The Honda Unicorn is a motorcycle developed by Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) and

introduced in 2005. The motorcycle was built and designed by the Honda R&D team based in
Osaka, Japan. It was internally called the CBF150M. The engine was taken from CRF150F post
2005 engine. The previous version of CRF150F was the old CBZ classic. The design of the bike was
done keeping in mind Indian road conditions. Many new features were incorporated, including a twoway air jacket and a diamond frame. The first version of the bike featured spoke wheels and kick
start with an optional self-starter.[3]
Honda claimed the Unicorn accelerated from 0 to 60 km/h (0 to 37 mph) in 5 seconds.[2] India
Business Insight reported acceleration of 0 to 60 km/h (0 to 37 mph) in 5.285.86 seconds, and a
top speed of 114 km/h (71 mph).[1][4]
Honda released this motorcycle to compete with the Bajaj Pulsar and the TVS Apache. Changes
included alloy wheels,powder coated engine with a polished head, electric starter, new graphics,
clear lens indicator lamps, a trip meter, and a slightly smaller rear grab rail. Few performance
changes included minor changes in the cylinder head, overhead valve, ignition remap and a
rear sprocket increase of one tooth, which resulted in increased acceleration at the expense of
reduced top speed.The airfilter was changed from a dry paper to oil coated to better suit dusty
conditions and a new airflow screw in carburetor. A limited Moto GP "Unicorn Grand Prix" edition had
the guise of a Repsol Honda RC211V.[5] HMSI sold 720,000 Unicorns in 2007.[6] The Unicorn
overtook the Bajaj Pulsar to rank highest in its category, the premium segment, in the 2005
Motorcycle Total Customer Satisfaction (MTCS) survey of 7,000 customers conducted by
the TNS specialist division, TNS Automotive.[7]
In 2010, a premium, sporty and stylish variant of the Unicorn, the Unicorn Dazzler, was launched.
Except its styling and presence of disc brake at rear, the other features and specifications are same
as that of the original Unicorn. From 2010, The letters of CB attached for Unicorn model and other
variants of motorcycles from Honda.[8]