A team of five students from IIT Varanasi is working on a smart device that will bring a revolution in motorcycling world. The team at IIT Varanasi is undergoing a unique idea of developing a smart helmet which will be connected with the rider’s motorcycle and will prevent him/her from riding drunk.
Yamaha Motor India has recently launched the smaller Saluto RX and now they have launched male targeted Cygnus Ray ZR., the auto gear scooter which Yamaha had showcased at the Auto Expo’16 earlier this year. The new Ray-ZR is pitched right between the Fascino and Alpha, it is targeted especially to the male audience.
Yamaha has unveiled their adventure tourer- Tracer 700 based on MT-07 in international market. Yamaha was testing the machine for quite sometimes now and the bike was first spotted while testing on road last year. However, opposite to the expectation Yamaha has christened the new adventure bike as ‘Tracer 700’ and not MT-07 Tracer.
Harley Davidson Motorcycles has revealed their upcoming model from the Sportster category; they have named the new model as ‘Roadster’. The bike has striking similarity with the HD model Forty Eight, it resembles to the model Forty Eight so much so that it will difficult to differentiate between the two at a first glance.
Jorge Lorenzo has decided to leave Movistar Yamaha and join the Factory Ducati Team for the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP season. The Spaniard has agreed to sign the agreement with the Italian automaker for the upcoming two seasons of MotoGP.
The iconic British Motorcycle manufacturer- Triumph Motorcycles has conducted training academy for their existing customers of Tiger brand of motorcycles. The company has taken the adventure motorcycling in the country to the next level, they are one of the established market players for adventurer and touring motorcycles.
Polaris India Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc. has launched the “Indian Springfield” from the 2016 line up of their legendary motorcycle marquee “Indian motorcycle”. The new entrant from the makers of classic cruisers is named after the birthplace of Indian Motorcycle.
Suzuki has launched the rear disc brake variants of both Gixxer and Gixxer SF which they had unveiled at Auto Expo 2016. The new variants have been launched at the occasion of ‘Gixxer Day’ organized in the capital city. Suzuki organized the Gixxer Day which according to the company was a gathering of Suzuki Gixxer and Gixxer SF owners to celebrate the spirit of their successful Street Sport Bike.
Bajaj is testing the famous Pulsar 200NS with ABS and our avid reader Akshay Kadam has spotted two bikes doing their test runs on NH4, Mumbai-Pune highway. Once used to be the flagship product for Bajaj, the Pulsar 200 NS which the company has discontinued in India for reasons best known by them only is caught testing with ABS on.
Yamaha Motor India has launched Saluto RX with brand new 110cc engine equipped with Blue Core technology. The new entry level motorcycle is claimed to return extremely impressive fuel efficiency of 82 Kmpl. Yamaha has introduced new lightweight frame in the Saluto RX, the significantly light chassis along with the brand Blue Core tech new engine is responsible for shedding as much as 22 Kg of weight from the previous generation entry level Yamaha bikes.
