Mountain biker
Endurance and stamina are a must for a great mountain biker. It will also take ambition and practice to succeed as well as conquer the course. Like all other sports, it takes time and practice. Those just beginning will have to get past the bumps a nd bruises from falling off the bike. Selecting your mountain bike. The bike you select is more of a personal choice, and a big determining factor on the type of riding you will be doing. Bikes come in all styles, shapes, and prices, which will make selecting one for yourself very difficult indeed. You should use the internet to help you shop for a bike, even do some price comparisons online as well before you make a purchase. Before you buy a bike, always ask to try it out first. A great mountain biker will become one with his or her own bike. When buying, make sure you check for comfort, how it fits, even how it is geared. Staying safe when riding Mountain bike riding on unpaved roads can be very dangerous, as mentioned earlier. Anytime you are riding, you should we ar a helmet, along with knee and elbow pads. If you are following a group or riding in the woods you should strongly consider a pair of goggles as well. Safety should be your top priority and never taken lightly anytime you are mountain biking.
Top sports bikes
DUCATI SUPERMONO
Designed by Pierre Terblanche the single cylinder Supermono launched in 1993 has to be one of Ducati’s whackies efforts ever. This very hi-tech single-cylinder motorcycle had a 550cc engine, which made about 80bhp at 10,000rpm-enough to propel this lightweight (only 115kg) machine all the way up to 220kmph. Ducati build this purebred racing machine at very high cost. And alan Cathcart himself raced this bike. Only a handful were ever built, and used examples now command prices of up to Rs. 18-20 lakh.
BMW R 1200 ST
For all its touring capabilities this year’s R 1200 ST is one of the ugliest motorcycles we’ve ever seen. From the front the ST looks like something lashed up in somebody’s backyard with whatever parts that happened tp be lying around. The headlamp looks like a bathroom fitting from a low- end, economy hote. We don’t care that the engine makes 110 horsepower could the same company which builds the delightful M3 CSL also build this montrosity?
MORBIDELL i V8 (MK-1)
First shown in the mid1990s the Morbidelli V8 MK-1 designed by Pininfarina, wins the contest for being the ugliest motorcycle ever made. For US/S 55,000 ( no this is not a typo) you could buy this shaft-drive motorcycle with a 32 valve 8-cylinder 850cc engine a single sided swingarm, and get this an instrument panel made of wood. For what it’s worth though, Morbidelli Bikes did win championship from 1975 to 1977. Even more interesting is the fact that Graziano Rossi, Valentino Rossi’s father also rode a Morbidelli 500cc racer fitted with a unique monocoque chassis in 1979.
FOGGY PETRONAS FPI
Cart Fogarty was very cool when he was winning WSB chapionships on Decatis. Carl Fogarty is not at all cool now. When he’s with Petronas, and not winning anything at all. And why anyone should buy an FPI for Rs.20 lakh. When they could buy a top of the line. Decati 999R Fila Replica for Rs. 14 lakh is quite beyond us.
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Yamaha V-Max
The 2009 Yamaha V-Max is powered with 1679cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke DOHC 65 degree V4 engine provides a maximum power out of 194 Bhp at 9000 rpm with peak torque of 170 Nm at 6500 rpm.The all new redesigned VMAX engine uses advanced technologies with features such as as YCC-I and YCC-T helps in gaining such massive powers.This new engine is the first Yamaha V4 engine that uses a new fuel injection system. The 2009 Yamaha VMAX has an advanced aluminum frame that helps bikers achieve high-level handling performance. The main black frame forms an arc at the top of the mighty V4 engine and slopes down to the pivot, forming a semi-loop. This design it a bold, athletic and hi-tech image. The V-MAX also features a new diamond frame. The bike further features gravity-cast components for the main frame and the pivot, while the rear frame is made of CF die-cast parts and extruded parts. Joining the V-Max under the Star label are updates to the V Star line of cruisers, including the Silverado, Classic and Custom, as well as their 1100 iterations.
Very memorable racing motorcycles
MANX NORTON
With its feather bed frame designed by the McCandless brothers, the early 1950s Manx Norton earned most of its glory at the Isle of Man TT races. Geoff Duke’s riding talent and the Manx Norton’s handling prowess was an unbeatable combination and for years the italians and the Japanese had no answer to the winning ways of t his British machine.
PEPSI SUZUKI RGV 500
In 1989 Lawson was champ Rainey was trying hard and Schwantz was god, for he made the number 34 Pepsi Suzuki do things which we still remember after fifteen years. The RGV has given us enduring images of Kevin on the bike, with the rear wheel going sideways and the front two feet off the deck all at the same time. The best.
CAGIVA 500 GP BIKE
GP bikes don’t need to look beautiful going extremely fast would suffice. The Cagiva 500 raced by the likes of Lawson and Mamola, looked achingly gorgeous anyway it didn’t with too many races ( Lawson gave it its first GP win in 1992 and got a Ferrari from Cagiva for his efforts…) but when you look like this. You’re forgiven anything.
HONDA NS 500
In 1983 the ‘Sultan of Slide’ Freddle Spencer won the 500cc motorcycle GP racing championship on the V3 (three cylinder) NS500, Then in 1985 riding a V4 NS 500 he not only won the 500cc championship, but also picked up the 250cc crown in the same year. Honda released the MVX 250 in celebration of the NS500 and Fast Freddie’s 1985 double-crown feat remains unequalized ever since.