Comparison Tests

Bigger is better. Or is it?

We've got a rematch on the Aprilia vs Suzuki scooters - but this time the Aprilia has returned in a new avatar, the Race. Is it enough to dethrone the Access?

Which should you be looking at if you're in the market for a budget 150cc commuter?

Lovato and Mahangar Gas Limited (MGL) recently launched CNG conversion kits for scooters in Mumbai. These might prove to be the ideal progression for someone wanting to reduce their carbon footprint or just find an economical mode of mobility. On paper, these kits seem promising on both performance and efficiency fronts, but how does a CNG-powered scooter stack up against an electric scooter? 

You’re in the market for a scooter, but you want to stand out. You don’t need the over-the-top (under-the-seat?) utility of the true scooter, and neither do you need the fuel efficiency of the commuter motorcycle. Oh, and you don’t want to give up on performance. Well, just like Honda offers the Activa-i and Activa 3G for the two sexes, the Piaggio group can satisfy all your premium scooter fantasies, whether they’re the feminine or masculine kind. Meet the Vespa VXL 150 70th Anniversary Edition and the Aprilia SR150.

At the outset these might not seem like rivals. After all, one is selling you the ‘GS’ dream while the other is marketing ‘Diavel’ like chutzpa. But there is a common thread that binds them, a thread that has got us out of bed before sunrise with the promise of a sunset at the other end. We are talking Touring. But, we will get to that in bit because there are other similarities between the two that need highlighting.

Owning a KTM RC390 has been a bittersweet experience. The MY17 model aims to sweeten the deal even more. But is it good enough to warrant an upgrade?

This is the battle of the most researched bikes on BikeWale – the Royal Enfield Classic 350 and the Bajaj Dominar 400. The former ruled our charts almost all of last year, whereas the latter took away the Classic 350’s throne in December.

For the better part of the last three decades, Suzuki and Yamaha have been locked in a fierce battle. 100cc two-strokes had been around for a while, but the launch of Shogun in 1993 took the fight to the next level. The Suzuki had a 10cc advantage over the Yamaha RX100, was more powerful and the oozed sex appeal like no other bike. And yet it failed. 23 years down the line, it is the same story. 

At just over Rs 62,000 you have the Hero Achiever 150 and the Bajaj V15 displacing 150cc and trying to be the premium commuter motorcycle that India wants and we find out which one of them does it better.