Wednesday, April 15, 2009

BMW Rockster 1130cc


Being a goofy ßrit, this thing did wonders for my first experience of a motorcycle from the Bayerische Motoren Werke. I particularly liked the stripped down (for a Beemer) look, especially with its neato front headlamp set-üp and the nice wide handlebar arrangement. The seating is quite high and lends itself to a favorable elbows-up motocross style angle of attack with those corresponding (read:quick) handling traits that only naked's can offer.

Buell XB9S Lightning


It's a wonderful thing. The ability to pass between two countries, enjoying the courtesy of each, as if you were a native of both. Me? - I get to wave the Stars and Stripes and sip my tea in between Monty Python repeats on BBC America.

It's winter in Florida, which means perfect biking weather for three fabulous months of the year. Unfortunately, and due to the scarcity of this model I'm forced from the lush and luxuriously equipped 2WF garage, 3000 miles west to California to go taste the flavor of Erik Buell's latest creation.

Moto Guzzi V7 Sport


The V7 Sport was a limited production sportbike designed to appeal to the sporting market that Moto Guzzi's touring oriented Eldorado had left numb. The V7 Sport was conceived from the ground up to be a sportbike, receiving its very own lighter frame. And nearly everything bolted to the V7's backbone was unique to the machine rather than being just parts from the Eldorado's spares rack. One exception to that is in the friendly ergonomics from the Eldorado that ensured that the V7 would be a bike capable of being ridden all day in comfort.

SUDA Kawasaki ZRX1100


We haven’t yet had a chance to throw a leg over Kawasaki’s, new to the States, ZRX1100, but we thought it might be fun to give you a taste of dessert before dinner and let you see a ZRX1100 that was modified by a shop in Japan. This naked bike has been available in Japan for two years now, so we thought you might appreciate learning about how others have had some fun hopping-up the thing. Here’s the scoop from our Japanese correspondent, Rick Williams. You might be surprised to see from where some of the hot parts came.

Suzuki GSX R-600


So there I was flying out to Sunny California to go test ride the new Gixxer 1000 and 600. Come to California, they said. Great weather, they said. Well, it rained and rained, consequently, we came back with some super soggy pic's of the 600 and no real ride impression. So here's a Sunny Florida review, where tires are warm and sticky and the sun is always, always shining... Mike Emery.

I have previously owned a pair of older generation GSXR 600s, along with a 2000 R6, and a whole fleet of Honda 600s before that, including the original Hurricane, the impeccable F2, and the evolutionary F3. I have no allegiance to any particular brand over another. Right now it is hard to argue against Suzuki though. They have stepped up to the plate and are here to play hardball with their stunning GSX-R line.

Aprilia RSV-1000R


Last year, Aprilia introduced the "Dream Series" of their RSV-1000R Factory. The problem was, that just like a Turbo Porsche, a 40ft sport yacht and a house in Miami, it was a little out of my reach. Having a champagne taste with a beer budget, it didn't hurt me too much to admire the bike from afar. Hey, with the bespoke tailored Dainese matching leathers, gloves and helmet, combined with dreaming about the included trip to the Noale factory, this Nera helped keep me warm on many a cold night.

Triumph Legend TT


A Bike in Every Garage We're beginning to suspect that the guys at Triumph aren't a bunch of idiots. First they brought back a dead company from scratch by using a modular technology that allowed them to build multiple engine configurations and displacements inexpensively. Then they release a completely redesigned, high-tech, lightweight, sportbike with a distinct identity and performance that allows it to run with the best of its competition -- and all at a lower price than their previous machines. And through all of this, Triumph continues to produce retro versions of the bikes of the original marque that made it all worth dredging up the old Triumph name in the first place.

CBR1000RR


Honda's 2004 CBR1000RR ushers in a whole new era of inline-four Superbike performance. Taking its technical cues from the MotoGP-winning RC211V, the CBR1000RR redefines Superbike domination.

Suzuki SV650X


For '99 Suzuki will in fact be bringing their new 650 twin to the States. The bike looks much like a downsized version of the TL1000S and it is powered by a 650cc 90 degree V-twin.

Suzuki GSX1300R


Suzuki's all new GSX1300R Hayabusa is claimed by Suzuki to completely redefine sporting expectations. The Hayabusa pushes the envelope so far that Suzuki doesn't refer to the bike as a sportbike, nor as a supersport bike, but as an "ultimate sportbike." I guess that's called Hayabusa hyperbole. As you may have heard, Hayabusa is the name of a small Japanese falcon that has the ability to fly really, really fast. Reportedly at speeds up to 186 mph.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

D1200R - BMW Based Concept Motorcycle


Every now and then, one of the many emails we receive from designers and builders stands out from the crowd, and this project, the BMW D1200R by Pablo Gonzalez de Chaves and Carlos Beltran, is one of the best to come along in quite some time.The year long project began with a BMW R1200R fitted with sensors and taken to the track where a great deal of performance data was gathered. Then the motorcycle was disassembled, extensive measurements were taken, entered into the computer and the redesign began. ng in quite some time

Thunder Star 1200


Stop the presses! er… stop the keyboards, I love this! Star Twin, a company over in Holland, has designed and built the Thunder Star 1200 TDI Sportbike. This is a 1200cc, three cylinder turbocharged direct injection diesel. They started with a 3 cylinder diesel engine from the VW Lupo, redesigned numerous parts using SolidWorks 3D computer modeling software, created patterns from those models and had them cast in aluminum. They use an FJ1200 5 speed gearbox. The frame is their own design.

700cc Royal Enfield V-Twin - The Musket


What you see here is a 700cc Royal Enfield V-Twin constructed using two 350cc top ends. The whole bike appears to have come from the factory, or maybe the “special vehicle operations” section, instead of the mind and work of a creative and determined owner. Aniket Vardhan, the builder, still wants to come up with a better exhaust arrangement, than short open pipes, but already, the bike looks fantastic. Aniket calls the 700cc Enfield V twin, “The Musket”, to keep the vintage gun (ala Bullet) reference alive. This is very impressive work. I have to admit, when I watched the videos at the end of this post, I just started smiling and kept smiling all the way through. I really like this bike!

Yamaha 1971 XS650


This is a very nice example of the 1971 XS650 Yamaha. It started life as the factory candy gold color from yamaha. It was a completely original exellent running bike before the restoration was started. The owner had the bike painted a two tone silver / grey color, although the color is not original the factory stripping is, the paint is done right and the color is awsome. It looks better in person, the pics don't do it justice. The frame was taken to bare metal and repainted black. All the chrome is excellent, not pitted. Rubber grommets, air boots, and fork seals were replaced, seat was redone, tires are new. This bike runs as good as it looks, It has 21322 original miles. Starts cold on first kick! Gets lots of thumbs ups when riding around town. Successfull bidder must paypal $500.00 down payment by 24hrs of close of auction. Full payment due by, 10 days of close of auction, cash in person, or cashiers check. Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer.

TED2009


Just unveiled at the TED2009 conference, the Mission One from Mission Motors, a hi-tech California startup company, building what is about to be the world’s fastest production electric motorcycle. How fast? 150 mph. Range? 150 miles. Torque? 100 foot pounds, instantly available whether you’re standing still or cruising at 60 mph, no gears, just roll it on … I think the game just changed.

Honda CBR 1100 XX Super Blackbird


The Honda CBR 1100 XX Super Blackbird, a well known as the combination of big engine power, easy operational error tolerance and touring comfort. Started to build in1997, the Blackbird was the result of Honda’s attemp to build the world fastest motorcycle production to steal the crown from the Kawasaki.

Aprilia RSV Mille 998cc


The Aprilla RSV Milla, together with the RSV Milla Factory are the bikes powered by high performanceV-twin engine with the 143 Horsepowere and 998 CC engine built by the Austrian Rotax. If you are well aware of the sport bike world, the RSV Mille Factory had won the Maxisport category for the 2006 Masterbike and the Masterbike of the year.

BMW K 1200 S


The superbike that can shock your adrenaline, K 1200 S speeds to 60 MPH in just 2.8 seconds, the speed that run with the fastest production of motorcycles in the World. The horizontal in-line engine with 4 cylinders and 4 strokes with the highly power to go further performance. It comes with liquid cooler, 16 valves with 4 valve per cylinder and DOHC configuration.

Ducati 1098


It’s a Ducati 1098 with a 1099 cc L-twin sport bike by Ducati. Announced on 8 November 2006, the monster 1098 makes the manufacturer the performance of 160 horsepower, 90.4 ft-lb torquq, and weights about 173kg. With this figure, the Ducati 1098 is well know to have the highest torque to weight ratio of any super bike production made ever.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Yamaha 125cc


Yamaha Motor India Private Ltd would launch three new bikes in India including Gladiator Type SS and RS (125 cc), YZF- R15 (150 cc, liquid cooled) and FZ (150 cc, air-cooled) this year. The company also plans to invest Rs 700-800 crore in the country to go into product development, marketing and manufacturing, indicated P Sam, group head, marketing and sales, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt Ltd

TVS Flame 125cc Launched


TVS Motor, he said, had set a sales target of 20,000 Flame vehicles a month once the bike was launched across the country by January. Flame, along with a new Star Sport (an entry-level mass market bike), expected to hit the roads in January, would stem the sagging sales of the company, he said. Once these two bikes were launched across the nation, TVS Motor would be hoping to hawk 75,000 bikes a month

Street Bikes 365 - Kawasaki


Kawasaki sells a wide variety of items. They sell motorcycles, ATVs, watercrafts, utility vehicles, RUVs and much more. Of their motorcycles they sell super sport touring, sport, cruisers, motocross, off-road, dual purpose and super sport options.

Hydrostatic Drive Diesel Motorcycle.1123cc


This bike belongs to Jeff who built it about 3 years ago but I never saw it until I was looking for information on diesels and ran across their website, Hydraulic Innovations. This bike has a custom built frame and mounts a Kubota 3 cylinder diesel engine but what makes the bike even more unique is the hydrostatic drive system, no belts, no chains, no gear drive transmission just hydraulic pumps and motors. Neat.

Moto Paton 500cc Racer Continuation


Giuseppe Pattoni built a few race bikes back in the early 1960s. They were parallel twin 4 strokes beginning at 250cc and eventually growing to 500cc. To say production was limited is an understatement, only 10 bikes were built over 10 years. Between 1966 and 1975, the bikes raced over 150 times to some success and whatever the case, they looked great!

KTM range – 690 Duke,



KTM Duke will be Powered by a high-tech single-cylinder engine
Versatile, lightweight sportsbike, which might be priced at around Rs 3.5-4.0 lakhs in the Indian market.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa 190 mph (305 km/h)


The Suzuki GSX1300R, also known as the Hayabusa, is a hypersport motorcycle introduced by Suzuki in 1999. It has a 1299 cc inline-4 engine rated 175 bhp (129 kW), and was consistently tested as the fastest production motorcycle in the world. The name Hayabusa is the Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, known for its speed, and perhaps a joke at the expense of the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird which was the fastest production motorcycle prior to the Hayabusa: the Peregrine Falcon is a predator of the common blackbird.

MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K 227 mph (365 km/h)


MTT Turbine Superbike, also known as Y2K Turbine Superbike, is the world's second wheel driven motorcycle powered by a turbine engine, created by Ted McIntyre of Marine Turbine Technologies Inc. Powered by a Rolls Royce Allison 250 series turboshaft engine, producing 238kW (320hp), this motorcycle has a recorded top speed of 227 mph (365 km/h), with a price tag of US$150,000. It is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Most powerful production motorcycle" and the "Most expensive production motorcycle".Unlike other contemporary motorcycles(such as the Hayabusa), 2001 and later models of MTT Turbine SUPERBIKE do not have the 300 km/h speed limit self-imposed by Japanese manufacturers

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 (ZZR1400) 186 mph (300 km/h)


The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14, named Kawasaki ZZR1400 in Europe and Japan, is the flagship model in Kawasaki's sport bike lineup and their most powerful model.The Ninja can accelerate to 100 kilometers per hour (62mph) from a standing start in under 2.5 seconds, and is capable of completing a standing quarter mile in about 9.83 seconds.

MV Agusta F4 1000 R 185 mph (299 km/h)


The F4 1000 R was released in 2006 and came with a 174 horsepower (128 kW) engine. The F4 1000 R also has upgraded Brembo Monobloc radial brakes, forged black Brembo wheels, a carbon-nitride coated Marzocchi upside down fork and a upgraded Sachs rear shock absorber (compression & rebound damping adjustable in high & low speed range). The F4 1000 R engine does not utilize the TSS system. A 1+1 (Biposto) version is available that adds a pillion for a passenger. In August of 2006 an F4 1000 R was used to set a record for the fastest production class 1000 cc motorcycle of 185 mph (299 km/h) at Bonneville Salt Flats

Honda CBR 1100XX Super Blackbird 178mph (286 km/h)


Honda CBR 1100 XX Super Blackbird is a sport-touring motorcycle built by Honda. It combines big engine power, Easy operational error-tolerance with touring comfort. The Blackbird production started in 1997 and the last year of production was 2006. The Blackbird was the result of Honda's attempt to build the world's fastest production motorcycle, stealing the crown from Kawasaki.

Ducati 1098s 169 mph (271 km/h)


The Ducati 1098 is a 1099 cc L-twin sport bike manufactured by Ducati. It was announced on November 8, 2006 for the 2007 model year and replaces the 999. The 1098 makes a manufacturer claimed 160 horsepower, 90.4 ft-lb torque, and weighs 173kg. These figures gives the 1098 the highest torque-to-weight ratio of any production sport bike ever made.

Honda CBR 1100XX Super Blackbird 178mph (286 km/h)


Honda CBR 1100 XX Super Blackbird is a sport-touring motorcycle built by Honda. It combines big engine power, Easy operational error-tolerance with touring comfort. The Blackbird production started in 1997 and the last year of production was 2006. The Blackbird was the result of Honda's attempt to build the world's fastest production motorcycle, stealing the crown from Kawasaki.

Yamaha YZF R1 176mph (283 km/h)


The Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, introduced in 1998, was the first significant motorcycle in the true litre class (1,000 cc) "handling arms race" between the Japanese Big Four motorcycle manufacturers (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha). When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle, and increased the handling capabilities.

2008 Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory


The Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory was the fastest bike around ten out of twelve curves and the fastest in top speed at the end of six out of twelve straights. The Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory did not just win, it dominated the final of the 2006 Master Bike, thanks to amazingly safe braking, rapid yet smooth and precise control when leaning into curves, excellent rear wheel feel under acceleration and, last but not least, a final drive gear ratio specially calculated for effective racing.This year’s Master Bike has scientifically and conclusively demonstrated that the Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory is the most efficient winning machine on the racetrack. It is also the first non-Japanese bike to dominate the final points table, and the most impressive V twin in the competition

2008 Ducati Monster 696November 6, 2007


As we all know Ducati makes some of the fastest bikes on the planet, and the 2008 Monster 696 is no exception. The engine for the Monster 696 an updated version of the 695cc unit, allowing for a 9% boost in hp (80hp) and an 11% increase in torque (50.6 lb/ft). In addition, the new bike weighs in at just 359 lbs and features a slipper clutch as well as design cues form the the original Monster motorcycle. Unfortunately pricing for the Monster 696 is unknown but of course if you in the market for a Ducati, price probably won’t be an issue anyway

L-R-G x Suzuki Hayabusa


Lifestyle brand L-R-G teamed up with Suzuki to create a special 1 of 1 make-up of the Japanese companies famed Hayabusa motorcycle. Since its inception in 1999, the Hayabusa (aka GSX1300R) has been consistently tested as among the fastest bikes in the world. This particular model uses the 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc with a 2008 GSXR tail section. The clear bulletproof plexiglass wheels also include clear body work. Custom detailings include an L-R-G windscreen, rearview camera, GPS display and nitro boost. L-R-G imagery can be seen with the graphics and custom handgrips. This particular bike will debut at the 27th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Dec 7th in Long Beach

. Suzuki Hayabusa


This is the suzuki hayabusa bike best know for its style. This is known as one of the fastest bikes in the world. It can go up to speed of 290 km per hour.

Yamaha R1


This is a yamaha r1 which is a upgrade of R6. This bike is fastest one produced by yamaha.It can go up to speed of 350 km per hour

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

BMW K1200S 167 mhh (268 km/h)


With enough raw power to shock even the most seasoned adrenaline junky, the K 1200 S hurls you from a dead stop to sixty mph in just 2.8 seconds. Once you're over the whiplash, you'll keep climbing, topping out at speeds that run neck-and-neck with the fastest production motorcycles in the world

The Fastest Production Motorcycles In The World


The philosophy behind the Superbike category, which was created half-way through the 1970s, was to race bikes that were very powerful but were in any case similar to production models on sale to the general public.
The possibility for the general public to identify themselves with the bikes in this championship that were so close to production models has been the basis for the success of the Superbike category. These are some of the most powerful and fastest Superbikes available in the market ranked by its maximum speed: