12 "The Bike Chronicles of India" celebrates its First Anniversary..!!

"The Bike Chronicles of India" has completed its first year..!!

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -- Confucius

The first post appeared in “The Bike Chronicles of India” with these very words and today on August 22’nd 2007, this journey has completed its first year.

"The Bike Chronicles of India" has already become the Most Viewed Indian Two Wheeler Blog

Lets go into a flashback mode and summarize how the first year has shaped up for “The Bike Chronicles of India”

• Total Number of Posts Published: 187 (Including this one)



• Total Number of Page views: 7,98,730

It has come as a pleasant surprise to me (and I have reason to believe) that in the very first year “The Bike Chronicles of India” has become the Most Viewed Indian blog dedicated specifically to “Indian” Two wheelers.

Here is a snapshot of the highlights of this eventful First year:

• A Chinese company makes a copy of the Bajaj Pulsar.



• 180 cc Bajaj Pulsar DTSi UG III is launched, fans christen it as the "Phantom".



• 150 cc Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme is launched. The Styling puts many off.



• 100 cc bikes gets Alloy Wheels.



• Yamaha launches Gladiator Type J.A.



• 150 cc Bajaj Pulsar DTSi UGIII launched.



• Rumours of Hero Honda Karizma Fi (Fuel Injection)





• Bajaj surprises everyone with its 200 cc Bajaj Pulsar DTSi.



• World's fastest production motorcycle, the Suzuki Hayabusa is available for booking in India.



• Bajaj "soft launches" the fuel injected Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi in Pune.



• Struggling "desi" two wheeler maker LML ceases production.



• Bajaj launches the 200 cc Pulsar DTSi in Mumbai.



• Hero Honda launches the Karizma R with new stickers and plastic parts. Fuel Injection is omitted.



• Scoop Pics of the New Unitary Construction Engine from Royal Enfield.

Special thanks to the readers of "The Bike Chronicles of India" for their continuous support and encouragement.


Without your support this journey would not have been possible


We hope this journey leads us to new and exciting times.

• There are news of Yamaha India being in bad shape.



• TVS launches Star City, India's first 100 cc motorcycle with electric start.



• Yamaha determined to continue its operations in India despite losses.



• Suzuki launches its variants of its 125 cc Heat and Zeus.



• TVS launches 100 cc Star Sport.



• Honda launches new 150 cc Unicorn with styling changes. There are rumours of Bigger Bike Imports from Honda Japan.



• Bajaj becomes the Biggest Bike Brand in Colombia.





• Hero Honda launches the 150 cc Achiever with black alloys.



• 2'nd Batch of Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi launched in Pune.



• Yamaha launches 100 cc Alba.



• TVS to launch 160 cc Apache with petal disc brakes and digital speedometer.



• Bajaj launches 135 cc Discover DTSi.



• Reports of Problems with front forks of Bajaj Pulsar 200 DTSi.



• Global Auto launches India's first Indo-China bike, 125 cc the Xpression.





• Honda launches new 125 cc shine with styling changes.



• Bajaj forays into Indonesia with its Pulsar 180 DTSi UGIII.



• TVS motors has Indonesian Plans too.



• TVS prepares to enter Indonesia with a 110 cc step thru model.



• Royal Enfield launches 500 cc Machismo LB.



• Honda reveals plans for a 100 cc motorcycle.



• Reports of a LPG powered motorcycle by Bajaj.





• Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi begins in Mumbai.



• Hero Honda Splendor variant, the NXG (Test Ride).



• Yamaha says, it will bring its big bikes as imports to India.



• Yamaha says, 150 cc Yamaha will come by mid 2008.



• Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi launched in New Delhi.



• TVS launches new Apache RTR 160. Apache 150 stopped.



• Motorcycle Industry shows a drop in sales.





• TVS starts production in Indonesia with its 110 cc Step Thru "Neo"



• Yamaha Brand ambassador John Abraham parts ways with Yamaha.



• Bajaj launches its new 125 cc Engine with new DTS-Si technology.

Special thanks to the readers of "The Bike Chronicles of India" for their continuous support and encouragement. Without your support this journey would not have been possible. We hope this journey leads us to new and exciting times.

Disclaimer:

This is to remind that the Views or Opinions in the blog are entirely mine unless explicitly stated. The Views and Opinions published in this blog should in no way be related to any other person or organization associated -- directly or indirectly -- with me.