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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
Baby Scout
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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.

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December 2016
Updated Royal Enfield Himalayan Coming
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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.

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May 2017
BMW S 1000 R - Searing Stripped-Down Supersport
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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.

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May 2017
What Is AHO?
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What Is AHO?

Automatic Headlight On (AHO) is the new mandate by the government.We seek to shed some light on what it is.

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May 2017
Spirited Performance
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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

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June 2017
Desmo Owners Grub
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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.

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June 2017
Irish Charm In Holland
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Irish Charm In Holland

Action-packed 200 th WSBK race for Jonathan Rea, and a controversy.

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June 2017
Fast And Furious 2-Stroke
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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’

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June 2017
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Dare Devil's Domain

 The motorcycle category was full of surprises at Dakar 2018

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March 2018
Thunderstruck
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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.

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February 2017