Posted by Shrawan Raja on May 3, 2011 ·
The sports segment of the Indian motorcycle market fascinates Bajaj Auto, its president admitted to Financial Express newspaper. He said the KTM brand will be introduced in India by the year-end. The engine displacement on the Indian variant is understood to be 200cc.
Bajaj holds roughly 50% market share in the sports segment with the growth-driving Pulsar brand offered with 135, 150, 180 and 220cc [...]
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 [...]