Honda Hits India with $900, 164 MPG CB Twister; U.S. Market is Spared

Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 11:19 p.m.
We got jealous when Harley's XR1200 was a Europe-only offering, and gawked when Honda's DN-01 wasn't available in the U.S. But now that both bikes can be bought stateside, they don't ooze desirability in quite the same way, do they?

That said, try not to get excited by the new Honda Twister, a sharply styled, 238 lb thumper equipped with a 110cc powerplant that yields 164 miles per gallon. A four-speed manual gearbox drives scooter-like levels of power (9 hp, to be exact) to the rear wheel, and this Lilliputian locomotion device will sell in India-- the market VW is so desperate to penetrate-- for the U.S. equivalent of $900.

A little perspective: if you doubled its price, the CB Twister would still run $2,500 less than a 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R. Wow. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that Honda expects to sell 220,000 of these bikes every year-- yep, nearly a quarter million units.

But don't pine for the CB Twister, since it will probably never make it to our shores. Besides, if it did, your fascination would probably fade, wouldn't it?

Source: Honda

Related:

• 2009/2010 Honda Buyer's Guide
• Ten Great First Bikes

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Honda Hits India with $900, 164 MPG CB Twister; U.S. Market is Spared originally appeared on About.com Motorcycles on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 23:19:17.

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