UM Motorcycles To Get ABS As Standard Equipment; Two New UM Bikes Coming-Up

UM Motorcycles will be updating all its current motorcycles with ABS and launch new products in the Indian market. The four UM Motorcycles on sale currently will be launched with ABS in a period of less than two months.

The new products - Renegade Duty S & Renegade Sports S Vegas Edition - will be launched at a later phase. Reports have stated that UM Motorcycles will be equipping its current lineup of motorcycles with dual-channel ABS as standard fitment.

UM Motorcycles To Get ABS As Standard Equipment

UM Motorcycles currently has the Renegade Sports S, Renegade Commando, Renegade Mojave and Renegade Classic on sale in India. The differences between these models are all largely aesthetic in nature.

There are also small differences in the riding position and ergonomics. However, all the motorcycles have the same basic mechanicals powering them. The UM Renegade family is powered by the same liquid-cooled, 279.5cc, single-cylinder engine with a maximum power output of 24.75bhp and a peak torque output of 23Nm.

Starting 01 April, 2019, a new rule was implemented by the Indian government that required all motorcycles with an engine capacity of up to 125cc to be equipped with a combined braking system (CBS). All motorcycles with an engine capacity of 125cc and above should have ABS.

UM Motorcycles To Get ABS As Standard Equipment

UM Motorcycles will be implementing ABS In their motorcycles to keep in-line with the governments regulations. However, as a downside to this, the prices for UM Motorcycles will see an increase of around Rs 15,000. This could further affect an already low sales figure.

In the upcoming months, UM Motorcycles is also expected to launch The Renegade Sports S Vegas edition which is a fancier version of the Sports S. Changes will only be aesthetic in nature and the motorcycle will make use of the same mechanicals.

UM Motorcycles will also be launching the Renegade Duty S, which will then become the entry-level UM model in the Indian market. The Duty S was revealed at the 2018 Indian Auto Expo and UM had announced the prices to hover around the range of Rs 1.10 lakh.

However, it has been quite a long time since that announcement and the latest figure is in the ballpark of Rs 1.3 lakh. The UM Renegade Duty S will be powered by an air-cooled, 223cc, single-cylinder engine. It produces a maximum power output of 16.96bhp and a peak torque output of 17Nm.

UM Motorcycles To Get ABS As Standard Equipment

The dates for the launch of the Renegade Duty S and Renegade Sports S Vegas edition have not been revealed yet.

Thoughts On UM Motorcycles' Entire Range To Be Equipped With ABS

UM Motorcycles' update will enable them to stay in-line with government regulations while enhancing safety on the motorcycles. However, the brand has had a poor sales record so far. Increasing prices of the motorcycles just because ABS has to be implemented is certainly not going to be good for business.

Source: BikeDekho

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Article Published On: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 15:03 [IST]
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