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Italian superbike maker Ducati on Tuesday said it has launched all-new Scrambler 1100 Pro and the 1100 Sport Pro in India, priced at Rs 11.95 lakh and Rs 13.74 lakh, respectively (ex-showroom). The bikes come with an 1100-cc engine mated to a six speed gearbox. “Scrambler is one of the most characterful, free spirited and powerful entry level Ducati in our portfolio. The new Scrambler 1100 Pro range takes those qualities a notch higher allowing riders to explore endless possibilities on their rides,” Ducati India Managing Director Bipul Chandra said in a statement. Bookings for the bikes are now open across all Ducati dealerships in the country, the company said.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India will launch a new premium motorcycle on September 30, 2020. Now, the internet is abuzz with rumours as to what kind of a motorcycle will it be. In a bid to tease us further, the company released a short sound clip of the motorcycle, right from it starting up and then accelerating through the gears. The sound of the motorcycle is laden with bass and has a thump similar to ones you hear on Royal Enfield motorcycles. Honda is still tight-lipped about the model but most likely, it will be a 300 cc – 500 cc cruiser-style motorcycle which then will take on the Royal Enfield Meteor 350, a motorcycle that has been in the works for some time now. We expect to see a model which is said to be designed and developed especially for the Indian market. But, will it be a re-worked model, based on the Honda Rebel 300, sharing the engine and platform? Or will it be a completely new model ground up. We suspect that Honda is likely to use an existing international model,

Rising safety concerns, increasing government investments in solving safety issues coupled with growing consumer interest for premium motorcycles to drive global motorcycle ADAS market through 2025 According to TechSci Research report, “ Global Motorcycle ADAS Market By System Type, By Demand Category, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2025 ” , the global motorcycle ADAS market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 12% during 2015 – 2025, owing to a plethora of features offered by ADAS like auto stability control, cruise control, traction control, blind spot detection, among others. Increasing disposable income and stringent safety regulations in various major economies across the globe to increase traffic safety is fueling the growth of motorcycle ADAS system market across the globe. Several countries have made it mandatory for higher engine displacement motorcycles to be equipped with various ADAS safety systems like Traction Control System, Anti-Lock Br

· Free three year additional warranty (over the standard two yrs) · Free one year Road Side Assistance plan · Chance to win an iPhone 11 & multiple KTM merchandise every week · Limited period offer till 20th Sep 2020 New Delhi 30th Jul 2020: KTM, India’s fastest growing premium motorcycle brand has announced a multi-pronged rewards offer for all customers who book any KTM model before 20th September 2020. As a part of the package, customers will get the following with each booking: · Free three year additional warranty over and above the existing two year warranty · Free one year road side assistance with coverage across the country · A chance to win an iPhone 11 and KTM Fan package every week This package is valued at approx. Rs5000 but comes free of cost to KTM customers for the mentioned limited period. Further, it offers reassurance and peace of mind to KTM customers. The modalities of participation and contest a

A tribute to 500+ fallen comrades, 1000+ injured warriors and unsung veterans from 1999 Big Biking Commune, largest aggregator platform for the biking community steps in as commune partner for this initiative. Bengaluru, July 2020: Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, founder of Muzicause (a music band for a cause) started his first historical road trip to meet families of martyrs (Fallen heroes), Veterans & Serving officers of Armed forces & Para-military forces across 28 States & 9 Union Territories. His objective was to build patriotism among the people, especially the youth by creating a map of India in Jammu and Kashmir with the collected soils of the martyrs. Umesh’s mission was completely supported through a crowd funded project which mainly consisted of bikers who helped him with his travel expenses. Big Biking Commune, largest aggregator platform for the biking community stepped in to support Umesh Jadhav’s patriotism towards the unsung Kargil war heroes of 1999, where he had

Bajaj Auto, one of the world’s leading automobile companies, has launched the Dominar 250, a variant of the proven Dominar Sports Tourer, that will make it attractive for riding enthusiasts to enter the world of touring.The new offering features liquid cooled 248.8cc DOHC engine, delivering 27 PS power and 23.5 Nm of torque. Further, it retains all the state-of-the-art technological and class leading features of the Dominar 400 like the up-side down (USD) forks that provide superior handling & comfort along with a muscular look, the twin barrel exhaust that produces a throaty exhaust note with a heavy bass, enhancing the sports tourer feel.It also features innovative bungee straps tucked under the seat to help secure gear during long distance touring, a redesigned secondary display showing time, gear position and trip information, and spacecraft inspired tank pad decals. Commenting on the Dominar 250 launch, Mr. Sarang Kanade, President – Motorcycles, Bajaj Auto Ltd. said, “ The

KTM, The World’s No. 1 & India’s fastest growing premium motorcycle brand, today announced the second edition of the KTM Power Ride on Republic Day, 26 th  January 2020. KTM’s Power Ride is conceived to bring the community of KTM Owners riding together in 100 + Cities, virtually painting the country orange. The second edition of the KTM Power Ride will see thousands of proud KTM owners participating in breakfast rides across the country which will be taking place simultaneously in 100+ cities. The rides will commence from key dealerships at 7 am in the morning and the KTM owners will conglomerate at a pre-decided location to celebrate the Republic Day with the hoisting of the National Flag. KTM plans to have one Power Ride every quarter to bring this growing community of KTM enthusiasts together. In this edition of the KTM Power Ride, the participating KTM owners, also stand a chance to win exciting goodies in the KTM Power Pic contest, where the riders will be posting their power

KTM, announced the price of the most awaited KTM 390 Adventure today. The KTM 390 Adventure was unveiled in India last month at the India Bike Week on 6 th  December 2019. Bookings commence today, at KTM Showrooms across the country for the 390 Adventure priced at Rs. 2,99,000 (Ex-showroom Delhi). The bike goes on sale from 20 January 2020. KTM 390 Adventure marks KTM’s entry into the emerging adventure motorcycles market in India. The recent years have witnessed an increasing trend in adventure touring and the interest in outdoor exploration is on the rise. The 390 Adventure has been conceptualized to address this trend and has been designed for adventure travel while being a great ride for everyday city use. With its “Ready to Race” philosophy, KTM has an unparalleled legacy in motorsports with over 300 world championships wins spanning over 66 years. KTM has consistently dominated the most difficult rally on the planet named the ‘Dakar rally’, and has won the Championship title 18

Firefox takes another step towards making adventure and fitness a part of everyday life, launching its first of a kind concept store in New Delhi. This exclusive experiential store located at B- 306, Saraswati Vihar, Pitampura, New Delhi and is spread over a sprawling 1400 sq. feet which make choosing the perfect Firefox Bike more interactive and fun. The store is designed with an aim to provide an engaging, interactive and immersive experience to the consumers. Firefox is looking to reignite the passion for health and adventure by creating such experiential stores thereby, attracting existing and potential customers. The brand has a diverse product portfolio and caters to customers across ages with its attractive and innovative offerings. Sharing his thoughts on the inauguration, Mr Sukanta Das, CEO, Firefox Bikes said, “We at Firefox are very excited to announce the launch of our first exclusive experiential store in the capital city. The new store is equipped with innovative digita

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, held the ninth edition of the Audi Twin Cup with participation from 37 Audi Service Touchpoints across India. A total of 162 teams comprising of 486 Audi dealer technicians and service advisors competed for the coveted championship titles. The top 6 teams made it to the finals held at the Training Academy in Pune, where teams from Audi Rajkot/ Audi Vadodara bagged the top spot in the Twin category. Audi Mangalore bagged the top spot in the Technology category and Audi Coimbatore topped the Service category.  The team from India will compete alongside 65 teams from 34 countries at the World Finals that will be held in July 2020. Mr Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head of Audi India handed over the Audi Twin Cup trophy to the winners of the Twin category. Mr Alexis Joseph, Head of Aftersales, Audi India and Mr Detlef Viete from Audi AG handed over the Audi Twin Cup trophy to the winners of the Technology and Service category respectively, in a glittering

Amristar based electric bike company, eBikeGo creates the pathway to a new future with ebikes for rental. The company is known to have started a business in multiple cities already and plans to expand all over India. Started in 2017, the company has been one of the largest ebike rentals brands in the country with more than 400 bikes on the road in more than 8 cities. They plan to get more than 1500 bikes on the road by the end of this financial year. The brand is directly connected with delivery services like Zomato, Delhivery, Big Basket and many more companies to provide the delivery boys with an environment-friendly solution to speed up deliveries in the area. Apart from being environment-friendly, ebikes also reduce costs for the delivery boys, giving them an opportunity to save more money. The Government has run numerous campaigns on clean energy and eBikeGo has been at the forefront of the fight against environmental pollution. Recently, the company received a funding of $300,00

  Indian® FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200 S Race Replica, Indian® Roadmaster Elite, and Indian® Chief Dark Horse® showcased at IBW IBW held on 6 th – 7 th  December 2019 in Goa Dr Arun Thareja (Owner GODS) and Mr Deepak Gupta (famously known as The mountain Man) rode the Indian® FTR 1200 S from Delhi to Goa Indian Motorcycle®, America’s First Motorcycle Company® set their foot at India Bike Week 2019 in Goa and showcased the recently launched Indian® FTR 1200 S Race Replica along with the most premium Indian® Roadmaster Elite, and Indian® Chief Dark Horse® in IBW. The outstanding iconic bikes became the eye candy to every bike lover present at the biggest motorcycle extravaganza. The passionate and enthusiastic Indian Motorcycle® riders, Dr Arun Thareja (Owner GODS) and Mr Deepak Gupta (famous as The mountain man) rode the Indian® FTR 1200 S from Delhi to Goa for the IBW 2019. The ride was flagged off from Delhi on 30 th November and culminated in Goa on 5 th December 2019. The riders

Enhanced need for connectivity, particularly in mid sized and smaller cities to drive two wheeler market during forecast period According to TechSci Research report, “ India Two Wheeler Loan Marke t By Type, By Source, By Percentage of Amount Sanctioned, By Type of City, By Tenure, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2024 ”, in 2018, India registered sales of over 26 million two wheelers, making it the world’s largest two wheeler market. As a result, major automakers are setting up their production plants and are focusing on launching new vehicles in the developing economy, which would subsequently drive the two wheeler loan market in India as well. Declining unemployment rates, increasing disposable income and high per capita income level are influencing the two wheeler loan market in India. Additionally, two wheelers are viewed as essential when compared with other counterparts, as a result, one in three households in India owns a two wheeler. India two wheeler loan market

Launches new FTR 1200 S and FTR 1200 S Race Replica in Mumbai Mumbai, August, 21 st 2019:   Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc., the world leader in Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles, today announced the launch of the Indian® FTR 1200 S and FTR 1200 S Race Replica in Mumbai. The launch of the iconic Indian Motorcycle was on the sidelines of the opening of new dealership in Mumbai. The new showroom was inaugurated by Pankaj Dubey, Managing Director, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. along with Abhijeet Khinvasara. Speaking on the occasion, Pankaj Dubey, Managing Director, Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. said, “We are proud to bring America’s first motorcycle company, Indian Motorcycle®, to the city of dreams Mumbai. Our new dealership will provide the bike aficionados of Mumbai, a world-class mobility solution with a slice of history. The highly anticipated dealership in Mumbai will set a new benchmark for service and support making buying and owning an In

  3000+ owners from 100+ cities to ride   13 th August 2019, Pune:  KTM, Europe’s No.1 motorcycle brand, today announced its first-ever Power Ride to celebrate India’s 73 rd Independence Day. KTM’s Power Ride is conceived to bring the community together and join the brigade of thousands of KTM enthusiasts. The first edition of the Power Ride will see over 3000 KTM owners from 100+ cities participating in a half day ride & covering over 2 lac kilometres together to mark the country’s 73 rd year of Independence. KTM plans to have one Power Ride every quarter to create a platform for it passionate bikers from across the country to connect with each other – in person or virtually.  Power Rides will cover owners across the entire range of KTM bikes from 125 to 390cc. Speaking on the occasion  Sumeet Narang, President (Probiking) at Bajaj Auto Ltd. said  “Over the years, KTM India has built a strong community of over 2 lac KTM owners and thus, KTM Power Ride is an apt platform for th

The new power packed Pulsar 125 Neon delivers a class-beating power of 12 PS Adds extra thrill & excitement to daily riding with uber cool Neon styling Several ‘Class leading’ features – Power, Clip-On handlebar & Counter-balancer Priced at Rs. 66,618 ex-showroom Delhi for Disc brake version 13 th August 2019, Pune: Bajaj Auto, The World’s favourite Indian, has launched the new Pulsar 125 Neon, power packed with performance and several ‘Class leading’ features. The new Pulsar 125 Neon offers 125cc DTS-i engine which churns a power output of 12 PS and a whopping peak torque of 11 NM, which places it ahead of its competitors in the segment. Pulsar 125 Neon’s colour and graphics scheme with irresistible Neon accents gives it a young & peppy appearance. It comes with colour co-ordinated Pulsar logo and grab rail, 3D variant logo on the rear cowl and neon coloured streak on black alloy to complete the look on the motorcycle. Pulsar 125 Neon features class leading Clip-On hand

New Delhi, August 5th, 2019: Okinawa Scooters, a 100% Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturing company with focus on ‘Make in India’ has announced that the prices of Okinawa range under Lead Acid has now reduced by Rs 2,500 – Rs 4,700 and in Li-ion range the cost has reduced by Rs 3,400 – Rs 8,600, following the government’s move to slash the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on electric vehicles to 5% from 12% earlier. The drop in prices clubbed with FAME II subsidy has made the on-road price of Made-in-India electric scooters much lower than its current pricing. The government at 36th GST Council Meeting made a strong push for green modes of transport by slashing the GST rate on the cleaner vehicles from 12% to the lowest slab of 5%.  Additionally, the council has also reduced GST rate on charger or charging stations for electric vehicles from 18 per cent to 5 per cent. These measures will be effective from August 1 onwards. Jeetender Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, Okinaw

   The new rugged CT110 is designed to take on rough roads with ease. Priced attractively at Rs.37,997/- (Ex-Showroom Delhi), it offers the best value proposition in the entry motorcycle segment 22 nd  July 2019:  Bajaj Auto – The World’s favourite Indian, has launched the new CT110.  Typically, conventional 100 cc bikes perform adequately on smooth roads but are not geared to handle rough & tough terrain outside the cities. The new CT110 has been designed keeping in mind riding condition in all kinds of terrain. It comes with semi–knobby tyres, a raised ground clearance, stronger & bigger crash guards and a suspension that can take on the worst of roads and toughest of conditions. The upswept exhaust, rubber mirror covers and bellows on the front suspension give it a tough-as-nails appearance. At the heart of the CT110 is a tough 115cc DTSi engine that churns out 8.6 PS power and 9.81 Nm torque at 5,000 rpm thus ensuring a great ride even on inclines. The bike offers an excel

New Delhi, July 12, 2019: Okinawa Scooters, a 100% Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturing company with focus on ‘Make in India’ has today inaugurated its dealership in the capital city. The dealership located at 76E Old Palam Road, Dabari Extention, Dwarka was inaugurated by Ishwar Mangla, Director, Garud Automobile in the presence of other dignitaries and guests. The state of the art dealership will be spread over a total of 1,600 sq. ft; which shall include an ample area for interacting with customers and providing the best after sales service and support. The company further shared that the recently announced 24×7 Roadside Assistance Programme (RSA) will also be available for all customers of the city immediately. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch, Jeetender Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, Okinawa Autotech Pvt. Ltd., said, “The newly launched dealership is testimony to our successful run in Delhi NCR where electric scooters are consistently witnessing an encouragi

04 th  June, 2019:  The World’s favourite Indian, Bajaj Auto, has launched the new Platina 110 H-Gear, their most comfortable Platina ever. Platina as a brand is much loved by customers for delivering superior comfort thanks to its ‘Comfortec Technology’. It has now pushed this envelope further by launching ‘H-Gear’, with additional relevant, first-in-class features. The Platina 110 H-Gear sports a digital console with a first-of-its kind ‘Gear-Shift-Guide’, trip-meter & fuel indicator. The ‘Gear-Shift-Guide’ guides the rider to upshift or downshift, depending on the combination of gear & speed at which the bike is running. This helps avoid snatching by ensuring that the bike is always on the appropriate gear. It has an additional ‘Highway Gear’, a special gear optimised for delivering the right mix of pickup & fuel economy on long distance highway riding. The Platina features an all-new feather-touch gear shift mechanism for easy and quick gear changes. Other significant