
Apollo Tyres unveils tyres for premium bikes
The Hindu
CHENNAI
Leading tyre maker Apollo Tyres on Thursday unveiled Tramplr range of Enduro off road and Enduro Street tyres for Indian premium motorcycles (150-500 cc).
Tramplr will cater to various motorcycle segments such as Sport Touring, Adventure Touring, Cruisers and Street Sports, which constitutes about 20% of the overall motorcycle market in India. These tyres comes in two patterns – Tramplr XR and Tramplr ST. They have been designed and developed at company’s Global R&D Centre in Chennai and produced at Vadodara, the company said in a statement.
Tramplr XR is a 70:30 Enduro off road tyre for Adventure Touring and will cater to the likes of Royal Enfield Classics, Yamaha FZ series, Suzuki Gixxer & Intruder, KTM Series, Bajaj Dominar and BMWG310R. Tramplr ST is a 80:20 Enduro Street tyre for Dual Sports capabilities. It will cater to Bajaj Pulsar, TVS Apache series, Yamaha Fazer and MT15.

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