by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: September 2020 I’d already spent plenty of time with the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and loved nearly every bit of it. So when the BS6 update arrived, at a time when many bikes were losing some of their punch, I was curious...
by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: August 2020 Just before the world turned upside down in early 2020, Hero unveiled a batch of new motorcycles at its Hero World event. Among them, the completely re-engineered Glamour 125. With a new 5-speed gearbox and fresh...
by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: August 2020 The Royal Enfield Classic 350 has been nothing short of a game-changer for the brand – a bike that once drove half its sales and still remains its biggest seller today. When I reviewed the BS6 update, I found...
by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: March 2020 The Royal Enfield Himalayan has always promised to be a motorcycle for every road, and no road at all. After its rocky first generation and a more reliable BS4 update, Enfield gave it another round of changes to...
by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: February 2020 My first bike was a KTM 200 Duke, and it’s the machine that introduced me to long rides, track schools, and even a couple of races. For years it stayed more or less the same, but in 2020 KTM finally gave it a...
by Vishal Veungopal | Sep 7, 2025 | Motorcycle
Originally published in Autocar IndiaDate: February 2020 For me, the KTM 390 Duke has always been the perfect middle ground in the brand’s line-up – sharp, aggressive, and just the right mix of approachable and serious performance. In 2020, I revisited it in its BS6...
