The patent reveals that Hero is working on a new retro-style motorcycle, the design of which is largely inspired by the old Splendor Pro Classic
Hero MotoCorp has patented the design of a new motorcycle in India. Looking at the patent photos, it seems that it could be a retro-style commuter bike, whose design is quite similar to the old Splendor Pro Classic. This design was registered on 5 August 2025.
The patent images show the bike having a round headlight, slim fuel tank, long seat, open side panels and a simple rear design. Its design is like a classic commuter bike, but the low-slung stance, long exhaust and clean tail section also give it a café-racer look. The bike has small mudguards, straight handlebar and flat seat, which make it comfortable and useful for daily riding.
The rear part of the bike has tubular grab rail, twin shock absorbers, 5-spoke alloy wheels and traditional telescopic front forks. The design of this bike is reminiscent of the old Splendor Pro Classic, but it can be presented with a new style and modern look.
Hero first introduced the Splendor Pro Classic at the 2014 Auto Expo. It was later launched in the Indian market as a small café-racer, based on the Splendor platform. It was given clip-on style handlebar, round headlamp, chrome elements and compact body panel. At that time, it had a 97.2cc air-cooled single-cylinder engine, which produced about 8.25 bhp power and 8.05 Nm torque.
Its price at the time of launch was around Rs 53,900 and it was sold in colors like Carbon Black and Solid Maroon. However, the Indian market was dominated by traditional commuter bikes at that time, so this unique café-racer was not very successful and was later discontinued.
Now it is believed that Hero can bring this concept in the market again, but this time it can be launched with 125cc engine instead of 97.2cc. The company already has a 124.7 cc engine used in bikes like Super Splendor and Glamour. If this model comes into production, it may also get modern features like fuel injection, i3S start-stop system, digital-analog instrument cluster, LED lighting, alloy wheels, tubeless tires and combined braking system.