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Harley-Davidson’s Bullet rival to debut in June: 338cc roadster to challenge Royal Enfield

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    Harley-Davidson's smallest displacement motorcycle in India so far has been the Street 750 which sells at Rs 5.34 lakh, but now the manufacturer is working on a smaller bike with a 338cc engine that will have a price tag substantially smaller.     Harley-Davidson is about to get within the reach of more pockets and it is about to happen soon. Not long ago, we learned that Harley-Davidson and its Chinese partner Qianjiang finalised the design for the upcoming 338cc motorcycle under the project name HD350. And now, a report on Bennetts (the good folks got their hands on Benelli’s product plan for 2020) tells us that the smallest Harley ever is set to launch in China in June this year. Also, the manufacturer referred to the bike as HD338 instead of HD350 previously used during the design freeze ceremony.      Now, how does Benelli come into play here if you’re wondering? Benelli is a subsidiary of the Qianjiang motorcycle manufacturer a...

BS6 Royal Enfield Classic 350 launched at Rs 1.65 lakh

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     Compared to the outgoing BS4 version, the BS6 Royal Enfield Classic 350 is pricier by about Rs 1 1,000 a nd gets fuel injection, alloy wheels and more.      Royal Enfield has announced prices for the BS6-compliant version of the Classic 350. Priced at Rs 1.65 lakh (ex-showroom), the BS6 Classic 350 with dual-channel ABS costs about Rs 11,000 more than the outgoing BS4 version that came with dual-channel ABS. Along with the upgrades to the engine – in the form of a fuel-injection system that replaces the carburettor on the BS4 model – to make it comply with the upcoming BS6 emission norms, the updated Classic 350 also gets two new colour options: Stealth Black and Chrome Black. The previously offered Signals Airborne Blue, Signals Stormrider Sand, Gunmetal Grey and Classic Black paint options will continue to be available. Bikes painted Stealth Black or Gunmetal Grey will come with alloy wheels and tubeless tyres as standard. The BS4...