Your Weekly Dose Of Bike & Scooter News
- by Nishaad Joshi
- Nov 19, 2022
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The electric two-wheeler space was quite an action-packed one
EICMA 2022 might be over, but that, in no way, means that there’s any form of slowdown in the two-wheeler space. Here’s a hand-picked list of some of the hottest happenings of the past week:
Electric news
Ola Electric’s CEO Bhavish Aggarwal confirmed that the company is now working on an electric motorcycle. Will it be a sportbike, cruiser, ADV or a cafe racer? Find that out here.
We spotted the Honda Benly e testing its battery swapping technology in India, once again. But will it be launching in India? Here’s what we think.
Hero MotoCorp’s e-mobility sub-brand Vida opened its first experience centre in Bengaluru. It should allow customers to test out the e-scooter before buying it.
A test mule of Raptee Motors was also spotted and this e-bike’s specs can make the big players sweat!
Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 Unveiled In India
Royal Enfield’s much-anticipated Super Meteor 650 has finally made its debut in India! As is typical with Royal Enfield bikes, there are a slew of accessories available for this muscular cruiser. If that leaves you confused about the brand’s expanding 650cc family, fret not, for we’ve simplified it out for you.
EICMA Unveils
We’re still reeling from some of the quite stunning two-wheelers displayed at EICMA 2022. Here’s a list of some of them:
MV Agusta pulled the wraps off two bikes and in typical MV Agusta fashion, they’re both quite stunning. CFMoto went all guns blazing, unveiling bikes (ICE & electric), concept scooters and more! Here’re the ones that caught our fancy. Kymco updated the SuperNex and RevoNex e-motorcycles and they both look every bit futuristic.
An ADV scooter that makes more power than India’s most powerful scooter, the BMW C 400 GT? Peugeot has unveiled the XP400, which promises to do so!
QJ Motor unveiled its most powerful bike at EICMA 2022. Here’s a look at it. The brand even bared the RX 5000D electric sportbike, an aggressive, sharp bike with a promising range.
India Launches
In order to make the Ninja 650 safer for the riders, Kawasaki has equipped it with new tech for 2023, and also comes with a decent price hike .
QJ Motor then officially launched four bikes- the SRC 250, SRV 300, SRK 400 and the SRC 500 in India. Despite all of them being Completely Knocked Down (CKD) units, they carry pretty enticing price tags.
Hero-Harley Bike Confirmed!
Hero MotoCorp has officially announced its first motorcycle that’s been co-developed with American bikemaker Harley-Davidson. Here’s when it could be officially launched.