Two Wheelers News

The Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster will be the least expensive cruiser from Triumph Motorcycles. It extends Triumph's modern classic family with a cruise, and is based on the Triumph Bonneville Bobber.

Royal Enfield has finally announced the launch date for its much-anticipated Thunderbird X models and they are set to go on sale in India on February 28. The Thunderbird X gets new styling, paint scheme and a few feature upgrades, and will be available in 350 cc and 500 cc engine options.

The Supreme Court essentially dismissed an appeal filed by the Society of India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order of November 2008 which had banned registration of motorcycles which did not have safety features for pillion riders like a saree guard.

Prices of BMW bikes in India have been slashed by 10 per cent, leading to price cuts across the entire motorcycle model range in India.

The new Bajaj Avenger Street 180 gets some styling updates as well as a 180 cc single-cylinder, DTSi engine.

As part of the company's plans to launch 100 new models in the next five years, Harley-Davidson has unveiled two new models in the Sportster range. Both the Harley-Davidson Iron 1200 and Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Special are powered by the Evolution 1200 engine.

The Ever Red extended warranty programme offers 24-month extended warranty with unlimited mileage for Ducati customers.

Suzuki Motorcycles has filed patents for an AMT gearbox for the new Hayabusa, which could be launched in 2019. The patents were filed in Germany, Japan and USA. Suzuki could also look at fitting the new Hayabusa with turbochargers and a bigger 1,440 cc engine.