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New 2012 Honda VFR1200F

By | November 15, 2011 | Honda, Sport Touring, Upcomings, What's New |

The Honda VFR1200F gets new colours, a slightly tweaked engine, revised ride-by-wire throttle and traction control with C-ABS for 2012

Honda vfr 1200f 2012 new superbike

Honda have announced some minor updates for the 2012 VFR1200F. ‘The engine now offers even greater performance, with significantly more refined torque between 2,000-4,000rpm. Changes to the PGM-FI fuel injection system, combined with increased tank capacity, mean the VFR1200F can now travel more than 300km on a single tank of petrol.

A more comfortable seat and the adoption of traction control [which works in conjunction with the bike’s C-ABS] further enhance the bike’s all-round capabilities,’ says a press note from Honda.

The 2012 Honda VFR1200F is also available with optional dual clutch transmission, which has been upgraded and is now supposed to offer smoother, seamless gear changes >> Read More

New 2012 KTM 690 Duke – With ABS

By | November 9, 2011 | KTM, Naked, Touring, Upcomings, What's New |

After teasing us with some photos and video of its new Duke, KTM finally unveiled the 2012 KTM 690 Duke at EICMA.

New 2012 KTM 690 Duke

With 90% of the bike being completely brand new, KTM says the new 690 Duke brings the Austrian company back to its street-naked roots, with an off-road influence of course.

For 2012, KTM have completely revamped the 690 Duke, a motorcycle that still defies conventional categorisation. The 690 Duke will be whatever you want it to be – a midsize supersports machine, a streetfighter, supermoto or whatever else you fancy.

Fitted with KTM’s high-tech LC4 single-cylinder engine, which has been extensively revised for the 2012 bike, the 690 Duke packs 70 horsepower and has 10,000km service intervals which is admirable. It’s nimble, agile, stylish, adequately fast and is perfectly suited to being >> Read More

2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale First Look

By | November 8, 2011 | Ducati, Sportbikes, Upcomings, What's New |

Ducati has officially launched  – The 2012 Ducati superbike will be available in three versions – 1199 Panigale, 1199 Panigale S and 1199 Panigale S Tricolore.  The event held in Milan on the eve of the Milan EICMA show was also used to unveil the 2012 range.

2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale First Look Picture

The World has got a new contender in the superbike horsepower wars. Ducati broke wraps on its 2012 1199 Panigale Superbike in a press conference .  Ducati’s new superbike is said to be the new benchmark in production motorcycle power-to-weight and torque-to-weight ratios. If its peak output numbers, claimed to be 195 hp @10,750 rpm and 98.1 lb-ft torque @ 9000 rpm, ring true, it would better the reigning horsepower champion, the BWW S1000RR, which topped our 2011 Superbike Smackdown at a real-world 183.37 hp @ 13,100 rpm.

The new Superquadro engine is claimed to be most powerful twin-cylinder in production. The Superquadro is named after its highly oversquare 112 X 60.8mm L-Twin. Besides its standard L-configuration and Desmodromic valve control system, Ducati started with a clean slate for the >> Read More

2012 Suzuki Hayabusa Review and Features

By | October 29, 2011 | Sport Touring, Sportbikes, Suzuki, Upcomings, What's New |

2012 Suzuki Hayabusa Review

The Suzuki Hayabusa, quite simply, isn’t for everyone.

2012 Suzuki Hayabusa Review and Features

With performance credentials that have established it as the most exciting sportbike on the planet, it’s designed for serious sport riders who will settle for nothing less than the best.

If that’s you, and if you choose to ride the Hayabusa, you’ll be rewarded with a riding experience you’ll never forget. Its combination of unsurpassed power, crisp handling and superb aerodynamics creates the ultimate sport bike.

For 2012, the Hayabusa is available with new graphics and colors – Glass Sparkle Black and Pearl Glacier White.

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