Hero Honda motorcycles are reputed for low maintenance and high fuel efficiency. Hero Honda motorbikes,including around 13 current varieties with names like Hero Honda Splendor,Hero Honda Glamour, and Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme, and one scooter, the Hero Honda Pleasure, are quite popular with the Indian two wheeler consumers. Hero Honda markets two wheelers for the middle-class ranging from Hero Honda two wheelers at around Rs. 37,000 to Rs. 83,000.
I have covered about 1820 kilometers since I bought the bike, in which, about less than 120 kms in-city and 1700 kilometers on the Highway. No issues what so ever till now. Did a 5 hour – 350 kilometer continuous ride (Bangalore – Chennai), no heating issues at all! That’s mighty impressive for a tourer like me! Covered almost all terrains in my last trip: National Highways, State Highways, country Roads, off-roading, gravel, no roads, just stones – you name it – the bike proved it worth. Also, I did not face any ground clearance issues.
Performance: Handling is top notch and was eating the corners easily even at higher speeds (80-120 kmph) And most importantly braking is purely awesome. Front and Rear discs do their job marvelously well. The disc brakes saved a couple of lives on the highway too. The bike feels a tad heavy at times, and a slight wobbling on heavy cross winds, more with a saddlebag.
Servicing: Did my first service at 490 kms in Bangalore. Changed the Engine Oil – Hero Honda – 10W30 SVJ – Rs.210. Checked the filters, adjusted the disc brakes, tightened the chain, lubed it and the servicing is done! Was charged Rs.210 for it. Rode another 1300 Kilometers after that service – as said no issues till now.
On the road: After all this, I did a quick 150 kilometer ride today – just to test how the bike behaves in the rains, on a wet surface. It started drizzling, here in Chennai early this morning, with showers spread across the towns.
New Delhi, October 21, 2008: Hero Honda Motors Ltd (HHML), the world’s largest two-wheeler company for seven consecutive years, today firmly reiterated its undisputed leadership in the domestic two-wheeler market with impressive bottom line growth for the second quarter (Q2) – July to September – of this financial year (FY) 2008-09.