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'''''Bike India''''' is a [[motorcycle]] magazine published by [[Next Gen Publishing|Next Gen Publishing Ltd.]]<ref>{{citation|title=Bike India profile|work=Next Gen Publishing|url=http://nextgenpublishing.in/bike_india|accessdate=28 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811152152/http://www.nextgenpublishing.in/bike_india|archive-date=11 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The magazine was launched in 2005 under founder editor Adil Darukhanawala.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.nextgenpublishing.in/pressrelease6.htm|title=Press release|work=Next Gen Publishing|date=21 July 2005|accessdate=28 September 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220172527/http://www.nextgenpublishing.in/pressrelease6.htm|archivedate=20 February 2010}}</ref> Indian Motorsport legend and Isle of Man TT alum Aspi Bhathena has been at the helm of the magazine since 2008. ''Bike India'' is considered the oldest pure [[motorcycle]] magazine in India. The magazine's editorial office is based out of the city of Pune. The magazine covers the entire gamut of two-wheeled motorised vehicles – from electric scooters to the most powerful superbikes available on the market and everything in between. ''Bike India'' was also the only Asian publication and one of eight publications from the world over to ride [[Ducati]]'s World Super Bike Factory race bike with [[Chaz Davies]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bikeindia.in/ten-years-of-bike-india/|title=Ten years of Bike India|date=2015-07-31|work=Bike India|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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''Bike India'' is a jury member for the Indian Motorcycle of the Year award since, the award's inception in 2007, and has also held its own annual year-end automotive awards since the magazine's formation. <ref>{{citation|title=Honda City, Yamaha R15 bag awards|work=Business Standard|date=18 February 2009}}</ref><br />
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In 2007, [[EMAP]], which then published ''[[Bike (magazine)|Bike]]'' in the UK, took a 40.1% stake in Next Gen.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/04/emap.pressandpublishing|title=Emap buys stake in Indian publisher|date=4 July 2007|accessdate=28 September 2009|work=The Guardian|author=Jemima Kiss}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://bikeindia.in/ Official website]<br />
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