What Makes A Good Cruiser- Part 1
We all know that a longer wheelbase is required for highway stability, but when a frame is stretched so long it tends to flex a fair bit. To solve the problem, manufacturers like Honda have started using Trellis frame in their Rebel 500 and 300, but 1490 mm of a wheelbase which both of them offers, only passes as entry level in the cruiser segment, It is literally identical to Bajaj Avenger.
Today we have ultra compact machines which can record footage at 4k while providing gyroscopic stabilization. It has allowed people to record their high flying stunt easily. If you too are an aspiring rider or daredevil, who wishes to explore his creative side, then here are top 5 motovlogging cameras available on the market.
The most recent updates in the 150 cc segment include the revised Pulsar 150 Twin disc from Bajaj and the new bike from Honda, the X-Blade. Both bikes fall within a Rs 78,000 (ex-showroom) price tag and both of them boasts about being the best 150 cc motorcycle in the market. Which one is better and why let’s take a look.
During the reveal of Hero X-Pulse 200, a Hero MotoCorp executive pointed out that the main problem for people going to Ladakh is their ill-equipped bike. People just use normal road bikes to cross dangerous trails and there is a better way to do, he said, while revealing the XPulse 200. Let’s take a look at some of the features which make the Hero’s new adventure bike stand out from the rest.
I am really not the guy who should stand on a pedestal and complain about the lack of motorcycle safety gear. I do advocate for motorcycle safety but I am particular about wearing safety gear, besides shoes, helmets and gloves. I myself have ridden bikes without any safety gear and sometimes even my helmet. But it was because I had to go nearby to get vegetables and not on a cross-country tour to conquer the Himalayas. Still, today I am going to advocate heavily about basic safety gear. Here’s why-
It is a strange time we all live in. When the rumors of rumors are turned into exclusive news. While no one knows for a fact that a particular launch is going to take place or not, speculations always find their way on the internet. These speculations are circulated so many times, that they themselves become the truth. The same thing happened with the news of Gixxer 250. People are posting all over the web about the coming of 250 ccs Gixxer but it seems to me that it’s just not true.
Among all the commotion across two-wheeler industry in India we have almost forgotten about the beloved street fighter from Yamaha, the FZ 2.0. Which single-handedly secured company's foothold in the Indian market. This bike is still selling in good numbers despite all the competition surrounding it.
Royal Enfield Himalayan was notorious for breaking down at the speed of 40 km/h, it is the truth and nobody can deny that. It has broken down in more ways we can even think of but all this can only be said about the old Himalayan, which came with a “Carb” unit. The new Himalayan Fi is certainly not bulletproof because no bike is. It is what it exactly needs to be, a motorcycle which needs less maintenance than any other bike in its category.
This time, however, the company is serious in bringing in a totally new generation of Pulsar because it has been more than a decade since the Pulsar series went through a metamorphosis and the current market is evolving with at an unprecedented rate. So, before these Pulsars see the light of the day, we would like to name a list of features which we want to see on them.
It’s not that we don’t have good engines or a good platform to make new cruisers. It’s just that there hasn’t been a proper representation of the cruiser crowd in our country. This has to change, and starting today, we will have to put our demand in front of the manufacturers. That’s why here are 3 motorcycles, which we need from them.
