Bikes Reviews

Rana Daggubati is the latest actor to purchase the Bajaj V15 motorcycle that has been built from the scrapped metal of the INS Vikrant. The motorcycle has been one of the more popular offerings from 2016 and has been highly appreciated by the critics and masses alike. Apart from Rana, actor Aamir Khan is also one of the well known faces to own the Bajaj V15.

British motorcycle brand CCM, or Clews Competition Motorcycles has unveiled render images of its carbon steel framed, 600cc, single-cylinder street machine called the Spitfire. According to CCM, the Spitfire is the cumulative work of a small group of mechanics and designers who have been working behind the scenes and developing their ideas in their spare time. The CCM Spitfire has an all-new 600cc, single-cylinder engine making 55 bhp and 58 Nm of torque, and mated to a six-speed transmission. A teaser image of the actual bike has also been released, but it doesn't reveal too many details of the bike.

Images of the Aprilia SR150 Race Edition have made its way online revealing the new special model completely. Set to be officially launched on 9th February 2017, the Race Edition as the name suggests is the race inspired model but restricts the upgrades specifically to the aesthetics.

The company currently has 5 dealerships across India in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. It sold 580 bikes in 2016 - an 18% growth year-on-year.

Harley-Davidson India has expanded its dealership footprint in India with its 26th dealership in the country - Foothills Harley-Davidson, located in Dehradun. The new dealership is first independent dealership of the company in Uttarakhand and will introduce the exclusive Harley Owners Group Group (H.O.G.) to the city, making Foothills Harley-Davidson the 27th H.O.G. Chapter. The new dealership will offer all 13 models in the Harley-Davidson India 2017 line up, in addition to a wide range of parts and accessories to customise motorcycles, and authentic Harley-Davidson merchandise.

US-based technology start-up NUVIZ Inc has secured a strategic investment from Pierer Industrie AG, the parent company of KTM, Husqvarna, WP Suspension and Pankl Racing Systems. NUVIZ will use the investment to finalise product development, as well as boost sales and marketing efforts ahead of the launch of the company's head-up display technology and connected riding solutions in the first half of 2017. According to reports, NUVIZ has raised around $9 million with KTM contributing a majority of that amount.

Honda may be quietly working on a supercharged engine, as latest patent images seem to indicate. From the images, the supercharger is located on the left side of the engine, and this supercharged engine will likely power several new motorcycles in the pipeline. There's been no news on what development stage the engine is in, but the engine idea in the patent drawings is reportedly for future models, ranging from smaller middleweights to even a superbike. There's been no official word from Honda on this yet.

Harley-Davidson plans to introduce as many as 50 new models and increase drivers by adding new dealerships globally to increase sales and earnings for the Bar & Shield brand. This was disclosed by Harley-Davidson President and CEO Matt Levatich during a call with analysts after the release of the fourth quarter and annual 2016 earnings of the company. Internationally, Harley-Davidson added 40 new dealerships across the world in 2016 and intends to increase that number to 200 new dealerships by 2020.