From Britain to India The greatly anticipated and highly praised Triumph Trident 660 is coming to India! If you are... Read More
An Indian rider has escaped serious injury when his scooter sparked a fireball as it was sanitised at a roadside... Read More
The $A31m cash sale of Norton Motorcycles to India’s TVS Motor Company marks India’s turning point towards becoming the next motorcycle powerhouse. Click here to read more about the historic sale. Respected market analysts GlobalData say the sale to India’s third-biggest motorcycle manufacturer with sales of more than 750,00 a... Read More
While it appears it is still legal to ride in Australia during the pandemic, Indian coronavirus cops police are donning... Read More
Triumph Motorcycles has finally signed a deal with Bajaj Auto India to build small-capacity bikes in India after more than... Read More
If you think the cops are tough on noisy aftermarket exhausts here, try India where they hammer them flat by the roadside, or confiscate them and flatten them with a backhoe. Police in Bangalore take noisy exhausts off bikes and flatten them with a hammer by the roadside. Now police... Read More
India looks set to move most of its motorcycle and scooter production and sales to electric with government incentives over... Read More
Harley-Davidson plans to produce a sub-500cc motorcycle for the Asian market in collaboration with a local manufacturer within the next... Read More
It’s bad enough crashing into a car, but this Indian motorcyclist gets a double dose of bad luck when the post he runs into collapses on top of him. The security camera footage shows the driver of the white car pausing at an intersection, then starting to turn left, right... Read More
Jawa Motorcycles have returned with such a vengeance in India, there could be pressure to export to other markets and... Read More
Motorcycle sales might be in a two-year slump in Australia, but there is no cause for general panic about the... Read More
Contributed post for our Indian readers The demand for Two-wheelers in India is so huge that you have a number of models of two-wheelers in the market now. Two-wheeler, which was previously categorized simply as mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles, is no more than simple. It is because each of them... Read More
Most riders don’t use their horn, but is vital for travelling safely in Asia, writes travel writer Maria Visconti. (Click... Read More
Just because you only pillion doesn’t mean you have to miss out on adventure riding in exotic locations such as... Read More
Benelli is the latest motorcycle manufacturer to announce it will open a factory to assemble and build bikes in India, the largest motorcycle market in the world. The Italian company was established in 1911 but is now owned by Chinese company Group Qianjiang with a mixture of manufacture in Shanghai, China,... Read More
Google Maps has expanded its two-wheeler mode for motorcycles and scooters into Asia after launching in India in December 2017.... Read More
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc... Read More
Some of the best and strangest motorcycle videos come from India and now there is this YouTube video of a monkey stealing motorcycle fuel. The chimp has been seen around markets in Panipat where riders have been complaining of empty fuel tanks. They must have thought a thief was stealing... Read More
Royal Enfield has surprised everyone with a pair of 650 twins, rather than the expected 750cc Interceptor. The Interceptor INT... Read More
Indian motorcycle company Bajaj Auto is reported to be setting its sights on Australia with the introduction of its Dominar... Read More
Learner-approved Triumph motorcycles are expected to come from India after the British company announced a deal with Bajaj Auto to build bikes up to about 600cc. Triumph had considered building its own 250cc learner bike (pictured at the top of the page) in India for several years, but dropped the... Read More
Police have been known to hand out fines for noisy motorcycle exhausts, but in India you not only get a... Read More
Nevermind Adventure welcomes riders to the free premiere screening of the movie “Rajasthan Rampage – 10 Days Motorcycling Through Deserts... Read More
Triumph Motorcycles is increasing assembly in India to keep pace with the rapidly growing local market, now the largest in the world. While Triumph build several models for export in their Thailand facility, there is no talk that the assembly factory at Manesar will supply any markets outside of the country.... Read More
An Indian court has ordered Royal Enfield pay an engineer an undisclosed compensation payment after he complained of 40 defects in... Read More
Harley-Davidson revenue has dropped 14% in the first quarter as a Bollywood actor has called for the company to be banned... Read More
If you’ve ever wanted to ride to the Himalayas on the highest road in the world, now is the time to book with Royal Bike Riders of India and tick the tour off your bucket list. They are generously offering Motorbike Writer readers a massive 20% discount on their Top of the... Read More
Ducati has opened its largest showroom in Indonesia and announced plans to expand production at its Thai factory for the... Read More
It didn’t take long for Ducati to quash Indian news reports that the Italian motorcycle manufacturer was considering building bikes in... Read More
We’ve heard of corporate retreats at beachside golf resorts, but it seems going for a ride with fellow business people or attending motorcycle events is the latest business trend, at least in India. The subcontinent is currently experiencing an explosion in middle-class wages and most motorcycle manufacturers are now either... Read More
It didn’t take long for the new Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike to replace the Bullet as the preferred machine on tours... Read More
https://youtu.be/0XM4C97Ts-o World motorcycle traveller Jacob Laukaitis has compiled the above video of a 850km motorbike trip across three states in... Read More
Motorcycle tour company India Travelz has offered Motorbike Writer readers a special US$250 (about A$325) discount on their tours. Just click below to search for availability and to make a booking. Make sure you include the coupon code MotorbikeWriter to get your discount. Tours are reasonably priced from less than... Read More
Most motorcycle travellers don’t think of staying in luxury hotels, but there’s nothing wrong with spoiling yourself with a bit... Read More
India has moved to make ABS mandatory for all motorcycles with an engine bigger than 125cc from April 2017 as... Read More
Indian Motorcycle could be assembled in India for the local market from 2018 under expansion plans by owner Polaris Industries. Polaris India boss Pankaj Dubey dropped the first hint in July when opening the third Indian Motorcycle dealership in the country and he has been more emphatic at the opening... Read More
Indian motorcycles may be assembled in India for the local market within the next three to five years, following in... Read More
With the largest Ducati store opening in India, we have to wonder how long it will be before we start... Read More
Indian motorcycle company Royal Enfield has honoured the despatch riders of the war with a limited edition range of military colours coming in July 2015 and released rideaway prices in Australia. Despatch riders used to relay information between headquarters and ground troops during the war sometimes riding for hours through... Read More
This is the first glimpse of the joint-project 300cc motorcycle from BMW and Indian motorcycle company TVS Motors, and it... Read More
Riding the highest roads in the world on some of the oldest motorbikes is surely on every rider’s bucket list.... Read More
Major motorcycle manufacturers are getting pretty serious about conquering the lucrative Indian market in 2014. The latest to step up their Indian assault is Ducati which will set up its own distribution network in the Sub Continent in 2014 as part of a major push into the second-biggest motorcycle market... Read More
The world’s second-largest motorcycle market is being besieged by brands. Latest to announce an assault on India is, ironically, Indian... Read More
The growing middle class in India has attracted American icon Harley-Davidson, Italian stallions Ducati and now it’s the turn of... Read More
How does Harley Sprint, or Harley Hummer, or Harley Bobcat sound? Could these names from the American brand’s past re-emerge on smaller machines destined for markets such as India, China, Europe and Australia? In less than two weeks Harley-Davidson will unveil their 2014 models and I’ll be there in Denver,... Read More
He’s India’s two-wheeled adventure traveller … sort of a “Bollywood Boorman”. Sundeep “Sunny” Gajjar is a witty and affable Indian... Read More
Yamaha YZF-R15: The quality of bikes coming from India will change the way riders think. The new KTM Duke 390... Read More
The KTM 390 Duke street bike adds to their range of learner-approved motorcycles (LAMS). It was to arrive about now, but KTM has announced it is coming in August, costing $6495, which is $500 cheaper than the price they announced just a few months back. More importantly, it’s only $300... Read More