Motorbikes In India

The Bike Industry in India has grown tremendously in the last decade making India the second largest producer of motorbikes in the world. Many International motorbike companies have comeup in India. Iconic bike brand- Harley Davidson has launched its range of cruiser bikes. Ducati is also available in India now. Suzuki, Yamaha and Honda have already got good customer base in India. In the 90s, while the stress was on making fuel-efficient bike with engine capacity of 100cc, the trend has changed alot. The youth in India now want stylish, powerful and feature packed machines. With this trend, the bike companies are making powerful bikes along with basic segments of bikes. The best part of our bike industry is that there is a bike for every biker's budget. There is entry level bikes like Bajaj Platina, city with price tag of rs 38 thousand to Harley Davidson cruisers with price 15 lakhs. Lets check the various brands and models of motorbikes that are present in India.

Hero Honda Motorbikes are manufactured by Hero Honda Motors Ltd, that is the world's largest manufacturer of two wheelers. This company started in 1984 with the joint venture of Hero Group of Munjal family and world famous Honda from Japan. Hero Honda Bikes are synonyms for Reliability. These bike are powered with excellent robust engines that runs for year without any trouble. The bikes carry build quality that is par standard, gives good mileage and ask for very less maintenance.

Hero Honda Bike range-

100 cc to 135 cc

• Hero Honda CD Dawn/ CD Deluxe
  
• Hero Honda Splendor+, Splendor NXG, Splendor Pro, Super Splendor
• Hero Honda Passion+, Hero Honda Passion Pro
• Hero Honda Glamour, Glamour PGMFI

150 cc to 175 cc

• Hero Honda CBZ Extreme
• Hero Honda Achiever
• Hero Honda Hunk

200 cc to 250 cc

• Hero Honda Karizma, Karizma ZMR

Bajaj Motorbikes are second largest selling bikes in India after Hero Honda. The bajaj bikes are value for money. The bikes are with best latest feature yet at economical price. The bikes are efficient and a craze among youth.

Bajaj Bike range-

100 cc to135 cc

• Bajaj Platina
• Bajaj Discover
• Bajaj Pulsar

150 cc to 175 cc

• Bajaj Discover
• Bajaj Pulsar
• Bajaj Avenger

200 cc to 250 cc

• Bajaj Pulsar
• Bajaj kawasaki Ninja

TVS Motorbikes are value for money with good efficiency. The various models offered are-

100 cc to135 cc

• TVS Star/ Star City
• TVS Jive- The only bike in india with auto gear

150 cc to 180 cc- TVS Apace

Yamaha Motorbikes are known in india as a brand with high quality coupled with superb Japanese technology. Recently Yamaha has aggressively positioned well with a battery of launches. The range include-

100 cc to135 cc

• Yamaha Crux
  
• Yamaha YBR
  
• Yamaha SS 125
  

150 cc to 175 cc

• Yamaha SZ
  
• Yamaha FZ/ FZ-S
  
• Yamaha Fazer
• Yamaha YZF R15
  

Above 250 cc
Yamaha YZF R1, Yamaha MT1, Yamaha VMAX

Honda Motorbikes are a craze among new generation. The hondas have superb fit n finish with world class engines that are trustworthy. The range include-

• Honda CB Twister
• Honda CB Shine
• Honda CBF Stunner
• Honda CB Unicorn/ Dazzler
• Honda CB 1000R
• Honda CBR 1000RR
• Honda VFR 1200F

Royal Enfield bikes are the bikes for the big boys. The bikes are retro in style but are highly popular among youth as the bikes are considered to give macho looks. Royal enfield bikes are-

• Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc/ 500cc
• Royal Enfield Electra
• Royal Enfield Thunderbird
• Royal Enfield Classic

Suzuki started a new beginning after breaking tieup with TVS. Suzuki has a big range of performance bike. Hayabusa is a dream bike in India. The bike range of Suzuki include

• Suzuki Slingshot
• Suzuki GS 150R
• Suzuki Intruder
• Suzuki Hayabusa
• Suzuki Bandit
• Suzuki GSX 100

Mahindra is the latest to enter the mobike industry. After buying out Kinetic motors, it has recently launched a bikes- Stallio. Actor Aamir khan is endorsed to promote the Stallio.

Legendary Brand Harley Davidson have also started to set up a dealer network. It offer sportster, Dyna, Softail, V-Rod, Touring, CVO. All these are Dream bikes available from 6 lakhs