Archive for the ‘Indian News’ Category

Mahindra delays launch of 300cc Mojo

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Mahindra Two wheelers, already grappling with the engine troubles of Stallio has decided to postpone the launch of 300cc Mojo. "We are making sure that all aspects of the bike are appropriately tested and will launch the bike towards the festive season," said Anoop Mathur, president, Mahindra Two ...

Mahindra’s Stallio now in Italian hands

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Mahindra Two Wheelers, struggling with the gearbox and clutch problems on it's Stallio motorcycle has reined in design firm Engines Engineering to help it sort out the engine problems which have brought sales for Stallio to a halt across country. Sales for Mahindra Stallio plummeted to 46 units in February as ...

Bajaj Auto patents Exhaustec technology in China

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Bajaj Auto announced that it has received patents over Exhaustec technology in China from the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office. Exhaustec enables Bajaj to extract more power from single cylinder 4 stroke motorcycles over conventional design. Bajaj now holds patents for Exhaustec in India, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, ...

Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania contest coming on air in July

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

MTV will be producing a motorcycle stunting based reality show 'Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania' to cash in on all the excitement and thrills of  bike stunting raging across the country. The program is scheduled to go on air in July 2009. Auditions will start in early May as per the ...

TVS announces the new Apache RTR 180 for Indian market

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Here's  the new launch video of the new RTR 180. Based on the RTR 160 platform, the new RTR180 pumps out 17.3Ps (17.06hp) of power putting it above the current Hero Honda Karizma & Bajaj Pulsar 180 in power output. Do check the TVS Apache RTR 180 launch video underneath while ...

TVS organizes Apache Racing Experience for RTR owners

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_525" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="TVS Racing team at the event"][/caption] TVS Motors organized Apache Racing Experience(ARE) at Palace Grounds, Bangalore exclusively for owners of Apache RTR on 7th March. 60 RTR owners turned up for the event where they were providing riding tips and racing techniques by TVS Racing riders including ...

Bajaj close to majority holding in KTM

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Bajaj Auto has increased it's share holding in KTM to 31.72 from 25.86 held previously. Bajaj has earlier too projected it's intentions of obtaining majority holding in KTM which is one of the largest European motorcycle manufacturers. A partnership between Bajaj & KTM is beneficial for both firms giving technical knowhow ...

FZ-S launched as an style upgrade to FZ-16 in Indian market

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Yamaha launched a variant of FZ-16 in the market today. FZ-S is an face-lift upgrade of the current FZ-16 with cosmetic changes and will retail at Rs 67,000 ex-showroom across the country. [caption id="attachment_513" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Yamaha FZ-S"][/caption] The new FZ-S sports new sporty graphics, carbon fibre look to the meter console, ...

Ducati to finally open showrooms in India starting off with Mumbai

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Ducati after it's entry in India 7 months ago will finally open it's showrooms in India. It's first showroom is expected to open in Mumbai in the third quarter with a possibility of more showrooms by next year. [caption id="attachment_454" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Ducati 1098R"][/caption] “We want to have one showroom in every ...

Bajaj announces launch of XCD Sprint 135cc DTS-Si.

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Bajaj today announced the upgrade on XCD 125 with launch of the new XCD Sprint DTS-Si. Boasting of a 135cc engine pumping out 10.5bhp, the new XCD Sprint will have a host of new features including: Auto choke Gas filled Nitrox shock absorbers Revamped digital console LED tail lamp Optional electric start Optional disc brake The new ...