YZF-R6 had inspired
Since 2004, Honda has had the learner sports bike market sewn up – the CBR125R flew out of showrooms faster than its larger capacity counterparts. Yamaha’s range had a gap for a 125 sport motorcycle, and the YZF-R125 fills that gap by combining the Honda’s easy-going ride with a little bit more poke and grown up looks – it’s actually slightly bigger than the YZF-R6 that inspired its styling. The Yamaha YZF-R125’s all-new engine has a longer stroke than other 125 motorcycles to give more torque, but it’s still no arm-ripper. Instead, the YZF-R125 gives flexibility two-stroke rivals like the Aprilia RS125 can only dream of. The Yamaha will crawl along at walking pace with the clutch fully engaged, and opening the throttle will give smooth drive right to the redline. It’s good for an indicated 80mph, which will satisfy most riders stepping up from a moped. The Yamaha YZF-R125’s digital dash, Brembo brakes, under-slung GP-style exhaust and a proper sized R6-inspired body is the stuff of wet dreams when you’re 17. The full-size body makes it reasonably comfortable too – the footpegs aren’t too high, the handlebars are mounted on the fork tops so your wrists don’t take a pounding and the seat isn’t massively hard either. The seat is reasonably high though – shorties may be more comfortable on the Honda.
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SUZUKI GSX-R 750
In outright performance terms the current GSX-R 1000 sure makes its mid-80s predecessor look ancient but back the, if you wanted to play racer, the GSX-R750 was your best bet Suzuki claimed 100bhp for the machinehough 80 was probably more like it in the real world. Handling was nore too good, and the brakes didn’t inspire much faith either. But they say the bike’s street-cred and top-end rush of power used to compensate for all of that Mad Max rode one, we’re sure.
HONDA VFR 750R RC 30
The late 1980s Honda RE30 reduced mature motorcyclists to making sych noises while they struggled to describe the bike’s magical V-four. The single-sided swingarm was the epitome of cool,the handling was sublime. Cart Fogarty won the Motorcycle F1 championship aboard on RE30 and in 1989, Steve Hislop did an unprecedented 192 kmph lap durngthe Isle of Man.TT. In the same year if you had Rupees six lakh you could just walk into a Handle showroom and buy a brand new RC30 Now how cool;s that?
YAMAHA FZR750RR
When the World Superbike Championship started in the late-1980s there were just four motorcycles that were the contenders- the Honda RE30, Decati 851, Yamaha FZR750RR OW 01 and the Mimota YB4, which actually used the O W O1’s powerplant. And what a powerplant that was nothing until 9000 revs, then all of 120 horsepower screaming all the way up to 14,000rpm. Like the RE30, the mighty OW01 was a homologation special and featured Yamaha’s super-stiff deltabox chassis, Ohlins shock 6- speed close ratio gearbox and plenty of titanium and magnesium bits.The O W 01 was a landmark machine and according to purists, a much better machine than its successor, the YZF750R.
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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.