Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

This poll has been jointly compiled with CrAzY dRiVeR. Thanks to him for his expert inputs!

It's time to look back at the year and cast your vote for The Team-BHP Two Wheeled Ride of the Year. This is where YOU - the BHPian - will choose our Two-Wheeler of 2018. The Team-BHP 2WOTY is by owners & enthusiasts, not advertorial experts & paid jury members. Just as well since us bike owners are the ones who pay the industry's bills

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Listed below are the launches of 2018.

The contenders have been sorted in a price-ascending order (cheapest first).
It's only ALL-NEW bikes that are included in our 2WOTY award. That excludes the "refreshed" headlamp & tail-light versions, facelifts and engine variants.
This is a public poll. Other BHPians will be able to see what bike you have voted for.
Models costing over 30 lakh rupees, and many bikes (CBUs), have been excluded from our 2WOTY. Reason = Low relevance & commitment to the Indian marketplace.
As has always been the case, we insist there will only be ONE Team-BHP Two Wheeled Ride of the Year. Why? Simply because we don't believe in handing out an award for the "engine of the year" or "headlamp of the year" (as examples). Some award ceremonies have 25 awards to ensure there's one for each bike manufacturer (aka advertiser) in India. We have no such inclination, and will only focus on the best, most important new two-wheeler of 2018.

Looking forward to your votes, and also the reasoning behind your choice. Thanks!

EDIT on 27th December:

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

It's a clean sweep for the Royal Enfield 650! Dominating the poll with 47% of votes - and 512 BHPian votes in total - Royal Enfield takes our first ever 2-wheeler of the year award!

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

TVS Radeon : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-tvs-radeos.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

TVS NTORQ : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-tvs-ntorq.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

Suzuki Burgman Street : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-suzuki-burgman.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

Honda X-Blade : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-honda-xblade.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

Hero Xtreme 200R : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-hero-xtreme-200r.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

KTM Duke 125 ABS : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-duke-125.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:37

Yamaha R15 : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-yamaha-r15.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

Ather S340 and S450 : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-ather.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

Jawa and Jawa Forty Two: Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-jawa.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and Interceptor INT 650 : CrAzY dRiVeR's review thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-re-650-twins.jpg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

BMW G 310 R and G 310 GS : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-bmw-g310.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

FB Mondial HPS 300 : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-fb-mondial.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

Kawasaki Ninja 400 : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-ninja-400.jpeg

blackwasp · 14th December 2018, 17:38

SWM SuperDual T : Forum Thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-swmsuperdualt.jpg

Suzuki GSX-S750 : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-suzuki-gsxs750.jpg

Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-vstrom-650xt.jpg

Ducati Scrambler 1100 : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-scrambler-1100.jpg

Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-triumph-speedmaster.jpg

Triumph Tiger 800 : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-2018-triumph-tiger-800.jpg

BMW F 750 GS and BMW F 850 GS : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-bmw-f750-gs.jpeg

Kawasaki Z900RS : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-z900-rs.jpg

Ducati Panigale V4 : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-panigale-v4.jpeg

Kawasaki H2 SX : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-kawasaki-h2-sx.jpg

Norton Dominator and Commando : Forum thread

Team-BHP 2-Wheeled Ride of the Year, 2018. EDIT: It's the Royal Enfield 650-norton.jpeg

Honda Goldwing : Forum thread

View Poll Results: Your choice?
TVS Radeon	1	0.09%
TVS NTORQ	110	10.02%
Suzuki Burgman Street	17	1.55%
Honda X-Blade	9	0.82%
Hero Xtreme 200R	2	0.18%
Duke 125 ABS	8	0.73%
Yamaha R15	38	3.46%
Ather S350 and S450	98	8.93%
Jawa and Jawa Forty Two	168	15.30%
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and Interceptor INT 650	512	46.63%
BMW G 310 R and G 310 GS	24	2.19%
FB Mondial HPS 300	4	0.36%
Kawasaki Ninja 400	12	1.09%
SWM SuperDual T	2	0.18%
Suzuki GSX-S750	5	0.46%
Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS	17	1.55%
Ducati Scrambler 1100	7	0.64%
Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster	7	0.64%
Triumph Tiger 800	14	1.28%
BMW F 750 GS and BMW F 850 GS	5	0.46%
Kawasaki Z900RS	10	0.91%
Ducati Panigale V4	17	1.55%
Kawasaki H2 SX	2	0.18%
Norton Dominator and Commando	1	0.09%
Honda Goldwing	8	0.73%
Voters: 1098. You may not vote on this poll

14th December 2018, 17:37	#2
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	TVS Radeon : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:39.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#3
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	TVS NTORQ : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:40.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#4
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Suzuki Burgman Street : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:40.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#5
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Honda X-Blade : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:41.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#6
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Hero Xtreme 200R : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:41.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#7
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	KTM Duke 125 ABS : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:42.
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14th December 2018, 17:37	#8
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Yamaha R15 : Forum thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:42.
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14th December 2018, 17:38	#9
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Ather S340 and S450 : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:43.
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14th December 2018, 17:38	#13
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	FB Mondial HPS 300 : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:45.
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14th December 2018, 17:38	#14
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	Kawasaki Ninja 400 : Forum Thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:45.
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14th December 2018, 17:38	#15
blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	SWM SuperDual T : Forum Thread Suzuki GSX-S750 : Forum thread Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS : Forum thread Ducati Scrambler 1100 : Forum thread Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster : Forum thread Triumph Tiger 800 : Forum thread BMW F 750 GS and BMW F 850 GS : Forum thread Kawasaki Z900RS : Forum thread Ducati Panigale V4 : Forum thread Kawasaki H2 SX : Forum thread Norton Dominator and Commando : Forum thread Honda Goldwing : Forum thread Last edited by Aditya : 14th December 2018 at 17:45.
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