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It seems Suzuki Electric Motorcycles Suppliers is continuing to explore alternate manufacturing options, with news it’s exporting the made-in-India Gixxer to its home market of Japan.Seeing Japanese OEMs set up shop in India is nothing new in itself. India is a huge market, and one way or another, all of the Big Four have a piece of that pie.

India’s import taxes on motorcycles mean it makes more sense for a manufacturer to set up a plant in-country to capture sales, so they either do that, or establish some sort of relationship with an existing Indian brand (see the now-ended but long-running Hero Honda partnership).But we haven’t really seen Big Four-badged motorcycles coming out of India to developed markets, at least not yet. Made-in-India bikes have been exported all over the world (Royal Enfield, most famously, and now some BMWs and KTMS), but not from Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, or Kawasaki. The Japanese OEMs do have ties in other Asian countries, particularly

Thailand, but we haven’t seen their India-built products being pushed hard, at least not yet.It’s no surprise that Suzuki is trying this, though. The company has already developed a made-in-China platform, the GW250, and seems to be staking a lot of its future on that model. Last fall, it announced two important new bikes (V-Strom 250 and GSX-250R) based on that engine.Now, the Gixxer is headed to Japan from India. It’s a pretty basic bike, powered by an air-cooled 155 cc thumper, and bearing little resemblance to its GSX-R soundalikes. But if the Japanese market will accept the machine, then get ready.

There are no guarantees, and this may not even be the manufacturer’s strategy, but if it can sell a made-in-India in Japan, you’ve got to wonder, where else will Suzuki try this? Will your next Suzuki be made in India? If it works for the Euro brands, why not for the Japanese companies as well? Stay tuned …

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Electric Scooter With BOSCH Motor

Pricing is expected to be £34,995, which works out to almost $60,000 CAD.Of course, that bike is just a precursor to the new V4 superbike that Ducati has long been rumoured to be prepping, and Asphalt & Rubber also had a photo of that bike last week, which they in turn sourced from MaxxMoto (more photos available there).Last week was full of Ducati news, particularly with the announcement of the last superbike in the Panigale line.If the photos are legit, then we can learn a few hints about the new V4’s basic layout; there’s a single-sided swingarm, an exhaust can mounted underneath the bike, and a rear cylinder that’s tipped pretty far backwards.

Now, Asphalt & Rubber is reporting some alleged specs of that machine, as well as a photo that could be that bike’s replacement.Supposedly, the new bike will weigh 168 kg dry, and 190 kg ready to ride.The bike is covered in disguise tape (particularly around the front windscreen, and also has testing sensors strapped on (note the big box on the tail section), so this photo doesn’t indicate the machine’s final form; however,

it certainly contains a hint of the future. Given the traditional mounting locations of Ducati’s L-twin engines, this hints at a radical change in chassis design on the new V4.Asphalt & Rubber says the rumours (not yet confirmed) say the last version of the 1299 Panigale will have 209 horsepower at the crank; the Superleggara model is rated at 215 horsepower, but as Jensen Beeler points out, that number is measured differently, and both bikes should be in the same ballpark

com and Asphalt & Rubber have published more photos of the new Ducati V4 superbike project..com or Asphalt & Rubber for more details and analysis of the shots.You can see a selection of larger photos at those sites, but in a Electric Scooter With BOSCH Motor nutshell, the bike uses a lot of the design elements of the current Panigale 1299 series (similar bodywork and chassis designs). Visit either Motorcycle.Photo: Asphalt & Rubber/Bike SocialMotorcycle

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