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The year of 2018 was a good one when it came to adventure motorcycles. There were a bunch of adventure bikes launched in India and here is a list of the best ones that we rode in 2018! So, here goes...

Classic Legends, a subsidiary of Mahindra re-launched Jawa Motorcycles last month with two products and the manufacturer is off to a flying start with an overwhelming number of bookings. The company has announced that its motorcycles are now sold out till September 2019 thanks to a massive number of bookings received online. Without disclosing the booking numbers received, Jawa did confirm that deliveries for the Jawa and Jawa 42 will commence by March next year while all 105 dealerships will be operational by February 15, 2019. As a result of the overwhelming response, Jawa Motorcycles will close online bookings on December 25, 2018, effective midnight. Bookings at the dealerships though will continue.

A prototype model of the upcoming KTM 390 Adventure has been recently spotted testing in India. This is the first time that the bike has been spied in the country.

The Bajaj V15 was launched in 2016 amidst much fanfare and the 150 cc motorcycle has now received its first major update since launch. The 2019 Bajaj V15 has started arriving at showrooms across the country priced at Rs. 67,187 (ex-showroom, Mumbai) and the bike is now available with several features including an update in power output. The updated V15 is also being badged as 'Power Up' owing to the hike in its brake horsepower. The bike also sports new graphics and a revised gear shift pattern as part of the changes.

Classic Legends has officially announced the introduction of the dual-channel ABS variants from the Jawa and Jawa Forty Two bikes in India. Dual-channel ABS, with the rear disc brake setup, will be made available on both the motorcycles after June 2019, which will be offered at an additional price of Rs. 8,942.

Just a few days after opening its first two dealerships in Pune, Jawa Motorcycles has now announced the inauguration of three new dealerships in Bengaluru.

Dual-channel ABS will be introduced in the new Jawa bikes by the second half of 2019. Currently, the bikes are available with single-channel ABS.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has achieved a new milestone becoming the fastest manufacturer in the industry to cross the 40 million sales mark. The two-wheeler maker managed to achieve the stupendous number in a span of 18 years, backed by the strong demand for its scooter range. The volumes have only grown tremendously in recent times with the last 20 million customers joining Honda family in the previous four years. In contrast, the company gained its first 10 million customers in 11 years, followed by the next 10 million in the following three years.