Nimesh Shah

•7h

Hi, I am planning to buy a new 125cc bike for my daily commute. My daily usage will be around 15-20 km.

Autocar India

•43m

In the 125cc segment, you have two clear flavours to choose from. On one hand, you have simple, straightforward machines like the Honda Shine, Hero Super Splendor and Glamour, as well as the Bajaj Pulsar 125. On the other hand, you have feature-rich, sporty-looking machines like TVS Raider, Honda CB125 Hornet and Hero Xtreme 125R. Our top picks would be the Honda Shine and TVS Raider in each category.

While the overall performance and fuel economy will largely be the same, no matter which one you choose. Bikes in the latter category will have more features and also cost slightly more.

What you choose will boil down to your preferences, so we would suggest a test ride of these bikes to see which one suits you best.

Explore bikes mentioned

Honda Bikes

Shine 125

from ₹88,198

Hero MotoCorp

Super Splendor Xtec

from ₹1.01 Lakh

Hero MotoCorp

Glamour

from ₹99,559

Bajaj

Pulsar 125

from ₹97,171

TVS

Raider

from ₹1.01 Lakh

Honda Bikes

CB125 Hornet

from ₹1.26 Lakh

Hero MotoCorp

Xtreme 125R

from ₹1.09 Lakh

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