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  • #91
    Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
    ^^ now this is really interesting news. any speculation about launch date.?
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    My thoughts are subjected to personal experiences/internet articles. Please read my comment carefully before replying. :)

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    • #92
      'Ferrari' motorcycle sold. At last. - Motorcycle news : General news - Visordown



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      • #93
        Honda preparing Limited Edition RC 213V for the Road (like Desmosedici RR). CBR 1000RR will remain unaffected.



        Honda has officially confirmed it will be putting a road-going version of the RC213V into production for 2014 as it tries to give a massive boost of excitement to the Honda brand.

        Honda boss Takanobu Ito made the announcement on today (Friday) in Tokyo as part of a bigger speech outlining the future of the firm. The RC213V production bike being presented as a halo bike which will be hugely expensive and strictly limited in numbers.




        The rumours of a road-going Honda based on a MotoGP bike have been doing the rounds since the World Championship ditched 500cc two-strokes in favour of four-stroke 1000cc machines in 2003.
        It's known Honda was very close to putting a 1000cc V5 into production in 2006 but this never happened for reasons known only to Honda.
        Honda is now ready to make the leap and in part this may be helped by the firm's decision to make a run of customer specification engines for the Claiming Rule Teams (CRT) in 2013 which will change the way the engines are made.
        Ito said: “Since its market introduction in 1987, the RC30 (VFR750R) super sports bike has been loved by a large number of fans.
        "With a goal to create a new history, passionate Honda engineers have gotten together and have begun development of a new super sports bike to which new technologies from MotoGP machines will be applied.”
        A Honda insider added: "This has been talked about for a while now within Honda but there is now the firm intention to put a bike derived from the MotoGP bike into production so we can show the kind of engineering, passion and excitement Honda has become known for.”


        Source: Honda will make RC213V for the road - | Motorbike reviews | Latest Bike Videos | MCN
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        • #94
          All this is Great .. But IMO HONDA Really Ought to put their Money where the Worth is ..
          It's High Time They Launch CBR 4oo RR v2 - A proper Race Bred built for the Masses

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          • #95
            New yamaha 3-cylinder engine displayed at intermot


            The three cylinder motorcycle world seems to be slowly gathering attention over the past few years with all top manufacturers looking for that sweet spot between performance and efficiency. The latest to join this 3 cylinder race is Yamaha, who have unveiled their all new 3 cylinder engine at the Intermot. According to the company this new engine has the potential to bring in the best of both worlds into a package that can do it all. The engine was unveiled by current Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo.
            Yamaha is heavily banking on this new engine for their future and for sure this engine will have a much better torque curve than their crossplane high revving engine on the R1 or torque monster engine on the M1. There is still no news on what they will use the engine on but a 750cc light supersport could be a possibility.





            Source : iambiker.com
            The limiter kicks in @11,500 rpm just within a second after the first shift..And, that's where the fun begins !! ;)

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            • #96
              Topic Approved & merged to Random News Abroad thread.

              I don't think the focus of this engine would be on a streetbike. They already have FZ8, which is around 779cc.

              This should give around 135-140 bhp, if the focus is racing. If its street or touring, than its anywhere lower than these figures. So, would they want to fit an economical alternative between the Gixxer 750 and Daytona 675, an already crowded segment? Let's see.
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              • #97
                SOURCES close to Yamaha in Japan say the three-cylinder concept engine shown at Intermot earlier this month will lead to replacements for both the R1 and R6 as the firm makes a clean break from its four-cylinder heritage.Yamaha R6 & Yamaha R1 to Get Three-Cylinder Motors?
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                • #98
                  J. Lorenzo Scrapping Knees On A Moped

                  Recently Yamaha Indonesia arranged a coaching camp with the champion Jorge Lorenzo at the Sentul Circuit in Indonesia.

                  Lorenzo was also there to launch the new 2013 Yamaha Vixion at the Jakarta Motorcycle Show.

                  The following videos show just how proficient and comfortable Lorenzo is at riding ANY type of motorcyle

                  Fun to ride with Jorge Lorenzo (Sentul gokart circuit Indonesia) - YouTube

                  Fun to Ride with Jorge Lorenzo 2012 Indonesia (Sentul Gokart circuit) - YouTube

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                  • #99
                    Yamaha Z1GP - Underbone Race Concept Bike

                    Along with the 2013 Yamaha Vixion, Yamaha Indonesia also showcased a concept bike at the 2012 Jakarta Motorcycle Show.

                    It's quite an interesting concept as it's an extreme underbone type race bike. Even the colours and styling it boasts are inspired from some bigger race bikes. Minimal seat, fake (or real?) air-intake vents on the front fairing, aerodynamic styling, Akrapovic exhaust, Nissin brakes, and much more!

                    Don't we wish our everyday bikes looked more like this?!

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                    • Originally posted by blizviz View Post
                      Along with the 2013 Yamaha Vixion, Yamaha Indonesia also showcased a concept bike at the 2012 Jakarta Motorcycle Show.

                      It's quite an interesting concept as it's an extreme underbone type race bike. Even the colours and styling it boasts are inspired from some bigger race bikes. Minimal seat, fake (or real?) air-intake vents on the front fairing, aerodynamic styling, Akrapovic exhaust, Nissin brakes, and much more!

                      Don't we wish our everyday bikes looked more like this?!

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                      Nice. But I always have this feeling. If any 150 bike can give a hard time to the liter classes, it must be either from Indonesia, Singapore, Malayasia, what not ( or is it just me )

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                      The girl said, 'NO!'


                      And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


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                      • Suzuki to file for bankruptcy in US, focus on motorcycles

                        Suzuki to file for bankruptcy in US, focus on motorcycles - The Economic Times

                        TOKYO: Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said it will shutter its unprofitable automobile sales business in the United States and instead focus on its motorcycle, ATV and marine boat sales, as it fights a strong yen and slumping U.S. demand for its small cars.

                        American SuzukiBSE -1.70 % Motor Corp, the sole distributor of Suzuki Motor Corp vehicles in the continental United States, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with $346 million in debt, of which $173 million is owed to Suzuki group companies, it said.

                        Japan's No. 4 automaker said in a statement that it would be unable to maintain profitability in its automobile business in the United States, given the currency rate and its automobile lineup, made up primarily of small cars.

                        American Suzuki, which sold 2,023 vehicles in the United States last month, plans to compensate car dealers as it phases out automobiles to focus on motorcycles, ATVs and marine boat products.

                        Shares of Suzuki were down 1.7 percent at 1,802 yen in early morning trade.

                        Suzuki sold about 26,000 vehicles in the US in 2011, a fraction of rival Japanese automakers such as Toyota, Nissan and Honda.

                        ASMC "recognised it will be unable to maintain profitability with respect to its automobile marketing business", the firm said in a statement.

                        The Suzuki division, which employs about 365 people, said it has faced difficulties from the value of the Japanese currency and weak demand for its compacts in the US market.

                        The yen, which hit record highs against the dollar last year and remains strong, has dented Japanese manufacturers by making their products less competitive overseas while eroding the value of repatriated foreign income.

                        Suzuki's US unit said it would "redirect" its resources to the sale of motorcycles, ATVs and marine products "where the prospects for profit are good".

                        Warranties on vehicles already sold in the US market would be honoured despite the filing, it added.

                        The Japanese firm has focused much of its attention on emerging markets including India where its profitable Maruti SuzukiBSE -1.70 % joint venture is the nation's biggest automaker.

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                          • Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post
                            Topic Merged to Random News Abroad thread.
                            +1. But still Chatper 11 is kind of an embarrassment for a company such a caliber, but S**T happens. As long as the two wheeler segment is unaffected, there shouldn't be any worries I guess.

                            Cheers!
                            VJ
                            Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
                            The girl said, 'NO!'


                            And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


                            THE END

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                            • quite surprising news and shocking too, suzuki is not a small player, its a global company and one of the major automobile manufacturer. but its just the shutdown of one division- US sales division.

                              does it means it does not have any 4-wheeler manufacturing base in US...??

                              thankfully bike business is out of danger.

                              did the report mentioned india, hmmnn... maruti is suzuki's ..."sone ka anda dene wali murgi"
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                              • This was already predicted back in 2010. Suzuki, Mitsubishi and i cant remember the other japanese company are facing poor sales in the US.. Suzuki was at the bottom of the chart. Mitsubishi's EV might workout for them.. only time will tell.
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