This Information Honda CBF Stunner 125 PGM-Fi Discontinued in India..!!, Read More

Another "Fi" motorcycle bites the dust in India..

Somewhere in the beginning of the year, Honda (HMSI) removed the CBF Stunner 125 PGM-Fi from its official Indian website. Which probably means that owing to low demand for the model Honda decided to pull the plug of the Fuel Injected "PGM-Fi" variant of the CBF Stunner motorcycle.

P.S: No publication, Blog or Site seems to be picked up the news so far

Unlike markets like Indonesia where technology like Fuel Injection and Liquid Cooling are aspired even by the commuting consumers (even step thru models and automatic scooters in Indonesia have started to feature Fuel Injection and Liquid Cooling), the Indian consumer comparatively is largely ignorant about such tech and in most cases not willing to loosen his purse for some feature which does not add to the "aesthetic/flaunt" value of his purchase. A common Indian motorcyclist would rather pay Rs. 20,000 more for a full fairing rather than on tech like fuel injection.

Why "Fi" does not deliver the benefits proportional to its cost..??

Fuel Injection technology is costly, the main benefit of "Fi" is that it helps cut down on pollution drastically. The only tangible benefit of "Fi" is in one touch - hassle free starting of the engine no matter what the climatic conditions are. The power/performance, the fuel efficiency etc. of the engine is very similar to a one which would run on a carburetor.

Consumer is King

Most Honda "Fanboys" that I have known would say that Honda will never stop a particular model after launching it. But even Honda has bowed to the market realities and have followed Bajaj (Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi) and TVS (Apache RTR 160 Fi) and looks like have decided to remove the CBF Stunner 125 PGM-Fi from its Indian lineup.

With pollution norms getting stricter, there is no doubt that Fuel Injection is the technology of the future and one day even motorcycle makers might have to replace the carburetors with "Fi" tech (like in the UK). But till then the "Consumer will be King" and probably the manufacturer would have to find a way to justify the cost of adding "Fi" by probably adding a Full Fairing.

Sad but true.

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