Bmw Recall 15 500 Motorcycles

BMW has decided to recall 15500 of their motorcycles due to 2 faults.

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SBK Kyalami 2010

Yes it’s that time of the year again when SBK visits Kyalami! This is one of the most entertaining and adrenalin pumping motorsport event that South Africa will see this year. Some of the best riders from all around the world come to our doorstep to battle it out through the challenging Kyalami circuit.

In Friday practice, the SBK class was averaging 152km/h which is unbelievably quick around this circuit. A lap time less than 2 minutes is a very respectable time around Kyalami. The SBK riders were achieving 1min 37’seconds. This is the fastest form of racing South Africa has witnessed since SBK last year.

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Yamaha Super Ténéré 2010

South Africa was the first country to see the launch of Yamaha’s new adventure bike the 1200 super Ténéré at the AMID expo on the 30^th of April 2010. As you know if you are South African, you love your adventures into the wilderness, in fact the adventure biking segment is the biggest in S.A. and Yamaha wants to capture this market which is often dominated by BMW and KTM.

 

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Ridden: Aprilia RSV4 Factory

Aprilia are best known for their championship winning 125cc racers. However with their 999.6cc 65° V-4 cylinder, 4-stroke, DOHC motor strapped into their super compact racing frame, Aprilia are starting to threaten the Japanese manufacturers in the SBK championship. When the RSV4 was released everyone was unsure as to how successful it would be, however as Max Biaggi and Shinya Nakano have proved, The RSV4 is a formidable race bike and the RSV4 factory is essentially a racing bike with headlights. In fact the RSV4 is the closest bike you can buy that fits SBK specifications. Why is this you say? Well specifically because of the racing Ohlin’s adjustable suspension front and back, Adjustable swingarm, steering head, and engine positioning as well as my favorite brakes, the Brembo monoblocs, fitted to the RC8R as well. There are also carbon fibre fenders and a host of electronics helping to tame the 180HP motor.

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Ridden: Suzuki GSX-R 750

When I collected the GSX-R 750 from Suzuki I promised I wouldn’t rack up too much mileage on this brand new model, however I must admit it has been extremely hard for me to keep my grubby hands off of this superb bike.

I climbed aboard the 750, engaged the clutch, kicked up the stand, flicked on the ignition switch and the excellent instrument display fired up in an array of colours. I hit the start button and the 4 cylinder 16 valve 750cc motor hummed into life.

As I let the motor warm, I engaged mode C from the thumb operated mode switch on my right and proceeded into the streets of the city, where I soon decided that mode C had to be replaced with mode B. This changes the fuel mapping and gives you more power.

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Yamaha YZF-R15 Team Yamaha Race Replica

If you are 16 and you are looking for a stylish yet sporty first bike, Yamaha might have the solution, It’s the YZF-R15. No the name doesn’t imply it’s a 1500cc because that would be a bit dangerous for a first bike, but in fact it’s a 150cc single cylinder. This free revving motor has been built from the foundries that produced the almighty R1 and R6 and this can be seen in its DNA.

 

As we should all know, 2009 was a good year to be a Yamaha fan, they won all major championships from SBK to Motocross as well as MotoGP and now you can also have a Valentino Rossi replica Yamaha from 2009, albeit a slightly detuned version.

 

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MV Agusta F4 1000

MV Augusta is a manufacturer known to bikers that represents exclusivity, design, performance and heritage. Founded in 1947 in Italy, they produced small displacement bikes because of the effects of World War 2. However in the 1960’s they started to produce larger displacement bikes related directly to their GP racing pedigree and as a result these bikes are extremely valuable today.

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Crank Motoring presents KTM at Ftv Fourways

  

 

 On Friday the 12^th of March Crank motoring teamed up with news café cedar square to display a few KTM’s in their up market lounge. On display was the RC8 1190, the 990 Super Duke as well as the 690 SMC.

 We spent most of the early afternoon setting up the display and getting everything ready for what promised to be a fantastic evening of food, drinks, and good times with friends. Indeed, as the sun set we were joined by great company and the atmosphere in News café was fantastic. Read more

Ducati Desmosedici RR

Ducati Desmosedici RR

 

If you have ever wondered what must be one of the world’s most exclusive racing bikes Ducati has provided an answer: The Desmosedici RR. This MotoGP based superbike retails for around R750 000 second hand and only a limited number were built to signify Ducati’s racing success. Clients were personally selected buy Ducati and they had to pay a premium of R1 000 000 to get there hands on this once off.   

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AeroCannon

So you’ve had your bike for some time now and you’ve been on a few breakfast runs with the mates and you now think its time to step up a level in the world of motorcycling. It’s now time to take your racing machine where it was designed to go, the race track.

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World Superbikes at Kyalami 2010

The world superbikes will once again be returning to South Africa in 2010 on the 14th and 15^th of May so here are the names, teams and the points standings after round 1. (It also gives us an excuse to check out some hot paddock girls).

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MotoGP calendar and teams

2010 is well and truly upon us and that means a whole new MotoGP championship. Here is the 2010 race calendar:

Date – Grand Prix – Circuit:
11 April – Qatar* – Losail
25 April – Japan – Motegi
2 May – Spain – Jerez
16 May – France – Le Mans
30 May – Italy – Mugello
6 June – Great Britain – Silverstone
26 June – Netherlands** – Assen
4 July – Catalunya – Catalunya Read more

2010 Honda VFR1200

Honda  just unveiled its all-new 2010 VFR1200F sport touring bike.

Drawing from a longstanding legacy of innovation within Honda’s V-4 lineup, the 2010 VFR1200F embodies the new generation of V-4 technology and unsurpassed rider benefits, setting the stage for Honda’s next 50 years. Honda’s V-4 heritage and VFR tradition is fully realized in the VFR1200F. It has been re-created in astonishingly innovative form through the fusion of advanced technology imported from the MotoGP world and other cutting-edge environments. Net result: a futuristic sport motorcycle created for the sheer joy of riding, custom tailored for experienced hands who ride hard, ride long, ride far and ride often.
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BMW Motorrad Concept 6

Six-cylinder power units have always had particular appeal, offering not only supreme smoothness and refinement, but also superior power and performance as well as a truly emotional driving – or, in this case, riding – experience. A further point is that the typical sound of a straight-six almost like a turbine is absolutely incomparable, with straight-six power units at BMW having stood for fascinating engine technology in BMW cars for more than seven decades. Read more