Bikes News

It's that time of the year again when the roads are clear, the mountains are calling and your Royal Enfield is itching to make that trip, sometimes a bit more than you want to. Well, we are talking about riding to Leh-Ladakh and the Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey. In its 14th edition, the RE Himalayan Odyssey commenced its journey from India Gate, Delhi to the highest mountain passes in the world.

Other than the new colour, there have been no other cosmetic or mechanical changes to the Bajaj Dominar. The Dominar is now available in four colours - Matte Black, Moon White, Midnight Blue and Twilight Plum.

The Kawasaki Z900 was launched earlier this year at Rs. 9 lakh (ex-showroom), and came kitted out with extras like engine and body protection, fly screen and radiator guard. The base variant doesn't get those optional extras but the price has seen a significant drop and makes it more accessible

The 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 gets the same engine, suspension and chassis as the outgoing model, but the engine now meets BS-IV regulations and gets some tweaks in the ECU. The new Ninja 1000 will be brought to India as semi-knocked down (SKD) kits and assembled in India

The service campaign is due to a probable issue with the fixed fork tubes which may suffer damage while going through an obstacle and fail. The service campaign is likely to affect many R1200GS an R1200GS Adventure bikes globally.

The price reduction on the KTM 200 Duke and RC, and 250 Duke is up to Rs. 8600 post GST, while the price hike on the 390 Duke and RC is up to Rs. 5900. Pan India though, prices of the KTM RC 390 and Duke have reduced in certain states, where the pre-GST taxes were higher.

Ducati India delivered the first and the only 1299 Superleggera in India to Hotelier Vikram Oberoi. It costs a whopping Rs. 1.12 crore and get a 1,300 cc L-twin engine which makes 212 bhp and 146 Nm.

The loans offered by Axis Bank are for motorcycles with engine capacity of over 500 cc, and will attract interest between 10 to 11 per cent per annum. The bank will also consider accessory funding along with the cost of the bike