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Two-wheeler manufacturers have discontinued 21 motorcycles in total, which will not be launched again with a BS6 compliant engine.

In the two-wheeler segment, the number of models discontinued is far lower than in cars. A total of 31 two-wheelers have been discontinued due to BS6 norms including 21 motorcycles and 10 scooters. A lot of them are still due to receive their updated engines.

Here is the list of those 21 motorcycles which will not come back with a BS6 engine. They have been completely discontinued for good, mainly due to low performance. Due to the pandemic and following lockdown, two-wheelers which were going to get BS6 engines are delayed.

Most of these motorcycles have been discontinued due to poor sales over the year. The primary reason why manufacturers are not updating all of their models with BS6 engines is that the transition is costly and it makes no point to spend all that money on a low selling product. In such a case, Suzuki has not discontinued a single motorcycle or scooter. Its entire lineup is BS6 compliant now.

Honda

1. CB Unicorn 160
2. Livo 110cc

Honda is discontinuing the CB Unicorn 160 and 110cc Livo, both due to very poor sales. While Unicorn was still known in the segment, Livo never made it big. The dominance of Dream Yuga in the 110cc segment was too heavy for Livo. To clarify, the CB Hornet 160R and X Blade will soon receive BS6 engines.

Hero Motocorp

1. Passion XPro
2. Karizma ZMR

Hero has discontinued the Passion XPro and replaced it with the new Passion Pro. It gets a revised BS6 compliant 110cc engine with major cosmetic upgrades. As for Karizma, it was discontinued a couple of months back itself. Over the years, Karizma failed to gain the popularity that it had in the early 2000s.

Yamaha

1. Saluto RX 110cc
2. Saluto RX 125cc
3. R15 S V1.0
4. Fazer 155
5. Fazer 250
6. R3

Looks like Yamaha has a lot of motorcycles discontinued. Yamaha made it clear that it would not step in the commuter motorcycle segment and rather focus on the premium segment. That means it would focus only on motorcycles which are 150cc and above. It has now discontinued the 110cc and 125cc Saluto RX. The Fazer series has also been put aside due to low sales generation. The R15 S, basically a more commuter-focused version of the first R15, was also cut off. Lastly, the lovable Yamaha R3 has been discontinued, only to make a comeback sometime later next year.

Bajaj Auto

1. V15
2. Avenger Street 220

Bajaj had discontinued the V15 last year itself, mainly due to the BS6 emission norms. Its 125cc version, V125, was discontinued long back. Now, Bajaj has also left out the Avenger Street 220 from its BS6 lineup and has just updated the Avenger Cruise 220.

Royal Enfield

1. Bullet 500
2. Thunderbird 500
3. Thunderbird 350
4. Classic 500
5. Thunderbird 350X
6. Thunderbird 500X
7. Bullet Trials 350
8. Bullet Trials 500

Even Royal Enfield has cut down on a lot of motorcycles due to the emission norms. Last year, it announced that the 500cc engine will be discontinued due to high transition costs. That’s why the Bullet, Classic and Thunderbird 500 have been cut off. Actually, RE has discontinued the Thunderbird series itself. It will be soon replaced by Royal Enfield Meteor, a similarly styled cruiser. Another variant or version to go off the lineup is the Bullet Trials.

TVS

1. Victor

TVS just has one motorcycle discontinued. TVS Victor was very popular in the early 2010s because of its stylish looks and fuel efficient engine. Over the time, TVS introduced many new commuters like Radeon and Sport. This put Victor in the backseat and now off the cart.

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