In compliance with the Government of India’s recent regulations to made auto headlamp mandatory in all two wheelers, KTM has decided to equip their 2016 lineup with the same. What this means is that the headlight of the bikes will turn on automatically as soon as the engine is turned on. The headlight on/off switch will also be removed from the bikes that will have auto headlamp feature, so the headlight of two-wheelers will remain on even during the daytime and the riders won’t be able to turn it off.

This is a mandatory feature in a lot of developed countries, including Europe and US, and the big imported bikes that are sold in India also have this, including the Ninja 300.

We at xBhp welcome this move and congratulate  KTM to be among the firsts, if not the first, to bring this important safety feature in their bikes as this is an important safety feature that will result in improved visibility of the rider as the other road users as a two-wheeler with its headlight on will be spotted more quickly and easily by other road users. Hopefully, this will reduce the number of two-wheeler related accidents in India.

Also, this has been a practice xBhpians have been following for a very long time. As soon as a rookie member joins xBhp group rides, the first thing he is told is to always keep his headlights on. Sometimes, this gets us funny reactions from other people who are not used to seeing the headlights on during daytime. Often at the traffic signals and even while riding, using a weird looking hand gesture, people try to warn us about the headlight that is turned on.

The 2016 lineup of the KTM in India, the Duke 200/390 and RC 200/390 will also see a host of other upgrades including  but not limited to slipper clutch in Duke 390. Though the Indian lineup of KTM won’t see the inclusion of side mounted exhaust pipes, which will find its way in the European models.