Posted by Shrawan Raja on February 3, 2011 ·
Abhinay Virkud, a close follower of Overdrive magazine, spotted this KTM Duke in Pune. We’re not clear if there is a 125cc or 200cc sitting installed below the fuel tank as KTM had admitted of more powerful Dukes for the Asian market.
Indian Cars Bikes is sharp to point out the fat Yamaha FZ-like rear tire and the thick seats which are important features to Indian market. Bajaj will help modify [...]
Posted by Rakesh Sridhar on January 25, 2011 ·
Though a lot of us go crazy looking at the enormous tarmac pounding torque figures and the astronomical top speeds of the superbikes, we don’t understand that those bikes are good only in the highways and the closed-circuit tracks. Further, there isn’t much sense if you preserve these superbikes in your glorified garages for most of the time.
Though a lot of superbikes are now sporting [...]
Posted by Nazish Siddiqui on November 6, 2010 ·
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 [...]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on November 2, 2010 ·
Bajaj Auto is riding high on its successful year in the Indian Market. Both its commuter bikes and high end bikes are doing pretty well and the company hopes to continue this trend. Next year Bajaj will be launching at least two brand new motorcycles to cater to the needs of the customer.
The 1st of the two bikes is the KTM Duke 125 CC. We have brought you all the details of this high end bike from [...]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on September 29, 2010 ·
The KTM 125 Duke is expected to hit Indian shores by the end of June next year and it will be produced at Bajaj’s Chakan plant. 1 lakh a pop for a 125cc bike might sound a lot, but wait until you see the teaser video before making rash conclusions.
The KTM 125 Duke is a naked street bike that will be sold in markets like Latin America, Africa and South East Asia. The company is aiming for 200,000 [...]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on August 31, 2010 ·
By Ragav Ramesh
Bajaj India which is currently evaluating their KTM range for an Indian debut, will most likely start with the 125cc Avatar motorcycle in the first quarter of next year. These bikes could be locally manufactured to keep costs under control. The bikes could be priced at around 1 lakh rupees.
KTM and Bajaj have been working for the last few months on the 125cc Avatar and will manufacture [...]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on August 20, 2010 ·
We all know KTM is developing a naked street motorcycle scheduled for a march 2011 release. Soon after the international launch, we hear Bajaj will import the bikes into India as CKD and assemble it at its facility in Chakan.
The concept motorcycle was displayed at the Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo e Motociclo e Accessori (EICMA) or the Milan Motorcycle Show in 2009. As KTM had probably forgot [...]
Posted by Shrawan Raja on August 3, 2010 ·
KTM held a contest on its facebook page to encourage fans to come up with a name for its 125cc streetfighter concept motorcycle. There were tens of thousands of participants who filed in their nominations from all over the globe.
After many days of intense battle and many hundred names later, members of the facebook community voted Alexey Golkin’s shortlisted suggestion as the best. Golkin suggested [...]