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23-time Isle of Man winner John McGuinness will pilot the Superlight at next year's Isle of Man TT.

It was a decent month of sales in November 2018 for most two-wheeler manufacturers with the festive season coming to a close.

Royal Enfield has introduced a rear disc brake on its Bullet range in the Indian market. The rear disc brake equipped Royal Enfield Bullet 350 is priced at Rs. 1.28 lakh, while the Bullet 350 ES is priced at Rs. 1.32 lakh. The range-topping Royal Enfield Bullet 500 with a rear disc brake is priced at Rs. 1.72 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). While the rear disc brake is standard now on the Bullet range, there's no word on the ABS-equipped version, which is likely to arrive in early 2019. As per the government regulations, ABS will be mandatory on all motorcycles that are 125 cc and above.

TVS Motor Company registered a growth of 27 per cent in its overall two-wheeler sales, selling 3, 19,965 units in November 2018 in comparison to 2, 51,965 units sold in November 2017.

Now distributed by the Hyderabad-based Adishwar Auto Ride India - Mahavir Group, the Benelli TNT 300, Benelli 302R and the Benelli TNT 600i have been re-launched in India. The Italian bike maker recently saw a change of hands in India with the Mahavir Group taking charge of sales, service and distribution from the Pune-based DSK Group, and is now on an expansion spree with the products and dealerships. The Benelli TNT 300 is priced at an introductory Rs. 3.50 lakh, while the Benelli 302R is priced at Rs. 3.70 lakh. The Benelli TNT 600i is priced at Rs. 6.20 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom).

Bajaj Auto sold 2, 05,259 two-wheeler units in November 2018 in comparison to 1, 41,948 units sold in November 2017.

India's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp registered a sale of 610,252 units in November 2018. The company's sales grew marginally in the post festive period as compared to the 605,270 units sold in November 2017. Hero's growth in volumes comes despite an overall drop in numbers across the auto industry owing to the increase in insurance costs before the festive season and the overall low-key market sentiment.

Suzuki Motorcycle India registered a domestic sale of 53,058 units in November 2018, as against 42,722 units that were sold during the same period last year. The company witnessed a year-on-year growth of 24.19 per cent for last month, backed by new product launches and an updated line-up. Suzuki's cumulative sales for November 2018 stood at 56,531 units (domestic+exports), a hike of 13.86 per cent over 49,647 units that were sold during November 2017.