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Harley-Davidson Introduces Two New Bikes: Auto Expo 2012

By | January 7, 2012 | Cruiser, Events, Harley Davidson, What's New |

US cult bike maker Harley Davidson today launched two locally-assembled models at a price starting from Rs 9.95 lakh, which is much lower than that of imported motorcycles.

Harley-Davidson Introduces Two New Bikes: Auto Expo 2012

FXDB Street Bob and FXDC Super Glide Custom, previously offered as Completely Built-up (CBU) imports, will now be available at all the seven dealership of Harley-Davidson. The two bikes belong to the company’s Dyna family of motorcycle.

Expanding its Complete-Knockdown-Kit models, Harley Davidson India has announced the prices for it FXDB Street Bob, available at Rs. 9.95 lakhs, ex-showroom, and the FXDC Super Glide Custom at Rs. 11.5 lakhs, ex-showroom, here at the 2012 Auto Expo, making the Street Bob the most reasonable 1600 cc cruiser in the country.

On the occasion of the launch, Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson India said, “Harley-Davidson is pioneering the development of a strong leisure riding culture in India like never before. Over the last two years, we have strategically invested in the market to provide enthusiasts an opportunity to realize their dreams to join the Harley-Davidson family and become Harley owners.  As we expand our CKD product portfolio in India, we will continue to adopt and invest in strategies that make our products and ownership experience accessible to more enthusiasts and customers in India.”

Harley has also opened the booking of their two models across their seven dealerships in the country. Commencing its CKD assembly operations in January 2011, Harley has been assembling three motorcycles from its Sportster family, the Harley-Davidson SuperlowTM, the Iron 883 and the Forty Eight, out of the 15 bikes that are available in India.

As a further testament to the enthusiasm that Harley Davidson has in the country and reflects the true spirit of brotherhood between riders, the proud member of the Delhi Harley Owners Group ® (H.O.G ®) chapter made their presence known at the Harley Davidson stall, riding into the venue grounds as a group and joining the event.

Next expo may be two days longer – Auto Expo 2012

By | January 7, 2012 | Upcomings |

Amid criticism over crowd mismanagement, the organisers of the biennial Auto Expo are contemplating an increase in the duration of the event by one or two days in the next edition, citing heightened interest from auto enthusiasts.

Next expo may be two days longer - Auto Expo 2012

“We are considering to extend the show by a couple of days more. For the next auto show, we will put this proposal as organisers, but it is for the exhibitors to take the final call on it as each extra day would mean an additional cost for them,” CII Trade Fairs Council Chairman Rajive Kaul told PTI.

He said the lesson learnt from the experience this time is that one day should be reserved strictly for the media and exhibitors and no extra passes should be given out for that day.

The 11th Auto Expo co-hosted by SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers), CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) and ACMA (Automotive Component Manufacturers Association) kicked off at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on January 5 and is on till January 11.

Kaul, however, feels that crowd management continues to be a challenge for organisers of the show.

“Managing the crowd is a challenge as there is a lot of interest from people across age groups and infrastructural bottlenecks remain,” he added.

The organisers have already taken several steps to make it easier for all the stakeholders of the show, he claimed.

“In the past, we had never put a cap on the number of visitors, but this time we have put a restriction of one lakh people, including 30,000 people from the exhibitors’ list and support staff,” he said.

Even the exhibition space this time has been reduced to create 10,000 square metres of free space for people to walk around. Furthermore, the number of exhibitors has been reduced to 1,500 from 2,100 in 2010, he said.

“To make ticket access easy for public, we have sold tickets at 26 metro stations as well. We have also tried to minimise the chances of copying passes and tickets,” he added.

Ducati Monster 795 at the Expo 2012

By | January 6, 2012 | Ducati, Events, Naked, What's New |

Italian premium bike maker finally took the cover off from the most highly anticipated bike, The 2012 Ducati M795. The Asia specific bike has been so called “attractively” priced at Rs. 6,99,000 (ex-showroom). The Ducati M796 will make it possible for all those who aspire to get one.

Ducati Monster 795 at the Expo 2012

We wonder what was the big decision behind getting the Ducati M795 not too steeply priced compared to its bigger cousin the 796.

Mirko Bordiga,CEO Ducati Asia Pacific and Ashish Chordia, CEO, Ducati India revealed the 2012 Ducati M795 in front of the media personnels present.

Ashish Chordia, CEO, Ducati India in some lines with Cartradeindia.com says “The 2012 Ducati will start taking in bookings and start delivering the bikes to the customers by March 1st week also Ducati launched a new dealership in Chandigarh. Also Ducati aspires to open new dealerships in the near future all over in India”.

The Monster has been the highest selling Ducati among the entire Ducati range. Ducati aims at getting great volume figures with the new 2012 Ducati M795.

We got a look and feel of the Ducati and it’s as good as the 796. However, we feel the Triumph Bonneville, which is priced comparatively lower will create some rift with the 2012 Ducati M795.

Honda CBR150R Unveiled – At Auto Expo 2012

By | January 5, 2012 | Events, Honda, Sportbikes, What's New |

The 2012 Auto Expo had all the biking enthusiasts excited when Honda unveiled the CBR150R. That it wasn’t expected, added to the lure.

Honda CBR150R Unveiled - At Auto Expo 2012

The CBR150R is manufactured in Thailand and was first introduced in 2002. It’s a part of many one-make racing championships that Honda organises across Asia, including India. The Honda CBR150R looks exactly like its bigger engined twin, the CBR250R, save for its scaled down look and the black alloys.

The CBR150R has a 149cc engine with fuel injection, an O2 sensor with air induction and a 6-speed transmission. It produces 18PS of power and 12.6Nm of torque. In terms of suspension, the 150R has telescopic forks at the front and a monoshock at the rear. Disc brakes at both the ends handle retardation duties. The bike has a twin tubular frame which increases stability.

The ground clearance is 185mm, which should allow it to take on the Indian roads aptly. Honda will be selling the 150R in two variants – standard and deluxe. While the CBR250R is available in dual tone colours, the CBR150R will be available in two shades – black with pearl sunbeam white and sports red with pearl sunbeam white for the standard variant. The deluxe variant will have sporty graphics on both the black with candy palm green as also vibrant orange with pearl sunbeam white colors.

With the CBR150R, Honda are looking to draw away customers from Yamaha’s YZF-R15 V2.0 which will be its biggest competitor. While the CBR250R was considered an expensive option when compared to the R15, the CBR150R, expected to be priced around Rs 1.1 to Rs 1.3 lakh, ex-showroom, will offer an excellent alternative.

This will also put it in the same price range as the KTM Duke 200. But we don’t know the price of either. So we will wait before we start our elaborate comparison tests.

Honda haven’t revealed when they will be launching the CBR150R but when it does, this one seems to be another winner from the HMSI stable.

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