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Milwaukee-Eight Sensations
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Milwaukee-Eight Sensations

We were invited by Harley-Davidson to Tacoma, USA, to ride their 2017 touring range with the new Milwaukee-Eight engines. Here is an account.

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November 2016
Big Bold ​​​​​​​Bager
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Big Bold ​​​​​​​Bager

Moto Guzzi have released a new model in their California family, MGX-21 Flying Fortress by name. We rode it from Milan to Moto Guzzi’s Mandello base and back.

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November 2016
The Red Thread Comes a Full Circle
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The Red Thread Comes a Full Circle

‘It’s from the beginning: my father, MV Agusta, the race department, three cylinders, Agostini. It links them all together.’ That’s how Giovanni Magni, Arturo Magni’s younger son, described the Magni Filo Rosso. We rode it on a highway alongside the Malpensa airport runway in Milan.

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November 2016
New-age Splendor
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New-age Splendor

The Splendor moniker is back. This time with 10 more cubic centimetres than the original, making a compelling case for itself in a competitive segment.

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November 2016
Triumph Bonneville T100: Sure to Earn Its Spurs
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Triumph Bonneville T100: Sure to Earn Its Spurs

We ride the new 2017-model Bonnie T100: a smaller-capacity, less powerful model powered by the 900-cc, 55-PS parallel twin engine used for the entry-level Street Twin.

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December 2016
Baby Scout
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Baby Scout

Indian Motorcycle’s smallest Scout, the Sixty, is out now. Will it live up to the legendary name? We try to find out.

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December 2016
Updated Royal Enfield Himalayan Coming
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Updated Royal Enfield Himalayan Coming

AS WE HAD PREDICTED EARLIER, THE Royal Enfield Himalayan is here in its fuel-injected avatar and is ready to comply with the BS-IV norms. Fans might already have noticed the updated Royal Enfield Indian website.

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May 2017
BMW S 1000 R - Searing Stripped-Down Supersport
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BMW S 1000 R - Searing Stripped-Down Supersport

It was in Almeria in southern Spain that we rode the updated BMW S 1000 R. It rained so heavily during this first ride that the roads soon turned into veritable rivulets. Frankly, we could not have asked for better conditions to appreciate how this good motorcycle has become even better in all respects.

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May 2017
What Is AHO?
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What Is AHO?

Automatic Headlight On (AHO) is the new mandate by the government.We seek to shed some light on what it is.

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May 2017
Spirited Performance
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Spirited Performance

Harley-Davidson seem to have granted the enthusiasts’ wishwith the launch of the Street Rod. We went to Singaporefor a first ride. Here’s what went down

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June 2017
Desmo Owners Grub
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Desmo Owners Grub

We ride down from Pune to the hillside retreat of Lonavala for quick bite alongside the members of the Pune chapter of the Desmo Owners Club. Here is our experience of this short road trip.

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June 2017
Irish Charm In Holland
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Irish Charm In Holland

Action-packed 200 th WSBK race for Jonathan Rea, and a controversy.

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June 2017
Fast And Furious 2-Stroke
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Fast And Furious 2-Stroke

‘The speedo needle crept towards 140 km/h, the engine screamed, the scenery rushed by… and it was very easy to understand the phenomenal sales success of Yamaha’s air-cooled, two-stroke parallel twins’

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June 2017
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Dare Devil's Domain

 The motorcycle category was full of surprises at Dakar 2018

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March 2018
Thunderstruck
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Thunderstruck

Polish custom house Game Over Cycles have created yet another rock ‘n’ roll themed masterpiece. After their bespoke motorcycle developed for heavy metal outfit Behemoth that we carried a few years ago, they have now made one for the Kraków iteration of the famous Hard Rock Café.

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February 2017
Making The Smart Choice
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Making The Smart Choice

Bosch India are on a Smart Manufacturing mission that will see more products and processes being readied in a smarter, faster, and more efficient manner to prepare for an Internet revolution

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September 2016
Old School, New Kid
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Old School, New Kid

Triumph’s Bonneville T120 recreates the magic of old school but in a modern way

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September 2016
Petrux Rocks
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Petrux Rocks

Italian Danilo Petrucci is fast in the rain, best mates with Valentino Rossi and one of the happiest, friendliest riders on the MotoGP grid. Time to get to know him a bit better

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September 2016
Project Harley-Davidson Street 750
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Project Harley-Davidson Street 750

There is hardly an editor in the field of the Indian automotive media who has the ability, experience, and know-how to modify a motorcycle on his own. Nay, there is hardly anyone with the ability to tinker with a bike even to set a minor mechanical glitch right, blackening his hands in the process. Bike India Editor Aspi Bhathena stands alone in that respect. Here is the story of how he modified the Harley-Davidson Street 750 into a racer

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January 2017
We're Going Off-road
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We're Going Off-road

We spend a day with Merida’s Big Nine 600, a thoroughly capable mountain bike.

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January 2017
MOTO GUZZI V7 II STORNELLO Scrambling Guzzi
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MOTO GUZZI V7 II STORNELLO Scrambling Guzzi

‘A numbered plaque on the top yoke, below the chrome-rimmed clocks, confirms that the Moto Guzzi V7 II Stornello is one of a limited run of 1,000 units.’ We just came back from the first ride.

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October 2016
Road Clear for the Rookie
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Road Clear for the Rookie

The Red Bull Road to Rookies Cup had its second and final round at the MMRT in Chennai, and we were on hand to witness history being made.

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October 2016
iSmart, Now Smarter Than Ever
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iSmart, Now Smarter Than Ever

Touted as the first ever product to be designed from the ground up by Hero MotoCorp at their new R&D facility in Jaipur, the new Splendor iSmart retains everything that endeared the bike to the public while adding on some more to make it even more endearing

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August 2016
Benelli Tornado 302 Twister
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Benelli Tornado 302 Twister

Twister A new Tornado is here and we are the first ones to experience it.

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August 2016
Ducati Monster 797
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Ducati Monster 797

Little Monster

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July 2017
Aprilia SR 150
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Aprilia SR 150

Livin’ La Vida Loca

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July 2017
TVS Apache RTR 200 4V
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TVS Apache RTR 200 4V

Delightful Ride

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July 2017
Ten Years of Honda One Make Championship
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Ten Years of Honda One Make Championship

The year’s first round at Coimbatore sets the pace for the rest of the season.

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July 2017