Top 5 things to know about the new Hero Achiever 150

5 Engine Though it is not the best performing motor in its segment the updated engine of the new Hero Achiever is BSIV compliant The company claims that it is a TOD Torque on Demand engine which gives optimum performance according to your riding conditions It also says that the engine now imparts a better acceleration to the bike making it capable of doing a sprint from 060kmph in just five seconds The singlecylinder aircooled motor has a power output of 136PS at 8000rpm and delivers a peak torque of 128Nm at 5000rpm4 i3S Idlestopstart system The new Achiever 150 also gets Heros patented i3S technology which has already been appreciated by customers of the Splendor iSmart and iSmart 110 The system automatically shuts down the engine when it remains on idle for around 10 seconds saving the fuel consumption on traffic signals and other conditions The bike can be restarted easily by just pulling the clutch lever and the system is also switchable so you can turn it off if you want to It helps in returning a better fuel economy especially in city riding conditions and company officials told us that it can provide 50kmpl in urban conditions3 Automatic Headlamp On AHO It is a firstinclass safety feature which allows you the convenience to not turn on and off the headlamp of the bike It automatically senses the light conditions in the vicinity and turns the headlamp on or off accordingly This feature specially helps when we forget to turn on the headlamps while going through a dark condition area for a while for example a tunnel and it can be dangerous to ride at such places without proper illumination2 New Styling We agree that the styling is not a wow factor of the new Hero Achiever 150 however it is at least fresh and better when compared to the previous model The bike looks much inspired from its sibling the Xtreme especially when you look at the fuel tank The new headlamp is angular complementing the flowing design on the bike Fit and finish of the bike are decent which is a forte of the manufacturer and the paint quality is also impressive What we didnt like are the skinny tyres of the bike which doesnt gel with the overall styling But overall the bike looks decent and comfortable as a commuter motorcycle1 Pricing and Competition The Hero Achiever directly competed with the Honda CB Unicorn which is priced slightly higher So the new motorcycle will definitely get the advantage of its competitive pricing and new features However when we look at the price segment its other rival is the Bajaj V15 which comes at exactly the same price and offers a unique and more impressive styling along with some better features However the Achiever also gets the brand value of Hero MotoCorp to fight with the competitorsThe new Hero Achiever 150 will also be available in a disc brake trim for just Rs 1000 extra and both the variants has three colour options Panther Black Metallic Candy Blazing Red and Ebony Grey Metallic Moreover the company has also introduced a limited edition of the bike to commemorate the landmark of 70 million units of production which also coincides with Indias 70th year of Independence So the special edition bike gets clad in the colours of Indian patriotism ie the tricolour of our national flag Keeping it exclusive the company will produce only 70 units of this limited edition Achiever 150Read More on Hero AchieverRead Full article on Bikedekhocom