Hero Honda latest open Hunk, as the name indicates is a manly bike. Hunk is the fourth manufactured goods in the 150cc and above range from Hero Honda with previous ones being 156 cc CBZ Xtreme, 150 cc Achiever and 225 cc Karizma. This machine has almost alike power and torque to CBZ Xtreme, with an engine ability of 14.2bhp at 8500 rpm and 12.8 nm at 6500 rpm. The engine is set to have fall flow.
The bike is obtainable in the market in four colors black, blue, red and silver. The cover of air filter and battery are of black and silver colors and the tail addition has a dual black color painted on it. The engine is also not the typical black in color but it has got silver and gray colors on it. The front forks and gas filled rear have copper and gray colors. The bike has got a big tank and black alloy wheels.
Hunk is very sporty in looks and performance. The look of the bike is definitely a upright one having a brawny styling. The design of the bike is excellent as it almost looks like CBZ Xtreme. Unlike CBZ, the grab rail is single piece in Hunk. The riding position in Hunk is very at ease. The chassis of the Hunk is a tubular diamond shaped. The front brake is a 240 mm diameter disc and the rear one is a 130 mm drum type. The wheelbase is 1325 mm and ground clearance is 145. The front rim is made up of1.85 X 18 of alloy and rear rim is of 2.15 X 18 of alloy .The headlight is of the halogen type having12V 35/35W light and tail light is 12V - 5W .There are 4 turn signal lights and clear lens that are of multi reflector type to help the rider. The weight of the bike is 143 kg for the kick start model and 146 kg for the self start model. The height of the bike is 1095 mm.
The air cooled, 4 stroke and single cylinder, 150cc engine of Hunk is powered with 14.4Ps at 8500rpm and has got 12.80 Nm at 6500 RPM of torque. The displacement of the bike is 149.2 cc. The front suspension is telescopic. A new GRS, 5 step Gas Reservoir Suspension (GRS) is attached to the bike at the rear and 5 spokes are also colored in black. The capacity of tank is 12.4 liters and the usable reserve goes to 2.2 liters.
Hero Honda Hunk will be obtainable in two versions, the kick-start version and self-start and comes with a price tag of 55,000 Indian rupees. The kick start costs Rs 2000 less than the self start Hunk of Hero Honda. 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 colors - black, blue, red and silver.
The meter console is the traditional one in Hunk too unlike the latest digital meters in most of the modern bikes. The console is consisted of tripod instrumentation. Fuel gauge, speedometer and rpm meter are analogue. Modern pilot lamps and LED tail lamps fail to find a place in the Hero Honda’s new Hunk. Hunk’s battery is the same 12V-7Ah and the explosion is through AMI(Advanced Microprocessor Ignition).
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