New TVS Street Bike To Incorporate BMW's Technology

[bReeze AkA brIo]

There’s good news and not so good news, so let’s first get the negative out of the way. We’ve reason to believe there was in the beginning a good chance among the very first motorcycles considered by TVS and BMW Motorrad was a small capacity adventure bike, with on-off road capability similar to the segment pioneering Hero Impulse. For many, this would have been a dream come true, given how ideal these comfortable, practical motorcycles are for India with their tall suspension, and how starved enthusiasts here are for them. This would also have meant a bold bike that fitted TVS DNA well, given their proven off-road racing prowess in the country. Eventually though, our sources have it this is not to be, as TVS and BMW like KTM and Bajaj has taken note of market reality instead, to shy away from boldly making a niche market bike for select enthusiasts.

Which brings us to the good news; the first bike from TVS incorporating BMW technology is tipped to be a streetbike, with a four-stroke, single-cylinder engine displacing about 300cc. It’s still way too early for us to be able to shed more light for now, with the new motorcycle only slated to be production ready by end 2015, perhaps even later in 2016. What we do presently hear is the new model should sell as a TVS brand model, its heart a tech laden engine platform jointly developed with BMW.

There’s plenty of expectation in the industry regarding what the marriage of these two giants, TVS and BMW finally produces, more so given how wildly successful the other major Indo-European two-wheeled venture has proved. KTM and Bajaj has moved from strength to strength in global markets, well settled into their merger and having worked hard together over the past few years to script such a successful merger.

SCOOP! First TVS BMW bike is... | Bike News | Bikes 200cc-350cc | Autocar India

 

[vm2011]

TVS Receives Motorcycles From BMW, Testing Begins In India​

TVS has received six brand new bikes from BMW Motorrad’s test centre in Italy and are working on it for Indian conditions. The bikes which have come are lower capacity motorcycles (sub 300cc). No word on displacement or cylinders has been confirmed.
BMW is going to make twin-cylinder bike while the TVS are mostly going to sell single-cylinder machines, for cost reasons.​

Six new bikes from Italy are here to be worked upon . So these products from Italy are here for bench marking and will be used to create production models with the help of locally sourced parts. These bikes will be put into production and then later on TVS will make their motorcycles on a slightly different platform​

TVS Receives Motorcycles From BMW, Testing Begins In India | MotorBeam – Indian Car Bike News & Reviews​

 

[Ambylovers]

Hi,
So finally TVS is considering to launch something new. Compared to the Indian manufacturers, Bajaj were in front long way. TVS need to come with some futuristic designs to compete in Indian market.

 

[vm2011]

BMW-TVS partnership, as the first spy shot of the new-generation bike has recently surfaced - Expected debut in 3rd Quarter of 2015.

What is believed to be the bike form JV of BMW-TVS, shows a small exhaust port of the underseat silencer has a fairly small diameter infers to be a small-displacement bike.
The new machines resulting from the BMW-TVS tie-up will be marketed and sold separately. TVS will sell them under its own badge in India and possibly other markets in the region, while the Bavarians will stamp the BMW emblem on them for worldwide distribution.
BMW-TVS Small-Displacement Bike Spotted in the Wild - autoevolution

 

[RVSB]

Is it faired/semifaired/naked?

 

[pravin1987]

That's the hero hx 250r spotted in west troy wisconsin usa. the same pic was shared in FB last month. look at the under seat exhaust and nailed metal foot pegs for the pillon and rider.