SO WHEN IT COMES TO BIKES WE INDIANS GO TO BIKES DURABILLITY , ITS ROYALE LOOKS AND A GOOD MILLEAGEE SO WAS THAT THESE SAME FACTORS OUR ANCESTORS DID ..
WHO KNOWS BUT HERE ARE SOME LEGENDS AND PROS WHO DID RULED MOTORBIKE INDUSTRIES ....
* Yamaha RX 100
During the years between 1976 to 2006, Yamaha had produced a ranger, RX100, which became a milestone. Known for its powerful engine and attractive grunt, this vehicle managed to attract more bike freaks than was expected of it. 'Panther' as we call it now was launched in India in late 1985 shortly after Kawasaki-Bajaj KB-100.
Known as the most reliable bike then, the Yamaha RX was rumoured to have a bigger engine from what the company claimed. As reported from various sources online, to make sure that the engine is 100cc, few authorities opened it and double checked it.To make the impact strong in races, few upgradations like air filters, quick throttle, disc brakes, fifth gear, race pistons, racing CDI systems were incorporated in the model.
The Yamaha RX carried rough and tempting classifications like:
- Engine: 98cc 2-stroke, reed valve, air-cooled, single-cylinder, gasoline 7 port torque induction
- Power: 11HP
- Torque: 10.39Nm
- Transmission: 4-speed constant mesh, multiplate clutch.
The competition at that time for Rajdoot was Royal Enfield Bullet 350 and Yezdi Roadking 250cc, but Rajdoot was unsuccessful in becoming a commercial vehicle due to high fuel consumption and expensive spare parts.
*Rajdoot 350
The years between 1983 and1986 was when Escorts Group manufactured Rajdoot 350 or RD 350, a two stroke muscular machine whose initials 'RD' also stands for Race Developed series and it was promoted in India as Rajdoot in collaboration with Yamaha Japan.
Rajdoot came into India when Yamaha RD350B stopped selling in Japan in the mid 1970s due to regulatory issues. It was launched in the Indian market in 1983 and was considered an advanced motorcycle on Indian land.
*VESPA VIJAY SUPER SCOOTER
It really is a sort of "greatest hits" of all the ways that the supposedly "restored" scooters coming out of Vietnam go wrong. Let's start with the picture above. You can tell just by the look of it that something is very wrong. The side cowl just looks totally off kilter. It looks like they took a VBB body, and then hacked off the back of it to make it look like an earlier 50's Vespa. They must have modified the cowl to fit, but it just makes it look like it was put on at the wrong angle. How many rusty/beat-down Vespa frames went into the building of this particular scooter? The world may never know...
Of course, the handlebars are all wrong, and likely home-made, as is the "fender light". The chrome just looks garish. A chrome expansion chamber (also likely home-made and probably doing nothing for performance)... why not?
Here you see the abomination at the front end. The legshields look far too upright. That is clearly a P-series fork, and it looks horrible. Not only that, but you have to question how they modified the fork to fit in this frame. Some cutting and welding was certainly required. Would you trust your life to that?....
*RD 350
The big daddy of two-stroke bikes in India, unfortunately the bike didn’t see much success in the Indian market primarily due to the premium pricing and stricter emission norms that the RD could not meet. It has acquired a cult following and a legendary status among the real bike enthusiasts who are dying to lay their hands on the few bikes that are available in the market. For instance, a properly beefed up Yamaha RD350 can retail for INR 4-5 Lakh .
But if finding one is a difficult task then finding an owner who is willing to part with his prized possession is like searching for a needle in a haystack. The engine specifications are enough to bring a stupid smirk to your face. Powering it was a 347cc, air-cooled, two stroke parallel twin motor producing 39 bhp of power at 7,500 rpm with 37.2 Nm of torque at 7,000rpm. The bike was capable of attaining speeds upto 170 km/h in those days.
Suzuki Shogun
Launched in 1993, Shogun was Suzuki’s counter for Yamaha’s Rx100; the bike has 108.2cc, 2 stroke engine that churns 13.2bhp of max power at 8500rpm and 11.2Nm max torque at 5500rpm. Capable of doing 110 kmph, the Shogun was the nicknamed “BOSS” in those times. With kerb weight of just 114kgs, the power to weight ratio was just mind boggling. Every time you start this mean machine, it’ll make this growling sound that will give you Goosebumps.
SO GUYS THESE WERE SOME BIKES WHO WERE SO POPULAR IN THOSE DAYS OF INDIA WHOEVER HAD IT GOT A THUMBS UP FEEL WITH INDIAN ROADS
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