Hero Honda Karizma was a premium motorcycle manufactured 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 ...

. It was first launched in May 2003, given a facelifted update with some change in graphics in 2006. After that the

was given a cosmetic upgrade and relaunched as Karizma R in 2007. In September 2009, it was supplemented by another variant Karizma ZMR with

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in 2009. The production of this motorcycle stopped in 2019 due to poor sales and it was Relaunched on 29 August 2023 As Karizma XMR. Hero Honda Karizma 2006 model

Design

Karizma has been designed specifically for the Indian market. The styling is inspired by

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. The instrument panel and the tank recesses are also designed keeping their functionality in mind.

Engine

Karizma has the Honda's Original tried and tested, but slightly detuned version of 223 cc SOHC air-cooled engine from the CRF230 series of enduro/MX/supermoto bikes that are sold in the United States and

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n markets. It has a five-speed gearbox in place of the CRF's six-speed. The engine is an all-aluminium, undersquare engine (bore 65.5 mm or 2.58 in and stroke 66.2 mm or 2.61 in) running a compression ratio of 9:1. It features a Kehlin CV carburettor with a CCVI switch.

Developments

The successor of Hero Honda Karizma is

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. ...

. The second gen Hero Karizma R came in 2014 which has been inspired by Eric Buell Racing's EBR 1190. The American company had a substantial role in the design of the high end bikes coming from Hero.

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References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.heromotocorp.com/en-in/motorcycles/KarizmaXMR.html, name=Official website, Karizma Motorcycles of India Standard motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 2003