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BIKE INDIA SHOOTOUT ATVOLUME 8 ISSUE 001 AUGUST 2012 WWW.BIKEINDIA.IN
IN DEPTH
ISLE OF MAN
Everythingabout
Tyres and Lights
PUBLISHING Giant Shootouts: Scooters and Commuters
1199 PANIGALE S
GSX-R1000
` 100
0-100-0Seven of
India’s quickestto 100 km/h
and backto zero
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EDITOR Aspi BhathenaASSISTANT EDITOR Sarmad KadiriCOPY EDITOR Deepak UpadhyeEDITOR AT LARGE Navroze ContractorMOTOGP EDITOR Mat OxleySENIOR CORRESPONDENT Adhish AlawaniCORRESPONDENT Ravi ChandnaniSENIOR STAFF WRITER Saeed AkhtarSTAFF WRITERS Sridhar Chari,Rommel Albuquerque, Piyush Sonsale, Gasha Aeri AlawaniART DIRECTOR Ramnath ChodankarSENIOR DESIGNER Ravi ParmarDESIGNERS Varun Kulkarni,Santosh Wadhai, Shajib ShamimSENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Sanjay RaikarCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS DPPIPRODUCTION EXECUTIVE Dinesh BhajnikADMIN. EXECUTIVE Roshni BulsaraCREATIVE DIRECTOR & HEAD PRODUCTIONAtul Bandekar
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARDHoshang S Billimoria, Aspi Bhathena,Navroze Contractor
PUBLISHER Marzban Jasoomani
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EDITOR Aspi Bhathena
Member
BIKE India Magazine, 401B, Gandhi Empire,5th Floor, 2 Serene Estate, Kondhwa Road,Pune 411 040. INDIATel: +91-20-32930291 / 2 Fax: +91-20-26830465Email us at: [email protected]
ASPI BHATHENAEDITOR
THE
RIGHT L
INE
THIS MONTH BIKE INDIA COMPLETES seven glorious years and to celebrate this event we have some exceptional stories lined up for you in this issue. We are happy to say that Bike India is the only magazine in the world to do a four superbike shoot-out on the Isle of Man TT course during the TT week with the all-new Ducati 1199 Panigale.
By way of another special anniversary offering, we have compared seven scooters currently available in the market to offer our readers a complete insight into this segment, including the perspectives of both the sexes, to zero in on the best all-round scooter.
BIKE INDIA IS THE ONLY MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD TO DO A FOUR SUPERBIKE SHOOT-OUT ON
THE ISLE OF MAN TT COURSE DURING THE TT WEEK WITH THE
ALL-NEW DUCATI 1199 PANIGALEWith two new commuter motorcycles
entering the Indian market we have conducted a comparative test of the best commuters to help you choose the winner in this segment. This time we have conducted a very different performance test, known as 0-100-0, which will be relevant to most of you who ride your motorcycles on a day-to-day basis. We also carry a complete road test of the all-new Bajaj Pulsar 200NS in this anniversary issue.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers, advertisers and well-wishers for their unstinting support to make Bike India the number one bike magazine in the country and look forward to their continued support in the future too.
I would also like to thank my young and enthusiastic marketing and editorial teams for their hard work day in and day out throughout the year. Enjoy this power-packed special issue!
CONTENTS
AUGUST 2012
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28Our first impression of the soon-to-come 250-cc Suzuki Inazuma
What’s new in the Kawasaki NinjaZX 10R 2013?
Bosch venture into two-wheeler servicing
HMSI touch one-crore customer mark in the country
Audi visit Ducati factory
Mahindra open R&D centre and display micro-hybrid Duro DZ
TVS Motors to tie up with BMW Motorrad
TVS’ new executive commuter spied
IGNITION
8 YOU! 20 MAILBOX 26 TECHNO MAIL 38 YOUR STUNTS & RIDES 40 COLUMNS 49 MOTOWARE
REGULARS
THE 0-100-0 TEST
A racy account of what happens
when seven of the best bikes in
the country decide to challenge
each other for the crown of best
acceleration and best braking
BACK END 154 MADOX 156 MOTOGP BRITAIN 159 MOTOGP NETHERLANDS162 MOTOGP GERMANY166 MOTOGP ITALY170 WSBK 172 INDIAN MOTORSPORT178 BI BUY-BOOK
58THE 0-100-0 TESTTHE 0-100-0 TEST
A racy account of what happens A racy account of what happens
when seven of the best bikes in when seven of the best bikes in
CLASH OF THE TITANS
When four litre-class beasts
decide to leave their mark on the
land of speed, the Isle of Man,
the spectators can only remain
awestruck. That’s precisely what
happened during this exclusive
Bike India shootout
100 CLASH OF THE TITANS CLASH OF THE TITANS
When four litre-class beasts When four litre-class beasts
COVERSTORY
COVERSTORY
12268
Design: Ramnath ChodankarPhotography: Sanjay Raikar
FEATURES
52
BIKE INDIA SHOOTOUT AT
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 001 AUGUST 2012WWW.BIKEINDIA.IN
IN DEPTH
ISLE OF MAN
Everything
about
Tyres and Lights
PUBLISHING
Giant Shootouts: Scooters and Commuters
1199 PANIGALE S
FIREBLADE
GSX-R1000
YZF-R1
` 100
0-100-0Seven of
India’s quickest
to 100 km/h
and back
to zero
HANDS OFF!
Google seeks to reduce
driver error with an
autonomous car (Toyota
Prius). Can we have
autonomous bikes in the
future? Maybe, yes
JUST TWIST THE
WRIST
Everything about his
scooter and her scooter
told the way it is. And,
yes, there’s an Italian
wasp in the fray!
RIDE OUT RODEO
STYLE
Mahindra Rodeo
undertakes another
quick weekend ride to
Mulshej Ghat to greet
the first showers of a
belated monsoon
SOUTHERN SOJOURN
God’s own country and
neighbourhood, visited
on a Honda CBR 250R
A PERFECT PACKAGE
The Bajaj Pulsar 200NS has
finally reached the Indian
market, with good looks
and other confetti to add
to the celebration. We find
out if it is worth the hype
LET THERE BE LIGHT
We throw some ‘light’
on the history of the
headlamp that illuminates
your way on a dark night
COMMITTED
COMMUTERS
With two new entrants in
the market, this one is a
mega shootout to crown
the ruler in the commuter
segment
POWER
PERSONALITIES 2012
A brief introduction to
the Who’s Who of two-
wheeler industry in India
A PERFECT PACKAGE A PERFECT PACKAGE
The Bajaj Pulsar 200NS has The Bajaj Pulsar 200NS has
finally reached the Indian finally reached the Indian
128COMMITTED COMMITTED
COMMUTERSCOMMUTERS
With two new entrants in With two new entrants in
138POWER POWER
PERSONALITIES 2012PERSONALITIES 2012
A brief introduction to A brief introduction to
82RIDE OUT RODEO RIDE OUT RODEO
STYLESTYLE
Mahindra Rodeo Mahindra Rodeo
86SOUTHERN SOJOURNSOUTHERN SOJOURN
God’s own country and God’s own country and
neighbourhood, visited neighbourhood, visited
FOOTWEAR
FOR YOUR TWO-
WHEELERS
Everything about tyres,
that part of our two-
wheelers most of us take
for granted
144FOOTWEAR FOOTWEAR
FOR YOUR TWO-FOR YOUR TWO-
WHEELERSWHEELERS
CONTENTS
AUGUST 2012
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According to the company, the Twister has an eight-litre fuel tank. However, when I went to a Hindustan Petroleum petrol pump at Domlur, Bengaluru, for the first time, the attendant there filled 10.2 litres of petrol. How was it possible? I feel that either the petrol pump cheated me or the information given by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited is incorrect.Girish Babu, Bengaluru
Dear Girish,The fuel tank capacity of the Honda CB Twister, as mentioned by the company in the owner's manual (which you too must have got when you bought your motorcycle), is eight litres, including a reserve of 1.6 litres.
>> HOW ABOUT THE H-D SUPERLOW?I need your advice. I am in search of a cruiser of good power, one that would suit my height (five feet and 2.5 inches) and weight (78 kg). I have zeroed in on the Harley-Davidson SuperLow, but I would like to know all the pros and cons before making the actual purchase, especially since I am altitude-challenged and, last but not the least, the economics. I am on the wrong side of 40. Navin Gadiyar, via e-mail
Dear Navin,The Harley-Davidson SuperLow is easy to ride even for relatively shorter people. Besides, really speaking, we don't think age matters that much when it comes to riding bikes. It's the passion for bikes that matters. As for the price, it is mentioned along with other specifications in the Buyers' Guide of each issue of Bike India. We wish you happy and safe motorcycling!
>> IS STUNTING A CRIME?I would like to congratulate the Bike India team for the work that you do, which gets reflected on every page of your esteemed magazine. Like all other readers of this magazine, motorcycles and riding are my greatest passion and it get re-fuelled each month as I pick up my copy of Bike India from the news stand. The reason I have not yet subscribed to the magazine is because a friend of mine, who is a subscriber himself, advised me that the news stand copies reach much faster than subscribers' copies. Is this because of a lax postal service or is there some other reason for this?
I am also getting to grips with stunting and have sent you my pictures for the 'Your Stunts' section earlier. However, it is sad to note that a majority of the people in India still consider stunting a reckless and dangerous thing. For this reason, my friends and myself take particular care to always wear helmets and all the protective gear while stunting. Furthermore, we practise stunting in empty, private places and not on public roads. We have
>> SAMPLE THESE CUSTOMISED BIKES
I am happy to say that your magazine is very useful for bike lovers like me. Thanks a lot for bringing out the best bike magazine in the country!
I am from Idept Customs and here are a few pictures of bike customisation done with the help of computer software. As you know, everyone wants to look different in a crowd and it is possible by customisation. I am happy to send pictures of the customised Bajaj Discover, Pulsar 150, Pulsar 220, Yamaha FZ-16 and Hero Hunk. Hitender Thakur, Chandigarh
Hello, Hitender,Thank you for the pictures sent by you. We wish Idept Customs the very best in all the future assignments!
>> CONTACT DETAILS OF 'WRAP ME UP'You had featured a company called 'Wrap Me Up' in the July 2012 issue of Bike India. Since no contact details were provided with the story, I should be happy to get the same. Thank you. Hansveer Chandhok, via e-mail
Hello, Hansveer,You may get in touch with Mr Rohan Naniwadekar of Wrap Me Up over mobile phone number 09922504634 (e-mail: [email protected]).
>> FUEL IN EXCESS OF TANK CAPACITY? I recently bought a Honda CB Twister.
heard of instances in Bengaluru and Hyderabad of stunting youngsters being chased by the police and even beaten up. Is there a rationale behind such action against bikers? Does the law have a special section which states that bikers can stunt peacefully without being a nuisance to others?
Please shed some light on this issue. Congratulations to you once again on the anniversary issue.Rahul Hiwale, via e-mail
Dear Rahul,It's true that our subscriber copies sometimes reach them late despite our best efforts. However, rest assured that we are trying to rectify this. Stunting is not a crime anywhere in the world, but it is important to ensure that one does not endanger either oneself or the public while doing stunts. We are happy to learn that you observe all the rules and regulations while stunting. Wish you happy and safe stunting in the future too!
>> PASSIONATE ABOUT BIKE MODELS
I just love your magazine for all the useful information each issue of it contains.
I am a student of animation and gaming and am currently modelling a 2012 Honda CBR1000RR. I have modelled a 2012 WSBK version of a Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R. In earlier issues, there were some show-down competitions between various 1,000-cc superbikes which I really enjoyed reading as it gave me some information about how the model should be when it comes to animating the bikes.
Since I am busy modelling the latest 2012 lot, I would really appreciate if there were an issue about a competition between the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and the 2012 CBR1000RR. Similarly, since I would soon be modelling the naked bikes, I would like to know some statistics about the Suzuki B-King, Honda CB1000R and Kawasaki Z-1000.
I am modelling these bikes due to my passion for bikes as well as for my internship.Chaitanya Yadav, via e-mail
Dear Chaitanya,We are happy to carry some of the pictures sent by you. Wish you the best for the successful completion of your internship as well as for your future career!
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