Honda Wave series
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Honda Wave series, also known as Honda NF series or Honda Innova (the european version) is a series of small motorcycle model (known as moped or kapchai) manufactured by Honda Motor Co. Ltd as a successor of the world's most popular motorcycle model, Honda Cub series. It debuted in 1995 especially for Asian and European market. While the older Honda Cubs use pressed steel frame that also acts as the main body, Honda Wave uses steel tubes for the frames and plastic cover sets for the body.
Honda Wave comes with three displacement options - 100cc, 110cc and 125cc. In addition to the three models that uses carburetors, Honda also produces the fuel-injected 125cc model known as Honda Wave 125i, the first kapchai model that uses fuel injection.
[edit] Specifications
Honda Wave 125
- Engine type: SOHC 2-valve 4-stroke air-cooled 124cc engine
- Displacement: 124.9 cc
- Bore x Stroke: 52.4 x 59.9 mm
- Max Power: 10.1 PS @ 9,500 rpm
- Max speed: 136 km/h
- Transmission: 4-speed
- Clutch: Wet multi-plate centrifugal
- Starter: Kick and electric starter
- Frame Type: Underbone steel tube
- Suspension (F): Telescopic
- Suspension (R): Swingarm
- Brake (F): Disc
- Brake (R): Leading trailing drum
- Fuel tank capacity: 3.7 L
[edit] Features of Honda Wave series
- Under-seat storage compartment (known as U-box by Honda)
- Front disc brake (standard for 125cc model; optional for 100cc and 110 cc model)
- Roller-bearing rocker arms to reduce friction at the rocker arms (125cc model only)
- Heavy-duty ceramic coated piston (125cc model only)
- Fuel injection (Wave 125i only)
- Digital odometer and fuel tank (standard for 125cc model in certain countries like Thailand and Philippines only)
