Official brochure of Modenas is now available for all of us to check out the specs, colour choices and many more. A good effort from Modenas to produce a moped with electronic fuel injection system.
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Official brochure of Modenas is now available for all of us to check out the specs, colour choices and many more. A good effort from Modenas to produce a moped with electronic fuel injection system.
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Valentino Rossi delivered a faultless performance today to win the Grand Prix of The Netherlands, his 80th Premier class victory and his first win since 2010. Having shown race winning pace all weekend in all conditions ‘The Doctor’ was faultless in today’s TT race. The nine-time World Champion held his fourth position from the grid into the first turn then started looking for a way past Stefan Bradl for third. By the second lap he was past and with just 22 laps to go he moved past Marc Marquez into the first corner for second, beginning the hunt for Dani Pedrosa and victory. It took just one lap more and Rossi was able to dive past Pedrosa into the final chicane for a race lead he would hold to the flag, crossing the line to a sea of yellow flags and a well deserved return to form. The win puts Rossi on 85 points, now just two behind Cal Crutchlow in fourth place. While his teammate rightly deserved the honours for an amazing victory, Jorge Lorenzo also shone today. The World Champion gave everything he had and more, defying the pain from collarbone surgery just 36 hours ago in a heroic effort to race. Lorenzo had started from 12th on the grid but had risen to eighth by turn three. By the second lap he had climbed to fifth and was chasing down satellite Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow in fourth. With 23 laps to go he had passed Crutchlow and began to close the gap to Marquez in third. As the laps wound down exhaustion set in and with 11 to go Lorenzo was re-passed by Crutchlow. With grim determination he managed to maintain pace for fifth position and rolled into the Yamaha pits to an applauding team. The remarkable feat means Lorenzo holds second in the Championship and is just nine points behind Pedrosa as they head to Sachsenring in two weeks time. |
| Valentino Rossi 1st / 41’25.202 / 26 Laps
“Today was something special, this is one of the best victories in my career because it is one of the most wanted and expected for such a lot of time. I’m so happy because I won a real race where all my opponents were very strong and very fast, apart from Jorge with his injury. It was great from the beginning, I had a good feeling, I could overtake on braking and I felt good on the bike. It was difficult but the finish line was calling me so I had to arrive as fast as possible. We have made a step with the bike, I can ride in a better way so we have to try and stay with the top guys every weekend. Jorge rode an incredible race, we have to say a special great congratulations because he had great courage to do this and also he made an important step for his Championship.”
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| Jorge Lorenzo 5th / +15.510 / 26 Laps
“It would have been impossible to believe some minutes after my crash that this could happen. We were brave to make the operation the same day, if I had waited to Friday the doctors would not have let me race. We made the race today and I was very brave in the first laps because passing the riders with a collarbone like this under braking was really hard. I felt quite good physically at the beginning of the race but after lap seven every lap was worse; it was more difficult to change direction, to brake and to accelerate so I couldn’t do more than fifth position. We only lost two points to Dani who is leading the Championship. This fifth position is better than any victory I have had in my career. I hope to have a good recovery for Germany, I will not be 100% but I hope to be better than here. The victory for Valentino and the third for Crutchlow are good for the Championship, I would have preferred Cal to finish in front of Marc but you can’t always have perfection! I am happy for Valentino, more than two years without winning has been hard for him so I’m happy for my box partner. After Aragon I think he made some improvements and here he took profit from the opportunity. Lets see what happens in Sachsenring as last year we had some issues and the Hondas were strong but I think if I can improve my physical condition I can be more competitive than this race.” (more…)
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Our friend at AutoMotor Makassar in Indonesia, Andrey Philipus, just send us this nice 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250R with custom decals. As a sample above, it features Hulk livery which nicely designed with that great look of green Hulk colour that matched the lime green of Kawasaki. Available in 4 more design that include thunder, Monster red, Monster green and Rockstar. Check out the 4 pictures after the jump: (more…)
SW Motech offers a lot of accessories to add up more uses of your bike space. There is side box, rear box, front safety light, windshield and many more. Check out more pictures of the accessories after the jump: (more…)
Modenas just launched its first below 150cc electronic fuel injection bikes with the name of 118EFI. On the first impression, I can see that it holds the design cues of the Modenas CT110/100 that extends all the way from the headlight, chassis and rear suspension. The difference that we can see is that it now carries a larger displacement at 120.3cc. We already know that the real benefit for the EFI system for any engine is about the accurate fuel and air mixture that are controlled by Electronic Control Unit (ECU) or FCU (Fuel Control Unit) which provides great fuel efficiency. This 118FI really show its benefit with 50km for each liter of fuel burned. That relates to about 215km per fuel tank of journey since this bike also carries 4.3 liter of tank capacity. (more…)
Boon Siew Honda is leading the industry with a revolutionary way to ride through the introduction of the new CBR600RR series.
According to Mr. Satoshi Okada, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Boon Siew Honda, the CBR600RR series, which consists of CBR600RR and CBR600RR C-ABS, reflect the company’s continued effort to introduce new riding excitement to the local market.
CBR600RR
CBR600RR represents a big step forward for the 600cc Supersport class when it was initially launched in 2003. Thanks to the input from the MotoGP race bike of the time, the RC211V, the CBR600RR not only redefined performance parameters on the road with its flexible, yet high-revving engine and pin-sharp handling, it also went on to win FIM World Supersports Championship from splendor 2003 to 2008, six years in a row.
In 2010 Honda also became the official engine supplier for the ultra-competitive Moto2 class, supplying a power unit based on that of the CBR600RR, testament to the engine’s potential and reliability. Constant development over the last decade has seen the CBR600RR evolve into one of the most polished packages ever produced in the Supersports arena.
Focus was placed upon the chassis, with the goal being creation of a bike that offered control and handling far beyond its class. The CBR600RR’s new inverted Showa 41mm Big Piston Forks deliver an incredibly smooth ride on the road, while offering great connection to the front tyre when on the limit at the racetrack. Lightweight, 12-spoke cast aluminium wheels – similar to those on the CBR1000RR Fireblade – are also used, for greater feedback.
The CBR600RR’s extremely compact 599cc, liquid cooled DOHC 16-valve inline four-cylinder power plant makes a great contribution to the bike’s superb handling. Featuring a compression ratio of 12.2:1, it produces 88kW @ 13,500rpm, with torque of 66Nm @ 11,250rpm. Its 599cc four-cylinder engine’s sophisticated PGM-DSFI fuel injection system – fed a large volume of air by the Direct Air Induction System – and its ECU have been re-mapped for improved throttle response and feel throughout the rev-range. The Intake Air Control Valve also now operates through all rpm ranges. These improvements make the bike easier to ride at ‘normal’ speed, with increased performance under sports or racetrack conditions.
The CBR600RR’s Unit Pro-Link rear suspension uses no shock top mount on the frame, and is a system unique to Honda. The shock mounts to the upper part of the swingarm and the lower link, effectively operating independently of swingarm movement. This stabilises behaviour under hard cornering and delivers superb traction and turning ability, plus improved shock absorption and much more consistent damping.
Three CBR600RR colour options will be available: Tricolour (red, white and blue), Graphite Black and Repsol Colour. (more…)
