Weekly Bike News Wrap-up: Updated KTM 250 Duke, 2025 Kawasaki Vulcan S Launched, 2025 Yamaha R3 Unveiled, Upcoming KTM 250 Adventure Spied and more
It was an exciting week for the bike industry with new launches and unveils to spy shots & more!
This week was pretty interesting, especially for KTM and Yamaha fans, with new launches and insights on upcoming bikes. Even the latest sales report surprised us. If you happened to miss the action, here’s a quick news recap to get you up to speed:
Updated KTM 250 Duke Launched
KTM has launched the updated 250 Duke in India. Just like the KTM 200 Duke, this 250cc naked bike also gets a 5-inch TFT instrument console and a 4-button switchgear from the Gen-3 KTM 390 Duke. Moreover, the Duke 250 additionally gets a LED DRL (daytime running light) from the Duke 390 and a range of updated features as well.
2025 Kawasaki Vulcan S Launched
The new 2025 Kawasaki Vulcan S has been launched in India. The cruiser now comes with a new Pearl Matte Sage Green colour, which replaces the old colours for now, but Kawasaki may launch more colours later. That said, the bike remains unchanged in terms of engine and hardware.
2025 Yamaha R3 Unveiled
Yamaha has unveiled the 2025 R3 globally. The faired bike now gets a refreshed styling inspired by the Yamaha YZF-M1 race bike. The new design makes the bike look even more aggressive than before and the front half of the fairing also looks like a small winglet.
Upcoming KTM 250 Adventure Spied Testing?
The new KTM Adventure bike was spied testing this week. The rumours on the internet say that it may be the upcoming 250 Adventure, but we think that it can also be the upcoming KTM 390 Adventure X, which would be the cheaper variant of the upcoming KTM 390 Adventure. Here’s why we think so.
Honda Motorcycles Overtakes Hero MotoCorp in Sales
Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India has overtaken Hero MotoCorp in terms of sales to become the new market leader in the month of September. The Japanese manufacturer sold a total of 3,33,927 bikes and scooters combined. Whereas, Hero MotoCorp slipped to second position. Here’s our analysis of what actually happened.
User Reviews
KTM Duke 250 cc, very responsive and enjoyable for city +highway riding, strong mid range, excellent for over taking, good for the rider, very good if you get a well maintained used bike at the right price, 250 cc good engine capacity, quick and easy to handle, strong and confidence, inspiring great bike.Read More
The Kawasaki Vulcan S is a big, heavy cruiser bike that runs like a Ninja with a 659 CC parallel - twin engine delivering 61 HP. It offers smooth handling, modern features, and is well maintained in authorized showrooms. Single handedly driven, it combines power and style perfectly. It reaches a speed of 0 to 100 km in about 15 meters and breaks also efficiently,Read More