I Think I Met My Destiny
Bike India|October 2024
The Hero Destini 125 gets a host of updates and it aims to make its mark in the 125-cc scooter segment. We hopped on it and took it for a spin all around Vagator, Goa
Charan Karthik
I Think I Met My Destiny

I READ A QUOTE ONLINE THAT SAID, "OUR destiny is not written for us, but by us". What does that exactly have to do with the scooter? Well, absolutely nothing; I just wanted to take the opportunity to make full use of that name.

The Destini 125 is the latest drop from the Indian twowheeler giant, Hero MotoCorp. Back in 2018, it was Hero's first 125-cc scooter, one that granted them entry into the hotly contested segment. Well, after half a decade, a new version has finally popped out.

The first thing that struck me about the Destini was its name. I mulled over my story's title for hours and I am certain I won't ever be satisfied with my decision. The Destini's design is nothing extraordinary, the chunky chrome garnish makes its departure and the horizontally designed chrome garnish keeps things crisp and tidy at the front. The chrome garnish acts as a bridge between the halogen blinkers. Hero call them "winkers". We'd like to agree, because it sounds funky, right? The winkers are the only halogen bulbs on the exterior since the headlamps and the tail-lamps are both LED units. Our scooter was in the Mystique Magenta colour and it sparkled under the sun. The rest of the colours on offer are also just perfect.

While mentioning visuals, the rear gets sort of a duck-tail treatment where there are two steps protruding. Seems to me the designers at Hero just pulled the tail-lamps from the older Destini outwards and added another similar extension down below. The first protrusion has the fuel filler lid on top and blinkers on the sides with a chrome strip running in between.

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