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  The last week of July ended on a positive note for Indian bikers with lockdown restrictions eased across the country. From new two-wheeler launches to interesting future insights, last week was rather busy. Here’s our pick of the top five most interesting developments from the two-wheeler space:    Yamaha Rides In The BS6 FZ25 After making us wait for months, Yamaha finally launched the BS6 FZ25 in the Indian market. With the addition of the new motorcycle, all the popular bikes in its portfolio are now BS6 compliant. However, the new Yamaha FZ25 BS6 comes with a shocking price hike of Rs 17,200! Find out the reasoning for the massive premium here.    Hero Xtreme 160R Tested We finally got to test the much-awaited Xtreme 160R which got delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown across the county. The Xtreme 160R delivers on the styling front and even has the numbers to match its rivals on paper. But, what about real-world performance? Here are the answers: Hero Xtreme 160R R

  The last week of July ended on a positive note for Indian bikers with lockdown restrictions eased across the country. From new two-wheeler launches to interesting future insights, last week was rather busy. Here’s our pick of the top five most interesting developments from the two-wheeler space:    Yamaha Rides In The BS6 FZ25 After making us wait for months, Yamaha finally launched the BS6 FZ25 in the Indian market. With the addition of the new motorcycle, all the popular bikes in its portfolio are now BS6 compliant. However, the new Yamaha FZ25 BS6 comes with a shocking price hike of Rs 17,200! Find out the reasoning for the massive premium here.    Hero Xtreme 160R Tested We finally got to test the much-awaited Xtreme 160R which got delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown across the county. The Xtreme 160R delivers on the styling front and even has the numbers to match its rivals on paper. But, what about real-world performance? Here are the answers: Hero Xtreme 160R R

Only catch is you have to be a millionaire. The MotoGP machine is from the 2019 season. KTM will treat you like royalty and also give you Pol Espargaro’s racing suit and helmet. In the world of two-wheelers, there are some extreme bikes such as the Ducati Superleggera V4 , Honda RC213V-S and the BMW HP4 Competition . If you still aren’t satisfied, there are limited edition track-specific motorcycles such as the Aprilia RSV4 X , Kawasaki Ninja H2R and the BMW HP4 Race . But, if money is no bar and you're in the market looking for something exotic and super rare, then you have found our dream bike. KTM has put two units of the KTM RC16 MotoGP bike on sale. Yes, you read that right, it's a MotoGP bike! Also Read: Honda RC213V-S First Ride Review The bike on sale is the one piloted by factory KTM rider Pol Espargaro and as expected, it comes at an eye-popping price tag. The KTM RC16 is on sale for 288,000 Euros (excluding VAT). In Indian money, that is Rs 2.55 cro

  Watch Video Review   The Hero Xtreme 160R is one of the best things to have come across our way in this crazy 2020. Hero has been working on the bike for over two years now and we are glad that the efforts put in by the engineers at the Hero CIT in Jaipur have given us a brilliant motorcycle. We are quite spellbound by the way she handles and while it might not be the quickest in its class, it does enough to leave a wide grin inside your helmet. Here’s what it packs: It is quite heartening to see motorcycle manufacturers pulling off a production-ready design that looks virtually the same as its concept. The same can be said about the Xtreme 160R and the Xtreme 1.R Concept on which it is based. While bits like the USD fork, solo seat and a carbonfibre rear wheel were bound to be dropped, we are glad that the rest of the motorcycle looks almost the same. And that means you get this robotic LED headlamp that works brilliantly. The high beam calibration could have been better

Harley reported a major loss of $92 million in the last financial quarter. COVID-19 outbreak, lack of supply and delays in the supply chain were key reasons for the loss. This negatively impacts the ‘More Roads to Harley-Davidson’ initiative, leading to possible scrapping of proposed models. What a rotten year 2020 is turning out to be. Amidst all the chaos and depression caused by this pandemic, motorcycling companies are also facing a tough time. Quarterly sales for most are worse than what anyone could have ever conceived. And just like America is the worst affected nation due to COVID-19, Harley-Davidson also seems to be struggling during the current climate as the king of cruisers has reported a loss of $92 million. To cut losses and restructure the company once again, new CEO Jochen Zeitz’s ‘Hardwire’ plan might prove to be an abortion of sorts for a few models planned in the ‘More Roads to Harley-Davidson’ initiative, one of them being the small capacity Harley for India

The 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R debuted at the 2019 EICMA show. It is the first Honda litre-class supersport to break the 200PS barrier. It is also the first production bike from the brand to feature MotoGP-esque winglets. Fireblade SP features semi-active suspension from Ohlins and Brembo Stylema radial calipers up front. After the Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin , the Japanese brand has followed up its BS6 big bike onslaught with the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade which is now open for bookings. While Honda has not officially revealed the booking amount, we’ve learnt that you can reserve the litre-class supersport by paying Rs 3 lakh. It will enter our shores via the CBU route and is expected to be priced at around Rs 18 lakh to Rs 22 lakh (ex-showroom). The bike will be sold only through Honda’s premium BigWing dealerships and deliveries will commence from August-end. Also Read: Here’s Your Detailed Look At Honda’s 200-plus PS Monster, The 2020 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade It is the fir

The new colours have been introduced in Thailand. Expect these colours to be offered on the 2021 Euro 5-spec machine globally as well. Hopefully, there will be some respite in terms of pricing for India. Kawasaki Thailand has introduced four new colours for the hot Ninja 400. The new colours are for the 2021 model, with no price revision in store for them. There appears to be no change to the engine as well with the Euro 5 updates seemingly put off for a European unveil later in the year. Expect Kawasaki India to bring a couple of these new colours next year with the BS6 updates. While we do not expect the ridiculously high asking price of Rs 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom India) to be reduced for 2021, we hope that it at least remains the same for the BS6 bike. The Ninja 400 gets the same new KRT scheme that debuted on the Ninja ZX-6R a few weeks ago . There is none of the gold honeycomb stickering present now and in its stead comes simple and subtle red stripes. Even the 400 badging

The Zontes VX310 is a road-biased mid-capacity tourer. Apart from a liquid-cooled engine, it also gets a single-sided swingarm. Features an electrically adjustable windscreen, all-LED lighting, and full colour TFT instrumentation. Zontes, a sub-brand of Chinese firm Guangdong Daye Motorcycle Technology Co., is well-known for its small to mid-capacity motorcycles, and has its presence in the international market too, including the UK. The company has unveiled the Zontes VX310, a road-biased tourer, in its home market. What’s really special about this ADV is that it not only looks a lot better than some of the bigger-engined adventure tourers but is also packed to the brim with modern features. It gets a liquid-cooled engine, a single-sided swingarm and even an electrically adjustable windscreen. All-LED lighting and a full-colour TFT instrument cluster round off the list of premium equipment on the bike. While it looks like it can kill, the 312cc engine is mediocre when it come

  Watch Video Review     Honda seems to be building something utterly beautiful. The patented image drawings (in this story) is likely to be the future styling DNA for a range of Honda scooters. And while the concept does seem outlandish and more neo less retro, expect it to be slightly toned down for the production model.  The Japanese bikemaker is no stranger to neo retro: the company’s performance naked series of bikes follow the Neo Sports Cafe theme. The CB1000R+ and the CB300R are a couple of the bikes to be offered with this styling in India, and the CB650R will join them shortly as well. Thus, it would not be a total surprise if Honda chose to style the PCX series or, for something that is more closer to home, the Dio , on these lines .  Also Read: Honda Steps Up Its Scooter Game With The Forza 350 We are confident that Honda might not be able to pull off the single-piece body that is shown in the concept for the production scooter. In the event of a crash,