10 most popular bikes in India: The year 2020 is now at the brink of the end, so here we are counting the top 10 bikes in the auto sector during this year in India.
This year was unprecedented in many ways for the auto sector too, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the auto was one of the most affected sectors by it. Unlike cars, motorbike had a good run in India. Because of the people’s hesitation to use public transport, motorbikes were in trend and will continue to do in the following year. The numbers from the bike segment were encouraging even in a pandemic but it is still far away from normal.
The sales figures are positive and are pointing towards an obvious cautious approach being adopted by the major bike manufacturers in India.
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Top 10 motor bike in India in 2020:
Hero Splendor Plus:
Priced at INR 60,960 – 64,470 thousand in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. Hero splendor is an evergreen for a middle-class Indian. It provides everything a person needs – a good average/mileage, low maintenance, and a sturdy frame for rough Indian roads.
The Hero Splendor BS6 remains a no-frills motorcycle. It gets a basic lighting system and an analog console. This basic instrumentation reads out only the speed, total distance covered, and fuel level. The bikini fairing and the iconic rectangular headlight have been synonymous with the Splendor.
The Splendor BS6 is powered by the same old 97.2cc sloper engine but it now gets fuel-injection as standard.
Royal Enfield Classic 350:
Priced at INR 1.61-1.86 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. Nothing says rowdy on Indian roads better than Royal Enfield. In the new classic 350, the lighting systems are basic bulb units, the speedometer is a simple analog unit and aside from the odometer, there is no other data relayed back to the rider. There are two tell-tale lights for low fuel and engine check (introduced with the BS6 updates).
The Classic 350 continues to be powered by the same old 346cc single-cylinder air-cooled UCE thumper from the BS6 era. By complying with BS6 norms, the engine has lost 0.7PS in the process, now producing only 19.3PS.
Royal Enfield Bullet 350:
Priced at INR 1.27-1.42 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. The Bullet 350 BS6 is powered by the same BS6-compliant 346cc air-cooled engine as the Classic 350 BS6. It churns out around 19.3PS and 28Nm. The motor comes mated to a 5-speed transmission. Suspension bits include a telescopic fork and twin rear shock absorbers. The Bullet 350 ES comes with a set of gas-charged shock absorbers at the rear.
The Royal Enfield Bullet 350 KS gets a new Forest Green color which used to be available only in the 500cc version earlier.
Yamaha YZF R15 V3:
Priced at INR 1.47-1.50 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. The Yamaha R15 V3 is one of the most popular motorcycles from the Japanese brand in India since its launch. One of the main reasons for the popularity of R15 V3 is its styling.
The new R15 borrows design details from the Yamaha R6 and the new bike looks absolutely stunning. It gets twin LED headlights and a sculpted body for a sporty stance. On the mechanical front, the updated BS6 compliant 155cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder motor in the R15 now makes 18.6PS at 10,000rpm and 14.1Nm at 8500rpm. That is a drop of 0.7PS and 0.6Nm over the BS4 variant of the R15 V3.
Bajaj Pulsar 150:
Priced at INR 92,627-1.40 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. An icon in its own right, the Bajaj Pulsar 150 has been around for nearly two decades. The silhouette of the Pulsar 150 hasn’t changed since the second generation DTS-i model. It gets the same bikini fairing cowl surrounding the conventional bulb headlight unit.
The Pulsar 150 is powered by the same old 149.5cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that now gets fuel-injected to comply with BS6 emission norms.
The BS6 motor makes 14PS at 8500rpm and 13.2Nm at 6500rpm, 0.15Nm less than the BS4 iteration.
Yamaha MT-15:
Priced at INR 1.39-1.40 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. Yamaha India has announced that customers planning to buy the MT-15 can now customize their motorcycles with new colors. Called the “Color Customization Option,” buyers can now opt for 11 new color combinations for Yamaha’s streetfighter. Delivery of the said bikes will start in 2021.
Apart from the introduction of the new color options, cosmetically the bike remains unchanged. Powering the MT-15 is a 155cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder motor producing 18.5PS at 10,000rpm and 13.9Nm at 8500rpm.
TVS Apache RTR 160:
Priced at INR 1.00-1.03 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. The TVS Apache RTR 160 2V now gets fuel-injection to help it meet BS6 emission standards, and Glide Through Technology to aid convenience in slow-moving traffic. Instrumentation is semi-digital and the Apache 160 also gets LED DRLs and an LED tail-lamp.
Powering the Apache RTR 160 is an air-cooled, fuel-injected 159.7cc single-cylinder engine. The updated mill now produces 15.53PS at 8400rpm and 13.9Nm at 7000rpm, which is 0.42PS and 0.87Nm more than the BS4 model, thanks to fuel injection.
Honda Activa 6G:
Priced at INR 65,892-68,892 in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. Honda has changed the design of the smaller Activa with the Activa 6G now looking like a scaled-down Activa 125. The LED headlight is only found on the deluxe trim of the Activa 6G.
The BS6 model gets an all-new 109.51cc single-cylinder fuel-injected engine. The motor now produces 7.79PS and 8.79Nm.
The old BS4 mill produced 7.97PS and 9Nm. While performance has gone down, Honda claims the new BS6 engine delivers 10 percent more mileage than before.
Bajaj Pulsar 220F:
Priced at INR 1.23 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. The Bajaj Pulsar 220 features a pair of raised clip-on handlebars for a sporty yet comfortable riding position. It features a split seat setup and a quarter fairing upfront for a sporty appeal.
The Bajaj Pulsar 220 is powered by a 220cc single-cylinder air-cooled, fuel-injected engine with an oil cooler. It churns out 20.4PS at 8500rpm and 18.55Nm at 7000rpm.
KTM 125 Duke:
Priced at INR 1.50 lakh in New Delhi’s Ex-showroom. This Bike will come in 2021. Along with the sporty panels, the seats have been changed resulting in revised ergonomics. The fuel tank capacity has also been increased by 2.5 liters, to 13.5 liters.
The 2021 KTM 125 Duke is powered by the same BS6-compliant 124.7cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine as the earlier generation model. It generates the same power and torque as before too, which is 14.5PS at 9,250rpm and 12Nm at 8000rpm.
