The highly anticipated bike, the Ducati Streetfighter 848 has arrived in Malaysia. It has been launched simultaneously with the launch in Indonesia today. Ducati SF848 is a machine powered by Testatretta 11° with a design cues from the 24,5° rake of the 848 EVO superbike. DTC or Ducati Traction Control has been added for smooth and more user friendly power delivery compared to the aggressive 848 EVO. (more…)
This KLR diesel engine powered bike is a US Military issue for HDT-RMCS (Hayes Diversified Technologies-Royal Military College of Science). I actually remembered to write this article after many sites has posted about the the Diesel Ducati which is a collaboration between the fashion brand, Diesel and Ducati. I thought at first it is the diesel-powered Ducati. But then, there is actual bike using diesel engine like this one that is made for military on which is based on the production Kawasaki KLR 650. (more…)
‘Malaysia you can do it! Were words of Rok Bagoros, KTM stunt rider, when he completed his last performance at 2012 bike expo motorcycle show in Kuala Lumpur.
Indeed, enthusiastic fans did a fantastic job and pulled out last bit of strength from young stuntmen. ‘My hands were hurting like hell and body was beaten, but I’ just couldn’t stop. When I thought: man that’s enough I can’t do it anymore, people just continued to cheer and with so many people wanting more, you really can’t say no! Si I didn’t and all I can say now is that this was my best show ever and for sure I can’t wait to do it again. Kuala Lumpur is fantastic city, with great people, food, relax atmosphere. The only thing I couldn’t cope with was the damn heat and humidity. It was quite a big change coming from Central Europe, where spring is slowly arriving to full summer temperatures of Kuala Lumpur. It also felt fantastic to jump on my KTM Duke 125 and burned some Sava rubbers after short winter break’, Rok completed his impressions of his first show in 2012.
He is now heading to next stage in his stuntriding career, as he will jump on brand new KTM Duke 690 stunt beast that is now in final stages of preparation at KTM headquarters in Mattighofen. Check out the video embed of Rok Bagoros in MotoXpo KL 2012 after the jump (more…)
Finally, it is time for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 to be produced for the consumers to enjoy the drive of their life soon. The Gunma plant previously has been used for minicars production but renewed for the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 production. FHI also intending to use the Gunma plant for Impreza too soon. Check out the official press release at Autoblog
We have been hearing(or reading) rumors about the new Trellis frame from Honda that is going to be applied for an under 150cc bike. The picture above shows the beautiful Trellis frame that we are going to see soon. The bike in question is said to be the new version Honda CS1 that is equipped with 125cc engine and it might even features the DOHC. The Trellis frame will gives benefit in terms of weight saving and the same time adds the style to the bike, if the bike is made to be naked like the Ducati Monster 795.
Suzuki Racing has released a HUGE set of high resolution pictures of their race machine since 33 years of their involvement in road racing. Asphalt&Rubber by the way has compiled the images in one easy to read blog article at their website. So, read and see all the full pictures (more…)
