Motorcycle
Yamaha will build 20 per cent more economic engines
Yamaha Motors have announced they are working to improve the fuel efficiency of their motorcycle engines with 20 per cent compared to the present models. Apparently, they plan to revise various engine components and develop an entirely new fuel injection system in order to improve fuel economy that much and, we suppose, not lose any [...]
2009 Triumph Street Triple R
Triumph became a famous name in the world of motorcycles with unique style as well as innovative ways of obtaining as much performance and benefits from their bikes. The 2009 Street Triple model reflect their urban sports strategy best. On one hand, they have the base Street Triple model which is unchanged for 2009, but [...]
Bolt-on supercharger kit radically upgrades the Honda VFR800
A&A Performance has created a supercharger kit that bolts on directly on to the 5th generation VFR engine and increases power with more than 50 percent. As the dyno results show, the V4 engine with entirely stock internals develops almost 160 horsepower on 93 octane pump gas. The blower kit has just been finalized and [...]
Diesel and 2WD combine to deliver the EVA Track T-800CDI
Impossible to believe? Believe it! This is the world’s first 2WD Diesel motorcycle and it is called EVA Track T-800CDI (shouldn’t they have called it EVE?) This adventure bike features an 800cc turbocharged Diesel engine that is capable of developing 45bhp and 74lb.ft of torque, CVT transmission and shaft drive. The best of it is [...]
2009 Triumph Daytona 675
British engineering and refinement standards have once again been raised with the introduction of a new Daytona 675! Triumph took the important decision of further improving the performance of their supersports model and they managed well with the new challenge. Increasing the power and lightening the overall weight always does the trick, but how a [...]
Chris Pfeiffer redeems the ‘Indoor Stunt World Champion’ title for third time
Chris Pfeiffer skillfully danced on his BMW F 800 R motorcycle and won for the third year in a row the Indoor World Cup at the Swiss-Moto Exhibition in Zurich on February 22, 2009. As supposed, last year’s winner was this year’s favorite, but Pfeiffer was actually ranked third in the qualification round as he [...]
Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle to go on sale at Best Buy for $12K
Brammo plans to sell their Enertia electric motorcycle for $12,000 in five West Coast stores in May. Considering the great number of visitors for a single Best Buy location, such as the one in West Hollywood which sees approximately 7 million customers a year, we can’t help being impressed by their distribution network and check [...]
James May takes the ENV Hydrogen Cell Motorcycle for a Spin
Amazing, simply amazing! We’ve all lived to see a British guy testing a motorcycle and not making fun of it in any way. James May is the applause-worthy character and the hydrogen fuel-cell -powered ENV motorcycle that he tested definitely has enough to laugh of – an 8 horsepower engine and a 50 mph top [...]
2009 Star Warrior
Enjoying the tremendous success of a virtually unbeatable combination of power and style is something that Star Motorcycles is well known for and the Warrior is THE great bike present in their lineup for this specific reason. Yamaha left Star a great heritage among which the already consecrated Warrior was a guaranteed money maker. Powered [...]
Extreme safety – the Babe Cage
Being a loving and caring husband means more than just keeping the vow you’ve made in church on your wedding day. It involves the power to adapt your care and concern towards your life partner’s well being in different and sometimes spontaneous situations. So if you’re a motorcyclist and an ideal husband, it is very [...]
