Description
Although Indian manufacturers aren't taking over the global two wheeler world yet, there's no denying that we are no longer a side show.
Ten years ago, Indian brands were a footnote at EICMA. In 2026, they headline it.
Aninda Sardar is joined by Sirish Chandran, fresh from Milan, to break down how India went from a sideshow to the centre of the global motorcycle industry.
In this episode:
- Royal Enfield: the all-new Himalayan 750, the Continental GT 750 and a new bike every 34 seconds
- TVS: the world’s No. 3 two-wheeler maker, Peyman Kargar’s “not shy in front of the Japanese” and the 100 dealers it opened in Italy within 18 months
- Norton: British design, built on a TVS line in India
- Hero MotoCorp: 25 years as the world’s No. 1, the XPulse 450 and the road to Dakar
- Harley-Davidson Sprint 440: built in India, assembled in York, Pennsylvania
- BSA and Classic Legends: new Bantam 350s for Europe
- Ultraviolette: the X-47 Venom electric superbike
- Bajaj and KTM in MotoGP, TVS and Sherco at Dakar, SMK Helmets
- Italjet Dragsters: coming to India via Motohaus
0:00 Precap
0:29 Introduction: Indian two-wheeler manufacturers at EICMA 2026
2:13 Royal Enfield at EICMA 2026
10:17 TVS at EICMA 2026
16:18 Norton Motorcycles at EICMA 2026
22:05 Hero MotoCorp at EICMA 2026
34:47 Classic Legends and BSA at EICMA 2026
35:52 Ultraviolette at EICMA 2026
37:24 Italjet at EICMA 2026: Launches next month
41:53 Bajaj Auto and KTM at EICMA 2026
42:57 SMK Helmets at EICMA 2026
43:41 Key takeaways from EICMA 2026
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