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Yamaha YZF-R3
Super, Refined
Apache Attack
The 2017 TVS One Make Championship gets under way at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore
My Race Weekend
At the Kari Motor Speedway, racing alongside the best in the country.
Schooled To Be Fast
Young automotive journalists undergo training to battle it out this racing season.
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.
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’
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.
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?
Riding the Tide
The first quarter-litre naked from Yamaha hits our shores and it has everything that the FZ16 lacked and more...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What Is AHO?
Automatic Headlight On (AHO) is the new mandate by the government.We seek to shed some light on what it is.
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
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.
Irish Charm In Holland
Action-packed 200 th WSBK race for Jonathan Rea, and a controversy.
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’
Dare Devil's Domain
The motorcycle category was full of surprises at Dakar 2018
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.
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
Old School, New Kid
Triumph’s Bonneville T120 recreates the magic of old school but in a modern way
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
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
We're Going Off-road
We spend a day with Merida’s Big Nine 600, a thoroughly capable mountain bike.
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.