Bike India

Bike India
EditorAspi Bhathena
Founded2005
CompanyNext Gen Publishing
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
Websitebikeindia.in

Bike India is a motorcycle magazine published by Next Gen Publishing Ltd.[1] The magazine was launched in 2005 under founder editor Adil Darukhanawala.[2] Indian Motorsport legend and Isle of Man TT alum Aspi Bhathena has been at the helm of the magazine since 2008. Bike India is considered the oldest pure motorcycle magazine in India. The magazine's editorial office is based out of the city of Pune. The magazine covers the entire gamut of two-wheeled motorised vehicles – from electric scooters to the most powerful superbikes available on the market and everything in between. Bike India was also the only Asian publication and one of eight publications from the world over to ride Ducati's World Super Bike Factory race bike with Chaz Davies.[3]

Bike India is a jury member for the Indian Motorcycle of the Year award since, the award's inception in 2007, and has also held its own annual year-end automotive awards since the magazine's formation. [4]

In 2007, EMAP, which then published Bike in the UK, took a 40.1% stake in Next Gen.[5]

  1. ^ "Bike India profile", Next Gen Publishing, archived from the original on 11 August 2012, retrieved 28 September 2009
  2. ^ "Press release", Next Gen Publishing, 21 July 2005, archived from the original on 20 February 2010, retrieved 28 September 2009
  3. ^ "Ten years of Bike India". Bike India. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Honda City, Yamaha R15 bag awards", Business Standard, 18 February 2009
  5. ^ Jemima Kiss (4 July 2007), "Emap buys stake in Indian publisher", The Guardian, retrieved 28 September 2009