a Temp registered plates from Bangalore. This is definitely a TVS, the Honda badge might be just to mislead people. I doubt if this product is for the Indian market, it must be for the Indonesian market.
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27th August 2012, 18:57	#4
rk_sans Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 Thanked: 969 Times View My Garage	re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Definitely not Yamaha. But they were doing pretty good speeds on that unlike other scooters you see on the road. Guessing it would be a 150cc one.
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27th August 2012, 19:13	#6
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Its not just the speedo that was probably wearing the Honda logo. Probably a few other parts have also been picked up from the Honda bin... possibly the Dio. There are actually two different scooters in picture here. One is wearing TC 402 plate while the other one has TC 403 plates. The 402 has white body but a red handlebar which looks like that from a DIO. On the other hand the 403 has a red body with a white handlebar. This one even has a headlight on the handlebar! P.S.: The manufacturer is most probably testing out the engine and other mechanicals. The rest of the shell only looks like one of those "jugaad" things which has been kind of put together hurriedly to hold these mechanicals. Last edited by Zappo : 27th August 2012 at 19:17.
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Nice looking scoot. TVS for sure. Not it also has big wheels, almost 14" wheels + discs. Could be an model for export from TVS. Also note rider's jacket says "FLAME" on the back. Last edited by Mpower : 30th August 2012 at 18:04.
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27th August 2012, 19:33	#8
mtnrajdeep BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 904 Thanked: 338 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Honda is setting up a 2 wheeler factory in Kolar near Bangalore. Maybe they have shifted their testing to Bangalore. Why isn't this possible?
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27th August 2012, 19:55	#10
rk_sans Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 Thanked: 969 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? The guys who were testing were conversing in Tamil. And i believe they had a backup vehicle also and they were trying to get in touch with them. Also they asked him the route to Bangalore, initially and then to Hosur. Could be a exported product, testing on Indian shores to see if it fits the indian market.
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27th August 2012, 21:12	#11
unk9ja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,113 Thanked: 2,977 Times	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Looking at the instrument cluster, it did not appear to be a hurriedly put up job, the cluster had a very good fit and finish, with a bold Honda logo in the center and of course it was not from Dio. Of course, the other panels were all ripped up, albeit the instrument cluster, and it was just a skeleton when I saw it first. There were scribbled up notes on the bike in Indonesian/ Malaysian look alike language.
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27th August 2012, 21:45	#12
hellmet BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: GTA \| GHMC Posts: 886 Thanked: 1,025 Times	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Aah, finally! A large wheeled automatic scooter from one of the brands... One thing that scares me away from scooters are their tiny auto-rickshaw wheels and hopeless suspension. I hope this is a test drive for the Indian market and not for the overseas market. This would be a good common scooter for the family for local puttering.
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29th August 2012, 01:11	#13
vivekgk BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 984 Thanked: 1,986 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? TVS is probably testing a step-thru that they make for the Indonesian market. This model looks a bit different than the ones on the TVS website. Could be a new model that they're trying out here to prevent leaks in Indonesia. I doubt that TVS would launch a step-thru here. Every company that has launched them has got burned, except for the M80 from Bajaj.
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30th August 2012, 11:49	#14
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? Its wierd, the tail section looks like it was lifted from the Apache This should be a TVS!
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30th August 2012, 11:59	#15
ghodlur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thane Posts: 6,010 Thanked: 4,200 Times View My Garage	Re: Spotted Testing : New Scooter from TVS? It puzzles me as to why would someone be testing a scooter with a rusted exhaust. Is this actually a new scooter being tested, somehow I doubt it. I agree with Zappo's observation.
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