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.
Hero Motors' Transmission division has got a vital business of making transmission gears for Ducati Motorcycles. Ducati which is known for their performance machines has shown their confidence in an Indian OEM- Hero Motors. Hero Motors by bagging this business has virtually proven their expertise in the field of transmission making.
Ducati’s long awaited Supersport 939 has been finally unveiled at Intermot, adding a sensible bike in the Bolognan firm’s usual firebreathing and dust smacking portfolio. It even has a Pillion seat!
Kawasaki has upped the ante in the superbike class last year with the 2016 ZX-10R which has been ominously quick around all the racetracks currently in the WSBK calendar. It pushes the performance envelope further by introducing a new race-ready ZX-10RR Homologation special.
Suzuki’s dual sport offerings have been updated for 2017, with the V-Strom 1000 leading the pack in terms of the power to comfort ratio. The 1,037cc 90 degree V-twin produces the same power as the previous model despite the extra bulk and exhaust restrictions imposed due to the Euro 4 compliant hardware onboard.
Yamaha created a lot of flak after it unveiled the MT-10 (FZ-10 stateside), its alien- looking styling and the punchy Crossplane motor made it one of the most sought supernakeds in the market. Yamaha didn’t stop it there, it bettered it with the SP.
Exactly an year after Suzuki unveiled the GSX-R 1000 concept, They’ve made it ready to be available for the masses. Ground breaking specs or driveability?
After Aprilia announced its comeback to WSBK with SMR/Milwaukee after a year long hiatus, the bikes to be used get a well deserved update to compete with the already sophisticated rivals on the grid.
Kawasaki has revealed their updated 2017 versions of Ninja H2 and H2R along with a new ‘Carbon’ edition H2 at the ongoing Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne, Germany. Both the updated Ninja H2 and H2R come boasted with Kawasaki’s most advanced electronics package along with Öhlins TTX rear shock.