New CBR500R

So, what's new about this bike ?

With the debut of the 2013 Honda CBR500R street bike, Honda has somehow managed to get the 500cc parallel twin budget bike to be the weapon of choice in the European Junior Cup — displacing the KTM 690 Duke from its racing duty. A grooming series for World Superbike Racing, the EJC series is a cost-effective way to get young future stars on bikes and in front of the people that could make or break their careers.

Hoping to give the CBR500R a bit more performance cred, something the 47hp machine might need to appeal to new riders who have to adhere to the A2 License requirements, but still want a proper “sport bike” for their first ride. As such, the Honda CBR500R race bike was debuted at EICMA today, and even got a little star power from one Jonathan Rea. 

Singapore Apache

My friend from Singapore sent me this photos ... he claim it happened in 2010..

he claim that the pilot manage to land this apache.

Johore Grand Prix

Do you know ? That once Johore, here in Malaysia. Once, host the most famous Johore Grand Prix ..

The Grand Prix was first held by the late Sir Sultan Ismail, son of the late Sultan Sir Ibrahim in 1940, who was then still called the Tunku Mahkota of Johor.The race is to raise funds for the war. 4 races released in the event that lasted for 2 days. Participation is open only to invited participants only. These invitations are sent to all districts in Johor, including Singapore, Bangkok, Penang and Malacca. The second Grand Prix was ​​organized in 1948.This time the Singapore Motor Club is a newly established at that time was the organizer and receive support from the Tunku Mahkota own.Grand Prix in 1948, lasted only for a day with 4 race is released, 2 to category of motorcycles and 2 for category cars. Second category is for motorcycle below 350cc and the other is 351cc and above. Both categories of motorcycle racing 5 rounds each. The Car is to cars below 1,500 cc, held 5 rounds. While another category was for Formula One cars, supercharged 1,500 cc and 4,500 cc supercharge and took a total of 10 laps. A total of 88 entries recorded in 1950 and 101 entries in 1952.

The total audience is no less than it was then, and the largest viewership recorded in 1952 with a total of 35,000 audience witnessed the race live.Total overall length of the circuit for one round is as far as 3.7 kilometers. It is also a circuit around the city of Johor Bahru area with a combination of straights and slow corners. The race started in front of the Post Office Johor Bahru with a straight shoreline of Lido Road called Jalan Tai Heng  or now the route known as Jalan Sultan Ibrahim. Racers will then turn right towards the Johor Zoo beside Abu Bakar Mosque and next to a hill at the Jalan Gertak Merah. Then the riders will sprint down the hill before once again turn right in front of Ayer Molek Prison.
Straight along Jalan Ayer Molek also allows each rider to make the acceleration up to the line start / finish in front of the Johor Bahru Post Office. The ticket price is fixed at 5 Straits Dollars and the ticket can be purchased in Singapore and Johor Bahru. Most of the race were participated from the wealthy peoples from Singapore and Malaysia.
p/s- may be we need to revive back the racing spirit in Johore as the Royal Highness loves sports car.

Selling my K6 fully loaded Gixxer

Hi all... time passes by.. looking for a great touring bike ..
Selling my fully loaded 1 litre K6 gixxer..
location : Johore, Malaysia

Caberg Hyper X Helmet

Caberg is an English motorcycle helmet manufacturer attempting to make waves in the lucrative, but crowded US market. The company comes to the US with a new design, the Hyper X helmet. It features a clear visor that virtually wraps around the entire helmet.

The Caberg Hyper X looks like something you will see in a Sci Fi movie, or to be specific it looks like something from the prop shop of Ridley Scotts Alien prequel "Prometheus".

The Caberg Hyper X is a unique convertible helmet in that the chin section is removable which transforms it into an open face helmet. It's Bluetooth ready with seating pads for glasses or sunglass.

Speaking of sun, there is also a retractable sun visor that is operated by a single button placed atop the helmet. This helmet can be operated with one hand and with gloves one. The Caberg Hyper X also features a fully removable and washable inner liner. There is also a second large, textured button atop the helmet that opens and closes the vents for air circulation.

 

50 Years History Of FIM World Grand Prix

Perhaps Hong Leong Yamaha can manage one here in Malaysia... but will  they ??

HLY isn't true sportbike fan... well, if you visiting these country, perhaps you can join the celebration..

Here are the Celebration Event Calendar :-

Location	Date	Event
France, Coupes Moto Legende, circuit Dijon-Prenois	May 28-29	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade
UK, Isle of Man TT	June 8-10	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade
Netherlands, Assen	June 23-27	Yamaha Anniversary Expo
Netherlands, TT circuit Assen	June 25	Yamaha Anniversary Parade (at MotoGP Assen round)
Belgium, Bikers Classics, Spa-Francorchamps	July 1-3	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade Yamaha Anniversary Expo
UK, Festival of 1000 Bikes, Mallory Park	July 8-10	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade
Netherlands, Motor GP Eext, Oldenbroek	August 27-28	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade
Italy, 200 Miglia revival, Imola	September 30-October 2	Yamaha Classic Racing Team parade Yamaha Anniversary Expo
UK, Motorcycle Live, NEC, Birmingham	November 19-27	Yamaha Anniversary Expo
France, Paris Motor Show	November 30-December 4	Yamaha Anniversary Expo

An Example Of Hot Press Forming (HPF)

Hyundai Elantra proves it...

New Proton Flagship

Read more at http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120404234331/Article/index_html

So.. they say it's coming..

1000cc Honda Moto GP Bike Puts Out More Than 250hp 

LCR Honda released specs (see below) for the 2012 Honda RC213v yesterday, claiming that Big Red has delivered more than 250 hp to satellite teams for 2012! By comparison, Ducati claims “only” 230+ horsepower from its new Moto GP bike.

Interestingly, despite the relatively long stroke design of its new bike (dictated by the new rule limiting bore size), Honda has fitted pneumatic valves to its new race bike. RPM limits (red line) will be dramatically lower than last year given the displacement increase (from 800cc to 1,000cc) and the new bore/stroke configuration, but Honda saw benefit from pneumatic valves, nonetheless.

LCR’s Stefan Bradl rode this machine to the 10th quickest time (within 1/10 of a second of Valentino Rossi’s time on his new Ducati) on the opening day of the final MotoGP test at Jerez. We will give you the full rundown on the final test when it concludes this Sunday.

Interestingly, LCR Honda has produced a superb “white book”, which you can see here. It is an elegant and interesting presentation of their racing team, sprinkled with quotes from Honda founder Soichiro Honda. Definitely worth taking a look.

LCR Honda RC213v

Engine features:  Four stroke liquid cooled pneumatic valve engine, V4 ,DOHC 4

Displacement:  Up to 1000 cc

Maximum Power:  Over 250 HP

Maximum Speed: Over 350 km/H

Gearbox:  Six speed “seamless” cassette type gearbox with alternative optional ratio

Clutch:  Fully adjustable multi plate slipper clutch

Exhaust:  Arrow Titanium line

Overall length:  2050mm to 2070mm up to circuit lay out and specification

Overall height:  1125mm

Overall width:  645mm

Weight:  157kg

Fuel: 21 litres capacity ELF

Oil:  ELF

Chassis Features:  Aluminium twin spare frame

Fully adjustable steering and geometry

Fully adjustable HRC magnesium triple clamp

Front Forks:  Fully adjustable Öhlins TRVP25 diam 48mm upside down

Rear Suspension:  Fully adjustable Öhlins TRSP44

Tyres:  Bridgestone

Wheel:  OZ

Front Brakes:  Nissin 4 pistons caliper, 320mm Nissin carbon disc

Rear Brake:  Nissin Twin piston caliper, 196mm Yutaka steel disc

Screen :  Rama

Grip:  ProGrip

Sprockets:  PBR

All accessory:  Rizoma

p/s - can't wait for Motogp 2012

DUCATI - NOW FOR SALE

Yup.... DUCATI is up for sale. So do you have some extra 10 to 11 figure. Perhaps, this is the company you should buy.

According to the Financial Times, the 86-year-old company is for sale, just six years after its purchase by private equity group Investindustrial.

Investindustrial’s Chairman Andrea Bonomi told the Times “Ducati is now a perfect company but the further growth it requires needs the support of a world-class industrial partner…this year, we will work towards that partner.” In 2011, the group looked into taking the company public, but the story posits selling it to a rival manufacturer or automotive group would be the “more likely way to internationalize the brand further.” Is “internationalize” another way of saying “we can’t raise a billion Euros with an IPO?” Whatever it means, Bonomi told the Times he expects his family-owned group to realize three times its investment in the company.

So who has that kind of dough? Various sources report Volkswagen would like to enter the motorcycle market, Indian industrial giant Mahindra may prick up its ears, and of course BMW is always a suspect in this kind of thing, although BMW firmly stated it isn’t interested in buying other brands when the Italian financial newspaper Il Solo 24 Ore asked. We can also rule out Harley-Davidson. Bonomi said a “handful” of industrial groups in Asia, Europe and the U.S. were interested, but he wouldn’t name names.

Would it be a good investment? According to Ducati and Bonomi, of course. It has very low debt for this kind of company—just 1.7 times it earnings of 480 million Euros a year—has been experiencing sales growth in a global recession, and enjoys 9 percent of the world sportbike market (I couldn’t confirm those numbers, or get an explanation of what Ducati meant by sportbikes; I assume that means sportbikes over 600cc). I wouldn’t be surprised if a large Chinese or Indian company snapped it up, but we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds for the storied brand.

350km/h is the top speed for MOTOGP 2012 !!!!!

We have to watch this live on circuit, especially on straight track line. However, Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo has been quoted as being concerned about the safety issues posed by the top of speed of the new 1000s.

Specifically referencing 350 kilometers per hour (218 mph) as expected speed on some of the MotoGP tracks with long straightaways. He seems to be concerned about a flat tire or other mechanical issue causing a rider to go down at these speeds. He has suggested a top speed limit (which could be enforced by an ECU standard).

What do you think? It should be noted that Valentino Rossi (Ducati) does not seemed concerned with any safety issues relating to the more powerful bikes this year.

Nah... for me be it... either you got ball's or not..

Make No Mistake about the 2012 Gixxer

Read more HERE

Can't wait for the fun to start again...

Approx, 26 days to go for SBK to happen in Philips Island..

Enjoy....