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.
Today the biggest and most powerful motorcycle from the fleet of Bajaj bikes have been launched, the Bajaj Dominar 400 was in limelight ever since it was first showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo couple of years back. However, the name by which we knew the Bajaj cruiser was kept on changing from the original “Pulsar CS400” to “Pulsar VS400” to Kratos 400 and finally we’ve got it launched by a new name- Dominar 400.
The British iconic motorcycle company-Triumph Motorcycles is celebrating their three years in India, on the occasion the motorcycle company has also inaugurated their 14th dealership in New Delhi. The brand new Triumph dealership situates at East of Kailash, New Delhi- One Triumph.
DSK Motowheels announces the launch of first exclusive showroom of their Italian brand- Benelli Motorcycles in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The new Benelli showroom opens under the dealership of “Jhabakh Auto Pvt. Ltd”, Vijayawada. With the launch of new dealership the total number of Benelli dealerships has gone up to 23 throughout Pan India.
The most sought after 400cc bike from Bajaj’s stable, which is finally confirmed as “Dominar 400” is going to be launched on 15th December 2016. The upcoming motorcycle will be the most powerful machine manufactured by the company ever. The new Dominar 400 will be powered by 400cc single cylinder liquid cooled engine derived from the KTM technology used in Duke/RC 390.
Steelbird has introduced new “Air Beast” helmets from their Air Series. The new helmet is touted to be comfortable and safe at the same time. The Air Beast helmets utilize unique air booster system for better ventilation; they also have an air intake in the chin guard, an air intake in the frontal as well as top portion of the helmet along with two rear extractor vents to recycle the air inside the helmet.
Piaggio group in India has expanded their Vespa product lineup with a ridiculously expensive scooter launched as Vespa 946 Emporio Armani. To commemorate 40th anniversary of the foundation of Georgio Armani and 130th anniversary of Piaggio group they both have come up together and brought Emporio Armani edition of Vespa 946. The scooter is way too expensive for a 125cc scooter especially in Indian market scenario but still holds importance for the Italian brand for strengthening its brand image in India.
Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo decimated his own lap record with a 1'29.401 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia to take his final pole position with Factory Yamaha team. 2016 World Champion Marc Marquez starts at P2 tomorrow, despite a crash at Turn 6 in the FP4. Valentino Rossi was back in full pace after some Free Practice woes and took a quick P3, to complete the first row of the grid.
Mahindra Two Wheelers and “Mojo Tribe” have opened registrations for the exotic “Desert Trail”, which is targeted at motorcycle owners and biking enthusiasts across the country. The total span of the Desert Trail is spread over 9 days; the ride will begin from Jaipur city, Rajasthan on December 17 and shall end in Ahmadabad, Gujarat on December 25.
Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) has launched the 2017 Hayabusa in its latest color and graphic livery in India. The Suzuki GSX1300R, best known as Hayabusa holds great fan following in our country. The design element of mighty Hayabusa which almost remained unchanged since its conception is still extremely popular among the motorcycle enthusiasts across the world.
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), which happens to be the world’s largest 2-wheeler manufacturer, has reported best ever sales and financial results for the second quarter i.e. July-Sep 2016 and half year (Apr-Sep 2016) of financial year 2017. Hero MotoCorp has registered their highest ever sales of 18,23,498 units in a quarter. The company has achieved gross turnover of Rs 8448.74 Crore and highest ever net profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 1004.22 Crore during the period.