17 Honda unveils its CBR150R at the 2012 AutoExpo [Photos/Specs]

Honda (HMSI) shows off its sporty motorcycles for India.. the racy CBR150R..!!

Honda unveils its latest model targetted at the Yamaha R15, the CBR150R at the 2012 AutoExpo..!!

The CBR150R would be more of a "Race track tool" than the "Sports tourer" like CBR250R...

Both the CBR250R and the CBR150R is manufactured in Thailand so probably we can expect the CBR150R to be manufactured in India as well (since HMSI makes the CR250R in India). At first glance the CBR150R appears similar like its elder brother the CBR250R, but there are some differences between the two models which are skin deep.

6 Royal Enfield unveils the Thunderbird 500 at the 2012 AutoExpo [Photos/Specs]

Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500 unveiled at the AutoExpo 2012

Royal Enfield unveiled its much anticipated Thunderbird 500 at the first day of the 2012 AutoExpo. Royal Enfield seems to have really paid attentention to details on the new bike.

Engine Specs: Fuel Injected, 500 cc engine with Max power: 27.2 bhp @ 5250 RPM & 41.3 Nm of torque at 4000 rpm. Which essentially means that the engine of the Classic 500 has been shared here.

28 Hero Unveils (110 cc) Passion X Pro and (125 cc) Ignitor

Hero unveils 2 new motorcycles, Passion X Pro and Ignitor 1 day prior to the 2012 Auto Expo..

Hero MotoCorp has unveiled 2 new motorycles and a new scooter today. These new products are being branded under the "Hero" brand, although the products are basically based on current Honda (HMSI) products.

The 2 new motorcycles are:

• A new 110 cc Passion variant called the "Passion X Pro"


• A 125 cc model called the "Ignitor"

News and Photos: Overdrive on Facebook and Bunny Punia on Facebook & Zigwheels

7 KTM 200 Duke is "Ready To Race" in India in just a few weeks. Happy New Year..!!

The first motorcycle launch of 2012 in India is just a couple of weeks away..!!

"The 200 Duke makes the Yamaha R15 feel too slow and the Honda CBR250R too heavy"

- Overdrive




The 200 Duke has the Best/Sportiest exhaust note among made in India bikes..

1. Major Indian auto publications got the first ride of the 200 Duke [read this]

2. KTM puts India link on its official international website [click here]

3. Bajaj puts KTM link on its official (india) website

4. KTM India Official Facebook Fanpage launched [click here]

5. Bajaj Probiking showrooms converted into KTM Showrooms [read this]

6. Official launch only a few weeks away..!! [read this]

Happy New Year 2012..!!

10 TVS motor to launch Motorcycles with Automatic Transmission. What does it actually mean?

A look at the different types of motorcycle transmissions.. and also would the proposed "automatic" motorcycle from TVS Motor cut ice..??

A couple of days back major Indian national publications/automobile blogs/sites broke out the Official news from TVS Motor that they are ready to launch a slew of new 2 wheelers (by 2013) with an a newly developed automatic transmission technology. TVS has also officially stated that they are eyeing to put this new technology across scooters, step thru mopeds (for markets like Indonesia) and also on motorcycles..!!

Bajaj had put a 3 speed automatic transmission on its Saffire scooter in 1999

Honda VFR1200F features a sophisticated automatic transmission..

As my blog covers specifically motorcycle related stuff, what would this proposed "automatic motorcycle" from TVS would be like?

Q1.Doesn’t TVS already make the "clutchless" Jive model?

Q2.Does it mean that the new motorcycle would feature a “clutchless+gearless” mechanism from its scooters like the Wego?

Since all the sites have more or less "copy + pasted" the official word from TVS, the complete details is actually not clear for a layman.

Official Photo: New engine platform from TVS Motor with the new Automatic Transmission Technology