Top 5 Bikes With Best Mileage Under Rs 1 Lakh
ALL the bikes in this list come with over 60kmpl mileage!
With petrol prices rising everyday, riding a motorcycle is becoming increasingly expensive. For those who commute daily, the expenses start piling up. With this concern in mind, we’ve put together a list of five commuter bikes that are not only affordable to buy (all under Rs 1 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi) but also economical to ride.
Do note that this list is arranged from the lowest to the best mileage, and we have obtained these numbers by testing the bikes out in the real-world:
TVS Raider 125
Average Mileage: 68kmpl
Starting Price: Rs 82,000
The TVS Raider not only looks youthful, offers great performance, but also doesn’t compromise on outright mileage. Its 124.8cc engine feels refined and peppy, which helps overtake slow moving traffic with ease. More importantly, it returned a tested mileage of 65kmpl in city conditions and 71kmpl on highways.
What’s also interesting is that it comes with as many as seven variants, that too at different price points and features to suit customers wanting different features at different budgets. Here’s a detailed explainer about the TVS Raider 125 variants.
TVS Radeon
Average Mileage: 70.5kmpl
Starting Price: Rs 55,400
The TVS Radeon is a simple, no-frills commuter bike that’s designed to rival the iconic Hero Splendor. In fact, its design is also somewhat similar to the Splendor, while having a bigger engine. That said, despite the larger engine, it returned an impressive 73kmpl in the city, and riding it on the highway gave us 68kmpl. The icing on the cake is that the 109cc engine is one of the peppiest motors we’ve ever tested. If you’re looking for a 110cc commuter bike that’s great on mileage and also performance, the Radeon is the one to go for.
Hero Xtreme 125R
Average Mileage: 71.25kmpl
Starting Price: Rs 89,000
Commuter bikes don’t always have to look sober and boring. The Hero Xtreme 125R carries a distinctly sporty design while also balancing mileage. It delivered an incredible 81.5kmpl in the city and 61kmpl on the highway in our test - excellent figures for a sporty 125cc bike. What’s more, the engine is powerful enough to let you comfortably cruise at 85–90kmph on highways.
It even gets the safety quotient right with either a single-channel ABS or a dual-channel ABS. Granted, the dual-channel ABS variant costs more than a lakh rupees (Rs 1,04,500, to be precise), but we think it’s well-worth the premium as none of the other bikes in this list come with the safety of dual-channel ABS.
TVS Star City+
Average Mileage: 74.65kmpl
Starting Price: Rs 72,500
The TVS Star City Plus is a no-nonsense commuter motorcycle that takes you from point A to point B at the lowest possible cost. In our tests, it delivered an impressive 83kmpl in city conditions and 66.3kmpl on the highway. It may not be as feature-packed as the higher variants of the TVS Radeon, nor the refinement is on point. However, it does the job well as far as pocket-friendly commutes are concerned.
Hero Splendor Plus Xtec
Average Mileage: 89.5kmpl
Starting Price: Rs 77,678
The Hero Splendor Plus is often referred to as ‘Lord Splendor’ by netizens, and that’s for a good reason. In our tests, it delivered 83kmpl in the city and an unbelievable 96kmpl on the highway. This means its 9.8-litre fuel tank can offer a range of nearly 900km on a full tank!
The Splendor has been on sale for over 30 years. While it has been modernized internally over time, it still retains the original Splendor charm on the outside.
User Reviews
Most durable and well built. But the Radeon has an advantage over it's rivals and that's the exhaust note with quite nice engine performance for a 110cc and looks are balance between style and practicality. Very economical over long term usage. Excellent for small business and load carrying capacity because of it's robust built quality. Cons: Breaking could be better. Seat foam hardens over time making it uncomfortable.Read More
Very good mileage and comfort is great, nice stylish looks. The performance is best and smooth running, giving it's best in city and highway ride conditions, suitable for heavy traffic and conditions also very good pickup with less fuel usage, It's best for the fuel economy in all weather conditions.Read More
I choose raider because one of my friend suggested me to buy as this bike is good nice looks and good mileage. The solo seat version of the bike is very good looking like similar to pulsar and it feels very light weight to ride this bike. The ride with the TVS raider was amazing till now, no breaking points were given by this bike, still rides the same smooth and the sound of the filter of this bike is best. The disc provided is also good, breaks tyres, engines, every thing is very good. I would like to recommend this bike to everyone other because of its looks, smooth rides, pretty good disc, nice colours, best engines, nice mileage and more than that the trust on TVS. They have been creating beats like this for very long now.Read More
This bike is good and comfortable, i ride it and felt comfort and also felt confidence with great power and engine, i bought 2 bikes from your place where did you prefer and i compared all bikes from your app and everything is good in this bike. I have ride it for 78 kilometres on a village road it performed too much good, and i have also ride it on highway in my city lucknow and it felt good and very comfortable, it has performance with great power. Yes, i will always recommend this bike, if you want great power with high performance, then you should to buy it. it's more powerful, comfortable and highly performance bike, i loved this bike and always recommended. Read More
Hero extreme 125 R is value for money bike, combining sporty looks, give high mileage around 50 kmpl with superior tech ABS Control, USB Charger and Bluetooth connectivity. Lamination coated. One year extended service card available. Digital meter with LED lights. All services done in company centre only.Read More