Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) launched the company's first motorcycle which is compliant for the Bharat Stage VI (BS6) emission regulations. The Honda SP 125 is HMSI's second BS6-compliant two-wheeler after the new Honda Activa 125. The Honda SP 125 will be available in two variants - the drum brake with combined braking system (CBS), and a front disc brake variant with CBS. The Honda SP 125 will go on sale in Delhi from next week, followed by pan-India sales beginning shortly. Here's all you need to know about the new Honda SP 125.
The Honda SP 125 uses a new 125 cc, fuel-injected engine with what Honda calls the Enhanced Smart Power (eSP) technology. It essentially reduces friction inside the moving parts of the engine, and maximises performance and fuel-efficiency. The silent-start ACG starter starts the engine quietly, and the fuel-injection system with 8 sensors constantly injects optimum fuel and air mixture, resulting in efficient combustion. A piston cooling jet reduces friction and maintains optimum engine temperature, while an offset crank and rocker arm fitted with needle bearing is saif to reduce even more frictional loss in the engine. The engine puts out 10.72 bhp at 7,500 rpm and 10.9 Nm of peak torque at 6,000 rpm.
The new Honda SP 125 looks bigger, thanks to it being longer, wider and taller than the Honda CB Shine SP. The headlight is a LED unit with a sharp and edgy design, while the muscular fuel tank gets sharp and sculpted extensions with edgy graphics. The five-spoke split alloy wheels also get a new design, and the tail section gets a minor facelift as well. The exhaust muffler gets a part chrome shield to give the SP 125 a touch of premium-ness.
The new Honda SP 125 features a first in segment silent-start ACG starter motor. The switchgear is also new, and features an integrated pass switch along with the low/high beam on the left handlebar. On the right handlebar is an engine start/stop switch, and the new SP 125 gets an all-new, full-digital instrument console with a long list of read-outs, including real time fuel efficiency, two trip meters, average fuel economy, distance to empty, service due indicator, gear position indicator and eco mode indicator. The Honda SP 125 drum brake version is priced at Rs 76,074 (ex-showroom, Delhi), while the disc brake variant is priced at Ra 80,369 (ex-showroom, Delhi).