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Saturday, May 11, 2013
BMW F650GS will be introduced in India
F650GS has a parallel with 798cc engine weight 200 kg, whereas it is quite complicated as heavy weight to traverse off-road terrain, F650GS with a 4 stroke engine, two-cylinder engine with 4 valves per cylinder with maximum power of 71PS at 7,000 rpm with a torque of 75Nm at 4500 rpm.
F650GS able skyrocketed with a maximum speed of 185 km / h, the wheel using a rim size 2.50x19 front and 3.50x17 rear, and equipped with a 300mm diameter disc brakes with dual piston "front" and 265mm "rear".
Thursday, May 9, 2013
In The News 2010 Bikes from YAMAHA DUCATI RSD Sportster Kit
Starting with the RSD Sporster Kit news, although you do have to wait till mid 2010, good news is that the new Roland Sand Designs kit will make your Sporster even more dashing without burning your pocket. My good friend Chris Hunter, editor of BIKE EXIF has recently posted the news on RSD Harley Cafe Sportster. It seems as not to hurt the Sporster lovers and goeasy on the pocket, Roland Sands Design has put together a step-by-step combination of modifications. The kit will be on sale soon and by step-by-step, it means Sportster owners will be able to buy the parts in stages to spread the cost. Chris mentions that "The basics will include pipes (built by Vance and Hines), moto pegs, and a coil and key relocation bracket. Also on the list are wheels, some very slick brake discs, a new pulley and a fork brace. At the moment, the café seat, gauge/headlight relocation kit and velocity stack are still at the prototype stage, but they should be in production by mid 2010."
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These are computer generated image of the YAMAHA FZ8 that is going to be launched very soon in Europe. Some time ago, YAMAHA MOTOR EUROPE has posted a picture of a new Yamaha Motorcycle, FZ8 which was supposed to be launched by November or early December, but now, the website says just wait for the updates. Which means the FZ8 is definitely there but just take might take some more time. The website just shows the headlamp of the FZ8 and that is sure that this will carry forward the Fazer/ FZ motto of a street bike. While all the waiting has been done, some moto journalist just couldnt wait any longer has come up with their own versions of what the FZ8 just might look like. Of course it is going to be a in line four, for one and most definitely liquid cooled. The journos have given the bike a mode edate look than the existing series. Where the FZ8 really stands is difficult to say as they have the 600cc and the litre bike. This 800cc bike is probably looking for the crowd who wants a more road bike than a street racer and also that could be used for touring and clearly as the Motarrad website mentions will take on the Aprilia Shiver 750, BMW F 800 R, Triumph Street Triple and the likes. The site also mentions that the FZ6 will be phased out by coming March. The photos here will remind you of the FZ1 for sure. especially the frame, the tail section and tank while the second photo from Motorevue has gone a step further is colouring the bike and giving it a R6 like tail section. They have imagined the bike in purple colour decoration with white superstructure somehwat similar to the R1 which means they expect a more sportier bike.
Well, we have to wait for some time more before we know what actually comes out. Keep updated with the Yamaha Motor Europe website.
And here is the DUCATI Vyper which till now is just a scoop. News has been making the rounds since early March this year of a possible Ducati Cruiser touted as a V-Rod and V-Max killer and Ducati trading into the cruiser category which sources say Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali has revealed the company is looking to branch out into a wider market. Motociclismo were the first to post the scoop pictures and then Motorevue revealed a clay model which matches the scoop pictures. Later the news appeared in Ducati News Today which does give the scoop more weightage. Ducati has neither confirmed nor denied the news. All in all it has been some time and probably Ducati being Ducati wants to give a cruiser which will be worthy of the brand name and not repeat the Ducati Indiana fiasco (of sorts).
Sources say the bike is already in running form and has started preliminary tests at the Bologna factory and the proposed displacement will be 1400cc which will make it the biggest Ducati. The engine is speculated to feature a stroked version of the company’s Testastretta engine in a V-configuration. The liquid-cooled engine is said to put out in the range of 170 hp. It will feature Ducati’s signature steel trellis frame and its tank and tail section will be angular and aggressive, similar to the styling on the Streetfighter. The Vyper has a meaty 240mm tyre on the rear mounted to an aluminum swingarm with dual exhausts running along the lower right side and by the looks of it this power cruiser looks like its got a low slung seat and raked forks, a true cruiser styling. Could this be something similar to the DUCATI D66, the custom chopper from Luca Bar of Italy? Well, 2010 has a few surprises up its sleeve.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
In The News Big Sids Vincent 600 Single sets new record
If you are somewhat familiar with the blog, you would probably know about Big Sid. What am I saying? You surely know Big Sid regardless whether you have ever read this blog or not, what I meant was that even for the most ignorant, s/he must have heard about Big Sid if from nowhere at least from this blog. That Big Sid is a genuine Vincent lover is a well known fact, but this great gentleman is also very very humble. He has kept contact with me despite the fact that we would probably never meet just because I featured the superb VINCATI in this blog and I have been so lucky! You know Big Sid personally sent the details of the Vincent 600 Single with photos and memories. And yesterday, there was another mail from him. The big single has set a record in the East Coast Timing Association (ECTA).
In his mail, he wrote Big Sid gets his record:Motorcyclist editor Aaron Frank pilots Overtime Tina to a new record of 105.506 mph at the East Coast Timing Associations September Meet. Tina now holds the record in the M/VG-650/4 class. I am sure you have guessed who ‘Tina’ is, nice name to the brute, eh!
Matthew with Aaron in the staging lines at Maxton NC & Tina through the traps
Now what is the ECTA? so google helped me to the official website, which told me that) The East Coast Timing Association LLC (ECTA) is the principal sanctioning organization for Land Speed Racing in the Eastern United States. Five times a year, scores of car and motorcycle racers gather at the Laurinburg-Maxton airfield just outside Maxton, North Carolina, to speed down the Maxton Mile race track. Vehicles range from production cars and bikes (basically off the showroom floor) to exotic, purpose-built racers. To know more interesting details about this course and its foundation,
So, this month on 9th of September, Overtime Tina shook up the 650cc NON-Pushrod records in the Modified Motorcycle category and now Tina’s name is in the record books. The record reads thus-
Vehicle 9295 Class M/VG-650/4 Entry Big Sid’s Overtime Tina Rider Aaron Frank Date Sep-09 Speed 105.506 mph
Click here for the September 2009 records and here for the all time record holders.
Here is wishing Big Sid and Matthew a Hearty Congratulations from all of your fans. There was no doubt that Tina would have made you proud, it was only a question of when. Hope to see her break many more records and wishing your team the very best!
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In his mail, he wrote Big Sid gets his record:Motorcyclist editor Aaron Frank pilots Overtime Tina to a new record of 105.506 mph at the East Coast Timing Associations September Meet. Tina now holds the record in the M/VG-650/4 class. I am sure you have guessed who ‘Tina’ is, nice name to the brute, eh!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
AAMIR KHAN TO RIDE MAHINDRA PANTHERO 110 IN HIS UPCOMING MOVIE TALAASH
Mahindra & Mahindra, the leading SUV maker in the country, stepped into the two wheeler segment after acquiring Kinetic Engineering, which it renamed as Mahindra Two-wheelers. Not too long after the acquisition, Mahindra launched its first bike Stallio 110, which was unveiled by Aamir Khan, the bollywood superstar. However, the bike could not prove to be successful, as its gearbox had technical issues. Therefore, the company pulled Stallio 110 out of the market and since then, no other bike has been launched so far by Mahindra. Now, the company plans to relaunch Stallio 110 with a new name, Mahindra Panthero 110. Aamir Khan, who is also the brand ambassador of Mahindra Stallio, has ridden this bike in his upcoming flick Talaash, which is soon going to hit screens. In a teaser of the movie, we observe Aamir riding the bike while Rani Mukhrjee sits behind him.
This scene is considered as the first promotional video of the upcoming Panthero 110 across the industry and we agree with this wholeheartedly. The Stallio 110 or now the Panthero 110 as it has been newly christened, is a mass segment bike and will target college students as well as daily commuters. We recently reported that the bike was spotted during test runs at several places in the country and will be launched in January or February 2013.
The Panthero 110, being a mass segment bike will try to lure college goers and the youth, apart from the daily commuters. The bike has been spotted testing at several places in the country and is expected to be launched by early next year. Just like Mahindras cars and SUVs, which has a name ending in O, the Stallio and now the Panthero too has followed the same nomenclature. The yet to be launched Panthero, except for the name, has most of the features, the same as Stallio.
The all new Mahindra Panthero would be powered by a 110cc, four stroke engine capable of delivering a maximum power of 7.3 bhp and a peak torque of 8 Nm. The engine is likely to come mated with a 4-speed manual gearbox. The other features of the new Panthero would be the same as Stallio.
We expect that the company will launch a full fledged promotional video at the time of the launch that will also feature Aamir. However, it will be very difficult for Mahindra to make its way into the jam-packed commuter segment as the Panthero has to face the heat of competition from the likes of Hero Passion XPro 110, Honda Dream Yuga and Twister and is likely to come with a price tag of around Rs. 45,000.
POLARIS CONFIRMED THE LAUNCH OF VICTORY BRAND IN INDIA
American auto marque Polaris Industries, which is best known for its All Terrain Vehicle being well sold in India, has confirmed that the company will launch its high-end motorcycle brand Victory in the Indian market by the end of 2013.
The Indian bike market has been showing a significant hike in cruiser and tourer segments in the past 2-3 years. So I think, it is the right time to introduce Victory in India which is already pretty well known in this segment. Victory cruisers qualify the excise limits, thus Polaris might import the bikes as completely build units that can result in hefty price tags of the Victory bikes. The company might have to face some fierce competition from a few of the already well-settled bike manufacturers like Harley Davidson, Hyosung, Honda and Suzuki.
Pankaj Dubey, Managing Director and Country Head of Polaris India confirmed, "Yes we have decided to launch Victory in the market by the end of 2013." However, Mr. Dubey refused to disclose any of the details and price strategy, saying it is too early to decide on prices. Though we can consider his quote about the US and other markets price being over 26 lakh can be a hint.
About off-road vehicles, he said, "Polaris has demonstrated various types of All Terrain Vehicles to the Defence, Police and paramilitary forces, as these can be used in surfaces like beach sand, mining areas, thick jungles and rough surfaces." He also believes that Polaris Military Racer, with its infrared light, 360 degree firing range, can be mightily useful for the forces. He further added that the company is negotiating with departments and are quite sure of getting good orders from India. Polaris India is expecting to do business of around Rs. 500-600 crore by 2017-18.
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