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NORTON, MOTOROYALE WORKING ON SMALL CAPACITY

MOTORCYCLE

he upcoming bike
will likely be pow-
Tered by a 250-
500cc engine
The upcoming bike will
be a product of a tie-up
between Motoroyale and
Norton Motorcycles that
was signed in 2017.
Motoroyale plans to
produce the motor at a
lower cost than Chinese
manufacturers while
keeping the quality in-
tact.
The Pune-based compa- India. It now seems that “We will make this mo- Although he delved more
ny also wants to tap into the two are working on torcycle in 1-2 years on three-wheeler oper-
electric mobility.
smaller capacity bike to which will be in the 250- ations, he did mention
begin with. The reason 500 cc range, but will be that Kinetic Engineering
Norton and Motoroyale for the two not produc- priced between Rs 2-3 would also be looking at
are likely to be working ing the 650 together is lakh. While Motoroyale electrification. Given that
alongside each other to because Norton sold its has an entire bouquet of electric vehicles are the
produce a small capacity engine design to Chi- brands, the first brand future, the company is
motorcycle in the 250- nese company, Zongsh- that will be preferred looking to invest in man-
500cc range for the do- en, for mass production for this collaboration is ufacturing capabilities
mestic two-wheeler mar- purposes. Norton Motorcycles, be- to make components
ket. It will be designed cause we have a 51:49 for electric products.
by the Brits and manu- In the interview, Firodia JV which was created This would help them
factured at Motoroyale’s has stated that the new with a vision like this. We cater to a wide variety of
facilities in Maharashtra, motor will be up to glob- will develop a new bike audiences as the elec-
said Ajinkya Firodia, the al standards and can and localise as we go tric boom has begun in
Managing Director of be exported later on. ahead,” said Firodia in India.
Motoroyale and Kinetic The important takeaway the interview.
Engineering, in an inter- from the interview was
view with TOI.
that Firodia has claimed
that the company will be
When the two first struck able to make the engine
up a deal for the joint at a much lower cost
venture, Norton and than what it would take
Motoroyale were looking to make it in China while
to make a 650cc paral- meeting global quality
lel-twin powered motor- standards.
cycle as their first jointly
produced offering in

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