In an event organized today at the Capital city, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan has launched their high performance engine oil and chemical brand- ECSTAR. The brand is developed in Japan and has already marked its presence in Europe, America, Mexico, Australia and South East Asia.
While the 2017 MotoGP World Championship is coming towards the end, the 2018 MotoGP rider lineup was finalized a few days back. Xavier Simeon has been roped in from Moto2 to join Avintia Ducati to complete the 24 rider lineup for 2018. Here's a quick briefing about the riders competing in the Championship for the upcoming season.
Amidst the ongoing festive season Bajaj seems to be ready to introduce the updated models from their current lineup. The updated 2017 Platina has been spotted at a dealership in West Bengal. The bike looks exactly same as the ongoing model with subtle changes in the graphics along with two distinct additions. Now the updated Bajaj Platina 2017 is featured with DRL LED strip right on the top of the headlight mask and an all new meter console is also introduced to the new Platina.
Ducati India today launched the SuperSport, this thoroughbred Ducati is seventh new model in a row this year from the Italian manufacturer. The bike comes in two variants; a base version and ‘S’ version for pro riders. The new SuperSport is equipped with 937cc twin cylinder Testastretta engine, and it is claimed to be an everyday sport bike suitable for urban roads as well as highways.
Today TVS Motor Company announced the successful completion of ‘Himalayan Highs Season 3’ which witnessed twelve riders riding to the mighty Himalayas on their TVS Zest 110. The adventure on two wheels, in its third edition, saw 10 women and 2 men riders participating from different parts of the country. The riders on the TVS Zest 110 have gone through some of the world’s most treacherous roads peaking over 18,000 feet. The riders covered a total distance of over 970 km in a span of 11 days.
Steelbird Hi-tech India Limited, takes a step forward with the "SBA-2 helmets" designed especially for the ultra protection of the raiders. The biggest selling point of this helmet is its visor. The SBA-2 boasts one of the longest visors in the industry.
TVS Motor Company has launched ‘Premium Edition’ of their TVS Victor model for the upcoming festive season. The 110cc motorcycle is now featured with new sticker scheme and comes with a body colored grab rails. There are chrome details on the side panels of the bike adding a touch of style.
The Bologna, Italy based motorcycle manufacturer has introduced its first ever production V4 engine. Based on the extensive MotoGP experience of Ducati the new V4 engine is all set to rock the biking fraternity pretty soon. Ducati has unveiled the new Desmosedici Stradale 90 degree V4 engine at Misano during the San Marino and Rimini Riviera GP, the 13th round of the ongoing 2017 MotoGP championship.
UM Lohia Two wheelers, which is Indian subsidiary of American motorcycle manufacturer, UM International LLC in association with Lohia Auto, India have launched- ‘Renegade Commando Mojave’ and ‘Renegade Commando Classic’. Both motorcycles are featured with liquid cooled, single cylinder, 4- stroke engine with 4- valve setup.
With the new emission laws being pushed by the Government of India this year, all bike manufacturers selling their bikes in the Indian market have updated their entire line up to meet the new emission norms. One brand missing from the list was DSKs Hyosung. In an exclusive interview with Shirish Kulkarni from the DSK group, the company head confirmed that Hyosung will be updating their bikes to the new BSIV emission norms and the new range of bikes are expected to be on sale in around September – October 2017. The Hyosung range of bikes in India include the GT 250R, Aquila 250, ST7, GV 650 Aquila Pro and GT 650N
