Weekly Bike News Wrap-Up: Limited Edition Shotgun 650, KTM ADV Range, OLA Electric Motorcycles and many more

Exciting new motorcycles launched in India this week!

The Indian automotive fraternity saw exciting launches from automotive manufacturers like Royal Enfield, KTM, Ola this week along with some more exciting news about your favourite two wheelers. Here’s an overlook on what happened this week:

Royal Enfield’s ‘Limited Edition’ Shotgun 650 Launched

Chennai-based Indian automotive manufacturer has collaborated with ‘Icon Motosports’, an Oregon based custom motorcycle builder, to launch the limited edition Shotgun 650 inspired by their ‘Always Something’ custom motorcycle. The bike gets design elements inspired by the ‘Always Something’ along with a special livery.

KTM Adventure Range Launched

KTM launched three new ADV bikes for the Indian market: The 390 Adventure, the 390 Adventure X and the 250 Adventure. All the three bikes have now become technologically more advanced,get rally-inspired design, make more power, and are more capable ADVs now. With production of these bikes already started, KTM India is expected to start deliveries this month itself. 

Ola Roadster X and X+ Launched

Ola Electric launched two new electric motorcycles this week: Roadster X and Roadster X+. With production of these motorcycles already started, we can see these on Indian roads soon. The bikes are priced very competitively and the top variant of the Roadster X+ offers massive range figures, unseen on bikes in segment and beyond.

Import Duty On Premium Imported Bikes Reduced

The premium motorcycle segment, complete built units (CBUs) along with semi-knocked down (SKD) and completely knocked down (CKD) units have received a major reduction in import duties from the Indian Government in the latest budget for financial year 2025. This has increased the possibility of international manufacturers to launch and bring more products to the Indian market.  Check out how much money you could save from revision of import duties here.

Yamaha Sells 1 Million units of the YZF-R15 

The Yamaha R15 is being sold in India for more than a decade now and has developed a loyal following. Recently, Yamaha achieved an impressive feat by rolling out the 1 millionth YZF-R15. Check out how many of these YZF-R15s were sold in the Indian market here.

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