Fuel injection for baby Honda

The bike comes with a real-time fuel economy meter as part of the instrument cluster and is a development of the existing carbureted Glamour, produced by Hero Honda in that country.

According to the Japanese maker: Hero Honda began production of motorcycles in 1985. Its current annual production capacity is 3,450,000 units combined at its two plants in Dalhera and Gurgaon.

This September, the annual production capacity at Dalhera will be expanded to 1,950,000 units from 1,500,000 units by adding a new line. Moreover, its annual capacity will increase to 4,400,000 units in 2007 when a third plant with 500,000 units of annual production capacity will be constructed.

The overall motorcycle market in India has been growing rapidly, reaching approximately 7,300,000 units in 2005, a 15per cent increase from 2004. The market is expected to grow further in 2006, up to approximately 8,500,000 units, a 17 per cent increase from 2005.

Total sales of Hero Honda and Honda's sole subsidiary, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (Private) Ltd. established in 1999, reached approximately 3,371,000 units in 2005, an 18 per cent increase from 2004.