Upcoming Bikes and Scooters in India For 2015

The two wheeler segment of Indian Automobile Industry has always been a driving factor for the growth of the overall industry. FY 2014-15 too belong to the to the two-wheeler segment that helped the industry record a marginal growth of 3.90 per cent in the domestic sales.

So today we bring you a list of upcoming bikes & scooters in the second half of 2015:

Hero Dash 110cc - Hero MotoCorp, which has been the leader of the Indian 2 Wheelers market since time immemorial, is working on two new scooters for a launch in near future. Hero MotoCorp has still not announced the launch date of Dash 110cc, however, our guess is that it could be introduced around this year’s festive season.

Specifications:

·         Engine - 111cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled

·         Power output - 8.5bhp, 9.4Nm

·         Expected Launch - Mid 2015

·         Expected Price - Rs. 50,000

Honda CBR500R - This motorcycle is the fully-faired version of the CB500F & is powered by the same 500cc twin-cylinder liquid-cooled DOHC engine. The bike looks very sporty and offers a riding position that is not too aggressive. The bike is still not launched in India, however speculations are that it will be launched later this year.

Specifications:

• Engine - 500cc, twin-cylinder

• Power - 46bhp, 43Nm

• Expected launch - Mid 2015

• Expected price - Around Rs. 5 Lakhs

• Competitor - Kawasaki Ninja 650R

Yamaha YZF-R25 – The prototype of this bike was first showcased in 2013 at the Tokyo Motor Show, however the bike has been developed on a completely new chassis and sports a liquid-cooled 250cc inline two-cylinder engine. Its features certainly make it a superbike which you can ride every day.

Specifications:

• Engine - 250cc, liquid-cooled, two-cylinder, 4-stroke

• Power - 35bhp, 22.1Nm

• Expected launch - First half of 2015

• Expected price - Rs. 2 lakh - Rs. 2.5 lakh

• Competitors - KTM RC390 Duke, Kawasaki Ninja 300, KTM 390 Duke

New Bajaj Avenger – The new model of famous Bajaj Avenger is expected to be launched late this year or early next year. Rajiv Bajaj recently announced that the new model 2015 Bajaj Avenger launch will take place in this fiscal, and our guess is that the new bike will go on sale in the first quarter of next year.

Specifications:

• Engine - modern 200cc

• Expected launch - first quarter of next year

• Expected price - Rs. 80,000 - Rs. 85,000

• Competitors – Bullet, Suzuki Gixxer, Apache

TVS Apache 200 – We know how much you have loved the TVS Apache & we also know that you are super excited for the launch of its new model Apache 200. The launch is scheduled between the next quarters.

Specifications:

• Engine - Re-bore version of the 180cc (Apache 200) & 250cc, single-cylinder, liquid cooled (Apache 250cc)

• Power - 38bhp, 23Nm (Apache 250)

• Expected launch - Mid 2015

• Expected price - Rs. 90,000 Rs. (Apache 200) 1.25 lakh - Rs. 1.50 lakh (Apache 250)

• Competitors - KTM 200 Duke, Bajaj Pulsar 200SS, Honda CBR 250R, Kawasaki Ninja 300

If you are looking to acquire or dispose pre-owned bikes or scooter then Shriram Automall India Limited (SAMIL) is the right place. It offers the widest range of second hand bikes & scooters line up across the country, with over 50 well structured Automalls pan India SAMIL has become the trust mark of all.