Honda Zoomer-X

With its monkey bike design derived from the hugely popular global motorcycle, the Honda Grom, the Honda Zoomer X looks one of its kind, with the compact and funky design giving it a unique stance. However, the extremely extrovert design coupled with its compact stance might not be to everyone’s taste, thus generating polarised opinions on the way it has been styled.

The front face of the Honda Zoomer X looks large for its size, with a trapezoidal headlamp with curved upper edges giving it an angry look when viewed head-on. The headlamp is encased in a dual-tone fairing, atop of which sits a very short visor, thus making the front fascia of the Zoomer X look aggressive. A contrast coloured chin below the headlamp and large clear lens turn indicators complete the look at the front, along with an edgy and compact front fender.

It is from the sides where the Honda Zoomer X shows its unique styling at the most, with a fairly sized floorboard and zig-zag shaped back apron. While this looks really nice, the taller riders will find this particular area quite cramped. The side body panels are something which are quite unseen till date, with hollowed and tubular panels making it look edgy.

Like the side body panels, the pillion grab rail too is shaped in a tubular manner, behind which sits a very small tail lamp assembly. The cut short rear fender exposes the rear wheel very well, which makes it look sporty from the rear. Honda has carried out a blackened theme for the engine, exhaust pipe, and alloy wheels.

Carrying out the funkiness of its overall design, the Honda Zoomer X has a unique looking driver’s cockpit, with a high positioned handlebar, which looks like that of a cruiser motorcycle. The bike gets a very small fully digital LCD panel, which shows displays for speedometer, odometer, and fuel gauge, with the telltale lamps placed above it. The round rearview mirrors add an alight retro touch to the design.

Unlike any other entry-level scooter in its portfolio, Honda has equipped the Zoomer X with a  suspension setup of upside-down hydraulic telescopic forks at the front and a single-sided coil spring at the rear. Usually associated with premium bikes, this sporty suspension setup suits to the athletic character of the Zoomer X and makes the already capable bike a fun to ride machine. The Honda Zoomer X is fitted with a petal disc brake at the front and a drum brake at the rear.

The Honda Zoomer X gets a small and entry-level four-stroke, single-cylinder, air-cooled, 108.2cc engine, which is coupled to a V-belt automatic transmission. The engine produces a maximum power output of 8.8 PS, while the peak torque output of the engine is rated at 9.3 Nm. These numbers surely sound impressive, given the fact that how compact and light-weighted the Zoomer X is.

The Honda Zoomer X is devoid of any new and modern safety feature, owing to the fact that it is an entry level commuter bike built to a cost.

The Honda Zoomer X can draw polarised opinions on the basis of the way it looks, but the same design of it lends it a striking and unmistakable road presence. With a petite size that translates to an impressive power to weight ratio and excellent hardware, the Honda Zoomer X is one of the most fun to drive entry-level bikes around.