My hands ache not a bit, but A LOT! I always wish it ended with my hands, but the traffic wants to take revenge on my back too. This is why it happens, since the whole weight of the bike falls on the palms, maneuvering the bike in slow traffic is pretty hard. But, For a highway, the story is totally different. The bike behaves in a completely different manner, I have had doubts whether it’s the same bike I used to ride in traffic. The aggressive seating position is very helpful to crouch with a beautiful wind resistance and maneuverability.
Every teenager’s dream is to ride a bike, be it passion or showoff, so was mine. I loved bikes and cars not for their looks or brand, but for how they were built and how they rode. It was my daily task to look at bikes when I used to travel back home in the bus. I still wonder how machines can work at such high speeds and temperatures and can also run for days and years.
I've been drooling over the way the new 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 looks. Not only looks, this hell of a cougar just turned into a Mid twenties sexy chick as its shed weight, got more muscle and looks badass! I mean, its a lot of change for someone who's used to looking at the boring old Ninja 650 on Sunday rides but the new one just blew me, not yet literally though! Below are some pointers to look out for on this new Kawasaki Ninja 650-
We all saw how KTM India swallowed a big chunk of the premium motorcycle market in India when it launched the Ktm Duke 390 in 2013. Not only did it rest it's case there, KTM India went on to make major upgrades on its 2014, 2015 and 2016 models which actually did make a hell lot of difference.
Expansion Chambers play extremely vital role when it comes to 2-Stroke engines and their performance. Those beautifully crafted tuned pipes that you must have seen on 2-stroke performance machines are not for aesthetics, they are custom built for generating those extra horse powers. The genesis of the Expansion Chambers dated back to the Second World War era. However, surprisingly the invention of the Tuned Pipes took place for better fuel efficiency rather than the insane performance.
The RAM Air Intake featured on Kawasaki Ninja H2 which gave the bike a boost of another 10 HP taking the entire total to 210 HP for the road legal version. The race stack version though got 310 HP and that is seriously insane making it the fastest production motorcycle available today.
KTM had showcased the updated 2016 RC 390 at the recently concluded EICMA motor show, Milan. Apparently the new KTM model has received some serious changes, the updates given to the new RC 390 is not restricted to the sheer cosmetic changes what we normally see the other manufacturers do. Let’s check it out what Ktm has to offer in their updated RC 390.
Do you want to install Clip-On handlebars on your Suzuki Gixxer SF? The desire to install the clip-ons on the Suzuki Gixxer SF was never that intense until you must have seen those race ready Gixxer SFs used in the Suzuki Gixxer Cup. The same urge of making his beloved Gixxer SF into a super sexy track bike took this young lad- Ravi Utkarsh Kujur into stride.
Dry type clutch is very rare in motorcycles. Only a handful of companies like Benelli and Ducati make them on their bikes and there is a pretty good reason for it. There are many myths about dry clutches claiming that they have a lighter clutch action which is totally false. It all depends on the inner coil springs of the clutch from where the heaviness of the clutch comes from.
I have had my BUMBLEBEE for the past 3 Years and 3 Months to this date. I have been really mesmerized how this Pulsar 200 NS really is! In these past three years I have had a lot of experiences with my bike. Good, Bad, Worst you name it. I'll elaborate about all the three now.