The Hero Honda Ambition is a commuter motorcycle launched by

Hero Honda Hero MotoCorp Limited (formerly Hero Honda) is an Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturer headquartered in New Delhi. The company is one of the largest two-wheeler manufacturers in the world, as well as in India, where it has ...

in 2002 with similar engine architecture as the

Hero Honda CBZ The Hero Honda CBZ is a motorcycle launched in early 1999 by Hero Honda, with an original Honda 156.8cc single-cylinder engine. The styling of the bike was a scaled version of the Honda CB series. The CBZ has an over-square engine with a Keihin ...

, with a reduced bore diameter but same stroke. This gave the Ambition a swept volume

single-cylinder engine A single-cylinder engine, sometimes called a thumper, is a piston engine with one cylinder. This engine is often used for motorcycles, motor scooters, go-karts, all-terrain vehicles, radio-controlled vehicles, portable tools and garden machinery ...

Description

The Hero Honda Ambition is a ''135cc'' bike launched in India by

with an Original Honda's 133.3cc over square and

overhead camshaft engine An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...

with Keihin conventional CV carburetor. The Bike was unveiled in 2002 with a 5-speed constant mesh transmission and comes with self-start as optional. This motor generated 11.2ps of max power and 10.5Nm of peak torque making the bike suitable for city commuting and allowing it to cruise out on the highway at good speeds. Hero Honda marketed the Ambition model as a commuter bike with

original Honda platform engine in 133.3cc capacity. This bike came with CDI Advanced Micro processor ignition technology and was launched to compete with

Bajaj Pulsar The Bajaj Pulsar is a range of motorcycles manufactured by Bajaj Auto in India. It was developed by the product engineering division of Bajaj Auto in association with Tokyo R&D,Bharat stage emission standards. The concept of Hero Honda in this motorcycle is it should be more powerful than ''125cc'' motorcycles and more Fuel efficient than ''150cc'' Motorcycles. The fairing of the bike was also scaled from the

, However, the manufacturer failed to sell the expected number of units so the company revised and updated a facelift model in 2004 by changing conventional round headlamp design to the CBZ fairing. Despite this, it failed to sell the expected number of units and the bike was discontinued in 2005. It failed due to its price, which was costlier than its competitors bikes at that time. After this failure, Hero Honda updated the Ambition as an all new

Hero Honda Achiever Brief The Hero Honda Achiever is a 149.1 Cubic centimetre, cc motorcycle manufactured in India by Hero Honda. The Achiever production started in 2006. It is based and shares Chassis and body parts of Hero Honda Ambition 135 platform. Hero H ...

which shared only part of the side and tail panels set with same CBZ Xtreme Engine and

Honda Unicorn The Honda Unicorn is a motorcycle developed by Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) and introduced in 2004. It was internally called the CBF150M. The engine was taken from the CRF150F post 2005 engine. The previous version of CRF150F was the ...

engine.

Models list

* Hero Honda Ambition (2002–2004) (BS2), This model came with a round headlamp and instrument cluster with 133.3 cc power plant. It comes with two variants: Kick-start model and Self-start model with a front disc of 240mm integrated with Nissin Calipers as optional. * Hero Honda Ambition 135 (2004–2005) (BS2), This is a facelifted model which came with upgraded front visor and instrument cluster inspired by

Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System

Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System works in tandem with sensors to the throttle cable and controls the fuel flow and throttle response of the bike, which helps in improving the spark of the bike electronically. The Ambition was the first motor cycle in Hero Honda Featured Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System (AMI). This System plays a major role in delivering the better power, pickup and also improving the fuel consumption of the bike efficiently. This is the concept of Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System. After this ambition model, Hero Honda equipped this technology in all its ''150cc'' to ''200cc'' motorcycles to deliver better efficiency and pickup with less fuel consumption as claimed by

References

* In ''Automobile Industry in India Brand Positioning Among two Wheeler Motor Cycles in India'' By Dr. M. Sirajudeen, Dr. U. Leyakath Ali Khan" Book, page No. 76, the launch details of both Hero Honda ambition and CBZ star with year details by authors. * In ''Product Strategy and Corporate Success: Concepts and Cases from the Indian Automobile Industry'', the authors mention Hero Honda Success Product strategy by mentioning their all bike models including Hero Honda Ambition 135. * In ''Two-wheeler Industry in India An Introduction'' by T.P. Balaji Rajmanohar. Mention on page No. 166 about the Ambition Brand ambassadors.

* Hero Honda Karizma *

Hero Honda Karizma R The Hero Honda Karizma is a motorcycle manufactured in India by a partnership of Hero Honda. It was first launched in 2003 and was given a cosmetic upgrade Karizma R in 2007. In September 2009, it was supplemented by another variant Karizma ZMR. ...

* Hero Honda Karizma ZMR *

Hero Honda Splendor The Hero Splendor+ is an entry level motorcycle manufactured in India by Hero motocorp. It has an electronic ignition and a tubular double cradle type frame with a engine. The engine is based on the Honda Cub C100EX with a similar bore and str ...

* Hero Honda Passion * Hero Honda Super Splendor *

Hero Honda Hunk The Hero Honda Hunk is a ''150cc'' motorcycle launched by Hero Honda in October 2007. It is offered in two variants, kick start and self-start. The new 2011 model is offered with either rear disc brake, or rear drum brake. Comfort and handling ...

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* Hero Pleasure *

Honda Activa The Honda Activa is a motor scooter made by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI). It was launched in India in May 1999. Production in Mexico began in 2004. It is a 109/125 cc, scooter. The vehicle has the option of kick- and self-star ...

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Motorcycles introduced in 1999

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Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System

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