Bikes News

The Goa government has decided to slash road tax by 50 per cent on purchase of new vehicles for a period of three months to boost the auto industry, state Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said on Tuesday. With festivals like Dussehra and Diwali coming up, the state government's decision will help the sluggish auto industry, he told PTI. "The government has decided to reduce the road tax by 50 per cent on purchase of new vehicles for three months from October," Godinho informed.

Benelli India will launch the Leoncino 250 motorcycle in the country on October 4, 2019, carandbike can confirm. The Chinese-owned Italian manufacturer is all set to re-enter the quarter-litre segment after the TNT 25 was discontinued last year, and the new model is expected to bring a niche with itself as the most affordable scrambler-styled offering to go on sale. It also seems Benelli has decided to fast-track the launch of its 250 cc version, instead of the original plan to bring the model by the end of this year after the Imperiale 400 goes on sale. The Benelli Leoncino 250 will share its underpinnings with the Leoncino 500 that was introduced earlier this year and is priced at Rs. 4.79 lakh (ex-showroom). This one though will be substantially more affordable with prices expected under Rs. 2 lakh (ex-showroom).

Pune-based Bajaj Auto has announced a number of offers and benefits across its motorcycle range for the festive season. The bike maker is offering benefits and savings up to Rs. 7200 at its dealerships and will include a cash discount, five years of free warranty and additional savings on free services, according to the company. The discounts do vary depending on the motorcycle and extends to the CT110, Platina range, Pulsar and Avenger range as well as the Dominar 400. Incidentally, the Bajaj V15 has left out from the offers.

The event saw Ducati's Moto GP rider- Andrea Dovizioso making his first visit to India to attend the Shell-Ducati Riders' Day where he spoke extensively about his racing experience.

Bajaj Auto sees a significant drop of 35 per cent in domestic sales for the month of September 2019.

'War' is an upcoming action movie with Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in lead roles. One of the interesting bits is that both bonafide action stars will be seen riding BMW motorcycles in the movie, promising for a thrilling chase sequence.

Ultra-clean BS-VI grade petrol and diesel supplies will expand to seven more districts of Haryana from October 1 to cover the entire national capital region as oil companies extend the fuel coverage to all over the country in a phased manner. While the country will leapfrog from the current BS-IV grade fuel to BS-VI, which have emission standards equivalent to Euro-VI fuel, from April 1, 2020, state-owned oil firms began supplying the ultra-clean fuel in the national capital in April last year. Supplies of BS-VI grade petrol and diesel was extended to neighbouring districts in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in April this year and now it has been extended to Haryana.

The three-member team to lead BMW Motorrad Team India were chosen from over 75 BMW GS owners who participated in the two-day event in Goa. HK Rickiey Naik from Bengaluru, Shakeel Basha from Coimbatore and V Sathyanath from Tirupur qualified to represent India at the International GS Trophy 2020.