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India Today
17-06-2025
- Automotive
- India Today
BMW F 450 GS spotted testing. Launch expected this year
The growing demand for adventure motorcycles is compelling manufacturers to offer more and more models and create some if need be. BMW Motorrad had been offering the BMW G 310 GS in India till very recently. However, this entry-level GS has now been taken off the shelves to make way for the new BMW G 450 GS, a middleweight contender in this hot-selling segment. The company showcased a concept version of the bike recently and now the production version has been spied testing revealing details and also raising expectations towards a launch this year. Imaages are courtesy of: good news comes in the form of what Johann Simon, vehicle project manager of the Concept F 450 GS, said recently. Simon says "No compromises for sure. Following the very sporty off-road focus of the Concept F 450 GS, we will implement the bike as close as possible to this concept.' Now if we look closely at the spy shots, it is evident that the F 450 GS is not exactly the off road focused bike Simon is talking about. Rather this is a more road biased version of the bike. This means that we can expect multiple variants based on this platform. The bike seen here is the road-biased version that will take on the likes of the KTM 390 Adventure S, Royal Enfield Himalayan and also the recently launched Yezdi Adventure. The bike sports a 19inch front and 17inch rear wheel. Wheels are alloys and thus we can expect tubeless tyres as well. The vertical LED headlamps and tall screen give the bike an aggressive and true GS look. The bike is also expected to carry the same 6.5 inch colour TFT display as seen on the concept. The fuel tank is expected to hold as much as 14 litres of bike will use a steel Trellis frame and have a bolt-on subframe. Powering the bike will be a 450cc parallel twin engine tuned to offer 48bhp and 45Nm of torque. The engine will be mated to a 6-speed transmission. The BMW F 450 GS will be manufactured by TVS in their manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil TVS will not rebrand this motorcycle as a TVS. TVS in the meantime is preparing their own adventure class motorcycle in form of the TVS Apache RTX to Auto Today Magazine
India Today
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- India Today
TVS RTS X 300 Supermoto coming soon
A few months back, TVS revealed a concept version of a supermoto at the Bharat Mobility Expo. It now seems that the project is quite clearly green-flagged and we can expect TVS to launch this bike TVS RTS X Supermoto remains true to its concept form by a great deal. The bike features long-travel suspension up front and alloy wheels, too. There is a beaky front mudguard and the headlamp sits right over it. Wide handlebars come in, and so does a small digital instrument panel. Tank shrouds are also visible, and so is a long seat. The rear section is kept tight, and we expect a stylish tail tidy to come in accordance to the rules and regulations. A monoshock takes care of suspension duties at the back. Ground clearance is expected to be around 240mm while the kerb weight will be less than 150kg. TVS showcased the concept version of the Supermoto at the recently concluded 2025 Bharat Mobility Global Expo. advertisementPowering this new Supermoto will be the 299cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC motor that TVS has developed in-house. The motor produces 34.5bhp and 28.5Nm and is mated to a six-speed gearbox. This new engine takes away the dependence of the company on the 312cc BMW engine, which used to power the BMW G 310 GS and the BMW G 310 R, as well as the G 310 RR. This new platform is also expected to spawn the TVS Adventure motorcycle as well as enduros. At the moment, India has a plethora of Adventure bikes on sale that include the Royal Enfield Himalayan, KTM 390 Adventure, as well as the Yezdi Adventure. KTM has also launched the KTM 390 Enduro and is expected to launch the supermoto version called the KTM 390 SMC R to Auto Today Magazine
