First Love
Motoring World|March 2018

The Rd350 Was the First Superbike in India. And We Are Still Gushing Over It!

First Love

When Escorts introduced the hallowed RD350 under the then ubiquitous Rajdoot brand in 1983, the motorcycling scene in post-independence India was changed forever.

The RD350, when it made its debut in its HT trim, was good for a company claimed 30.5 bhp from its twin cylinder, two-stroke motor. Another first was the six-speed gearbox, with most of the motorcycles of the time sporting four-speed ‘boxes at the most. Although the country’s avid motorcyclists had experienced British parallel twins that were remnants of pre-independence India, they were nothing in comparison to this giant killer from the Orient.

この記事は Motoring World の March 2018 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Motoring World の March 2018 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。