Two Wheelers News

The Royal Enfield Meteor 350 will replace the Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350 and will feature a new generation 350 cc engine as well as a new chassis.

Bajaj Auto registered net profit of Rs. 528 crore for the first quarter of FY21, which is a drop of 53 per cent over last year. The steep decline in net profit could be attributed to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Mahindra Two Wheelers has opened pre-bookings for the BS6 compliant 2020 Mahindra Mojo 300 ABS in India. The soon-to-be-launched motorcycle can now be booked for a token of Rs. 5,000 and customers can visit their nearest Mahindra Two Wheelers showroom to pre-book it.

The turbocharged motor takes the 411 cc single-cylinder engine of the Royal Enfield Himalayan which now makes around 50 bhp of power!

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will be implementing a new notification for the two-wheeler helmet standard from September 4, 2020. According to a recent report, the new norms will see the 1200 gram weight for helmets being done away with, which was implemented in 2018. The rule restricted the sale of imported helmets in India that did not carry the ISI mark and weighed considerably more than weight-cap under the BIS norms. However, the revised standard will allow the sale of imported helmets, though they will still need to comply with the Indian Standard (IS) norms.

According to The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), total of 9,84,395 vehicles were registered in the country in June which is almost a 5-fold increase from 2,02,697 units that were registered in May.

Malo Le Masson, the head of product planning, has been appointed as Head of Strategy.

Trail and off-road riding are fast becoming popular in India. We list out few bikes which are not only affordable but also offer decent off-road ability.