KTM's recycling its 160cc Duke engine into the RC 200's fairing—a smart move that undercuts the R15 on price while borrowing chassis DNA from its larger sibling. The rider triangle gets sharper, the bodywork gets sportier, and the entry fee to KTM's RC family drops accordingly. Indian market street bike buyers now have a legitimate alternative to Yamaha's long-standing playbook.

Bajaj's NS200 strips the RS200's fairings and geometry for a more accessible street fighter—same 199cc single, same steel frame, different ethos. It's the bike that proves nakeds don't need to be overpriced or over-complicated.

KTM's filling a gap in the Indian market with the RC 160, a 164cc liquid-cooled single bolted into a proper full fairing. 18.73 bhp and 15.5 Nm from the familiar 160 Duke mill keeps costs down at Rs. 1.85 lakh while maintaining the chassis fundamentals that made KTM's budget lineup actually rideable.