Hero Honda Hunk Self
Maxabout Review
Targeting The Youth
Thursday, October 18, 2007
“Hunk” appears to be a decent looking motorcycle with its small fairing and has tank shrouds. The tank shrouds are big and Hunk’s tank has good knee recess. Similar to some popular international bikes, Hunk’s telescopic fork is golden in colour. This nicely gels with the 5 spoke black alloy wheels. The gas holder of the rear suspension is also golden. Hero Honda’s hunk embraces the contemporary black theme - the handlebar weight, alloy wheels, silencer guard and the grab rail of the new Hunk are painted black. Suspension is through telescopic fork at the front and the rear suspension is a 5 step adjustable gas charged one.
Like Super Splendour Hunk features tripod instrumentation. Fuel gauge, speedometer and rpm meter are analogue. Contemporary pilot lamps and LED tail lamps fails to find a place in the Hero Honda’s new Hunk. Hunk’s battery is the same 12V-7Ah and the ignition is through AMI(Advanced Microprocessor Ignition). Hunk’s engine is same as the X-Treme’s 4 stroke 150cc engine. It develops 14bhp at 8500rpm of power and 12.8Nm of Torque. Hunk’s 150cc engine is mated with a conventional 5speed gearbox. Similar to the TVS CVTi engine the Hunk’s 150cc engine produces tumble induction for efficient burning which means more efficiency.
Hero Honda has launched Hunk at a starting price of Rs 55,000 (at ex-showroom Delhi as on 17th Oct,2007). Hero Honda has launched two variants, kick-start and self-start. While kick-start would be available at Rs 55,000, the company would charge a premium of Rs 2,000 for the self-start model which is priced at Rs 57,000.
It is available in four colours - black, blue, red and silver.