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Approximately 1,400 bikes are reported to have been affected by problems with the oil pump drive on BMW F 750 GS and BMW F 850 GS bikes. So far, there's no news of any of the bikes sold in India as being affected by the issue.

Bajaj Auto has announced that its motorcycles will see a hike of about Rs. 3000 to Rs. 8000 in the on-road prices, starting from September 1, 2018. The hike comes in lieu of the decision to make third party insurance cover mandatory up to five years on new two-wheelers by insurance regulator IRDAI. Not only Bajaj Auto, but the ruling affects all manufacturers and prices will increase two-wheelers by a substantial margin. New passenger cars will also come with a mandatory insurance cover of three years, as per the ruling.

An electric prototype of the Mahindra Mojo was recently spotted testing in Bengaluru. The electric bike was spotted testing near the Bosch factory in the city, hinting towards a possible variant coming up in the future. Speculations also suggest that the Mojo Electric could have been built by a component manufacturer with the bike used as a base to test its technology. While little is known about the Mojo electric version, the model just might be Mahindra 2Wheelers revival for the touring motorcycle that went on sale in 2015. The image surfaced a few notable details on the Mahindra Mojo electric prototype that certainly has our interests piqued.

The KTM 1090 Adventure has not been updated in a while and the Austrian company has now started testing the updated prototype.

Patenting it in India doesn't necessarily mean that it will come to India, but we are hopeful.

Royal Enfield dealerships in India have begun accepting bookings for the Himalayan ABS version, CarAndBike can confirm. The adventure motorcycle will be the first model post the newly launched Classic Signals edition in the Royal Enfield line-up to get the safety feature and will sport the same dual-channel unit that debuted on the special edition model yesterday. Dealerships have conveyed a tentative price of Rs. 1.79 lakh (ex-showroom) for the Royal Enfield Himalayan ABS, which will make it about Rs. 10,000-12,000 more expensive than the standard version currently on sale. The Chennai-based bike maker announced the introduction of ABS on its 500 cc models and the Himalayan yesterday.

Indian Motorcycle has announced the company's 2019 Scout line-up in the US, with new paint options on the Scout Sixty, Scout and Scout Bobber. Mechanically, the bikes remain the same as the outgoing model, but key feature upgrades for 2019 include an expanded ABS offering and a new USB charging port on Scout and Scout Bobber models.

The 500 cc range will get ABS first, followed by the Himalayan. The entire Royal Enfield line-up could get ABS before 2019.