Raider 125 FI has 21 mm more ground clearance.
DSS disc trim offers the best balance of safety and features in the Shine 125 BS6 line-up for Nepal. Ideal everyday bike for mixed city-highway use where better braking and fuel savings justify the slightly higher price.
This is the entry-level Raider trim for buyers who want the aggressive styling and performance of the 125cc engine without paying the premium for smart connectivity.
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Every variant, priced
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
What each one really costs you
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 3-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
| Specification | Honda Shine 125 | TVS Raider 125 FI |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-showroom | रु 3,05,900 | रु 3,05,900 |
| Road tax + registration | ≈ रु 6,800 | ≈ रु 3,300 |
| Third-party insurance | ≈ रु 1,931 | ≈ रु 1,705 |
| Estimated on-road | ≈ रु 3,14,631 | ≈ रु 3,10,905 |
| EMI / month | ≈ रु 5,709 · 3 yr @ 7.5% | ≈ रु 5,709 · 3 yr @ 7.5% |
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
Our verdict
Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the TVS Raider 125 FI leads on ground clearance and dealer and service reach.
- you want servicing within reach of where you live
Measured: 152 more service centres in Nepal (208 vs 56).
- rough, unpaved or flood-prone roads are part of your daily route
- you want a dealer close enough to visit and negotiate at
Measured: 21 mm more ground clearance; 127 more showrooms in Nepal (300 vs 173).
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
What we have actually checked
Each is a dated change we applied to a published ex-showroom price after checking it. A logged change may be a distributor's revision or our own correction coming into line with the official figure — the log says which way each one moved, and when, not why.
See the full price-change log →Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 22 October 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
Honda Shine 125 vs TVS Raider 125 FI — questions buyers ask
Which is cheaper in Nepal — Honda Shine 125 or TVS Raider 125 FI?
As of October 2026, the Honda Shine 125 starts at Rs 2.9 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 0.16 lakh less than the TVS Raider 125 FI at Rs 3.06 lakh.
What is the price of the Honda Shine 125 and TVS Raider 125 FI in Nepal?
The Honda Shine 125 costs Rs 2.9 lakh to Rs 3.06 lakh and the TVS Raider 125 FI costs Rs 3.06 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
Should I buy the Honda Shine 125 or the TVS Raider 125 FI?
Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the TVS Raider 125 FI leads on ground clearance and dealer and service reach. Take the Honda Shine 125 if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Take the TVS Raider 125 FI if rough, unpaved or flood-prone roads are part of your daily route. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.