Two Wheelers News

Honda’s first flex-fuel model will use E20 (a combination of petrol and 20 per cent ethanol) and this will be gradually rolled out across Honda’s product range, President,CEO & MD of HMSI, Atsushi Ogata told carandbike.

The Monster SP gets several upgrades over the standard model including fully adjustable Ohlins suspension, Brembo Stylema callipers and a new Termignoni exhaust.

The two-wheeler manufacturer said that it was considering a model in the EV space though it still felt that the market needs to improve further.

The new 100 cc commuter motorcycle which will be positioned as an affordable and economical product which will compete with the Hero Splendor.

The Apollo Tramplr series is divided into to two patterns - XR and ST. The Tramplr XR is the off-road biased tyre and designed for motorcycles in the 250-500 cc range, whereas the Tramplr ST are road-oriented and cater to bikes between 150-250 cc.

Prices for the K300 N start from Rs 2.65 lakh while the K300 R is priced from Rs 2.99 lakh (ex-showroom).

Ather Energy's CEO Tarun Mehta - in a conversation with carandbike Editor-in-Chief Siddharth Patankar - said that he is confident that Ather will be India's number one electric two-wheeler manufacturer in volumes within a year.

Honda's primary focus will still be on petrol powered commuter motorcycles, Atsushi Ogata, president MD & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said.