Bike of the Year 2018
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BIKE OF THE YEAR 2018 Thailand Bike of The Year 2018 is regarded as another big annual event organized by Grand Prix International Public Company in order to find out the best bike of the year, and aim to promote the Thailand automotive industry and provide the information for consumers across the country. This year marked the 10th time in a row. The organizer continued to upgrade the judging criteria to be suitable and go in line with the objectives of the event which was to grant the awards to the most worthy bikes. This year, the organizer invited the qualified committee in the automotive industry, the motorcycle media who have competence in riding from various magazines and online channels, and also the professional test riders to take part in the scoring process. Besides, to make the awards go in line with the current market and the demand of consumers, which change over times, the organizer and the committee agreed to categorize the awards into two groups, namely Small Bike (e.g., family bike, automatic bike, and mini bike), and Big Bike, which was continuing to grow in the market. As a consensus, the latest event was provided with valuable prizes for motorcycles of each category, divided by type, usage and displacement total 28 prizes, as follows; WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM JUDGING CRITERIA The organizer chose Pathum Thani Speedway, Pathum Thani, as a test-ride venue to seek for the motorcycles with the highest performance from six leading automakers that sent over 50 bikes to test. The judging criteria mainly focused on performance, including riding performance, engine, suspension system, brake system, and also special technologies, which show the actual capability of each model. Moreover, there were two additional scoring topics, namely safety in daily use and convenience. The results were announced later on; furthermore, the organizer determined to set the awards ceremony grand and dignified like usual. GENERAL BIKE BIG BIKE 1. Best Family Sport 1. Best Naked Bike Light Weight 2. Best Family Fashion 2. Best Naked Bike Middle Weight 3. Best Automatic Sport 3. Best Naked Bike Heavy Weight 4. Best Automatic Fashion 4. Best Sport Bike Light Weight 5. Best Sport Bike 150 cc. 5. Best Sport Bike Middle Weight 6. Best Dual Purpose 150 cc. 6. Best Sport Bike Heavy Weight 7. Best Dual Purpose 250 cc. 7. Best Touring Light Weight 8. Mini Bike Best Design 8. Best Touring Middle Weight 9. Mini Bike Best Performance 9. Best Touring Heavy Weight 10. Best Modern Classic Bike 10. Best Adventure Light Weight 11. Best Adventure Middle Weight 12. Best Adventure Heavy Weight 13. Best Cruiser Light Weight WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM 14. Best Cruiser Middle Weight 15. Best Cruiser Heavy Weight 16. Best Scooter Light Weight 17. Best Scooter Middle Weight 18. Best Scooter Heavy Weight BIKE OF THE YEAR 2018 AWARDS BRAND / MODEL 1. Best Naked Bike Light Weight Kawasaki Z300 2. Best Naked Bike Middle Weight BMW F800R 3. Best Naked Bike Heavy Weight Yamaha MT-09 4. Best Sport Bike Light Weight Yamaha R3 5. Best Sport Bike Middle Weight Yamaha R6 6. Best Sport Bike Heavy Weight Yamaha R1M 7. Best Touring Middle Weight Suzuki V-Strom650XT 8. Best Touring Heavy Weight Honda Goldwing 1800 9. Best Adventure Light Weight Honda CB500X 10. Best Adventure Middle Weight BMW F800 GS Adventure 11. Best Adventure Heavy Weight BMW R1200GS Rally 12. Best Cruiser Light Weight Yamaha SR400 13. Best Cruiser Middle Weight Suzuki Boulavard 14. Best Cruiser Heavy Weight BMW K1600B 15. Best Scooter Light Weight Yamaha Xmax 16. Best Scooter Middle Weight Yamaha Tmax SX 17. Best Scooter Heavy Weight BMW C650 Sport 18. Best Family Sport Yamaha Exciter 19. Best Family Fashion Yamaha Finn WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM 20. Best Automatic Sport Yamaha Aerox 155 21. Best Automatic Fashion Honda Scoopy I 22. Best Sport Bike 150 cc. Suzuki GSX-R150 23. Best Dual Purpose 150 cc. Kawasaki KLX150BF 24. Best Dual Purpose 250 cc. Honda CRF250 Rally 25. Mini Bike Best Design Yamaha QBIX 26. Mini Bike Best Performance Honda MSX125SF 27. Mini Bike Best Value Benelli TNT135 28. THE INNOVATOR OF FASHION AUTOMATIC Yamaha 29. YEARS CONTINUOUSLY MOTORCYCLE BEST SELLER Honda ปีที่ 30 30. Best Touring Adventure Honda Africa Twin 31. Best Sport Classic Honda CB150R 32. Best Family Classic Honda Super Cup WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM BIKE OF THE YEAR 2018 WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM WWW.BIKEOFTHEYEARTHAILAND.COM .