Automotive
Bike India
Yamaha XMAX SPHEV
Another hybrid from Japan suggests that the technology is expected to gain momentum in the two-wheeled realm
2 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Pedro 'The Shark' Acosta is MotoGP's most exciting young talent. The dazzling KTM rider talks about fighting the Ducati hordes, trying to use his brain, and getting bored of speaking to journalists
IT IS THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE MotoGP journalist’s book. Whenever you sit down to interview a rider, you start with the easy questions: flatter his ego or, in pit-lane speak, “tickle his balls”.
7 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Different Direction
Ducati go against the tide, producing a lighter but considerably less powerful Panigale V2 for 2025. Will those horses be missed?
10 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Flexing its Muscle
The Honda CB300F street-bike has been updated to run on flex-fuel. Is the motorcycle good in this iteration? We find out
2 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Nicolo Bulega Draws First Blood at Phillip Island
The 2025 WorldSBK season got under way with Nicolo Bulega laying down a serious marker in the title race with a clean sweep down under
2 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Sustainable Mobility
Accelerating the growth of sustainable mobility in Indonesia will be among the primary objectives of these events to which Bike India has been invited. Here is a curtain-raiser
2 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Living Up to KTM LEGACY
The new 390 Adventure looks superbly capable now. To verify, we rode it on some trails in Goa and then all the way back to Pune
7 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Shetty is Slide School Cup Champion
Four regional rounds, 12 finalists, one winner. Anish Shetty is the country's first-ever Royal Enfield Slide School Cup Champion
3 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Memories to Cherish for a Lifetime
TVS invited us for a unique experience at Gujarat's most famous tourist destination: the Rann of Kutch.
4 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Simply Convenient
Electric vehicle start-up Simple Energy have announced their updated Simple One. We were invited to their headquarters in Bengaluru to ride it and here is what went down
4 min |
March 2025
Bike India
Of Motoring and Motorcycling
The inaugural Generation Speed at the Aamby Valley airstrip was an event to arouse the interest of motoring and motorcycling enthusiasts from all over the country
2 min |
March 2025
Bike India
RS MINUS FAIRING
While they may be visually distinct, there is not much that distinguishes the naked Tuono 457 from its sibling. Following a quick ride, here are a few points of interest
4 min |
March 2025
Bike India
KTM Claim Their 20th Dakar Victory with Daniel Sanders
With this win, Daniel Sanders became the second-ever Australian winner of the Dakar Rally
2 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Cannibal Alert
The SuperStreet aims to make the F77 more friendly than ever. Have they succeeded in this and does the Mach 2 have enough reason to be worried?
5 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Arduous Test for Man and Machine
The story of Hero MotoSports Team Rally's tribulations and triumphs at the 2025 Dakar Rally, the team's ninth outing in the world's toughest rally-raid event
4 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Aprilia RS 457 is the Indian Motorcycle of the Year 2025
The top honour was won by the Italian supersport machine, Aprilia RS 457, at the 18th edition of the Indian Motorcycle of the Year award ceremony held recently
1 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Putting the MotoGP Show on the Road
The behind-the-scenes work that makes MotoGP happen is immense: 200 juggernauts, 360 tonnes of freight, three times around the world per season, and much more. This is what you do not see on the television
7 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Setting a Record
The Ampere Magnus Neo was our companion as we made an attempt to secure a spot in the India Book of Records
2 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Hornet
We usually begin a test report of new motorcycle with a summary of its exciting technical updates and innovations, but the outstanding revelation in respect of the all-new Honda CB1000 Hornet SP is not its stunning, sweetly re-tuned 2017 Fireblade engine or its sumptuous TTX36 Öhlins shock or even its Brembo Stylema stoppers. No, it is its price
8 min |
February 2025
Bike India
Destined for Greatness?
The Hero Destini 125 sits above the premium line of scooters offered by Hero. First launched in 2018, then discontinued in 2023, it is now back with a bang. We got to test this scooter over varying terrain and here is how the experience was
4 min |
February 2025
Bike India
The Best Royal Enfield 650 Yet
The Bear 650 is an example of what can be achieved with the Interceptor platform
4 min |
February 2025
Bike India
IT'S ALL ABOUT REAR GRIP
Ducati dominated MotoGP like never before last season and will probably do the same in 2025 because Aprilia, KTM, Honda, and Yamaha cannot make MotoGP's latest rear slick work
10+ min |
January 2025
Bike India
Hero Mavrick 440
SINCE IT CAME INTO my clutches, I have been guarding the Mavrick 440's keys rather jealously. I loathe to even think of returning it, though that is inevitable some time in the future.
1 min |
January 2025
Bike India
It is Good to be different
When it comes to choosing a Husqvarna, you are spoilt for choice these days thanks to the KTM-owned manufacturer's habit of providing not just one but two variants of each new model. Should you opt for a single-cylinder 125 or 401 or this, the all-new twin-cylinder 801, you get a brace of options: Vitpilen or Svartpilen. Essentially the same bike but in different clothes and with a subtly different attitude to life. It is a proven recipe that has served Husqvarna well for the last 10 years
8 min |
January 2025
Bike India
Electronic Nannies Put to Test
How good are the electronics on Ducati's Panigale V4S? Here is the answer following a ride in wet conditions on an Italian racetrack and subsequent minute data analysis
10+ min |
January 2025
Bike India
A Timely and Welcome Update
The Ather 450X is almost 12 years old now and it was in need of some changes. Are the ones brought about sufficient? We went to Bengaluru to find that out
4 min |
January 2025
Bike India
For Everything and Everyday
Juggling is tricky but there are some who do it well. How good is the Xtreme 125R at this?
3 min |
January 2025
Bike India
Cranking up the Soul
In the fourth edition of TVS MotoSoul, the brand had all their guns loaded for a fun and action-packed festival. Here is all we witnessed at this two-day celebration
3 min |
January 2025
Bike India
Writing a New Chapter
The Guerrilla 450 signifies a new direction for Royal Enfield. One that looks promising
5 min |
January 2025
Bike India
Ticks All the Boxes
It is probably not too contentious to say that Triumph, the “new” Triumph, the one that re-invented the marque in 1983 and grew into one of British engineering’s great modern success stories, do retros rather well. With a large back catalogue of iconic “old” Triumphs to reinvent, the Hinckley factory has made a habit of plucking some of the most evocative model names from the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, carefully updating their styling without offending the nostalgia glands, injecting very modern performance and road manners, and then watching them sail out of showrooms. But few, we suggest, have been done as well as this
7 min |