Bikers rejoice – for those of you who are planning to buy the KTM 390 Duke there is some amazing news for you, the 390 will now also be available in black. [Read more…] about KTM 390 Duke now in Black!
Hot new Triumph 250 incoming!
Triumph, as we announced earlier, are all set to enter the Indian two-wheeler market on the 28th of this month, and they’re going the whole hog. They aren’t just importing finished bikes for sale or parts for assembly here, instead they will manufacture some bikes locally too, and at EICMA 2013, they released a sketch of what will the first 250cc Triumph to come off the blocks, once their factory is up and running.
The styling of the bike, as is evident from the image are greatly inspired by the Triumph Daytona, and Triumph also confirmed at EICMA that the bike would sport a single cylinder 250cc powerplant. Triumph’s upcoming Karnataka plant will be the production base for this model, and since the as yet unnamed bike will indigenously produced expect it to compete with the KTM Duke 390 and the Honda CBR 250R in terms of price.
Story: Harket Suchde
Triumph India’s launch details: https://bikeindia.in/triumph-set-to-roar-in-next-month/
Peugeot Django breaks cover at EICMA
Peugeot’s scooter division showed off its latest offering for 2014 at the recently concluded EICMA show. Titled the Django, this scooter will evoke a sense of nostalgia with its neoclassic design, and is a hat-tip from Peugeot’s design team to the French manufacturer’s flagship S55 and S57 of the 1950s era.
Peugeot will release the scooter with 3 engine options, a 2-stroke 50cc and a 4-stroke 125 and 150cc engines. While the Django may look, aesthetics-wise, like something you were most likely to find on the roads outside a live Elvis concert, under the old-timer visage you’ll find a backbone of cutting edge engineering.
The lights across the bike are all LEDs, safety is covered with the Synchro Braking Control technology, and sitting alongside the analogue speedometer in the old-school dash you’ll find a LCD display screen serving up the bike’s vitals, and the Django even sports a 12V power socket in its glove box.
Peugeot will also allow for prospective owners to add their own personal design touch to their bikes with the unique Django ID configuration programme. Through Django ID, buyers can mix and match in terms of the bike’s appearance, and can chose from a prospective 118,000 different outcomes. This apart from the preexsting option of 4 design “universes” already available.
Story: Harket Suchde
The 2014 KTM RC line
If you thought the year 2013 was great with the release of the KTM 390 Duke – an insane single cylinder with unbeatable power-to-weight ratio, KTM is all set to rock 2014 with its RC line. [Read more…] about The 2014 KTM RC line
Chai & Pakoda Breakfast Run Comes to Kolkata
Bikers all around the country await with bated breath the third week of January 2014, as it will be India Bike Week (IBW) 2014 time! 17-18 January is when hordes of bikers will set the sunny beaches of Goa alight with their glorious wheels, with lots of fun and frolic too.
Celebrations though begin nearly two months in advance with the popular “Chai and Pakoda Breakfast Run” coming to the City of Joy – Kolkata – this Sunday. Riders will converge at the Azad Hind Dhaba on the Delhi Road (NH2) in Kolkata at 8:30 a.m. for a fantastic opportunity to mingle with other bikers as well as the people working behind the scenes of IBM 2014 over breakfast. Organisers will also share details of the events to look forward to at Goa, and will sell discounted tickets for IBM 2014 too – just Rs 2,700/- for men and Rs 2,500/- for women (cash only).
Bike India is a partner for IBW 2014 and we urge our followers and other enthusiasts to be there at Kolkata and later at Goa too – it will be epic!
