Preetam is a seasoned motoring journalist with a specialisation and passion for two-wheelers, even though every now and then he tries to take off on long multi-day drives to the mountains as well. He has been riding motorcycles since the early 1990s and started touring since the late ‘90s when motorcycle touring was an almost unheard-of concept. He has owned all sorts of motorcycles, from two-stroke singles, twins and four-stroke thumpers and multi-cylinder models. He’s been heading two-wheeler content at car&bike for close to 8 years and helps provide a key perspective to all two-wheeler industry and product-related stories. He has also played a leadership role in mentoring others in the car&bike editorial team along the way.
Anand Mahindra admits that Mahindra Two Wheelers failed to become a success in the entry-level motorcycle segment. Classic Legends Private Limited, a subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, has revived the classic Jawa motorcycle brand in India.
With the new BS6 emission regulations requiring significant updates, and a revised pricing strategy, Royal Enfield may very well do away with its 500 cc models, which have been traditionally made for the export market.
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has launched the new Honda SP 125 motorcycle, priced at Rs. 72,900 (ex-showroom, Delhi) and the new motorcycle is compliant for the new Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emission regulations which will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
We spend some time with the new Benelli Imperiale 400, Benelli India's most-affordable motorcycle. And there's more to talk about it, than just period-correct retro looks, as we found out.
BMW Motorrrad's big 1,800 cc cruiser, the BMW R18, has been spotted in public for the first time just weeks before the bike is set to be unveiled at the EICMA 2019 show in Milan.
The 2020 Triumph Street Triple RS now gets updates to the engine, offering a meatier mid-range and minor visual changes. To see how much has changed, we spent a day riding the new Street Triple RS on roads around Cartagena, Spain, and at the Circuit de Cartagena.
The middleweight naked from KTM certainly makes for an entertaining and engaging everyday ride, packing a level of performance that is instantly likeable, and surgical precision in handling.
The new Triumph Street Triple RS gets fresh styling, updated equipment and chassis, as well as a more powerful engine.
We spend some time with the updated 2019 TVS Apache RR 310, which now gets a race-tuned slipper clutch and minor cosmetic changes.
We spend some time with the newest member of the Bajaj Pulsar family - the all-new Bajaj Pulsar 125. It's the entry-level model of the Pulsar family, and we spend a few hours to see what it has to offer.
A spy shot of the upcoming 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure reveals that the new model could be the first production motorcycle to feature radar-assisted technology offering safety systems.
We get some brief saddle time with India's first artificial intelligence enabled electric motorcycle, the Revolt RV 400.
The world's most popular adventure motorcycle gets updated with a bigger engine with more power and more technology. We spend some time getting to know the new BMW R 1250 GS, and to see what makes it such a bestseller.
TVS Motor Company has launched India's first motorcycle which runs on ehtnaol, the TVS Apache RTR 200 FI E100, priced at Rs. 1.2 lakh. But before you think of buying it, here are a few things you really need to know about India's first ethanol-powered motorcycle.
We spend some time with the new Hero XPulse 200 to see if it has what it takes to have real adventure capability.
We hit a few laps around the Buddh International Circuit on a sweltering day with the new 2019 BMW S 1000 RR, a bike which can be lightning fast, yet easy enough to manage for riders new to a 200 bhp-plus superbike.
We ride the new KTM RC 125 at Bajaj Auto's Chakan test track near Pune see what exactly it offers, and if it will attract millennial riders.
Ducati ups the power-cruiser genre with the new Ducati Diavel 1260. But it's more than just a cruiser with an updated engine. It packs a level of performance and agility that will leave most cruisers in the dust!
On World Motorcycle Day, we ponder on the idea of the "perfect motorcycle", and what you should know before choosing your choice of wheels.
We ride the new Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC in the Himalayan foothills, over twisty mountain roads, gravel and rocky trails, and spend a day checking out how off-road capable the new Scrambler is. And we come back impressed!
