New Bike First Impression

KTM 390 Duke – First Ride

June 27, 2013 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

Story: Piyush Sonsale

Photography: Sebas Romero, Heiko Mandl

KTM’s latest naked street bike in the Duke lineage is placed between the 200 and 690 Dukes. It has the same design and chassis as the 125 and 200 Dukes and Bajaj Auto assemble all three of them at their Chakan plant, near Pune. So why were we flown half way across the globe to ride the 390 Duke if it is made right here in India? Because it is an all-new bike in spite of the shared platform and because it is an important motorcycle for KTM. The 390 Duke is KTM’s first global motorcycle, for it will be sold in all the 76 markets where the Austrian marque has its presence.
[Read more…] about KTM 390 Duke – First Ride

Mahindra Centuro first ride

June 21, 2013 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

Despite their earlier set-backs, Mahindra Two-Wheelers is headstrong about entering the Indian motorcycle market. [Read more…] about Mahindra Centuro first ride

Yamaha Ray-Z: First Ride

June 11, 2013 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

Recently India Yamaha Motors introduced their second scooter offering for India, the Ray-Z the latest member of the sporty Z-family (the others being FZ and SZ motorcycles), which, as in other Z-models, comes with additional features. [Read more…] about Yamaha Ray-Z: First Ride

First Ride – Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja 300

April 16, 2013 by Aninda Sardar 2 Comments

Upping the ante, the Bajaj-Kawasaki alliance have recently launched the Ninja 300, powered by a larger capacity 296-cc parallel-twin, liquid-cooled engine with fuel injection, along with refreshed styling and improved chassis. [Read more…] about First Ride – Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja 300

KTM 1190 Adventure Road Test

April 2, 2013 by Aninda Sardar Leave a Comment

The KTM 1190 Adventure took no time in demonstrating to us that it possessed an unmatched combination of road-going performance and off-road ability as we rode it on a zigzag mountain road in the south of Tenerife recently. And it still had more of its versatility for us to experience as we rode on [Read more…] about KTM 1190 Adventure Road Test