Honda Twister Coming In March.

pdev29 · 14th December 2006, 16:24

Hey guyz just got to know that Honda is planning to launch Twister (250cc) in March 07 and they have got a new unicorn in the pipeline too.. so please any on of you have some contacts try to use and plz get some info. about twister.

Thanx
Devang

chilled_fire · 14th December 2006, 16:31

tats really a good new buddy !!
But twister cbx 250 looks more like a pulsar atleast the front end. but ofcouce a Honda engine will be far more superior !!
Also honda's gearbox is much more smoother than bajaj .

CrAzY dRiVeR · 14th December 2006, 20:22

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Originally Posted by pdev29

Hey guyz just got to know that Honda is planning to launch Twister (250cc) in March 07 and they have got a new unicorn in the pipeline too.. so please any on of you have some contacts try to use and plz get some info. about twister

Source of info about the twister???

The new unicorn has ben in the reckoning for sometime now... They'd be improving the looks...

jkdas · 14th December 2006, 20:38

emm, hope its not a rumour..

pdev29 · 14th December 2006, 20:43

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Source of info about the twister???

The new unicorn has ben in the reckoning for sometime now... They'd be improving the looks...

One of my friend working as a manager in Honda go to know from her.

theMAG · 14th December 2006, 20:43

All these big bike launches should be taken with a pinch of salt. If these "product launches" were to be believed, we should have had all big bikes and cruisers in the Indian market from 1995 itself

hemi · 14th December 2006, 21:18

new unicorn?yes,but twister?i doubt that.Honda is a safe player.I don't think they will take risk launching a big cc bikes.They are just waiting for other players like bajaj to come out with a 250cc bike or yamaha with the fazer and then think about twister.

Steeroid · 14th December 2006, 22:17

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Originally Posted by chilled_fire

but ofcouce a Honda engine will be far more superior !!

Interesting observation - back home the Pulsar engine is inferior to the Honda. I recently read a road-test of the Pulsar DTSi in the local 'Wheels' mag here in which they had interestingly placed the Bajaj on par with the Jap big-4 bikes of the same category. Equipment levels better than Japs for that category, allegedly.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 14th December 2006, 22:26

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Originally Posted by pdev29

One of my friend working as a manager in Honda go to know from her.

Cool...

Could you mind conveying an info to Honda???

'Shine looks

Please do something about Shine and Unicorn before launching something that most of the lot will never be able to afford... '

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Originally Posted by pdev29

Interesting observation - back home the Pulsar engine is inferior to the Honda. I recently read a road-test of the Pulsar DTSi in the local 'Wheels' mag here in which they had interestingly placed the Bajaj on par with the Jap big-4 bikes of the same category. Equipment levels better than Japs for that category, allegedly.

Not many accepts the fact that Bajaj is standing up on its feet against the likes of the biggies like Honda...

Everyone was all expectations of Unicorn... Which, though a good bike, failed to match Pulsar in figures...
Then... Everybody said HOnda would rock the country with Shine... Which ended up the worst designed bike of the lot...
Now, Everybody is going all ooohaa for the Unicorn upgrade... (hope atleast this time... Honda gives them something to be excited about)

Mpower · 14th December 2006, 22:57

Here are specs for the UK version known as CBF 250. This one is made in Brazil I guess.

Honda Motorcycles Models

Not a whole lot of power (20 bhp), but a big bike feel.

mail4ajo · 14th December 2006, 23:16

Why not discuss about all this atleast when it is confirmed. We have be discussing over and over again on the Pulsar DTSi F1. Every forum, mag, blog, paper, TV channel etc was drooling on the launch. Where is that bike?? Will it ever see the the light of the day?

Are these manufacturers showing us carrots just for us to be still interested in them?

nosfreak · 14th December 2006, 23:52

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Originally Posted by pdev29

One of my friend working as a manager in Honda go to know from her.

whose the lady?

..... 250cc? any strong info to support that. But we never know when... yamaha suddenly launched there 125cc and Bajaj changing their 150 and 180 to the looks of p220... whats next?

P.S : take her for a date get the pics of the bike

Vicki_Rau · 23rd December 2006, 10:33

Guys,
I do not think Honda will ever,ever launch anything so different in India. Even Bajaj, who has a bike ready has, for some reason delayed the launch, for at least 6-8 months+there is absolutely no news from Yamaha.
Had a small spill on my bike a month ago+am absolutely fed up waiting for any big(ger) bikes.
So booked a REVA, delivery Jan. 10th.
Thats the end of my biking days.

chilled_fire · 24th December 2006, 15:02

I am not able to figure out what exectly is the problem of bringing the big bikes out . Bajaj , its like guys here r waiting for the 220 cc bike for about more than a year. same goes for yamaha. Is it some kind of norms issue that we are failing ?? we have so many threads for the new bikes which should be coming out , we have threads for what modifications will be done to these new bikes , but guyz seriously where are these bikes ??
So i figure out this is also a roumor , honda bringing out twister .
I guess we will have to stick to 150cc's or max ZMA which is like now 2 years old, while the technology elsewhere is way ahead.

i just lost hopes on these bikes ..

Anybody with me ?

mehran · 25th December 2006, 18:44

hey guys.. we have a honda CBX 250 here in dubai.. it has gud response my the users.. basically courier or delivery guys going for it... effecting the pulsar sales for sum extend...
IF launched in india will definetely grow fastrt in the market ... coz the bike is a success in other part of teh world too...

14th December 2006, 16:24	#1
pdev29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 288 Times View My Garage	Honda Twister Coming In March. Hey guyz just got to know that Honda is planning to launch Twister (250cc) in March 07 and they have got a new unicorn in the pipeline too.. so please any on of you have some contacts try to use and plz get some info. about twister. Thanx Devang
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14th December 2006, 16:31	#2
chilled_fire BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Thane Posts: 63 Thanked: 0 Times	tats really a good new buddy !! But twister cbx 250 looks more like a pulsar atleast the front end. but ofcouce a Honda engine will be far more superior !! Also honda's gearbox is much more smoother than bajaj .
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14th December 2006, 20:38	#4
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	emm, hope its not a rumour..
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14th December 2006, 20:43	#6
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	All these big bike launches should be taken with a pinch of salt. If these "product launches" were to be believed, we should have had all big bikes and cruisers in the Indian market from 1995 itself
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14th December 2006, 21:18	#7
hemi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times	new unicorn?yes,but twister?i doubt that.Honda is a safe player.I don't think they will take risk launching a big cc bikes.They are just waiting for other players like bajaj to come out with a 250cc bike or yamaha with the fazer and then think about twister.
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14th December 2006, 22:57	#10
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Here are specs for the UK version known as CBF 250. This one is made in Brazil I guess. Honda Motorcycles Models Not a whole lot of power (20 bhp), but a big bike feel.
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14th December 2006, 23:16	#11
mail4ajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,957 Thanked: 331 Times View My Garage	Why not discuss about all this atleast when it is confirmed. We have be discussing over and over again on the Pulsar DTSi F1. Every forum, mag, blog, paper, TV channel etc was drooling on the launch. Where is that bike?? Will it ever see the the light of the day? Are these manufacturers showing us carrots just for us to be still interested in them?
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23rd December 2006, 10:33	#13
Vicki_Rau BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 88 Thanked: 5 Times	Guys, I do not think Honda will ever,ever launch anything so different in India. Even Bajaj, who has a bike ready has, for some reason delayed the launch, for at least 6-8 months+there is absolutely no news from Yamaha. Had a small spill on my bike a month ago+am absolutely fed up waiting for any big(ger) bikes. So booked a REVA, delivery Jan. 10th. Thats the end of my biking days.
	() Thanks

24th December 2006, 15:02	#14
chilled_fire BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Thane Posts: 63 Thanked: 0 Times	I am not able to figure out what exectly is the problem of bringing the big bikes out . Bajaj , its like guys here r waiting for the 220 cc bike for about more than a year. same goes for yamaha. Is it some kind of norms issue that we are failing ?? we have so many threads for the new bikes which should be coming out , we have threads for what modifications will be done to these new bikes , but guyz seriously where are these bikes ?? So i figure out this is also a roumor , honda bringing out twister . I guess we will have to stick to 150cc's or max ZMA which is like now 2 years old, while the technology elsewhere is way ahead. i just lost hopes on these bikes .. Anybody with me ?
	() Thanks

25th December 2006, 18:44	#15
mehran BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dubai Posts: 33 Thanked: 0 Times	hey guys.. we have a honda CBX 250 here in dubai.. it has gud response my the users.. basically courier or delivery guys going for it... effecting the pulsar sales for sum extend... IF launched in india will definetely grow fastrt in the market ... coz the bike is a success in other part of teh world too...
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