2025 Hero Hunk 440 Review _ The Best Budget Retro Motorcycle for A2 Riders_

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The 2025 Hero Hunk 440 is shaking up the retro small-capacity motorcycle segment with unbeatable pricing, smooth ride quality, and A2-friendly performance. In this review, we break down the engine, ride comfort, suspension, build quality, pros and cons, and how it compares to rivals like the Royal Enfield Hunter 350, Honda GB350, BSA Bantam 350, and Triumph Speed 400.  Is the Hero Hunk 440 the perfect beginner bike, commuter motorcycle, or affordable retro machine? Watch to find out if this £3400 motorcycle is the best value bike in its class.

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00:002025 unhero hunk 440 review a serious contender in the popular retro small

00:08capacity class hero motocorp are the latest name in the growing wave of fresh

00:13manufacturers making inroads into Europe spearheaded by their new hunk for 4.0

00:18as India's largest motorcycle producer by volume the Delhi giant turns out one

00:24bike every 18 seconds supplying 125 million customers across 51 countries

00:30and now as of October the UK has joined that list thanks to a partnership with

00:37distributor moto gb you can pick up an a2 license friendly hunk priced at just

00:42pound three four oh oh plus 200 pounds OTR and offered in three colors blue black

00:49and gray against its rivals that makes the newcomer good value with only bsas

00:56bantam 350 matching it and that's down to an introductory deal a royal enfield hntr

01:02will set you back an extra 400 pounds Honda's gb 350 is 500 pounds more and

01:09triumphs speed 400 is way off at 5,000 345 pounds hero hunk 440 at a glance

01:19reasons to buy plus the hunk 440 is very easy and unintimidating to ride plus the

01:26suspension is excellent and the hunk handles well plus build quality and

01:32finish are on par with mainstream arrivals reasons to avoid the standard tires are

01:38poor and should be swapped at the earliest convenience

01:40spirited riding sees the foot pegs scrape easily the 6,000 revolutions per minute

01:47rev limiter is abrupt first things first while on paper the bikes long stroke 440

01:53CC air and a well-cooled to valve motor might only mustard a 7 BHP into 7 LB FT of

02:02torque in the real world provided you are happy to forego any dreams of track day

02:07glory those numbers don't really matter what you get is a charming laid-back plotter

02:13with ample low down shove for most situations just be mindful of the very

02:17abrupt 6,000 revolutions per minute rev limiter foremost among the 440s

02:23positive attributes is its sheer usability with an 803 millimeter seat

02:29height 188 kilograms curb weight and unintimidating power delivery motorcycles

02:36don't get much easier to ride than this fueling is smooth the six-peed box plenty

02:41slick ergonomics are just about bang on for everyday riding and breaking which is

02:47handled by biber h a r d w a r e is perfectly adequate for the performance

02:52on tap suspension in particular gets a big tick with the preload adjustable twin

02:58shock non-adjustable usd fork combo from kayaba proving to be more than up to the

03:04task of keeping things under control even when being a little silly on track credit to

03:10hero because the hunk appears well screwed together too and a good look around the

03:15bike reveal the fit and finish at least on par with mainstream rivals lead lighting all

03:21around is a nice touch also now that's not to say there aren't a couple of shortcomings

03:26to note while not quite bad enough to be considered dangerous the standard fit MRF tires

03:32are seriously dire the foot pegs also while comfortably roomy are just too low and deck

03:39out easily even in spite of the suboptimal tire selection look past these minor foibles

03:45just buy new rubber and what the new hero represents is an honest well-valued proposition

03:52reminiscent of what motorcycles used to be cheap transport if the more extreme side of

03:57riding is your thing you'll have already stopped reading long before this point but if you're

04:02a new rider an experienced hand looking to downsize an around town commuter or even an instructor

04:09looking to refresh an aging a2 training fleet then chances are what you want is an easy going

04:16cheap as chips run about in which case maybe what you need is a new hunk in your life

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