Hero motorcorp has launched all new Hero Xtreme 160 R which will be competing against popular bikes from this segment such as
TVS Apache RTR 160 4v, Bajaj Pulsar NS 160, Honda Hornet 160 R, etc. Generally Hero is known for making economical motorcycles but this new Xtreme 160 R looks most aggressive in the Hero motorcorp fleet.
HERO XTREME 160 R
The new Hero Xtreme 160R is aggressively styled as it compete against aggressively looking motorcycles. The Bike gets LED headlamps and tail lamps. The bike's headlamp heavily reminds me of the Bajaj NS 160 as well as the LED lights in the headlamp reminder of the Honda Hornet 160 R. Even the tail or rear section also looks quite close to the Honda Hornet. Although I will consider the motorcycle uniquely designed as a Hero motorcorp product. The Xtreme 160 R gets it's different character. The bike comes with a chrome 3D Hero motorcorp logo above the headlamps as well as the branding i.e Hero Xtreme is on the tank extensions. The bike comes with bulky tank and small headlamp giving it a street fighter or naked bike looks.
Well that's what I felt about the design of the bike, what do you think does it looks like NS 160 or Hornet ? Tell me in the comments.
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
The New Hero motorcorp Xtreme 160 R comes with an all new 163cc Air Cooled, 4 stroke ,Single cylinder, 2 valve, Fuel- Injected OHC engine. This new engine produces a maximum power of 15 PS at 8000 RPM and 14 Nm of maximum torque at 6500 RPM. The bike comes with an all new 5- speed gearbox.
Compairing this engine figures with the other bikes in this segment , than find out that the motorcycle can fairly compete with other such as
Apache 4v produces 16 PS and 14.8 Nm of torque, Pulsar NS produces 15.5 PS and 14.5 Nm of torque etc.
FEATURES
The bike comes with Hero's in house i3s ( idle Start Stop System) and newly introduced Auto Sail technology which is similar to the
TVS's Glide Through Traffic feature. The Xtreme 160 R will come with a new all digital instrumental console which will tell live mileage figures while riding the motorcycle. As the bike is a 160 cc so it comes with single channel ABS. The bike will also feature 276mm petal disc brakes at front and as the motorcycle will come in two variants disc and drum so the bike will come with 220mm disc at rear or 130mm drum brakes.
DIMENSIONS AND OTHERS
Here are the dimensions of the Hero motorcorp Xtreme 160 R :-
Length - 2040mm
Width - 802mm
Height - 1010mm
Wheelbase - 1334mm
Ground Clearance - 170mm
Seat Height - 790mm
Kerb Weight - 138 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity - 12 L.
CONCLUSION
The Motorcycle overall looks like a nice bike and I hope that as Hero is known for mileage so the Xtreme 160 R will also be light on pocket. Although the official prices are not yet revealed but the expected price is around Rs 90,000 to 1 lakhs. Which seems a nice price bracket considering it's competitions.
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