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Gas-powered Runabout
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Gas-powered Runabout

We ride a CNG-powered Honda Activa; the solution to urban pollution.

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April 2017
Alpha Male
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Alpha Male

The latest motorcycle from Bajaj Auto is also their largest-capacity model to date. We rode the new Bajaj Dominar 400 and came back happy. Here’s what it’s like.

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February 2017
Sharp Around The Edges
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Sharp Around The Edges

It is probably one of the finest supersports we have ridden recently, but does the MV Agusta F3 800 justify its hefty price tag?

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February 2017
Sibling Rivalry
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Sibling Rivalry

‘Hence this further update for the MT-09, intended both to improve the triple still further and to give it a fresh shot of publicity. And, in the process, to bring its styling slightly closer to that of the MT-10, and reinforce the Dark Side of Japan theme’.

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February 2017
Make Way For Africa Twin
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Make Way For Africa Twin

Honda’s highly capable CRF1000L goes on sale in the country.

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June 2017
Cruiser In Scrambler Clothing?
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Cruiser In Scrambler Clothing?

Here is our first impression following a first ride on theYamaha SCR950, which is closely based on the XV950.

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June 2017
Brawlin' Bobbers
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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?

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June 2017
Jawa Updated
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Jawa Updated

Can we hope to see Jawa motorcycles back on Indian roads?

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June 2017
In January We Are Going to Argentina to Launch Our First Ever Global Product
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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.

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December 2016
Justice Done
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Justice Done

Kawasaki India hands over 13 premium motorcycles to enthusiasts who were conned by SNK Palm Beach.

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December 2016
Monkeying Around
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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

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January 2017
The Proposal Ride
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The Proposal Ride

The Proposal Ride.

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January 2017
KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-10R Race Bike for the Road
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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.

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October 2016
That's How We Roll
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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.

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October 2016
Riding Green
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Riding Green

We get our hands on Merida’s Crossway Urban20D, and come away impressed.

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October 2016
Pedrosa pins it to silence the Rossi euphoria
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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.

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October 2016
Yamaha YZF-R3
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Yamaha YZF-R3

Super, Refined

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July 2017
Apache Attack
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Apache Attack

The 2017 TVS One Make Championship gets under way at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore

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July 2017
My Race Weekend
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My Race Weekend

At the Kari Motor Speedway, racing alongside the best in the country.

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July 2017
Schooled To Be Fast
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Schooled To Be Fast

Young automotive journalists undergo training to battle it out this racing season.

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July 2017
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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.

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July 2017
First Truly Sporting Machine
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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’

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July 2017
Panigale Size ‘SS'
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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.

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April 2017
Watt's the Way Forward?
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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?

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April 2017
Riding the Tide
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Riding the Tide

The first quarter-litre naked from Yamaha hits our shores and it has everything that the FZ16 lacked and more...

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April 2017
Milwaukee-Eight Sensations
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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.

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November 2016
Big Bold ​​​​​​​Bager
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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.

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November 2016
The Red Thread Comes a Full Circle
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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.

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November 2016
New-age Splendor
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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.

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November 2016
Triumph Bonneville T100: Sure to Earn Its Spurs
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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.

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December 2016