Hero MotoCorp first showcased the XPulse
concept at the EICMA 2017 in Milan, while the bike made its Indian debut at the
Auto Expo 2018. Now, new details and official images of the Hero XPulse 200
have been leaked, courtesy to a Facebook user. The XPulse 200 is the spiritual
successor to the Impulse 150 and shares its underpinnings and mechanicals with
the recently showcased Hero Xtreme 200R. Here is everything you need to know
about the Hero XPulse 200.
Hero MotoCorp has taken the functional
design route when it comes to the XPulse 200. The bike gets a minimalist design
in round LED headlight, a sculpted fuel tank with knee recesses, a single seat
setup and a slightly raised tail section with LED tail lamp. The bike gets
ground clearance, 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels with knobby off-road
tyres, raised exhaust canister and a wind deflector. The XPulse 200 also comes
equipped with an engine bash plate.
The Hero XPulse 200 comes equipped with
an all-digital instrument cluster that displays information like trip meter,
average fuel consumption, distance-to-empty and gear position indicator among
others. The bike comes equipped with an under-seat USB charger and Bluetooth
connectivity for turn-by-turn navigation. The production-spec bike is also
expected to get panniers as well as a top box as part of the accessories. The
bike also gets a 14-litre fuel tank, which should aid long distance touring.
The bike will get disc brakes on both ends along with single-channel ABS as
standard.
The Hero Xpulse 200 is underpinned by a
new single-downtube chassis along with a box-section swingarm. The front
suspension gets 190mm travel while the rear mono-shock gets a suspension travel
of 170mm while the ground clearance stands at 220 mm. The bike gets a saddle
height of 825mm, which according to us is on a slightly higher side considering
the average height of an Indian rider.
The Hero XPulse 200 shares its
mechanicals with the recently unveiled Hero Xtreme 200R. The bike is powered by
a 200 cc, single-cylinder, fuel-injected engine that produces 18 bhp of maximum
power and 17 Nm of peak torque on the Xtreme 200R, and comes mated to a 5-speed
gearbox. That said, Hero MotoCorp will tune this engine differently on the
XPulse 200 to provide better low-end and mid-range torque. The company may also
use a larger rear sprocket along with different gear ratios to aid during
off-road expeditions.
Hero hasn’t yet revealed the launch
timeline of the XPulse 200. However, we expect it to be launched by the end of this
year or early next year.
