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Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha has unveiled its first electric scooter offering. The scooter christened the EC-03 is the first of a series of electric scooters which the manufacturer plans to launch in its home country of Japan. Yamaha has designed the EC-03 on the philosophy of it being a ‘smart minimal commuter’. The EC-03 has a 50v Lithium-Ion battery pack supplied by Sanyo [...]

Suzuki has revealed the technical specifications of its 2011 model year Suzuki Hayabusa superbike. The bike will be powered by the same 1340 cc liquid cooled, four-stroke, 4-cylinder engine mated to a re-worked 6-speed transmission. The engine uses pistons made from Aluminium alloy and the compression and oil control rings of the pistons have been coated with a chrome-mitride lining using the Physical [...]

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (HDMC) has plans to setup an assembly plant for its bikes in India. The cult bike maker also plans to establish a product development centre for the design and development of bikes for the Indian market. Rod Copes, Senior Vice-President, International Sales, Marketing and Business Development, HDMC - Going forward, we’re going to be looking at product development at [...]

Microsoft Chairman and Co-Founder Bill Gates along with Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, has invested £23.5 million into a company by the name EcoMotors. The investment by the two IT honchos is to further the development of EcoMotors Opposed-Piston Opposed-Cylinder (OPOC) two-stroke engine. Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Co-Founder - EcoMotors has developed a promising technology that [...]

Bajaj Auto has upped the ante of its lone cruiser offering in the Indian two-wheeler market, the Avenger, by bolting on a de-tuned version of the Pulsar 220′s DTS-i engine. The 220 cc Avenger produces 2.01 PS of power and 1.62 Nm of torque less than its similar engined sporty sibling. The Avenger 220 succeeds the Avenger 200 and offers extras such as more power, torque and features. The new [...]

Superbike manufacturers such as Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have been taken aback by the response their high-end machines have received way up in the mountains. The manufacturers are reporting decent sales figures of their high-end bikes from Northern and North-Eastern parts of the country. Atul Gupta, Vice-President, Marketing and Sales, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited [...]

Here are some more images of the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. The image which we  revealed yesterday was the only official image of the bike released by Kawasaki until now. These new images are of the bike being tested at Japan’s Suzuka race circuit, in order for the Kawasaki engineers to prep up the bike for the assault on next season’s World Superbike Championship title. The 2011 Kawasaki [...]

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Delhi High Court’s earlier order which mandated every two-wheeler manufacturer to compulsorily include a helmet along with every new two-wheeler they sell in the country. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) had filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court last year against the Delhi High Court’s order. SIAM argued [...]

Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL), the country’s second largest two-wheeler manufacturer is targeting sales volumes of 70 % from its overseas operations in the years ahead. The company plans to take the fight to Honda Motor Company in the markets of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The company which had only a 30 % contribution from sales in overseas markets last year, aims to reach the set target of [...]

The USB bike generator is a device which enables one to charge their USB devices on the go, while riding a bike. The device is capable of providing power to two USB devices, through USB ports. The device consists mainly of a stepper motor, which is used as a power generator for charging the USB devices and a voltage regulator for constantly maintaining the 5 volts of current required by the two USB [...]