Showroom news

Upcoming bikes in India we are actually waiting for

Nothing here is an official launch date. These notes come from spy shots, dealer conversations and workshop gossip, and the prices are our own estimates based on where each rival sits today. When something firms up, we correct the page instead of deleting it.

Black Bajaj Pulsar naked street bike parked inside an Indian showroom with plastic still on the headlamp cowl, front three-quarter view

Naked StreetBajaj

Bajaj Pulsar N180

The N160 grows up, and dealers are already taking names

Expected: Festive season 2026
Likely price: ₹1.42 – 1.55 lakh on-road

Two Bajaj dealers in Pune told me the same thing within a week of each other: the N160 has been selling faster than they can stock it, and a bigger version is coming. Test mules have been photographed near Chakan with a wider rear tyre and a taller tank, which lines up with what I saw on the road in July.

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Matte black Hero Xpulse adventure bike photographed from the front showing its round LED headlamp, tall clear windscreen and knuckle guards

AdventureHero

Hero Xpulse 300 4V

A bigger Xpulse is the one I am most curious about

Expected: Early 2027
Likely price: ₹2.35 – 2.55 lakh on-road

I have ridden the 210 on gravel in Kumaon and the only real complaint was the engine running out of breath on long climbs with luggage. A 300cc single with the same 21-inch front wheel and the same soft, forgiving suspension would fix that without ruining what makes the bike likeable.

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Royal Enfield handlebar and analogue speedometer with digital trip display seen from the rider's seat on a green fuel tank

Modern ClassicRoyal Enfield

Royal Enfield Scrambler 450

Himalayan engine, road tyres, less luggage rack

Expected: Mid 2026
Likely price: ₹2.85 – 3.05 lakh on-road

Royal Enfield has an excellent liquid-cooled 452cc motor sitting in the Himalayan and no reason to keep it there. A scrambler using the same engine with a 19-inch front wheel, shorter suspension and a flat seat is the obvious next move, and camouflaged bikes have been doing rounds in Chennai traffic since spring.

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Red, white and black TVS Apache RTR 310 naked performance bike parked on a roadside with golden upside-down forks and LED headlamp cluster

Naked PerformanceTVS

TVS Apache RTR 310 (updated)

Mostly software, and that is not a bad thing

Expected: Late 2026
Likely price: ₹3.10 – 3.30 lakh on-road

The current RTR 310 is quick and well built, but two owners I spoke to at a Hosur meet complained about heat in stop-start traffic and a throttle that felt jumpy in rain mode. TVS has been quietly reworking the fuelling maps, and an updated model with better low-speed manners is expected before the year closes.

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