Hero Motocorp plans to launch their dirt bike, Sparkle in the country. Currently Hero is the only two wheeler manufacturer in India which has the dirt bike styled off-road motorcycle namely, Impulse. The company has also unveiled a wide range of products at the 2014 Auto Expo. The sparkle will include fibre body and light weight chassis. It will come with mud protectors, high mounted fender and also under seat exhaust.
Impulse
It will be powered by 80cc, 2 stroke, air-cooled engine with six speed gearbox. It can churn out maximum power of 4.6bhp. The overall weight of the bike is 90kg. It can offer a top speed of 100kmph.
The Dirt bike Sparkle will not include headlamp. It will get durable spoke alloy wheels with dirt compatible tyres. Braking will be done with the help of petal disc brake at the front and drum brake at rear. Suspension duty will be carried out by long travel telescopic forks front suspension and dual hydraulic shocks, aluminium swing arm suspension at rear. We can expect the launch of this bike by the end of this year.