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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI), the 100 per cent two-wheeler subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Company, on Monday launched its new bike ‘CBF Stunner’. Targeted at youth, the new 125cc motorcycle, with 11 bhp engine and five-speed transmission that comes in three variants, has been priced between Rs. 47,070 and Rs. 51,655 (ex-showroom, Delhi). After Shine, its HMSIs second entry to the 125 CC segment, the fastest growing and contributing almost 25% of the total motorcyle market. Honda plans to sell 80,000 units of this bike this fiscal and even launch two to three new models this year.

The Stunner will compete with Bajaj’s XCD, the cheapest bike in the 125 CC segment, Hero Honda’s Super Splendour, TVS’s Flame and Yamaha’s Gladiator. But unlike Bajaj, HMSI doesnt want to give up on the 100 CC segment all together. It plans to launch a bike in this category next year to eat into hero Honda’s share.