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Hero Motocorp have unleashed their first product after the split from Honda on the market. The company has launched their on-off road bike, the Impulse in the Indian market at the price of Rs 66800, ex-showroom.
The impulse is currently the only Indian dual purpose on-off road bike on sale, and will open up a new market segment in the country. The bike, showcased at Hero Motocorp’s rebranding event at London’s O2 Aren in august, will be powered by a 150cc engine producing 13.2Ps of peak power at 7500 rpm and peak torque of 13.40 Nm at 5000 rpm.
The bike comes equipped with features such as a gas-charged rear monoshock suspension, high ground clearance, a larger diameter front wheel with stud patter tyres and a large front disc brake for assured braking. The bike is available in Black, Vibrant Blue Metallic, Sports Red, Leaf Green Metallic & Vibrant Orange colours. Other features of the impulse include
• Solid knuckle guards
• Sporty high mount exhaust muffler
• Large and raised durable sporty fenders
• Straight pull spokes for better off-roading wheel reliability
• Motocross seat
• Digital Combi meter with “Service Due” indicator
• Digital vertical bar display fuel gauge
Mr. Anil Dua, Sr. Vice President (Marketing & Sales), Hero MotoCorp said, “Impulse – the first model to be launched under our new brand identity – is not just a new product. It also introduces an entirely new segment within the motorcycle market, i.e. the ‘on-road-off-road’ segment. This is a dual-purpose bike, which can be used on regular city roads as well as on off-road terrain. With the attractive price tag, we are sure ‘Impulse’ is going to bring a lot of cheer and added excitement for our customers this festive season. And so, we have planned to make Impulse available for test rides and purchase at several locations across the country ahead of Diwali.”
Here’s the detailed spec sheet of the Hero Motorcorp Impulse
| Engine Type | Air cooled, 4 – stroke single cylinder OHC | |||||||||||||||
| Displacement | 149.2 c.c | |||||||||||||||
| Cylinder Arrangement | One Cylinder, Vertical Engine | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum Power | 9.7 KW (13.2 Ps)@ 7500 rpm | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum Torque | 13.40 N- m @ 5000 rpm | |||||||||||||||
| Bore x Stroke | 57.3 x 57.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Compression Ratio | 9.1 :1 | |||||||||||||||
| Carburettor | C.V Type | |||||||||||||||
| Valve Train | OHC, Poppet Valve | |||||||||||||||
| Valves per cylinder | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Starting | Kick Start/ Self Start | |||||||||||||||
| Idle speed | 1400 rpm | |||||||||||||||
| Ignition | D.C – CDI Ignition System | |||||||||||||||
| LUBRICATION
Oil pump type |
Trochoid | |||||||||||||||
| Oil filtration | Wire mesh & centrifugal filter | |||||||||||||||
| Air filtration | Viscous, Paper Pleated Type | |||||||||||||||
| Engine oil capacity | 1.2 litres | |||||||||||||||
| TRANSMISSIONClutch | Multiplate wet | |||||||||||||||
| Primary reduction | (3.350) 67/ 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Final reduction | (2.941) 50/ 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Gear box | 5 Speed constant mesh | |||||||||||||||
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| FRAME | Semi Double Cradle | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSIONFront | Telescopic Hydraulic Shock Absorbers | |||||||||||||||
| Rear | Swing Arm Mono Suspension with Nitrox | |||||||||||||||
| BRAKESFront Disc | Dia 240 mm Disc | |||||||||||||||
| Rear Drum | Internal expanding shoe type (110 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| WHEEL AND TYRES
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| ELECTRICALS
Battery |
12 V- 4 Ah, MF Battery | |||||||||||||||
| Alternator | 140 W | |||||||||||||||
| Spark plug | NGK- CPR 8 EA 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Spark plug gap | 0.8- 0.9 mm | |||||||||||||||
| Head Lamp | 12 V- 35 W/ 35 W- Halogen Bulb (Multi-Reflector Type) | |||||||||||||||
| Tail/ Stop Lamp | 12 V – 0.5 W/ 4.1 W LED LAMP | |||||||||||||||
| Licence Lamp | 12 V- 5W | |||||||||||||||
| Turn Signal Lamp | 12 V- 10 W (Amber Bulb) x 4 nos (Multi- reflector- Clear Lens) | |||||||||||||||
| Engine oil capacity | 1.2 Ltrs. | |||||||||||||||
| Oil Change Interval
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First 500- 750 Kms.SUBSEQUENT OIL CHANGES- 6000Kms (With Top up after every 3000 Kms) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fuel tank capacity
Reserve
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11.1 Ltrs (Min)
2.6 Ltrs (Usable reserve) |
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| DIMENSIONS
Length |
2100 mm |
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| Width | 820 mm | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1160 mm | |||||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 1360 mm | |||||||||||||||
| Saddle Height | 835 mm | |||||||||||||||
| Ground Clearance | 245 mm | |||||||||||||||
| WEIGHTSKerb weight | 134 Kgs | |||||||||||||||
| Max. payload | 130 Kgs. |
PS: Sorry readers for the delayed report, as the back-end on Motoroids was thrown out of gear for a while.