Japanese automotive manker Honda has rolled out its new 1,200 cc super bike, VFR1200F, in India.

Eyeing to start a new era of sports riding in the Indian market, the new bike VFR1200F is available at a price Rs 17.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

This is Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India's third offering in the sports biking section after CB1000R and CBR1000RR Fireblade, which are 1000 cc bikes.

The new 1,200 cc super bike will hit India markets after August 16, and will offer up a mileage of 15.9 km a litre if driven on the fuel efficient mode called mode-D.

According to company officials, the bike's exclusive feature is the pleasurable and sports combination, which it offers to clients.

Mr. Shinji Aoyama, president and chief executive, HMSI said, "VFR is the combination of sports and touring capabilities. It is also a high 'fun' quotient bike. This concept is driven by advanced customer needs and adaptation of state-of-the-art technologies." Fabricated at the Honda's most innovative plant and the mother plant of global motorcycles - the Kumamoto factory in Japan, VFR1200F is an idea driven by extensive customer requirements.

The super-bike is said to be armed with a V4-1,237 cc engine that consists of newest technology of fuel injection and liquid cooling with the fuel tank capacity of 18.5 litres.

It is said to usher in the new-age racing technologies in motorcycles in India, with patented dual clutch transmission technology and ergonomically designed engine. (With Inputs from Agencies)