The Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally has successfully completed its 60,000-km European Tour crossing eight European countries and concluding in Borgo Panigale, Italy.
Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally Completes 60,000-km European Tour
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Ultraviolette Tesseract Electric Scooter Launched
The Ultraviolette Tesseract marks the debut of the Bangalore based startup into the growing electric scooter market in India.
[Read more…]MARCH 2025
Good Old Bikes Come Back with a Bang
The organisers of the India Bike Week (IBW) have started “Generation Speed”, a festival for cars and bikes, and its first edition was held on the 22nd and 23rd of February on the Amby Valley airstrip. Generation Speed is the Indian version of the Goodwood Festival of Speed wherein you do not just have stationary cars and bikes on display but you get to drive/ride them. This takes the spectators back in time where they can hear the old familiar sound of the engines and smell the admixture of two-stroke synthetic oil and 100 octane from the exhaust.
This event gave us the impetus to bring back old bikes to life. The Crusader was last raced in 1988 and it was for the first time that it was kick-started after 38 years. The Enfield 200 was last raced in 1990 and it was ridden after 35 years. I had raced the RD350 in 1993. Incidentally, even today these motorcycles would give bikes twice their capacity a run for their money.
The new KTM 390 Adventure first ride took place last month and I got the opportunity to swing my leg over the bike. The first impression is that it is nimble and easy to ride with an engine that is lively and wants to be revved. It is good for performance but, at the same time, the low gearing and busy feeling with vibrations is not good for long-distance touring. This motorcycle is good for short blasts and off-road riding. It will also be tricky because the power comes gushing with a bang and this will make it ticklish to ride on gravel and in tight off-road conditions. The light flywheel makes the engine quick to rev but, as a result, it loses out on bottom-end grunt.
Aspi Bhathena
Editor
Ultraviolette Shockwave Electric ADV Launched
Eurogrip Trailhound Tyres New Variants Launched
Eurogrip Trailhound tyres are different from other Eurogrip off-road oriented tyres as these are radials. The Trailhound tyres will come in two variants: SCR and STR.
Ducati DesertX Discovery Launched at Rs 21.78 Lakh
The Ducati DesertX Discovery has been launched in India, priced at Rs 21.78 lakh (ex-showroom). This is the third variant of DesertX to reach India; after the regular DesertX (Rs 18.33 lakh) launched in December 2022 and the DesertX Rally (Rs 23.71 lakh) which was launched in April 2024. The price premium of the Ducati DesertX Discovery over the regular DesertX is thus a substantial Rs 3.45 lakh.
Ather Announce Expansion of ‘The Juggernaut’
Ather have announced the expansion of their product testing and validation centre – The Juggernaut, in Begur, Bengaluru. Covering an area of 38,692 sq ft, the expansion of this facility should ensure the quality, reliability and performance of their scooters while also accelerating product development, testing and validation.
[Read more…]Spec Comparo: Royal Enfield Scram 440 v Suzuki V-Strom SX v Yezdi Adventure
The Royal Enfield Scram 440 came out of nowhere, and Royal Enfield have done some serious engineering on this bike while upgrading it from the Scram 411, as it now sports a six-speed gearbox. Even Suzuki couldn’t do that when they were upgrading their legendary DRZ400, but Suzuki does make a bike in India, which posts very similar power and torque figures while costing nearly the same—the Suzuki V-Strom SX, also called the V-Strom 250 in some markets. Interestingly, there is yet another motorcycle in that sub-2.2 lakh price range—the Yezdi Adventure, which recently received a host of updates. So we thought that all three bikes cater to the touring clientele while possessing different degrees of off-road cred and costing nearly the same, so why not compare them to see what’s what?
[Read more…]KTM 390 Adventure Review — Living Up to KTM Legacy
The new 390 Adventure looks superbly capable now. To verify, we rode it on some trails in Goa and then all the way back to Pune.
Royal Enfield Flying Flea Showcased in India
First unveiled at EICMA 2024, the electric Royal Enfield Flying Flea has finally been showcased in India.
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