Hero Xtreme 125R vs TVS Raider 125: Comparison Video | PowerDrift

The TVS Raider 125 has remained the King of the sporty commuter segment with the suite of features for a long time now. But there’s now a challenger for the throne. Rider AT takes on Ananya Awasthi and the Raider 125 with the new Hero Xtreme 125R in this comparison review!
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0:00-2:00 - Intro
2:00-2:40 - Looks + Quality
2:40-4:00 - Engine
4:00-4:50 - Ride Quality
4:50-6:50 - Ergonomics
6:50-7:55 - Handling
7:55-8:35 - Brakes
8:35-10:20 - Summary
10:20-10:40 - Meet The Team
10:40-10:55 - Blooper
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[@sinu8319]

The most useless feature is the riding modes on a 125😂😂

[@Ankitkumar-pg2mw]

Only gimmick. No use. You are right 👍

[@powerdriftofficial]

Yup!

[@general_pinochet]

Finally someone said it

[@oneatulin]

Somewhat useful in other way. It enables disables start stop system. Prevent engine from high rpm running and keep bike at somehow safe speed at full throttle.

[@The_Universe_Boss]

Couldn't imagine a 125cc to look sooo good 7-8 years back when I was in college. We only had the OG Pulsar 125 and Shine as options❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

This is actually really good. TVS was brave enough to venture and we appreciate that move

[@asshattrading]

Lol, 20 years ago, it was Discover 125 and Pulsar 150

[@AKDEO]

Stunner , ybx , Gladiator were there. All 3 were great performers. But way earlier between 2000-12. Before 2000s there were even crazier 2strokes - Kb125, Shogun 110.

[@The_Universe_Boss]

@@AKDEO Except Stunner, others looked more like daily commuters

[@himanshuvaishnav3123]

In my preference, a bike without ABS is a bit challenging to ride. Hence my decision to go with the Raider. A rider isn't a rider if he doesn't know how to brake well. Non-ABS bike teaches the rider how to brake and how to attack corners. Yes, the ABS becomes God's gift in case of sudden braking (in the case of a pedestrian or animal).

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bingo! That's one of the reasons why most of us will recommend the Xtreme

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

125 rarely requires abs

[@upendrakaranth4101]

There is also Non-ABS model available in Xtreme 125r

[@prateekanand700]

One difference between the two Raider looks like Bumblebee from Transformers Xtreme looks like Mesogog from Power Rangers Dino Thunder

[@powerdriftofficial]

Ok! We had to Google Mesogog and WTH!

[@prateekanand700]

@@powerdriftofficial I am 100% sure that the designers of xtreme are Power Rangers nerd😂😂😂

[@narendrakakashimodi]

Now I can't unsee it

[@prateekanand700]

@@narendrakakashimodi 😂😂😂😂

[@prateekanand700]

@@narendrakakashimodi and now I can't unsee Modi ji without remembering your profile pic😂😂😂

[@chinmaymahind810]

Im a TVS fanboy .....but I like xtreme this time...🔥

[@AtulSharma-ys4bl]

What about the mileage in hilly area ?

[@karthiks1990]

What TVS made is a genuine attempt to give a new 125 CC and opened a premium segment in this category. Kudos to their thought process and their effort !!! But with Xtreme or Pulsar NS, they are good but it is like a smaller version of their original counterparts. More like a true copy while Raider has the edge to be unique !! And given that Xtreme came to the market knowing the weakness in the segment creator Raider, it offers ABS and stands out with that. But, I believe, there will be an update in the near future from TVS with maybe a Rear Disc which should do the most for 125 CC. PS: I am not a fanboy of TVS or anyone but felt TVS has pioneered to create this segment and giving them their due credit should be our job.

[@SK-sx7zt]

At what time and around which day you hit the Balewadi HS usually ? Never been able to cach ur team in last 2 years

[@powerdriftofficial]

7am! See you there 😊🫰

[@vyshakreghukumar995]

It feels great to hear Malayalam from a leading auto channel. 😊

[@powerdriftofficial]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@avichatterjee2358]

Hey powerdrift can do u similar kind of compr for 150 cc commuters , Sp160, FZS FI Ver 4, suzuki gixxer and bajaj pulsar 150 cc if possible add tvs apache .

[@powerdriftofficial]

We can try sure

[@Ankitkumar-pg2mw]

Remember these guys never tell you the best😅, they only make you more confuse😂😂

[@powerdriftofficial]

Because there’s something for everyone

[@pavannadig1047]

I am thinking to buy new bike under 2lakh can you suggest some bikes with good mileage, performance and good life span

[@socialsidedits4055]

Thats the core reason why I love powerdrift... Superb head to head comparison ❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

Thanks a bunch

[@sanjeevchaudhary7084]

Which better in terms of suspension ? Xtreme, I guess ?

[@va_ga_b_nd6729]

Raider 125 for 1 year 35k kms and i can tell that its a gem of an engine ❤️60 to 70 cruise can be easy om full synthetic engine oil and chain lubes and clean at regular intervals... While i stay near hills the pull impreseed me on the roads of Darjeeling with a pillion .....

[@powerdriftofficial]

Glad to hear a happy story :D

[@va_ga_b_nd6729]

@@powerdriftofficial it's all about the man and the machine ❤️treat it good it will surely be fruitful 🔥

[@raghus984]

Please make a comparo review btw Pulsar NS400z vs Duke 390 vs Triumph Street 400

[@powerdriftofficial]

That's a good plan

[@sreeR86]

Hey it looks like Strell, good to see you. Have you joined PD as a part time hobbyist?

[@powerdriftofficial]

LOL !

[@kevinabrahamthomas686]

Finally one malayaliii to PD, Numma poliyalle

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahahhahhah!

[@freeflyart8236]

yes you are very much poli

[@heritageniwsa7718]

Eatha bro better

[@Badvibes109]

Eda mowne

[@vyshakreghukumar995]

Next, please do a comprehensive review of ALL the 125cc motorcycles in the market: Xtreme, Raider, Pulsar, Pulsar NS, CT 125X, Super Splendor, Glamour, Passion, Shine, SP125, Keeway SR125, KTM 125s (and any others that I might've missed).

[@powerdriftofficial]

We will try getting this mega comparo done

[@vyshakreghukumar995]

@@powerdriftofficial Cool 👍

[@ragulragu6867]

What's the helmet used by rider AT?

[@TechLekhYT]

KYT TT Course

[@powerdriftofficial]

KYT TT Course yes!

[@aravindbhargava1651]

In TVS Raider air and oil cooling system is there but the other 125cc and some 150cc bikes are having only air cooling system. It improves the life of the engine and also helps in doing long rides. In case if ABS is not there just apply front break more and rear break only 40 to 50% there won't be any skidding. Raider is comfortable for youth as well as families in longer run. A single seat option should have been provided in Hero Xtreme 125R. In the bluetooth model on TVS Raider there is a ABS indicator they will bring ABS later on

[@pritamkantkalindi]

But I will still go for Xtreme over raider

[@powerdriftofficial]

The single seat option is a valid thing especially for this segment

[@james_isaac]

Oh okay air cooled engines degrade the longevity of a motorcycle .. Royal Enfield 350, Himalayan,Twins Heck even the most reliable motorcycle ever made Splendor is air cooled so what's your point again

[@aravindbhargava1651]

@@james_isaac My friend used a CB shine and did some long rides and his engine came to bore. Few days back during the extreme summer a CB shine caught fire due to lack of cooling efficiency. If oil cooling system was there it would have been cool to some extent. If you type in youtube Royal enfield caught fire you will get a lot of videos

[@aravindbhargava1651]

@@james_isaac I'm talking about 125 and below cc vehicles especially on long rides. My friend used a CB Shine and he did some long rides. Due to lack of cooling his engine came to bore. Bullet and Himalayan are bigger capacity engines. Thats why we can do long rides well. But in case of 125 and below cc vehicles cooling system is important in long rides

[@Ankitkumar-pg2mw]

Xtreme is a better bike and a better deal too😊😊

[@powerdriftofficial]

We think so yes

[@venkatadri1299]

Why do we need ride modes in a 125

[@powerdriftofficial]

Ummm good question

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

They implemented auto start stop in eco mode .power mode doesn't trigger it . Except that there is no change but rpm is limited at higher speeds in eco

[@Ankitkumar-pg2mw]

You are right. Only gimmick no use😆

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

@@Ankitkumar-pg2mw engine kill switch could have been better

[@nikhilerigila8175]

Just to make you pay more

[@suhashg8664]

Idk wheather to feel happy that we are getting these 🔥 looking motorcycles in 125cc class....or Sad that these look wayy cooler than their 160cc counterparts....(RTR and Xtreme 160)....😶‍🌫️

[@powerdriftofficial]

Well, the 125cc look great, don't they? The 160cc definitely look bigger for sure.

[@LakshmiPutrevu-qw9lb]

125CC or 150CC which bike is best? Xtreme125R or Bajaj N150.

[@Kanna_B]

Sp160 or FZS

[@s2tp97]

Why NS125 is omitted from this comparison?

[@powerdriftofficial]

We did not get the media unit

[@rajdutta5315]

In the full video the "Bheyiya" was epic 😂😂 And we are the "Team Bheyiya" ...😅😅

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahahhahhahhahahah

[@Itzvichuzz]

what about the fuel efficiency ?

[@Ankitkumar-pg2mw]

Xtreme has better fule economy

[@powerdriftofficial]

Xtreme is way higher than the Raider.

[@anilpabraham5818]

Was that strell?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Maybe 🤔

[@AbhyudayaSinh]

Very informative

[@powerdriftofficial]

Glad you liked it

[@AbhyudayaSinh]

Very helpful

[@DayumSonny]

Looking forward to more videos from Ananya and Unknown-ya.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Comment of the day!

[@powerdriftofficial]

We are happy that the 125cc class gets this treatment. The 160cc motorcycles look way different and we think they are equally cool in their own right.

[@donobasumatray5833]

Feels like anurag that guy with Enfield 😆, sounds so similar with his behaviour

[@powerdriftofficial]

We are fans of Mr. Salgaonkar :D

[@kangkan_kalita]

Raider gear shift is smooth lol, i have sp 125 and my friend has raider, after watching your video i think this particular unit misbehave.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Maybe an issue with our unit, yes

[@nitesh_gthead8772]

Please reveal Rider AT now PD - the suspense is killing 😃

[@powerdriftofficial]

Very very soon

[@lordabTV]

LabYu guyzz❤ love all your works.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Thank you so much 😀

[@AdityaKumar-xl4zw]

Tbh, no one uses those connected features on daily basis. Everyone uses it for Max to max 6 7 months. But kudos to tvs to provide it. But I just said what I think.

[@xremag8100]

Holy Shift, Rider AT is malayali!

[@powerdriftofficial]

That's right.

[@soomjeetsahoo8710]

When did Anurag Salgaonkar join PD 😮

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bwahahahhah

[@jibingeorge1632]

Finally a mallu in PD ❤

[@mdkaif1421]

Which bike should i need ti buy tvs raider or xtreme

[@powerdriftofficial]

Watch our review?

[@tarun5845]

Malayalam. .Rider AT is strell?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bwahahah

[@satyateja5167]

That AT is like white ranger in dinothunder 😂😂😂. Nobody knows who's under the helmet. Speaking of which, can you tell me the helmet model? I like it so much

[@powerdriftofficial]

That’s a KYT bud! Hahahha

[@TechLekhYT]

KYT TT Course

[@pathikdesai5853]

Hero's service network and reliability is a banger!!

[@powerdriftofficial]

But the service is a pain point.

[@pathikdesai5853]

@@powerdriftofficial You can manage hero service. They are knowledgable and they never fool you. 5yrs exp from 2 cities. Fellow TVs riders suggest otherwise. Plus TVS has sooo many premature issues in their production bikes. Observation based on fellow TVs riders.

[@s3lcarstech489]

At that time 10.03 really wish it's been @strell

[@powerdriftofficial]

BWahahaha

[@sohelshaikh9878]

Xtreme 125R❤

[@firstlast-xk1ui]

Raider 125 owner,, Daily UpDown 80 km with Ease Comfortably

[@powerdriftofficial]

Glad to hear that bud!

[@james_isaac]

I mean a 125cc segment buyer would definitely value the efficiency figures You guy's missed it ..

[@powerdriftofficial]

We missed adding those. Apologies. But there’s a claimed number mentioned on their websites

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

They missed a lot of things it isn't an in-depth comparison . Even they don't have much info about those bikes ig

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

@@powerdriftofficial we need real world comparisons who cares about claimed mileage figures

[@gaurav.anirbandutta]

Strell has joined Powerdrift?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bwahahahahahhaha

[@saleemrock]

Shine Sp Bs3 4evr❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

Aayein

[@ArtbyNishant22]

Strell... Is that you ??!!!!!

[@siddharthsharma2270]

PowerDrift presents the actual Indian Stig😄

[@powerdriftofficial]

Straight from Kerala

[@adhis9135]

Fishing STRELL there🧐

[@powerdriftofficial]

😄😄😄

[@sagardhas1438]

Balewadi high street????

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bingo

[@shankarnadkarni]

Zaran Mody is rider AT

[@powerdriftofficial]

Naah naah. Who is Zaran Mody BTW?

[@saj4699]

Eda monee... 😅

[@powerdriftofficial]

Eda moneee 😎

[@thelastbencher.]

May me kale kapde or helmet pehan k dhoop me betha hai bhai, salute to you

[@vazthegreat]

Who is RIDER AT man

[@powerdriftofficial]

He is Him

[@spectator_of_life]

sounds like varun himself

[@powerdriftofficial]

With half his torso? Sure :P

[@harisht2774]

Ideally what discover should have been.... Alas it was discovered too much.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Or discovered too late. In fact they gave it a shot but it didn’t work out

[@raiprateek1005]

Music is too intruding at times.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Apologies Prateek :D

[@vivekchedambaram1285]

Rider 80 is Strell.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bwahahahhaa

[@VikasKumar-ru3mn]

Grey helmet link

[@powerdriftofficial]

KYT

[@TechLekhYT]

KYT TT Course

[@Ajayvishnu23]

Its KYT TT-COURSE 7,900/-

[@manjunathmadabal]

sab BHAYYA's except for one .

[@powerdriftofficial]

Huh

[@manjunathmadabal]

@@powerdriftofficial Haaa

[@manjunathmadabal]

You introduce all crew members as bhaiyya, except for one lucky chap 🤣

[@sachins519]

Marakathe thane ee video like cheyuka ❤ ..

[@powerdriftofficial]

and subscribe cheyuka 😉

[@sachins519]

@@powerdriftofficial strell annan Rider At

[@yambungcha1973]

Bajaj pulsar 125 new forgot

[@RamKumar-tm1xd]

Mate, editor add too BG music, now it feels irritating

[@powerdriftofficial]

Apologies. What were you watching this on?

[@i_Sahilaryan]

Like if you want Rider AT face reveal!

[@i_Sahilaryan]

10:16 dude!!

[@powerdriftofficial]

Comment some more and share too!

[@Yogesh-my6uq]

Music video bana diya 😬

[@powerdriftofficial]

Aree! Content bhi toh hai.

[@mainakbarman4304]

Could not listen to the voices for the low volume. But at the same time your background music volume almost made my ears bleed.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Sound was alright from our end! Sound output was on a laptop?

[@amarnathgopinathan5800]

At the last we heard some Malayalam alle.. marakkilla 😅

[@powerdriftofficial]

Wooohoooo

[@shashankrao6202]

❤️❤️❤️ PowerDrift

[@unnirenz1693]

Machan pwoli...

[@powerdriftofficial]

🙌

[@ishitpurani8905]

Koi iss ladki ko acting aur dialogue delivery sikhao. I miss the Shumi-Varun jodi.....

[@powerdriftofficial]

Acting wala video toh nai tha ye but onwards and upwards from here.

[@ronniedleo3907]

Xtreme 125

[@al-imransakib7645]

Lookwise Xtreme far far better!

[@karthikps4889]

The BGM at beginning is really annoying. Please stop adding this kind of bad music. Turn down the BGM volume a bit and try using little calm BGMs. This abomination of "music" won't make the video seem cool or funky, it just makes you to close the video.

[@powerdriftofficial]

We hear you Karthik!

[@oneatulin]

Lot more harsh music spoil experiance. 😢

[@powerdriftofficial]

Apologies! It sounded okay on our end.

[@bibhabmohapatra8548]

Is he the sterll

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahahha

[@09ameymehere]

When Bajaj will update RS 200?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Its on the cards

[@rohit_jayaraj]

Malayalam 😮😮😮😮

[@powerdriftofficial]

That’s right

[@visakhvijayan2697]

ഇത് ആരാ??😂

[@jlijo619]

മലയാളം❤😍

[@harikrishnasurendran]

Strell eda mone

[@powerdriftofficial]

:D

[@ourunstablemind]

"Bhaiya " 🤔 Buwaahahaheho 🤣

[@powerdriftofficial]

Bwahahah

[@Mr.Monark]

hard to digest the bug looking designs

[@powerdriftofficial]

Not a fan eh?

[@Mr.Monark]

@@powerdriftofficial naw

[@Runawaywithashie]

rider AT fans association

[@powerdriftofficial]

Make a group already :D

[@ArumitTalukdar]

Glad i unsubscribed this channel, never understood why so many PD OGs left the channel.

[@Shahbs]

Rider AT !!!! Thats the most ridiculous thing in this video.. duplicate of stig ??? Be yourself.. its much better to enjoy the content

[@powerdriftofficial]

Areeee. Rider AT will be revealed soon. He’s not going to stay like this forever.

[@rithikrameshan8491]

Malayalam ❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

I see from a month these boring comparisons between these two bikes which neither provides indepth comparison or accurate details

[@powerdriftofficial]

Anything that we missed ?

[@pa1kumarbhukya]

@@powerdriftofficial many things like headlight throw , adjustable mono shock suspension on raider ,mileage figures ,under seat storage ,display etc etc

[@i_Sahilaryan]

Secondddd

[@powerdriftofficial]

We think you came first 🥇! #Oops

[@vroombk]

FURRRSSSTTTT

[@powerdriftofficial]

Mr. Painter, we will see you later at 6:30pm. 😎

[@unnirenz1693]

Aha malayali undalle..

[@powerdriftofficial]

Lets goooo!

[@Whiterose-eb1no]

Hero ka engine bakwas hey bahut jyada complaint a raha hey

[@ananthusugathan6596]

Malayalam kettapole thonni, thonnal avm alle. 🤔

[@powerdriftofficial]

Chelapo thonal aayrkum… chelapo alayrikum 🤷🏻‍♂️🫣

[@ananthusugathan6596]

@@powerdriftofficial 🙄 എവോടെയോ എന്തോ തകരാറു പോലെ 😅 power drift തന്നെയാണോ

[@shibin3123]

@ Traction4 😮

[@powerdriftofficial]

Huh?

[@ajith199hjkgyj]

ഹെൽമെറ്റ്‌ വെച്ച മലയാളി ആരാ? 🤔

[@powerdriftofficial]

You will know soon

[@mayurbanavali1883]

Xtreme 125R❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

Niceee!