Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Private Limited (HMSI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motors Limited. The Honda group had been manufacturing two-wheelers in India since 1984 as a joint venture with the Hero group. They established their own company, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Private Limited in 1999. The Honda brand is the second most popular brand in India. They have bikes with capacities from 110cc to 1300cc in their Indian portfolio. The Honda Unicorn is a 150cc urban motorcycle with sales of over 10,000 units per month.

The Honda CB Unicorn launched in 2005 is priced at Rs 65,012 ex-showrooms. The original version had spoked wheels and only had the kick start feature. To make the Unicorn more competitive, certain modifications were made in 2010.

The bike has a single standard variant with electric start and alloy wheels.

The Unicorn comes in Pearl Fiery Black, Pearl Sienna Red, and Space Silver Metallic with body graphics. The Unicorn console is a combo console. The speedometer, tachometer and tripmeter are of the analogue type and the fuel gauge is digital. There are also low fuel and low oil indicators on the console. The bike has a 7 Ah battery with 35/35 watt multi-reflector headlights, LED tail and brake lights, turn signals and passing light.

The CB Unicorn is powered by a 149cc, 13PS, 12NM torque engine with carburettor-style fuel system and CDI digital ignition. The 5-speed manual transmission has a wet multi-plate clutch and chain drive for final takeoff. The Unicorn gives miles of 60 kmpl. The bike takes 6 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 kmph and the top speed is 108 kmph.

The physical dimensions of the Unicorn are 2095mm long, 756mm wide, 1100mm high, 1340mm wheelbase and 179mm ground clearance. The 146 kg motorcycle has a 13 (1.3 reserve) liter fuel tank. The Unicorn has an advanced diamond frame chassis with telescopic suspension at the front and single shock suspension at the rear.

The Unicorn has 18″ alloy wheels with 2.75×18-42P tires at the front and 100/90×18-56P tires at the rear. Brakes are 240mm disc at the front and 130mm drum at the rear. the back part.

A smooth engine, monoshock rear suspension and a comfortable riding position are pluses for the bike. The absence of a digital console and an outdated design are the weak points of the Unicorn. Competition comes from models like the Bajaj Pulsar, TVS Apache and Honda CB Shine.