Seems like all the prayers or curses given by many Unicorn bike owners were answered when HMSI decided to release a modified version of the old Unicorn, in form of Dazzler. The Dazzler is the fifth bike from the HMSI garage to sport the same 150cc engine with different tuning, the earlier bikes being Unicorn, Achiever, CBZ Extreme, and Hunk.
The timing for release of Dazzler might not have been great, but it surely has been filled with features to make sure it stands out. Let us have a look at these features
Aesthetics
The bike boasts of a very very aggressive styling with bikini fairing with screenless front cowls, Honda emblem embossed huge side cowls similar to the Twister, twin tone seats, sporty half chain cover, and a really cool tail.
Performance
The bike sports the 150cc engine and HMSI has increased the power output by 0.7bhp with output going up to 14 bhp. The bike is more powerful that the Achiever or the CB Unicorn, but still lacks behind from the Hunk and CBZ extreme. The peak power produced is 8500rpm that is 500 more than the old 8000 rpm from Unicorn.
Weight
The bike is more lighter than the old Unicorn, and nearly 8kg lighter. It seems the company has understood the importance of keeping the bike weight low.
No more Kick Start
The bike no longer support kick start. The bike has completely eradicated the kick start option to go along with the crowd. But, the bike could easily have retained it along with the button start option.
Misc features
The bike sports a very cool digital console that sports the tachometer, information lights, blue backlit digital speedometer, tripmeter, clock, and fuel meter. Also, the bike has a reduced fuel tank with 1 liter less capacity then the 13 liter old Unicorn. The bike will boasts good fuel efficiency with 60kmpl on Indian roads. The other features include Vibrations dampeners, Maintenance Free 12Volt 4Ah Maintenance Free Battery (The older Unicorn comes with 12V 7Ah), Viscous Air Filter etc.
The bike is not charged the same as the older sibling, and of course it worth each penny due to the added features. The bike will cost Rs 71790(on road Pune) making it Rs 4000 more costlier than the older sibling.
But, compared to the other options our there such as Yamaha FZ 16 with on road pune price of Rs 73000, there are more options for serious buyers.
The true bike lovers will definitely give a though to FZ, as Dazzler lacks the awesome sporty looks, insane power, and torque. But, the bike does boast of an awesome mileage for true consume bike lovers.?
