Bike India – August 2019

(Grace) #1

tVS tolaunch electric and


BS-ViModelSoon
lIKe othertwo-wheelerManuFacturers,tVsMotorcoMpanyIs
burningthemidnightoiltoupdatetheirentiretwo-wheelerline-uptoadhere
totheBs-VInorms.accordingtoa pinkdaily,tVsMotorwillrolloutBs-VI
productsinthemarketbythesecondhalfofthecurrentfinancialyear.this
meansthattheyaimtointroduceBs-VI-readyversionsoftheexistingmodels
intimefortheupcomingfestiveseason.
to meetthelowemissionnorms,thenewmodelswillhavetoemploy
newertechnologies,specialparts,andalsocompensateforther&dcost.
obviously,thedealershipsandserviceengineersalsohavetobeprepped
upforthenewtech.so,expecttheBs-VIversionstobemoreexpensivethan
thecurrentmodels.
tVshavealsoconfirmedthattheirfirstelectricallypoweredtwo-wheeler
willbeintroducedinthisfinancialyearitself.earlier,tVshadinvestedin
ultravioletteautomotive,anelectrictwo-wheelerstart-upwhichissaid
tobereadywithane-motorcycle.nottoforgetthein-housedeveloped
tVscreonperformanceelectricscooterandtheZepellinelectriccruiser
conceptswhichwowedthecrowdduringthe 2018 autoexpo.apart from
this, the company hasrecentlyexpandeditsportfolioin alternative fuel by
launching ethanol-basedapachertr 200 Fie100.

ducati Panigale V4 25°


Anniversario 916


thenewducatIpayshoMagetotheducatI 916 onIts25th
anniversary,thatwasproducedin1994,followedbytheducati 996 andthe
ducati 998 until2004.thelimitededitionisbasedonthepanigaleV4sand
borrowsspecialfeaturesfromthepanigaleV4rsuchasthefrontframethat
hasbeendesignedtoducaticorsespecificationsandevenmoretrack-
specificelectronicssuchasducatiQuickshifteVo2 and“predictive”ducati
tractioncontroleVo2.
poweringit isthe1,103-ccdesmosedicistradale90-degree,V4,counter-
rotatingcrankshaft,fourdesmodromictiming,fourvalvespercylinder,
liquid-cooledengine.andit produces 214 psat13,000rpmand 124 nmof
peaktorqueat10,000rpm.thebikefeaturesanopendryclutchandtype-
approvedtitaniumakrapovičsilencerthattransformsthebikeintoa pure
racingmachine.
thebikegetsanaluminiumalloyfrontframewithoptimizedstiffness
pairedwithanÖhlinsnIx-30frontfork,anÖhlinsttx 36 rearshock,andan
ÖhlinssteeringdamperthatareallmanagedbytheÖhlinssmartec2.0
controlsystem.theanniversario 916 islimitedtoonly 500 unitsandcosts a
staggering£36,995(approximatelyrs 54.90 lakh) internationally.


finally, a triumph


daytona 765


alIMItedrunoFMoto2-InspIredtrIuMphdaytona 765
motorcyclesissettobelaunchednextyear.
thedaytona 675 wasthetracktoolofchoiceformany
riderstillthefirmdiscontinuedthismodela coupleofyears
ago.theirnext-genthree-cylindermotor,whichmadeits
débutwiththestreettriple765,isalsotheMoto2world
championshipcontrolengineandenthusiastshavesincebeen
hopingthattheBritishmanufacturerswouldgivethema new
supersportpoweredbythisexcellentmotor.well,thedaytona
765 isfinallybecominga reality,withtriumphannouncing
thattheywilllauncha limited-editionrunofthebikenextyear.
just 765 ofthesemotorcycleswillbebuiltfortheeuropean
market,withanother 765 earmarkedfortheusandcanadian
markets.
thiswillbethemostpowerfultriumphdaytona to date
andthecompanyclaimsthatit willbetheclosestthingtoa
Moto2racebikethatyoucanbuyfortheroad.It willalsobe
thefirstroad-goingbiketobeendorsedbydornasports, the
commercial rights holder for Motogp.

28 BikeIndia August 2019 http://www.bikeindia.in


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