Ceat Introduces ‘Rare’ : Puncture-Safe Tyres For Motorcycles

India’s leading tyre maker, Ceat, has always been a forerunner in terms of innovation and continuing the same legacy this time it has introduced an all-new range of puncture-resistant or puncture-safe motorcycle tyres. The new tyres are designed and developed at the tyre manufacturer’s R&D facility in Halol, Gujarat. To begin with, in the country, the company has initially launched the first set of tyres in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, as after-market fitments.

Ceat has planned the launch of new motorcycle tyres in phases, beginning with South India, soon the tyres will be introduced in the other states of India. And afterwards, it will be supplied to the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Sighting the uniqueness of the product Mumbai-headquartered tyre firm has also filed for the exclusive rights.

Mr. Nitish Bajaj, Vice President, Marketing, Ceat stated that the OEMs take the time to decide on any new product introduced in the market and are price conscious too. The company has always looked forward in terms of improvement in every segment be it commercial vehicles, passenger cars, two-wheelers or other special segments, he further stated.

The particular puncture-safe tyres come with a special gel, which prevents the tyre from losing the air at the time of nail prick. As soon as the nail is removed from the tyre the gap created by the nail is filled with the special gel.

The gel found in the puncture-safe tyres is basically a sticky, gum-like substance that is layered inside the tyre in the tread area. The sealant material locks the space created by the piercing of the sharp object and the air pressure loss is stopped immediately leading to no requirement of instantaneous repair.

The flagship company of RPG Enterprises, Ceat Ltd., has three manufacturing units located in Maharashtra state at Bandhup, Nashik, Nagpur and one in Halol in Gujarat, while one of its plants is situated in Sri Lanka.

The lately established manufacturing facility in Nagpur has the capacity to roll out 1 million units per month. Country’s tyre market is projected at INR 60,000 crores and is increasing at nearly 6-7% p.a., whereas the tyre brand closed with the profits of INR 6500 crore last year.

Author: Ankit verma

My need for speed began at a very early age and I realised this as soon as I got my first bicycle at the age of 8. When all the other kids would break downhill I would pedal harder just to go faster and enjoy the thrill. Adding to my interest for speed, I grew engrossed in the working mechanics of two wheelers thanks to my father as he is a hydraulic mechanic and would take me along with him on his repair sessions. Eventually I became familiar with the tools and basic technical concepts of two wheelers.Super sport and sport tourers are more of my liking and the sparks to these flames were ignited the first time I experienced the maddening power of a Yamaha YZF R1. I was just 14 years old at the time and got to ride as a pillion with an older acquaintance. This one short ride influenced my every decision in terms of the bikes I want to own. As of today I’m 26 years old and a proud owner of a Yamaha Fz15 version 2.0 and a Kawasaki Ninja 650 2014 model having clocked a decent 30k Kms only while touring, waiting to clock 1000s more as riding makes me feel whole again after enduring the dismal routines of life. Read more