Yamaha Indonesia has moved forward to bring its most awaited 150cc moped that is the Yamaha Jupiter MX King to its dealership earlier than the actual launching date which on next week.
First, Yamaha has released the bike in Vietnam with the name of Exciter 150. The Exciter comes in two version with is the RC and the other one in the iconic Yamaha racing livery that is the GP version. (more…)

A great design for a great 2-stroke bike. This bike has been introduced in 2012 and is made only for Indonesian market. The RR has been improved to make it slimmer and follows the design language of the Ninja 250 with that headlight. It is one of the best looking 2-stroke ever. Also available in orange.  (more…)

Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan has  updated the livery for its two-cylinder naked bike that is the Z250. It also nice to see that Kawasaki has implemented the ABS for the Z250. There are 2 colour that receive the Special Edition that is Yellow and Lime Green. Both of the SE version gets the ABS while there is also the normal version that comes with or without ABS. There is no change in the engine and chassis. Did you really notice the different as compared to the 2014 Z250 livery? Check out 17 more high resolution pictures after the jump:  (more…)

After two weeks of analyzing data, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have returned to the Sepang International Circuit for the start of the second official three-day pre-season test. Despite the difficult track and weather conditions the teammates were able to finish today’s session in first and fifth respectively.

Rossi was up for the challenge of repeating his strong ride of two weeks ago. He needed little time to get back into the swing of things and was quick to take over the top spot from his teammate at the start of the eight-hour long session. As the temperature started rising the pace of the field picked up, but the Doctor was quick to respond and cruised back to the top the leader board with an impressive 2’00.414s lap, which kept him sitting on top for the rest of the session.

Teammate Lorenzo had a more challenging start to the second Sepang test. Though he briefly topped the leaderboard with a 2’02.099s lap, he struggled to find the good setup for the slippery asphalt. The Spaniard was pleased with his YZR-M1’s gearbox update and made the most of the available testing time by putting in a total of 51 laps. During his multiple stints he worked on improving the setting and set a best time of 2’01.162s, putting him in fifth place just +0.748s behind Rossi.

Both riders took a break in the afternoon until the worst of the heat passed before returning to the track, but the dry track conditions weren’t to last. Rain flags signaling an approaching thunderstorm were raised and soon the fickle Malaysian weather struck the Sepang circuit.

Not wanting to let the last precious hour of testing time go to waste, Rossi and Lorenzo decided to brave the pouring rain to test their wet setup until, with 30 minutes remaining, the red lights came on, ending the session.

The change in weather meant Rossi and Lorenzo were unable to improve their times and they finished in first and fifth place respectively.  (more…)

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has prepared a special edition Ninja 250SL wrapped in World Superbike Championship to welcome the 2015 season of the series. The livery is based on the iconic colour of Kawasaki that is Lime Green matched with sponsor logo and decals. The engine and chassis are still the same from the usual Ninja 250SL.   (more…)