Following its announcement about the use of green aluminium in motorcycle component manufacturing , Yamaha Motor has followed that up with news that it has succeeded in developing a high-quality and environmentallyfriendly recycled polypropylene ( PP ) material , which can be used for the main exterior bodywork of motorcycles . The company will begin using the new raw material with the main 2023 commuter models for ASEAN markets . This eco-friendly recycled PP material is made only from pre-consumer materials with a traceable manufacturing history and no risk of containing environmentally hazardous substances , such as the purging |
compounds and scraps that are generated in the production processes of petrochemical and moulding manufacturers . Resin materials are often used for the exterior bodywork of motorcycles , and PP materials account for about half of these parts , making it a major raw material for the company . Yamaha Motor has been driving the development and the use of recycled PP in its products for some time now , but this newly developed material offers even higher levels of strength and quality looks compared to conventional recycled materials . It can also be used for areas requiring greater aesthetic appeal . With the use of this eco-friendly |
recycled PP going forward , Yamaha Motor plans to raise the usage ratio of such recycled materials in motorcycles and gradually adopt the material in other product categories as well . In line with the Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050 , Yamaha is aiming to achieve carbon neutrality |
throughout all of its business activities , including its entire supply chain , by 2050 . To realise this , the company has set a goal of switching to 100 % sustainable materials by 2050 and will expand its efforts to adopt green and other recycled materials for its products . |
Triumph has been trying to establish an operation to build small , single-cylinder motorcycles in India for more than a decade , and that work is finally coming good with the launch of the Bajaj-built retro range planned for 17th June . Originally , Triumph hoped to go it alone with its own Indian factory , rather like the three Thailand-based plants the company already operates for the majority of its manufacturing . The company developed a duo of 250 cc , single-cylinder bikes as part of the project , unveiling sketches of one of them - a faired Daytona 250 - back in 2013 . |
Sadly , the planned factory was never started and that project was cancelled in 2014 . Three years later , in 2017 , Triumph announced a tie-up with India ' s Bajaj , with a plan to build a range of bikes in the 250 cc-750 cc segment of the market . Now that ' s finally coming to fruition , and the resulting machines will be part of the company ' s global product range to provide entry-level offerings in the ' Modern Classics ' line-up , sitting below the Bonneville T100 and Speed Twin 900 . At least two variants have previously been spied on test , a Bonnie-style retro street bike |
and a more scrambler-styled version , both using the same DOHC single-cylinder engine . Unlike the old 250 cc project , the upcoming models take their inspiration from the Bonneville , and the single-cylinder engine looks very much like one half of the Bonnie ' s twin . The planned launch was revealed during a TV interview in India by Bajaj ' s MD , Rajiv Bajaj . He told CNBC-TV18 : " The actual launch will be toward the end of June , perhaps specifically on Tuesday 27th June , in London . It will be a global launch that is being organised by Triumph , the exact content of which I ' m not aware of , but that ' s when the |
Bajaj ' s MD , Rajiv Bajaj
launch might be ." He went on to say : " We should have product on the market in the second quarter of this financial year . I can also say that more than one product will be launched in the second quarter if all goes well ."
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