Hello, I am Kodieswar from Salem city (Yercaud Hills). I am just 18. I developed a passion for automobiles in my 7th standard. My inspiration was my friend Sanjay, in the sense our school is nearly 20kms from my house, we used to go by school bus. It is a 45 min travel, we used to play by spotting the cars and their make on the roads, he had grater knowledge than me and he wins most times. Then a passion towards automobiles took away both of us. We started to read about automobiles in local magazines and visited local bike showrooms.
We are often not treated well by them as we are just small ones but we deserved more. I started liking the Karizma R and was very much impressed by its Jet set Go ad. It was looking kind of beast on two wheels. Spotting a Karizma is tough those days, thankfully an uncle near our home had a Karizma. We were amazed by is size and instrumentation when we saw it close, it was a superbike to our eyes those days.
I dreamt about buying it one day. During my age of 16 I got a Karizma R with red alloys. I was informed by the showroom men that I was the first to take this color. They were shocked seeing me buying Karizma when they came to know that I am only 16.
Before buying it, we used to do stunts on Scooty Pep (stoppies, short wheelies, burnouts etc.). When we both rode the beast around our city, all people were dumb-stuck on seeing us. Thanks to my parents who realized my passion and promised to buy even safety gears, they know about my style of ride. But I didn’t look like a small boy at that age. I was 5.10 feet and I weighed 85 kilos! The red alloy seemed to attract everyone on roads.
We are caught by cops thrice and got out with the help of my parents. I had been through three accidents so far. One was on second day when not knowing the power of discs I slammed the brake hard and we both fell, thanks to my MPA helmet that literally saved my head. Then another one was when doing a Christ, it was a devastating accident as it cost around 10,000 INR excluding insurance claim. The third was done by my friend, it was just a minor one. But besides all these my parents only encouraged my passion. Thanks to God for giving me a gem of parents.
What urged me to buy a Karizma was that it was designed from head to toe. Hero Honda has done a excellent job concentrating on design even on the key. The front fairing looks majestic. The wind shield speaks the history of its own. The all black theme and red alloy touch which I bet that it grabs all attention on. When caught on signal everyone would start staring. Me and my friend were felt proud.
Mostly we are noticed by our opposite sex and we are remembered by others as Karizma guys. The front suspension was the best tolerating all pot holes across and it even traveled on rocky roads with ease and grace, it fell as if u are on a Benz when it comes to suspension and pride of ownership. The rear suspension was also fine doing its job. The R graphics impressed me the most.
The handle bars which many Karizma users dislike is actually good for ease of travelling. Other rivals such as Pulsar 220, R15, Apache 180 roar very much that at some it even feels annoying. But Karizma sounds like lurking beast ready to go on throttle. The Karizma does not squeeze all power from the engine giving it an greater life and reliability. It feels like u have very good grip on road, thanks to the zappers and weight distribution.
The bike masters the higways as it referred as higway queen. I had once been to Bangalore on my Karizma. I was cruising at around 100-110kmph with ease. With that speed it gave an amazing mileage of 42kmpl on that ride. Normally it gives around 33-35kmpl. Another important feature is that slim and sleek tank which actually holds 16.5 liters of petrol (tested by myself on full dry condition).
The front 276mm disc, the second largest in india does its jobs excellently. The front disc and rear dum combination works out really well thanks to HH. The ZMA I have has outperformed the so called Fastest Indian Pulsar 220, both on 0-60kmph and on top-speed drag. The ZMA hit a top whack of 142kmph (on speedo) whereas the P220 hits around 135 (on speedo).
Karizma serves its owner well both on the highway and on urban streets. The all yellow backlit analog console is the best I have ever seen. It looks great at dark. The rear tail lamp clusters is also the best around the world with those twin multi-reflector warning the chasers. Most of other rivals of Karizma were well designed only on front end, the rear set was not concentrated.
The sitting posture looks majestic. Proud to be a owner of Karizma, you will never regret after buying. You only start loving it more and more everyday and on every ride. My review on my ZMA may seem one-sided but I urge all bikers to keep a hand, and taste the beast, you will be much impressed, then realize I am true. I can write on for pages about my beauty Karizma. All ZMA owners know how I feel, I guess.
Just last sept 25 I turned 18 and now I have my LLR and waiting for my license. I have done 8000 kilometres on my bike and it still revs and looks like a brand new one. Now I am doing my B.Tech in Automobile Engg. in SRM University. BikeAdvice is best indian biking portal I have ever seen, thanks to Deepak. Continue your good work.
- Kodieswar
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A very well drafted review on the ZMA. Surely the bike is still a head tunner. So you have managed 8000kms illegally. Just kidding, enjoy your bike
That is quite an experience to write about!!! BTW I hope not many parents read this post else sales of this awesome bike will go down. Not everyone is blessed with parents like yours
nice one da kodi
congrats
I have a ZMA for 5 years. I know how you feel. It takes courage to put that in words in a forum like this
Great review, have a safe and exciting biking experience.
It is well heard that karizma gives better mileage when driven above 60 kmph at 45kmpl and gives 30 to 35 kmpl when driven at 40 to 45 kmph. Is there anything true in that ? Any way no doubt it is a superb bike.
Deepak, you planning to get the ZMR or Ninja. Time to retire your ZMA :p
I would love the Ninja, but people around me won’t get convinced easily. But I keep trying
i have visited bikeadvice.in for first time past few days and seems a great blog about bikes in india. and this story was worth reading. keep it up guys. and hope i can do well with my blog too!
what u wacked out 142kph in karizma ha haha nice joke the top speed of karizma is 124kph keep dreaming hero honda fanboy…..karizma does not come even close to the fastest indian and r15
Deepak, I think the Fazer 250 will be a awesome machine which might be priced more sensibly than the Ninja.
I am sure Yamaha will catch up with Bajaj on the 250cc trend. Let’s wait and see!
really new karizma is amazing one
wan’na race meh’ ??? i have a zma 6000km done…it goes over 140kmph…yew’ can bring a P220 [fastest indian]…[[game on]]
i bought a zma last august…now it has ran over 6000kmz…after reaching 1500, i started to take it high…i mean upto 135kmph…now it steamz past 140…no sweat…[one thing i realised when i raced a P220 is dat itz speedometer is a fake...it showz upto 10kmph more...]wen i woz goin’ at 120…P220 showed 130…performance keepz getting better and better…unlike a P220…
an R15 s a good machine…i raced one myself…it goez 140kmph…but it needz a long distance stretch…karizma won anywayz…but the R15 is only 150cc and it managed to get close with an zma…[embaressing actually]…
I’ve gotta ZMA R and i’ve done 18000. Wanna know the top speed I’ve reached, its 140 – 142 KmHr. I”ve even done a drag with the fastest Indian but obviously became a easy loser. Then done a drag with RTR, who couldn’t even catch the smoke from my ZMA. And the last dude, R15. Needs to rethink before challenging a ZMA.ZMA ROCKS….. Done 0 – 60 km in 2.9 sec and 0 – 100 km 7 secs. I can prove that buddy.. Everybody needs to rethink before challenging a real rider on a ZMA.
r15 is the for the true racers…. Zma is grt bcos its pricing 84K and we get racing experience at such 20 K lesser than r15 … , wer as R15 is with 104K price tag ….. R15 can defintely beat Zmas easily …go and check out IRUNGATTUKOTAI track (out skirts of chennai , Madras Motor Racers club offcial Website)…. there is no other bike that can make the shortest Lap time in that track against r15…. Its the next segment of Bike … people who plan to buy 150cc bike can make it to Zma by raising some money which is managable… but buying a bike for 1,00,000 above tag is something not easily affordable … and i have seen that there are many guys who had over invested themselves to buy r15 monster just for racing spirit… it handles like anything more than Zma … ( ZMa is grt i m not under estimating it) but r15 is surely more than Zma interms of everything except milage… which racers r least to be bothered of fuel…
And dont ever compare Zma to P220 with regards to power …. P220 can easily make Zma eat dust… but wat makes the difference is… Zma is sexy … P220 is not so stylish…
and Engine is of raw power in P220 , wer as Zma is refined glides giving a nice touring sport… wer as P220 can give u nothing like that… ZMa is far better interms of its superior Engine…. Its is Zma wins over pulsar 220 with same price tags…
i also own a karizma and i m 15 years old
Hey guys am not a racer os a bike expert but am using a zma r for the past 1 yr and i hav done 130 km in my bike and done drag race with pul 200,rtr 180,rtr 160 and have won over them but when it comes to pl220 and r15 i can be in the lead till 100 km after wich they win over me this is the truth….
karizma r
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you are a lucky boy having such a parents.:-) when i was 16 i purchased a honda stunner to get cool looks and save money of my parents. But after a scrath on its fairing on a curve , my parents sold it
and forced me to drive cd deluxe for 2 long and shameful years . Just think how i felt when my friends asked where’s your stunner ?
Hey. You are so cool. Very good experince and very well said. Contact me on joseph.sebastian@hp.com if you can. I have many question on Karizma.
hi kodi,
Being owner of the mighty karizma black, the best investment done by me. the king of bikes dominates every road. very good article keep it up. contact me if possible , i am in chennai interested in touring.
Hi friend, is there karizma production at present? I am planning to buy in this december. Reply pls:) thank you
Hey Kodieswar I am also thinking of buying this bike I am also 16 and about 5.4″ in height well I easily drive platina with a person on . Will I be able to use this one .. Please reply
hey kodi,jus read ur review……..really awesme to read it….m also an owner of karizma……its really a gr8 privilege and ‘gethu’ to ride ds byk dude…..karizma rocks……..a perfect tourer…..:)
I own a Karizma R all black 2008 model and have only praises for the bike. Mods include MRF 120/90 rear tyre, dual pulsar horn and golden silencer cover. Agree with Kodieswar that I (43 yrs) still ride and agree 100% with his review. Still a great bike with no engine change and committed to customer satisfaction. Agree that people do have their own choice & preference on bikes (just like people buy different clothes as per own likings) so all bikes have their own positives and negatives but the fact remains that I as a owner, am very satisfied with a old but tested 223 engine KarizmaR although getting a low mileage of <30 km/ltr on city (luxury item karizma owner don't ever look at milage. You dont own a karizma if you are looking at fuel economy period)
Hello All ,
I have Karizma R which is 8 months old (done 7000 KMs with no changes in the bike like tyres,modifications etc whatsoever), recently (Aug 10) i skidded from the bike. The authorized HH service station (Singh motorcycles, Bund garden , Pune) done their job of servicing, fork out, ball replacing …
From that accident onwards , bike swings (there is difference between swing and wobbleling, in the wobbeling only the front or rear wheel wobbles while in swing, bike moves like snake (not that sharp moves,though) for some time with stiff handle ) . This is not so visible in the city riding but prevalent on highways once you ride bike for some time with more or less constant speed.
I am so fed up with this issue, have checked twice with service station (Singh motorcycles, Bund garden , Pune) and other garage ; but they are unable to rectify it .
If anyone has faced this issue , plz let me know soln or some good mechanic in pune who can solve the issue…
rahul.khandare@gmail.com
09922416215
Rahul ,try changing the wheel bearing & check stay-bar tightness.
heyyy, guyz watch this video on youtube!!!!!!!! Karizma Vs. Apache RTR Fi Vs. Pulsar 220 Fi race
karizma R is a yong style vehicle. my favouraite bike………ko ko ko
i have karizma r i just love it
I like karizma R but fuel consumption is not better so increse the fuel consumption thanxxxxxxx
What is the Maximum gear speed in Karizma?? Means for each gear how fast should I go???