Bikes News

After a long wait, Benelli is finally gearing up to introduce its much-awaited motorcycles showcased at the 2016 Auto Expo, and now, we have a timeline for some of its launches. Speaking to Carandbike.com on the sidelines of the Benelli 302R launch, Motowheels - Chairman, Shirish Kulkarni said, "That's [Benelli TRK 502] happening in January 2018. The bike will be launched before the Expo."

Having introduced the 302R full faired bike recently, the Italian bike maker plans to launch three new motorcycles including the Leoncino, TRK 502 and an all-new quarter-litre street offering. Shirish Kulkarni said that a new 300-400 cc street motorcycle is in the offing and will be introduced at the 2018 Auto Expo. The bike is being developed specifically for the Indian market.

BMW Motorrad is reportedly working on updating the boxer-twin engine of the BMW R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure. On the cards is a larger, more powerful engine with variable valve technology

Indian Motorcycle has upgraded its 2018 model year motorcycles and introduced two new models - the Indian Roadmaster Elite and the Indian Springfield Dark Horse

Hero MotCorp has filed First Information Reports (FIRs) against several establishments and traders who were indulging in fake spare parts of Hero two-wheelers

Internationally, the new Triumph Tiger Explorer is available in as many as eight different variants, including two low seat options. In India though, the new Tiger Explorer will be available on sale in limited numbers and only the Tiger Explorer XCx variant is offered

The new Triumph Tiger Explorer gets a retuned engine and a host of hi-tech electronics, including semi-active suspension and an inertial measurement unit with cornering ABS

The Benelli 302R is the latest full faired offering in the quarter-litre segment and it locks horns against the Kawasaki Ninja 300 and the KTM RC 390.