Several reasons like fuel economy, scarcity of reliable public transport, prosperous rural India and growing middle class population contribute towards the development of two-wheeler market in India. The two-wheeler market in India is the second largest all over the world and it is growing at the rate of 25% annually as well.

India stands next to the countries of China and Japan with respect to production and domestic sale of bikes. In the year 2009, several new bikes were introduced and all these bikes became popular among youngsters.

The main encouragement for two-wheeler manufacturers in India is the enthusiasm shown by youngsters for sporty and heavy bikes. The entire history of biking industry in India witnessed a great change when the Bajaj Pulsar was introduced. This bike robbed the hearts of many bike lovers because of its unmatched appearance and powerful engine. Nowadays, Indian two-wheeler market is becoming a preference market for two-wheeler manufacturers all over the world. The names of the top manufacturing companies in the bike-manufacturing sector in India are given below:

Top five bike manufacturers:

• Honda

• Suzuki

• TVS

• Hero Honda

• Bajaj

To know more about these top players in the bike manufacturing sector in India, read on the content given below:

Honda:

The full name of this company is Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Private Limited and they are operating from their head officer and factory at the district of Gurgaon in India. Their South Zone Regional Office is located in Bangalore, West zone regional office is located in Pune and East zone regional office is located in the city of Kolkata. Some of their popular brands running in the Indian roads are:

• DIO

• ACTIVA

• AVIATOR

• CB TWISTER

• CB SHINE

• CBF STUNNER

• CB UNICORN

They have a large network of service providers all over India with a view to offer the best customer service in the case of any problem in their bike.

Suzuki:

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited is operating as a subsidiary of the Suzuki Motor Corporation located in Japan. Their main aim is to offer value-packed bikes to meet the need of their customers belonging to different financial status. Some of the popular brands of Suzuki in the bike-manufacturing sector in India are given below:

• Access 125

• SlingShot Plus

• SlingShot

• GS150R

• Intruder M1800R

• Hayabusa 1300

• Bandit 12505

• GSX-R1000

TVS:

TVS Motor Company holds the pride of being the third largest two-wheeler manufacturing company in India apart from being one among the top 10 bike manufacturing companies in the world. This company is the subsidiary of the popular TVS group in India and some of their domestic range products include:

• Scooty Teenz

• Scooty PEP+

• Scooty Streak

• WEGO

• Sport

• Star City

Hero Honda:

Hero Honda Motors Limited began its journey in the year 1984 and it was established as a joint venture between Hero Honda Group of India and Honda Motor Company belonging to Japan. Some of the popular brand motorcycles of hero Honda include:

• Hunk

• CBZ Xtreme

• Splendor Pro

• Glamour

• Super Splendor

• Passion Pro

• Splendor NXG

• Splendor+

• Pleasure

• CD-Dawn

• CD Deluxe

Bajaj:

Bajaj Auto Limited came into existence in the year 1945 and this company is one of the premier manufacturers of bikes in India. Some of their popular products include:

• Bajaj XCD

• Bajaj Pulsar

• Bajaj Platina

• Bajaj Kristal DTSi

• Bajaj Discover

• Bajaj Avenger

Thus, these companies are always introducing new motor bikes to meet the requirement of not only youngster, but also they are introducing different models of bikes and scooters for the Indian bike lovers. Yamaha is another top company in this bike manufacturing industry.