Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Review

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Review

Hero Honda, one of the giant two wheeler manufacturer has come up with a revamped designed model known as Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme in Indian market. The new Xtreme would be a tough competitor to its similar other bikes such as Bajaj Pulsar 150 cc, TVS Apache and Honda Unicorn. The bike comes in various stunning color options and available in two variants. The Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme price is found to be approximately Rs.72355 and it has power ATFT engine, sporty and macho appearance.

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Variants

The Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme has two variants namely

1) Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Self Start
2) Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Kick Start

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Colors

The colors available for all the variants of CBZ Xtreme includes

1) Orange
2) Black
3) Yellow

Apart from that, the front fender, mask and rear view mirrors are painted in body color which is really attractive.

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Dimensions

The bike comes with excellent external measurements which is quite outstanding. The dimensions of Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme in terms of its length, width and height are displayed below.

1) Length – 2080 mm
2) Width – 765 mm
3) Height – 1145 mm

The bike provides the wheelbase of around 1325 mm, ground clearance of about 145 mm and the total kerb weight of the bike is 143 kg respectively.

Design and Style

The Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme is one of the eye-catchy machine in its category which is packed with many advanced features. The front appearance of the bike is very pretty with a halogen headlamp with front blinkers in the front cowl. The front comes with the dual tone rear view mirrors giving an elegant appearance and it is really helpful in viewing the rear happenings of the road. The CBZ Xtreme comes with the decent instrument cluster with three dial pods including fuel guage, speedometer, trip meter etc. Additionally, regular indicators are also kept in a right position in order to give more comfort to the riders. The instrument panel of the bike is designed in matt finish and disctinctive dial design. The fuel tank of the bike is really attractive with stylish model name stickers affixed on it and the seats starts from the tank. The seating arrangements are really comfortable and convenient which is very apt for long journeys. The seats are of cushion and step up type assuring separate cabin for both rider and pillion. The passenger side is blessed with a two-piece rear grab bars in horn like shape. Below the grab bars, the tail lamp clusters are placed which includes tail lamp with rear turn indicators enables to go every nook and corner of the streets. The bike has been fitted with a long muffler in black matt finish but with silver color heat shield. The Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme tyres are of alloy type with good and decent braking system, suspension systems and many more features.

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Engine

Hero Honda Engineers has performed their best especially in designing the engine and Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme features a 4 stroke, air cooled, single cylinder, OHC engine which gives the displacement of about 149.2 cc. The engine of the bike delivers the maximum power output of 14.4 PS @ 8500 RPM in combination with the maximum torque output of 12.8 NM @ 6500 RPM. The engine is mated with a five speed gearbox ensuring quicker and smoother shifting of gears.

Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme Performance

The Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme performance is really good with the powerful engine. The bike can accelerate from 0-60 kmph in just 5 seconds and the maximum speed attained by the bike is nearly 115 kmph which is quite good. Likewise, the Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme mileage is awesome in which it delivers a healthy mileage of around 50 kmpl in city traffic roads. The new CBZ Xtreme is one of the fuel efficient bike with a fuel tank capacity of 12.30 litre.

Brakes and Suspensions

The CBZ Xtreme is fitted with lot of latest features ensuring good handling and control of the bike. The front brake of the bike is of disc type non asbestos with a diameter of 240 mm while the rear brake comes with an internal expanding shoe type brake of diameter 130 mm. These braking combination helps in decelerating the bike even riding at high speed. Additionally, the new CBZ Xtreme is blessed with very advanced suspension system in which the front suspension is of telescopic fork with hydraulic shock absorbers where as the rear suspension is of internal expanding diameter of 130 mm. These braking and suspension mechanism offers greater safety to both rider and the passengers.

Safety Features

The new CBZ Xtreme is built with lot of safety features which assures much safety and security to both rider and pillion. The 18 inch broad alloy wheels enhances the sportiness and aggressive appearance of the bike. The tyres are really safety in which the front tire is fitted with a 2.75/18 42P and the rear tire size is of 100/90 x 18-56P helps in minimizing the risk of skidding in the slippery and watery surfaces. For better safety at night, the bike is incorporated with a headlamp and tail lamp with turn signal lamp which is quite impressive and safety too.