Top 5 Bike News Highlights From This Week: New Launches, Spy Shots And More!

This week was quite an eventful one and we got a glimpse of what we can expect in the near future, via 3 different launch date confirmations. If you missed out on the action, don’t worry we have got you covered with our top 5 news highlights of the week.

2024 TVS Apache RR 310 Launch Date Confirmed

TVS has been working on updating the Apache RR 310, and we got the first indication of this when we saw spy shots of the updated bike surface online. The upcoming Apache RR 310 will likely see some changes to its design such as the addition of winglets mounted on the fairing, along with a performance update. The best part? The launch is set to take place in a few days. 

Triumph Speed 400 New Variant Incoming

Triumph recently sent us an invite for an upcoming launch event on September 17, 2024. We believe it could be for a new variant of the Speed 400 as the teaser attached with the invite. This upcoming variant of the Speed 400 could come with a lot of changes such as the addition of certain accessories as standard and could be priced slightly higher than the standard Speed 400. Here’s everything you need to know.

2024 Yamaha R15M Launched

Yamaha this week launched the updated R15M in India, and the bike now gets a brand new colour scheme called ‘Icon Performance’ and a major update to its features. The bike now has the same TFT console but with a change in its layout to accommodate turn-by-turn navigation functionality. With these updates, the R15M is more feature packed than before, but the Icon Performance colour scheme has made the bike a lot more expensive.

2024 Hero Xtreme 160R Launched

Hero updated the Xtreme 160R and now the bike has undergone some changes to its design and features. The bike now has an updated console with a drag race timer along with a new seat and redesigned tail light section. The new seat has a flatter profile and will make the bike more comfortable. The new tail light features a H-shaped design and makes the bike a lot sleeker than before. The best part about this update is that now the bike is significantly more affordable than before.  Other than this, we also got to see the Hero Xoom 125R being tested, which indicates that a launch is just around the corner.

Honda Activa Electric Launch Timeline Revealed

Honda has been working on an electric Activa for a long time and the launch of the same has been a highly anticipated one. Now it has been confirmed that the Japanese manufacturer is bringing the electric Activa to India in March 2025. The e-scooter will likely be manufactured in Honda’s 2 new plants at Karnataka and Gujarat, so we can expect it to be aggressively priced. Here are all the details.