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Ducati Riding Experience 2013 - Subscriptions now open

2012-12-30T08:08:00.001-08:00

If you’re planning to travel to Italy next year take in either one of the World Superbike or MotoGP events that the country will be hosting, why not plan to stay for an extra few more days and try your hand in one of Ducati’s Riding Experience (DRE) courses, that teaches everyone from motorcycle newbies to experienced race track specialists.
Interested in what splendid machines that Borgo Panigale will make available to you and who could be one of your instructors? Just read on.
Subscription for the tenth edition of DRE is now online at Ducati.com, offering a highly successful, tried-and-tested format with a number of new features for 2013, including the 1199 Panigale for all track courses and the introduction of the brand new Multistrada 1200 and new generation Hypermotard for the Intermediate levels. Internationally famous race circuits, highly qualified instructors and an enviable line-up of Ducati motorcycles will now combine to enhance the riding skills of participants while delivering a unique and unforgettable experience.
After two years of sell-out success, Ducati is delighted to welcome back the legendary Troy Bayliss for 2013. The three-times World Superbike Champion is set to continue the ‘Troy Bayliss Academy’, an exclusive and advanced course that focuses on extreme riding techniques. On each of the Academy’s four dates, participants will get the unique opportunity to ride with the Australian and learn specialised track craft on the World Championship circuits of Misano and Mugello. The once-in-a-lifetime experience will use Ducati 1199 Panigale S Superbikes equipped with racing kit components, including complete Termignoni exhaust system, Ducati Performance aero kit and additional carbon fibre parts.

DRE 2013 also sees the introduction of the award-winning Ducati 1199 Panigale to both Racing 1 and Racing 2 courses. The outstanding usability of the 1199, with its Riding Mode technology, makes it an ideal choice for both expert riders and those new to track riding, while the more sophisticated “S” version will be used for the Master Racing and Troy Bayliss Academy courses. The Racing 1 course, intended for riders with little or no track experience, will take place on dedicated circuits, separating participants from the faster Racing 2, Master Racing and Troy Bayliss Academy.
Completing the DRE 2013 offer with road-oriented activities are the very popular Intermediate and Basic courses. The Intermediate course is specially designed to improve participants existing road-riding skills and techniques, while enhancing overall motorcycle safety awareness. The course uses Ducati’s Monster 1100 EVO, the new Multistrada 1200 with semi-active Ducati Skyhook Suspension and the new generation Ducati Hypermotard, all three models equipped with the Ducati Safety Pack of ABS and Ducati Traction Control. Intended for those riders who are completely new to motorcycling, the Basic course provides one-on-one tuition in the paddock area of each event venue using Ducati’s Monster 796, an ‘iconic naked’ motorcycle ideally suited to those on two wheels for the very first time.
Chief DRE Instructor and highly successful racer, Dario Marchetti, co-ordinates an impressive line-up of teachers, including Troy Bayliss (three-times World Superbike Champion), Marco Lucchinelli (500 World Champion), Manuel Poggiali (125 and 250 World Champion), Paolo Casoli (World Supersport Champion), Andrew Pitt (two-times World Supersport Champion) and Niccolò Canepa (2013 FIM Superstock Championship competitor). While one of Ducati’s very own development riders, Alessandro Valia, presents the Master Racing courses, the formidable track team combines with highly qualified road-oriented instructors to provide a totally professional Ducati Riding Experience.
Ensuring constant development and control of teaching protocols and standards of excellence within all DRE activities during 2013, the courses will continue the valuable collaboration created between Ducati and the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana.
Course participants are provided with a Ducati motorcycle, instructor, lunch and a welcome kit and those without suitable technical riding gear can simply hire it during the online subscription process.
DRE 2013 Courses
• Basic (Monster 796)
• Intermediate (Monster 1100 ABS, Multistrada 1200, Hypermotard)
• Racing 1 (1199 Panigale)
• Racing 2 (1199 Panigale)
• Master Racing (1199 Panigale S)
• Troy Bayliss Academy (1199 Panigale S + racing kit)
DRE 2013 Calendar*
• Apr 17-18 - San Martino del Lago Circuit
• May 16-17 - Mugello International Circuit
• Jun 5-6 - Adria International Raceway
• Jun 25-26 - Misano World Circuit
• Jul 16-17 - Mugello International Circuit
• Sep 10-11 - Adria International Raceway
* Dates and venues are subject to change. Changes will be posted on Ducati.com.

Stefan Bradl LCR CBR600F Special Edition

2012-12-30T08:03:00.001-08:00

Reigning Moto2 World Champion and MotoGP rookie Stefan Bradl is being sponsored by Honda Germany and to celebrate this partnership, they’ve decided to offer to the German market only, this CBR600F Special Edition with LCR’s team livery and Bradl’s racing number.
Beside the LCR paint job, the motorbike has Honda accessories, Progrip handgrips and an Arrow exhaust Street Thunder Titan.
Bradl spent a day on track for testing the Honda CBR600F designed with a special layout and he said, “This motorbike has been made for real 2-wheel fans and with the LCR design is simply fantastic. I enjoyed lapping on this machine and I am sure this “toy” will be pure fan for their owners. It’s nice to know that many bikers will ride around with my Team colours and my race number: it makes me proud of my job! Once again I must thank Honda Germany for their support and this great idea!”
The CBR600F - LCR Edition will be officially presented to the German public at the AMI car show at Leipzig from June 2nd till the 10th.

Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13 official video

2012-12-30T08:00:00.003-08:00

“Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13 Superbike” is the exact name of Ducati’s racing weapon that will be debuting next season in the 2013 World Superbike championship.
A year after its launch and tweleve months of development (between World Superstock, BSB, IDM) the most extreme version of Borgo Panigale’s latest mean machine is finally ready to be taken to the world stage, where three riders will try to take it to victory, Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini under the banner of the new Ducati Alstare Team run by Francis Batta, plus WSBK returnee Max Neukirchner with new MR Team run Mario Rubatto.
To present the 1199 Panigale RS13, Ducati has released this official teaser video with footage taken at the Misano and Mugello circuits with Carlos Checa, former three-time Superbike champion Troy Bayliss and also a couple of shots of Danilo Petrucci (IodaRacing).
The Panigale is an extraordinary beautiful twin cylinder racing machine, but will it be able to go head-to-head with the already highly competitive Kawasaki and Aprilia, when Carlos Checa (he could be sandbagging) has already said that the bike has great potential, but still has limits, and the 17-inch tires are more favourable to the 4 cylinders? Only the timesheets will give us an answer when the new season rolls around next February.

Honda CBR600F Concept by Alessandro Trombin

2012-12-30T07:59:00.001-08:00

Alessandro Trombin, 22 years old student at the IAAD University of Turin and reader of our twin-site Motoblog.it, just sent us the pics of this cool prototype, a sort of crossbred between a concept and a special bike that he has first designed and then assembled in his own garage.
The project got started on paper, then it went through the usual photoshop/CGI routine and finally got to see the light of the day as a real bike, based on a ‘95 Honda CBR600F. Technically speaking, the highlights of this bike would be the quadrilateral link strut, the aerodynamic covers on the fork and the quite interesting solution adopted for the rear lights: look hard and you’ll see two tiny lights at the two sides of the frame, right below the tail. That’s right, there they are! And this idea allowed the young Italian to keep the lines of the tail completely clean.
This concept comes with a sort of ‘mask’ at the front hosting the headlight, a tank hidden underneath its interchageable tank cover (in case you’d like to have it custromized) and a wheel-base that got slightly lengthened to improve stability at high speeds. We think that this bike is actually pretty cool - though it would be better to have the exhaust end can pointing the other way - and we just cannot help but foresee a bright future for the nice lad who came up with it: great job indeed.

Mega factories: MV Agusta (w/videos)

2012-12-30T07:55:00.002-08:00

If you have time between your last minute Christmas shopping and wrapping gifts and organizing your party, we suggest that you take a look at National Geographic’s series “Mega Factories” and this one is on iconic motorcycle manufacturer MV Augusta and what it took to bring the three cyclinder F3 675 sportsbike - declared the “most beautiful 600 in the world” onto our roads and in the world racing scene when it also debuts in the World Supersport championship in 2013.
Enjoy the documentary.

Road Racing: the main events of 2013

2012-12-30T07:49:00.001-08:00

Appaently, since the Mayans got it all wrong, next year we will be able to enjoy the magnificient show of the Road Racing once again. The events to mark on your calendar are always the same, and the most important of them all is obviously the Isle of Man TT, arguably the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world. The 2013 Tourist Trophy will take place from the 25th of May till June the 7th: one week of practice and then 9 races on the 37¾ miles (60.7 km) of the legendary ‘Mountain Course’. Hopefully, next year will also see the return of Senior TT after the first historic cancellation due to bad weather in 2012.
With 19 wins already under his belt, His Majesty ‘King of the Mountain’ John McGuinness will be once again the man to beat, and some of his most valuable opponents will be his newly appointed team mates, Michael Rutter e Michael Dunlop, who have just joined the ranks of the Honda TT Legends team. Other ‘eligible candidates’ for success on the Isle are New Zealander Bruce Anstey (9 wins so far), local hero Conor Cummins (who just joined William Dunlop in the Milwaukee Yamaha team), Cameron Donald, Ian Lougher, Adrian Archibald, James Hillier, Gary Johnson and the ‘rebellious’ Guy Martin, a rider with great talent and plenty of fans who has been chasing his first win at the TT for years.
Unfortunately, some of the crowd favourites won’t be part of the show next year: Ian ‘Hutchy’ Hutchinson (who collected an unprecedent ‘5-out-of-5′ at the 2010 TT) will be sidelined for the entire 2013 by yet another surgery to his battered left leg, while Farqhar Ryan announced his retirement after the tragic events of the 2012 Manx GP.
The North West 200 - the biggest outdoor event in Northern Ireland, which attracts over 100,000 visitors every year - will take place in May, from the 12th to the 18th. On the 8.1 miles (14 km) of the famous ‘Triangle’ course running between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, there will be no less than 8 races divided into 4 categories (Superstock, Superbike, Supersport and Supertwin) and the man to beat will be Alastair Seeley, 8 times winner who got himself 3 more races at the 2012 NW200.
From August 12 to 17 it will be the turn of the Ulster Grand Prix, an event born in 1922 and staged as always in Dundrod, near Belfast. The favorite rider for this event must be Michael Dunlop (2 wins for him in 2012) along with the other winners of the last edition: his brother William, Guy Martin, Ryan Farquhar and Bruce Anstey.
As usual, the 2013 Road Racing season will come to an end at the Macau Grand Prix, in southeastern China, scheduled for November 14 to 17 on the famous Guia road circuit. Michael Rutter, who won the last two editions and is a 8 times winner between the typical black-and-yellow guard-rails of the race, has to be the favorite here, but look out for Scotsman Stuart Easton, winner of three editions and holder of the record lap, now fully recovered after the terrible accident of the 2011 NW200.
Road Racing - Main Events 2013
Scarborough Spring Cup (England): April 21
North West 200 (Northern Ireland): May 12 to 18
Tourist Trophy (Isle of Man): May 25-June 7
Scarborough Road Race Festival (England): June 15 to 16
Skerries 100 (Ireland): 5 to 6 July
Southern 100 International Road Races (Isle of Man): July 8 to 11
Cock ‘O The North Scarborough (England): July 20 to 21
Chimay Grand Prix de Frontieres (Belgium): July 27 to 28
Ulster GP (Northern Ireland): August 12 to 17
Manx GP (Isle of Man): 17 to 30 August
Scarborough Gold Cup (England): September 14 to 15
Macau GP (China): 14 to 17 November

Santas on bikes photo gallery

2012-12-30T07:46:00.002-08:00

Christmas 2012 is gone and we really hope that all of you, our readers, had a great time with your beloved ones. In order to join the celebrations in our usual style, here is nice collection of images picturing some of the coolest “Santa Claus on the road” we could spot. Every year, all around the world, there are hundreds of bikers bundled up in the classic red and white costumes roaming the streets on their bikes for the most different purposes: for fun, for charity or just to have a laugh.
Whether it is an old, fat and bearded geezer riding a Harley, or a whole bunch of Asian lads on mopeds, or some busty pin up girl that would actually make for a nice Christmas present for many of us, the happy atmosphere of these days infected more than a few riders, though we cannot help but think that in certain cases the result have been somewhat grotesque. Cool though, it’s all fun anyway.
Enjoy the gallery, have a happy Christmas time once again, ride carefully if you are reading this from a country where you could actually do that, or just have fun with your family and friends if you can’t: after all, the proper riding season it’s just a few months away, and MotoGP and World SBK stars will resume their winter testing soon enough…

2012 Aprilia Tuono V4R APRC – Younger but still Stronger

2012-12-30T06:55:00.001-08:00

Aprilia has type when it comes to developing mad streetfighters. The unique Tuono in 2002 was not so much depending on the RSV Mille R superbike, it was an RSV Mille R superbike. There are three versions shade, Giallo Bright, Nero Competitors, Grigio Wing.

Where other producers were enjoying secure by detuning and conditioning their own superbike-derived undressed devices, Aprilia took the fairing off the RSV… er, and that was it. Okay, there were some minimal fatigue and consumption changes but its 130bhp was near to the Mille’s outcome, while the shape and revocation were the same.

There’s no query the new Tuono V4R follows in the same range of considering. It’s depending on the fascinating and greatly able RSV4 APRC SE superbike, in argument with the BMW S1000R as the best activities bicycle you can buy right now, and while the motor’s been trained, it’s a bit like toning down a lion by attaching a duration of created of fleece coat around its oral cavity. The consumption declares are 20mm more time, to shift the twisting optimum reduced down the rev range, the flywheel huge has been improved to enhance low rev ways and designs, the first three devices are reduced rate than the RSV4’s, and while the camshafts are the same, the inlt cam has been innovative by 10 levels, reducing the device overlap and enhancing mid-range twisting at the price of some top end energy.

This has hardly remaining it weedy: outcome is still 165bhp (167.3PS, 123.1kW) at 11,500rpm, 800rpm below the reduced rev restrict and 13bhp less than the RSV4. And to keep it all in examine the Tuono V4R APRC (the design examined, although a non-APRC edition is also available, in the UK and some but not all other markets) functions Aprilia’s category major grip management, release management, wheelie management and quickshift gearchange techniques.

There are three motor map ways too: Monitor is complete on with an competitive accelerator reaction, Game is for fast road use (or as Aprilia locations it, highest possible fun) with a better reaction and limitations on twisting according to devices and road rate, while Road reduces energy by 25 % across the variety, with the softest accelerator reaction. In impact this implies Aprilia reckons 124bhp is awesome and secure for wet climate and city use…

The framework has had more considerable changes to try and keep factors satisfied for road use. The throw front part area of the shape is new, going the guiding go ahead, and the motor has been reduced by the easy convenient of burrowing the increasing gaps reduced than in the RSV4. This has reduced the overall center of severity, creating the bicycle more constant, along with the improved wheelbase. The tires are new, less heavy 3-spoke products, while the little fairing has been changed since the Tuono V4R was first proven in Milan truly to enhance streamlined balance, and the complicated looks of the display prototypes.

It’s still hardly a fairly factor, but it no more creates you look away, and in the examine bike’s yellow-colored (only available to unique purchase in the UK) is certainly extraordinary and eye-catching. It’s a road martial artist anyway, it’s intended to look like a gone down superbike…

My first generate was on the streets around the Valencia MotoGP routine, many of which are complicated for any bicycle. The generating position is organic with a ahead trim and excellent but not irritatingly so footrests, although the bars are tilted a little bit too far ahead for me and get my arms painful a get in touch with after an time or so. The chair is hardly luxurious either, but while it created itself seen in less than an time, it was not any more intense three time later.

What you do observe instantly is the engine: this is a amazing road motor with large twisting and an immediate, obedient reaction that yearnings you to convert the twistgrip extensive whenever there is an opportunity. The compensate is twofold: large forced fairly much regardless of devices and a deep bag of snarls and wails that goads you into caning the bicycle if only to listen to it, aside from the bomb impact of it below you.

What you then observe are some unlikely figures on the sprint, and for once I do not mean the speedometer, but rather directly, the economic program studying. On my bicycle this was set in ltrs per 100km, and in what I’d say is relatively soothing generating for a Tuono V4R, this came between 7.2 and 8.5l/100km. That is 39mpg UK, 13.9km/l, 32.7mpg US, down to 33mpg, 11.8km/l, 27.7mpg US. Use it challenging (and this was on some quite limited streets so there were boundaries on just how challenging we could thrash the bicycle here which will not be the situation in more begin places) and the figures drop to 28mpg, 10km/l, 23.5mpg US.

Now if knocking on about mpg on a mad streetfighter with 165bhp seems like losing the aspect, this is at a level where not only is price going to become a aspect even for reduced usage bikers, the 3.75 quart (17 liter, 4.5 quart US) container is excellent for only 100 kilometers before the caution mild fast flashes. And that’s the concept supposing the petrol pc is precise, on the road generate my mild was blinking after 92 kilometers, indicating the actual figures are even reduced.

If your Tuono V4R is going to be your only bicycle, you would better not have it covered up for too many long-distance visits, and get to like stuffing programs as you will be viewing them a lot.

It’s such a pity because in other aspects it’s a extremely interesting and extremely able road bicycle. You can fluff the top part rim with a fast break of the accelerator in second or even third devices with a bit of help from an undulation (with the wheelie management turned off, although with it on, the top part does come up, but then the gadgets reduced it again easily and expertly).

The revocation, top excellent Sachs devices front part and returning, is company yet offers with even some very rough streets incredibly well, although you do experience the effects of larger blobs through your arms quite strongly. But the shock is just how excellent the Tuono V4R is at maintaining its tires in road get in touch with and usually staying unflustered and constant fairly much regardless of what you are doing or where you are doing it. Speed is very excellent and along with the big twisting from low to excellent revs, this creates the Tuono a superior backroads tool, especially as the higher-than-sports-bike cafes provide you with an power in exposure as well as modifying route.

The generating position is less crowded than you might anticipate of an RSV4-based device too – the cafes along with the prolonged shape and reasonably huge seat-to-footrest range allow you a respectable quantity of space, although you do still experience quite located on top of the bicycle, a sensation improved by the overstated lowness of the fairing that’s noticeable to the driver. This deflects enough circulation to allow stable viewing up to 90mph (145kph) or so, but crouch down and you put into its little breeze darkness better and could probably create the bike’s 160mph (260kph) top rate without sensation like you are going to be picked from your chair.

To get a better concept of the bike’s actual performance, we were let reduce on the Valencia routine, limited by MotoGP requirements but with a lot of creativities and changes and a excellent examine for a road bicycle. The problem here is that the motorbikes were quite a lengthy way from being traditional. Some changes are merely improvements which any proprietor could create before a track day trip, and I’ll record them here as they could be useful: the yokes were decreased 4mm down the forks to reduced the top part, hand springtime preload was improved by one convert, while pressure damping was improved from 6 to 3 mouse clicks from complete and recovery from 10 to 6 mouse clicks. At the returning, springtime pressure was improved by 2 changes (4mm), pressure damping modified from 2 to 1 basically click out and recovery from 20 to 12 mouse clicks from complete.

But there was more questionable factors too. The inventory 190/55 Pirelli Diablo II returning tire for example was changed with a 200/55 Extremely Corsa, which officially is okay as the bicycle is homologated for this as well as the 190, and you will be getting through car tyres almost as fast as petrol on the Tuono V4R. There was an equipment flexible guiding damper fixed too, which is an additional if not an unusual one. But few entrepreneurs will be seeking to substitute the inventory returning shock with one from the RSV4R, which is what was done to ours. Aprilia said the excitement are the same aside from the RSV4R’s furthermore service to improve the generate size – on our Tuonos an additional 1mm was dialled in on the shock, amounting to maybe 5mm of actual generate size modify.

But this asks the query, what was incorrect with the bicycle in the first position that this required to be done? Probably nothing, probably these changes basically improved an already excellent managing bicycle (it was excellent on the streets after all), but I cannot think about many entrepreneurs purchasing a new RSV4R shock for their new Tuonos, and not so many will be satisfied suitable that larger returning tire either. So keep in thoughts what I was examining was not exactly out of the cage.

In reality, as you would have a right to anticipate, this inhaled on Tuono V4R was spectacular around Valencia. It’s challenging to see how many non-streetfighter superbikes could have been much faster, as it was switching considerably and perfectly, heeling over easily and naturally and staying constant even with the braking system trying to remove the take from the top part tire and the slipper clutch program seriously losing returning twisting.

Powering out of a convert on an APRC Aprilia is a exposure. On configurations 7-8 the program is invasive, excellent for only the beginner bikers who really should not be on a bicycle like this anyway, but thumbing the selection key to reduced the figures gives a mathematical evaluate of your expertise and courage. I dabbled in level 2 but easily went returning to 3 (thinking 1 is a unique for Max Biaggi only), as even on three the returning tire is getting well out of range and the bike’s nodding, going and going as easy electrons quit it rotating incredibly out of management. You’re artwork dark lines on the track by this level, and yet the appeal of the Aprilia program is how much management you still have, to the aspect where you can still adjust the route the bicycle is directing with the accelerator.

As the tire digs in when you film the bicycle erect again, the top part rim consistently raises, and wheelie management offers with that, decreasing it benignly, without the browsing activity you sometimes get on the S1000RR. And all enough time you are going up the through the gear box with a poke of your toe, not touching the clutch program nor ending the accelerator, the percentages going easily. The handle activity is a get in touch with bulkier than a traditional one so you begin to experience it on your toe after prolonged track time, but it’s efficient and pleasantly fast.

The release management research about in the RSV4 APRC SE evaluation, we did not get a opportunity to try it here but it’s no different on the Tuono V4R APRC, so anticipate to be frustrated by that.

What you do not get is ABS. Aprilia says that will be arriving in a season or so, and my recommendation that it would be the newest ultra-lightweight Bosch program just showing on motorbikes like the KTM SM T ABS and Ducati Creature, with Aprilia’s own application generating it. For now you rely only on opinions, but there is a lot of that wedded to the kind of excellent management we’re used to from devices with a Brembo banner.

Ground approval is very excellent, although gradually the footrests do get in touch with down (along with the feet of my Alpinestars…), but by this aspect the bicycle is well on its part, and this is not really an issue.

As provided then the Tuono V4R APRC is a breaking excellent track bicycle, and it’s not beyond the wit of an proprietor to set up his own bicycle exactly like the one I was generating. The primary hurdle would be that returning generate size modification, which you do not get on the inventory bicycle, but the relax is do-able. But this does have to improve the reasoning of the bicycle. It’s probably ideal on the track out of the cage, but it will not be as excellent as you will be studying in various opinions.

As a road bicycle it’s fascinating, able, appears to be amazing, very torquey and gaspingly dehydrated with a foolish container variety consequently. If economic program and variety hassle you, you will be very worried by this. If they do not, then go for it, it’s otherwise a amazing bicycle.

UK price: £11,495 (Tuono V4R standard: £10,495),

Black available now, gold available May, yellow-colored by unique purchase only.

US accessibility, winter weather 2011, APRC design only, costs to be declared nearer to the time

Black, gold and yellow-colored all available

Engine: 65 level V-four, fluid chilled, dohc 16v, 999.6cc

Power: 165bhp (167.3PS, 123kW) @ 11,500rpm

Torque: 82lb.ft (11.3kgm, 111.5Nm) @ 9,500rpm

Economy: 34mpg (12.0km/l, 8.3l/100km, 28.3mpg US)

Tank/Range: 3.75 gallons (17 ltrs, 4. 5 US gallons)/ 130 miles

Transmission: Six devices, wet slipper clutch program, sequence last drive

Chassis: Double fre aluminium

Seat height: 32.9in (835mm)

Wheelbase: 56.9in (1445mm)

Rake/trail: 25°/ 4.23in (107.5mm)

Weight: 404lb (183kg) (dry)

2013 Modification Kawasaki ER-6n – Appear more Ferocious

2012-12-30T06:45:00.001-08:00

Of course, all the rider has to know the Kawasaki ER-6n display. Body large and their energy was great. But not necessarily the riders kept satisfied with the factory default state. They do modifications on their bikes, but not a few who did not add to either modify instead become bad. But not on Tommy, he modified his Kawasaki ER-6n to be more elegant, not too much to install accessories that make it even becomes tacky. Modifications that he did give the impression more vivid and elegant at the Kawasaki ER-6n him.

“Many modify the bike to install various parts variation, not suitable,” Tommy said, opening the bike show. Was true brother, this bike is owned by Tommy played more colors and legs.

” Kawasaki ER-6n has an elegant look. Only by playing a mix of colors that fit and a little part variations, would look nicer, “he added. The black color is innate motor replaced with dark purple complete with silver strip on the tank and front body cover.

This muted colors become visible contrast when combined with some of the components in the area of carbon fiber frame and gold colors of Marchesini rims. “This original rim for Honda CBR 600R. Addition to wider, the rim is also very light so it is more comfortable when riding,” said Tommy

Tommy explained further minor adjustments to existing installations. Primarily there is the modification of the original axle Kawasaki ER-6n to be entered on his new rims. “Breaket front-rear brake also need to be adjusted, as well as the gear behind,” Tommy detailed.

Some variations are mounted on the motor is also more on function, rather than origin paste. For example, new handlebars output Nassert Beet and sterring dumper from Ohlins, both closely function with the handling when driving. Others like the windshield of the MRA, mirror LED turn signal output rhizomes and Baracuda. For convenience, grimy Ohlins suspension for the rear. So is the future that also relies per sokbraker from Ohlins.

For business machines, the motor is not much changed bro. “For-Performance just ported polish, piggyback installation and full exhaust system from Arrow,” Tommy cap of workshop on Artery Kelapa Dua Street, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

Data Modification

Tires: Bridgestone Battlax S20 Hypersport

Gear: Driven

Footstep: RSV Racing

Single seater: Original ER-6n

Gas spontaneously: JB Power Japan

Fender plate number: Baracuda

Disk brake: Prototive

2013 Kawasaki ER-6n – Demand increases, the Price goes up

2012-12-30T06:39:00.001-08:00

This is the newest evolution of the style that introduced the “Fun. Style. Easy.” concept to the world. Increased engine performance makes the new kawasaki er6n specifications ABS even more powerfull. Aggressive street-fighter looks make it even more elegant. And a slimmer new chassis and comfortable new seat make it even easier to ride.

No doubt, many products are produced as Kawasaki Kawasaki Z800, Kawasaki Z1000, and Kawasaki 650 ABS. One more product now comes from the Kawasaki Kawasaki ER-6n. Of course, all lovers of Kawasaki is the little know about this product.

Unexpected demand Kawasaki ER-6n enthusiasts continue to grow, which was originally priced around $ 10,000 now worth about $ 10,500 that can be said to have increased by 3.5%. Due to customer demand for more and more, so prices go up, too. It made possible the rider who wants to switch from sports models like the Kawasaki 250 and want to switch to a model street / naked Kawasaki ER-6n is. Let us know more kawasaki er6n specifications.

An Eco indicator in the dash comes on when the revs are below 6,000rpm and the throttle isn’t opened too wide, which allows you to cruise at 80mph (130kph) without extinguishing it. Do this and you’re rewarded with 54mpg (19.1km/l, 5.23l/100km, 45mpg US), and much faster is uncomfortable anyway without a fairing to break up the windblast. Ride more carefully still and that can be eased up to 60mpg (21.2km/l, 4.71l/100km, 50mpg US), although harder use drops the figures to the low 40s to the gallon (approx 15km/l, 6.7l/100km, 35mpg US). With 3.5 gallons (16 litres, 4.2 gallons US) in the tank it’ll stretch to 190 miles (300km) between refills, not bad for a bike in this class.

The much improved dash lets you know your economy accurately and how many miles you have remaining, a touch of class on a sub-£6,000 middleweight. The Kawasaki ER-6n is a high quality machine throughout in fact: the chain adjusters are chunky machined aluminium blocks, plastic shrouds protect the forks from stone chips and the fit and finish generally are exceptionally good.

Specifications

Model tested: Kawasaki ER-6n

Price: £5,799

Available: now

Engine: twin cylinder, liquid cooled, dohc 8v, 649cc

Power: 71bhp @ 8,500rpm

Torque: 47lb.ft @ 8,57,000rpm

Economy: 54mpg

Tank/Range: 3.5 gallons (16 litres) / 190 miles

Transmission: Six gears, wet multi-plate clutch, chain final drive

Chassis: steel twin spar double tube

Seat height: 31.7in (805mm)

Wheelbase: 55.5in (1410mm)

Rake/trail: 25° / 4.3in (110mm)

Weight: 450lb (204kg) wet