BMW MOTORCYCLE TRENDS: January 2011

Gas Moped Scooter

Gas Moped Scooter

Buying a gas moped scooter is a great way to have fun on the road without emptying your bank account. In the past scooters have mainly been used by teenagers for getting to and from friends houses, school or college. You can often see them admiring each others scooters outside coffee shops etc. The most popular models being the Vespa, Lambretta, piaggio and the smaller Honda models.
This trend is now starting to show signs of change, the main reason is the recent rise in gas prices and heavy city traffic, consequently more and more commuters are looking at the gas moped scooter as a reliable way of getting around town.

Lean and mean: the Icare motorcycle concept will take the streets by storm

If its France-based designers are to be believed then the Icare motorcycle concept is supposed to be a cross between something from Tron and “a kind of Porsche or Aston Martin for the two-wheeled world.” I guess anyone who thought this was just another bike concept can really stuff it and marvel at the wonder that is this Enzyme Design exclusive.

Inspired by light cycles from TRON and housing a six-cylinder 1.8 liter Honda engine revving up more heat than what you’d find in some compact cars, this one sure is a hottie with the muscle to prove it.

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2011 Triumph Daytona 675R First Photo

The Daytona 675R is the first Triumph ever to be equipped with Ohlins suspension as standard – the forks and shock are both from the Swedish suspension masters. Top-spec Brembo brakes are fitted – four-piston radial-mount monobloc calipers and a radial master cylinder are standard.

Carbon mudguards are fitted, and the Daytona 675R is distinguished from the standard Daytona with a new white/black paint scheme, new Triumph logos and a new version of the Daytona stickers too. The red subframe is also unique to the Daytona 675R.

No specification is available at the moment – it is believed the engine is unchanged and the overall geometry is unaltered. Insiders claim pre-production bikes have been shown with a quick-shifter fitted. Dealers are expecting it cost somewhere between £9000-9500 when Triumph finalises 2011 pricing. The standard Daytona 675 will continue alongside the 675R.

2011 Triumph Daytona 675R First Photo

tron motorcycle

Who would have thought that Playboy would try to get their geek-on by creating their Tron pictorial? Inspired by the movie, Tron: Legacy, Playboy's Tron pictorial, "Game on" video, and behind the scenes footage of the photo shoot, are an amazing sight and truly phenomenal art work.
It all starts with a rather artistic venture by Hugh Hefner's Playboy team. The renowned magazine and business empire took two of its playmates and turned them into phenomenal Tron-style, high-tech looking masterpieces that impressed me more as a work of art than anything else. The shoot and video definitely don't disappoint fans of Playboy, as well as other fans of art in general.
It's interesting to see how the playmate Irina Voronina and Sasckya Porto, are transformed with the careful application of bodypaint to get them "Tronned up" for the shoot. Also in the photo shoot and video: Playboy's "Game On" features custom-built Tron cycles. Printwork and video aside, one of the most interesting parts of the work are the featured Parker Brothers Choppers Light Cycles, which are replicas of the Tron cycles.

Motor Bike Transformer World's First

One of the candidates considered to be very innovative products and get great media coverage in the United States at the CES event that took place today in Las Vegas is the Uno from BPG Motors. It said the product candidate for the new Uno is planned to be mass produced. The unit on display is a prototype made by the inventor, a young boy named Benjamin P Gulak, who started the project from his grandfather's garage.

Huge media attention to Uno for some people a bit strange! The reason, Uno is a vehicle, not an electronic gadget. However, in fact, UNO has a "soul power", together with other electronic and electrical products. So it was natural that attention!

Because interest is so high, BPG Motors decided to produce it immediately with prices ranging from 4000 to 7000 U.S. dollars

Changed shape
Currently Uno to the version III. Version II and III developed after BPG Motors formed. The new company claims its products directly as a first transformer with real intention.

For Uno II or also known as U2, can change shape from 2-wheel motor (also called Uno mode) to a conventional bike (motorcycle mode). U2 only use 2-wheels. When Uno mode, the two wheels driven by electric motors are in parallel positions. When the speed up or speed increases, one moves to the front wheels to form a motorcycle.

Latest version is Uno II or U3, which uses three wheels. Front wheels smaller can be folded back. The wheel is also a forward or moving forward so that its shape becomes like ordinary motorcycle.

"The target for people who live in the city, like in Europe by motorcycle and scooter culture strong," said CEO BPG Motors, Brad Harkavy. "We focus on scooter buyers, but looking for a unique vehicle while presenting a stylish appearance."

Uno Giroskopik control using giroskopik control system to maintain balance, while the control and drive the same as ordinary motorcycle. Work with two-stage motor.

When moving slowly, the wheels remain parallel to give the rider or a small compact space and allow maneuverability in narrow spaces (played live). When accelerated, the wheels began to widen and turn into ordinary motorcycle, which makes it more stable and safer for the rushed.

With some form of a body such as motorcycle racing, speed is limited Uno 56 km / hr. While power from the batteries, for once the content can make a distance of 48 km.

U3 tilt wheel technology (tilt) mode is active while working on Uno. In this way, Uno remained stable turning. The system works mechanically tilted to adjust the vertical position of the wheel to the right and left. This system allows the vehicle turns more smooth and accommodating the uneven streets.

It is said, when drive not only provides a unique new experience, but also more interactive. Most sip, parking easier!

Motor Bike Transformer World's First

700 Horsepower from Suzuki Hayabusa

Perhaps the most insane news we've posted on Gizmag this week comes from the inaugural DynoJet Horsepower Challenge held last weekend in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. Basically, DynoJet make motorcycle dynamometers and they provided a bunch oif them and anybody could roll up and the guy whose bike made the most horsepower won. The winning fellow was Hank Booth of Great Falls, Montana, whose highly modified 1999 Suzuki 1300GSXR Hayabusa motorcycle with an NLR turbocharger cranked out an incredible 701.32 horsepower.

Other winners in the Import Unlimited class with Booth included; RCC Turbo/Richard Peppler, of Ontario with 559.02 HP, and Glen Bertagnoli coming in third with a 445.16. All of the top three competitors were using the Suzuki Hayabusa engine.

Revving the scale in other classes were Kent Stotz with 210 bhp on a turbo powered Honda in the Imported V-Twin Cruiser Open class while Don Smith squeezed a respectable 118 bhp out of a 600cc Suzuki.

The domestic bike category was dominated by, well, what else would you expect ... Harley Davidson. The champ in this class was Kevin Kelly of Weston, Florida who managed to get his harley producing 247 horsepower in the V-twin Unlimited category, narrowly ahead of Nick Trask of Phoenix, Arizona whose Harley generated 228 horses.

Brandon Rybicki's turbo-powered Harley V-Rod produced 191 horses.

BUB 7 Streamliner motorcycle breaks 367mph for new world record

Looking more like a long, blurred, red flash than a motorcycle, the BUB 7 Streamliner is now the fastest motorcycle on earth (pending FIM verification) after Chris Carr set a new FIM world record and AMA national record at 367.382mph (591.244kmh) through the mile - and an exit speed of 372.534mph (599.534kmh) - at the Cook Private Meet at the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah. It probably also makes Carr one of the bravest men on the planet. BUB 7 beat the previous record of 360.913mph (580.833kmh), set by Team Ack Attack last year. We originally covered the BUB 7 when it broke through the 350mph (563km) barrier back in 2006.

To achieve this new incredible speed, the BUB 7 was powered by a 3-liter, turbocharged, 16-valve V4 that generated an estimated 500hp in a package the size of a 1-liter V-twin, because the maximum limit for this land speed racing is 3000cc. This purpose-built motor was designed with one thing in mind – breaking the motorcycle world record. Mission accomplished!

The engine is a big bang type, so it must gain traction, then relax and then transfer power with the next power pulse. Unlike drag racing, one of the challenges all teams competing in land speed record racing face is that their motorcycles have to make two runs; a down and a return that are combined for an overall average, so the engine has to survive for both runs without any modifications.

But power isn’t everything … this winter, the 'Seven' underwent further streamlining using A2 Wind Tunnel (A2WT) facility in South Carolina, where it scored the lowest coefficient of drag (CoD) that the A2WT has ever recorded - a CoD 0.09.

Denis Manning, designer and builder of the Seven, has been in LSR (Land Speed Racing) for the better part of 40 years, and first got the record in 1970 with a Harley-powered Streamliner with rider Cal Rayborn at 265.492mph. This is his seventh Streamliner. He has held the fastest motorcycle record with two of them (twice with the Seven).

Not much more information at this stage, but watch the video below to show how fast 350mph is when the BUB 7 Streamliner broke that record. The team is now aiming for the 400mph record.

Motorcycle Land Speed Record pushed to 350 mph

Denis Manning’s motorcycles have been chasing world land speed records for over three decades and in September, the BUB 7 Streamliner he designed and built captured the ultimate goal when it set the new absolute motorcycle land speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. Rider Chris Carr piloted the BUB 7 streamliner to 354.832 mph on the down run and 346.939 mph on the return for an average speed of 350.885 mph, a new world record. Prior to the 2006 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials the absolute motorcycle land speed record had not been broken since Dave Campos achieved his 322.149 mph world record run in 1990.

Of course, building the world's fastest motorcycle from the ground up is nothing new to Manning. In 1970 another Manning-built streamliner earned the title of world's fastest motorcycle. That machine was driven 265.492mph by legendary road racer Cal Rayborn.

In over 30 years of chasing land speed records Denis Manning, and his team, have overcome some unique challenges in order to reach success. In September 2007, they will once more return to the salt to defend their absolute motorcycle land speed title at the fourth annual gathering of the world’s fastest motorcycles, the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials scheduled for September 2 – 6, 2007. Competitors from around the globe will again meet on the Utah’s legendary Bonneville Salt Flats. The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) and AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) sanctioned event is the only land speed racing meet solely dedicated to motorcycles, offering the world’s top builders and racers the opportunity to break world and national speed records.

Denis Manning, a 2006 inductee in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, is the designer, builder, and owner of the BUB #7 streamliner – and no stranger to record-breaking speed. In 1970 another Manning-designed streamliner was the fastest motorcycle in the world. That year Cal Rayborn piloted Manning’s streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats to a two-way average of 265.492.

The current world-record setting BUB streamliner, the “#7” sponsored by Drag Specialties & Parts Unlimited, is so named because it is the seventh streamliner Denis Manning has designed and crafted. The streamliner features numerous engineering firsts, including a 3000cc, 425hp engine purpose-designed and built for land speed racing. Says Manning, “The goal is to continue developing and testing the #7 streamliner. We hope to retain the record at the next BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials. Our dedication and hard-work paid off this year. I have no doubt next year will be just as exciting.

source : http://www.gizmag.com

2011 New Aprilia Shiver750 Street Fighter Edition | new motorsports modification

2011 Aprilia Shiver750 Street Fighter Edition, this bike is the latest motorcycle manufacturer issued by Aprilia in 2011 this. From its exterior form 2011 Aprilia Shiver750 Street Fighter Edition is very sturdy with street fighter style.

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2011 Aprilia Shiver750 Street Fighter Edition Specification:
Engine: Aprilia V90 Four stroke longitudinal 90° V twin. Liquid cooling. Double overhead camshaft with mixed gear/chain drive; four valves per cylinder. Euro 3.
Fuel: Unleaded petrol.
Bore x Stroke: 92 x 56,4 mm
Total displacement: 749,9 cc
Compression ratio: 11 : 1
Maximum power at the crank: 95 HP at 9000 rpm.
Maximum torque at the crank: 8.25 kgm at 7000 rpm.
Fuel system: Integrated engine management system. Injection with Ride by Wire technology control of the throttle bodies
Ignition: Digital electronic, integrated with the injection
Starting: Electric
Exhaust: Two in one system in 100% stainless steel with three-way catalytic converter and Lambda probe
Generator: 450 W at 6000 rpm.
Lubrification: Wet sump
Gear box: six speed, transmission ratio: 1° 36/14 (2.57) 2° 32/17 (1.88) 3° 30/20 (1.5) 4° 28/22 (1.27) 5° 24/25 (0.96) 6° 23/26 (0.88)
Clutch: Multi-plate in oil bath, hydraulically operated.
Primary drive: Spur gears, transmission ratio: 60/31 (1.75)
Final drive: Chain Transmission ratio: 16/44
Frame: Modular steel trellis connected with high strength bolts to aluminium side plates. Detachable rear frame.
Front suspension: 43 mm upside-down fork. 120 mm wheel travel.
Rear suspension: Aluminium alloy swingarm with reinforcement truss. Hydraulic shock absorber adjustable in spring preload and rebound damping. Wheel travel: 130 mm.
Brakes: Front: Double stainless steel floating disc (Ø 320 mm ). Four piston radial calipers. Metal braided brake line. Rear: Stainless steel disc (Æ 240 mm) with single piston caliper. Metal braided brake line.
Wheels: In aluminium alloy Front: 3.50 X 17″ Rear: 6.00 X 17″
Tyres: Radial tubeless; front: 120/70 ZR 17 rear: 180/55 ZR 17
Dimensions: Overall length: 2265 mm Overall width: 800 mm (at handlebars) Overall height: 1135 mm (at instruments) Seat height: 810 mm Wheelbase: 1440 mm Trail: 109 mm Rake angle: 25.7°
Dry weight: 189 Kg

Fuel tank capacity: 16 l

2011 New Aprilia Shiver750 Street Fighter Edition | new motorsports modification

Fuel tank capacity: 16 l

new motor sports | motor reviews and spesification | 2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Street Fighter Edition

2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Street Fighter Edition Review :
2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Street Fighter Edition is one of the new motorcycle issued by the manufacturer Benelli in 2011 this. For machinery, 2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 has a capacity of 1131cc with engine type In line 3 cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid cooled, 4 valves per cylinder double overhead camshaft, with balancer shafts.

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2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Rear Side

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2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Right Side

2011 Benelli Cafe Racer 1130 Street Fighter Edition Specification :
ENGINE
TYPE In line 3 cylinders, 4-stroke, liquid cooled , 4 valves per cylinder double
overhead camshaft, with balancer shaft
DISPLACEMENT
1131 cc
BORE x STROKE
88 x 62 mm
COMPRESSION RATIO
11.2:1
RATED OUTPUT
101 kW (137 cv) @ 9500 rpm
MAX. TORQUE
110 Nm (11.2 kgm) @ 7750 rpm
FUEL SUPPLY Electronic injection with three throttle bodies ø53 mm
EXHAUST SYSTEM With catalytic converter and oxigen sensor
CERTIFICATION
Euro 3
CLUTCH Wd’ elti clutch
GEARBOX 6 speed
FINAL DRIVE Chain drive, ratio 16:36
CHASSIS
FRAME Decomposable, front steel trestle, rear alluminium alloy casting
FRONT SUSPENSION Ø43 mm upside-down fork, with idraulic extension / compression and
spring preload adjustments
FRONT SUSPENSION STROKE
120 mm
REAR SUSPENSION Steel trestle swingarm, progressive rear dumper with idraulic extension
and spring preload adjustments
REAR SUSPENSION STROKE
120 mm
FRONT BRAKE Twin floating disk ø320 mm with 4 piston calipers
REAR BRAKE Singol disk ø240 mm with double piston caliper
FRONT RIM
17″x3.50″ DOT-D
REAR RIM
17″x6.00″ DOT-D
FRONT TYRE
120/70-ZR17 58W (-120/65-ZR17 56W-)
REAR TYRE
190/50-ZR17 73W (-180/55-ZR17 73W — 200/50-ZR17 75W -)
DIMENSIONS
LENGHT
2128 mm
WIDHT EXCLUDING MIRRORS
750 mm
HEIGHT EXCLUDING MIRRORS
1050 mm
SEAT HEIGHT
820 mm
WHEELBASE
1443 mm
UNLADEN WEIGHT*
208 kg
ROAD READY WEIGHT**
215 kg
PERMITTED TOTAL WEIGHT
400 kg
USABLE TANK VOLUME

16 lt