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Monday, 2 April 2012
Motorcyles,
road safety,
Triumph Supersport,
Troy Bayliss,
Used Motorcycles,
Valentino Rossi,
Yamaha Bikes
It sounds like the stuff of urban legend. The pensioner who set out on a 15 minute drive, got lost and spent a day tapped on the M25, London’s orbital motorway. But this incident and many more are true and prove that we may not get wiser as we get older. Here is a sample of driving shockers.
Retired dance teacher Maureen Darvell was stopped by police after she drove against traffic for seven miles on the M3 near Basingstoke . The 83 year old told police she had been looking for a gap in the central reservation so she could cross over. The story emerged at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court . Police had been alerted by drivers who had been forced to swerve out of her way. She told the court she had never had an accident in 50 years of driving. She was fined and banned from driving for 15 months.
An 80 year old man was arrested after after driving twenty miles down the M42 in the West Midlands. Police managed to stop the man by forming a rolling road block after they received emergency calls. In a bizarre twist, as the driver was brought to a halt he managed to collide with a policeman standing on the road.
A 78-year old man from Cyprus took his 77 year old wife on a hair rising ride after he got confused about turnings near his home inLimassol. He drove against oncoming traffic for five miles. After he was stopped the man told police he was returnign from a hospital appointment when he decided to make a u-turn and inadvertently entered the wrong lane. Police are keeping his licence.
Finally a worried daughter phoned police after her father failed to turn up for Sunday lunch despite ringing to say he was leaving on the 10 minute car journey. It was another 24 hours before the exhausted man was found. He had missed a turn, ended up on the M25 and then couldn’t work out how to get off. He had eventually pulled off at a service station and fallen asleep in his car. His daughter has banned him from driving.
Live Fast - Die Old
Motorcyles, SBK, Super Bikes, TT races, Motorcycles Wallpapers,
Motorcyles, SBK, Super Bikes, TT races, Motorcycles Wallpapers,
Motorcyles, SBK, Super Bikes, TT races, Motorcycles Wallpapers,
Motorcyles, SBK, Super Bikes, TT races, Motorcycles Wallpapers,
Motorcyles, SBK, Super Bikes, TT races, Motorcycles Wallpapers,
Friday, 30 March 2012
Yamaha FZ16 is a well designed bike which catches instant attraction of onlookers. This bike is a complete eye-catcher which seamlessly incorporates performance and style. It is truly an engineering masterpiece that is designed for bike enthusiasts. The bike resembles uniqueness in in every aspect from front to back. Gen next will be attracted by the LCD dashboardfeature. The dashboard is digital in this Yamaha bike which has the tachometer, odometer, speedometer, tripmeter, fuel gauge. The indicators like neutral, turn and high beam are placed each on either side. The console has red, blue, orange, green and yellow backlights. The company recently has many new colors with new and stylish stickers. In the front side of the bike you will see reflector headlamp which gives better night visibility and is small in size.External highlights of Yamaha FZ16.
The fuel tank has a big steel body. It has a nice plastic cover outside which has the tank mounted to prevent from scratches. FZ16 logo is clearly printed on the side of the tank so that people can enjoy the rear beauty too. The rear portion is well designed in which has right proportion including the rear grab, footrest, crawl and panels that looks great. The muffler added to the bikes is sheer innovation which is expected from the engineers which is covered with two layer type exhaust having a heat shield. Though the muffler is designed in an interesting manner.
The Powertrain is fitted with 4 stroke, air cooled, valve engine , SHOC, 2 valve engine having an approx153cc of displacement which will produce maximum power at 7500 rpm of 14 ps and torque at 6000 rpm. Engine specifications in the bike can claimthe best 150cc segment. Yamaha FZ16 is now upgraded with return speed and transmission. The extensive 5 speed gear box comes with a constant mesh having the wet multiple. The dimensions in the Yamaha FZ16, bike have a minimum ground clearance. The bike will bounce back with a mere push which has an instant start facility.
Yamaha FZ16 leads in acceleration compared to all other bikes. The bike can achieve 0-60 km on an average in 5.6 seconds and depicts great strength. The bike has got good pick up facility which has decent vibration level. You can try it easily in 5th gear and get the top speed claimed upto 114 km which is quite cool. Brakes, wheels, suspension are are powerful. The bike is available in 3 colors.The performance of the bike is unmatched.
Yamaha fz16 – getting instant head turning
With the motorcycle industry still trying to creep out of its recession-hit malaise, manufacturers have kept their taps only half cocked, with a slower flow of new bikes being introduced. But the motorcycles that have made their way to dealerships in the last 12 months have been category-crushing and stunningly well developed. Some are on the technological bleeding edge, while others are simpler and more value-packed.
After riding everything this year, from $4000 sportbikes to $25K luxo-barges, here’s our selections of the best motorcycles of 2011.
Motorcycle of the Year
BMW K1600GT/GTL
BMW K1600GT/GTL
BMW’s new K1600 platform is nothing less than impressive, whether discussing its marvelous inline-Six motor, its lengthy list of technologically advanced features, or its beguiling sporting performance for a comfy touring mount of its size. And, amazingly, the K16’s underpinnings give it the ability to compete simultaneously with luxury-touring bikes and serious sporty tourers. The K16GT was judged to be the best sport-touring bike in a comparo with Kawasaki’s Concours 14, while the slightly more relaxed K16GTL made Honda’s Gold Wing shake in its heavier, well-worn boots in this comparison.
The K1600s are most notable for their sensational inline-Six engines, the 1645cc powerplant proving to have an incredibly deep well of power while being uncannily smooth. The motorcycle world hasn’t seen an I-Six since the early 1980s, and BMW has used advanced architecture and a relatively small bore size to create an engine much narrower than a Honda CBX or Kawasaki K1300, allowing for the steeper lean angles its stiff aluminum frame allows. As a bonus, it has what is perhaps the sweetest exhaust note of any production motorcycle.
And yet the mellifluous and powerful engine is just one part of a wonderful touring package, excelling in comfort, handling and a plethora of standard and optional amenities, several of which are unique to the K16s. BMW’s clever and effective look-through-corners adaptive headlight and innovative multi-controller handlebar wheel thoroughly impressed us, and the swing-out wind deflectors in their fairings are gracefully simple yet incredibly effective.
While the GTL isn’t quite as two-up comfortable as the Gold Wing, and the GT is heavier and more expensive than most big sport-tourers, both machines expand the possibilities and capabilities of both categories. And for the GTL to be priced competitively with the Gold Wing is yet another significant accomplishment for the German brand. The K16s are stunning, spectacular, appealing, capable and effective, easily earning a combined place as our Motorcycle of the Year.
Motorcycle of the Year 2011
Ben Spies 360º
Friday, 30 March 2012
With the season-opening Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar just days away the Yamaha Factory Racing man is the first participant in a new motogp.com series, which throws the spotlight on a different MotoGP™ rider in the lead-up to every Grand Prix.
The 2012 MotoGP™ is upon us and motogp.com is kicking off the new campaign with a new series, in which premier class riders are given the full interview treatment! First up is Yamaha Factory Racing's Ben Spies.
The American reviewed his 2011 as a season with too many ups and downs, and has targeted a higher level of consistency for 2012. Previewing the forthcoming 18-round Championship, Spies discusses a range of subject which includes the new 1000cc machines – to which Spies has adapted very well – as well as the introduction of the CRTs, which the Yamaha man is very much in favour of.
There is plenty more included, so make sure you take advantage and watch interview in its entirety!
Ben Spies 360º
Normal - and NOT the real problem
By: James R. Davis
Following is a quote from an experienced rider who believes that he might be able to eliminate a problem he is having with his rear tire when he hard brakes by replacing that tire with a larger one.
quote:
... My rear wheel tends to skid and squall rather easily when I am in a hard stopping situation, but it stops straight and doesn't cause any problem. The extra rear tire width has got to help with this.
Though it will help to have a larger (mass-wise) tire on the rear to minimize the 'skid and squall' he mentioned, it will not eliminate that problem because it is not the source of the problem.
I thought you might like to understand what is actually happening to cause it.
When you accelerate your scoot the back-end RISES, not falls. This is true for virtually any bike. It is the result of the location of the pivot point defined by the intersection of the lines defined by your swing arm and the top of your chain (belt). If you draw a new line from the rear contact patch to that point you will have defined the 'chain angle' of your bike. This is shown as 'c2' in the drawing below.
'wt' is the weight transfer angle for the bike (which is merely the height of your CG divided by your wheelbase). You will note that the chain angle is larger than the weight transfer angle. Thus, when you accelerate you will decompress your rear suspension and the reverse is equally true, when you brake you will compress the rear suspension.
Now, because the mass of the motorcycle body is so much larger than the mass of the rear wheel, when you brake hard with the rear brake, the wheel will be lifted instead of the bike squatting onto it. That reduces traction and the result, 'chirping' of the tire or, as he said, skidding and squalling.
The diagram above shows the forces involved that account for this behavior. The blue arrow is the vectored braking force that removes weight from the rear wheel while the green arrow is the vectored braking force that removes weight from the rear-end of the motorcycle as a result of weight transfer. Note that the rear wheel has lost more weight than has the rear-end - in other words, it will RISE farther than will the rear-end and compress the rear suspension as a result.
Unless he adds a substantially larger tire (mass wise) he cannot overcome the tendency of the rear tire to be pulled up off the ground by the rear suspension during hard braking using the rear brake.
Now, the real issue is 'hard braking using the rear brake', not that the rear tire chirps when doing so. IT IS NEVER, EVER - NOT ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME - APPROPRIATE TO AGGRESSIVELY USE YOUR REAR BRAKE. The dynamics of your motorcycle make it foolish to do so as that immediately limits the amount of braking you can do (leaving a great deal of stopping power unusable) because of lost traction. Worse, of course, it leads to YAW of the rear-end and that, in turn, leads to high-sides.
If you use the engine to slow you down the pivot point I mentioned earlier is defined by the intersection of the swing arm with the BOTTOM of the chain instead of its top, but the result is the same, though diminished in magnitude. But if you are paying attention it explains why it is so easy to skid your rear tire if you downshift and release the clutch too quickly or have a significant mismatch in engine speed and tire rotation speed.
I add this tip because it is my opinion that the rear brake is the most dangerous control you have on a motorcycle and thinking that you can make it work better by increasing the size of the rear tire is simply asking for trouble if you don't change your braking methods.
