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08-24-2007, 08:42 AM
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#22
08-25-2007, 05:29 AM
RE: ~ ~ mOtorCycle-\O
Buying a motorcycle
Selecting the Street Bike that's right for you
In a sea of so many makes and models of motorcycles there’s no sense in guessing what the right type of bike is for you. Buying a motorcycle and having it be the wrong one can be an expensive lesson. Here’s a simple guide written to outline the various types of bikes out there and help you in your search.
Selecting the Street Bike that's right for you
In a sea of so many makes and models of motorcycles there’s no sense in guessing what the right type of bike is for you. Buying a motorcycle and having it be the wrong one can be an expensive lesson. Here’s a simple guide written to outline the various types of bikes out there and help you in your search.
Standard – Years ago most bikes were Standards. With a Standard your sitting position is upright, placing your back at a more perpendicular position than a sportbike or cruiser. Standards are great for all day riding, or general commuting. If you throw some luggage over the back of them they make a good bike for over night trips as well. Typically Standards don’t have much body work on them, however in recent years some manufacturers have began to make their Standards look a bit stealthy with fairings. Examples of Standards include Honda’s CB750 Nighthawk, Suzuki’s 600 & 1200 Bandits, Kawasaki’s ZR7S & Z1000 (shown), Ducati’s Monster series; and BMW’s R1150R and F650CS. Versatile, practical and fun in more ways than one would best describe the Standard.
Cruiser – Over the years the Cruiser has gained a lot of popularity. From the chopper romance of movies like Easy Rider, Wild Angels and all the other biker movies that Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda wound up in between 1965 and 1972, the Cruiser has been ruling the city streets of many a town. Often highly decorated, Cruisers are always fun to look at. ‘The more chrome the better’ many a Cruiser owner would say. With a lean back position and often small seats, Cruisers are fun for short hauls, but get a bit tiresome for many on long hauls. Nonetheless there are those who take theirs to the Sturgis Rally every year. Cruisers provide, on average, the lowest seat height, making them a favorite with shorter people. Common Cruiser models include most current Harley Davidson’s including the Fat Boy, Softail (shown), Dyna Glide and Sportser models; Honda’s Shadow and Valkyrie’s; Yamaha’s Roadstar series; Moto Guzzi’s Stone series, BMW’s R1200C and Suzuki’s Intruders.
Sportbike – Sportbikes are the incarnation of all things racing applied to machines for sale to the general public. High end suspension; finely tuned motors, carburetors and exhaust; lots of plastic body work and brakes that stop on a dime best describe a Sportbike. The drawbacks are many however. The Sportbike was originally intended for racing, hence the lean forward design. If your back isn’t strong, don’t expect to feel great after a 300 mile day in the saddle. Because of the overall high performance engineering of these bikes, 90 mph can feel more like 45 mph which can lead to unnecessary speeding violations. Another typical characteristic of a sportbike is the uselessness of the rear view mirrors which typically provide the operator with a great view of his/her elbows, but not the traffic behind. Examples of popular sportbikes include Honda’s CBR (CBR600RR shown) series, Yamaha’s R1 and R6, Kawasaki's Ninja series, Apilia’s RSV1000 and Buell’s Firebolt.
[center][font=arial]Touring – Touring bikes are something of the Winnebago’s of the motorcycling world, only more fun. Their excessive weight makes them a bit unwieldy on tight cor
#23
08-25-2007, 01:49 PM
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[align=center]One of the kid's I go to school with has the below[/align][align=center]bike...It's awesome power for a 600 : )[/align][align=center][:-]
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CBR600RR
Better Off Red? Videos and Photo Galleries!Blake Conner
Photos by Kevin Wing
Main Story | CBR600RR Tech: Honda takes the plunge | Path of the Hurricane; The winning family tree
Lap of Barber Video 1, Helmet Cam | Lap of Barber Video 2, On-Board Cam
Never really known for a killer instinct, for 20 years Honda's CBR600 series has been more of a do-it-all sportbike, like a Swiss Army Knife. It still is, but the truth of the matter is that the 2007 CBR600RR just plain smokes the bike it replaces. This slimmed-down and super-fit bike has been honed into a razor-sharp racetrack weapon, more than ever before.
Cycle World had the opportunity to ride the bike at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, at the press introduction. How it will compare to competition like Kawasaki's new ZX-6R, Yamaha's R6 and the CW shootout-winning Triumph 675 remains to be seen, but first impressions were very positive. This is one kick-*** 600.
[b]Barber is the perfect place to explore the capabilities of this middleweight missile. The track twists and turns, climbs over blind crests, plunges down off-camber drops like an Alabama rollercoaster, taxing just about every aspect of a motorcycle's handling and engine performance.
The new engine is excellent, but the handling is the first thing to grab your attention. This year's CBR is 18 pounds lighter and it's immediately noticeable. Turn-in is much crisper than the previous-generation bike, while flicking from side-to-side is considerably easier. It feels very compact, better balanced and more aggressive than ever. The previous CBR always felt super-stable on the track, but its weight was hard to hide, slowing its reflexes. Not this bike; it feels nimble and precise like the current-gen Yam R6. A new electro HESD steering damper provides the perfect compromise between rider-input response and damping, providing feedback without getting twitchy.
Tipping it into turn 11.
You won't confuse the new powerplant with that of its blue rival, though. This bike actually has midrange grunt—great for getting out of Barber's multiple second-gear corners and blasting up the next straight, but it should also make the CBR awesome on the street, where sometimes the YZF is lacking.
Honda provided an '06 bike for back-to-back comparison with the new model. Most impressive is how much harder the new bike accelerates off tight corners. The '07's one-tooth-shorter gearing helped, but as revs climbed toward 15,000 rpm it gobbled up the old bike with ease. Fuel-injection response is excellent and aided by the new IACV (Intake-Air Control Valve). It serves two purposes, smoothing the transition between on-and-off throttle, which it did quite well, but also reducing engine braking in place of a slipper clutch. Downshifting from fourth to second for ha
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First Ride: 2007 Honda CBR600RR
Better Off Red? Videos and Photo Galleries!Blake Conner
Photos by Kevin Wing
Main Story | CBR600RR Tech: Honda takes the plunge | Path of the Hurricane; The winning family tree
Lap of Barber Video 1, Helmet Cam | Lap of Barber Video 2, On-Board Cam
Never really known for a killer instinct, for 20 years Honda's CBR600 series has been more of a do-it-all sportbike, like a Swiss Army Knife. It still is, but the truth of the matter is that the 2007 CBR600RR just plain smokes the bike it replaces. This slimmed-down and super-fit bike has been honed into a razor-sharp racetrack weapon, more than ever before.
Cycle World had the opportunity to ride the bike at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, at the press introduction. How it will compare to competition like Kawasaki's new ZX-6R, Yamaha's R6 and the CW shootout-winning Triumph 675 remains to be seen, but first impressions were very positive. This is one kick-*** 600.
[b]Barber is the perfect place to explore the capabilities of this middleweight missile. The track twists and turns, climbs over blind crests, plunges down off-camber drops like an Alabama rollercoaster, taxing just about every aspect of a motorcycle's handling and engine performance.
The new engine is excellent, but the handling is the first thing to grab your attention. This year's CBR is 18 pounds lighter and it's immediately noticeable. Turn-in is much crisper than the previous-generation bike, while flicking from side-to-side is considerably easier. It feels very compact, better balanced and more aggressive than ever. The previous CBR always felt super-stable on the track, but its weight was hard to hide, slowing its reflexes. Not this bike; it feels nimble and precise like the current-gen Yam R6. A new electro HESD steering damper provides the perfect compromise between rider-input response and damping, providing feedback without getting twitchy.
Tipping it into turn 11.
You won't confuse the new powerplant with that of its blue rival, though. This bike actually has midrange grunt—great for getting out of Barber's multiple second-gear corners and blasting up the next straight, but it should also make the CBR awesome on the street, where sometimes the YZF is lacking.
Honda provided an '06 bike for back-to-back comparison with the new model. Most impressive is how much harder the new bike accelerates off tight corners. The '07's one-tooth-shorter gearing helped, but as revs climbed toward 15,000 rpm it gobbled up the old bike with ease. Fuel-injection response is excellent and aided by the new IACV (Intake-Air Control Valve). It serves two purposes, smoothing the transition between on-and-off throttle, which it did quite well, but also reducing engine braking in place of a slipper clutch. Downshifting from fourth to second for ha
#24
08-26-2007, 07:36 AM
RE: ~ ~ mOtorCycle-\O
[align=center][:-]A `Space Dream [:-]Yes, I dream a lot [:-][/align][align=center]August 20, 2007, 4:40 pm [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]MotoGP and the Cult of Valentino Rossi
By Richard S. Chang & MCF `Space
Tags: MotoGP, motorcycle, racing
[/align][align=center][/align][align=center](Olaf Blecker/The New York Times)[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Josh Dean has a very cool article in the current issue of Play magazine about Nicky Hayden, last year’s champion in the international motorcycle series, MotoGP. I’d have to say, it was a pleasant surprise to see the orange and yellow splash of the Repsol Honda RC212V in The Times. Dean does a great job capturing Hayden’s family life and his struggles coming off his World Championship season.
Everyone talks about the absence of Americans in Formula One so much that it’s easy to forget the history of two-wheel grand prix racing is cluttered with American champions, including heroes like Kenny Roberts. Some even consider Wayne Rainey, a three-time champion in the early 90s, one of the best ever.
Dean also touches upon the greatness of Valentino Rossi:
[/align][blockquote][align=center]Rossi arrived the next season after winning championships in both lower classes and went on to win five straight G.P. titles, an unprecedented feat that has made him one of the world’s most popular and highest-paid athletes, $$$$ at an estimated $30 million a year.$$$ WoW
[/align][align=center]To go to a MotoGP race today is to attend a meeting of the cult of Rossi. Vast swaths of any given crowd will be clad in canary-yellow Rossi apparel or sporting his number, 46. So pervasive is the mania that, at Le Mans, I spotted Rossi stickers affixed to laptops in that alleged bastion of objectivity, the media room. “There was one Muhammad Ali,†Kenny Roberts Sr. told me with no apparent irony, “and there’s only one Valentino Rossi.â€[/align][/blockquote][align=center]
More importantly — he’s only 28. Read more … [/align]
By Richard S. Chang & MCF `Space
Tags: MotoGP, motorcycle, racing
[/align][align=center][/align][align=center](Olaf Blecker/The New York Times)[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Josh Dean has a very cool article in the current issue of Play magazine about Nicky Hayden, last year’s champion in the international motorcycle series, MotoGP. I’d have to say, it was a pleasant surprise to see the orange and yellow splash of the Repsol Honda RC212V in The Times. Dean does a great job capturing Hayden’s family life and his struggles coming off his World Championship season.Everyone talks about the absence of Americans in Formula One so much that it’s easy to forget the history of two-wheel grand prix racing is cluttered with American champions, including heroes like Kenny Roberts. Some even consider Wayne Rainey, a three-time champion in the early 90s, one of the best ever.
Dean also touches upon the greatness of Valentino Rossi:
[/align][blockquote][align=center]Rossi arrived the next season after winning championships in both lower classes and went on to win five straight G.P. titles, an unprecedented feat that has made him one of the world’s most popular and highest-paid athletes, $$$$ at an estimated $30 million a year.$$$ WoW
[/align][align=center]To go to a MotoGP race today is to attend a meeting of the cult of Rossi. Vast swaths of any given crowd will be clad in canary-yellow Rossi apparel or sporting his number, 46. So pervasive is the mania that, at Le Mans, I spotted Rossi stickers affixed to laptops in that alleged bastion of objectivity, the media room. “There was one Muhammad Ali,†Kenny Roberts Sr. told me with no apparent irony, “and there’s only one Valentino Rossi.â€[/align][/blockquote][align=center]More importantly — he’s only 28. Read more … [/align]
#25
08-29-2007, 07:14 AM
RE: ~~ MotorCycles ~~
[align=center]Enertia: The Electric Motorcycle [/align][center]
MSN Autos takes an exclusive ride on the all-new Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle through the streets around Portland, Oregon. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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By Paul Seredynski
This plug-in two-wheeler has a driving range of about 50 miles and a 0-30 mph time of 3.8 seconds
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Clearly not a typical motorcycle, the Enertia has no fuel tank and no internal-combustion engine. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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Instead of being filled with gasoline, the Enertia is "fueled" by simply plugging it into any 110-volt outlet. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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Unlike electric motor scooters, the Enertia has plenty of power to keep up with traffic. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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Fuel storage for the Enertia consists of six 12-volt lithium-phosphate battery packs, which are exceptionally resistant to combustion. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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At the 100-percent power setting, Brammo claims a 0-30 mph time of 3.8 seconds—plenty of power for the urban jungle. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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The Enertia will reach an 80-percent charge in two hours, and be fully recharged in three. Most cell phones don't even charge that fast. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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To make the motorcycle strong and lightweight, Brammo uses carbon fiber for the bike's chassis. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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The Enertia is a clean-sheet design, conceived from day-one as a two-wheeled, zero-emission, fully electric conveyance. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
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MSN Autos takes an exclusive ride on the all-new Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle through the streets around Portland, Oregon. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
By Paul Seredynski
This plug-in two-wheeler has a driving range of about 50 miles and a 0-30 mph time of 3.8 seconds
Click to enlarge
Clearly not a typical motorcycle, the Enertia has no fuel tank and no internal-combustion engine. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
Instead of being filled with gasoline, the Enertia is "fueled" by simply plugging it into any 110-volt outlet. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
advertisement
Click to enlarge
Unlike electric motor scooters, the Enertia has plenty of power to keep up with traffic. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
Fuel storage for the Enertia consists of six 12-volt lithium-phosphate battery packs, which are exceptionally resistant to combustion. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
At the 100-percent power setting, Brammo claims a 0-30 mph time of 3.8 seconds—plenty of power for the urban jungle. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
The Enertia will reach an 80-percent charge in two hours, and be fully recharged in three. Most cell phones don't even charge that fast. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
To make the motorcycle strong and lightweight, Brammo uses carbon fiber for the bike's chassis. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
The Enertia is a clean-sheet design, conceived from day-one as a two-wheeled, zero-emission, fully electric conveyance. Photo: Bruce Whitaker
Click to enlarge
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