Suzuki India has launched the faired version of their already successful model Gixxer with the prefix "SF", which stands for Sports Fairing. So as the bike is already launched, here are the few differences which set it apart from it's naked sibling.
Suzuki is going to launch the Gixxer SF which is nothing but a faired sibling of the naked Suzuki Gixxer. With the addition of the fairing, Suzuki is entering into the faired budget class of motorbikes with average performance as compared to the other faired premium bikes available in same class- Yamaha R15, Honda CBR150R and the latest entrant in the market the Bajaj RS200.
Ducati has dominated qualifying at the Qatar GP, bagging the pole and three spots in the top Five. the Desmosedici GP15, As they call it, is a revolutionary upgrade to the older Desmosedicis, which had severe under-steer issues and tire wear issues. On the other hand, the two factory Hondas were in the top five, and many expected the battle of the V4's under the "lights". However, there was a surprise entry- Yamaha.
You must understand that we are not talking about 600-1000cc inline-4 cylinder monsters as it will be like you are buying a sportbike with a sole purpose of killing or injuring yourself, because these machines are like mad horses and will not tolerate your silly mistakes. Here we are talking about 250cc above bikes which are best before you saddle on 600-1000cc monsters.
Companies like Bosch have developed low cost ABS specially designed for motorcycles. These ABS are known as Single Channel or One Channel ABS. The Bajaj Pulsar RS200 is equipped with same set up of ABS made by Bosch. Unfortunately, despite of company's clear declaration about the Single channel ABS used in latest RS200, there is quite a lot of controversies have taken place.
The litre class super sportbike segment was reigned by Europeans for a long time, as far as track records are concerned. And Japanese auto giants were lagging behind by the superior electronics used by the European auto makers. This used to be the scenario until the updated 2015 Yamaha YZF R1 was not launched. Guys from MCN conducted an extensive track test amongst various bikes available in litre class. Needless to mention all of them are updated versions of their respective manufacturers.
In one shocker of an unveiling event at the Tokyo Motor Show, KTM, out of nowhere unveiled the new KTM Duke250 and the RC250 which is claimed as their strongest 250cc mill. And if their claimed power figures of 31.3 Ps at 9000 RPM and 24 Nm at 7250 RPM are to be believed, you would not disagree as well. Sound something familiar here?
We got our hands on the new born Pulsar RS200, although the ride was very short but we could get many details of the bike in a nutshell and hence we are bringing to you the First Ride Review of the Pulsar RS200.
Piston for any kind of engine is a very important component but inspite of being stressed component of the engine it is often neglected one. For a reason we hardly think about this functional component until the compression of the bike gets leaked due to wear n tear in the Piston rings or the Piston itself gets ruined.
In 1998, Yamaha motor corporation created a masterpiece which redefined the superbike scene all around the world- The YZF-R1. The R1 was the answer to the competition from the likes of Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki. It Previously had a Five valve head and a screamer engine (a flat-plane crank) until 2009 when Yamaha introduced the cross-plane crankshaft into the R1.
