Hero Splendor Plus Vs Honda Shine 100

Honda Shine 100 is a completely new product built from the ground up with an engine that’s meant to replace the famed Honda “sloper” across the globe soon.. The Splendor+ on the other hand, is still using the same old “sloper” motor (built under license from Honda) with some minor updates over the years such as a switch to fuel injection to keep up with the latest emissions norms.. Both the engines have almost identical power figures with the Shine’s engine closely benchmarked to the Hero SPlendor’s engine. But in theory, there should be a difference in real world performance, as Honda claims the Shine 100 has the best power to weight ratio in the segment. 

Underpinnings

The Hero Splendor+ is already a nimble motorcycle weighing just 112 kgs, which has made it an ideal city commuter for almost three decades. However Honda with its new diamond frame chassis and light weight engine, has managed to keep the Shine 100’s weight under 100kgs making it 12 kg lighter. On the suspension side both the bikes get Telescopic fork in the front and twin shock absorbers in the rear. The brakes on this segment of bikes are generally quite basic, and both bikes get a drum brake setup as standard, with a 130mm drum up front on both. But while the Splendor gets a 130mm drum at the rear too, the Shine makes do with a smaller 110mm unit. One thing of note here is that while both bikes come with alloy wheels as standard, the Splendor+ offers tubeless tyres as standard while the Shine 100 gets tube type ones. At least in this department, the Splendor is the better choice.

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