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Empty city streets, the warmth of sodium street lights and blinking amber traffic signals. Add a motorcycle to this picture and there'll be fireworks. And fireworks do fly in Royal Enfield's commercial for their new 650cc twin cylinder bikes. Called "A Ton Of Fun", this advert captures the magic of midnight motorcycling, once the city tucks itself into bed. With a great tune added, the visuals of motorcycles making it merry across an urban landscape do light up those fireworks in Read More...

In two weeks' time, after decades, a genuine competitor to the Royal Enfield 350 will be resuscitated. By the looks of it, the Jawa 300 ticks all the right boxes when it comes to matching the feels of riding a war-era styled, characterful, emotive motorcycle. It seems to have all the right ingredients in its arsenal, to join the thumper in a field, where the latter has had an unchallenged, free run until now. Here are five things, which we Read More...

Going by the way our Indian roads are made, I can pretty much call myself a person who could drive any car off-road. That said, when I saw the course laid out by experienced off-road drivers at the Toyota Fortuner off-road camp, I was pretty sure that I had to go back to basics. Set up in the busy suburbs of Mumbai, this off-road course offered some serious obstacles and after a small briefing session in the tent, we were Read More...

When something in our country isn't done the right way, "lack of education" is often the reason which takes the blame. But do we ever stop to think, whatever happened to good old wisdom? Why is it that words like 'Discipline' and 'Respect', which people used to and still talk about, remain merely words? Has the rat race really taken over and erased the code in our brains which controls our survival instincts? Maybe it has. Why else would we Read More...

It has almost been a year since Hero Motocorp took the covers off the very exciting Hero Xpulse. Since then, the motorcycle has been showcased at the Auto Expo which went by, and then, the bike maker kept everyone guessing with a launch date that nobody at Hero can still decide upon. A company representative we spoke to at the Expo confirmed that the bike will be launched before September 2018. Hero even teased an image with a caption on Read More...

Motorcycling and Magic. There must be some co-relation between the two. There certainly is. Because how else can anyone explain recurring dreams about getting astride a bike and taking off to experience the miracles which surround us? You may do it on your feet, inside the safety of a box on four wheels, but no, only a motorcycle adds romance to that fantasy. Until now, how I used to get my fix of two-wheeled sorcery was simple. Get on a Read More...

As the Government gears up to ban non-ISI helmets in the country, serious motorcyclists are concerned that they will not be able to use the international standard certified products from world renowned brands like AGV, ARAI and the likes. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways assured that they are only interested in removing the spurious and non-standard helmets from the country. Read the reply from Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: But what exactly is the differences between Read More...

How often do you meet someone who has spent most of their lives exploring the planet. We met two such enthusiasts who have spent last 12 years traveling across 80 countries. Savi Munjal and Vidit Taneja of Bruised Passports tell us what motivated them to make traveling your full-time occupation and about their latest adventure, a motorcycle ride across Jaipur. Savi Munjal and Vidit Taneja rode a beautifully restored 1969 Jawa 250 to explore the heritage treasures of Jaipur. Aptly stated on their Read More...

Monsoons are the best time to explore the lush-green landscapes. However, rains/wet weather also present more challenging driving conditions. In this video of Tech Talks With Motoroids, we bring detailed safety tips for driving in the rains, and wet weather. This exhaustive video guide is aimed to help you drive safely and with confidence during heavy rains, even in the night. Follow the techniques and instructions to tackle wet weather related driving hazards such as low visibility, low traction, muck Read More...