Kinetic Motor Company

Kinetic Motor Company is part of the Kinetic Group, one of the most established business houses in India, well-known for its pioneering activities in the automotive industry.

Kinetic is an erstwhile JV partner of Honda (from 1984–1998) and is credited with starting a scooter revolution in India, by introducing scooters equipped with modern features like variomatic gearless transmission, self start and modern styling. Today, Kinetic stands on its own feet and competes with Honda among others in the fiercely competitive two wheeler market of India; the company also exports to other countries under its own brand name "Kinetic". In the US, Kinetic mopeds are famous as fun and economical personal transport machines.

The company, incorporated in 1970, has a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Pithampur, near Indore. It is ISO 9001 certified from DNV for all models and activities, has a strong dealership network of over 400 dealers and authorized service centers across the country and is a leading exporter of vehicles across the globe with thousands of vehicles exported to countries like the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Australia. It has won the Exports Excellence award nine consecutive years.

Some of Kinetic's best known products are the Kinetic 4s, Kinetic Blaze, Kinetic Nova and Kinetic Flyte.

Kinetic's "Italiano" series of scooters were acquired from Italjet Moto. The acquisition involved all global distribution rights for seven bestsellers (Jupiter, Millennium, Euro, Dragster, Formula, Velocifero and Torpedo) as well as relocation of total production lines to India. Kinetic will offer the Italian designed beauties at world-beater pricing thanks to lower manufacturing costs of India and high-volume benefits of the Indian market.

Kinetic also has partnered with SYM Motors (Sanyang Industry Co.), a leading manufacturer of two-wheelers from Taiwan and the association will introduce some of that company's scooters to India.

Products

Kinetic 4s

The "Kinetic 4s" became one of the most famous scooter from the Kinetic stable. The scooter is equipped with a four stroke engine. Other specifications include a 113cc engine, 55 km/l average and an easy balance, low center of gravity design. This scooter was decorated for being the first two-wheeler to reach Kardungla Pass, the highest "motorable" road in the world, and for being the longest non-stop running two-wheeler (1001 hours of continuous endurance running).

Kinetic Blaze

The "Blaze" is part of Kinetic's Italiano Series of scooters, featuring seven Italian designs, designed by Italjet's founder, and erstwhile Ducati racer and adventurer Leopoldo Tartarini. The Blaze marks a giant leap for India's scooter segment with its a powerful 166cc 4-valve engine, advanced suspension and cushy seats for maximum comfort. It is also the first Indian-made two-wheeler to be exported to Japan, and has recently concluded a mammoth all-India roadtrip that saw it travel over 20,000 km in 570 cities in 110 days, including reaching the Khardung-la Pass in the Himalayas, the highest "motorable" point in the world.

Kinetic Nova 135

The triple-award winning Kinetic Nova is best known for its combination of performance, aesthetic appeal and practicality. It has a 8.5Bhp 135cc 4-stroke engine, and consumes an average of 50 km/l.

Kinetic SYM Flyte

Kinetic SYM Flyte, made in association with SYM of Taiwan, is a 125cc advanced scooter packed with all modern technology & convenience features.

Based on SYM's bestseller across 62 countries (the SYM X PRO), the Flyte features convenient front fuelling system (you wont have to get down from your seat to refuel your Flyte! ), front telescopic suspension, 4-in-1 antitheft magnetic key (for your safety and convenience),largest underseat storage (22 liters, 2 level) with auto-illumination at night, front cubbyhole, mobile charging, 9 Ah battery for feathertouch start, impact resistant foldable mirrors, good tyres, longer wheelbase for improved stability, secondary air injection technology, 130mm brakes, 4 stroke fuel efficient engine, and more advantages.

SYM scooters are renowned for their exceptional handling, and Flyte too features the same world-class handling. Flyte also features high quality, and is backed by a 3 year warranty (longest in scooters).

Bikeguru Dilip Bam's detailed roadtest of Flyte measured its fuel efficiency at 57 km/l, one of the highest in gearless scooters.

Endorsed by Bollywood's glamourous actress Bipasha Basu (who plays today's modern, confident young woman in the Flyte tv campaign titled RIDE THE CHANGE), the Flyte has received two prestigious SCOOTER OF THE YEAR 2008 awards from leading magazines and industry associations; and boasts of highest recommendation levels from owners. Other achievements of Flyte include completion of a difficult all woman scooter rally from Jhansi to Kalpi to honor memory of Rani Laxmibai's heroic horseback escape from British forces in 1857; and a stellar performance at the challenging Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally 2008 at Navi Mumbai (Flyte bagged #1 and # 2 positions for 4 strokes).

External links

* [http://www.kinetic2wheelers.com/] Official Kinetic Motor site
* [http://www.kineticsymflyte.com] about the superb Flyte
* [http://www.kineticblaze.com] about the glam Blaze
* [http://kineticsymflyte.blogspot.com] flyte blog
* [http://kineticitalianoblaze.blogspot.com] blaze blog
* [http://auto.indiamart.com/kinetic-engineering] Info site
* [http://www.infibeam.com/blog/news/2008/01/22/sulajja_firodia_motwani_says_kinetic_to_offer_superior_products.html ] Interview of Ms. Sulajja Firodia Motwani, MD. Kinetic Engineering, India