Cleveland CycleWerks to introduce its bikes in India by September 2017

The Indian automobile market is rapidly growing, be it four-wheelers or two-wheelers. Last year, more than 18 million two-wheelers were sold in India making it the world's largest market. Every year, new foreign brands are attracted to Indian market in a bid to capture some market share. BMW Motorrad recently introduced almost a dozen motorcycles in India by opening four official showrooms in the country.

Another foreign firm, 9 years-old Cleveland CycleWerks, known for manufacturing classic, modern and custom motorcycles recently announced its intentions of entering the country. Cleveland CycleWerks is a small motorcycle company which was set up by three people, namely Scott Colosimo, Jarrod Streng and Curtis Ray in 2009 and is based out of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Given the time the company has been in existence for, it has got a good number of motorcycles on offer. It sells motorcycles in 25 countries across the globe and offers bikes in three different categories – classic, modern and custom.

The classic motorcycles offered by the company include Heist/Iron One, Misfit Gen II and Ace. The Ace is offered in four different models – Ace Deluxe, Ace Standard, Ace Café and Ace Scrambler. The modern class has two vehicles on offer - the FXx/FXR and the Hooligun, which is offered with 250cc and 450cc engine and are known as Hooligun X and Hooligun respectively.

Most of the cycle parts and other parts of CCW motorcycles are currently sourced from China. The engine displacement of CCW motorcycles ranges from 150cc to 450cc and share underpinnings with previous Honda engines. CCW will assemble and sell motorcycles in India in collaboration with Laish-Madison MotorWerks, a Hyderabad-based company. LMMW plans to assemble CCW bikes in India and the plant will most probably be set up in Telangana state itself.

The CCW motorcycles are a notch different than other offerings in the motorcycle market which might work in its favor as far as desirability and appeal are concerned. Considering the fact that the company also has bikes under 500cc in its portfolio, it could appeal to a huge market, provided CCW prices the bikes attractively.

Source: BikeDekho.com