The first bike from the Mahindra’s Two Wheeler stable could be a commuter based on the erstwhile Kinetic Boss 100cc bike, sources tell us. The Kinetic Boss was powered by a 97.2cc engine producing 7 bhp of max power and 0.68 kgm of max torque. It was deemed as a low-cost commuter for city traffic.

Mahindra’s bike based on the Boss is expected with a new 100cc powerplant. The bike could have a twin-pod instrument binnacle and changes to the looks of the bike to bring it in sync and up to date with today’s day and age and Mahindra’s design language.

Being a 100cc motorcycle, the bike should be priced around the Rs.35,000-40,000 price bracket and this should provide the bike with a reasonable amount of firepower to succeed in the price sensitive Indian bike market. A Mahindra official has said in the past that their motorcycle will be on the market by March 2011.

In the end, it seems as though Mahindra is content with treading the route of tinkering and tankering with yesteryear’s Kinetic products and selling them as Mahindra models (read Duro and the Rodeo) rather than developing new models completely from the ground up.

If Mahindra has to pose serious threats to the established players in the Indian two wheeler space, it needs to come up with new products which I hope it will, when the “high performance” motorcycle comes out next year.