Bikes News

It's the last day for auto dealers to clear out stock of BS III vehicles which cannot be sold from 1 April 2017, as per the orders of the Supreme Court. We've seen heavy discounts offered by auto dealers in a rush to clear out their existing inventory of BS III vehicles. Two wheeler dealers in some cities have already sold out and others, especially in big cities, are hoping to clear out as much stock as possible today. The story is slightly different for car dealers, even car dealers of some BS III vehicles are offering heavy discounts. This is only for passenger cars of Tata Motors and select Mahindra vehicles.

Royal Enfield dealers have started accepting bookings of the new Royal Enfield Himalayan with fuel injection. The fuel injected Royal Enfield Himalayan is already being exported to the UK and the US, and has now been introduced in India as well.

BS 3 vehicles in India have seen an exponential surge in demand over the past two days, thanks to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the deadline for transition to BS IV, thus banning the sale and registration of all vehicles that do not meet BS IV emission norms. In a bid to clear out unsold stock of BS III vehicles, companies are offering substantial discounts on cars and bikes.

Yamaha India has introduced its BS IV compliant range of motorcycles and scooters in India. There are no mechanical changes to the engines.

If you are someone taken in by the looks of the Honda Navi, then this one certainly should interest you - the Honda 150SS RACER Concept. Just like the hugely successful Honda Grom, which was the inspiration for the Navi, Honda Thailand have unveiled a mini-bike with hints of caf racer styling at the Bangkok motor show.

Manufacturers were supposed to make their existing models BS IV compliant by 1 April 2017, and a few have managed to meet this deadline. But there is still a huge stock of unsold vehicles left in the market which are BS III compliant.

Here is a quick on-paper comparison of the Triumph Bonneville Bobber with its closest competitor, the Harley-Davidson Roadster.

Emflux Motors, a Bengaluru-based technological start-up, is in the process of designing and developing what will be India's first electric superbike. The electric sportbike will be comparable to 600-650 cc motorbikes with internal combustion engines in terms of performance, with a top speed of 170 kmph and 0-100 kmph acceleration in just 3.5 seconds.