Why stop at one motorcycle when you can make two, or even three, right? In today’s market of cutting corners to maximise profits, manufacturers are hopping on the shared-platform bandwagon-to come up with motorcycles serving different audiences. One such manufacturer is BMW which signed a deal with TVS to build motorcycles in 2013.
The results of this agreement were the G 310 R and G 310 GS, the most affordable motorcycles to bear the luxurious badge that holds worldwide recognition. Also, not to forget is their supersport Indian cousin, the Apache RR 310, which is also now much improved over its last iteration. However, coming back to the Indian-made German twins, these motorcycles have received the BS6 updates along with other subtle changes, but most importantly a change in strategy which I’ll get to later.
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SHUTTER SPEED
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SPEED OF LIGHT
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QUESTION IT ALL
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SINGLE DOUBT
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HYBRID HAVOC
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LIGHT SPEED
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V8 WHAT?
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NEWFOUND DZIRE
Smarter, safer, and loaded with features, the new Dzire is ready to remind us why it's ruled the segment for ages
