Bike India

TVS Apache RTX Yamaha XSR 155

More than just Festivities

THIS YEAR HAS JUST FLOWN BY AND I AM already writing the last editorial for 2025. The activities are not slowing down even in the month of December. Last month we had the last round of the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup in Coimbatore and we had a...

Honda CB125 Hornet and Shine 100 DX

It’s Celebration Time

THIS YEAR, BAJAJ AUTO CELEBRATES 25 years of the Pulsar brand and TVS Motor 20 years of the Apache brand. In 2002, Bajaj launched the Kawasaki 175 Eliminator. The first ride was held at their Chakan test track. At the conclusion of that ride, we were...

Middleweight retros

Suzuki’s retro-styled GSX-8T and GSX-8TT naked twins

Yet Another Milestone

BIKE INDIA CELEBRATES ITS 20TH anniversary this month. I still remember sitting with the senior management of Next Gen Publishing in Mumbai, discussing whether we should launch an automotive magazine like the other existing magazines in the country, or...

TESTED: KTM 390 Adventure X Ducati Supersport 950 S BGauss RUV350 Max

Asiabike Jakarta 2025

A Pleasant Surprise

LAST MONTH WE WERE INVITED BY DUCATI India for the first ride of the new 2025 Panigale V4 to Thailand. The ride was held at the Chang International Circuit that hosted the first round of the 2025 MotoGP season. On a personal front, I was a little...

Refined Offerings

LAST MONTH WE TESTED TWO NEW BIKES by Hero MotoCorp: the liquid-cooled Xpulse and the 250-cc Xtreme. Both these bikes were unveiled at the Milan Motorcycle Show (EICMA) in November last year. The first ride was organised in Udaipur, Rajasthan, and I...

Good Old Bikes Come Back with a Bang

THE ORGANISERS OF THE INDIA BIKE WEEK (IBW) have started “Generation Speed”, a festival for cars and bikes, and its first edition was held on the 22nd and 23rd of February on the Amby Valley airstrip. Generation Speed is the Indian version of the...

TESTED: ROYAL ENFIELD BEAR 650 HERO DESTINI 125

Demise of Visionaries

THE YEAR 2024 ENDED ON A SOMBRE NOTE with the demise of Dr Manmohan Singh, one of the best prime ministers we have had. It is thanks to him that we are in a position to buy the best motorcycles in the world here in India today. As the Union finance...

Two-wheeled Evolution

A SEA CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN how motorcycling used to be perceived 25 years ago and how it is seen today. Back then, motorcycles were seen as a cheap mode of transport to travel from point A to point B. Now things have changed to such an extent...

EICMA Registers High Participation

THE EICMA MILAN MOTORCYCLE SHOW was one of the biggest in terms of participation with almost all the top global manufacturers being present and showcasing at least a couple of new motorcycles or more. The Indian manufacturers were represented by Hero...

A Far Cry from the Star of Yore

FINALLY, I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ride the BSA Gold Star and, at first glance, it was a bit of a let-down considering what the Gold Star stood for in its heyday. At that time, it was a premium brand from BSA motorcycles. The original Gold Star was one...

Revival of an Icon

LAST MONTH, ON THE COUNTRY’S Independence Day (15 August), Classic Legends, who make motorcycles like the Jawa and Yezdi, launched one of the most iconic British motorcycle brands: BSA (Birmingham Small Arms). During the post-War era and up to the...

A Memorable Milestone

THIS MONTH, WE, AT BIKE INDIA, ARE celebrating the 19th anniversary of the magazine. In 2005, when the management of Next Gen Publishing were preparing to launch a new magazine in the automobile space, they made a tough decision to publish two...

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