Hero Super Splendor

This has been a rather splendid week as far as bike reviews go – we have already reviewed three Splendor bikes. Today we will review the fourth of the Splendor variants – the Hero Super Splendor. This model was launched close to three years back and is the only Splendor bike in the 125cc range. The bike is equipped with a 124.7cc 4 stroke single cylinder engine that can crank up a power as high as 9 BHP and torque as high as 10.35 Nm at 4000 rpm.

The Super Splendor measures 1.995m long, 0.735m wide and 1.095m tall. The wheelbase measures 1.265m with a ground clearance slightly lower than the rest of the Splendor bikes at 150mm. In terms of fuel capacity, the Super Splendor can hold 13 liters and is heavier than the rest of the Splendor bikes at 121 kg. kerb.

What this all means is that the Super Splendor with a higher power and heavier kerb weight could technically deliver a mileage lower than the rest of the Splendor variants as compromise. But we will have to look at the reviews to actually confirm if this is true. The Super Splendor is available at a price of Rs. 50,650 ex-showroom Delhi.

Official Claim on Fuel

According to Hero Motocorp, the Super Splendor will give you 83.1 kilometers for one liter of petrol. To give you a perspective on this number, here is the officially claimed mileage figure on all the four Splendor bikes that we have discussed now:

This is actually contrary to what we had predicted earlier. The 125cc Super Splendor actuavlly has a higher official number on its fuel than the likes of Splendor Plus. Also, at 83.1, I believe the Super Splendor has one of the best economies in the 125cc segment.

Customer Reviews

Let’s start with MaxAbout as usual. In their review, the website calls the Super Splendor “the most mature bike” among the various Splendor variants. The bike has been tested to reach 60 kmph in around 8 seconds and according to MaxAbout can deliver 65 kmpl on city roads with highways offering 75 kmpl.

BikeDekho doesn’t seem to have had an in-house review of the bike. However, according to a user who claims to own a Super Splendor, the bike offers “excellent mileage” of around 66 kmpl. This is on par with what has been claimed on MaxAbout as well.

To better understand what real world customers have to say about the bike, let’s check out the reviews on MouthShut. There are over 75 reviews of the Super Splendor on the website and the reviewers there have rated the bike 4/5 with regards to fuel consumption. However when it comes down to the numbers, it gets pretty confusing. I honestly could not find a pattern in the numbers reported by various customers. The reported mileage has varied between those reporting around 48-51 kmpl to those reporting 65-70 kmpl. There are others that claim around 50-55 kmpl as well.

On Olx, the story is something very similar. The reported economy is anywhere between 48-65kmpl. However, unlike MouthShut, there is more consistency in the numbers where the average falls around the 55kmpl mark.

So there you have it. Most official reviews point to a pretty decent mileage of around 60-65kmpl. However reviews from real customers put it slightly lower. Here is a summary of what we have seen reported by various sources.