Rajdoot EXCL t
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The Rajdoot Excel T was a 173cc two-stroke motorcycle made in India by Escorts group
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With over 16 lakh bikes on the road, the Rajdoot continues to be the favourite of the Indian masses. Its relevant technology for the Indian road condition makes it suitable for all types of terrain.
This tough and highly durable motorcycle has excellent load carrying capacity
and gives high value for money
to its owners. making it a total economy bike by virtue of its low running costs, easy serviceability and high re-sale value.
started manufacturing Polish SHL M11 175cc
motorcycles under the brand name Rajdoot from 1962. Various derivatives were produced with slight changes in cycle parts, suspension and transmission. Production continued for over four decades. It is powered by a 2 stroke engine that proved so good that it became a staple with Indian milkmen (Doodwala in Hindi or Palkar in Tamil). These people ride the most rugged rural paths on the way to farmers who sell their own family cow's milk. Then, delivering the milk to shops and homes, they stop and start frequently resulting in heavy wear usage. Added India's climate which is even hotter around the Bihar / Mhadya Pradesh / Uttar Pradesh, the stronghold rural belt of this model resulting in a ruthless trial ground for any machine.
Rajdoot sold about 1.6 million black "soviet" styled motorbikes, in the Excel T and Deluxe models, until it was phased out in 2005 by Yamaha, the new owner of Indian 'Escorts' company, the original manufacturer. Due to Euro II regulations, as per Japanese management.
In 2007 the Rajdoot already looked as a surviving dinosaur in a world of streamlined and colorful motorcycles. Currently, in 2011, these bikes are quite rare on rural roads.
Escorts group
The Escorts Group1 is one of the highly diversified engineering conglomerates located in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Its turnover is US$461.9 Million per annum.-Tractors:...
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With over 16 lakh bikes on the road, the Rajdoot continues to be the favourite of the Indian masses. Its relevant technology for the Indian road condition makes it suitable for all types of terrain.
This tough and highly durable motorcycle has excellent load carrying capacity
Carrying capacity
The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment...
and gives high value for money
Value (economics)
An economic value is the worth of a good or service as determined by the market.The economic value of a good or service has puzzled economists since the beginning of the discipline. First, economists tried to estimate the value of a good to an individual alone, and extend that definition to goods...
to its owners. making it a total economy bike by virtue of its low running costs, easy serviceability and high re-sale value.
On rural roads
The motorcycle division of Escorts groupEscorts group
The Escorts Group1 is one of the highly diversified engineering conglomerates located in Faridabad, Haryana, India. Its turnover is US$461.9 Million per annum.-Tractors:...
started manufacturing Polish SHL M11 175cc
SHL (motorcycle)
SHL is a brand of Polish motorcycles, produced from 1938 until 1970 by Huta Ludwików, later KZWM Polmo-SHL in Kielce .-Pre-war:...
motorcycles under the brand name Rajdoot from 1962. Various derivatives were produced with slight changes in cycle parts, suspension and transmission. Production continued for over four decades. It is powered by a 2 stroke engine that proved so good that it became a staple with Indian milkmen (Doodwala in Hindi or Palkar in Tamil). These people ride the most rugged rural paths on the way to farmers who sell their own family cow's milk. Then, delivering the milk to shops and homes, they stop and start frequently resulting in heavy wear usage. Added India's climate which is even hotter around the Bihar / Mhadya Pradesh / Uttar Pradesh, the stronghold rural belt of this model resulting in a ruthless trial ground for any machine.
Rajdoot sold about 1.6 million black "soviet" styled motorbikes, in the Excel T and Deluxe models, until it was phased out in 2005 by Yamaha, the new owner of Indian 'Escorts' company, the original manufacturer. Due to Euro II regulations, as per Japanese management.
In 2007 the Rajdoot already looked as a surviving dinosaur in a world of streamlined and colorful motorcycles. Currently, in 2011, these bikes are quite rare on rural roads.