BMW Motorrad is in the celebration mood and it has just showcased the BMW Concept Ninety to celebrate the 40th anniversary of R90S. It has been developed in partnership with Roland Sands Design. The bike has its origin way back in the day in 1973 which is when it was first showcased. The bike was a hoot to drive then and could easily go upto speeds of 124mph. It was the first motorcycle to feature a standard front fairing and it wore the Daytona Orange skin colour.
Suzuki has just launched the BOSS or the Blacked Out Special Suzuki edition for the Boulevard series of cruisers. Suzuki has given its 1783cc V Twin Cruiser Boulevard M109R the BOSS treatment. The Suzuki Boulevard M109R gets an all blacked out treatment which is quite a good cosmetic facelift. A mechanical upgrade was expected but the cosmetic facelift is what what we’ll have to suffice with. The cosmetic facelift is quite a good one to say the least.
Harley Davidson made it clear that they perceive India as one of their most important markets when they started off their 110th anniversary celebrations from India. They have been introducing new bikes in the market via the CKD route to keep the costs down and now will start producing 3 more bikes via the CKD route in the country. The SoftTail range of motorcycles will be assembled in the country now and this would result in a price drop of upto Rs.5.5 lakhs of the motorcycles.
The SoftTail range includes the FatBoy, the FatBoy Special and the Heritage SoftTail Classic. The FatBoy will now retail for INR 14.5 lakhs and this is a revision of INR 5 lakhs from the price tag of of INR 19.51 lakhs. The FatBoy Special will now sell for INR 15.60 lakhs and used to sell for INR 20 lakhs previously. The flagship SoftTail, the Heritage SoftTail Classic will sell for INR 16.25 lakhsnow instead of the price tag of INR 20.51 lakhs which came via the CKD route.
KTM held an Orange Day in the city of Mumbai a few days back where the company showcased the KTM SX-F Dirt Bike which will now hit the KTM showrooms in India as a display unit. But along with that, came an announcement which would get a lot of Indian biking enthusiasts going. Amit Nandi, Business Head, KTM India announced the KTM Duke 390 would hit the Indian roads around June 2013 and will come with an on-road price of INR 2.3-2.5 lakhs.
KTM has already disclosed the fact that India is quite an important market for them and out of the blues, have unveiled the 350 SX-F dirt bike in the land of India. The bike broke cover at the KTM Orange Day which was held in Mumbai and as of now there are no official words regarding the launch of the bike in the country and the bike will join the RC8 as a display unit later in the day. A point worth mentioning is that the company is going to launch the KTM Duke 390 in India in a few days.
The litre class segment in the world of motorbiking is considered to be the segment which attracts the maximum number of motorbiking enthusiasts and eyeballs. The bikes are drop-dead gorgeous and the way they move can simply mesmerise you. And if it is a full faired bike, it might as well give you the MotoGP feel on your city roads. And who is the leader of this segment? The Yamaha YZF-R1.
