Yamaha R15 Club In Delhi
In a bid to promote the biking culture among the city's youngsters and sports enthusiasts, as well as to spread awareness among the masses of various issues of national importance, a group of biking enthusiasts - especially the fans of Yamaha superior technology machine YZF-R15 - have formed Delhi R15 Club, similar to the biking clubs formed overseas.
The club formed some time back in September 2008, currently has a strength of 35 members, many of whom are working and are also highly-qualified such as being doctors, engineers and chartered accountants.
Earlier the club had strength of 60 members, but their number was later reduced to 35 just to ensure that not any one but only the real bikers with some mission in life could be part of the club. Also, they need to be serious in life about what they are doing.
The club is running with the mutual understanding of all the members, who are between the age group of 18 and 30 years. On weekends, the club members hold general meetings in Delhi and from time to time keep on touring to nearby places such as Shimla, Dehradun, Mussoorie and Jaipur.
The future plans of club members are firstly to register this club, and later to expand this club with superbikes. They also plan to start training sessions to make the people real bikers, as well as educate the masses about things like AIDS and their own voting rights.
[Via: motorbeam]
Bajaj-KTM 125cc bike to be shown at the 2010 Auto Expo
KTM, the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer in which the Pune-based Bajaj Auto upped its stake to 32% in March this year, has announced a 25% cut in production for 2009. As with most other motorcycle manufacturers, KTM is faced with declining sales and reduced profitability and hence the company is planning to scale back its production.
Compared with the 93,300 bikes it produced last year, KTM plans to only produce around 70,000 motorcycle this year. The company had recently laid off around 300 of its employees and now plans to run shorter production shifts, because of which another 700 of its employees may have to take pay cuts.
However, KTM continues to invest in R&D and, along with Bajaj Auto, is working on a 125cc street bike which it aims to unveil at the EICMA show in Italy, in November this year. This bike will also be shown at the 10th Auto Expo in Delhi in January 2010 and could go on sale in Europe and India simultaneously, during the first quarter of 2010.
KTM is also working on developing various other kind of vehicles that are aimed at sustainable mobility in the future. Among others, these vehicles include a battery-powered off-road bike and a small car, which could be similar in concept to the Tata Nano.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Honda launches CBR1000RR and CB1000R
Honda India has unvieled their super bikes - CBR1000RR and CB1000R in India. Honda which is aggressively making strides in the mass commuter segment with Unicorn, Stunner and Activa is now eying share in the premium segment.
Prices of CBR1000RR and CB1000R (Ex showroom - Delhi):
CBR1000RR popularly known as Fire blade will spearhead Honda in the premium bike segment which is currently dominated by Yamaha R1. Developed by the same team that was behind the Honda RC211V race bike for the MotoGP series.
The CBR1000RR is powered by a 999 cc inline-four engine with a red line of 13,000 rpm. The engine features titanium valves and pumps out 178 hp of peak power. Honda's latest CBR1000RR sports first-ever ABS system on a production super sport machine..
Honda CB1000R is a naked bike from Honda which will be pitted against Yamaha's MT-01 that sees a 1000cc Fireblade engine re-tuned for mid-range performance and dropped into a naked frame.
Specs include fully-adjustable forks and radial front brakes taken from the Fireblade, all-new single backbone frame, single sided swingarm, a superb looking 4-swept-spoke ninja-star rear wheel, an all-digital dash and and H.I.S.S. security system.
Honda will sell the CBR 1000RR and CB1000R through exclusive stores in four metros - Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai and Calcutta in the first phase.
[Via: Vicky]
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