Bikes News

Bajaj Auto today revealed that it will be launching 3 new bikes in 2016. Bajaj's current line-up is spread across three verticals - Entry, Executive and Sports, and the company has planned something special for each vertical.

According to rumours from the Land of the Rising Sun, Suzuki is developing a new 1,400cc engine for the new Hayabusa, which will also be supercharged for those who want something extra.

The new Hero commuter bike will be equipped with Heros iSmart stop-start system and is likely to be launched soon, and showcased at the upcoming Auto Expo 2016. The iSmart system features an idle stop-start system which automatically shuts the engine while idling and automatically cranks the engine once the clutch is engaged.

Italian bike suspension brand Marzocchi has been saved from liquidation, with automotive company VRM set to buy it from current owners Tenneco.

BMW's laser headlight technology for motorcycles offer significant advantages - more intense light than conventional headlights, consume less energy and even prevent oncoming drivers from being blinded by the high-beam. BMW says the technology is too expensive at this stage to be fitted on production motorcycles.

Mahindra Two Wheelers will be launching their new scooter this January along with TVS which is ready with its new Apache RTR 200.

Benelli feels the launch of the TNT 25 has made a full-faired 300cc motorcycle redundant in the Indian market and is instead looking at launching a 400cc full-faired Tornado. The 400cc parallel-twin bike will be a bored out version of the current engine powering the TNT 300.

After being spied in Indonesia for the first time, a highly-camouflaged production-ready version of the upcoming TVS Apache RTR 200 has been spied testing in Chennai.