Manaal Mahatme

1 week ago | motoringworld.in | Manaal Mahatme

This is the first scrambler on which you should avoid bad roads’, these words echoed in my head as I took the Bear 650 after a long time. This was after a long month of riding everything from scooters to ADVs, so I was sort of mentally prepared for my back-breaking commute. Around 10 km into the ride, I realised that riding the Raid-kit-equipped Himalayan had made me tough enough for the Bear’s firm ride to not bother me (to an extent). And that led me to enjoy the smaller things on this bike.

3 weeks ago | motoringworld.in | Manaal Mahatme

Big adventure motorcycles almost always have to strike a balance between two things — touring and off-roading — and in most cases, the former takes precedence. After all, the number of people willing to hustle such heavy bikes through trails is far lesser than who just want a serious-looking versatile machine to munch miles on. But what if such a motorcycle was built with a completely new approach, with the sole intent of tearing through the wilderness?

3 weeks ago | thehindubusinessline.com | Manaal Mahatme

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India’s electric scooter duo is finally here. The Honda Activa e: and the QC1 are the first from HMSI, and in the burgeoning electric scooter segment, they mark the end to the brand’s absence. Let’s start with the more affordable of the two, the Honda QC1. It’s priced at ₹90,000, ex-showroom, and has a relatively modest spec sheet. It must be noted that while the price is low, it doesn’t appear that Honda has cut corners in terms of overall quality.

3 weeks ago | motoringworld.in | Manaal Mahatme

Photographs by Yash GawdeI had just stepped out of our cab, and I was already sweating; it was just 7:30 am. Nonetheless, I didn’t expect a breezy, pleasant day when I signed up for Honda BigWing Adventure Camp. Battling the weather and eating dust all day was the unsaid part of the agenda and I didn’t really mind because I was going to be spending the day with the Honda Transalp 750 and the NX500 through some gnarly trails. But before we got to the actual dirty dancing, a warm-up was a must.

1 month ago | motoringworld.in | Manaal Mahatme

An unexpected invite to a ‘chosen’ few, strict terms to adhere by, and even stricter terms to test what I was supposed to; a car waiting for us at the airport to whisk us away to a facility on the outskirts of the city, a brief about the ‘mission’ at hand — all sounds like a plot of some spy movie, doesn’t it? And the fact that I am forbidden to disclose any details of how the company plans to enter India (again) makes it all the more interesting.