We have seen lots of new motorbikes launched in 2015, and this year is going to be even better in terms of new model launches and new two-wheeler brands coming to India. As the year 2016 is also going to witness the biennial Auto Expo'16, many companies will showcase their future products as well as we would also see their product launch at the Expo. Lets check it out what all we could expect from Indian auto industry this year. 1. Hyosung GD250R
Hyosung has been struggling from a long time to make its place in the Indian market, most launches of it failing due to the hefty price tags and the rise in competition, which mostly comes with a lower price and higher power. With all these problems in the way, the bike maker still wishes to make a bet and this time we expect the GD250R for their rescue.The Hyosung GD250R will use a 249cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine tuned to produce 27.6 BHP of power at 9500 RPM and 24.1 Nm of torque at 7000 RPM. Power to the wheels will go through a 6-speed gearbox. This bike is likely to be priced around Rs 1.6 - 1.9 lakh and has no competition in the segment at the said price range. There's lot of expectation about its performance amongst Indian consumers as it is a 250cc bike.
2. BMW-TVS G310R
BMW just lifted the curtains off the motorcycle it has been busy co-developing with TVS Motors, an arrangement that was announced in April 2013. The new motorcycle is called the BMW G 310 R. The motorcycle looks like a modern, aggressively styled, street naked with lots of BMW cues. G310R is going to be produced in India by BMW's cooperation partner TVS Motor Company. Powered by 313cc, 1-cylinder, water cooled and fuel injected engine producing 33.6 BHP @ 9500 rpm and 28 NM @ 7500 rpm. The all-new roadster is expected to be priced somewhere around 2.00-2.25 lakh (expected ex-showroom price)RELATED ARTICLE: BMW G 310 R With Full Fairing Rendered- BI Exclusive
3. BMW S1000XR
The motorbike with the dynamic performance of a racer, the upright seat position of an adventure machine and the endurance of a tourer. The BMW S 1000 XR combines the best aspects of each of these worlds to create BMW Motorrad's first adventure sports bike: perfect for anyone who wants performance and comfort in one machine.The powerful, four-cylinder series motor delivers a huge 160 horsepower at 11,000 rpm and develops a maximum torque of 83 lb-ft at 9,250 rpm. The bike is expected to be priced around 22-24 lakhs (ex Delhi).
4. UM Renegade Sport SX
UM Motorcycles will be launching an all-new cruiser motorcycle in India, called the UM Renegade Sport S. The UM Renegade Sport S will be powered by a 279cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, fuel injected engine which will make 26.6PS at 8600rpm and 22.76Nm of peak torque at 6300rpm. The UM Renegade Sport S will be the first offering from UM Motorcycles in the Indian market and is being manufactured with localized parts – tyres sourced from TVS, Gabriel suspension, and headlamp, tail lamp and instrument panel sourced from local auto component manufacturers. The bike is expected to be priced at 1.70 lakhs Ex- Delhi.5. Royal Enfield Himalayan
Royal Enfield all set to unleash the Himalayan, a brand new adventure-tourer. The long, hard street, reclamation, glory - these are couple of things that bikers over the world live by. Strangely the destiny of numerous a notable bike creator has likewise taken after the same course. In the course of the most recent couple of years, the marquee has shed its old picture of producers of substantial, lazy, leakey bikes to developers of performance machines. Their last offering, the Continental GT was a totally new stage; and now they are very nearly propelling another fresh out of the new item, the Himalayan. READ ALSO: Royal Enfield Himalayan First Ride Impression
At the very heart of the Himalayan is an all-new, indigenously-created, oil-cooled, 410cc single-cyinder engine, delivering an estimated 28PS of force and 30Nm of torque. The engine additionally jettison the conventional push-bar architecture on Royal Enfield engines for overhead cams. This setup implies this will be a free revving engine with the redline being some place around the 6500-7000 rpm mark. The motor will likewise be furnished with a counter-balancer to decrease vibrations, making the Himalayan's plant the smoothest and the most refined unit ever seen on a Royal Enfield. Expected price 1.60-1.80 lakhs.
6. Hero HX250R
Hero had stunned everybody when it debuted the HX250R earlier this year. Showcased at the 2014 Auto Expo India, the HX250R is Hero's first finished in-house developed with no inputs from its past accomplice Honda. The HX250R has been composed and built in a joint effort with the organization's innovation accomplice Erik Buell Racing, AVL and Engines Engineering enhancing it with run of the mill sports bore. The HX250R is developed on an all-new lightweight Geodesic Tubular Frame which is fused with comparable trellis-formed swing arm. Suspension setup is customary telescopic at the front while the back wheel has mono-shock setup yet to make the motorcycle flickable, the rear shock absorber is mounted on the left of the bike to abbreviate the wheelbase.
The most crucial piece of this new bike is, without a doubt, its heart. The HX250R is powered by a newly developed 250cc single cylinder, water-cooled engine, grew totally in-house without getting to any specialized certifications of Honda. The engine produces force of 31 BHP which is just astonishing, in any event on paper, if capability of existing players in its opposition is considered. This engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox and preventing power originates from a 300mm plate at the front and 220mm circle at the back. ABS will likewise be on offering yet as a discretionary bundle. The model is likely to get launched post Delhi expo this year and being a completely local created, price would be upper of INR 1.5 lakhs.
7. DSK Benelli Tornado 302
It would appear that the launch date of DSK Benelli Tornado 302 has just about been affirmed as reports developing on the web show the Italian bike brand could convey its 300cc offering to India around June 2016. Benelli guaranteed five new models for EICMA and every one of them are set to get into the Indian market soon. Every one of them are low capacity engines, say 500, 300 and 250cc bikes.Based on a trestle frame, the completely faired rendition of the TNT 300 gets power from an in-line two-cylinder four-stroke four-valve DOHC engine that can hand out 36bhp at 12,000rpm and 27Nm at 9,000 rpm. The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission and can apparently achieve a top rate of more than 170kmph.
8. Ducati Scrambler Sixty2
Ducati has divulged its smallest model at the 2015 EICMA show - the new Ducati Scrambler Sixty2. The Scrambler Sixty2 takes its name from 1962, the year the first Ducati Scrambler was initially dispatched. The Sixty2 however, is totally advanced with ABS, front and back LED lights and Ducati's desmodromic valve framework in its 399cc L-twin engine.In view of the current Ducati Scrambler's configuration uncovered a year ago, the Scrambler Sixty2 has been focused at developing markets. In India, the Scrambler Sixty2 will be focused at riders hoping to move up to a not very extensive twin-cylinder cruiser with the request of the Ducati brand. The Scrambler Sixty2 has the same basic Scrambler steel trellis frame, with the engine also derived directly from the current 803cc Scrambler. But the Sixty2's L-twin engine is almost half in displacement, making 41PS of power at 8750rpm and 34.3Nm of torque at 7750rpm. Its larger sibling - the 803cc Ducati Scrambler - makes 75PS of power and 67.7Nm of torque.
The Ducati Scrambler currently sells starting at Rs 6.78 lakh (ex-showroom). The Scrambler Sixty2's price in India is likely to be about Rs 4.5 lakh (ex-showroom) once it is launched in India post Delhi expo.
9. Kawasaki Ninja 250SL
Swathed in an all green body wrap that incorporates fairings, headlamp covers, fuel tank and a cowl, Kawasaki Ninja 250SL comes as a lightweight and compact bike. This 250cc machine otherwise known as Ninja RR Mono keeps running on a liquid cooled 4 stroke single cylinder DOHC based petrol engine gathering greatest power and torque estimations of 27.6PS at 9700rpm and 23Nm at 8200rpm individually. The pulling force of the bike is guaranteed by a 6 speed manual transmission gearbox framework operable by a wet multidisc clutch. The bike has competition in the form of KTM RC200. Kawasaki Ninja 250SL can accumulate a top rate of 181 kmph and its ground leeway of 165mm helps it ride over impediments without breaking a sweat. The ergonomic seating course of action counteracts riding exhaustion and the two up-to-date mirrors, other than increasing the style remainder give a decent perspective of the vehicles behind. Kawasaki Ninja 250SL is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs. 2,20,000 ex-showroom.
10. Suzuki GSX R250
Suzuki Gixxer R250 is an entry level bike by Suzuki Motors that is relied upon to be launched at the 2016 Auto Expo in February 2016. It will focus on the biking aficionados who try for moderate quarter-liter sports bikes. It would be based on the current Gixxer SF 150 yet will don a bigger 250cc engine. The new 250cc Gixxer model will be powered by a 250cc single-cylinder engine that will offer an expected power around 28 bhp - 30 bhp. The most recent spy-shots uncover that the bike is based on Suzuki's GSX stage, and imparts its outline signals to the GSX-R1000. Highlights like instrument bunch and switchgear comforts, as well, are acquired from its all the more effective kin. The bike will likewise get a recently created swing-arm, clip-on handlebars and GSX-R250 identification. Alongside the standard brakes, it will likewise get the propelled anti-lock braking system. The company is expected to price Suzuki Gixxer R250 in the range of Rs. 1.50 lakh to Rs. 1.80 lakh (ex showroom).
By: Rakshit Shastry