All the latest happenings in the Indian bike industry, latest information on new bikes launches and what the grapevine has about the bikes to hit the Indian market, BikesMedia's news section covers it all.
Recently Royal Enfield teased their upcoming bike on social media ahead of EICMA. It is clear now that the mystery bike is a cruiser/bobber powered by an 830cc V-twin engine and it will be a prototype, not a production variant.
The KTM has been testing their upcoming Duke 125 in India and it is not what we all thought it would be. The 125cc Duke coming to India is not the current model with LED lights and edgy design, instead, it is the old one. The Duke in the spy pics follows the design language of the Duke 200, KTM fans will not be happy about this news.
Kawasaki India recently announced that the new Ninja ZX-6R is coming to India. The Dealers across the country are accepting a booking amount of Rs 1.50 lakh. The deliveries of the bike will begin post-January 2019. However, the company has confirmed that the bike will initially come in limited numbers. The future availability of the ZX-6R in India will depend on its performance in the first round of bookings.
American Motorcycle company, Harley Davidson recently announced that they are going to host a ‘Voluntary Safety Recall’ for 2017 and 2018 HD models. It is revealed that the massive recall would cost 35 Million Dollars to the company.
Bajaj has updated the price of Bajaj Dominar 400 by 1K and fans are not pleased about it. The company has been continuously increasing the price of the bike for several weeks and currently, the ABS model sells at 1.63 lakh (ex-showroom) while the Non-ABS version retails at a price of Rs. 1.49 lakh (ex-showroom).
Royal Enfield is teasing a Motorcycle on its social media platform and people are freaking out. Speculations are arising, people are analysing the pic using hard detective skills and no one can seem to maintain their calm. The company is planning on revealing the bike during EICMA. For better understanding, take a look at the picture here.
Due to a successful Year on Year growth, Kawasaki is planning on making the Ninja 300 even more affordable. The bike registered 613 % of YoY sales growth in India due to localisation. The bike has surpassed the expected sales figure and as a result, it is being considered for a price reduction by the company.
The Entry Level sportbike from Yamaha is finally getting its share of success in India. The Yamaha R15 Version 3.0 has proven to be a gold mine for the company. It was launched in February 2018 at the Auto Expo with a price tag of Rs. 1.23 lakh. The motorcycle struggled initially due to quality issues and criticism from Yamaha fans, accusing the company of downgrading the bike. After several months, it seems that Yamaha has sorted out most of their problems.
JD power, an international survey company, revealed that customer service is more important then Vehicle service. The company revealed a number of parameters which were almost equally important in overall Customer Satisfaction.
The most famous model of Royal Enfield has been launched with a dual channel ABS. The Classic 350 Gun Metal grey ABS has started to reach dealerships. There are a couple of changes on the bike but none of them are mechanical.