In the jungle Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I see there is a new Honda 150 up on their website though there was no spec page when I looked. Some fairly trick stuff on it for a bike that costs just under 100K. USD forks, radial mount caliper, ABS, LED lights, banana swing arm that looks like it may be aluminium. Engine is described as an "all new" DOHC single but somehow I have my doubts about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the jungle Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Found the spec now. It's a four pot radial mount caliper at the front with a 300 mm disc. At last a Thai bike without a sliding caliper at the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 (edited) Edited September 5, 2017 by drift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Copy of the M-Slaz or whatever it's called. So is that the update for the CBR150 after 7 years..... 7 YEARS...... without anything updated or upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Blatant copy of the far higher quality Yamaha. Is this all Honda can offer , after 7 years. Im assuming , as with other Hondas , it uses many Chinese made components , but where is is put together. Many Hondas come from India , Brazil Thailand etc and this will effect its price. As most Hondas are 20% overpriced , it needs to be cheap , but its a very nice looking bike - like a Yamaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 It's what The Big Red H do. Wait for something to become super popular, copy it, and take over the market. Fino -Scoopy. KSR - MSX. M Slaz - this. etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbin Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 14 hours ago, ktm jeff said: Blatant copy of the far higher quality Yamaha. Is this all Honda can offer , after 7 years. Im assuming , as with other Hondas , it uses many Chinese made components , but where is is put together. Many Hondas come from India , Brazil Thailand etc and this will effect its price. As most Hondas are 20% overpriced , it needs to be cheap , but its a very nice looking bike - like a Yamaha. Hondas are not over-priced here, They are a bargain compared to Kawasaki (rip off as they are built here) and Yamaha (imported ). Who cares if it's similar to M-Slaz (with better specs). Like for like Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha all sell for similar prices in the developed markets. Here Honda is up to 30% less expensive. We already know you don't like Honda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Will Honda dealers be selling it at the RRP, or demanding 10-20k baht on top if it's popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 7 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: Will Honda dealers be selling it at the RRP, or demanding 10-20k baht on top if it's popular? Another 10-20K on top of the already " 20K too high" price of 100K ?. I dont think Honda "dealers" will be so stupid .They must know and accept there is too much competition , from many other companies , for them to continue to rip off/overcharge customers. Many people are looking elsewhere for there next bike , and many are buying better quality/value bikes from elsewhere. At first i thought the photo was a photoshop fake , but it seems real. If - IF , Honda can get their build / component quality issues sorted i think its competition for Yamaha etc ( bobbin , i dont dislike Hondas , im just sadly disapointed they have lowered their standards over recent years as i believe they are capable of so much more. Although looking at the F1 fiasco , i may be wrong ) and more competition is a good thing for everyone. Just think back 7/8 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Long live the 2007 CBR 150R.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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