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Valentino Rossi seizes victory at the British GP at Silverstone, in ultra wet conditions. In a 20 lap showdown that involved many crashes and sensations. The 36 year old Italian used all his experience to try and pull away from Marc Marquez, who crashed out. The duo had already built up a mammoth gap of over 6 seconds before Marc registered his fourth DNF of the season.
Suzuki India has officially introduced these dual tone color schemes after their dealers found creating so called dual tone color options by mixing and matching existing solid color options.
Yamaha India has slashed out five models out of its motorcycle lineup. The models discontinued are SS 125, SZ-R, YBR 110, YBR 125 and SZ-S. Yamaha has launched the new YZF R3 to take over the quarter litre segment in India this month itself.
One of the well known motorcycle brands of Italy- MV Agusta is going to make its Indian debut later this year with their Indian partner Kinetic Motors. The Italian marquee will bring their premium products initially via CBU (Completely Built Units) and SKD (Semi-Knocked Down) route.
Hero’s HX250R caught while testing for the first time in India. The development inputs for the single cylinder quarter liter flagship product of Hero has been taken majorly from EBR. The HX250R was unveiled by the Hero MotoCorp last year at the Delhi Auto expo and it is expected that the launch might happen by this fiscal year.
Jorge Lorenzo takes his fifth victory of the season at the #CzechGP, as he lead all the way from the lights to the flag. The starting grid ensured Jorge's victory will be tough, with Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi being the other two front-runners.
Jorge Lorenzo continued his form at Brno, by leading Free practice 3 and finishing the other three practices within the top three. Jorge set a blistering 1:54.989, the fastest ever lap on two wheels at this venue, and the first ever lap in the 1:54's. He already broke the fastest lap set by Cal Crutchlow in 2013, twice. He'll start from pole position in tomorrow's 22 lap showdown.
In an official communication Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has informed us that they are announcing a global recall for their CBR 150R and CBR 250R models manufactured between July 2014 to June 2015 in India.
In an official communication Triumph Motorcycles India has confirmed that the date of their upcoming attempt for the land speed record is been postponed followed by the crash of their ace rider- Guy Martin. The Triumph Motorcycles was about to attempt a land speed record at the salt lakes on their specially constructed motorcycle- Streamliner.
Yamaha Motor India has launched the much awaited YZF-R3 today in an event organised at Buddha International Circuit (BIC), Noida. The ace YZF-R3 is finally made home amidst the speculations of either R25 or R3 being launched by Yamaha. The new Yamaha YZF-R3 will be sold in India through CKD route and the parts will be imported from Indonesia.