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Hero Xpulse 200 4V Long Term Review

May 10, 2023 by Joshua Varghese Leave a Comment

The capable and versatile Hero Xpulse 200 4V joins our fleet of long-term motorcycles.

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Filed Under: BI Garage, Hero Moto Corp Tagged With: 200 4V, bike, Hero, India, latest, long term, motorcycle, new, news, review, XPulse

Hero Motocorp Chalk Up Four Million Sales

January 2, 2023 by Sumesh Soman Leave a Comment

Hero MotoCorp sold more than 40.58 lakh units in the first three-quarters of the financial year 2022- 23 (April-December).

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Filed Under: Latest News, News Tagged With: Hero, hero motocorp, Hero Sales, news, Sales, XPulse, Xpulse 200 4V, Xpulse price

Hero Xpulse 200 4 Valve Launched

October 8, 2021 by Zal Cursetji Leave a Comment

A new Hero Xpulse running a four-valve motor has recently been launched sporting better performance and priced at Rs 1.28 lakh ex-showroom.

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Filed Under: Hero Moto Corp, Latest News, News Tagged With: bike india, four-valve, Hero, new, spy shot, XPulse

Ready to Rally: Hero Xpulse 200 with Rally Kit

November 26, 2020 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

The Hero Xpulse is extremely capable straight out of the box, but this rally kit can take you even further off the beaten track.

Story: Anosh Khumbatta
Photography: Sanjay Raikar

Since its launch last year, the Hero Xpulse has quickly established itself as the go-to bike for beginner off-roading enthusiasts due to its attractive price tag. While it may be underpowered, the excellent pairing of that diamond frame and well-damped, long-legged suspension has proved to be extremely capable off road or over the worst roads India has to offer. The stock Xpulse strikes a fine balance between on-road manners and off-road ability, but now you have the option to turn your Xpulse into an ultra-capable off-road machine with the beans to take on a proper, cross-country rally raid.


While the standard Xpulse is pretty capable as it is, Hero MotoCorp have gone the extra mile for serious off-roaders with the introduction of a bolt-on rally kit that transforms the bike from a competent dual-purpose machine to a full-on, off-road beast. They recently sent us a rally kit for our long-term Hero Xpulse, and I wasted no time in heading out of the city to some nearby hills to put it to the test.


The rally kit for the Hero Xpulse swaps out the stock suspension for taller units with more travel, boosting ground clearance by 50 millimetres to 275 mm. The fork is adjustable for compression and rebound damping and boasts of 250 mm of travel, while the monoshock gets preload and rebound damping adjustability, with 220 mm of available travel. The stock Ceat dual-purpose tyres are pretty good in most conditions, but the aggressive Maxxis knobbies that are included with the rally kit take things to a whole new level. The kit also includes bar-risers for a more natural arm position when riding standing up on the pegs, a flat bench seat to allow the rider to easily slide fore and aft, and a longer side-stand.


The taller suspension and higher, flat seat raise the seat height by 110 mm, pushing the saddle up to a lofty 933 mm. At 5’ 5”, I found this quite worrisome, and even clambering aboard was a bit of a struggle. But I soon got used to sliding off to one side at stops and by the third day with the bike had gotten rather comfortable. While the knobbies felt quite odd on the road, they amazed me with the amount of available grip as I rode up a soggy trail, and the suspension seemed ready to take on anything, with no sign of bottoming out, no matter how hard I landed.

While I cursed the flat seat for making it so hard to reach the ground, I soon got to appreciate how easy it made moving my weight around, sliding forward to dig the front tyre into the dirt to make corners, and back over the rear wheel when accelerating.


After spending a considerable amount of time with the Hero Xpulse equipped with the rally kit, I came to the conclusion that there’s just one word to describe this machine: unstoppable.

Filed Under: First Ride, Hero Moto Corp, Latest News, News, Review Tagged With: bike, Hero, India, latest, launched, new, off-road, Rally Kit, XPulse

Hero MotoCorp Launch Hero CoLabs

April 11, 2020 by Zal Cursetji Leave a Comment

The Hero Xpulse 200 is headed our way soon. We take a close look at the details

Hero MotoCorp have launched the Hero CoLabs – the Design Challenge which will provide enthusiasts, fans, students and professionals a chance to showcase their creative abilities in design. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hero Moto Corp, Latest News, News Tagged With: 200, 2020, bike india, Competition, design challenge, Hero CoLabs, hero motocorp, news, XPulse

Hero MotoCorp Model Line-up Slashed

April 7, 2020 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

Hero MotoCorp’s 200-cc platform now limited to the XPulse 200 Fi.

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Filed Under: Hero Moto Corp, Latest News, News Tagged With: 160, 200, bike, Discontinued, Hero, India, latest, launched, MotoCorp, new, XPulse, xtreme

Hero Tri-nation Xpulse Xpedition – II: Adventuring Abroad

December 4, 2019 by Harket Suchde Leave a Comment

On our second leg of this international undertaking, we explore Kathmandu before heading back into India and across to Bhutan

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Filed Under: Features, Hero Moto Corp, Travelogues Tagged With: 2019, bhutan, bike, Hero, India, journey, nation, Nepal, road trip, three, trination, trip, Xpedition, XPulse, xpulse 200

Hero Tri-nation Xpulse Xpedition ― I: Three Nations, Two Borders, One Manic Ride

November 26, 2019 by Harket Suchde Leave a Comment

We are astride the exciting new Hero Xpulse 200 on a massive journey. One that sees us hit three national capitals and experience an adventure of a lifetime [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Features, Hero Moto Corp, Travelogues Tagged With: 2019, bhutan, bike, Hero, India, India to Nepal to Bhutan, MotoCorp, nation, Nepal, Ride, road trip, three, tour, travel, travel story, travelogue, tri-nation, trip, XPulse, xpulse 200

Hero Xpulse 200 Range Ridden

May 3, 2019 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

The Hero Xpulse 200 is finally here, and in two avatars. We ride them both to bring you this report

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Filed Under: First Ride, Hero Moto Corp, Review Tagged With: bike, Hero, India, latest, launched, MotoCorp, new, XPulse

7 New Adventure Bikes Coming to India

September 24, 2018 by Anosh Khumbatta Leave a Comment

With bikes like the BMW R 1250 GS, KTM 390 Adventure, Suzuki V-Strom 650 and Benelli TRK 502 expected to hit our market in the coming months, the adventure touring segment is set to get really interesting. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Benelli India, BMW, Hero Moto Corp, KTM, News, Suzuki, SWM, Upcoming Launches Tagged With: 390, adventure, benelli, bike, BMW, Hero, India, KTM, latest, leoncino, MotoCorp, new, R 1250 GS, scrambler, seven, Superdual, suzuki, swm, touring, trk 502, v-strom, XPulse

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