Honda Discontinues CBF Stunner PGM-FI Variant

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Honda's Indian arm Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is gaining momentum in India. The company is growing exceptionally good; the market share has been increasing since the split with erstwhile partners Hero MotoCorp. Honda has launched some very good motorcycles in the Indian market, all of which are doing fine. However, Honda CBF Stunner, one of their oldest bikes in India, has now stopped raving up the atmosphere for the company. One reason for this is no updations. The other reeason being competition, tough competition at that. Its counterpart Hero MotoCorp Ignitor has been based on the same bike,  which is based on the same bike and is being reported to be running better than CBF Stunner. To make things better, Honda now has decided to discontinue the CBF Stunner PGM-FI.

Hero MotoCorp is one of the biggest bike brand in India and has a greater brand value than Honda and the Ignitor is way cheaper than the Stunner PGM-FI, which is the prime reason behind this decision. Honda was selling CBF Stunner in two different variants called Stunner PGM-FI and Stunner; there were a vast difference in the prices of the two. While the PGM-FI variant was priced at Rs 65,845, the carburetted variant priced at Rs 56,348 (ex-showroom, Delhi). Keeping the fact in mind that there is no differences in styling or performance, this is a huge difference. Stunner PGM-FI was even costlier than Honda CB Unicorn, a segment above bike.

This motorcycle gets it power from a 124.7cc, single-cylinder air-cooled engine that develops 11bhp at 8000rpm and peak torque of 11.2Nm at 6500rpm. The decision will not affect the sales of the motorcycle, but the company will get rid of the unnecessary loses, which was occurring due to the Stunner PGM-FI variant.