Hero Honda Super Splendor-125 Review

Hero Honda Super Splendor Review

The leading manufacturer Hero Honda has introduced its new Splendor series bike known as Super Splendor in Indian market. The company is always in the plan of improving its product line in order to satisfy the bike enthusiasts. The new bike comes with a latest engine technology of Advanced Swirl Flow Induction System which ensures excellent performance and mileage. The Hero Honda Super Splendor price is found to be approximately Rs.52,806 with innovative features. The new bike is available in only one variant but comes in various attractive color options.

Colors of Super Splendor

The Hero Honda Super Splendor colors comes in various options which includes

1) Cloud Silver
2) Candy Blazing Red
3) Heavy Grey
4) Graphite Black
5) Vibrant Blue
6) Black With Fiery Red
7) Black With Electric Purple

Hero Honda Super Splendor Dimensions

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

1) Length – 1995 mm
2) Width – 735 mm
3) Height – 1095 mm

The bike provides the wheelbase of 1265 mm, ground clearance of 150 mm and the total kerb weight is measured as 121 kg.

Design and Style

The Hero Honda Super Splendor bike is one of the daily commuter bike with great looks and style which would definitely impress the bike enthusiasts. The front appearance of the Super Splendor comes with an effective halogen headlamp of 12 V / 35 W providing better visibility during the night time riding. It has a stylish rear view mirror helps to see the rear happenings of the road. The handlebar is also very smooth and easy to handle the bike. The bike has been designed with a decent dashboard comprising fuel gauge, tripmeter and speedometer in analogue pattern along with neutral indicator and high beam indicator. There is an arrow shape side indicator placed at the lower part of the bike. The fuel tank is very wide and aggressive with the fuel tank capacity of 12 litres. The new decals are placed at the fuel tank giving an elegant appearance to the bike. Moving to the seats, the bike is bestowed with luxurious and comfortable seats with chrome filler lid. The side panels of the Hero Honda Super Splendor looks so neat with the matt-finished silencer with chrome plated heat shield which is user-friendly. The bike is incorporated with an alloy wheels which adds more beauty to the bike. The rear of the Super Splendor is attractive with the taillamp. Overall, the Hero Honda Splendor is considered to be one of the best commuter bike with good mileage, control and stylish with new features.

Hero Honda Super Splendor Engine Details

The Super Splendor engine is well known for its high power and torque delivery. The Hero Honda Super Splendor features a 4 stroke OHC, Single Cylinder, Air Cooled engine which gives the displacement of about 124.7 cc. The bore and stroke of the bike is found to be 52.4 mm and 57.8 mm along with the compression ratio of 9.1:1. The engine churns out the maximum power output of 9.0 BHP @ 7000 RPM along with the combination of maximum torque output of 10.35 NM @ 4000 RPM. The Super Splendor engine is mated with a wet multiplate 4 speed transmission ensuring smooth gear transitions. The engine has been fitted with an Advanced Micro Processor Ignition System and it has self start option which is quite good.

Hero Honda Super Splendor Performance

The Super Splendor is expected to offer decent acceleration and pick up. The bike can accelerate from 0-60 kmph in just 7.4 seconds and 0-400 m within 22.4 seconds. The maximum speed offered by the Hero Honda Super Splendor is nearly 98.7 kmph respectively. While riding through the city traffic roads, the bike generates the mileage of around 55.9 kmpl and 58 kmpl on highways. Not only is the acceleration, the Hero Honda Super Splendor mileage is also really impressive. The bike delivers an average mileage of about 70 kmpl with the fuel tank capacity of 12 litres.

Hero Honda Super Splendor Brakes

The Hero Honda Super Splendor consists of excellent braking and suspension mechanism for sudden braking. Both front and rear brakes is of drum type with an internal expanding type of diameter 130 mm which stops the vehicle immediately while applying the brakes. Likewise, the front suspension is blessed with telescopic hydraulic fork while the rear suspension is of swing arm with hydraulic shock absorbers.

Safety Features

The Super Splendor is packed with lot of safety features which includes halogen headlamp, tail lamp, turn signal lamp, comfortable seats etc. The brakes and suspension is also really good adding more safety to both rider and pillion. The tyres of the bike provides more road gripness with the front tire size of 2.75 x 18 – 4 PR / 42 P and the rear tire size is of 2.75 x 18 – 6 PR /48 P with alloy wheel which is quite impressive. In addition, the bike has pass switch and push cancel indicator switch, muffler with heat shield adding more safety to the rider.