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[The Monk]

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Pope Francis’ Harley-Davidson Sells for $327,000 at Paris Auction

The value of a new Super Glide Dyna is around $13000, but with a signature of the Pope on the tank, the value went up substantially!

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/au...tion.html?_r=3

[HyperRetard]

Re: New revamped Ducati Diavel to be launched by March 3rd

Yamaha have copyrighted the name FJ-09

[The Monk]

Around 7000 units recalled by Honda for potential defect

Honda have recalled around 7000 units of the CB500F, CBR500R and CB500X for a potential defect in these models with the rocker arm shaft bolts.

Source: Recall: 2013 CB500 & CBR500 Motorcycles - Motorcycle USA

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[Doga]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/bu...t-70.html?_r=0

[The Monk]

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Grass Hopper styled Electric Bike

The J1.150 is on sale for just under $32,000, and the J1.200 is selling for just under $35,000.

Source: A Hideous-Beautiful Electric Motorcycle Inspired by Drug Use | Autopia | WIRED




RUMOUR: New Hayabusa by 2015-16


Suzuki Hayabusa replacement planned? - Motorcycle news: New bikes - Visordown

[abhiiceman]

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Yamaha FZ150 launched in Malaysia

[B7ACKTHORN]

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New 500cc road-legal two-stroke racer

Official teaser images and specs hint bike will be based on Honda NSR500.

GERMAN company Ronax GmbH is promising a limited-edition road-legal two-stroke sports bike thought to be based on the Honda NSR500 former GP race bike. The German firm has revealed the new Ronax 500 will feature a 500cc V4 two-stroke engine, just like the legendary race bike, while official pictures of the new machine under wraps suggest styling similarities too.

They include an air intake in the nose of the fairing and two exhausts on the right-hand side with a further two under the tail unit.
The production run will be limited to 46, while the cover on the bike is yellow – the number and colour famously worn by Valentino Rossi, who raced an NSR500 to GP victory in 2001.

Ronax hasn’t explicitly stated the bike is modelled on the NSR but appears to hint at it by saying in the specifications: ‘A legendary engine makes its comeback! Furious, demanding and impressive as it ever was!’

The firm says the Ronax 500 will be ‘a machine made to meet the highest expectations in performance and craftsmanship’ and ‘a race bike by nature with all necessities for the road’.







The statement adds: ‘Despite being a true race bike, the Ronax 500 can conquer the streets as well.
‘Leaving production completely roadworthy it manages the split between street-performance and uncompromised racing.
‘With only a few easy adjustments the bike is transformed from a race bike into a road bike!’
Source: at New 500cc road-legal two-stroke racer - Motorcycle news: New bikes - Visordown

[princesirohi]

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That yamaha fz 150 resembles P200NS

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[saikarthik]

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Good one.. But really would have been an engineering struggle to meet stringent Euro norms with 2 stroke without compromising power.
Will wait for full specs..

[blizviz]

Yamaha YZF R-15 V2 Launched In Indonesia

The 2014 Yamaha YZF R15 V2 has been launched in Indonesia. It is priced at ~Rs. 1.47 Lacs on road.

Yamaha also announced several accessories for the R15. Among them is a performance package consisting of Sakura full system exhaust and Daytona ECU. The Daytona ECU contributes an extra 0.5 HP. Additionally, the ECU has a bluetooth module which can be tuned via an Android application. The ECU offers 4 "ride modes" of ECO, Sport, LITE Tuning, and Racing. The package is priced at ~Rs. 18k. Although this performance package will be available freely, Yamaha does emphasise that it is only for race/track purposes.

Yamaha R15 Resmi Dirilis Yamaha Indonesia | tmcblog.com

Speed kit Yamaha R15 … 3,5 juta bro | tmcblog.com

[saikarthik]

Re: Yamaha YZF R-15 V2 Launched In Indonesia

Among them is a performance package consisting of Sakura full system exhaust and Daytona ECU.

Good an OE provides performance kit, but not easy in india to come with this strategy as emission norms are becoming stricter & BS4 is due next year..
Difficult to meet with free flow exhaust/ power oriented maps in ECU.. On track, no issue but surely our people try to use it on roads..

But neverthless always waiting for these kinds of strategies in india too..

[blizviz]

Re: Yamaha YZF R-15 V2 Launched In Indonesia

Good an OE provides performance kit, but not easy in india to come with this strategy as emission norms are becoming stricter & BS4 is due next year..
Difficult to meet with free flow exhaust/ power oriented maps in ECU.. On track, no issue but surely our people try to use it on roads..

But neverthless always waiting for these kinds of strategies in india too..

Yamaha India does sell OE performance parts.

:: YOMR ::

From what I gather, they are quite expensive, even compared to the Indonesian ones.

[saikarthik]

Re: Yamaha YZF R-15 V2 Launched In Indonesia

Yamaha India does sell OE performance parts.

Hmm.. May be as an After market product to evade Legal Issues.. Good to know..

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