Good Pickup.Awesome

Good Pickup.Awesome

The CB Trigger is a motorcycle with which

Honda aims to gain some market share in

the competitive 150cc segment while also

fortifying their presence where they lacked,

motorcycle volumes. Has Honda

succeeded? Yes, we see a lot of CB

Triggers here on the roads of Maharashtra,

all in different colours too. Reason?

Extremely well priced from base variant to

the middle variant. Top end variant is so

expensive that you can stretch your budget

a bit and get the Pulsar 200 NS if you

wanted to. The base variant that comes

with rear drum brakes is bang on against

the highly popular Pulsar 150. How close?

Well it’s just Rs 300-400/- cheaper than the

Pulsar. Dual disc variant is bang on against

the superlative FZ.

The engine on the CB Trigger is borrowed

from the Unicorn and there are subtle

changes made to the ignition and the

exhaust timing. Major change, which Honda

always keeps playing, is the camshaft.

Slightly high lift camshaft has improved fuel

economy by a good margin and increased

mid-range and top-end response. When I

mean response, it’s only response. There is

no increase in top speed or numbers. The

old Dazzler, Unicorn and Trigger have

different 60-100 km/hr roll-on timings. Low-

end is just about adequate while mid-range

offers excellent punch and on the highway

you just need to twist the wrist to keep up

with bigger segment bikes with absolute

comfort, with no stress on the engine.

Taller gearing lends it the big bike feel but

it obviously lacks power. Honda should have

taken this opportunity to increase power

and torque as every other 150cc has

already done so. Next update is far far

away.