CATEGORIES

BMW F 450 GS Concept

EICMA 2024 IS GENERALLY NIRVANA FOR MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS as they're treated to plenty of new machines from a number of manufacturers. BMW Motorrad are one of them.

Toprak is the 2024 World Champion

Toprak Razgatlioglu took home his second World Superbike Championship (WSBK) title after a good battle with the Italian rookie, Nicolo Bulega of Ducati.

A Toprak Sandwich

The battle for the title heated up as Toprak Razgatlioglu won Race One and Race Two while Nicolo Bulega won the Superpole Race in Estoril, the penultimate round of the 2024 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) season.

Navaneeth Wins Double

Navaneeth Kumar S, Rohan R, and Yogesh P were the winners in the second round of the J K Tyre Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup INDIAN RACING

Ross Branch and Team Hero MotoSports are the new FIM World Rally-raid Champions

TEAM HERO MOTOSPORTS was founded in 2016 and Ross Branch joined in 2022. Since then, he has been a Hero MotoSports rider and their years of toil have borne a particularly sweet fruit: Ross Branch and Hero MotoSports are now the FIM World Rally-raid Champions.

The Rise of a New 'Rad'

Reise Moto invited us to the COASTT High Performance Centre in Coimbatore to experience their all-new radial road tyres, the traceRads.

Feels Like Graduation

The third and final round of the TVS Young Media Racer Programme (YMRP) saw us take P2 in the race and P3 in the overall championship. Here is how it went off

In the Shadow of the Colossus

TVS have given the base Jupiter a complete overhaul, including a new engine. We had checked it out on a closed course back in August. This time we let it loose on the urban jungle and observed if it could survive there

Pay Win

THE ATHER RIZTA WAS LAUNCHED TO much fanfare in April this year and then we got to sample it for a short burst in May.

Agile and Aggressive

The Kawasaki KLX 230 is a superbly built dual-sport that has the ability to take on some big hitters in our market. We hopped on it for a while and kicked up some dirt at the Prodirt Adventure Park.

A Fresh Proposition

The Bajaj Pulsar N125 brings a breath of fresh air into the hotly contested 125-cc sporty commuter segment. We ride it on a go-kart track in Pune.

REFINED IN PURPOSE

When presented with a rare sunny day in the northern side of the United Kingdom and the new Classic 650 Twin, we believed we knew what to expect. We were in for a surprise

Ready to Take on Anything

It should come as no surprise that just one year after launching the all-new and highly acclaimed BMW R 1300 GS, BMW have introduced the R 1300 GS Adventure, a go-anywhere, do-anything GS ultimate, complete with a 30-litre fueltank and a distinctive look that is quite the talk of the adventure bike community

Suzuki GSX-8R

THE SUZUKI GSX-8R HAS BEEN LAUNCHED FROM RS 9.31 LAKH (EXshowroom).

Yamaha YZF-R9

THE SMASHING NEW YAMAHA YZF-R9 HAS BEEN UNVEILED GLOBALLY.

Ducati Scrambler Icon Dark and New Full Throttle Unveiled

THE NEW DUCATI SCRAMBLER ICON DARK SPORTS A COMPLETELY blacked-out aesthetic and while it is mechanically identical to the Icon, there is a noticeable difference in price.

Yamaha MT-07 and MT-03

JUST LIKE ITS LARGER SIBLING, THE MT-09, THE YAMAHA MT-07 GAINS the optional Y-AMT semi-automatic transmission and the same ride-by-wire throttle from the Ténéré 700, which gives it multiple ride modes: Street and Sport with a third customizable mode as well.

KTM 1390 Super Duke GT

DUBBED AS THE LONG DISTANCE Beast, the KTM 1390 Super Duke GT is the ultimate sport touring machine from the Austrian company.

KTM 390 Range

THE KTM 390 ADVENTURE, THE 390 SMC R, AND THE 390 ENDURO were all showcased at EICMA with stunning reception for the entire range.

Honda CUV e: and ICON e:

HONDA ALSO SHOWCASED TWO ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, CALLED CUV E: AND ICON e:, and their weird names apart, they look to be fairly competent, with the former sporting two Honda Mobile Power Pack e: swappable batteries and the latter with a fixed battery.

Ducati Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2

The new Ducati Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 have been unveiled with the all-new 890-cc V2 engine.

Glad Tidings from Milan

Somewhat headlining EICMA 2024, Hero had quite a few new motorcycles on display and we may count on most of them reaching our market soon. The Xpulse has been updated, the Xtreme and Karizma are getting new engines, and the Vida range gets one more addition.

Tussle for Supremacy

Having watched the racing action from afar during the first two rounds of the Honda Idemitsu Talent Cup (HITC), we got a chance to take a closer look at the proceedings in round three. Here is how the weekend zoomed past

Multiple Winners

The third round of the TVS One-make Championship saw the emergence of multiple winners as the favourites struggled to do the double-race win

The Title Fight Becomes More Intense

The weekend at Mandalika turned out to be a spectacular display where the title contenders, Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, locked horns while Marc Márquez's and Enea Bastianini's chances at the title diminished

Andrea lannone is a WSBK Winner

Nicolo Bulega, Andrea Iannone, and Alvaro Bautista headlined the weekend for their respective Ducati teams as they blew past the competition on their Ducati Panigale V4 R motorcycles

Italian Domination

The weekend at Cremona saw the Italian, Danilo Petrucci, dominate his home race astride his Ducati

Bastianini Shines in Final-lap Thriller

Just like the previous race at Misano, this one also served up a thriller but for very different reasons. Here is how it unfolded

No Dearth of Drama

Marc Márquez had to wait for 1,043 days for his 60th MotoGP race victory, but his 61st race win only took another seven days

Kolli Hills on an NX 500

We rode from Bengaluru to Kolli Hills astride a Honda NX500 and it was a memorable ride for many reasons