Coming soon : Bajaj-KTM street bikes
The Indo-Austrian alliance in the form of Bajaj Auto and KTM has resulted in the attainment of street bikes which will be inaugurated at the biennial Auto Expo 2010. These bikes will be powered by liquid cooled 4 stroke engine and will be powered by 125cc and 250cc engines. Though there are around 10 models in the market in the 125cc category, the 250cc segment is yet to be explored in India.
The agreement between the 2 companies took place in November 2007, with Bajaj Auto gaining 31.72% stakes in KTM. Essentially, KTM manufactures 50cc-1200cc bikes but for Bajaj Auto, only 2 bikes will be developed with a mass production taking place at Chakan, near Pune. KTM is looking forward to showcase these products at the international bike fair EICMA which will be held in Milan, Italy this November and later at the Auto Expo in New Delhi in January 2010.
Apart from these bikes a few big bikes of KTM will also be launched. These include 690 Supermoto, street bike 690 Duke, 990 Adventure, 250 EXC-F and 990 Superduke to name a few. While some of them will be directly imported, others will be sold through Bajaj's probiking showrooms. With so many bikes to choose from, bikers will be quite delighted.
[Via: BIKE]