Weekly News Wrapup: This week’s hottest bike news, all in one place
Launches, updates and other exciting news
This week has been an exciting one, with many launches, updates and other exciting news. Let’s take a look at the interesting developments that happened so far.
Ola
The week started with announcing deliveries of the new S1 Pro 2nd Gen in over 100 cities, the new scooter features a complete design overhaul that brings many changes like a new suspension set up, reduced weight and improved overall range. The scooter is now able to clock a top speed of 120 kmph with a range of 195 km.
Ola Electric also announced the launch of Bharat EV fest promising exciting benefits for customers such as lucrative discounts, extended warranties and attractive exchange offers. The aim of this fest is promoting the usage and adoption of EVs.
TVS Jupiter SmartXonnect Version Launched
TVS added a new variant of the Jupiter 125 to its Jupiter portfolio, known as the SmartXonnet variant, which features a wide range of tech features that come with the TVS SmartXonnect such as turn by turn navigation, call and message alerts and even news/social media updates.
The SmartXonnect variant comes in 2 new colour options, Elegant Red and Matte Copper Bronze and prices start at Rs. 96,855(ex-showroom Delhi)
Electric Motorcycles
This week was certainly eventful for Electric Motorcycles with new updates being released by manufacturers. The first one being Tork Motors introduceding a new riding mode called Eco+ for the Tork Kratos R that extends the claimed range of the flagship electric motorcycle to 150km. The best part about this update is that it is not limited to new purchases; it will also be available for existing owners of the Tork Kratos R.
The second update we saw this week was from Revolt Motors, with the RV400 getting a special edition known as the ‘India Blue’ which bring a new glossy blue paint scheme for the motorcycle. This will be a limited-edition model, and will be sold on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.
Honda CB300R Price Cut
Honda’s CB300R is neo-retro cafe racer that is treated as an affordable entry level motorcycle in the international market, but in India the bike didn’t have much success as it was priced higher than its competitors like the Duke 250
But now Honda has updated the pricing, reducing it by a massive margin of Rs 37,000 less than before. Now the motorcycle costs Rs 2.40 lakh ex-showroom making it more competitive with the other offerings in the segment like the TVS Apache RTR 310.
Royal Enfield’s buyback program
Other than launches and updates, an interesting announcement came from Royal Enfield. The manufacturer has launched a buyback program in partnership with OTO Capital that offers customers up to 45 percent lower EMIs and boasts of a guaranteed buyback value of up to 77 percent (of the original price of the vehicle) depending on the tenure according to Royal Enfield.
User Reviews
Family-oriented scooter and comfortable for city rides with soft suspension and reliability of TVS. The Jupiter is itself a very big name in the scooter market for over a decade and provides the complete, balanced package. The scooter is smooth, and the space is more than enough, the only problem is that it doesn't give confidence during overtakes. The service centre experience is also not good, but overall the scooter is a complete package. Yes, 100% to people who are looking for a no-nonsense scooter with comfort and space on daily rides from point A to B with decent power dynamics and a lot of space, and the scooter provides all required features.Read More
I chose this bike because this is the most reliable bike in this price range and it is easy to trust electric bike for reliability. Other bike in this price range is ola roadster but that is not reliable and trustful. I rode this for long rides. Since I have this bike from last two years, I never faced any big problem like immediately switch off like other but with time its power slightly gets down which is normal and better. I bought this because from past 2 years this bike saved my fuel cost which will be equivalent to the price of bike so even it gets unusable after 4-5 years, this will not made impact because you can save very much fuel.Read More