All the latest happenings in the Indian bike industry, latest information on new bikes launches and what the grapevine has about the bikes to hit the Indian market, BikesMedia's news section covers it all.
India’s middleweight segment is growing but there is still an issue of affordability with a lot of bikes in it. While the Benelli Tornado 302 R is a great sports bike, it finds itself, out of reach of many Indian riders. With the benchmark of value for money riding already been set by the KTM with its Duke 390 and TVS with its Apache RR 310, the range between Rs 2 to 3 lakh, is the place every entry-level middle weigh prefers to be.
BMW Motorrad India has launched much awaited single cylinder made in India G310 R and G310 GS. The bikes have been developed and manufactured in assistance with their Indian partner TVS Motor Company. The Bavarian company had unveiled these bikes in the exotic markets a little earlier and the wait is finally over for the BMW enthusiasts in our country.
India’s own Helmet manufacturer company, Steelbird Hi-Tech India limited has undergone an exclusive tie up with America’s popular helmet brand, Blauer HT. Through the exclusive tie up Steelbird will be manufacturing and supplying the Blauer HT helmets in India.
India Kawasaki launches new Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja ZX-10RR as a locally assembled models in the Indian market. The new Ninja ZX-10R and new ZX-10RR are popular supersport models and the former is the three times World Superbike Championship winner. Both the models are fully capable of dominating in their class with the help of championship-proven technology used by the company.
Recently KTM Adventure 390 has been spotted in its production-ready form complete with catalytic converters and headlights. What else is in the new KTM Adventure 390, let's take a look.
Ducati India has launched their Multistrada 1260 and 1260 S in India at an introductory price tag of Rupees 15,99,000 and INR 18,06,000 respectively. The premium Multistrada 1260 and 1260 S are the top of the line sport touring machines from the house of Ducati India. The new entrants retain the defining traits of the Ducati brand– clean looks, aggressive lines and cutting edge technology alongside quality fit and finish.
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd. (HMSI) has announced commencement of booking for their 2018 variant of adventure motorcycle Africa Twin in India. The bookings are limited to only first 50 customers where few lucky customers will get a chance to witness Live MotoGP event. For bookings interested customers can contact or visit Honda’s exclusive sales & service Wing World outlets located across 22 cities in India. Customers can also log on to the official website Honda2WheelersIndia.com for more details.
After weeks of teasing, Suzuki has unveiled the ABS Version of their most successful Gixxer motorcycle. The Gixxer ABS will now be the top end model for the naked Gixxer series and will retail at an Ex-showroom price of Rs 87250.
Ducati India today announced the launch of its new dealership and service facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. With this dealership, Ducati has expanded its network to eight different cities thereby further strengthening its sales and service network in Southern India. The 2500 square feet showroom has been established by VST Group in the heart of city T Nagar, Chennai.
Triumph Motorcycles India has launched the updated 2018 Tiger 1200 motorcycle at New Delhi. The all new Triumph Tiger 1200 took 4 years to get all the desirable updates according to the British iconic motorcycle manufacturer. The new Triumph Tiger 1200 is also tagged as most advanced Triumph Tiger motorcycle ever manufactured by the company in their 80 years. The new Tiger is 10 kilogram lighter than the previous model thanks to the lightweight chassis, engine and the exhaust.