Steelbird Bang motocross helmet launched in India
Steelbird India have launched an entry level, motocross helmet. The new lid from the Indian manufacturer is named Bang retails for Rs 1,629. Steelbird says that the Bang motocross helmet has been designed in Italy and is constructed from high impact ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and high density EPS(Expanded Poly Styrene). The peak can be extended and adjusted as well....
Veteran rallyist Jagat Nanjapa wins Force Gurkha RFC South India 2016
The winner gets a free entry to Force Gurkha RFC India Mother Event to be held in Goa from 22nd July to 29th July 2016 Jagat Nanjapa, a veteran rallyist and an off-roading expert who has won nine Indian National Rally Riders Championships in the past, has bagged the winner’s trophy at the inaugural Force Gurkha RFC South India. Mr....
TVS Apache RTR 200 top speed at 144 kmph
TVS Apache RTR 200 4V top-end variant with Pirelli rubber which has managed to touch a top speed of 144 kmph, in spite the company claiming that top speed of Apache 200 is only 129 kmph for the FI variant (127 kmph for the carbureted variant). The said top speed was achieved by a test rider from Otomotif Weekly,...
Tejinder Pal Singh wins Rainforest Challenge 2016
Tejinder Pal Singh and co-driver Harpreet Singh from Gerrari Offroaders, Chandigarh, won the first regional round of Rainforest Challenge 2016 . This round was held for the North of the country, in Chandigarh between 16 and 17, January as an extreme competitive category in Gerrari Offroaders’ annual offroad event. As the winner of this round, Tejinder gains free entry...
Royal Enfield Himalayan official launch on 02 Feb 2016
The upcoming Royal Enfield Himalayan is an adventure touring bike with boasting of good off road capabilities. Royal Enfield Himalayan using a LS400 engine which is an overhead camshaft mill. The 410cc single cylinder four stroke oil cooled engine produces 25 bhp of power. Will feature a raised front mudguard, spoke wheels, disc brakes with steel braided brake lines,...
CS Santosh Testing Royal Enfield Himalayan
Indian off-road rider, CS Santosh, to test the Royal Enfield Himalayan at Big Rock Motopark, Kolar, Karnataka. CS Santosh, as most of us know, is the first Indian to complete one of the most tiring and challenging races on the planet, Dakar Rally ‘It felt natural to be off-road’ is what Santosh says about the Himalayan as he tested the...
Interview with Valentino Rossi :about his mission 2016
Valentino Rossi chatted exclusively to motogp.com about the 2016 MotoGP™ season at the recent Movistar Yamaha Team launch in Barcelona. Valentino, after such an incredible end to last season and missing out on the title by such a small margin, have you managed to relax and rest at all? “Yes it was a difficult period after the last race because it...
In conversation with CS Santosh after Dakar 2016
CS Santosh, the sole Indian rider in Dakar 2016, is out of the rally after stage 4 when an electrical fault on his Suzuki's navigation tower eventually affected the whole bike, bringing it to an unceremonious halt. Last year, in his first Dakar appearance, Santosh made headlines by finishing 36th overall out of 79 finishers, riding his KTM machine with...
CS Santosh’s media exposure was around at Rs.12 crore
According to the figures given out by Dakar organisers the world’s toughest cross country rally is broadcast in 190 countries in some form or the other. It’s covered by over 195 journalists of various nationalities. However, for the Indian press and sports fans, barring a small bunch of motorsports fanatics, the Dakar had very low traction. At least till last...
Another famous Indian motocross champion for cross country rally
"Well we can't help everyone but everyone can help someone" Plea to help another famous Indian motocross champion Aravind KP not just a world class athlete but only probable guy with international riding skill set who could successfully contend at Dakar Challenge, unfortunately undervalued unappreciated by concerned Government , authorities & media. His plan to participate at the first international cross...