TRAVELLING IN ANY form is an integral part of human nature. There is always a promise of the unknown on the hidden side of the horizon. For some, the journey may not be as important as the destination or vice-versa but for motorcycle enthusiasts like us, the adventure is crucial to the experience.
A trip to Kolli Hills in Tamil Nadu is something I have been meaning to do for a while. Such a ride is best done on a reliable machine and when Honda's BigWing division invited us to borrow any of their motorcycles, it felt like the final piece of the puzzle had fallen into place. The Bengaluru-Kolli Hills-Bengaluru route is largely free of potholes and traffic jams but there were a few stretches of roadworks en route, so an ADV seemed like the obvious choice. Honda's ADV portfolio includes the CB200X, the NX500 and the XL750 Transalp; available at BigWing dealerships across the country. We picked the NX because we felt it offered an interesting mix of comfort, performance and safety.
More than 500 kilometres to clock on highways, country roads, and the famous Kolli Hills hairpins felt like NX territory. This motorcycle is powered by a 471-cc, liquidcooled, eight-valve, parallel-twin engine that develops 48 hp and a peak torque of 43 Nm. In our market, that places this motorcycle as a good choice for someone moving up from a singlecylinder machine or an interesting alternative for those upgrading from an air-cooled twin.
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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
For the Easy Life
Triumph India believe there is a market for a friendlier version of the Speed 400. Here is what you should know about that version, called the Speed T4
The Star Reborn
We finally got our hands on the new BSA Gold Star 650 and took it for a long spin. Here is our first impression
