India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant's legacy lives on through Baja Auto's new motorcycle brand
On Feb 1, Bajaj Auto, one of India's leading two-and three-wheeler manufacturers, is expected to launch a 150-cc motorcycle brand called 'V', the company's first product in 2016 and the eighth in the financial year.
The 'V' brand will have metal from the decommissioned (in January 1997) and dismantled Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikarant, the country's first aircraft carrier which became famous in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
The motorcycle will have a special logo to tell people that Bajaj V has been forged from 'the invincible metal of INS Vikrant' and will perpetuate a nugget of Indian military history.
In 1957, India had purchased the HMS Hercules, originally commissioned by the British Royal Navy during World War II, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru formally inducted INS Vikrant into the Indian Navy, in Bombay on Nov 3, 1961.
This new bike,with a retro feel, is expected to be positioned between the Pulsar and Discover brand, according to media reports.
Image: Logo of new Bajaj motorcycle made with metal from INS Vikrant (Bajaj Auto Facebook)
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