Weekly Bike News Wrap-up: Ather 450 Range Launch, Royal Enfield Himalayan 650 and TVS Apache RR 310 Spied Testing and more

2025 started off with exciting news, insights and spy shots of some upcoming bikes and scooters

The first week of 2025 has started with a bang for all the two-wheeler enthusiasts in the country, with the latest news and insights on the upcoming bikes and scooters along with new teasers and spy shots of the bikes including the Royal Enfield Himalayan 650, TVS Apache RTX 300 ADV and more. If you happen to miss the action, here’s a quick news recap for you.

2025 Ather 450 Range Launch

Ather Energy has updated its entire 450 range for the year 2025. The new Ather scooters including the 450S, 450X 2.9kWh, 450X 3.7kWh and 450 Apex now come with longer range, better features and a revised price tag. You can check out the details here.

Royal Enfield Himalayan 650 Spotted Testing

The upcoming Royal Enfield Himalayan 650 has been spied testing in the Southern European region. It comes with a muscular design and a round LED headlight. The tail light is integrated into the rear indicators. The Himalayan 650 will be based on the same 650cc platform as the other Royal Enfield bikes and is powered by the same 648cc, air-cooled, parallel-twin cylinder engine that makes 47PS and 52Nm. The bike also has dual disc brakes and more.

Honda Activa e: & QC1 Bookings Open

Honda has officially started the pre-bookings for its soon to be launched electric scooters - the Honda Activa e: and the Honda QC1. With deliveries promised to start in February, 2025, the scooters are available for pre-bookings with a nominal charge of Rs 1,000. However, both the scooters are only available in select cities only. We also expect them to launch this month in a few Indian cities.

2025 Bajaj Pulsar RS200 Spied For The First Time

The upcoming Bajaj Pulsar RS200 has been spied testing for the first time. The update for the Pulsar RS200 is long due, and is highly awaited by Pulsar fans. And now, Bajaj is finally making it happen. The manufacturer is expected to equip the bike with a more powerful 200cc engine, advanced features and rider aids and even better underpinnings and braking setup to compete with its modern rivals. 

TVS Apache RTX 300 Spied Again

The TVS Apache RTX 300 Adventure bike has been spied testing yet again. Similar to the previous spy shots, the bike was wrapped in camouflage along with a black cloth to hide the actual design of the body panels, but we can still get an idea of how the bike would look.