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What's up with TVS Motor in Indonesia? (News Archive- Apache RTR 160 Fi launched in India + Wallpapers)
Archived news on the launch of the TVS Apache RTR 160 Fi.. Plus updates on TVS Motor in Indonesia..Following Bajaj Auto's Indonesian Foray, India's third largest two wheeler manufacturer, TVS motor had also set up its shop in Indonesia sometime back ...
Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi Vs Hero Honda Karizma Vs TVS Apache RTR 160 Fi Vs Yamaha YZF R15..!! (According to Auto Magazines)
Which is the “Best” bike among the Pulsar 220, R15, Apache RTR 160 Fi and the Karizma..?? Find out what the Auto journalists have to say… and then decide for yourselfPosted below are excerpts of the comparisons carried by the respective magazin...
Test Ride Review of the Yamaha R15..!!
Test Ride Review of the Yamaha R15..!!There have been a few changes in my life lately.. accordingly "TBCI" also can't remain isolated from these changes.. This particular test ride report might be one of the last ones from my sideI have been waiting ...
Photos of 2008 Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme and Passion Pro Power Start
Photos/Pictures of the 2008 Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme (150 cc) and 100 cc Passion Pro Power Start..2008 CBZ Xtreme gets new Color Combinations, Passion Pro Power start gets Self Start and a Disc brake optionPosted below are official photos/images of the ...
Hero Honda Launches Passion Power Pro, Refreshed 2008 CBZ Xtreme (Photos,Pics) , Splendor NXG and Pleasure Scooter
Hero Honda launches the 3 refreshed motorcycles and 1 refreshed scooter just before the festival season 2008..This post (and a few more in the coming days) is meant to chronicle the launch of motorcycle(s) in India between May-Oct 2008 (the period du...
Suzuki launches 150 cc GS150R in India..!! [Hi-Res. Pics/Photos]
Suzuki India launches it first 150 cc motorcycle in India.. the GS150RThis post (and a few more in the coming days) is meant to chronicle the launch of motorcycle(s) in India between May-Oct 2008 (the period during which "The Bike Chronicles of India...
2008 Honda Unicorn, Unicorn GP Edition [Wallpaper]
Honda launches the 2008 Unicorn with new stickers/colors... also launches a GP EditionHonda has also launched a 2008 Limited GP Edition Unicorn.. and this is how it looks.Honda has also decided to refresh its 150 cc Unicorn with new stickers and pain...
Yamaha India launches FZ16 an Air Cooled, 150 cc Motorcycle
Yamaha India launches its Pulsar/Apache/CBZ Xtreme/Hunk/Unicorn challenger.. the FZ16This post (and a few more in the coming days) is meant to chronicle the launch of motorcycle(s) in India between May-Oct 2008 (the period during which "The Bike Chro...
Yamaha Dealers in Bangalore are taking Bookings for the 150 cc YZF-R15 ..!! [Wallpaper]
The Official Technical Specification are yet not confirmed, nor is the Final Price.. Yet you can book the YZF-R15 in Bangalore..Yes, Yamaha Dealers from Bangalore are accepting bookings for the Yamaha YZF-R15. I just happened to call two of the deale...
New Apache RTR 160 Variant, TVS bags TPM award, TVS to focus on the Executive Segment
New Apache RTR 160 Variant lands in Hyderabad, TVS wins quality award and more news about focus on the Executive Segment.."TVS launches Apache RTR 160 in Hyderabad" Yes, that was the Title of an article from "The Hindu", dated March 23.. Initially I ...
Watch the Yamaha YZF-R15 & Gladiator Type-SS Promo Video
Promotional Videos of the Yamaha YZF-R15 and Gladiator Type-SS..Thanks to a comment on "The Bike Chronicles of India" by a reader, I was able to download the promotional videos of the Yamaha YZF-R15 and the Gladiator Type-SS uploaded recently on the ...
Yamaha YZF-R15, Press Ad before its launch; Yamaha Gladiator Type-RS [Pics/Photos]
Found a Yamaha Press Ad on the Yamaha YZF-R15..Found this one from here..Launch dates..?? I don't know.. probably somewhere in the mid of 2008. Pics/Photos of the Yamaha Gladiator Type-RS..Related Posts:More Pics/Photos of the Yamaha R15 clicked at t...
More Pics/Photos of the Yamaha R15 clicked at the "Yamaha Bike Station"
More pics/Photos of the 150 cc Yamaha YZF-R15 from the "Yamaha Bike Station" at MGF Mall, Saket, New Delhi..Last Saturday, I met Sajal (Regular reader of “The Bike Chronicles of India”) and both of us went to MGF Mall at Saket, New Delhi. The mis...
The Yamaha R15 might be a "Bit Small" in Size..!!
I get to see and touch the Yamaha R15.. and it looks like it a "Compact" Package.Last Sunday I happened to walk into the recently inaugurated "Yamaha Bike Station" at MGF Mall in Saket, New Delhi. The "Yamaha Bike Station" in New Delhi is the first a...
Whats so Special about the Yamaha YZF-R15..??
There is a lot more to the Yamaha R15 than its pretty Full Fairing..It was around 10 AM on the 10'th of January when I entered the the Auto Expo 2008. Since it was the first day of the Expo (reserved for the press and guys with Exhibitor passes) almo...
Auto Expo 2008 Coverage: Yamaha YZF-R15 based on the Vixion from Indonesia. [Wallpaper]
Meet the Indonesian Yamaha Vixion, the model on which the Yamaha YZF-R15 is probably based.. Yamaha YZF-R15 WallpaperSize: 1280 X 102422 June, 2007: Economic Times carries the news that Yamaha India has plans of a 4 Valve, around 14 bhp, 150 cc with ...
Auto Expo 2008 Coverage: High Resolution Pic/Photo of the Yamaha YZF-R15 [Wallpaper]
High Resolution Picture/Photo of the Yamaha YZF-R15 taken @ Auto Expo 2008Yamaha YZF-R15Will this bike make 20-22 bhp..??...
Auto Expo 2008 Coverage: TVS Apache RTR 160 "Fi" & Of the Shelf Performance Kit for the RTR 160..!! [Wallpapers]
TVS shows its Fuel injected Apache RTR 160 Fi and an Apache RTR variant with Performance Enhancing Race Kit..!!No TVS did not show the rumoured 180 cc/200 cc Apache RTR (never believed in rumours in the first place) at the Auto Expo.TVS Apache RTR 16...
Auto Expo 2008 Coverage: Yamaha FZ-150 Sexy "Prototype" from Yamaha India
Yamaha India shows a Ultra Sexy Prototype called the FZ-150 in Auto Expo 2008.. Will this one make into production..?? The Yamaha FZ-150 "Prototype" shown @ the Auto Expo 2008I have to apologize, since I am a bit late to cover this stunner called the...
Auto Expo 2008 Coverage: Bajaj Discover 150 DTSi [Pics/Photos/Images] + Wallpaper
Pics of the Bajaj Discover 150 DTSi..Bajaj displays the Discover 150 DTSi at the Auto Expo 2008.. According to the Bajaj officials present there the new DTSi of the new 150 cc Discover will produce around 14.1 bhp maximum power. Launch of this new 1...
Bajaj Pulsar 180 DTSi Vs. TVS Apache RTR 160
How does Pulsar 180 DTSi measure up against the Apache RTR 160..??Verdict: There is no Replacement for Displacement..!!Bajaj Pulsar 180 DTSiTVS Apache RTR 160Engine Displacement178.6 cc159.7 ccMax Power16.51 Ps @8500 RPM15.4 Ps @8500 RPMMax Torque15....
Bajaj Pulsar 150 DTSi Vs Hero Honda Hunk Vs Honda Unicorn Vs TVS Apache RTR 160: Which is the Best 150 cc..??
How does the new 150 cc Hero Honda Hunk measure up with the other 150 cc bikes..?? Just a couple of years back the 150 cc segment was considered the premium segment in the Indian Motorcycling Market. But now the 150 cc category seems to have found ac...
First Pics of the Fuel Injected, TVS Apache RTR 160 "Fi"..!!
First Pics of the Fuel Injected TVS Apache RTR 160 "Fi"..The Fuel Injected TVS Apache RTR 160 "Fi" was on display in the recent Mumbai Auto Expo.. The following pics were posted on Xbhp.Com forum..The tech specs of the Apache RTR Fi is still not clea...
Review of the 150 cc Hero Honda Hunk [Road Test/Test Ride]
Test Ride/Road Review of the 150 cc Hero Honda Hunk..!! Overdrive magazine had once carried the test ride of the Pulsar 200 DTSi with the title "Trial and Error".. Well then, what would you call the latest 150 cc from Hero Honda..??The origin of the ...
TV Ad/Commercial of the New 150 cc Hero Honda "Hunk" motorcycle..
Rate the TV Ad/Commercial of the Hero Honda Hunk..After the 150 cc Achiever (which sadly did not achieve much) and the CBZ Xtreme (with the extreme makeover), Hero Honda seems to have got it right this time with the "Hunk" (Funny name eh..??).Have a ...
Hero Honda 150 cc Hunk arrives in Bangalore Showrooms..!!
The new 150 cc Hunk from Hero Honda makes its appearance in Bangalore showrooms.. 150 cc Hero Honda Hunk in a Bangalore ShowroomThe scooped seat makes for a low seating position. One sits much lower compared to the CBZ xtreme..How I wish Hero Honda n...
150 cc Hero Honda Hunk website is up now..!!
Website of Hero Honda Hunk is up now.. Tech Specs and Prices revealedHero Honda has lunched the website for its latest 150 cc motorcycle, the "Hunk"..Right now the website for the Hunk contains the Complete Technical Spefications, Ex-Showroom Prices ...
150 cc Hero Honda Hunk preview; Tech Specs and Wallpapers [Pics/Photos/Images]
Preview of the 150 cc Hero Honda Hunk along with Pics/Photos and Technical SpecificationsHero Honda launched its new 150 cc motorcycle called “Hunk” yesterday. From the pics posted below, the “Hunk” appears to be a decent looking motorcycle....
New 150 cc "Hunk" from Hero Honda..!! [First Pics]
Hero Honda launches a new 150 cc model called "Hunk".. is it the CBZ Xtreme replacement..??Posted below are pics/photos of the new 150 cc motorcycle from Hero Honda called the "Hunk" which was launched today.One of the things that I try to avoid as a...
New Bikes from TVS: Fuel Injected Apache RTR EFI, 125 cc Flame, 110 cc Star City and Electric Powered Scooty Teenz
Shedding its conservative image, TVS Motors launches 4 new variants of two wheelers..Looks like TVS has had enough of its conservative approach at making two wheelers. On 30'th August 2007, in a launch party branded "Dhoom 7" by TVS Motors themselves...
