Carb vs injection innova

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Wuyang's review of Honda ANF125 Innova

“Carb vs injection innova”

★★★★★

written by Wuyang on 15/06/2016

Honda innova / anf125

Carb version.....

......got to fine tune choke when you start up...no big deal,but can be a pain in the butt sometimes.
......better finish than the injection model..chrome plating thicker etc
......better to belt through the gears and holds on to its revs better at higher speeds and up hills, needing to down change less.
......120mpg...and that's around a very hilly area.
...... poor standard front headlight bulb....can be upgraded I believe to halogen
...... Hard to find a rear rack unless you import are buy on the bike.
Injection.......

.......no choke, just press the button...don't twist the throttle......and it will tick over for ever.
.......better than the carb version at tootling around the country lanes in higher gears going slowly eg 20 mph in 4th.
.......finish not as good, although with some care will stay good.
.......has halogen 35/35w bulb....still not that brilliant
......more mpg than the carb version anything up to 180mpg has been heard of.

Both super economical, but the tank range is around 80mpg.
Both have tubes tyres.
Both have kick and electric starters, the electric starters are a known weak point.
Headlights don't run from battery and hence not that brilliant, but sufficient.

I've ridden all bikes all over the years, vfrs, bmws, bandits, transalps, dominators, but I still find the little innova more fun.
It also is the best natural riding position I have ever come across, which is strange for a small light bike....much more leg room for example than a Honda cg125 or transalp, which look to have all the room in the world but your legs aren't very dropped putting pressure on your hips, not this bike.

Some find the seat a bit hard, many people recommend the airhawk 2 pad, although not cheap you can however transfer from bike to bike.

The bike easily keeps up with traffic,it's 4 speed and will do up to 50mph in 2nd if need be or you want some fun, I've had 67 in third gear and 72/4 in 4th down hill.

Just remember it's semi automatic, meaning you just change the gears, there's no clutch to worry about.

Great fun, lots of character, super reliable, brilliant for thrashing about or riding slowly taking in the scenery.

Just make sure you keep an eye on the oil and change it every 1000 miles, it's dead easy to do and takes less than a litre, use decent oil.

As already has been said some drivers treat you as if you shouldn't be on the road, especially if like me you hold your position, as you should.....some I let pass when I get chance the others don't deserve it.....putting my life in danger.

Anyway I highly recommend, will last a life time if looked after, got to be one of the cheapest bikes out there to run.

  • Owned a few for quite a few years now

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