Automotive
Bike India
Brawlin' Bobbers
We toss two power-packed bobbers into the black-top ring in a fight to the death. They will have to brave sharp corners, chaotic traffic, and (borderline) wild animals in their quest for two-wheeled supremacy. Which one will come out on top?
5 min |
June 2017
Bike India
Jawa Updated
Can we hope to see Jawa motorcycles back on Indian roads?
2 min |
June 2017
Bike India
In January We Are Going to Argentina to Launch Our First Ever Global Product
In conversation with Pawan Munjal, Managing Director, Hero MotoCorp, on the sidelines of the EICMA 2016 in Milan.
4 min |
December 2016
Bike India
Justice Done
Kawasaki India hands over 13 premium motorcycles to enthusiasts who were conned by SNK Palm Beach.
6 min |
December 2016
Bike India
Monkeying Around
Fourteen men were dropped in the middle o f the Sahara Desert in Morocco and told that they had six days to get to a specific location along the Atlantic Coast 1,000 kilo metres away. The kicker: they had to traverse alien territory and battle harsh environment on 49-cc monkey bikes
5 min |
January 2017
Bike India
The Proposal Ride
The Proposal Ride.
6 min |
January 2017
Bike India
KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-10R Race Bike for the Road
A badge on the petrol-tank proudly claims ‘Winner of the World Superbike Championship 2015’ and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R justifies the claim to the last letter.
7 min |
October 2016
Bike India
That's How We Roll
Tyres are a crucial part of the motorcycle’s setup. We all know that, but how much do we really know about them? To delve a little deeper, Bike India visited the TVS Tyres plant in Madurai, and even tested out some of the firm’s latest products.
3 min |
October 2016
Bike India
Riding Green
We get our hands on Merida’s Crossway Urban20D, and come away impressed.
2 min |
October 2016
Bike India
Pedrosa pins it to silence the Rossi euphoria
For the first time in history, MotoGP has its eighth unique winner in as many races. The top class of racing has never known variety like it. And while attention has been drawn to the four first-time winners, at Misano it fell to Dani Pedrosa, MotoGP’s forgotten man, to ensure the run continued.
6 min |
October 2016
Bike India
Yamaha YZF-R3
Super, Refined
2 min |
July 2017
Bike India
Apache Attack
The 2017 TVS One Make Championship gets under way at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore
2 min |
July 2017
Bike India
My Race Weekend
At the Kari Motor Speedway, racing alongside the best in the country.
3 min |
July 2017
Bike India
Schooled To Be Fast
Young automotive journalists undergo training to battle it out this racing season.
3 min |
July 2017
Bike India
Big Indian Bash
We were invited to join members of the Indian Motorcycle Riders Group’s Mumbai chapter on a ride to Kodagu (erstwhile Coorg), and attend the third IMRG National Ride. Here’s everything that happened at the event.
3 min |
July 2017
Bike India
First Truly Sporting Machine
‘The V7 Sport had been too expensive to sell in a big number, costing far more than Kawasaki’s powerful new Z1 four in most markets that year, but it had established Guzzi as a manufacturer of high-class sporting superbikes’
6 min |
July 2017
Bike India
Panigale Size ‘SS'
A first ride in the hills near Seville in southern Spain did much to underscore the Ducati SuperSport’s penchant for commuting and sports-touring as well as going fast. Here is how the bike revealed its attributes.
7 min |
April 2017
Bike India
Watt's the Way Forward?
We get our hands on the latest electric scooter, the Okinawa Ridge. Does it have what it takes to charge head first into a growing market?
3 min |
April 2017
Bike India
Riding the Tide
The first quarter-litre naked from Yamaha hits our shores and it has everything that the FZ16 lacked and more...
5 min |
April 2017
Bike India
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.
7 min |
November 2016
Bike India
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.
6 min |
November 2016
Bike India
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.
6 min |
November 2016
Bike India
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.
3 min |
November 2016
Bike India
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.
5 min |
December 2016
Bike India
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.
6 min |
December 2016
Bike India
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.
1 min |
May 2017
Bike India
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.
4 min |
May 2017
Bike India
What Is AHO?
Automatic Headlight On (AHO) is the new mandate by the government.We seek to shed some light on what it is.
2 min |
May 2017
Bike India
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
4 min |
June 2017
Bike India
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.
2 min |