Motorcycle Chain Tensioner And Its Utility
This is one part you don’t often see on bikes in India but if you do see, it is only on those high end superbikes. Just by the name most of us can simply guess the purpose of the part. But it is just not that simple. A motorcycle chain in its lifetime goes through a lot of stress and jerks which cause it to loosen up. This ends up a maintenance task of adjusting the chain for optimum slack and tightening from time to time.
Crouch, according to the English dictionary is defined as “a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to defend oneself.” Now, that you know what crouching means, it is of paramount importance that you understand why it is needed in the first place. And, being a biker, you must know what a fairing is too.
All those friends of ours who are worried about their baby being home alone, here are some tips you can follow to make sure your 2 wheeled beauty stays nice and fresh even when you return back from your long vacation.
Clip-on handlebars are used in order to achieve many advantages without losing much on handling and flickability. But there is a catch, not all the handlebars you consider as Clipons are actual Clip-ons rather they are faux ones, confused?
Though these events are organized by the same authority, there are many striking differences between the best events of closed circuit racing. FIM, the supreme governing body of the world's best 2-wheel racing events, organizes the one-of-a-kind MotoGP World Championship and the more common Superbike World Championship (WSBK).
Every petrol-head knows about the insane Ninja H2R, which is crowned the most powerful and the fastest motorcycle ever produced, beating the Suzuki Hayabusa and its compatriot- the ZX-14R. Have you ever wondered what happens when it is pitched against the fastest supercars ever built?
We have already seen the rise of companies like Kawasaki, KTM, Honda, Yamaha and many more, and also other premium companies like Hyosung, Benelli, Ducati, etc. are setting up shop in the country as they know how feasible and fruitful the market is. Apart from the litre class bikes which everyone ogles at all the time, the segment which actually sees greater action is the middle-weight one, i.e. bikes with displacement between 600-800 cc, here is the list of all the middleweights coming to India in the year 2015-16.
Watching Superbikes flying on the track are always fun but watching them in slow motion doing what they are best at, is something that can not be explained. Watch yourself the video of Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R in slow motion and enjoy.
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.
last Sunday of 2014, lucky enough, I had the opportunity of test riding the mighty Z. Kawasaki Chennai was kind enough to let us take their prized possessions for a spin along the scenic East Coast Road, south of Chennai city. Did it impress me as much as it did with its looks? Read on to find out.
