Following up with the reveal of the updated Scrambler Icon last month, Ducati has revealed the 2019 Scrambler range at the 2018 Intermot Motorcycle Show held at Cologne, Germany. The annual event witnesses most global manufacturers bringing their new and updated offerings to the show every year. The 2019 Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle, Cafe Racer, Desert Sled and Sixty2, join the Scrambler Icon, sporting a host of feature upgrades and new equipment onboard including beefier side panels made of thicker gauge aluminium, black-painted engine and brushed cylinder head fins.
The latest adventure bike from the Italian manufacturer is expected to make its public debut, either at the Intermot show in Cologne, or next month's EICMA show in Milan.
The new Indian FTR1200 has been shown in public for the first time at the Intermot shown in Cologne. The FTR1200 is powered by an all-new 1,203 cc engine and is available in two variants - a base version and a higher spec S variant.
Hero MotoCorp has become the first two-wheeler maker in the world to sell over 7.5 lakh units in a single month. The Indian two-wheeler giant sold 769,138 units in September 2018. That's about 25,637 units every day. The massive growth is backed the company's range of commuter motorcycles and scooters across the 100-200 cc segment. This is for the fifth time Hero has managed to cross the seven lakh sales mark in a month, three of which were in this financial year 2018-19.
Suzuki Motorcycle India continues its strong momentum in the market registering a double digit growth in September 2018. The two-wheeler maker sold 72,134 units (domestic + exports) last month, witnessing a healthy increase of 25.52 per cent over 57,468 units sold during September 2017. The company's strong volumes are back by products like the Gixxer and Access offerings, while new products like the Intruder and the Burgman Street 125 have also contributed to the volumes.
The Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid prototype will complete its last around-the-world leg, from the UK to the Alps. And it looks like a production model could well be unveiled at the EICMA 2018.
The Yamaha YZF-R3 and the R25 have been around globally for a while now and come next year, the motorcycles will receive their first comprehensive upgrade. While we've seen the 2019 Yamaha R3 test mules being spied time and again in Indonesia, patent images of the model have now made their way online providing a good look at the upcoming offering. The 2019 Yamaha YZF-R3 will get massive upgrades not just to the design but the hardware as well and could boast of more power too. Details though are under wraps from the company.
Triumph is all set to unveil the 2019 models of the Street Twin and the Street Scrambler on October 2, 2018. And yes! They will be coming to India soon.
