Kawasaki India has showcased the W800 vintage styled cruiser at its dealership in the country, in a bid to gauge feedback from prospective customers. The model competes with the Triumph Street Twin and Ducati Scrambler in the segment, and will be an interesting addition to Kawasaki's line-up, given its WWII inspired styling and modern mechanicals.
Bajaj Dominar 400 is that much awaited sports cruiser from the Pune based bike maker and has been officially teased. The manufacturer is finally set to unveil the model on 15th December, and will reveal performance figures around the same time as well. The Dominar 400 is Bajaj Auto's biggest motorcycle ever and will be locking horns with a host of established products in the segment.
American motorcycle manufacturer Vanguard has unveiled their first bike - the Vanguard Roadster. The New York City based motorcycle company will debut its first motorcycle at the New York Motorcycle Show from 9-11 December 2016.
KTM has issues a recall for three of its popular adventure bike models - the 1190 Adventure, the 1190 Adventure RS and the 1290 Super Adventure - over a potential fault in the ABS. The recall affects bikes made until and including those of model year 2016.
At the moment, Bajaj is one of the busiest two-wheeler manufacturers in the country. It recently announced that it will be launching the Dominar 400 (Yes! The name is confirmed) on December 15, 2016, a few days from now. Apart from that, it has also announced that it will soon launch the updated range of Pulsars (Pulsar 150, Pulsar 180 and the Pulsar 220F) across the country, possibly before the year ends. From what we gather, the updated Pulsar 150 has already reached showrooms in Mumbai (Delhi is yet to get them).
A new, parallel-twin, GS-styled touring motorcycle from BMW has been spied testing in Italy. The bike, sporting alloy 'road' wheels, has styling similar to other GS models from BMW.
Buying a Ducati just got sweeter as the Italian bike maker has announced a massive Rs. 90,000 discount on the entry-level Scrambler. The young and wild Ducati now starts at Rs. 6.07 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Founded in 1926, Ducati Motor celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and as an important milestone, has extended the celebrations to customers with the discount.
EagleRider India has successfully conducted its first exclusive motorcycle training course for women riders. The training academy was organised by EagleRider India, along with M3M India and aims at providing a platform for women to understand their motorcycles and interact with seasoned riders in a controlled environment.
The Indian superbike market is in the midst of a boom - growing rapidly and British motorcycle brand Triumph is riding that wave of growth in India, establishing itself as a leader in the Indian superbike market. Triumph Motorcycles India has just completed three years of operations in India and has made a mark as one of the most popular superbike brands.
