Hero Honda Splendor Plus-100 Review

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Review

The giant two wheeler manufacturer Hero Honda has introduced its new daily commuter bike known as Splendor Plus in India. The company claims that the new bike would be one of the largest selling bikes in India and it would be a tough competitor to its similar other manufacturer bikes. The new bike has been designed with refreshed features with some improvements over the old splendor bike. The Hero Honda Splendor Plus price is found to be approximately Rs. 46,450 and it is available in two versions. The vehicle is available in various attractive colors in order to impress the bike enthusiasts and makes them to purchase the bike.

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Colors

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus is available in nine exciting colors with innovative body graphics. The colors are listed below.

1) Palace Maroon
2) Excellent Blue
3) Hi Granite Blue
4) Black With Purple Silver
5) Black With Purple Red
6) Black With Purple
7) Black with Silver
8) Cloud Silver
9) Candy Red

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Versions

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus comes in two versions which includes

1) Splendor Plus Electric Start – Rs.47,677
2) Splendor Plus Spoke – Rs.46,450

The prices are not sure and it may changes according to the regions. So, it is better to contact to the nearest dealer for further details.

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Dimensions

The Splendor Plus dimensions in terms of its length, width and height are displayed below.

1) Length – 1970 mm
2) Width – 720 mm
3) Height – 1040 mm

The bike provides the wheelbase of about 1230 mm and ground clearance of about 159 mm. The total kerb weight of the bike is found to be 109 kg.

Design and Style

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus is well known for its styling and it comes with a tubular double cradle body frame looking very strong and masculine compared with its previous bike. The bike has been designed well with and eye-catching graphics. The front is fitted with a trendy multi-reflector halogen headlamp providing better visibility during night time and even in bad weather conditions. It has a stylish rear view mirror to know about the rear happenings of the road. The bike comes with a classic iron bar instead of aluminium grip which is more reliable than the previous. The fuel tank of the Splendor Plus looks very aggressive with the fuel tank capacity of 11 litres. The tank is painted with exciting graphics enhances the beauty of the bike. The Splendor Plus is blessed with a powerful engine assuring more power and torque output. The engine of the bike helps in saving fuel and it is one of the performance bikes. The side panel of the bike looks awesome with the long muffler of chrome treatments. The seating arrangement of the bike is also really good which offers enough space for both rider and pillion. In order to give more comfort for the pillion, the rear has a grab rail. The braking and suspension is also good enabling the bike to halt immediately while riding even at high speed. The rear comes with a tail lamp and turn signal lamp makes the rider to give a safe ride at every nook and corner of the road. The Hero Honda Splendor Plus is considered to be one of the best bike for daily users.

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Engine Specification

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus features a 4 Stroke, Air Cooled, Single Cylinder OHC engine which gives the displacement of 97.2 cc. The engine of the bike produces the maximum power output of 7.5 PS @ 8000 RPM along with the maximum torque output of 7.95 NM @ 5000 RPM. The engine of Splendor Plus comes with four speed transmission with multi plate wet clutch ensuring quick and smoother gear transitions. The Air Technology in the bike helps to get rid of the heat and makes the engine to be very cool. The Hero Honda Splendor Plus has been fitted with the CDI ignition which is quite good.

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Performance

There is no doubt in performance of the Hero Honda Splendor Plus and the company claims that the bike would offer good acceleration and pick up. The bike can accelerate from 0-60 kmph in just 7 seconds and the maximum speed attained by the Splendor Plus is around 85-90 kmph. The air cooled technology and OHC engine helps the engine to provide good acceleration and pick up.

Hero Honda Splendor Plus Mileage

The new bike would be a tough competitor to its similar other bikes in terms of its mileage. The Hero Honda Splendor Plus is one of the fuel efficient bikes with the fuel tank capacity of 11 litres with 1 litre usable reserve. The bike can generate the mileage of around 60-65 kmpl in city traffic roads whereas 70-80 kmpl on highways. The engine of the bike comes with CDI helps in better fuel combustion and saves the fuel.

Brakes and Suspensions

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus comes with sound and dynamic braking and suspension mechanisms which are quite useful. Both front and rear brake is of internal expanding shoe and non asbestos type but the diameter may vary. The front brake of the Hero Honda Splendor Plus is 130 mm while the rear brake of the bike is 110 mm. The 109 kg kerb weight of the bike makes the rider to handle and control the bike very easily. On the other hand, the front suspension is of telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers and the rear suspension is of swing arm with hydraulic shock absorbers.

Safety Features

The Hero Honda Splendor Plus is packed with lot of exciting safety features which includes 35W halogen bulb multi-reflector type headlight enables the rider to be very safe with a provision of better visibility during night time or even in bad weather conditions. The tyre of the bike also adds more safety and it gives good road grip ness and it reduces the chances of skidding in slippery and watery surfaces. The front tire size of the bike is of 2.75 x 18 – 42 P/4 PR and rear tire size is 2.75 x 18 – 48 P/6 PR. Along with that, both front and rear rim size of the bike is measured as 18 x 1.60 with spoke wheel / cast wheel. In addition to all, the rear has a tail lamp with turn signal lamp which is very useful while riding every nook and corner of the roads.