BIKE INDIA forums now LIVE!

Most of you here might not be aware that I work for India's first and only dedicated two-wheeler magazine, BIKE India (and CAR India as well).
The website went live last year (www.bikeindia.in), however we got a lot of feedback from users that they wanted to have VBulletin forums integrated as well.

Fine then, here we go!
The BIKE India VBulletin forum is now live. Visit - http://forum.bikeindia.in

Honda CB300R : Coming to India?

Honda has recently replaced the 250cc Twister with a new 300cc model called the CB300R. The launch in Brazil took place a few days back and is already a hot topic on various forums across India. The point is, will HMSI (Honda Motorcycle Scooter India Ltd) go ahead and get the bike here too?
Honda currently sells both scooters and bikes (along with superbikes) in India but the largest capacity bike made locally is the 150cc Unicorn. The CB300R surely fits the bill for India :
- Single cylinder
- 292cc
- 26.5 bhp
- 27.5 Nm of torque

It looks like a scaled down CB1000R too. If HMSI makes this bike locally with a few imported components, they can still price it around the Rs 1 to 1.2 lakh mark, which needless to say, makes it a fantastic buy for India!

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Manali - Leh road all set to open

The roads leading to the worlds highest motorable pass, Khardung la pass are all set to get open soon.
According to sources, army is allowing a limited number of vehicles to cross over to Rohtang. We believe the complete route will be open to public traffic very soon.

Khardung la pass, located at an altitude of around 18380 feet is around 51km / 2hours from Leh. The Manali-Leh route, 475km, is often considered one of the toughest motorcycling routes in the world.

I did the same route and then some more last year.

You can read the whole log here - DELHI TO MARSIMEK LA

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2010 BMW S1000RR pics & video

The road legal BMW S1000RR is here!

 

The headlight set up is wierd, but we seem to love it. It also seems to be the most striking looking BMW SBK yet! It weighs in at 183kg and pushes out 193 bhp of power!

Four-stage ABS, race-derived traction control,slipper clutch, six-speed gearbox, fully adjustable 46mm USD fork, fully adjustable monoshock, ride height adjustment at the rear, Brembo brakes,an aluminium chassis and the works, this BMW S1000RR is loaded to the brim. Enjoy the pics and this video

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A collection of my stoppie pics

If I am running a motorcycling blog, it is evident that yes, I am motorcycle guy, a bike nut, a two-wheeled fanatic. Most of you readers come from the US and UK and while in India, we might not have super powerful big bikes, we do have our own share of small capacity bikes, which can be fun too.
Here are some of my stoppie pics on various Indian bikes

1. Stoopie on 150cc Hero Honda Hunk

2. Stoppie on 150cc Yamaha FZ-S

3. Stoppie on 150cc Yamaha FZ16

4. Stoppie on 150cc TVS Apache (old)

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YZF-R1 MotoGP replicas from Yamaha France!

Was just surfing through my list of favourite motorcyling website, when i read this interesting news on Faster and Faster
According to the above mentioned website, Yamaha France (see) is offering four (yes, just FOUR) MotoGP replicas of the YZF-R1. These will be sold in Rossi and Lorenzo colors and the sticker price is, well, USD 26,600!! The price is quite steep but you do get a Rossi / Lorenzo replica helmet free as well. Worth it? Well, I would say rather go in for a Busa and a GSX-R750!

Pic source : www.motorevue.com

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Fazer 250 coming to UK as Yamaha YBR 250

Yamaha has just confirmed that the popular Fazer 250, that is being in many countries abroad will also be launched in the UK market as the YBR 250. Yamaha already sells the smaller YBR 125 and the this bigger 250 will prove to be a success as well.
The YBR 250 will make around 21bhp with 20.5Nm of torque : enough for city commutes and the occasional highway run. The bike has an estimated top speed of around 85mph / 136km/h.

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