Hero HF Deluxe IBS launched in India at Rs 49,000

Bismaya · 16th January 2019, 08:26

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The first update for this year from HeroMotoCorp comes in the form of the Hero HF Deluxe IBS, priced at Rs 49,067. Hero has also added a larger 130mm drum brake at the rear, up from the 110mm employed earlier. This reduces the braking distance and is perceived to be safer too.

Source: https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/t...bs-i3s-91.html

ashwinprakas · 16th January 2019, 09:29

Yesterday while working on a friends motorcycle we noted that the i3S variants are not equipped with a SAI system, first we presumed it was due to a difference in MY but now seeing the pictures of the new HF I guess the i3S is the reason for these motorcycles not being fitted with SAI.

Though what's still confusing is that I recall BS4 regulations mandating the use of SAI.

Bismaya · 17th January 2019, 07:53

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Originally Posted by ashwinprakas

Yesterday while working on a friends motorcycle we noted that the i3S variants are not equipped with a SAI system, first we presumed it was due to a difference in MY but now seeing the pictures of the new HF I guess the i3S is the reason for these motorcycles not being fitted with SAI.

If you take a look at the Glamour i3s and Passion i3s, they have been fitted with SAI from what I have observed.

ashwinprakas · 17th January 2019, 08:41

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Originally Posted by Bismaya

If you take a look at the Glamour i3s and Passion i3s, they have been fitted with SAI from what I have observed.

Now that brings us back to square one.

Bismaya · 17th January 2019, 08:59

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Originally Posted by ashwinprakas

Now that brings us back to square one.

I wonder if you remember, but my Splendor Pro 2015 didn't have SAI and that too at a time when all models should have SAI. I've never seen another Splendor Pro dated close to mine without SAI. Not adding it seems like a hit and miss. I see no pattern to why they wouldn't add it.

ashwinprakas · 17th January 2019, 15:15

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Originally Posted by Bismaya

I wonder if you remember, but my Splendor Pro 2015 didn't have SAI and that too at a time when all models should have SAI. I've never seen another Splendor Pro dated close to mine without SAI. Not adding it seems like a hit and miss. I see no pattern to why they wouldn't add it.

Yeah I do, my friend owns a 2011 Splendor with Self Start and it has SAI, now he's facing a leak due to it, we're considering scrapping the whole SAI and replacing manifold with non-SAI one.

When I asked about model particulars to a nearby mechanic he showed me a i3S machine, not earlier than MY17 and it didn't have the SAI system in place, but he was also not certain about why.

From where I see things, non-SAI motorcycles are better to own for the long run, lesser things to go wrong.

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