Hero MotoCorp will get its second indigenously created bike, the Duet, on the Indian streets soon. The Hero Duet was divulged at Delhi alongside the Maestro Edge by Mr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Managing Director and CEO, Hero MotoCorp. Like the Maestro Edge, the Duet too originates from the Hero steady as a completely in-house item, showcased at the 2014 Auto Expo in Delhi. Perused on about our Exclusive Road Test Review of the forthcoming propelled bike from Hero.
Hero Duet Front
As we specified here, Hero MotoCorp rules the Indian bike market. In any case, its real predominance is in the bike portion, where it is the undisputed pioneer. Honda rules the bike section with its top rated Activa, being the ruler without any assistance. Saint now needs to give a straight rivalry to the Activa with the Duet. Like the Maestro Edge, the Duet too accompanies the authority of Ex-BMW Markus Braunsperger who, as their Chief Technology Officer, is the individual in charge of all their future models.
Hero Duet Side
Hero Duet Design:
On the off chance that the Maestro was a swanky-looking bike, then the Duet is a more ordinary looking one, looking a ton like the Honda Activa-i. The Duet has an all-metal body (like the Activa) and that is the thing that makes it the regular suburbanite bike. The uncanny similarity of the Duet with the Activa decreases a bit when you investigate. The front end gets a slick, wrinkled out face with a dash of chrome addition trim, including somewhat more fervor the front board. The paint occupation is a solitary tone undertaking with a touch of chrome here and there. The fog light is a reasonable, lens-sort with turn pointers which again have the unmistakable glass impact with golden knobs in them. The back perspective mirrors accompany elastic covering on the stalk in addition to the mirror body gets a double tone (body shading and dark) wrap up. The front mud watchman is half-sized, while the front suspension is telescopic-water powered sort. Coordinated drum brakes (Combi Brakes) forthright, carry out their occupation on the Hero Duet.
Hero Duet Headlamp
Going in reverse, the instrumentation on the Duet is again an Ana-Digital unit. Round speedo in the center with a manual fuel meter, and a perfectly tucked computerized meter compensates for the instrumentation. With such a lot of being secured in silver-dark encompasses. Side stand drew in notice marker is a major welcome on these new Hero bikes and we trust this now will turn into a pattern for the portion. You have the odometer, two excursion meters and benefit updates on the advanced presentation unit. The switch gear set is the standard one with the additional consideration of the highly required Pass catch flawlessly coordinated in the Hi-Low shaft switch. The principle ignition switch, alike the Maestro Edge, works for opening the seat lock, fuel filler cover and the typical elements of ignition and handle lock. The handle grasp accompanies bar end weights. The holds are produced using delicate elastic that feels extremely good to grasp. The foot board has sufficient space to put your feet, in addition to bolt some shopping sacks if necessary, on the gave pack holder.
Hero Duet Instrument Cluster
The side body board accompanies an upward plan chrome trim embed that further highlights the outline part of the Duet. The hassocks are foldable sort and come in dark completion. A foldable women venture in silver-dark completion is standard, while the backrest is in gleaming dark paint wrap up the tail an a la mode look. The Duet monogram in chrome looks and feels perfect and makes the side profile of the bike look significantly additionally engaging. The seat is wide and feels immovably padded, offering great backing to the rider and pillion. The back gets a perfect inbody flushed tail light with coordinated turn lights in white completion. Simply over the tail light gathering is the outside fuel tank cover opener. This top can be opened utilizing the ignition set.
Hero Duet Taillight
Flip open the seat and you'll locate a decent measure of storage room that can fit in your full face cap. Storage room in here is fundamentally the same to that of the Maestro Edge. The one of a kind component here is the boot light that is included alongside a first time incorporation of a USB 3.0 versatile charging port same as the Maestro Edge. The main short point in this is there is no relentless mounting spot to bolt your telephone while charging moving. We said this in our Maestro Edge survey as well. So in the event that you charge your telephone while riding, odds are, it would continue rattling around in here. We trust the architects at Hero MotoCorp address this issue, yet by the by the expansion of this USB 3.0 charging port is a mammoth positive stride in the bike fragment. We trust the opposition is observing this and would execute these required components in their items as well. For the time being, we have to compliment the architects from Hero for thinking about this. The Duet gets a huge level, outline style suppressor in dark with a flawless looking silver-dim completion on it.
Hero Duet Side Rear
By and large, the fit and complete is fabulous on the Hero Duet. Nature of the switchgear is additionally great and the all metal body gives an additional sparkle to the red paint work on our test ride bike on a sunny Delhi evening.
Hero Duet Engine, Ride and Handling:
The Hero Maestro Edge comes controlled by a completely in-house created and designed 110cc air-cooled, single barrel motor that additionally controls the Maestro Edge. This 4-stroke OHC motor produces 8.43PS at 8000RPM and a maximum torque of 8.3Nm at 6500RPM. Legend asserts a fuel effectiveness of 65.8kmpl for the bike. The careful fuel productivity figures will be known when we get the vehicle with us for a more drawn out time soon.
Hero Duet Ride Side (2)
The Duet weighs 116kgs, which is around 6kgs more than the Maestro Edge, because of its all metal body. The seat is agreeable and the rider sits at a decent charging tallness. Starting speeding up is great. Power develops straightly. The ride is all around offset and the solace level that this bike brings to the table is great. Legend Duet being a worker bike will be for the most part utilized for city rides, as this is the place it performs well. On the interstates as well, the additional weight proves to be useful, to keep this bike planted at paces of 65km/hr-70km/hr that we did on it. No vibrations are felt out of gear, or moving. The telescopic suspension forthright and water driven spring at back carry out their occupation pleasantly. The ride quality is great and all around adjusted with a decent measure of solace for the rider and pillion. The combo brakes with the drum brakes setup carry out their employment well. The Hero Duet rides on 10×2.15 size steel wheels on the front and raise. MRF Nylogrip Zapper tubeless tires with 90/100-10.53 J carry out their occupation on both these steel edges.
You can get more details about Hero Duet here.
Some of the scooters which I have compared:
Hero Duet Review.
Hero Duet Front
As we specified here, Hero MotoCorp rules the Indian bike market. In any case, its real predominance is in the bike portion, where it is the undisputed pioneer. Honda rules the bike section with its top rated Activa, being the ruler without any assistance. Saint now needs to give a straight rivalry to the Activa with the Duet. Like the Maestro Edge, the Duet too accompanies the authority of Ex-BMW Markus Braunsperger who, as their Chief Technology Officer, is the individual in charge of all their future models.
Hero Duet Side
Hero Duet Design:
On the off chance that the Maestro was a swanky-looking bike, then the Duet is a more ordinary looking one, looking a ton like the Honda Activa-i. The Duet has an all-metal body (like the Activa) and that is the thing that makes it the regular suburbanite bike. The uncanny similarity of the Duet with the Activa decreases a bit when you investigate. The front end gets a slick, wrinkled out face with a dash of chrome addition trim, including somewhat more fervor the front board. The paint occupation is a solitary tone undertaking with a touch of chrome here and there. The fog light is a reasonable, lens-sort with turn pointers which again have the unmistakable glass impact with golden knobs in them. The back perspective mirrors accompany elastic covering on the stalk in addition to the mirror body gets a double tone (body shading and dark) wrap up. The front mud watchman is half-sized, while the front suspension is telescopic-water powered sort. Coordinated drum brakes (Combi Brakes) forthright, carry out their occupation on the Hero Duet.
Hero Duet Headlamp
Going in reverse, the instrumentation on the Duet is again an Ana-Digital unit. Round speedo in the center with a manual fuel meter, and a perfectly tucked computerized meter compensates for the instrumentation. With such a lot of being secured in silver-dark encompasses. Side stand drew in notice marker is a major welcome on these new Hero bikes and we trust this now will turn into a pattern for the portion. You have the odometer, two excursion meters and benefit updates on the advanced presentation unit. The switch gear set is the standard one with the additional consideration of the highly required Pass catch flawlessly coordinated in the Hi-Low shaft switch. The principle ignition switch, alike the Maestro Edge, works for opening the seat lock, fuel filler cover and the typical elements of ignition and handle lock. The handle grasp accompanies bar end weights. The holds are produced using delicate elastic that feels extremely good to grasp. The foot board has sufficient space to put your feet, in addition to bolt some shopping sacks if necessary, on the gave pack holder.
Hero Duet Instrument Cluster
The side body board accompanies an upward plan chrome trim embed that further highlights the outline part of the Duet. The hassocks are foldable sort and come in dark completion. A foldable women venture in silver-dark completion is standard, while the backrest is in gleaming dark paint wrap up the tail an a la mode look. The Duet monogram in chrome looks and feels perfect and makes the side profile of the bike look significantly additionally engaging. The seat is wide and feels immovably padded, offering great backing to the rider and pillion. The back gets a perfect inbody flushed tail light with coordinated turn lights in white completion. Simply over the tail light gathering is the outside fuel tank cover opener. This top can be opened utilizing the ignition set.
Hero Duet Taillight
Flip open the seat and you'll locate a decent measure of storage room that can fit in your full face cap. Storage room in here is fundamentally the same to that of the Maestro Edge. The one of a kind component here is the boot light that is included alongside a first time incorporation of a USB 3.0 versatile charging port same as the Maestro Edge. The main short point in this is there is no relentless mounting spot to bolt your telephone while charging moving. We said this in our Maestro Edge survey as well. So in the event that you charge your telephone while riding, odds are, it would continue rattling around in here. We trust the architects at Hero MotoCorp address this issue, yet by the by the expansion of this USB 3.0 charging port is a mammoth positive stride in the bike fragment. We trust the opposition is observing this and would execute these required components in their items as well. For the time being, we have to compliment the architects from Hero for thinking about this. The Duet gets a huge level, outline style suppressor in dark with a flawless looking silver-dim completion on it.
Hero Duet Side Rear
By and large, the fit and complete is fabulous on the Hero Duet. Nature of the switchgear is additionally great and the all metal body gives an additional sparkle to the red paint work on our test ride bike on a sunny Delhi evening.
Hero Duet Engine, Ride and Handling:
The Hero Maestro Edge comes controlled by a completely in-house created and designed 110cc air-cooled, single barrel motor that additionally controls the Maestro Edge. This 4-stroke OHC motor produces 8.43PS at 8000RPM and a maximum torque of 8.3Nm at 6500RPM. Legend asserts a fuel effectiveness of 65.8kmpl for the bike. The careful fuel productivity figures will be known when we get the vehicle with us for a more drawn out time soon.
Hero Duet Ride Side (2)
The Duet weighs 116kgs, which is around 6kgs more than the Maestro Edge, because of its all metal body. The seat is agreeable and the rider sits at a decent charging tallness. Starting speeding up is great. Power develops straightly. The ride is all around offset and the solace level that this bike brings to the table is great. Legend Duet being a worker bike will be for the most part utilized for city rides, as this is the place it performs well. On the interstates as well, the additional weight proves to be useful, to keep this bike planted at paces of 65km/hr-70km/hr that we did on it. No vibrations are felt out of gear, or moving. The telescopic suspension forthright and water driven spring at back carry out their occupation pleasantly. The ride quality is great and all around adjusted with a decent measure of solace for the rider and pillion. The combo brakes with the drum brakes setup carry out their employment well. The Hero Duet rides on 10×2.15 size steel wheels on the front and raise. MRF Nylogrip Zapper tubeless tires with 90/100-10.53 J carry out their occupation on both these steel edges.
You can get more details about Hero Duet here.
Some of the scooters which I have compared:
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