Hero MotorCorp recently made global headlines thanks to its collaboration with Harley-Davidson. Although launched exclusively for the Indian market, the Harley-Davidson X440 stirred global interest, as lots of people, particularly in the Asian market, found interest in a small-displacement, Harley-branded roadster.
Like most joint-ventures, Hero and Harley’s collab would eventually result in two bikes that share nearly identical architecture, albeit branded and styled slightly differently. We’ve seen it with the likes of TVS Motor Company and BMW, with the TVS Apache 310 RTR mirroring the specs of its BMW counterpart the G 310 R. Now, the same is apparently becoming true with Hero MotoCorp, as it recently filed trademarks for its highly anticipated 440cc bike, modeled after the Harley X440.
