Honda launches cheap manual motorbike

In order to expand the low-cost manual motorbike segment, Honda has just launched an upgraded version of the CB Shine SP with some improvements in engine and design.

In India, both motorbikes and cars can make Vietnamese people dream because of their enviable prices. In the country with the second largest population in the world, the manual transmission motorbike segment is still heating up every day with higher competition than ever from many big and small names. Although it is the top-selling motorbike in the segment, Honda still has to continuously upgrade the CB Shine SP to stay competitive.

In this upgrade, the biggest change of CB Shine SP 2017 is the new 125cc air-cooled single-cylinder engine that produces 10.16 horsepower at 7,500 rpm and 10.3 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. The engine is combined with a 5-speed gearbox for a maximum speed of 93 km/h.

The design of the CB Shine SP 2017 has not changed much except for the new sports car decal, traditional analogue clock combined with modern digital screen, new headlight cluster. Customers can choose from 6 different paint colors with 3 versions including standard, Deluxe and CBS. The selling price starts from 60,674 rupees, equivalent to 908 USD, the most expensive is the version equipped with CBS brakes at 65,174 rupees, equivalent to 975 USD.

According to TNO