Weekly Bike News Wrapup: Yamaha Scooters, RC 390 Spied, And New RE Scrambler

With the second wave of COVID-19 subsiding in most parts of the country, unlocking procedures should soon be in place. This means we should be looking at new two-wheelers in the coming few weeks. We got a few signs of these interesting two-wheelers this past week.

Yamaha NMax 125 Goes To Japan
Yamaha Japan will be welcoming the next-generation NMax 125 to its shores pretty soon. The European-spec maxi-scooter now gets a few additional goodies and a EU5-compliant engine. Here’s what it packs.

Royal Enfield To Go Scrambling
Royal Enfield has filed a trademark for the name ‘Scram.’ We are pretty certain what the bike is going to be but don’t quite know what engine platform it will be based on. Here are our thoughts on what shape it could take.

Yamaha Sniper 155: A Head-shot To Its Competition
Mopeds haven’t really worked in India but they are a huge craze in South-East Asia. Yamaha has now released a new moped for the Philippines, called the Sniper 155, which is based on the R15 v3. Find out more about this sharpshooter in our story.

Save Up For The New KTM RC 390
KTM’s next-gen RC motorcycles are going to be launched soon. The new RC 390 has begun reaching certain dealer yards with a few dealers even accepting unofficial bookings for the supersport.

Benelli’s KTM RC 490 Challenger Breaks Cover
Benelli’s parent company has unveiled its 500cc parallel-twin sportbike at the 2021 Beijing International Motorcycle Exhibition. Can it be a worthy rival to the upcoming KTM RC 490? Find more details here.