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Best Bikes in India | No.1 Two Wheeler Magazine
Retro styled motorcycle makers Royal Enfield (RE) continue to sustain their upswing of the last few years, climbing from strength to strength and posting yet another double figure growth in the financial year just concluded. RE sold 8.20 lakh units globally for FY 2018, posting a profit of 23 per cent. [Read more…]
Putting the fuel-injected Himalayan through its paces, on the road and off.
Royal Enfield’s recently-launched retro-cruiser definitely catches the eye, but what else have they changed? [Read more…]
Brand loyalists can now sell or purchase old Royal Enfield models from the new pre-owned motorcycle store. The first ‘Vintage Store’ has started operation at Pallikaranai area of Chennai, and the company is planning to open nine more stores across India.
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Ducal Supremacy
THE LAST MONTH WAS VERY HECTIC FOR ALL OF US AT BIKE INDIA with the Auto Expo and the Bike India Awards being held in quick succession. A number of motorcycle manufacturers seemed to have decided to give the Auto Expo a miss, two of the biggest of them being Bajaj Auto and Royal Enfield.
Although quite a few motorcycles and scooters were unveiled at this year’s event, very few of them were actually launched. The press conferences scheduled back to back make it more or less impossible to attend most of them and even if you make it to the press conference, it proves pointless, for all that you get to see are the backs of the photographers. No wonder a number of manufacturers are having second thoughts about whether it is worth their while to be present at the Auto Expo.
This year there were many strong contenders for the Bike India Two-wheeler of the Year Award. Most of the 22 contenders were premium bikes from Triumph, Ducati, Suzuki, Avantura Choppers, Honda, and the latest entrant, BMW Motorrad. Since affordability is very important for the Indian market, the KTM 390 Duke walked away with the Two-wheeler of the Year Award.
Last month I rode the first production V4 Ducati motorcycle at the Valencia circuit in Spain. I have ridden most of the litre-class superbikes on racetracks and they all feel like 1,000-cc superbikes, but the Panigale V4 has set a new benchmark in the segment.
Aspi Bhathena
Editor
The trendy factory-custom Thunderbird 350X is priced at Rs 1.56 lakh and the more powerful Thunderbird 500X costs Rs 1.98 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). Both motorcycles can be booked at all Royal Enfield dealerships across major cities. [Read more…]
There are 500 of these available at a special introductory price, fitted with with Royal Enfield’s Explorer Kit