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The Classic Legends - Jawa Motorcycles, has launched it's third motorcycle in the Indian market and this time it's a Bobber-styled motorcycle called the Jawa Perak. Jawa has made a comeback in the Indian Market last year as a Subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra group & they have launched the Jawa 42 and the Jawa Classic & showcased the Perak. And finally this year on the occasion of its 1st Anniversary, they have launched the Jawa Perak Bobber at an Ex-showroom price of Rs.1.95 lakhs. While last year at the showcasing event it was said to be priced at Rs.1.89 lakhs but that was the BS4 version & now Jawa has launched in BS6 avatar, so the price went up by 6000 rupees and thereby making it the first BS6 compliant motorcycle from Jawa. Starting with its design cues, the Perak has a different style statement when we compare it with other Jawa models. The Bike gets a complete matte-black finish & has got a low & long stance, and the toolbox design is als...

Honda Two Wheelers India have launched their Second BS6 Compliant two-wheeler in the country & this time it's a Motorcycle (the first being the Activa 125 BS6). Honda has launched its Feature Loaded Commuter Bike, the SP 125, and it replaces its one of the most popular commuter, the CB Shine 125 SP. Starting with its price, the Honda SP 125 has been priced at an Ex-showroom Delhi Price of Rs.72,900 for the Drum brake variant while the Disc brake variant costs Rs.77,100, thus its base variant costs around 9000 rupees more than the outgoing model, which is significantly higher. Talking about the New bits, let's start with the engine, the SP 125 gets the same 124.7cc single cylinder, air cooled engine but now with fuel injection & complies with BS6 norms too. It produces 10.8bhp & 10.9Nm, mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The overall power figure has increased by 0.5bhp & Honda claims that the mileage of the motorcycle too has increased by 16%. Talking about the a...

The BS6 norms will come into effect in India from April 1, 2020. While there is still some more time to go, but the Auto Manufacturers have started to launch their BS6 compliant motorcycles & the Japanese manufacturer Yamaha has launched the BS6 Compliant version of its most popular sporty commuter motorcycle, the FZ & FZ-S. The third generation model of the FZ series has been launched at the beginning of the year 2019 & now the brand has rolled out its BS6 compliant versions. Starting with the price, Yamaha has priced the BS6 models of FZ V3 & FZ-S V3 at an Ex-showroom Delhi Price of Rs.99,200 & 1,01,200 respectively, which is roughly around 2500 rupees more than the BS4 version & thus Yamaha has priced it aggressively. Talking about the most significant change which is its engine, it now gets the same 149cc, single cylinder, air cooled unit with fuel injection which churns out 12.4bhp & 13.6Nm & most importantly it is now BS6 compliant. While...

Hero MotoCorp : India's Largest Two-wheeler manufacturer has gone a step ahead of its competitors & launched India's First BS6 Compliant Motorcycle, the Splendor i-Smart BS6. The bike is priced at an Ex-showroom Delhi Price of Rs.64,900 which is roughly around 7,500 rupees more than the outgoing model. The Bike gets an All New Engine along with host of other minor updates. Starting with the heart of the matter, the Splendor i-Smart BS6 gets an All New 113.2cc single cylinder, air cooled, fuel injected engine which churns out 9.1bhp & 9.8Nm, mated to a 4-speed gearbox. It replaces the older BS4 compliant 109.15cc engine, but despite the increase in displacement of the engine, the overall power has decreased by 0.4bhp & torque has been increased by 10%. The Bike is based on a new diamond frame & the suspension travel has been increased by 15mm while the wheelbase has been increased by 36mm which helps in getting a more pliant & stable ride. The Bike ge...