Born to ride the road with almost everything comes from World GP technology. Oval piston engine that create V8 power in the form of V4 package. Single rear arm. Upside down forks.
The engine is managed by Honda PGM-FI and fitted with incredibly complex 8-4-2-1-2 exhaust system, but produces one of the best sounding engine of all time. Able to produce 118hp with just 750cc engine.
In April 1978, Honda wants to make a comeback to World GP. At that time, all of the bikes uses 2-stroke engine. Honda wants to use 4-stroke engine. So, how do they get maximum power to compete with the more powerful 2-stroker? Oval piston was the engineering piece that could answer the question. In theory, oval piston can create a V8-like engine with only 4 piston. So, V8 power in the form of V4. This technology gives me some insight of how Honda thinks to overcome a certain problems.
You must read the interesting original post by Honda here: (more…)
Bermuda is a country where it is no longer legal to have 2-stroke bike to be registered. So, what’s left for the Bermudian is the old 2-stroker such as RX-S. RX-S in known as the predecessor of Yamaha RX-Z 135, which has become very popular in Malaysia. This bike has become a rare item there and anyone who owns them are just lucky person. This one in the picture belongs to Richard. He has maintained it well with few modifications such as the aftermarket exhaust pipe. It may look rusty, but check out the pictures after the jump of new and shiny chrome YYPang exhaust pipe that he will get it fitted.
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It is great to see that Racing Boy has taken it steps to make a better presence on the Internet. Now, they have made the 2011 Racing Boy Corporate Catalogue available to be downloaded in PDF form. The catalogue contains many products such as sports rim, brake caliper, racing block, handle grips and many more. This is a must download for anyone who likes Racing Boy parts.
The download link are after the jump (more…)
HISPEED from Thailand has make a co-creation exhaust pipe designed by YAMAHA Thailand Racing Team for all of the Yamaha 135LC owners to enjoy. HISPEED are known for their high quality products and quite affordable price.
2 more pictures and original link from Waraprot Saesue’s FB are after the jump (more…)
You can now add more style to your FZ-150i with the addition of this Givi windshield. The style suggested for this Givi windshield is something more like a touring bike look. If make the bike feels like a long-distance machine.
Price is at RM120.
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I must that this is only a small upgrade from the stock bore size at 50mm to the new Focus R bore size at 53mm. There is also 55mm bore size offered by Focus R. Upgrading to bigger bore cylinder block will increase the amount of fuel and air that can be mixed and burn inside the cylinder. It also increase the heat generated by the combustion of the larger amount of the combustible gas inside it. We can expect better pickup and top speed by fitting this block to the Wave 110RS or the Dash.
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My friend bought a new classic super cub style bike in the brand of Demak. The model is DX90. The seat are split which adds to the classic style.
Price is at RM2900 OTR.
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Syed Ahmad Abdul Hadi Syed Hussein is the guy on the Modenas GT128 with registration number of QSM 17 which has finished travelling to 24 countries totaling 30,000km. I got the chance to meet him at the Shah Alam Bike Week and he is very friendly to be interviewed.
His bike there was dirty and looks like it haven’t being washed for a long time, I wonder why he didn’t clean his bike. He said that he only wash his bike once and that is the time when the bike is still in Malaysia. The reason why the bike is dirty and why he didn’t wash his bike is because the bike actually carries all the dirt along the journey to 24 countries. There is a dirt from Nepal, dirt from London, dirt from Thailand and many more countries. So, I think, that is a great reason why he didn’t wash his bike.
Hadi also tells me that the longest ride in a day that he has ever made is about 800km+. That is a very long journey in a day a rider can take. I’m sure the butt hurts. That is why long distance journey are also called ‘Iron Butt Ride’. Bro Hadi also admits that the butt does hurts.
When asked about maintenance of the bike, he said that he use to change the engine oil every 2,000km and he always try not to exceed this mileage as it can cause major engine problem. So far this method works. Anyway, he also tells me that for every 1000km, the oil inside the engine will be reduced, so a top up oil is always needed. He also needs to prepare for tyre puncture and for this, tube is always carried as a backup even he uses the tubeless type tyre. For small puncture, the tubeless tyre can easily be repaired, but the tube are for situation where small repair are not possible. This can helps in an unexpected situation. Sprocket set also need to be changed and regularly maintained as it is prone to attracts dirt such as sands that can make the sprocket become loose (wear and tear). One more thing that needs to be maintained is the air filter especially when traveling in snowy condition and sandy dunes. Bro Hadi tells me that in one occasion, he managed to scoop a handful of dirt inside the air filter. How does he knows the air filter needs to be cleaned? He said that the bike will be come throttle-heavy and slow to response since the air are now not easy to get to the carburetor.
Listening to his stories directly from himself are really inspiring and full of education. It makes me want to go further and travel long distance too. Thanks bro Hadi!
2 more pictures and link to his site after the jump (more…)
Randy from Philippines has prepared a great Y125ZR for drag races there. The colour choices of overall red makes this bikes looks mean and intimidating by its competitor.
The tuning of this bike are massive as it includes YYPang exhaust pipe, VForce3 reed valve system, alloy wheels along with very low profile and narrow tyre to cut the friction to down minimum.
The seat are removed and replaced by only thin plastic to cut down the weight. The jockey for this bike needs to make sure he got butt of steel to take bike for the winning.
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I have recorded the sound of the 2011 Yamaha XJ6 600cc at GTMax Shah Alam. The salesman there, Hafis are very helpful and asked me to try to listen to the engine sound.
The sound of this XJ6 are really soft and almost silent. It sounded very much like a very precise machine in action.
I think you just need to listen it by yourself. Check out the link here (more…)
Early today, I have been to GTMax and found out that they already got the new 2011 Yamaha XJ6 Diversion on display. There are two available colours for the bike; Black and Blue. Both colours are beautiful, but I think for this bike, black is much more desirable.
One of the great thing about this bike is that it is equipped with Brembo master brake pump for the rear brake. The Brembo logo are great addition to this already great bike. The rear shock are equipped with adjustable monoshock.
Compared to Kawasaki ER-6f/n which came with parallel twin engine (2-piston), this XJ6 comes with inline-4 engine (4-piston). It is said that 4-piston engine can provide smoother power delivery and low gear shock when changing gear up or down.
2011 Yamaha XJ6 Diversion price is RM39,000 without registration. It is around RM44,000 if we include the registration, insurance and road tax.
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