Ramped up Honda bikes line up
Things are on the up for local Honda bikes institution Boon Siew Honda. The firm has been on the offensive eversince the festive Hari Raya holidays culminated, bringing forth a number of new and refreshed models.
Here’s a quick recap of the firm’s recent launches.
CB250R & CB1000R Launched
Things kicked off with the debut of the new CB250R and CB1000R duo during its Hari Raya open house held at the Sepang International circuit. Setting both these bikes apart are their striking ‘Neo Sports Café’ design.
Starting with the CB1000R, it harnesses a liquid-cooled 998cc in-line four-cylinder heart that delivers rough 143hp and 104Nm to power the rear wheel through a six-speed chain-drive setup.
Notable features include a pair of Showa Separate Function Fr Fork Big Piston unit (SFF-BP), a pair of dual radial-mount four-piston front calipers grabbing a pair of 310mm floating discs supplemented with a 2-channel ABS suite, not forgetting full-LED lighting all around to supplement its striking design.
Available in two colour choices, the CB1000R naked street bike commands a base price of RM74,999. A two-year or 20,000km warranty is included in said price.
For the budget conscious, there’s the smaller yet more affordable CB250R to consider. Essentially, this is the CB1000R’s smaller, quarter-litre sized sibling. This one packs a liquid-cooled 249cc single-cylinder that thumps out 27hp and 23.3Nm.
Notably, it boasts features commonly found on much larger machines such as the tapered rubber-mounted steel handlebar, LCD instrument display and full LED lighting.
Availble in three colour choices, the CB250R commands a base price tag of RM22,999. A two-year or 20,000km warranty is included in said price.
Refreshed MSX 125 SF & PCX 150
In the weeks after their launch event in Sepang, Boon Siew Honda then announced the availability of the updated Honda MSX 125 SF minimoto and PCX 150 scooter models.
With the MSX 125 SF, little has changed apart from the introduction of several new and racy colours and graphics. This pint-sized cult favourite, which packs a peppy 125cc heart, commands a base price of just RM10,499.
The PCX 150, on the other hand, gets a host of new looks and on board features. Sharper and sportier looks aside, the ever popular 150cc automatic scooter offering now boasts LED lighting front and aft, a new digital instrument display panel, as well as a 12-volt charging port in the forward glove compartment.
The refreshed PCX 150 goes on sale with a base price tag of RM10,999. Again, Boon Siew Honda’s standard offer of a two-year or 20,000km warranty is included in said price as well.
New Dash 125
Last but not least comes the firm’s latest launch held this week where it debuted the sporty new Honda Dash 125 moped at the Ikano Power Centre, Damansara. The Dash 125’s arrival sees it replace the outgoing Honda Wave Dash 110 model.
Besides its new model designation, the Dash 125 benefits with a larger new 125cc air-cooled single-cylinder heart. Primed with both electronic ignition and fuel injection, it delivers roughly 9.8hp and 9.5Nm.
Besides that, the Dash 125 also gets a sharp and sporty new design featuring an LED headlamp, revised instrument display, as sporty alloy wheels design. This sporty new ‘kapchai’ can also be had in single-disc or twin-disc brake forms as well.
Available in a choice of four racy colours and graphics, the Dash 125 retails from RM5,999 in single-disc form, from RM6,299 in twin-disc form, and from RM6,499 in its flagship Repsol Edition (twin-disc) form.
Additionally, Boon Siew Honda also confirmed that it the Dash 125 will be the basis for its new Dash 125 Challenge racing series that support’s the Malaysian Cub Prix next year to replace the current Wave Alpha Challenge series.
