For our fellow riders who are planning long-distance rides in the daunting heat and never ending sunshine, here is a list of the preparations you should do before planning a long distance ride in the summer.
The Inline Twin or Parallel Twin cylinder engine is often referred as synonymous but there is fundamental difference between the two. In fact both of them should be put under a broader engine category- Straight Twin engine. Theoretically, the straight twin or straight two or vertical twin or Parallel twin or inline twin engines are referred to engines having two cylinders placed side by side having two pistons connected with single Crankshaft.
The modern motorcycles are equipped with lots of technologically advanced gadgetry, that makes both bike and our life simpler and more enjoyable. One of such technologies is "Ride By Wire" or Throttle By Wire technology which I would call as mother of all modern gadgets present in our motorcycles specially high end bikes.
Triumph Motorcycles India has expanded their product portfolio in India by launching two new adventure sportbikes in 800cc class- The all new Triumph Tiger 800 XRx and Tiger 800 XCx. By launching these two new motorbikes in country Triumph intends to consolidate their presence in premium motorcycle class.
The fuel fed to your motorcycle is responsible for the performance it generates by burning inside the combustion chamber of the engine. Often it is criticized that the availability of low octane fuel in India is responsible for the poor performance of the bikes sold in our country. What is High Octane fuel? what are the Octane ratings? and how it affects the performance of your motorcycle? We will get into the details of all these questions.
What happens when you combine a Jaguar Supercar and a Triumph's 1050 Speed Triple? The answer is that we get a Hybrid. Confused? Well don't be, actually this is what it is all about, If ever you want to see what a Jaguar Motorcycle would look like, this is probably it, the Jaguar Project 7MC Concept which is designed by Tamas Jakus, a famous designer.
Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in Mission Impossible 2 chased the villian, a rogue agent Sean Ambrose on a bike that sounded brutal and gave the aural pleasure like no other till then. A lot many of us wanted to become Agent Ethan Hunt and be the suave gentleman like him, getting things done with unmatched sophistication. It not only inspired us to be more Agent-ish but also carved a spot in us, the biker spot.
It was all going smooth until someone noticed that the technical details of CKD (completely Knocked Down) bikes have been changed in the official website of Triumph Motorcycles India. The performance figures of models like "Street Triple" have been shown drastically reduced on the site. Initially when this matter was came into limelight many of us thought that there must be some kind of misprinting happened.
