Skygo Hero

The Skygo Hero 125 is something that manages to gain a lot of attraction with its stance and design. The overall short and lean stance of the Skygo Hero 125 is a good mix of rugged and youthful-looking design elements.

The front profile of the Skygo Hero 125 is the one that garners the most amount of attention with the huge high-mounted fender over the front wheel. Just above the front fender, the Hero 125 gets a compact headlamp, which is surrounded by a nice-looking bikini fairing, which is flanked with clear lens turn indicators. The utilitarian handlebar gets large crash guards ahead of the bar grips, which not only adds to its rugged appeal but also works well if you face a head-on collision.

The side profile of the Skygo Hero 125 is a good mix of tall tyres with a short heightened body. The overall body panels of the Skygo Hero 125 look slim and short, with the inclined fuel tank at the front getting plastic shrouds on either side. The engine is mounted below the central tunnel, which gets bold graphics on both of its sides. The engine casing here is finished in gold, while the long exhaust pipe emerging out of it is finished in a theme of silver.

Towards the rear, the Skygo Hero 125 starts to gain a visual bulk with the help of broad-looking plastic panels, which are finished in white and extend towards the tip of the tailpiece. The angular tailpiece of the Skygo Hero 125 looks like a usual affair with a large tail lamp cluster with clear lens turn indicators integrated into it. What adds more visual appeal and utility to the Skygo Hero 125 are the off-road spec tyres with broad tread blocks.

The instrument console of the Skygo Hero 125 looks basic, compared to the rest of the design of the bike. This small unit comes with an analog housing for the speedometer and odometer, while the warning lamps are housed in a separate small case adjacent to the former.

The Skygo Hero 125 comes with 17-inch spoke wheels, which get 2.50-17 tyre at the front and a 2.75-17 tyre at the rear. While the tyres are slim, they do a fine job of maintaining the required grip due to their blocked treads. The bike comes with a general chassis setup of telescopic forks at the front and double-sided coil springs at the back. The petal disc brake at the front is a surprise edition for a bike of this class, while the rear wheel does with a basic drum setup.

Powering this little motorcycle from Skygo is a four-stroke, single-cylinder, air-cooled, 125cc engine, which produces 8 bhp of maximum power and 8.5 Nm of maximum torque. For a bike that weighs just 100 kg and is lean in its design, the Skygo Hero 125 feels zippy to ride. The 4-speed gearbox of the Skygo Hero 125 is a bit clunky in its feel, but it gets the job of keeping the power delivery well under control.

Save for a new-generation petal disc brake and handlebar crash guards, there is nothing much to talk about the safety of the Skygo Hero 125.

The main highlight of the Skygo Hero 125 has to be its design, which commands a lot of attention with its short stance and off-road-like design cues. The trendy colour options and the powerful engine it runs on only add to its youthful appeal.