Wanna put a smile on your face? Step into one of Honda’s latest imports. Direct from Honda Italy, the 2010 SH150i is just one of a few new tricks up Honda’s sleeve for the coming model year.
Receiving a dose of updates in 2008, the SH sold in the European market for a few years before coming to America. The previously carbureted SH150 picked up an injector as well as roomier rider ergos. Now that Honda North America has cleared the floor of 2009s, they’re fulfilling the demand for economic and stylish rides with the liquid-cooled fuel-injected 153cc four-stroke Single SH150i. The ‘i” refers to the fuel injection of course, not “Italian-designed craftsmanship” like I had first thought.
Honda says the 150i is the best-selling scooter in Italy, of any brand, so it's already a hit in Europe. The SH is ready to take on the dollar-conscious and style-picky American melting pot – as well as a passenger – all in one easy to manage package.
Not since the 1987 model year Elite 150 has American Honda offered anything of this size. They believe the time is right for riders of all ages to enjoy the fun of scootering. Come 2010 they’ll have two new middleweight scoots between Honda’s 50 and 600cc units. Almost perfect timing from Honda as gasoline prices are peaking again with the arrival of the first weeks of summer. Between your hands, you’ll find a modern dash with a big, clean speedometer surrounded by coolant temp and fuel gauges as well as an LCD clock, odometer and one trip-meter
Standing mid-pack among the Japanese maker’s scooter line-up with an MSRP of $4,499, the SH150i competes for your dollar against the Vespa 150 [$4,399] and the closest competitor by spec, the Kymco People 150 [$2,799] – both being air-cooled versus the Honda’s liquid-cooled ride. No other manufacturer makes an L-C 150. MORE………………
Receiving a dose of updates in 2008, the SH sold in the European market for a few years before coming to America. The previously carbureted SH150 picked up an injector as well as roomier rider ergos. Now that Honda North America has cleared the floor of 2009s, they’re fulfilling the demand for economic and stylish rides with the liquid-cooled fuel-injected 153cc four-stroke Single SH150i. The ‘i” refers to the fuel injection of course, not “Italian-designed craftsmanship” like I had first thought.
Honda says the 150i is the best-selling scooter in Italy, of any brand, so it's already a hit in Europe. The SH is ready to take on the dollar-conscious and style-picky American melting pot – as well as a passenger – all in one easy to manage package.
Not since the 1987 model year Elite 150 has American Honda offered anything of this size. They believe the time is right for riders of all ages to enjoy the fun of scootering. Come 2010 they’ll have two new middleweight scoots between Honda’s 50 and 600cc units. Almost perfect timing from Honda as gasoline prices are peaking again with the arrival of the first weeks of summer. Between your hands, you’ll find a modern dash with a big, clean speedometer surrounded by coolant temp and fuel gauges as well as an LCD clock, odometer and one trip-meter
Standing mid-pack among the Japanese maker’s scooter line-up with an MSRP of $4,499, the SH150i competes for your dollar against the Vespa 150 [$4,399] and the closest competitor by spec, the Kymco People 150 [$2,799] – both being air-cooled versus the Honda’s liquid-cooled ride. No other manufacturer makes an L-C 150. MORE………………
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