MotoGP has been an expensive sport with millions of euros spent on development and maintenance of the handcrafted racing machinery. Machines like the Yamaha YZR-M1, Ducati Desmosedici and Honda's RC213V are lent to privateer or satellite teams on a contract basis every season. Let's take a sneak peek at the changing trend in the satellite teams' machinery.
Bajaj has launched the cheapest motorcycle your money can buy in India and its none other than CT100B from the stable of Bajaj. The new CT100B has gone one step further than its sibling (Bajaj CT100), which now is more cheaper and offers better mileage figures, and you get 2 years of warranty with it. So how the cheapest 100cc commuter fares against its Price? Lets see.
Many a times you might have noticed people use terms while describing bikes like hard anodized frame, or hard anodized metal parts. This hard anodization or anodization is actually a curing process used to make bike parts stronger and more resistant to the harsh environment.
The Moto2 class introduced in 2011 ran on engines provided by a spec engine manufacturer. Honda provides Highly modified versions of the CBR 600RR engine to individual teams or Chassis manufacturers. This provides a more level playing field among the competitors and is the real test for a rider to use all of his skill to come on top. Even Moto2 has its fair share of Rookies and experienced veterans right from Miguel Oliveira to Tom Luthi and Dominique Aegerter.
The India Bike Week (IBW) has come to an end finally with a big bash. The biggest biking festival in the country has seen a lot of action over the two days and the end to it was as epic as the start with loads of music and competitions. The day has seen lots more footfalls and lot more action compared to the first day with many DJs playing tunes for the crowds.
The first thing that reminds me of when I look at the Avenger Street 220 is that it looks almost close to the Harley Davidson Street 750, may be Bajaj seems to have taken design cues from the same. The bike has a striking design and heads definitely turn as you take it on the roads.
India’s biggest biking festival is back for 2016 and it kick started on the 19th of February at the Arpora Sports Ground here in Goa and BikesIndia is here to report to you live. After the kickoff the first day has concluded here and we have already seen a lot of action happening around here. So here is an amazing overview for all our fans as to what all has transpired on the Day 1 of the IBW.
Royal Enfield has unveiled their much awaited 400cc adventure tourer motorcycle few days back with the name 'Himalayan'. Royal Enfield has a huge fan following and this is the motorcycle, which made fans of Royal Enfield and hardcore tourers wait with so much eagerness. So lets have an overview to find out about the much hyped adventure motorcycle.
Since the telescopic shocks have come up and disc brakes have been incorporated into the bikes, the issues of the front fork diving a lot have increased. So to counter this, some of the bike manufacturers have come up with a good solution for this called the Anti-dive shocks. Now these Anti-dive shocks are nothing but regular conventional shock absorbers with some additions to them which we are going to cover in this article.
Ultra-lightweight bikes, lower complexity in machinery and the high level of competition in the Moto3 class makes it the best place to watch out for young mercurial talents bashing fairings and elbows to snatch their share of points and stay in contention for the championship.
