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Suzuki revamps GS150R

August 2, 2011 by Bike India Team 1 Comment

New Suzuki GS150R white colour The 150-cc bike in for a minor makeover

With news of Bajaj’s new work-horse, the ‘Bharat Bike’, and a revamped Yamaha YZF R15 making their way into the country, the 150-cc segment is becoming one of the most diverse and rapidly growing segments in India. In keeping with the trend of the times, Suzuki are planning to upgrade the GS150R, which was introduced in 2008. A quick nip and tuck and the Japanese company will launch this 150-cc bike with a facelift by October 2011.

According to the pictures posted by a Suzuki fan on Facebook, the new version of the bike will sport new body colours and graphics as well as a new exhaust system. We hope the new GS150R will carry the same price tag of Rs Rs 68,695 (OTR, Pune).

New Suzuki GS150R in white colour

Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship

July 29, 2011 by Bike India Team Leave a Comment

One of Asia’s most prestigious events for two-wheeler racing, PETRONAS Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC), is coming to India this August. The event is the third race of six and will take place at Chennai’s Sriperumbudur track from August 4 – 7.

The championship is especially special as it is currently the only international two-wheeler racing event in India. Races in the Underbone 115cc and the Super Sports 600cc categories will be hosted in Chennai. Krishnan Rajini of Moto-Rev India is the country’s sole representative in the Championship, competing in the SuperSports 600cc category. Meanwhile, in the Underbone 115cc category, there is also local participation with TVS Racing Team joining with a wildcard local rider and an import rider, from Malaysia for the race.

The Chennai crowd has a big reason to cheer as the event promoter, Two Wheels Motor Racing (TWMR) Promotions Director, Ron Hogg commented, “We are offering spectators free admission for this outstanding race with the hope of further raising the interest for two- wheeler racing in India.”
For the race weekend, Friday and Saturday will see practice and qualifying sessions while the final races are scheduled for Sunday, August 7th from 10am until 5pm.

For more information about the Championship, kindly log on to the official website at www.arrc.com.my or Facebook at www.facebook.com/AsiaRoadRacing.

Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship

July 29, 2011 by Bike India Team Leave a Comment

For more information about the Championship, kindly log on to the official website at www.arrc.com.my or Facebook at www.facebook.com/AsiaRoadRacing.

More Victory(ious) moments

July 29, 2011 by Bike India Team Leave a Comment

Victory 8Ball Victory motorcycles, the niche cruiser manufacturer has just upped the ante and announced its new range of 15 picture perfect motorcycles.The Cross Country bike gets a bigger sibling named Cross Country Tour and there’s also a new limited edition bike, the Cross Roads Classic LE, while the Victory Vision 8-ball will no longer be available.

Victory motorcycles are known to mass produce choppers that look like custom-made-bad-boy-bikes. It also has a range of bikes for the really long cruises which feature extended wind protection and enough luggage space to store the bodies of two policemen.

Victory motorcycles have already made up their mind to wreak havoc in the sparsely competitive market of upmarket cruisers in India. It will be up against its true blue American adversary, the mighty Harley Davidson. Since they are also developing a 500cc V-Twin engine for India, we expect neither side to go down without a fight.

We wish both of them luck. May the most hardcore criminal ride free.

Victory Vision

Ducati 1199

July 27, 2011 by Bike India Team Leave a Comment

ducati 1199 spy pic.jpg

Spy picture and all we know about the next generation Duke

Ducati is developing their next generation superbike and it is already rolling on the road! Successor of the 1198, the bike is rumoured to be named ‘1199’, slated for a launch at the EICMA motorshow in Milan at the end of this year.

Ducati has given its traditional trellis frame and under seat exhausts the boot to create the most radically designed motorcycle the Italian firm has ever come up with. At heart the bike will still be a Ducati, with an all new V-twin engine producing a power output of around 200PS! As seen in the pictures, the bike is very small in size but has a reasonably sized fairing. The shark inspired nose has LED strip headlamps while the tail piece follows Japanese idealogy of sleek and short ends. The bike has a horizontally mounted monoshock rear suspension connected at a right angle to the single sided swing-arm while the stubby exhaust sticks out from under the belly. The biggest difference however, is the stressed-airbox monocoque chassis as seen in their MotoGP machine. The Desmocedici has a carbon fibre monocoque where the engine is a stressed member of the chassis, the sub-frame, front fork mount and the swing-arm all bolted on to it. The road bike will most probably have an aluminium alloy semi-monocoque.

The bike is being developed with inputs from Valentino Rossi and his MotoGP race engineer Jeremy Burgess while Ducati’s ex-WSBK rider Troy Baylis recently concluded a three day test of the bike at the Mugello circuit in Italy.