Hero MotorCorp not too long ago made international headlines due to its collaboration with Harley-Davidson. Although launched completely for the Indian market, the Harley-Davidson X440 stirred international curiosity, as a number of folks, significantly within the Asian market, discovered curiosity in a small-displacement, Harley-branded roadster.

Like most joint-ventures, Hero and Harley’s collab would ultimately end in two bikes that share practically equivalent structure, albeit branded and styled barely in another way. 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 identical is seemingly changing into true with Hero MotoCorp, because it not too long ago filed logos for its extremely anticipated 440cc bike, modeled after the Harley X440.

Hero’s trademark filings on India’s mental property workplace reveal not one, however two logos, every bearing the 440 moniker on the finish: Maverick 440 and Hurikan 440. When translated to English, Maverick clearly means Maverick, and Hurikan means Hurricane – does this imply that Hero is launching two iterations of the 440 roadster?

Whatever the case could also be, it seems like we gained’t want to attend that lengthy, as Hero MotoCorp is anticipated to formally launch its new mannequin on January 22, 2024, within the Hero World occasion in Jaipur. To add to this, Hero’s clearly been increase the hype for the launch of its new fashions by posting teasers on social media highlighting the bike’s exhaust be aware which is clearly a mid-size thumper identical to that of the Harley X440.

We’ve ran by means of the specs and particulars of the Harley-Davidson X440 in nice element prior to now, and likelihood is Hero’s new Mavrick or Hurikan 440 will function practically equivalent specs. Chances are that the bike will even tackle a retro-inspired look, and go head-to-head with different fashionable retro roadster akin to Royal Enfield’s 350 sequence, the Benelli Imperiale 400, Honda CB350, and sure, even the Harley X440 – who doesn’t love a bit of sibling rivalry?

For reference, the Harley-Davidson X440 begins at Rs 239,000, which interprets to roughly $2,875 USD. Sources counsel that Hero’s model of this bike may go for a extra reasonably priced, budget-focused strategy, with the mannequin anticipated to hold a aggressive price ticket of round Rs 200,000, or about $2,400 USD. Now, 400 bucks might not seem to be a lot, however bear in mind, India’s a particularly price-sensitive market, and folk are all the time trying to get the perfect deal.