Fast Bikes India - May 2018

The grapevine at EICMA was abuzz with word of the KTM 790 Duke coming to India. While we wait for official confirmation of that from the boffins here in India, we went and did the only thing we could think of. We rode the damn thing and are super kicked with what we’ve experienced. And as if that wasn’t enough, we swung a leg over the beautifully brutal Brutale 800 RR, following it up with the cracker of a motorcycle that is the Yamaha R1M. For the city slickers craving for some crazy fun, we pit the fun to ride Aprilia 125 against the impressive TVS NTorq 125. Which one won? Not the one you think. All this, and much more in the May issue, out on stands now!

KTM 790 DUKE:Just how accurate is the ‘Scalpel’ really? The only way to find out was to ride it ourselves.
MV AGUSTA BRUTALE 800 RR:Faster.Madder.Beastlier.And brutally expensive.
KAWASAKI VULCAN S: What happens when the Japanese decide to make an all-American cruiser?
YAMAHA R1M:One letter to the name.A world of difference to the motorcycle.
BOBBERSvs BOBBERS: Bobbers are on the rise. But which of these nostalgi-bikes should you buy? We help you
APRILIA SR 125vs TVS NTORQ 125:An Italian moto scooter and an Indian hoot scoot lock horns. May the best one win.
MARCH OF PROGRESS:Exploring the past, present and future of superbikes using two icons and an all-electric newbie.
DRAGGING ON THE TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS:Triumph’s new 765cc triple will be the engine for Moto 2, so Jehan took the Street Triple RS for a drag race at the Valley Run.
ALL ABOUT ELECTRONIC SUSPENSION: What’s the big deal about these anyway?
SUPER VINTAGE BIKES:The editor heads to the 21 Gun Salute Concourse to check out vintage metal
TVS RACING DIARIES: Love to jump a bike and ride on dirt? Here’s how you can enter the high octane world of motocross and rallying with TVS Racing
MOTOGPWHEN CHAMPS COLLIDE:What’s our word on Marquez’s antics at the Argentine GP?