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.
Yamaha Motor India has launched the 250cc faired ‘Fazer25’ motorcycle today at a launch event organized in Mumbai. The fully faired Fazer25 is the faired avatar of the naked FZ25, the bike shares all the underpinnings with its naked sibling. Apart from the full fairing rest of the motorbike is essentially a FZ25.
Bajaj Auto Ltd and the iconic British motorcycle marquee- Triumph Motorcycles have announced their global partnership. Through an official Press Release Triumph Motorcycles India has informed that they have undergone a non-equity partnership with Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Ducati Motorcycles India has launched another variant of their Scrambler series- Café Racer. The bike is based on the Scrambler platform and it shares the underpinnings with the other outgoing Scrambler motorcycles. The new motorcycle is powered by the air and oil-cooled EURO 4-compliant 803 cc L-twin engine. The Desmodue engine of the new Scrambler Café Racer is capable of producing 73 hp of power at 8,250 rpm and 67 Nm of torque at 5,750 rpm.
DSK Benelli India has launched the awaited full faried ‘302R’ at a launch event taken place in Pune. The new 302R which is popularly known as ‘Tornado 302’ worldwide shares its underpinnings from the ongoing TNT300. The bike is equipped with 300 cc Liquid cooled, 4-valve DOHC Inline twin engine. The mill is mated to a 6-speed transmission gear and it is capable of generating maximum power of 38 Ps at 11,500 rpm and peak torque of 26.5 Nm at 10,000 rpm
Ducati India has launched ‘Scrambler Desert Sled’, the bike is featured with all new chassis which is focused on ‘soft-off road’ riding experience. Inspired from the off-road motorbikes of the 60’s and 70’s era from the USA, the Scrambler Desert Sled is meant for soft off-road adventure riding.
‘Motoroyale’ which is a subsidiary of Kinetic Engineering India has introduced another beauty in India from the house of MV Agusta- Brutale 800. The naked monster has come to India in its 2017 avatar, which has loads of upgrades over its current predecessors. The new 2017 MV Agusta Brutale 800 is a middleweight roadster which is also known for its brute performance amongst all Italian motorcycles in the class. The bike is coming to India via SKD (Semi-Knocked Down) route hence the tax benefits would also be passed on to the customers.
TVS Motor Company has announced the much anticipated 3rd season of their ‘TVS Zest 110 Himalayan Highs’. The TVS Zest 110 Himalayan Highs Season 3 has generated a lot of anticipation among the young riders. The third season is followed by two successful seasons of the same event organized by TVS Motor Company. The event is much regarded among the youth of our country and it is considered as the feat of conquering the mighty Himalayas astride a scooter which is undoubtedly a unique iconoclastic experience in itself.
DSK Benelli is officially going to launch their first faired motorcycle in India on 25th July’17. In an official communication the company has asked us to block the date for the launch event. The Benelli 302R, aka. Benelli Tornado 302 was first unveiled at the 2015 EICMA and later was displayed at the 2016 IBW.
Kawasaki Motorcycles after parting their ways with Bajaj Auto Ltd is firing their all guns by launching entire updated series in the country. In the current spree Kawasaki has launched the 2017 Ninja 1000 at a very attractive price tag of Rs 9.98 Lakh. Kawasaki could only be able to pull out the rabbit from the hat with the help of their SKD route, which they have chosen after getting separated from Bajaj and establishing their own manufacturing plant at Chakan.
Bajaj Auto Ltd. (BAL) has introduced one more color palette to their flagship product- Dominar 400. The Bajaj Dominar 400 now also comes in classic ‘Matte Black’ color option. With the additional Matte Black option the Dominar is now available in four colors- Matte Black, Moon White, Midnight Blue, and Twilight Plum.