Honda has launched a surprise 110cc mass mobility tool for India. With the intention of making deep roots into the commuter segment in India, Honda plans to grow around 150% in the segment. On the launch, Mr. Keita Muramatsa – President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., said, “Dream Neo is Honda’s next big leap towards creating deep inroads into the Indian commuter segment. Our newly opened Technical Centre comprising of R&D, Engineering, Purchase & Quality teams, overcame the challenge of improving mileage and meeting the competitive price point. Backed by our new product launches and network expansion, Honda aims to grow over 150% in 100-110cc motorcycle segment YoY. Overall, we are confident of customer demand for Honda 2 Wheelers and eye 43% growth with 39.3 lakh unit sales in FY’14.”

Recently Royal Enfield launched the much awaited Thunderbird 500. The machine was the best Royal Enfield had ever produced and it was just a matter of time when they revamped the 350 too. Well to much of our anticipation, this change was made very very soon. The derMotorrad Team spotted the ThunderBird 350 in front of PlanetDSG Pune. It looked exactly like the 500cc counterpart but with a carburetor and a 350cc heart. It was surprising the company had carried out the changes without much pomp and show and many of us did not even know the new 350 was around and selling. 

Bajaj Auto has finally broken silence about the most awaited naked sports bike in India. And what we know now has made us immensely impatient. With a power-to-weight ratio of over 300 PS/Ton, the bike is going to be a monster. Drawing conclusions from the current Duke 200, the bike surely is going to be feature packed. The technical specifications are mind boggling and the inclusion of an ABS is a dream and pretty much required, keeping in mind the road sense in India. 

The machine looks smashing and we are sure that the Single cylinder, 4 Stroke, 373.2 cc motor will be a hoot to ride. The bike churns out a very healthy 44 Bhp and 35 Nm of Torque. As per the official conformation by the team at derMotorrad Pune, we are anticipating the bike to be launched by April and will be priced approximately between INR 2 - 2.5 lacs (As per the officials at ProBiking Pune).  

KTM has come a long way in a very short span of time and now with 75 showrooms across India, we expect them to be even more reachable to the masses.

So let us keep out patience intact till the biking mania begins.

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Well Well Well, finally the wait for the beast seems to be getting shorter. With the team at PowerDrift releasing the spy pics of the upcoming Ninja 300. With all this happening around, the team at derMotorrad could not resist going to the ProBiking showroom at Pune to get all that the guys could tell us. So, the bike in the international market makes 39 Bhp and 29Nm of torque, we tried to reconfirm but the showroom guys were also not sure as nothing official has been indicated to them. What we did come to know, was that the bike shall be launched by May end and will be priced approximately around INR 3.5 - 3.75 lacs. 

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Here are some pics of the new 500cc line up from our beloved Honda. Well at the moment these pics are from Italy,  but we do hope to see them here in India soon. The CBR 500r looks pretty much like its 1000cc sibling and we say that's not a bad thing at all. The 500x is a crossover and looks very much like the elder NC700. The CB 500r is a naked version of the CBR. All the three machines share the same engine and the specification are given below.

TVS Motor Company has launched the much anticipated Phoenix 125cc for taking on the executive commuter segment. Although it has been given features like a digital speedometer and front disk brakes but the rest remains sadly a disappointment. The bike is essentially a  Star City with changed looks and a single cylinder 124.6 cc engine which assures better performance.

The maximum power generated from it is about 10.5 bhp at 7500rpm and the highest torque achieved is 10 Nm at 6000 rpm. Further this power generated reaches the wheels through the 4 speed gearbox.

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