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India Kawasaki Motor has launched the 2017 Ninja H2, H2 Carbon and the mighty H2R in the country just weeks after introducing these models at the INTERMOT show in Germany. Dealerships across India have commenced accepting orders for the flagship H2 models.

The new Triumph Bonneville T100 finally made its debut in India. It is priced at Rs. 7.78 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It will replace the existing T100 and borrows the engine from the Triumph Street Twin. The new Bonneville T100 was unveiled recently at the INTERMOT motorcycle show and gets a new engine - the one from the Street Twin - and comes equipped with technology like electronic ride-by-wire throttle, traction control, torque-assist clutch and standard ABS.

Bajaj V15, the popular premium commuter bike from the home-grown two-wheeler manufacturer recently crossed the 1.6 lakh sales mark in India. Bajaj has also introduced a new Ocean Blue colour option.

Benelli's next major motorcycle for India will be the Tornado 302R and is scheduled to be launched in December this year. This was revealed by Benelli to carandbike.com on the sidelines of the recently inaugurated 18th operational Benelli dealership in the country.

Yamaha has finally launched the updated YZF-R6 at the American International Motorcycle Expo in Florida, USA. This is the first time in nine years that the R6 has got a model upgrade. The R6 was always considered to be one of the best middleweight supersport motorcycles, be it looks or performance. Yamaha promises that the new generation R6 betters its predecessor in all departments.

Ducati recently launched the Multistrada 1200S and the Multistrada Enduro in India. The Italian manufacturer is upping its game, in India and globally as well. Recently, a keen eyed enthusiast spotted a smaller version of the Ducati Multistrada, which is probably carrying a smaller 939cc engine, borrowed from the Ducati Hyperstrada.

The month of November holds high importance of bike enthusiasts as KTM will be revealing the next generation Duke 390 at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan. While the 2017 Duke 390 will be making its way to India and other markets next year the street-fighter's faired sibling - the RC series will make do with cosmetic updates meanwhile and has received new livery for the 2017 model year.

TVS Motor Company can now be certain that the 'Victor' nameplate never lost its charm as the commuter motorcycle has hit a milestone of one lakh unit sales in nine months.