There are not many reviews of the Suzuki GS150R available to read so it can be difficult to find out more information about this bike, however, here we’ll shed some light on this bike. Before I got the Suzuki GS150R I drove a Hero Honda Passion and a Honda Stunner.

I consider the Hero Honda Passion to be a great motorbike. On mine I changed its exhaust silencer to a Euro 1 model. Despite its great sound, power and higher torque after 5 years of driving the Hero Honda Passion I switched over to a Honda Stunner. Read the rest of this entry

Many of us have heard about the DiASiL cylinder but very few are aware about its advantages over conventional cylinder. DiSAiL is abbreviated form of Die Cast Aluminum Silicon. This cylinder is invented by Yamaha. Its application can be found on Yamaha R series bikes.

Before we brief about DiASiL cylinder, let’s know the types of conventional cylinders. The engine cylinder is that part of the engine inside which the piston moves. Read the rest of this entry

Just a few days back, I was having a discussion with my colleague about the best looking bikes currently being sold in the country, and strangely the first thing that came to our minds were the Superbikes available and we both agreed that all the CBU’s and the CKD’s available are definitely lookers, so it made me think about good looking Indian bikes the bikes that the majority of the people own and ride.

So, I sat down to list down my top 5 good looking bikes, before someone starts bashing this list, I want to tell you beforehand that this list is purely my opinion, and the bikes are listed down in the order it came to my mind. I also want you to leave your comments on the top 5 of your choice. So here goes mine:

1. Yamaha YZF R15:

Let’s face it there’s something about fully faired bikes and R15 being the first bike in the country to have a full fairing definitely turns heads wherever it goes. The bike is a mini version of the big and powerful YZF R1, the twin headlights, the R1 inspired instrument cluster, and the fairing mounted mirrors, aluminium foot pegs all add to the character of the bike.

The rear of the bike is quite bland it’s pretty lack lustre in my opinion, but it still gives a different look to the bike in midst of all LED tail lamps. My only complaint is with the tires, though they are the best in the business, but it still does not go well with the look of the bike. Read the rest of this entry

This bike looks very much like its former models. However, a few changes have been made in the looks department. The tail lamp is now considerably better looking than it was before, although the lamp itself isn’t fitted properly. From the side it’s a great looking bike and the body appearance is rather heavy.

The bike is available in 6 different colours and all in all it all adds up to a pretty cool and sporty looking motorbike. The Passion Pro has a 100cc 4 stroke, single cylinder engine. It has 4 gears that can take you all the way up to 100 km/hr. However, at the higher speeds it can be a quite bumpy and uncontrollable ride. Everything is smooth and comfortable up to about 75 km/hr which is fine considering that this bike was never created with the intention to be a bike that you could use for escaping the police. Read the rest of this entry

Hello BikeAdvice readers, here we come with the report of Sales of Indian bike manufacturers for the months of June and July consolidated into one. Every manufacturer enjoyed a grand success at the sales tally.

Read on to know their individual performance.

JUNE: Continuing with the mega upward swing trend, country’s largest manufacturer, Hero Honda registered a massive 16.6 percent growth in its sales for the month of June 2010 as they managed to sell 4,26,454 units as compared to 3,65,734 units sold in the corresponding month last year. For the complete April to June quarter consolidated sales grew by 10.28 percent registering a mammoth total of 12,34,039 units when compared to 11,18,987 units in the corresponding quarter in 2009. Hero Honda’s lone scooter, Pleasure’s sales jumped 53 percent as it recorded sales of 25000 units in June 2010.

JULY: Replicating June 2010’s growth and numbers trend, Hero Honda recorded a jump of 16.6 percent in sales registering 4,27,686 units in July 2010 as against 3,66,808 units sold during whole of July 2009, marking this as the 6th month of 4 lakh plus sales for the company and third in succession! Read the rest of this entry

While surfing the Internet, I came across the IronButt Association of USA. IronButt association has certification for long distance rides called the SaddleSore1000. In this ride you have to complete 1,610kms (1000 miles) in a period of 24 hrs. I had to locate a suitable route where the roads were good and traffic was light. For proof the ride has to have petrol receipts,logs,witness forms for verification process.I choose the route of Mumbai to Eklinji and back to Mumbai covering a distance of 1650kms. Eklingji is located in Rajasthan which is at a distance of 15kms north from Udiapur. So the route was Mumbai (Maharashtra), Surat(Gujarat), Udaipur-Eklingji(Rajashtan) and turn back and come back to Mumbai thus completing the required 1,610 kms.

DAY1: I started out from Sion (Mumbai) on 23rd November’09 at 7:54am at western express highway. The W.E highway connects to the golden quadrilateral which takes me across to Gujurat and Rajasthan. This route goes all the way north direction to Delhi. I topped up my fuel tank on my Yamaha FZ16 took a petrol receipt as proof for documentation and my saddlesore ride has begun. Read the rest of this entry

Two wheeler insurance encompasses vehicles such as motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, auto cycles and even motorized pedal cycles. All two-wheeler insurances in India are governed by IMT (Indian Motor Tariff) and the basic principle of all motor insurance policies is the same as that which is applicable to liability insurance or property insurance in general. The salient feature of two wheeler insurance is that the owner of the vehicle should have a legal relationship to the vehicle and will be benefitted by the safety of the motor and also stands to lose by and damage or injury to the vehicle.

Following are the two main types of two-wheeler insurance policies

Act Only Policy: It’s a liability policy that covers mainly liability towards third parties. It covers against any damage or injury to the insured vehicle and its accessories

• By Fire/explosion/lightning
• By strike or riot
• By natural calamity (flood/ earthquake/ cyclone)
• By accident(s)
• By malicious act
• And/or by any damage to the vehicle on road, inland waterway, rail, air or elevator.

Package Policies: These include both own damage losses to the vehicle as well as liability losses. It provides protection against liability that may arise due to accident for any injury /death of the person or any damage caused to the vehicle. Read the rest of this entry