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Vespa designs scooters for women wearing sarees

Vespa 125 LX

Vespa is all set to re-enter the Indian market and to help it on its way, World Bank arm IFC will fund the Italian 2-wheeler company with Euro 45mn. Vespa will utilize the funds to make eco-friendly scooters, motorcycles and LCVs in Vietnam and India.

Chairman and managing director Piaggio India Ravi Chopra -

A Vespa is a Vespa, its not a scooter. The Vespa will be designed for the Indian consumers’ tastes, something that offers them iconic value. It is a lifestyle product meant for the elite, for people who like to be distinctly known to possess something unique in nature

Vespa has taken a leave of 15 years in India and in its third attempt, it will try selling scooters and three-wheelers. The first product from its stable to be introduced in India is the 125cc Vespa LX scooter in 2012 at the company’s newly constructed Baramati plant.

Vespa is also working on gearless scooter suitable for short people. It will be designed for women riders wearing sarees as well.

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Entry posted on July 29th, 2010 and filed under Vespa

Yamaha launches SS125 in India

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Yamaha has launched a new 125cc motorcycle in India. The Yamaha SS125 is the Japanese company’s offering for someone looking for performance close to a 150cc bike, and gas mileage that’s in the league of 100cc bikes.

The Yamaha SS125 is positioned between the YBR110 and the FZ16. Powered by a 125cc engine producing 11bhp, mated to a 5-speed gearbox, the SS125 is a souped up Gladiator.

Yamaha says features like aerodynamic racy under cowl, tachometer, lowered front cowl, light weight aluminum alloy wheels and front disc brakes make for an attractive proposition. Yamaha also claims that its fuel economy figure is around about 70kmpl.

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Entry posted on July 28th, 2010 and filed under Yamaha

Bajaj to sell Pulsar in Europe through KTM dealers

Bajaj Pulsar 135LS

DNA Money is reporting that Bajaj Auto will sell its Pulsar range of motorcycles in Europe through KTM brand outlets. Bajaj, which owns a major stake in the Austrian auto company, will utilize its stores in other parts of the world to sell its Pulsar range, it was reported.

Bajaj Auto is currently working on introducing the Pulsar 135cc in the Indonesian market. Bajaj anticipates to sell 35,000 units of the Pulsar 135LS in Indonesia every month. The Indonesian subsidiary is a loss making one, and by 2012 it hopes to break even.

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Entry posted on July 28th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj

Images, specifications of Bajaj Avenger 220

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Thanks to our friend Kranti Sambhav of NDTV, we’re able to show you some low-resolution images and technical specifications of the newly launched Bajaj Avenger 220.

Bajaj has induced fresh life into the Avenger by transplanting a 220cc motor, lifted from the Pulsar 220. Priced at 69,930 (ex-showroom Delhi), the Bajaj Avenger 220 is the only cruiser you can buy in India for under a lakh of rupees.

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Entry posted on July 28th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj

Official – Bajaj to launch all-new Pulsar next year

Bajaj Pulsar 220

According to Business Standard, Rajiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Auto limited, said in a recent interaction with the media that the company will launch an all-new Pulsar next year in India.

The new Pulsar will have “a completely new look, advanced engine and advanced technology.”

Bajaj has shown a couple of modified Pulsars, created by modification house Phoenix at the Jakarta Auto fair last month (click here for full details). The company could revive the 150 and 180cc Pulsars or could put a completely new Pulsar with higher displacement on the market.

Bajaj, during the launch of the Pulsar 135LS late last year, said it was working on higher displacement Pulsars displacing up to 400cc. We’re expecting to see a 350cc Pulsar with liquid cooling, mono-shocks, futuristic styling, dual discs, and four-valve engine.

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Entry posted on July 26th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj

Yamaha SZ 150 coming August 5

Yamaha SZ 150

Motoroids is reporting that Yamaha will launch their next 150cc motorcycle for the commuter in need of power on the 5th of next month.

Motoroids has also spotted a mule testing in Pune. They claim the launch of the SZ 150 will take place in Delhi and the prices, as usual, will be disclosed on the same day. There are no reports of bikes reaching dealer showrooms as of yet, so we’ll keep a close watch on the developments.

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Entry posted on July 24th, 2010 and filed under Yamaha

Video – Bajaj Pulsar 135LS commercial

Not sure if this is China or a South East Asian country, but Bajaj sure knows how to make ads that are innovative and interesting. A group of Pulsar 135LS riders pass through a crowded market place selling utensils and with the help of a bamboo stick and variation in the vehicle’s speed, create music.

Is the Bajaj Pulsar 135LS music to your ears?

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Entry posted on July 19th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj

Next in Line – Bajaj Avenger 220

Bajaj Avenger

Bajaj Auto gave India its first cruiser – the Kawasaki-Bajaj Eliminator. After the agreement between Kawasaki and Bajaj in India ended, Bajaj bought in the Avenger, which essentially was a modified Eliminator.

Bajaj increased the Avenger’s displacement from 175cc to 180cc, which then became a 200. With new information from our friends at Indian Cars Bikes, that trend will continue with the emergence of the 220cc Avenger.

Bajaj Auto’s spokeswoman Tejaswini -

The Avenger 220 is indeed coming shortly. The Avenger production has not been stopped per se but the Avenger’s 200cc engine has been upgraded to 220cc. This engine is similar to the one on Bajaj Pulsar 220.

The Bajaj Avenger 220 will use a carburetor. It will also be more expensive than the 200cc Avenger. Bajaj is also said to begin bookings for this high displacement cruiser shortly.

Could the 220cc Avenger be a result of the reverberations created with Harley’s entry into India? Could the Avenger 220 play the role of a poor man’s Harley?

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Entry posted on July 16th, 2010 and filed under Bajaj

Official – Yamaha SZ150 rides in H2 2010

Yamaha SZ150

As Indian Cars Bikes puts it – The 150cc commuter class is for the office goer who wants to whoosh past thick exhaust smoke and wants none of the unconquerable 20-0 countdown at the lights.

The Yamaha SZ150 was on display at the Auto Expo, and like many concept vehicles, we thought this would be only for computer desktops.

But we were wrong!

Yamaha has apparently confirmed that the SZ150 will ride in in the second half of 2010. The SZ150 has been caught testing around Pune by our friends at Motoroids and this definitely is not a joke then.

The Yamaha SZ150 uses the FZ16’s engine. It might be a watered down version of the FZ with keenness on fuel economy instead of outright power or torque. The SZ150 might serve as a suitable alternative to the Honda Unicorn, whose waiting periods can sometime stretch into months.

Can Yamaha price the SZ150 at 60,000 rupees? That would be an irresistible offer, wouldn’t it?

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Entry posted on July 16th, 2010 and filed under Yamaha

TVS plans to go to Mexico and Argentina with bikes

TVS Wego

Money control is reporting TVS will venture into Argentina and Mexico with its motorcycles. It will soon begin exporting its bikes to new markets and push the export market share to 18% from the current 10%.

TVS is also planning assembly lines in Bangladesh and Columbia in the next two years. It might produce three-wheelers in those locations. It will export the autorickshaws from India to parts of Asia and Africa where public transport is still in a very ancient stage.

TVS plans to sell at least 4.8 lakh units of scooters in FY11, 1.8 lakh more than what it managed the previous year. It hopes its Wego and Scooty range will help achieve this goal.

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Entry posted on July 14th, 2010 and filed under TVS
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