New Delhi: Keyway-owned bike maker Moto Bologna Passion is all set to enter the Indian market soon. On the invites sent out for the upcoming Auto Expo, the brand has now teased its cruiser motorcycle that competes with the Harley-Davidson, the C1002V.
Adishwar Auto Ride India Company will bring the Italian brand to our shores (AARI). Apart from the cruiser, the automaker intends to introduce the M502N streetfighter model.
The recent rapid growth of the Indian motorcycle industry has resulted in several international motorcycle manufacturers eyeing our market.
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Adishwar Auto Ride India is only to blame for introducing brands like Zontes, Keeway, Moto Morini, Benelli, and Moto Morini.
To serve the local auto enthusiasts, the company is now bringing another heritage automaker, MBP, to our shores.
The MBP C1002V features a clean-cut tail section with a large 22-litre teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a round LED headlamp unit, a wide handlebar, circular mirrors, split-type seats, dual exhaust and a sleek LED taillamp . It has a typical cruiser motorcycle silhouette. The bike gets 18-inch designer alloy wheels and a 5.0-inch full-colour TFT instrument cluster. The weight of the cruise ship is 262 kg.
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MBP C1002v is powered by powerful 997cc, liquid-cooled, DOHC, V-twin engine. It is mated to a 6-speed transmission with a belt-drive system. The mill produces 102Nm of peak torque at 6,500rpm and maximum power of 93.8hp at 7,600rpm.
The MBP C1002V gets dual-channel Bosch ABS to enhance the overall braking performance and J.JUAN disc brakes on both the front and rear wheels for the safety of the rider.
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The cruiser's suspension is handled by KYB inverted forks at the front and preload-adjustable KYB Pro-Link mono-shock at the rear.
The bike maker will announce the MBP C1002V price and India availability at the launch event at the Auto Expo. The litre-class cruiser motorcycle is expected to be priced around Rs. 12 lakh (ex-showroom).
