Weekly Wrap-Up: 30th Anniversary Kawasaki Ninja 300 Arrived, Exclusive Interview of 17th Raid De Himalaya Winner and Hero Founder Dr. Brijmohan Lall Passed Away

Hi folks! Hope you all are enjoying the ongoing festive season. Firstly, let’s pay homage to the founder and Chairman of the largest two-wheeler company - Mr. Brijmohan Lall Munjal. Aged 92, the man passed away on last Sunday and his contribution to the Indian auto industry can never be forgotten. Moving on, Kawasaki launched the 30th Anniversary special edition of its popular quarter-litre sportbike - Ninja 300 in India at Rs. 3.61 lac. Hero MotoCorp recently discontinued its 150cc performance motorcycle - Xtreme, might be due to poor sales. Piaggio opens its exclusive Motoplex store in the country in which the buyers can get all three brands - Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Vespa under one roof. Last but not the least, we interviewed Mr. Rana Partap, who is the Scooter category winner of 17th Raid De Himalaya.

Here is the complete Weekly Wrap-Up:

‘Hero’ of Biggest Two-wheeler Manufacturer Passed Away

Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the architect behind the Hero MotoCorp group passed away on Sunday, at the age of 92. The cremation ceremony is to take place today afternoon. He was born in 1923 at Kamalia which is presently a part of Pakistan. After the Indo-Pak division, Brijmohan Lall Munjal along with his three brothers started a small shop of bicycle parts in Ludhiana in 1940s which later became Hero Group, a two-wheeler manufacturer of the country, in 1956. There was no turning back after that, Hero MotoCorp is presently one of the largest two-wheeler companies of the world since 14 years. Moreover, Hero Cycles is the largest bicycle manufacturer since 1986. Read More

Hero Motocorp Xtreme Discontinued

Country’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Motocorp has discontinued its Xtreme motorbike from the market. The company has taken this decision due to the popularity of Xtreme Sports. The dealers have stopped taking bookings for Xtreme as the Xtreme Sports is performing quite well in the market. Hero Motocorp Xtreme is priced at Rs. 75,025 (ex-showroom), whereas the price of Xtreme Sports is Rs 75,725 (ex-showroom New Delhi), offering better features and more value by just paying Rs 700 extra. Due to the same reason, the Indian consumers went for Xtreme Sports, which reduced the sales of former drastically. Read More

MV Agusta Range: Let’s Welcome the Premium Bikes

The Italian manufacturer MV Agusta stepped into the Indian market through a low profile event held in Pune last month. The company launched Brutale 1090 priced at Rs 17.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune) with further launches of F3 800 and the F4 which is priced at Rs 25.99 Lakh (ex-showroom, Pune). Read More

Piaggio Inaugurates First Motoplex Store in India

The Italian Automaker, Piaggio has added another feather to its cap. The company has now brought first of its kind Motoplex store in the Asian market. Located at Shop No.5, Nyati Unitree, Nagar Road Yerwada, Pune, the store aims to provide a common platform for the customers to get all the three brands (Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, and Vespa) under one roof. Read More

United Motorcycles to bring Two Cruisers in January 2016

Finally, the wait is over!! United Motorcycles will reveal two new cruiser bikes to the media very soon. The cruiser machines will be previewed in January 2016, ahead of its official launch at the Indian Auto Expo, next year. The upcoming bikes will be based on the Renegade Commando platform. One trim will be called as Renegade Commando Classic while the other one will be known as Renegade Sport. Company will only be showcasing these two bikes to the media and will not offer any test ride before its official launch. Both the cruisers will be powered through a 300cc single-cylinder engine that is expected to produce 18 bhp of power. Read More

2016 TVS Apache RTR Spotted Testing, Looks Inspired by the Concept Draken X-21

The 2016 TVS Apache RTR has been spotted testing again in India, which is expected to be powered by a bigger 200cc motor. Although, the test mule was fully covered, ‘TVS’ logo on the engine crankcase cover revealed that it is coming from the den of Chennai based manufacturer. Read More

BikeDekho Exclusive: Interview with Rana Partap - The Scooter Category Winner of 2015 Raid De Himalaya

Winners are not born, they are made. This perfectly suits Mr. Rana Partap who won the 17th Raid De Himalaya rally in the scooter category last month on his recently purchased 125cc Honda Activa. Rana belongs to a family of priests and resides in the Patiala city of Punjab. Though he didn’t had enough resources and a sound economic background, still he overcame all the obstacles with immense courage and not only won the race, but also was the only competitor to conclude the world’s second most toughest rally. Read More

Kawasaki Releases Official Video for its 2016 Ninja ZX-10R

The restyled Kawasaki ZX-10R that was recently showcased at 44th Tokyo Motor Show has been teased in an official video by the company on YouTube. During the designing process, heavy Inputs have been taken from the WSBK racing team along with a lot of other technical upgrades. Though a few changes to the engine and suspension have also been done, the new Ninja ZX-10R shares most of its parameters with the earlier version. Read More