Aprilia RS 150 and Touno 150 may come with bigger engines
During the launch event of Aprilia scooters, Company’s officials revealed to Autocar that they are still studying the Indian market and the launch of the bike has been delayed till 2020. The publication said that the company is interested in the 150-300 cc segment in India. It is a good news at first glance but when looked at closely, it sounds trouble for buyers of affordable motorcycles. Let's see how-
Royal Enfield has equipped their most popular motorcycle with a rear disc brake. The “feature” is available on the bike as a standard equipment. The Classic 350 is priced at Rs 1.47 lakh ex-showroom.
The Indian two wheeler company, TVS Motors is looking to expand its operations in the continent of North America, more specifically Mexico. The company is going to tie up with Torino motors and use their production facility to manufacture TVS motorcycles.
The American motorcycle company Cleveland CycleWerks, inaugurated their first showroom at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. This is the company’s first showroom in the country and it will showcase two new motorcycles, The Ace-Misfit and the Ace-Deluxe. Both bikes are retro styled naked bikes with modern equipment like USD forks, tubeless spoked wheels and an air cooled engine.
Taking a hint from the TVS motors, Piaggio launched their 2019 range of Vespa (and Aprilia) scooters with Advance Bluetooth connectivity. Two new Vespa scooters and one limited edition Vespa Notte, have also been launched with the same including Vespa VXL at Rs 91,140 and SXL at Rs 97,276, showroom respectively.
Aprilia, one of the key players in the scooter market recently launched the updated 2019 SR150 scooters. Notice the plural “S” there, as there are 3 of them this time. Let’s take a look at them in detail-
It came as a great relief for the two-wheeler riders, especially in the NCR-Delhi region, when the supreme court announced that Two-wheelers will be exempted from Odd-Even rule.
Another week, another news roundup. Your friendly neighborhood motorcycle rider is back to give you a quick rewind on what happened during the last week. Let’s jump right in.
Harley-Davidson has become 115 years old motorcycle manufacturing company. First of all it no easy feat and congratulation to them on the company on this amazing achievement. However, lately, the company is suffering a tough blow from almost every side. On one side is the unfortunate Trade war between the USA and the rest of the world, on the other hand, manufacturers like Honda and Yamaha have completely captured millennial in their grasp. Still, Harley is trying to change its culture by steering it’s innovation from cruisers to naked roadsters, ADVs and electric bikes.
The Indian branch of Yamaha Motors and the Yamaha Motors Japan are working together on an electric platform which can be sold on a worldwide basis. It was confirmed by the Yasuo Ishihara, the Managing Director of Yamaha Motors India.