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.
The much talked about Royal Enfield's Adventure Tourer- Himalayan is spied in an undisguised attire. The bike is spied testing on some hilly region of the country, there were more than one test mules along side other Royal Enfield models. This is the very first appearance of the touted Himalayan sans camouflage and without any doubt the bike looks real eye candy and a true wanderer in all respects.
Finally, after conducting thorough investigation Bajaj released the official report on the ongoing episode of broken wheels of Pulsar RS/NS200. Before Bajaj came out with their official statement on the issue we conducted our own investigation and based on our findings we rejected the logic of broken alloy wheel caused by hard braking.
Before the company comes out with their version based on the investigation going on, we decided to investigate the matter on our level and what we found is based on the circumstantial evidence and nothing to do with either Bajaj or the subsequent owner of the bikes. Our motive is to bring out the truth irrespective of who's at the receiving end. Representing free and fair journalism is what the most important thing for us.
The bike is expected to gain its design characteristics from the aggressively designed supercharged H2. The current Kawasaki model on sale the ER-6f/ER-6n comes with an inline-2 cylinder motor that churns out 72.1 Ps of max. power at 8500rpm and 64Nm of max. torque at 7000rpm. So we all can expect some more punch in the power delivery from an already capable motor.
The British icon Triumph Motorcycles is expanding their business in India and in the slew of this, they have added another dealership. Triumph Motorcycles India have opened their 11th exclusive outlet and this time it is Central India's economy hub- Indore.
Here's some good news, Honda went a step ahead and has filed patent for all new 2-stroke engine. The new 2-stroke engine will have clean burning of fuel, fuel-injection and will be a SCREAMER. The patents that have been published shows the front and side views of the all new 2-stroke stroke engine.
In recent days, there have been rumors about the discontinuation of the Pulsar NS 200, as people claimed that the model is not available at the authorized Bajaj dealerships and that some of the dealerships are denying the availability of Pulsar NS200. Further stating that the model is being discontinued and now, they have the only option left is new Pulsar AS200. However, it is not at all true, Bajaj has not discontinued the naked Pulsar 200NS and it is still under production.
Yamaha Motor India launched an updated Saluto with Disc Brake, new colors and all new graphics. The 125cc Yamaha Saluto was first introduced in April'15 without disc brake option and with limited color choices. Within just couple of months time Yamaha has updated their 125cc offering with new color, graphics and Disc brake which was all missing and much needed when the bike was first launched.
As a brilliant initiative Suzuki Motorcycles India has introduced the series of "Gixxer Cup" as one make race championship. The Suzuki Gixxer SF is the bike used in the championship, the race event is a fantastic idea to showcase the potential of the product for any manufacturer. Apart from Suzuki, there is Honda and TVS already in the one make championship racing.
Brands like Bajaj Auto, Harley-Davidson, Royal Enfield, Skoda Auto, Volvo, Volvo Cars and Daimler decided to not to participate in the auto show. Some Automobile manufacturers have decided to invest the cost towards product development and marketing rather than displaying their products in Auto Expo.