Yes, our insider has given us 100% correct information about the launch of the 2013  Honda EX5 110 and the automatic bike Airblade 125. Let me break the surprise first, the Airblade 125 comes equipped with PGM-FI system. This is what we are waiting for, the era of FI system finally getting to our soil.

The popular EX5 has been upgraded with better engine and cosmetics all around it. The engine are now 109.17cc which is larger that the bike it replaces at only 92cc. It retains the carburetor-type fuel system that should keeps the price low and also low maintainance. Another improvement is the bigger tank capacity at 4.0L which is larger than it predecessor at only 3.7L. This can contribute to fewer fuel station stops and longer travel distance. It comes in 4 colour choices that is, Euphoria Red Metallic, Vital Blue Metallic, Mariana Purple Metallic and Pearl Graceful Green.   (more…)

Specifically designed with touring in mind the Vision – R GT Carbon offers the greatest panoramic aperture available on the market, similar to that of an open-faced helmet. Compared with a standard visor, the Vision – R GT Carbon gives 25% more vertical vision and 10% more horizontal vision.

Lightweight, the Vision – R GT Carbon weighs just 1,390 grams due to its Carbon/Aramid fibre construction. For superb comfort there is a removable natural bamboo fibre interior and to ensure the perfect fit, it has inflatable cheek pads.  (more…)

The sound changed, the mood changed and for a while it seemed that the sport would make a wholesale change. When four-stroke engines punched their way back into motocross at the turn of the century Yamaha were at the forefront with their innovative YZ400F; an iconic motorcycle that Doug Henry achieved distinction with victory in AMA Supercross but also Andrea Bartolini thanks to 500cc World Championship success in 1999. The writing was apparently on the wall for the two-strokes as manufacturers embraced a new cycle and range of possibilities for engine and performance development. The YZ250F and YZ450F were the fine-tuned results of investment and the growing trend for consumer preference.

This wondrous search and thirst for torque quickly fed into a new format of the sport as 125, 250 and 500cc categories – classes that had come to define the shape of motocross across the decades from the 1960s to the end of the century – morphed into MX1 and MX2.  (more…)

An ads on mudah.my by Welly Subang has shown the 2013 Honda CBR500R with the price of RM35,000. That’s price can be considered an interesting price for a bike with 500cc from Honda. The previously launched 2013 Honda CBR600RR is around RM80-95k, which is quite expensive. This is still speculation about the price, but even if the street price of the CBR500R hits around RM39-40k, I would still consider it as interesting. We’ll see in the next few month (or year).

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BoonSiew Honda has teased us some videos about the launch of two new bikes coming this July. One video is about the new AT bikes and there are pictures of the headlight and the tail light shown. Based on my reading and research, it should be Honda Airblade 125. Whether equipped with FI or not, I’m not sure.  (more…)