by Vishal Veungopal | Aug 22, 2025 | Gear
The Mumbai monsoons are no joke, and I learned that the hard way. They proved too much for the liner in my riding gear, and I needed a simple, affordable fix. That search led me to Decathlon’s B’TWIN 500 rain pants, which were a budget-friendly piece of kit that...
by Vishal Veungopal | Aug 17, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: July 2019 Back in July 2019, the Yamaha FZ had already been around for over a decade, and Yamaha rolled out what they called the V3.0. The name sounded big, but in reality it was mostly a cosmetic update. A bump in...
by Vishal Veungopal | Aug 15, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: June 2019 My first bike was a KTM 200 Duke. Quick, sporty, and a little bit of a troublemaker, I was hooked. Then a friend rolled up on his new RC 200, and I figured, “Same thing with some extra bodywork, how different could...
by Vishal Veungopal | Aug 15, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: May 2019 Back in May 2019, the Gixxer and its fully-faired sibling, the Gixxer SF, were Suzuki’s biggest hits in India, and among our favourites in the segment. So, when Suzuki launched the all-new SF 250, they also...
by Vishal Veungopal | Aug 15, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: May 2019 Back in 2019, Suzuki launched the Gixxer SF 250 with the rather grand tagline, “The Dawn of Greatness”. At the time, most rivals were moving beyond 250cc, but Suzuki stuck to a more familiar path and...
