Weekly Bike News Wrapup Honda Hornet 20 Launched Harley-Davidson 338R Spotted Royal Enfield Meteor Brochure Leaked And More

Indians, Americans, Europeans and even the Japanese. This week’s bike news wrapup is a global affair featuring all of these parties and there’s interesting developments on each front. Here’s everything that you may have missed out on over the last seven days:
Honda Hornet 2.0 Launched

It’s not quite a 200cc bike and it doesn’t quite have the exact name we expected, but Honda has officially launched the very handsome looking Hornet 2.0 powered by a 183cc engine. To find out all the details including how much it costs, head here.
Harley-Davidson 338R Spied

Milwaukee manufacturer Harley-Davidson is struggling quite badly on a global scale in terms of sales, and to try and turn things around, it’s collaborating with Benelli to create a 338cc parallel-twin model. The bike has now been spotted in production form for the first time and all the details are available here.
Triumph Trident Unveiled

Another premium bikemaker that’s trying to make itself more accessible to new buyers is Triumph. The iconic British manufacturer has revealed the Trident, which will become its most affordable triple-cylinder model worldwide. To check out the new bike and find out when it’ll come to India, click here.
BS6 Big Bike Launches

Another important launch this week was from Ducati, which rolled out its first BS6-compliant model in the form of the Panigale V2. The bike itself is a complete sex object but the price was an absolute shocker! To find out how much the baby Pani costs, head here. Kawasaki also finally finished updating its 650cc range to meet the stricter emission norms, with the launch of the Vulcan 650 BS6. To read all about the mean green cruiser, click here.
Royal Enfield Meteor Brochure Leaked

The delay for the eagerly anticipated Royal Enfield Meteor just keeps getting longer and longer, but we have something to keep you entertained while you wait. The upcoming bike’s brochure has been leaked, revealing a whole host of variants and colour schemes. To check out all the options, click here.

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