From Royal Enfield Bullet to Yamaha R15, bikes have been ruling the Indian roads from a very long time. But there are few forgotten bikes that once used to roam on the streets of India. Let’s have a look at 10 such bikes.
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Royal Enfield Mini Bullet | For The Weaker Ones
Royal Enfield Mini Bullet | Rare Bikes In India Bullet has been a household name in India, especially in the states of Punjab and Haryana. You can find a Bullet 350 at every second corner in the country. But due to its weight, not everyone is able to drive it easily. This is when the company came up with the Mini Bullet which was a miniature version of the heavy bike. It was powered by a 200cc engine and can be seen to have shed a lot of weight (Only if I could do so too).
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Rajdoot GTS | The Bobby Movie Highlight
Rajdoot GTS | The Bobby Movie Bike | Rare Bikes In India Yes, the famous Rajdoot had a sibling, rather a mini version. It was the bike which introduced the mini-bike concept to India and not the Honda Navi (Sorry Navi!). GTS was powered by the 175cc two-stroke engine that powered the regular Rajdoot. It gained decent popularity when it was featured in the Bobby movie.
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Royal Enfield Explorer | The Smallest Enfield Till Date
Royal Enfield Explorer | Forgotten Bikes In India The RE had a brief collaboration with the German bike maker Zundapp, during which Explorer was built. The bike came powered with a 50cc 2-stroke air-cooled engine which was paired to a 3-speed manual gearbox.
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Yezdi 350 | The Dual Exhaust King
Jawa Yezdi 350 | Rare Bikes In India Jawa tried to compete against the Yamaha RD350 with it’s Yezdi 350. The two-stroke parallel twin petrol engine used to churn out 21hp which is really good for a bike. But this was not enough to rival against the RD350.
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Hero-BMW Funduro 650 | Maruti Esteem Rival
Hero-BMW Funduro 650 | Rare Bikes In India Yes, it was a Maruti Esteem rival because of its price. Back in 1996, it was priced at a luxurious ₹5 lakhs which the buyers were not ready to spend on a bike which could churn out a massive power of 48hp. It was India’s first adventure bike which was sold by Hero. The all sporty looks, dual disc brakes, 652 cc engine, 57Nm torque and many other features were not able to justify the hefty price tag it came with.
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Bajaj SX Enduro | Kawasaki RTZ100 On-Road Version
Bajaj SX Enduro | Forgotten Bikes of India The company used to sell Kawasaki RTZ100 whose on-road version was the SX Enduro. The more powered 100cc engine was not able to complement the off-road styling of the bike. It was a hard-to-sell bike by Bajaj that is forgotten.
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Royal Enfield Fury | Another One
RE Fury | Forgotten Bikes In India Fury is the third RE to feature in this list because of the fact that you won’t remember this one too. The short-lived collaboration with Zundapp resulted in the making of Fury. It came powered with a 163cc two-stroke engine mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and competed with the Yamaha RX100. It had hydraulic disc brake and a chrome cylindrical exhaust.
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LML Graptor | The Flagship LML
LML Graptor | Rare Bikes In India Lohia Machinery Ltd. or the LML launched its flagship motorcycle, the Graptor to compete against the Bajaj Pulsar. The bike was powered by a 150cc four-stroke engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission which used to churn out 13.4hp of power and a peak torque of 12.8Nm. But the bizarre looks were the cause of the bike failure.
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Bajaj Boxer 150
Bajaj Boxer 150 | Rare Bikes In India This bike was made for the African markets by Bajaj. The company tried to bring it to the rural markets of India but was not successful. It is to date the best Boxer branded bike Bajaj has offered.
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Suzuki Bandit 1250S | The Real Gangsta
Suzuki Bandit 1250S | Rare Bikes In India The Japenese automaker, Suzuki has been a prominent manufacturer of sports bikes such as Hayabusa and GSX-R1000. The hefty price tag of 8.5 lakhs in 2001 was the main reason for short innings of the bike in India. The 1255cc liquid-cooled inline 4-cylinder engine churned out a power close to 98hp. Bandit had a good ergonomics which made it a fantastic tourer but the segment was not at its peak at that time and was only famous in the Dhoom movie series.
Did we miss any bike? Do comment down your personal favourite in the section below.
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Actually many… the BSA Bond. Hero Puch….and the smallest Enfield was the Mofa…at 22cc
Will include these bikes in the next edition for sure. Thanks for letting us know.
You must have added caliber 115. How could you miss the hoodibaba?
Hi Saravana,
There is always a part 3. And remembering the forgotten is what this article is all about!
Ind suzuki AX 100
Yes, indeed! The two-stroke bike from the collaboration of TVS and Suzuki was the first-ever 100cc bike in India. It was successful in the beginning but had to bow down to the Yamaha RX100 later.
Bajaj Wind, BY KEVIN, hero Ambition
Hi Srirama,
Yes, these bikes are also among the forgotten ones. Will surely keep them on the list in the next edition.
Hero Honda Dawn (Not CD Dawn)
Hi Aadityanshu,
Thanks for reminding us of the Hero Honda Dawn. We’ll keep this in mind while writing the 3rd part.
Stay tuned!
Silver plus, 50cc Zundapp engine, step through chassis, alloy wheels.
Very Nice
LML Adreno FX,Rajdoot sports model are missed in this post,yet a beautiful forgotten collection.
Hi Vijendra,
Stay Pinned as we get part 2 of this article ready. 🙂
RE Silver Plus, Suvega, Vijay Super, Alwyn Pushpak, Suraj-Diesel, Beat 125RTZ, Kawadaki-Bajaj Eliminate, Yamaha YD125.Jawa etc.
BSA BOND, CADI 50, LUNA TFR,
RXZ, RXG 5 speed, YBX, Enticer, all good Yamaha bikes
Also TVS Showgun, TVS Samurai, etc
How about avanti
Hi Praveen,
Thank you for the info. There definitely be a part two. Stay Pinned! 🙂
Suzuki Fiero !!
There is one factual error, Explorer is not the smallest Enfield. It’s MOFA. It was a minimalistic 22cc moped from Enfield stable.
Should have included Honda Street, the one bike undeservingly forgotten.
forgot these bike, but thanks for Go mecanic reminded again
Thanks for reading 🙂
I love you kazrizma R ❤✌🏻Bring back that old karizma if you can?
Nice to see this article about the legendary bikes of ‘ancient’ India!
Just would like to point out, the 200cc Mini Bullet was in no way a miniature version of the real bullet. It was a 2 stroke engined bike, with no similarity at all the with the original British 4 stroke Bullet in looks or sound or anything. It more sounded and ran like a Rajdoot 175. Whereas the Bobby was really based on Rajdoot 175 with the same Engine and Transmission.
The Fury must have been the first Indian bike with a head fairing cowl and disc brakes.