2017 Honda CBF190X
China is getting all sorts of
small-displacement machine goodness, with the launch of the 2017 Honda CBF190X
at the China International Motorcycle trade exhibition in Chongqing. Styled as
a dual-purpose sports-tourer, the CBF190X complements the CB190R and CBF190R in
Honda’s sub-200 cc model range, meant as affordable multi-purpose transport.
Carrying a 184 cc SOHC single-cylinder air-cooled
power plant that puts out 15 hp at 11,000 rpm and 15 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm,
the CBF190X gets the power to the ground via a five-speed gearbox. Also dubbed
the “Fight Hawk”, from the decals adorning the front cowl, the CBF190X looks be
targetted at the low-cost, daily transport, minimal maintenance market.
The CBF190X looks to be ticking all
the right boxes, with an extended “beak”, and extended rear grab-rails that
look ready to mount panniers. Single hydraulic discs front and rear do the
stopping, mounted on alloy wheels.
Currently destined for the China market, it remains
to be seen if Honda will market the CBF190X to the rest of the world, which
they might, considering the size of markets in countries such as Indonesia,
Vietnam and India.
