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Yamaha R15 is perhaps the ultimate sports bike for about a lakh of rupees. Way back in 2008, Yamaha introduced the YZF-R15, a step well appreciated by the biking community in India which had to do with the Apache and Pulsar, two home-grown motorcycles that were learning fast but by making mistakes. Till date the R15 has not lost its charm and is still a head turner on any road. It is the sports bike [...]

At the time when the Indian motorcyclists are getting ready to lay their hands on this 250cc other parts of the world have people who have started conceptualizing and customizing it to their tastes. A new concept called “Race” from Thai tuners Ride IT is in the design and development phase in where are pondering over giving the CBR250R a thorough makeover. The new paint and sticker job [...]

Yamaha took the Indian two wheeler industry by storm in the year 2008 when they launched their best two replica models ever for the Indian market. The Yamaha YZF-R15 and the FZ16 (smaller iterations of the R1 and Fazer bikes) revived their fortunes in the Indian market and helped the company regain its lost reputation. But soon after the launches Yamaha fans realized both models deserved larger engines [...]

TVS has launched the MAX4R LX on the 30th of May. On the lines of the Max4R launched last year, the Max4R LX is an enhanced, rugged version. The LX variant has been made stronger and tougher to carry heavy loads (for people who use their motorcycle for carrying baskets, sacks, logs, cans and vessels). What are the features on the TVS Max4R LX? Few points to talk about on this motorcycle are the mobile [...]

Suzuki has launched a new variant of SlingShot called the SlingShot Plus. Before you get excited let me tell you that the SlingShot Plus has no pluses except for a small visor over the meter console (Along the lines of Yamaha FZ-S). Except for the price, everything else remains untouched. The Slingshot Plus costs around 1,000 rupees more than the previous model. The Slingshot plus is available in three [...]

TVS is planning to upgrade their two best selling models – the Apache and the Scooty Pep. Both products have contributed heavily to the company’s sales figures over the last few years. In order to further benefit on the popularity, the company has decided to give customers upgraded models. However the picture is not clear at the moment as to what these upgrades are as the talks are still [...]

The spy images of a Yamaha test mule has been doing rounds on the Internet which kept our interest alive. Some people thought it to be the YZF R125 (rumored to arrive in India for many months and years now). But we were sure that it was not R125 for obvious reasons which I will not discuss in this article. Then came the news that a new R15 version was going to be launched on 26th of this month with [...]

2011 might turn out to be a year of big bikes in India. With Honda beginning bookings of their CBR250R and Mahindra Mojo to arrive soon, motorcycle manufacturers will not stay silent for long. Bajaj which has launched so many variants of their best selling Pulsar range of motorcycles is expected to bring in a bigger Pulsar this year Zigwheels is reporting. The 135cc Pulsar is the latest addition to [...]

The booking for CBR250R commenced from 1st of January 2011. The official Honda2wheelers India website has been updated us with this information. The expected delivery time for the 250R is somewhere around April 2011. In order to book your CBR250R you have to deposit Rs.5000 at a Honda dealership. As we all know that there would be two variants of this 250cc bike from Honda, one with the ABS and the [...]

Almost two and a half years since its launch, Yamaha seems to be planning to apply some major cosmetic changes to their YZF- R15. What looks like a Yamaha R15 facelift has been caught testing recently. From the pictures our new friend Vaibhav Saigal has shared on xbhp.com we can easily make out that majority of the work has been done on the rear section which till now has been accused of being very [...]