Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt Ltd seem to
be gearing up to update the Honda Unicorn 150. The Unicorn 150 remains HMSI’s most successful product in
the segment.
However, the lack of a front disc and rear
monoshock, signature features of the Unicorn, raises questions on the claimed
identity of this motorcycle. Honda India has kept to a monoshock rear
suspension setup in the 150 cc segment and the Honda Unicorn 150 was one of the
first adopters of the technology in the country.
The present Honda Unicorn 150 has remained largely
unchanged ever since its launch in 2004. The bike is powered by a 149.2 cc
single cylinder air-cooled mill coupled to a 5-speed gearbox. The carburetted
engine is capable of producing 12.73 bhp of maximum power at 8,000 rpm and
12.80 Nm of peak torque at 5,500 rpm.
The Honda Unicorn 150 gets tube tyres at both ends
and the updated version may get tubeless tyres. The bike tips the scales at 145
kg and has a 179 mm ground clearance. The fuel tank can store 13-litre fuel
tank.
