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India can expect BMW K1600GT as prices get announced

BMW Motorrad recently confirmed that they do have plans of entering the Indian markets. The GS series is already doing very well around the world for tourers, while the S1000RR has completely given a new dimension to the litre class arena. But, BMW refrains from draining in this sweet success and in an effort to redefine high end bikes, introduced the K1600GT super tourer. The bike sports awesome... 

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Speculation: Yamaha high displacement cruiser might be in plans for India

In a recent conversation with a representative from a popular bike web site a Yamaha representative was quoted saying in response to the question about upcoming bikes in the premium segment. The response was quite pleasant as the Yamaha representative said that Yamaha has no plans to launch 250cc motorcycle but might plan on bringing in a 300+cc high displacement bike in 2011. As the bike is still... 

Revealed – KTM 125 Duke new video

Bajaj’s Chakan Plant will be producing the new KTM 125 Duke that is planned to be on the Indian bike market by next June. Now, the teaser video is all set to answer the question about why the bike with 125cc engine costs a whopping 1 lakh. The KTM 125 is a naked street bike that will be sold in markets such as Latin America, Africa, and South East Asia. The company is planning to make 200, 000... 

Official image of Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200

Aprilia has gone ahead and released a single image of the new Dorsoduro 1200, which is a big supermoto bike that will be showcased at the Cologne show in October. This is not the leaked image that was all over the internet earlier in August, but the image that the Aprilia parent company Piaggio Group’s headquarters in Milan has released. The technical information as per MCN is that the motor... 

M&M plans to launch both 300cc and 125cc commuter motorcycle

There have been multiple posts doing the rounds on the bike circuit about the teaser video released by Mahindra that has been seen on the TV. Now, CNBC has reportedly affirmed that the bike that has been taking test rides in the Vallelunga tracks in Italy is indeed a 300cc motorcycle. This bike is to be called or named Diablo and will feature a parallel twin engine. Also doing rounds is the news... 

Yamaha SZ Tour kicks off next week – Stay tuned for more updates

India Yamaha Motors is all set to utilize a novel technique for publicity of their latest release, Yamaha SZ. The company has thus organized a month long escapade where 20 bike riders will be touring 17 states on their brand new Yamaha SZ bikes. The flag off ceremony will kick start on the 15th of this month in Noida. The company has adopted a unique technique to make sure that the bike gets... 

April 2011 Yamaha brings to India 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 and V-max

Yamaha brings in 2011 images and as we can see there are marginal changes in the Indianized models. The new bike has a renewed paint scheme with a good Yamaha trademark blue that has always been on the bikes. Also, additions are the wine red color option with a skull themed graffiti on the side panel. The comeback is in terms of the stealth paintjob that will come up in 2011. The V-max here gets... 

Production increase plans for 2012 by Royal Enfield; also plans for revamped Machismo

For people who had four years ago thought of buying a bike, Pulsar and Karizma were the only viable option. But after Royal Enfield got into analysis, the company came up with awesome Bullet Classic 500 and 350. Ever since that the lovers of true metal have gone crazy. Now everyone who has owned a bike has always wished of owning a bullet. Thus the joy that future bike owners are feeling when Eicher... 

Avatar now rechristened as ‘KTM 125 DUKE’ official name

After months of deliberations for finding the perfect name foe the new 125cc street bike, KTM now has arrived to calling the bike officially as “KTM 125 Duke”. Now, though you might think of it as a wasted effort on the Facebook fan page, KTM had already announced that the name chosen here will be used as a proxy name for the bike and will not be the official name for the bike. The KTM 125cc... 

Iron & Lace 2011 | Custom motorcycle Pin-Up Calendar is out

Now, what would be a more deadlier combination than custom made shiny bikes and god made beautiful top models together as a calendar? The FastDates.com has gone ahead and made available for us the 2011 Iron & Lace calendar. The calendar is photographed by Jim Gianatsis, and the calendar will offer a 16 month look at the world’s top winning bikes from the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show and AMD... 

Suzuki Bandit get a Pink Flyod drummer as an owner

Nick Mason, Pink Floyd Drummer, as we are to believe has just bought a brand new Suzuki Bandit 650S for his daily commute in London. He will be sharing his bike with his wife, Annette, who will be using the bike for commuting and a ride over the weekend. The drummer, an original member of the iconic 60’s rock group, is already a proud owner of a multi million pound collection of super cars... 

Update – new KTM 125cc video released

As we had reported earlier that KTM was using facebook as a medium to find a suitable name for its 125cc naked street bike through their Facebook fan page, have now released a teaser video for all their bike lovers. The bike, at 125cc, is currently named as the KTM Streetfighter and is planned on a release date of March 2011, post which we can expect it to release in the Indian markets. Watch... 

Yamaha recalls YZF-R6 over faulty placement of a reflector

The North American division of Yamaha recently recalled certain 54,000 YZF- R6 motorcycles which exited the factory production line from August 2005 to March 2010 due to a faulty placement of the front side reflector. According to the manufacturer, the front side reflector was not placed at the proper height, which violates the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, “Lamps,... 
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