Two-wheelers you won’t be able to buy in New Delhi

New Delhi has been in the news over the last couple of months for a lot of things with pollution being the lead cause. The pollution level of the city was so bad that the government had to resort to an ‘odd-even’ policy for cars. Unfortunately, some of the two-wheeler manufacturers also have to bear the burden.

The Delhi government has asked its transport department not to allow registrations of any newly two launched two-wheelers other than those compliant with the BS-IV norms. This means that motorcycles and scooters that meet the BS-III emission norms will now have a tough time being sold. Case in point the recently launched Royal Enfield Himalayan, which has been banned in Delhi as it gets a BS-III compliant engine. Other than this adventure bike, the Bajaj V15 also can’t be sold in Delhi for the same reason. Interestingly, Bajaj has a BS-IV engine for the Pulsar RS 200, so we believe the company is already working on a BS-IV engine for the V15.

The other two-wheeler in question is the new Suzuki Access. This new scooter from Suzuki also has a BS-III compliant engine. Beginning April 1, 2016 all new models of two wheelers need to comply with BS-IV emission norms. Existing models of two wheelers that are launched till March 31, 2016 need to upgrade to BS-IV from April 1 2017.