Malaysia’s Moto3 rider, Muhammad Zulfahmi Khairuddin, with the guidance and support of SIC Racing’s experienced team manager, Johan Stigefelt, is looking good to regain his glory days when the new season begins.

Riding for the all-new and exciting SIC Racing Team, Zulfahmi, whose exploits included a sensational podium finish in 2012, has been working closely with his new manager and team.

“They are working very well together and Zulfahmi is already showing very positive signs. The Stiggy factor next season is the boost Zulfahmi needs to get back on track,” said SIC Chief Executive Officer Datuk Razlan Razali.  (more…)

Ohlins, the advanced suspension technology, now has make its way to moped and scooters world for bikes under 150cc. From the ads above, what is interesting is the two with the parts number YA110009 which is made for Yamaha Lagenda that also fits for Yamaha Ego / Ego S,  Honda MSX125 and Honda PCX 150. The one with the model number S46HR1C1 is made for monoshock application to fit Yamaha 135LC and 125Z. It is also able to fit Honda CRF250, CB650F and CBR650F.  (more…)

CKD version of any bikes is always an open opportunity of any riders in any categories as it will make the price of the bike to be significantly lower. This is one in particular, the 2014 Yamaha MT-09, now available in CKD version and the price has been reduced to RM9,000 as it is priced at RM45,000 compared to the CBU version at RM54,000. That is a lot of amount of money that can be used to buy more accessories or performance parts for the MT-09.

Inline-3 engine is the direction Yamaha is taking for this naked street bike. Inline-3 engine will give a benefit in overall lightness of the engine and also making the dimension of the bike to be narrower. The engine can produce 115PS @ 10,000RPM with 87.5Nm of torque @ 8,500RPM. This combination will make the bike easy to accelerate since the engine is powerful and lightweight.  (more…)

Observe closely the poster of the HLYM 2015 lineup and you can see the YZF-R25 on it. We have written about the YZF-R25 earlier in detail after the launch in Indonesia here.
We all already know that it is going to be available in Malaysia next year in Q1. We also have seen it on display at Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcyle Grandprix.
With this poster, we can say everything is prepared for the launch of it next year.

Via: Encik Chao

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Yamaha Vietnam has unwraps the cover of the Exciter 150 RC / GP that comes with 150cc fuel-injection SOHC liquid-cooled engine that is the successor of the Yamaha Exciter 135 (135LC in Malaysia, Jupiter MX in Indonesia or T135 everywhere else). There is also a rumor that Indonesia will get this bike with the name Jupiter MX King. There are a lot of improvement of this Exciter RC 150 compared to the Exciter 135.

The first objective of this machine is to ‘boost the feeling of power’ and with that in mind the 135cc engine has been increased to 150cc in capacity to enables it to harness more power. It is also said that the project leader for this Exciter RC 150 is the same project leader who handles the Vixion (FZ150i) development project. Reducing power loss also taken into consideration here with the proven technology that is the DiASil cylinder use to minimise the friction. Also here to minimise the friction is the use of the roller rocker arm that are now being extensively in many small bikes.

Not suprising to us, is the use of FI system to make sure fuel-efficiency for more milease and accurate fuel delivery in high speed for more power when in need.  The power rating of the Exciter RC 150 is 15.4PS @ 8,500RPM with the torque 13.9Nm @ 7,000 RPM. All these numbers beat the 1st generation Yamaha FZ150i which also 150cc FI bikes. (more…)