The Bike Advice: Hero Karizma ZMR review

Intro

Karizma ZMR "above all"

Karizma is the well know brand among youngster. Even though more powerful bike than the karizma is in the market people choose the karizma. Karizma is known for its reliable and for its torque. There are 2 kinds of Karizma in by the Hero group i.e., Karizma R series and Karizma ZMR.

ZMR is elder sibling of the R series.

Next to Royal Enfield people choose Karizma for their long happy rides because of its reliability.

Ex-Showroom price Delhi:98500

Styling

Styling of the Karizma os awesome. ZMR looks like a sports bike because of the doom covering the engine. Though i dint like the tail light, its kind of too big when compared to the size of the tyre. The head light of the bike is unique. The digital console is above the mark. According to me its the best looking digital console by the Hero.

Engine

Karizma has the same engine as that of its sibling. But it has Honda's famous PGM-FI. Yes the Karizma ZMR has Fuel Injection type ignition than that of the carburetor of the Karizma R series. It delivers 17.6bhp @ 7000 rpm and 18.35N-m torque @6000 rpm. This bike delivers 0.6 bhp more than the R series.

Maintenance of the engine is not a concern. But one has to maintain the Fuel Ignition of the engine. For example if you go for a distance place and if the engine breaks down, there will not be any gadgets to check the PGM-FI. This is the draw back of the ZMR

Handling

The ride of the bike is smooth. Smooth gear box, smooth engine, good throttle response, nice breaking. The bike is having disc brake in both the wheel. The sensitivity of the rear wheel disc is good. Not as in the rear disc of Pulsar 220.

The bike handles okay in the dry weather. If the road is wet the tyre wont stick to the road as expected for a bike like Karizma. This is because of the tyre in the rear. It is a little small compared to the size of the bike. Even though size does not matter in handling, in this case it does.

Mileage

With PGM-FI engine one can expect mileage of Karizma ZMR around 45kmpl. A little more than the Karizma R-series. In highway the bike which i tested gave me 50. So its a good commuting bike.