Bikes News

There is a lot happening at BMW Motorrad. It is fully committed to expand its presence in upcoming markets such as India. The German company recently started operations at its newly commissioned plant in Manaus, Brazil. It is the first ever 100 per cent BMW-owned production facility for motorcycles outside of Germany. The company has invested a sum of 10.5 million euros in the new plant.

Surprised by the huge response to its by India, for India bike Navi launched this April, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is planning to double its production to around 1 lakh units soon.

BMW Motorrad has announced its plans for the upcoming EICMA Motorcycle Show scheduled from 8th to 13th November 2016 in Milan, Italy. The motorcycle maker has announced a host of new launches which includes two new GS bikes

Suzuki Motorcycles recently revealed the much awaited GSX-R250 and the DL250 Concept (V-Strom 250) at the 14th China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition. However, before you get your hopes high on either of models making it to India, Suzuki India has conveyed to carandbike.com that it has no plans of introducing either of the bikes in the country anytime soon.

Triumph India will be launching a new Street Triple, early next year, a source has disclosed to carandbike.com. The new Street Triple is likely to be unveiled at the EICMA motor show in Italy next month, before it's launched globally. There's been no official confirmation from Triumph India, but according to a source in the know, the bike will be an all-new version of the Triumph Street Triple which will be launched in India early next year.

BMW Motorrad always had the plans of working on an ADV derivative of the upcoming G 310 R motorcycle and with these spy shots taken in Italy, it has been finally confirmed as well. The entire community of motorcycling aficionados will be happy to see these photographs and we are happy as well.

Triumph says that the Bobber is a premium factory custom motorcycle which is a tribute to the American Bobber motorcycles of the '30s. In essence, it is a Bonneville T120 which was given a new chassis, new suspension units, a single pan seat, wide handlebars and those immaculate Bobber-esque styling cues, which make this motorcycle so good looking.

Ducati may be launching a new variant of the Scrambler called the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled, with the model likely to be first showcased at the upcoming EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy next month. So far, there is very little information available about the new bike - no images, and no spyshots. The Italian manufacturer has put out a tiny fourteen second teaser video on the Ducati Scrambler website, mentioning the Scrambler Desert Sled.