The Honda Dio was introduced in Japan in January 1988. The name is derived from the son of Venus

Venus

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 'dyonisiac'. It is now manufactured and assembled in India by Honda's HMSI

HMSI

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, Private Limited is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Limited, Japan. Founded in 1999, it was the fourth Honda automotive venture in India, after Hero Honda, Kinetic Honda Motor Ltd and Honda Siel Cars India.The entry of Honda into the...

 subsidiary, from where it is exported to UK as the Honda Lead.
The Dio is equipped with cushioned seats and also a spacious under the seat storage box.

The New Honda Dio runs on a 102 cc air-cooled, four-stroke, single-cylinder, OHC engine with both electric self-start and kick start.
The scooter has a 6 litres (12.7 US pt) fuel tank, of which one litre is reserve.

Specifications

Engine specifications

• Engine: 102 cc, 4-stroke
• Gears: Automatic
• Clutch: 0
• Chassis Type: High rigidity Under Bone type
• Cooling Type: Air Cooling

Dimensions

• Length: 1760.00 mm
• Width: 710.00 mm
• Height: 1110.00 mm
• Weight: 110.00 kg
• Ground Clearance: 145.00 mm
• Fuel Tank: 6.00 l
• Wheelbase: 1,238.00 mm
• Battery Type: 12V, 5Ah
• Tubeless: Yes

External links

• http://www.honda2wheelersindia.com/dio/features.html
• http://www.automobileindia.com/two-wheelers/honda-motors/honda-dio.html