From new bike launches in India to the latest unveils at EICMA in Italy, we bring you bike news from around the world!

The first week of November turned out to be pretty interesting with the launch of the Royal Enfield Bear 650 and the Oben Rorr EZ in India. Meanwhile, EICMA 2024 made sure the excitement only goes up with reveals of impressive new motorcycles from various Indian and Global brands. If you missed the action, here's a quick news recap for you:

Royal Enfield Bear 650 Launched

Royal Enfield has finally launched the Bear 650 in India. The 650cc Scrambler is based on the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, and costs significantly more. It gets a braced handlebar, a single-piece quilted seat, a short rear fender and block-pattern tyres. It gets the same 648cc, air and oil-cooled, parallel-twin engine as the Interceptor 650 but, it makes 47.4PS and 56.5Nm in the Bear 650 (4.2Nm more torque than the interceptor).

Oben Rorr EZ Launched

Bengaluru-based EV maker, Oben launched its most affordable bike, the Rorr EZ in India. It is over Rs 60,000 cheaper than the standard Rorr and is available in 3 battery pack options: 2.6kWh, 3.4kWh, and 4.4kWh. The Oben Rorr EZ claims to deliver a 175km range and has a top speed of 95kmph (claimed).

EICMA 2024 Updates

We have also covered action from the EICMA 2024 which was held last week in Milan, Italy. Here are the highlights from the motor show:

Royal Enfield Bikes 

The highly awaited Royal Enfield Classic 650 made its global debut at the EICMA 2024. Royal Enfield also took the wraps off its first-ever production electric bike, the Flying Fleas C6 at the motor show. That’s not it, the manufacturer also revealed their future plans on the same platform for an electric Scrambler called the Flying Flea S6. You can check it all out here.

KTM Bikes 

KTM finally unveiled the 2025 390 Adventure R at EICMA 2024 in Italy, alongside two other exciting models: the 390 Enduro R and 390 SMC.

Hero Bikes and Scooters

Hero MotoCorp revealed 4 bikes at the EICMA 2024 including, Karizma XMR 250, Xtreme 250R, XPulse 210 and the updated Mavrick 440. The manufacturer also unveiled the bigger XPulse 421 concept at the motor show along with a new Vida Z electric scooter.

Honda Motorcycles and Scooters

Honda two-wheelers also unveiled a range of new bikes and scooters at the EICMA 2024, including UV e electric scooter, XL750 Transalp, CRF300L, CRF300 Rally, GB350 and ADV350 maxi scooter. We believe that the Honda CUV e can be the future Activa Electric as well.

Aprilia Bikes

The naked Aprilia Tuono 457 made its debut at the EICMA this year. The manufacturer also revealed a more capable Tuareg 660 Rally, updated RS & Tuono 660 range and V4 range as well.

Ducati Bikes

Italian bike maker, Ducati took the wraps off its two updated bikes. The manufacturer unveiled the new Panigale V2 and the updated Streetfighter V2 at the EICMA 2024. Both bikes come with refreshed design language, updated performance and underpinnings as well. You can check them out here.