Bikes News

Iconic cult bike maker Harley-Davidson has hit the sweet spot with its model 'Street 750', that is built in India, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of its April sales in the country within the first month of starting deliveries.

The company, as part of consolidating its presence in the two-wheeler market, is also planning to introduce two new motorcycles this year, Suzuki Motorcycle India Executive Vice President, Atul Gupta said, after launching the company's new 110 cc scooterette "LET'S".

The home-grown two-wheeler giant, Hero MotoCorp has launched the mildly refreshed Super Splendor in India at Rs 51,250 (ex-showroom, Delhi). The company is now offering the bike with new colour options - red, black, grey and blue.

Yamaha Motor India's Ray Z scooter has received the prestigious India Design Mark (I Mark), awarded by the India Design Council. This is Yamaha's third consecutive I Mark award, followed by the last two years' award for the YZF-R15 and Yamaha Ray.

TVS Motor Company will start rolling out bikes for German auto major BMW during the second half of next year, a top company official said Monday. The company will also launch new products to fill up the vacuum in its product line-up.

TVS has launched the all-new Star City Plus at Rs. 44000. The Star City Plus is the elder brother of the Star City and is built on the same platform as that of the TVS Phoenix 125.

Triumph Motorcycles opened their dealership facility in Mumbai, Shaman Triumph. This is the company's sixth dealership in India. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Pune and Ahmedabad have already had their share of showrooms and Mumbai finally gets added to that list.

Belgium's oldest motorcycle brand Sarolea is making a return, after a 50-year long hiatus, with an electric cafe racer made from carbon fibre - the SP7. The Sarolea Caf racer introduced itself to the world this past Saturday and will make its racing debut at the Isle of Man TT Zero later this year.