Engine and gearbox:

Honda shine comes with a powerful engine, only Yamaha gladiator and Honda shine have a power output 10+ (in bhp) also Honda shine has the highest torque in 125cc segment. Honda brand this engine as ‘optimax’ which is named to explicitly convey from shine you can expect maximum pickup as well as mileage.

Price and Verdict:

Suzuki offers warranty for 2 years or first 30,000kms for zeus (not much impressive when others offer 3 years) and zeus is priced in the band of Rs42,725 and Rs46,326. Shine is priced in the range of Rs40,945 and Rs45,844.

Suzuki zeus is build for city commuters, it is the least powered engine in its class. Zeus makes 8.7bhp@7000rpm even most 110cc bikes make this. All aluminium, air cooled zeus engine breathes through twin valves. Zeus is one of the few bikes in the market that do not feature the more contemporary constant velocity (CV) carburettor. One more special with zeus is its peak torque of 10Nm kicks in as early as 3500rpm which means zeus demands lesser gear change hence perfect bike for city ride

Ride and Handling:

Honda claims shine features cutting edge technologies such as strong yet flexible diamond frame and Ergo Tec (Ergonomics and Technology) design. Both these enable offers superior absorption of shocks & vibrations thus providing excellent ride comfort & stability as expected on Honda bikes. Even though Honda shine features three step hydraulic suspension the useful tuff tube (reduces the incidence of puncture) affects the smoother riding.