Bajaj Auto Keeps The Memory Of INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier Alive, Builds Bike Using Its Metal!

The Indian Navy is one of the few navies in the world which operates aircraft carriers. For a while it was operating two aircraft carriers simultaneously, the INS Vikrant (R11) and the INS Viraat (R22). Commissioned in 1961 into the Indian Navy, the INS Vikrant served during the war in 1971.

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After serving the country for 36 glorious years, it was decommissioned in 1997. Till 2012 it served as a Museum, anchored at Mumbai. Unfortunately it met a scarcely believable end when it was sold only to be scrapped in 2014. Most of us thought it was the last we had seen of it.

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Now, out of the blue comes Bajaj Auto, claiming to have built a motorcycle forged from the metal of the erstwhile flagship. Here¡¯s the video they have released.

Bajaj is calling the bike ¡®V¡¯ and is scheduled to launch it in a few days time. Details aren¡¯t available, but its believed to be a 150cc motorcycle with part caf¨¦ racer, part commuter stance.

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