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Yamaha is all set to replace its best selling bike in Indonesia, the Scorpio-Z with a Yamaha FZ (Fazer) with a 250cc engine.However the new bike would still carry the Scorpio name. The 2011 Yamaha Fazer 250 (Scorpio) would compete with the likes of  Honda Tiger, Bajaj Pulsar and Kawasaki Ninja 250. There are high chances for the 2011 Yamaha Fazer 250 to come to India. Yamaha India could price the [...]

Harley Davidson has opened its 5th Indian dealership in Hyderabad. The American motorcycle manufacturer entered the Indian market in April 2010 and has setup dealerships in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chandigarh. Anoop Prakash, MD, Harley-Davidson India - We look forward to initiating a new era of motorcycling. Harley Davidson Motorcycles India is offering its whole range and the bikes once ordered [...]

The Bajaj Pulsar 135LS is a huge success and has sold more than one lakh units within a month of its launch. Now Bajaj has launched a revised version of the Pulsar 135LS with a few changes. The new Bajaj Pulsar 135LS gets a new O-ring chain which has rubber O-rings lining the rollers which prevent dust and dirt particles from entering the chain rollers and also maintain lubrication for longer periods. [...]

Competition between Indian bike manufacturers and new foreign players is heating up in the Indian market as well as international arena. Chinese bike manufacturers are looking to enter the lucrative Indian two-wheeler market and compete with home grown majors like Bajaj, Hero Honda and TVS. The Chinese with their extreme cost cutting strategies can offer competitive products at cut-throat prices. Would [...]

Yamaha Racing Development (YRD) is looking for young racing talent in Australia. YRD would be conducting a one make race for the Yamaha YZF R125 bike and is inviting interested participants between the age group of 13- 15 years. The Yamaha YZF R125 bikes would be built, maintained and transported by Yamaha and all that a participant has to do is ride the bike on race days and bring along a mechanic [...]

TVS Motors the country third largest motorcycle manufacturer launched it Wego gearless scooter in Chandigarh last week. With the Wego automatic scooter, TVS has the widest range of scooters in India yet Honda is the segment leader with more than 50% market share. The TVS Wego comes with a 110cc engine that puts out 8hp and would compete with the Honda Activa, Hero Honda Pleasure and the Suzuki Access [...]

Taking inspiration from the Bollywood movie ’3 Idiots’, five students of the Gyan Vihar University in Jaipur have developed a bike that runs on just air. Yeah compressed air that is. In the movie Aamir Khan sends out a message to the youth to come up with innovations so that they can use what they learn and impressed with his catchphrase, ‘All is well’ in the movie, these [...]

Harley Davidson Motorcycles entered the Indian market in April 2009 and has managed to get a very good response from deep-pocketed enthusiasts. Indian cricket team Captain MS Dhoni is one hardcore fan of Harley Davidson Motorcycles and he can been seen astride one in the picture above. The complete range of Harley Davidson Motorcycles available in India have been posted. Prices are Ex-showroom New-Delhi. XL [...]

The iconic scooter manufacturer Vespa is all set to begin its third outing in the Indian scooter market. Vespa entered the Indian market way back in the 1960′s with a JV with Bajaj which ended in 1971. Then Vespa tied up with LML for its second innings in India, between 1983 and 1999. Now Piaggio, Vespa’s parent company has given the green signal for Vespa’s Indian re-entry. The [...]

HMSI’s (Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Ltd) performance in the two-wheeler market is steadily declining and HMSI would lose its market share to competitors, Bajaj and Hero Honda in the coming months. Shinji Aoyama, President and CEO, HMSI - Because of the production constraints, we are losing market share and even the Indian market is growing faster than expected. The two-wheeler company [...]