The all new 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 has been unveiled. It features massive styling departure from the current YZF-R1. The headlight are now slimmer but still retain the dual design.
Coming with 200hp of power and only 199kg, this is a bike that improves on handling and ensures it remains on the top of the pack.
Nice.
Honda’s Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi clinched his maiden CP130 title with a comfortable third place finish in Round 9 of the PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan on Sunday while Mohd Affendi Rosli won the race with a brilliant performance.
It was a dream weekend for Zaqhwan after the only man who could stop him, Norizman Ismail (Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing) came in eighth.
The Givi Honda Yuzy Racing rider was in solid form to qualify for front row and made a good start when the lights went off but deteriorating track conditions forced him to be cautious. (more…)
Mohd Zaqhwan Zaidi excelled again as he set a scorching pace for Givi Honda Yuzy Racing in the opening practice for Round 9 of the PETRONAS AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan on Saturday.
The runaway championship leader who needs to finish second or win tomorrow’s race to clinch the CP130 title covered the newly resurfaced 1.104 kilometre track in 49.853s ahead of Mohd Iskandar Raduan (Yamalube AHM) who posted his quickest lap in 50.533s.
Ahmad Afif Amran (PETRONAS Yamaha CKJ) clocked in third with 50.541s while a fully recovered Mohd Zamri Baba (Harian Metro Y-TEQ SCK Honda Racing) and Mohd Affendi Rosli rounded up top five in 50.564s and 50.753s respectively. (more…)
Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia introduces the awaited Yamaha MT-07 at Shell Advance Malaysian MotoGP with the special appearance of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha MT-07 will be priced for RM42k (basic) for the CBU version. CKD version will soon follow on mid 2015 and the price is expected to be cheaper.
Yamaha MT-07 is tagged as the ‘Rise Up Your Darkness’ to show that this bike is different than the rest of the competitor. It is one of the ‘Dark’ family that include the MT-09 and MT-125. The Yamaha MT-07 is equipped with parallel twin 689cc engine , producing 74.8PS, 68Nm@6,500 RPM. It weighs at 179kg wet weight (Dry weight 164kg). (more…)
Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Sepang has seen Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia unveils this beautiful GSR750, the naked bike which will be a great rivals to Kawasaki Z800. The GSR750 which is a naked bike comes with the engine derived from the supersports GSX-R750. The engine has been revised in cam profiles and also on the intake and exhaust tracts. The compression of 12.3:1 is high enough to keep the engine delivering maximum ‘kick’ to the crankshaft. The engine can revs all the way to the redline at 10,000RPM and churns out 105hp with 80Nm of pulling power at 9,000RPM. (more…)
The rider line-up for the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) Racing Team 2015 is now complete. This follows Sunday’s eagerly awaited announcement that Czech rider, Jakub Kornfeil, will partner Malaysian ace Zulfahmi Khairuddin in the SIC Racing Team next year.
The 21-year-old Kornfeil, who began his career at the age of six in motocross, supermoto and mini bikes, first took part in the Czech 125cc class in 2006. He went on to win the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2009 and made his Grand Prix debut in 2010.
SIC CEO, Datuk Razlan Razali, who announced the participation Malaysian team in the world championship two days ago, commented that Kornfeil was an experienced rider. “Despite his age, he comes with an enormous amount of experience and will be a huge asset to the team.” (more…)
