If the name Hero MotoCorp rings a bell, it’s probably because of the company’s recent tie-up with Harley-Davidson. Together, they cooked up the X440, a small-capacity Harley built for India, and one that turned the rest of the world green with envy. That move grabbed global headlines because it showed Hero could dip its toes into the premium side of motorcycling, and that Harley actually cared about small, beginner-friendly bikes.
That being said, Hero’s real strength has always been in making affordable, sensible commuters that keep millions of riders moving every day.
Case in point: the new Hero Glamour X 125. On paper, it’s just a basic commuter—an air-cooled 124.7cc single making about 10.7 horsepower and 10.6 pound-feet of torque, hooked up to a five-speed gearbox. That’s nowhere near enough for freeway duty in the US, but here’s the kicker: it returns a claimed 63 km/L (around 148 mpg) thanks to Hero’s i3S idle stop-start system. Imagine how far you could stretch a gallon on this thing.
