Spend enough time around motorcycles in the US and parts of Europe and you’d think the industry’s center of gravity sits somewhere between a 150-horsepower adventure bike and a superbike with MotoGP levels of tech. Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, India has been building a motorcycle export machine on a very different formula.
India has been shipping millions of bikes overseas, and most aren’t remotely the motorcycles enthusiasts spend their time arguing about online.