NAIMA Mobility Expo 2026: The Bikes and Scooters Worth Remembering

The NAIMA Nepal Mobility Expo 2026 closed on August 16 after six days at Bhrikutimandap, with over 150,000 visitors passing through and more than 1,200 two-wheelers booked. Ather led scooter bookings by a wide margin, CFMOTO and ZX Moto pulled in serious numbers for bigger machines, Yadea undercut everyone on price with the GS70, and TVS used the show to give Nepal its first look at the Apache RTX 300. The event itself said as much about where Nepal's two-wheeler buyers are heading as any single launch did.

The queue outside Bhrikutimandap tells you more than any spec sheet

By the fourth day of the NAIMA Nepal Mobility Expo, the crowd outside Bhrikutimandap wasn't just car people. There were groups of college students circling the Yadea stall comparing scooter colours, a father sitting his teenage son on a Royal Enfield to check if his feet reached the ground, and a small cluster of riders in CFMOTO merch photographing the 820RR from every angle like it owed them something. Somewhere between the walkways, a Triumph promoter was explaining, for what looked like the fiftieth time that day, why the Speed T4 doesn't need more than one cylinder.

This is the second edition of the show, organised by the Nepal Automobile Importers and Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), and it ran for six days at Bhrikutimandap, closing on August 16 after drawing more than 150,000 visitors. Fifty-three brands took part — 29 four-wheeler and 18 two-wheeler — and more than 40 new vehicles were unveiled across the two segments.

We're not going to pretend we road-tested every bike on that floor. Nobody gets a proper feel for a motorcycle standing on a showroom stand under exhibition lighting. What we can do is tell you which two-wheelers actually pulled a crowd, which ones people put their money down for, and why that matters if you're deciding what to buy next.

The booking numbers are the real story

Two-wheeler brands don't usually publish booking figures at these shows, but this time the dealers did, and the numbers are worth paying attention to. More than 1,200 motorcycles and scooters were booked by the fifth day alone.

Ather came out on top by a distance, with over 400 electric scooters booked. That's not a small number for a single brand at one event, and it says something about how comfortable Kathmandu buyers have become with paying a premium for an EV scooter that feels engineered rather than assembled. Vaidya Energy, Ather's distributor, also used the show to bring out a new variant of the Rizta, sitting alongside the existing Rizta S and Rizta Z already sold here.

On the motorcycle side, ZX Moto and CFMOTO — both distributed locally by Bikers Nepal — pulled in strong numbers too, with ZX Moto crossing 200 bookings and CFMOTO adding 108 more. Royal Enfield and Triumph each crossed the 100-booking mark, KTM booked 60, Suzuki 50, Morbidelli 45, and TVS 25.

Read those numbers next to each other and a pattern shows up. The volume brands aren't only the cheap ones anymore. People are booking mid-to-large capacity motorcycles in real numbers at a single show, which tells you Kathmandu's appetite for something bigger than a 125cc commuter is not just online chatter — it's people signing booking slips.

The bike that got the most phone cameras pointed at it

If there was one machine at the expo that people kept walking back to, it was the ZX Moto 820RR. An 819cc three-cylinder motorcycle from a brand that most Nepali riders hadn't heard of eighteen months ago is not a small statement to make at a domestic expo, and the crowd around it on most days reflected that. Whether the after-sales network can support a bike like this over the next five years is the question nobody at the stall can answer yet — and it's the question that actually matters more than the horsepower figure.

Triumph goes smaller, and that's the interesting part

Hansraj Hulaschand & Company used the show to bring in the Triumph Speed T4, the brand's entry-level roadster built around a 349cc single-cylinder engine. On paper, a smaller-capacity Triumph sounds like a step down. On the ground, it's probably the smarter move for Nepal. A 349cc single is realistic to insure, realistic to ride daily through Kalanki, and realistic to service without flying parts in from another country. More than 100 bookings for the model suggests Nepali buyers agree — they want the badge without committing to a bike that only makes sense on the open highway.
 

TVS shows its hand before the launch

TVS didn't have a confirmed launch at NAIMA, but the Apache RTX 300 — the brand's first adventure motorcycle — made a pre-launch appearance on the stand. It's TVS testing the water before Jagdamba Motors brings it to market properly. For anyone who's been waiting for an affordable ADX-style option that isn't a KTM or a Royal Enfield Himalayan, this is one to watch closely once real pricing and availability show up.
 

The scooter that undercut everyone

Amid all the premium-EV chatter, Yadea quietly launched three new electric scooters — the GS70, GT70 and GT80 — with the GS70 priced at around Rs 2.30 lakh, making it the most affordable new scooter launch of the entire show. That price point matters more than most of the headline EVs on the four-wheeler side, because it's the one actually within reach of a large chunk of Kathmandu's daily commuters, not just people shopping for a second vehicle.

What we're not going to tell you

We're not going to tell you the ZX Moto 820RR "delivers thrilling performance" or that the Triumph Speed T4 "redefines the entry-level roadster segment," because nobody rode either of them on an actual road this week. What we can tell you, honestly, is which machines pulled crowds, which ones people booked with real money, and which ones are worth putting on your shortlist once they're actually available for a proper test ride. The rest — how the ZX Moto 820RR actually behaves past 100 km/h on the Mid-Hill Highway, how firm that Triumph seat feels after an hour — is a story for when MotorMandu can actually ride them, not stand next to them.

One more thing worth knowing

Nepal's two-wheeler show season isn't done. The NADA Auto Show follows later this month, and it's expected to bring Nepal's first locally designed and built electric scooter, the Yatri P2, along with a few more launches that didn't make it to Bhrikutimandap. If you're holding off on a scooter decision, it's worth waiting two more weeks before you book anything.

FAQ

Did NAIMA Mobility Expo 2026 launch any electric bikes or scooters? Yes. Yadea launched three new electric scooters — the GS70, GT70 and GT80 — with the GS70 priced at around Rs 2.30 lakh, the cheapest scooter launch of the show. Ather also introduced a new Rizta variant alongside its existing Rizta S and Rizta Z.

Which two-wheeler brand got the most bookings at the expo? Ather led with more than 400 scooter bookings, the highest of any two-wheeler brand at the show, based on figures shared by dealers during the event.

Was the Yatri P2 shown at NAIMA Mobility Expo 2026? No. The Yatri P2, Nepal's first locally designed and built electric scooter, is confirmed for the NADA Auto Show later this month, not the NAIMA expo.

What was the price range for motorcycles and scooters at the expo? Two-wheelers on display ranged from roughly Rs 2 lakh to Rs 45 lakh, covering everything from budget electric scooters to premium imported motorcycles.

Is the TVS Apache RTX 300 available to buy in Nepal yet? Not yet. It made a pre-launch appearance at NAIMA 2026, giving Nepali buyers a first look ahead of its formal launch through Jagdamba Motors.

Should I wait for the NADA Auto Show before buying a scooter? If you're specifically interested in the Yatri P2 or other launches expected at NADA later this month, it's worth waiting a couple of weeks before booking anything at current NAIMA pricing.