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After launching the Gusto 125, Mahindra had started its distribution in stages and in this slew they have made it available in 8 more cities. The new Mahindra Gusto 125 is now available for sale in Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa, UP, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan.
World superbike rider Nicky Hayden will be competing in the legendary Suzuka Eight Hour race this year with the factory-backed MuSASHi RT HARC-Pro team replacing Casey Stoner in the squad, who moved to Ducati.
The Honda 2wheeler racer Hari Krishnan has bagged his second consecutive podium finish in the Asia Dream Cup. The 22 year boy from Chennai secured 3rd position in the third round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. Hari finished second in the round2 of the championship at Thailand, making him stand at overall 8th position in the championship.
TVS Motor has launched the special edition Jupiter MillionR to commemorate 1 million Jupiter customers. TVS is celebrating over 1 million Jupiter running on Indian roads, they have achieved this milestone within 30 months. The special edition “Jupiter MillionR” comes with 10 additional features making it memorable addition to the TVS fleet.
TVS Racing has announced the name of their ace rider Aravind KP for competing in Dakar Rally 2017 for the ‘Sherco-TVS Rally Factory’ team. Aravind is racing for team TVS Racing for the past ten years and this opportunity will mark his debut in the prestigious cross-country rally of the world.
Valentino Rossi wins the Catalan GP after an enthralling battle with bitter rival and championship contender Marc Marquez. The duo managed to pull a gap from Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and battled until the penultimate lap after which Marquez backed off to take 20 precious points.
Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) is all set to launch the updated 2016 Platina, as per reliable source BikesIndia came to know that the company is ready with the new product and the launch may take place as early as this month itself. Bajaj has tasted the success in the entry level segment by launching discontinued brand like “CT 100”. The current Platina ES though looks very descent but it hardly gets any style update since its inception, therefore a facelift Platina makes all sense.
SAG team's Luis Salom passed away in the evening after a horrifying crash in the afternoon practice session. Salom was taken to the medical center before he was taken to the Barcelona university hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Monster Yamaha Tech3's Pol Espargaro has confirmed he will be leaving the Tech3 squad at the end of this season. The Spanish rider was in the satellite squad and was directly on contract with Yamaha Motor co.
Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez shall remain with the Asaka based squad for two more years after he penned down an extension of contract before his home GP.