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The two wheeler market in India has touched a new milestone. More then one million motorcycles were sold in the month of October both in India and rest of the world. The specialty about this figure is that all of them were sold by the Indian manufacturers. As per centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, home-grown manufacturers sold 10,09,554 motorcycles globally in the month of October. This shows that [...]

Honda has released an official video of its upcoming Honda CBR250R. What I take away from this video is it gives an idea of the kind of presence it has on the road. Unlike other sports bikes the Honda CBR250R seems to have a more relaxed riding position yet sporty enough. This video also emphasizes on the features and styling of the CBR250R. The bike comes with a 250cc liquid cooled Programmed Fuel [...]

Honda CBR150R will make it to the Indian market much before than the CBR250R. The CBR150R is expected to make it here by January 2011, reports Motorbeam. The Honda CBR150R will take on the Yamaha’s YZF R15 in a head-to-head competition. On paper the CBR150R seems to have an edge over the R15 as it is capable of producing 20ps of power as opposed to the 17 ps produced by the 150cc engine on R15. [...]

The 125 KTM Duke is preparing for entering the Indian market. The 125cc KTM Duke has all the ingredients one would not expect in a 125cc bike in India, or for that matter even from a 150cc. The KTM Duke 125 has a 125cc liquid cooled , DOHC engine also having fuel injection and four valves. The power and torque figures can put 150cc bike in India to shame, except for maybe the Yamaha YZF R15. KTM's [...]

Bajaj is planning to fire in all cylinders. Apart from the KTM Duke 125, it plans to bring the Kawasaki Ninja 650R as well to India. It has been a little over a year since Bajaj brought the Ninja 250R in India and over a 1000 units of the Ninja 250 has been sold till date. Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, MD Bajaj Auto in an interview has said that they could bring in the 650cc Ninja to India by the end of the financial [...]

The Korean bike manufacturer is back and this time it means business.  As already reported by IMB before, Hyosung is coming back with more powerful bikes to choose from in its second stint. Hyosung in collaboration with Garware Motors is bringing the sporty Hyosung GT650R and the cruiser Hyosung ST7 to India. The launch date for the two motorcycles is November 27. The Hyosung GT650R is one heck of [...]

Finally Honda has revealed what plans it has specifically for the Asian market. IMB has been keeping a close track on the developments around a 250cc from Honda. The company will launch the Honda CBR250R (we’ll break it down as the CBR 250)in the first half of 2011. The bike will be locally manufactured and it is understood that the pricing will be aggressive. However the Thai motorcyclists will [...]

Hero – Passion, Hero – Splendor, Hero – Karizma, sounds weird? Well get used to it. The most successful JV in India, one that has lasted 26 years, Hero-Honda is all set to hit for a complete split by 2014. As a result, the Munjal family is rethinking its marketing strategy for the Indian Bike market. The family is in talks with major brand marketers and research agencies to revamp its image. [...]

Diwali time this year has been a season of cosmetic upgraded and new paint jobs.  First it was the Midnight Special from Yamaha, then came the RTR Hyper Edge from TVS. And guess what? Bajaj has joined the camp too. Orange Bajaj Pulsar 220 looks distinct, but not to everyone's taste Bajaj has launched a dual tone metallic orange color on Pulsar 180 and Pulsar 220 both S and F versions. The specialty [...]

Yamaha has officially launched the Midnight Edition for their FZ series and Fazer. IMB has already brought images and various other details of the Midnight Special FZ-S from the Relio Quick Auto Mall in Gurgaon. Yamaha FZ-S midnight special is a no-excuse special edition Soon you will get to see the FZ and Fazer as well in this Midnight Special. Yamaha will produce 1,000 models each of FZ, FZ-S and [...]