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Ravi Piaggio Storm 125

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Ravi Piaggio Storm 125 is a 125cc motorcycle, launched in Pakistan by Ravi Motors of Pakistan with Piaggio of Italy. It was launched in 2009 and production continues to date. In its time the Storm 125 was technologically the most advanced bike in the fastest growing motorcycle market of the world. Some of its innovations were: First Euro-II bike in Pakistan, First application of emission control kit to meet Euro-II standards, also to be noted that no other vehicle car or bike met Euro-II standards back then in 2009, First 125cc bike to incorporate a five-speed gearbox, self-starting system along with kick start, Largest in class 15 liter fuel tank, 12 Horsepower 125cc engine with push rod-actuated valves (two per cylinder).

Ravi and Piaggio come under an agreement which comes under the terms that Piaggio is the technology supplier and Ravi holds 100 percent of the investment in the project. As of now several talks have been conducted among the two companies where Ravi has asked Piaggio to bring their investment in the Pakistani market but Piaggio has been reluctant due to apparent business conditions in the country. Despite these conditions the bike is highly praised for its performance and ride quality by users with varying age groups. The bike now holds a considerable share in the market competing against Honda and Suzuki which have operated in the country for over 50 years. The success of this bike in the Pakistani market has shown that there is a massive room for investment and profits in the Pakistani market for both the companies, as Piaggio's Vespa is the most famous product Piaggio had in Pakistan up till 1992. Vespa is still considered as a reference of reputation for Piaggio all over Pakistan.

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