Bikes that were Discontinued by the Manufacturers in 2015

With the increasing demand of technology, Indian consumers have various expectations from two-wheeler manufacturers. Whether it’s styling, comfort, power or capacity, bikers from India have a lot to look for before spending on any particular machine. Other than dealerships, the bikes which became a hit in their early days are now searching a shelter to park under. Just like riches to rags, the best sellers of those days too don’t have enough potential to impress the consumers now. Listing few machines that were discontinued by the company in 2015, the reasons given are not impressive, but it seems that the major step company’s have taken were due to lack of demand, high price and lesser output, old and unimpressive styling etc.

Honda CB Twister

Production of this 110cc two-wheeler was stopped by the company and it was later replaced by Honda Livo, that is performing quite well in the market.  

Honda CB Stunner

The company stopped the production in 2014 but they officially removed it from the website in 2015. The 125cc Stunner is still available in the global market outside India.

Honda CB Unicorn

Being one the best sellers by the company, 150cc variant of CB Unicorn was given a break in mid-2015. After that company updated the version and bought up CB Unicorn 160 with few add-ons.

Hero MotoCorp Xtreme

Indian giant Hero discontinued it’s 149.2cc Xtreme because of the heavy demand of its higher variant Xtreme Sports. The bike performed well, but due to the popularity of its higher variant company had to stop its production.

Bajaj Discover 100, 100M and 125

Another Indian manufacturer Bajaj discontinued its well-known Discover series due to a major fall in sales. At that time, the company was fully dependent on its other machines Platina and CT100.

Hero MotoCorp Splendour NXG

97.2cc Splendour NXG, one of the models from Splendour series was discontinued by the company because of its plans of bringing new products in the coming year.

Hero MotoCorp Karizma R and ZMR

Being the number one Indian manufacturer (claimed by the company), Hero MotoCorp discontinued the production of its Karizma R and ZMR variants. The company launched Karizma’s second generation variant to take over the old Karizma’s.