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Hans India
03-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hans India
Two-Wheel Trends: New Motorcycle Launches in May 2025
What does a bike lover need? The roar of the engine, feel of the wind against their face, or the freedom of an open road stretching endlessly ahead, is a passion that runs deep inside the bike lovers. For them, riding isn't just about getting from point A to point B—it's a way of life. India has emerged as one of the largest and most dynamic bike markets in the world, affordable pricing, urban mobility and a growing middle class. Since 2025, the market has seen significant changes in consumer preferences, technological advancements and competitive dynamics. In this article, we will share the latest and upcoming bike models for our readers which can help them to pick the best one for their needs. Latest bike launches-2025 1. Yamaha R7 & R3 (2025 Models) - The R7 offers a 689cc parallel-twin cylinder DOHC fuel injected engine. It delivers excellent power and performance for an electrifying ride and a true sport bike experience, while the R3 caters to entry-level sportbike enthusiasts with a 321cc engine. Both models are expected to showcase Yamaha's racing heritage on Indian roads. Expected Launch is in July 2025. The price range of this bike is ₹4.8 – ₹10 lakh. 2. KTM 390 SMC R is a Supermoto version of the popular 390 series, powered by a 399cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine borrowed from the Duke 390, delivering 45PS and 39 Nm of torque, paired with a 6-speed transmission and get a slipper clutch, the SMC R is designed for agility and performance, appealing to riders seeking a versatile machine for both city and off-road adventures. The expected launch is in May 2025. Price: ₹3.3 – ₹3.4 lakh. 3. These bikes combine British design with contemporary performance. The Scrambler T4 is built for off-road adventures, while the Thruxton 400 embodies the sleek café racer style. The expected launch is in June–July 2025. The expected price range is between Apache RTX 300: The TVS Apache RTX 300 is a bold adventure motorcycle equipped with a 299cc liquid-cooled RTX D4 engine. It produces 35bhp at 9,000rpm and 28.5 Nm of peak torque at 7,000 caters the need of riders looking for a capable and affordable adventure bike. Featuring a tall windscreen, a muscular fuel tank, and a sleek tail section with split seats, this bike is expected to launch in July 2025 at an estimated price of ₹2.5 lakh. X Pulse 421: The Hero X Pulse 421 is one of the most awaited motorcycles. Building on the success of the X Pulse series, the 421 is anticipated to offer enhanced power and with impressive off-road capabilities, this model reinforces Hero's foothold in the adventure segment. The launch is anticipated for August 2025, with an expected price range between ₹2.4 lakh and ₹3 lakh. e-Access & Burgman Electric: Suzuki's foray into electric mobility with the e-Access and Burgman Electric aims to offer eco-friendly alternatives in the scooter segment, combining performance with sustainability. The expected launch is between July–September 2025 and the price range is between ₹1.2 – ₹1.4 lakh. 7. Ola is expanding its electric portfolio, and it is expected to cater to thrill-seeking bikers who are looking for an electric alternative in the adventure touring category. The expected launch is in August 2025, and the price is ₹3 lakh. Enfield is ready to launch its first electric motorcycle, the Flying Flea. It is not an entirely new model, but a sub brand focused on lightweight bikes designed specifically for urban and plus-range riding. It is built with a fixed battery and fast-charging capabilities, which underscores Royal Enfield's commitment to sustainable mobility while staying true to its iconic design legacy. The expected launch is in FY 2025–26. Conclusion With a strong push toward cleaner mobility, rising disposable incomes, and evolving rider preferences, India's motorcycle landscape in 2025 is more versatile, technology-driven, and eco-conscious than ever before. Whether it's a weekday city commute or a weekend ride into the hills, the Indian two-wheeler space now has something for every kind of rider.
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
NDTV
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- NDTV
TVS Apache RTS X Design Patented- Launch Likely?
TVS Motor is silently preparing to expand its line of motorcycles on sale in India with new models in the pipeline. Some of these upcoming models will mark the manufacturer's presence in a new segment. Among these is a Supermoto, and the brand seems to be laying the groundwork for the same. Recently, the automaker has filed a design patent to secure rights to the design of what seems to be the TVS Apache RTS X. The bike has similarities with the Supermoto Concept showcased by the OEM at the 2025 Auto Expo, and might be the next big thing for the brand. Diving into the details, the patented design reveals the details of the Supermoto concept. This can be a sign that the brand is working on the development of a production-spec model. However, there has been no official announcement addressing the subject. Considering the recent addition of models in the segment, it would be no surprise if the automaker jumps in to claim its share. Also Read: New BMW R 1300 RS Revealed If the TVS Apache RTS X steps into the world as a production model, it is likely to get an RTXD4 engine, which gets 299 cc displacement with a single-cylinder and liquid-cooling. This unit is capable of producing 35 hp of power and 28.5 Nm of peak torque. It is mated to a six-speed gearbox. Meanwhile, the hardware consists of a USD fork at the front, which might be fully adjustable. They are also expected to provide long travel with high ground clearance, which is a basic trait of a motorcycle in this segment. The rear end has a mono-shock suspension. These will be connected to 17-inch wheels wrapped in fat tyres. There will also be features like a fully digital instrument cluster, integrated tail lights, and more.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Injured Jorge Martin was scared he might "never ride again"
World champion Jorge Martin revealed that he was afraid he might never ride again during the lowest moments of his current injury layoff. Martin crashed in a pre-season training ride and will not attempt to race for his new team, Aprilia, until the next (and fourth) event of the season in Qatar. He did however make his first appearance in a 2025 race paddock at the Americas GP on Thursday, where he spoke to media. Advertisement During the press session, Martin revealed more about his crash and its dark aftermath, but also mentioned that he would likely remount his RS-GP during the Qatar race weekend. 'I high-sided really, really, really fast,' said Martin of the training accident. 'I was just exiting from one corner in fourth gear. For sure it's not a MotoGP bike, but it's a Supermoto that [has some performance]. 'And yeah, I was already straight when I touched an outside kerb. I don't know if it was the paint or something. It was a really, really big crash. And I broke my foot again. Four bones in the foot and then three new bones in the hand. It was a really bad one. 'I was scared because I felt my hand was in a really bad situation, like never before. Normally, you start to move a little bit after the surgery. Or you start to feel [something]. But I couldn't move the left hand for two weeks. I literally had to hold my injured hand with my other hand. Advertisement 'So yeah, on the mental side it was difficult. I was scared I might not ride again or something… because I was really in a bad situation.' 'But after two weeks, three weeks, I started to see the light. I knew then that in the long term it wouldn't be a problem. It's healing well. I'm happy about how I'm recovering. 'But now for sure I don't feel at my best. I can move [the hand], but I still struggle to put any weight on it. So let's see how it is when I ride.' Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Aprilia Racing Aprilia Racing The question of exactly when the Spaniard will brave that return to action now appears to be settled in favour of the Qatar GP weekend on 12-13 April. Advertisement The ongoing discussions around the possibility of Martin being allowed to test a MotoGP bike ahead of a race return are now over, with Aprilia's rival manufacturers failing to unanimously approve the required change to the rules. Martin himself says he won't risk riding any motorcycle at all before Friday practice in Doha. 'I won't ride any bike till that moment because I don't want to have the same [happen again]. Imagine if I go training next week and I break, I don't know, my head or my neck. So yeah, I will wait until Qatar. 'Maybe I go there, I ride and I cannot continue. Or maybe I can. I don't know how my condition will be. For sure I won't be at a hundred per cent, but I will maybe try [to race].' Photos from Americas GP - Practice Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, crash Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, crash Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team MotoGP MotoGP Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Marc Marquez, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Somkiat Chantra, Team LCR Honda Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3 Maverick Vinales, Red Bull KTM Tech 3 Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Fabio Di Giannantonio, VR46 Racing Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Joan Mir, Honda HRC Joan Mir, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager of Lenovo Ducati Team Davide Tardozzi, Team Manager of Lenovo Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Massimo Rivola, Sporting Director of Aprilia, Davide Brivio, Team Manager of Trackhouse Racing Massimo Rivola, Sporting Director of Aprilia, Davide Brivio, Team Manager of Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Luca Marini, Honda HRC Luca Marini, Honda HRC Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Alex Marquez, Gresini Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Jack Miller, Pramac Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Team Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Racing Team MotoGP MotoGP Advertisement Read Also: For Johann Zarco, Romano Albesiano is the agent of change Honda desperately needs Why Francesco Bagnaia is counting the days to Doha MotoGP race winner Pedrosa to return to KTM for Misano test
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Martin confirms MotoGP return from injury at Qatar GP
Motorsport photo The factory Aprilia team has confirmed that MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will return from injury at this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix. Martin, who has missed the first three weekends of the year following a pre-season Supermoto training accident, had already expressed his desire to return to action in Doha when he visited the paddock at the Americas GP last weekend. Now his comeback has been officially announced by Aprilia, the team to which he moved from Pramac for 2025. Advertisement Read Also: How advice from Marquez is helping Martin recover from injury Martin's participation for the full weekend will however be subject to medical assessments in Qatar – as well as his own feeling and pain levels. He will have to earn a clean bill of health before Free Practice 1 on Friday, which will be his first chance to ride his MotoGP bike since the training injury in February. He is then likely to undergo further assessments to confirm his fitness for the remainder of the event. The rider himself is aware that even if he can take part in the entire weekend at Losail, he should not expect too much in terms of performance. Advertisement 'I have a great desire to be back on the track and I'm happy to at least be able to try and race in Qatar,' said Martin. 'The goal will be to build up a bit of confidence with the RS-GP25 and to begin to turn some laps. 'I don't know how my physical fitness will be – undoubtedly not 100%. We'll try to do our best and to improve gradually. 'Physically, I'm not even sure I'll be able to finish the race, but if we can manage [to do so] it will be a victory because that will mean that I'm beginning to recover. We need to take one step at a time to try and get back to our normal level as soon as possible.' According to an Aprilia statement, Martin 'underwent surgery on 25 February and then followed an intense physical therapy programme with the goal of returning to the track as quickly as possible. 'Before taking to the track, the defending world champion will need to be assessed by the [MotoGP] medical delegation in order to be cleared to race.'
