Flame to make a comeback

Flame to make a comebackIn a major announcement, the Chennai-based, TVS Motor Company will bring back the Flame, the 125 cc motorcycle that was at the centre of a patent litigation between the company and Bajaj Auto two years ago.

TVS Motor's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Venu Srinivasan recently said that the company has been selling small volumes on the Flame in the past months.

However, the CMD of the company also mentioned the fact that TVS Motors is now in the process of switching back to the 'twin spark-plug' version of the motorcycle and the production of the same is set to start soon.

It may be recalled here that rival two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto Ltd sued TVS Motor claiming "patent infringement", holding that the Flame motorcycle had a twin spark plug in 2008 saying that it is a feature that Bajaj has a patent for.

However, after several rounds of legal battles, TVS won in its appeal in the Supreme Court, but in the meantime, the company had begun selling the Flame motorcycle with single spark-plug. While the company is currently in the phase of clearing the inventory of the single plug Flame, it is also planning to start the production of the twin-spark variant very soon.