The Cleveland Ace Deluxe and the Cleveland Misfit
has been launched in India. The Cleveland Ace Deluxe has been priced at INR
2.24 lakh, while the Misfit carries a price of INR 2.49 lakh (prices
ex-showroom, Delhi). Ahead of the official launch, Cleveland CycleWerks inaugurated its
first dealership, located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The Cleveland Ace Deluxe will
be the first bike to go on sale, while the Cleveland Misfit will be available
next month onward. That said, deliveries of both the bikes will start in
November.
Cleveland CycleWerks has plans to open a total of 30
dealerships in India by the end of this financial year. The company has already
finalised dealerships in 10 major cities in India, while it is targeting
dealership in 40 cities. Cleveland has set itself a target of 600-unit sales in
the current financial year, while it plans 100-200 per cent growth in the next
two years.
The Cleveland Ace Deluxe is a modern-classic
scrambler that comes with a circular fuel tank, round headlamp, wide handlebar
and a long single-piece seat. The Cleveland Misfit is a café racer-style
motorcycle with a tear-drop fuel tank, round headlight, a raised handlebar and
a single-piece café racer seat.
The motorcycles employ a 229 cc, air-cooled,
single-cylinder, 4-stroke engine that is tuned to pump out 15.4 bhp of maximum
power at 7,000 rpm and a peak torque of 16 Nm at 6,000 rpm, mated to a
five-speed gearbox with a final chain drive. Both the bikes feature USD front
forks and twin coil-spring shock absorbers at the rear.
Anchorage comes from a 298 mm disc at the front with
two-piston calliper and a 210 mm rotor at the back with a single-piston
calliper. The bikes come shod with 17-inch wire-spoke aluminium wheels that run
on MRF or CEAT tyres. The motorcycles come with a fuel tank capacity of 14 litres, while
the kerb weight stands at 133 kg. The company claims a fuel economy in the
range of 30-35 km/l.
Cleveland CycleWerks India has revealed that the Ace
Deluxe and Misfit currently have 6 percent localisation, but plans to increase
it to 30-40 per cent in the next few years. The company has set up its assembly
plant in Pune, with an annual capacity of 40,000 units.