The Economic Times says:
"Bike and scooter major Bajaj Auto is all set to bring the two-stroke engine bikes back to the Indian market. The legendary two-strokes engine technology, which was launched in the early 1990s (Bajaj Chetak, Kawasaki Bajaj 100), have already been launched in three-wheelers as gasoline direct injection (GDi), which is superior with increased mileage and substantially less emission. The company is likely to customise the GDi technology for its two-wheeler products in the next few months.
Bajaj Auto has introduced direct injection technology, as the GDi name suggest, replacing the carburettor which delivers better fuel efficiency and higher power (torque) than the conventional two-stroke engines. It also meets the stringent emission norms with 50% lower carbon monoxide ((CO) and 25% lower hydrocarbons and nitrous oxides (HC+NOx) than the earlier two-stroke engines, which were phased out by two-wheeler companies because they failed to meet the required emission norms.
A senior Bajaj Auto executive confirmed that the same engine is likely to be strapped on a two-wheeler. “It is a big leap in the two-stroke technology and we are working to get it on our bikes and other two-wheelers. The gasoline direct injection (GDi) engine has substantially lower emissions than even alternate clean fuels like CNG and LPG. Additionally, it has lower operating costs than four-stroke technology that currently dominates the bike market.”
According to sources in the automobile industry, Bajaj is working to combine its proven DTSi technology with the GDi technology on bikes with smaller engines. The company wants to put the same technology in the volume-generating 125-150cc segments as an alternative to the existing four-stroke engines. Bajaj Auto is in the process of developing two-wheelers that will run on CNG fuel.
The two-stroke engine had been a success in the past due to its higher torque (power), faster pickup and better vehicle stability due to the smaller engine. Company officials said that in the GDi technology, the fuel is injected through a common rail fuel line directly into the engine’s combustion chamber where it is completely burnt unlike the conventional carburettor-run two-stroke engine which leaves out unburnt fuel and results in higher emission.
After successfully launching the GDi-run three-wheeler, the company is working on different variations of the technology which can fit into smaller vehicles like bikes and scooters. Some prototypes of the new technology is expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Auto Expo in January."
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Bajaj Auto is all set to bring the two-stroke engine bikes back to the Indian market
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Yamaha launched R1 n MT 01 in India
<<< The YAMAHA R1The yamaha R1 since its launch in 1999 has been a style icon and benchmark to beat among the other litre class bikes and has been a very effiecient track tool ! and tops the sales in Europe and Asia. This mindblowing bike with a power to weight ratio of more than 1.2:1 and sexy looks has stolen the hearts of millions of people all over the world and it just gets better this 2007 .Check the reviews of this phenmenon here from the top motorbike sites !
Review from Motorcycle Daily :
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/09october06_2007yamaha_r1.htm
Review from Motorcycle USA:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4412
Review from MCN :
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Yamaha/Yamaha-YZF-R1-R1-2007-current/?&R=EPI-235
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KTM bikes will be available very soon in Bajaj Probiking Showrooms
1)990 Superduke2)690 Duke-Adventure Sports3)250EXC-F
250EXCF will be priced at 2.5 to 3 lakhs
KTM 990 Superduke
KTM 690 Duke
KTM 250 EXC-F
KTM 990 Superduke
You can barely find words to express the riding fun and the feeling that the KTM 990 Superduke gives you when it’s in motion. Just as KTM re-invented the Streetfighter, you try to invent new words for what happens beneath you curve after curve. The KTM 990 Superduke sweeps through curves – ultra-precise, radical and agile. The landscape flies past fast, faster, much too fast. You feel the road, the centrifugal force and want more.
KTM 690 Duke
KTM presents the 690 Duke, the ultimate single-cylinder naked bike! It's driven by themost powerful, 65 HP (48 kW), street-legal single of all time, equipped with a superior street suspension and assembled with a discernible passion for design and technology.
KTM 250 EXC-F
If a bike can truly earn the name “muscle man” in the small class, then this super-light and extremely agile four-stroke does. Equipped with state of the art, four-valve technology, the XC-F delivers plenty of power, which it applies perfectly to the track every time. Excellent power development – from enormous force at lower speeds, to maximum performance at peak rpms.
But that is only the first key to success. Because, with its new chassis and totally new bodywork, the 250 XC-F is certainly a constant guarantee of podium placements.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Yamaha unveils 2008 YZR-M1.
Yamaha officially unveiled its 2008 YZR-M1 MotoGP machine at title sponsor Fiat's home town of Turin, in Italy, on Friday.
The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.
After two successive title defeats for star rider Valentino Rossi, much rests on the shoulders of the new M1 - which the Italian has made clear must be a substantial improvement over the 2007 model if he is to take a sixth premier-class crown.
Speaking at the launch of the new bike, which has an almost identical livery to last year's machine, Rossi - sporting a short haircut similar to that of new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo - appeared cautiously optimistic.
"I'm very happy that we're so close to the start of racing," said Rossi. "This is a very important year for us and our only aim is to win, although it's going to be hard work. My hand [injured at the Valencia season finale] is much better, if not yet perfect, and I'm looking forward to getting back on the bike in Sepang next week. Everyone has been working very hard over the winter and I think our new bike is quite good, although of course we still have a lot of work to do. Everyone is very motivated and I know that we have the best team there is."
Rossi sunk to third in the 2007
MotoGP
World Championship, 126 points behind Ducati's Casey Stoner, but just one-point behind Honda's Dani Pedrosa. The Italian took four race wins last year, his least amount of victories since 2000.The Doctor - who took three successive premier-class titles with
Honda
before switching to Yamaha in 2004, where he continued his championship-winning streak for two more years - remains the only M1 rider to have won a grand prix since Max Biaggi in 2002.Rossi has switched to
Bridgestone
tyres for 2008, while rookie team-mate Lorenzo will ride on Michelins, forcing the factory Yamaha pit garage to be split in two to protect sensitive tyre data.Despite this restriction on 'file sharing', reigning double 250cc world champion Lorenzo - who will have at least one eye on winning the 2008 'rookie of the year' title - is pleased with his progress and looking forward to the season ahead.“I'm very happy to be here, with these people, this bike and in this team," said the Spaniard. "I have a long way to go in my development but I have improved each time I've ridden the bike and the last test especially was very good. I'm very excited about this season and it's a great honour to share the garage with Valentino, who is without doubt the most complete talent in our sport.”
"The most important change to our team is the arrival of Jorge Lorenzo as Valentino Rossi's new team-mate," stated Lin Jarvis, managing director of Yamaha Motor Racing. "Our aim is to recapture the title and, as our most experienced rider, this is Valentino's clear mission. However we also expect Jorge to be fighting at the front as he gains experience. We have two multiple world championship winning riders in our team and we believe we have optimum chance to realise our ambitions."
Tech 3 team-mates Colin Edwards and
James Toseland
will also race a 2008-spec YZR-M1.Yamaha's new motorcycle will make its
MotoGP
debut during testing at Sepang on January 22.Rossi's existing Yamaha contract expires at the end of this season.
Yamaha unveils 2008 YZR-M1.
The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.
After two successive title defeats for star rider Valentino Rossi, much rests on the shoulders of the new M1 - which the Italian has made clear must be a substantial improvement over the 2007 model if he is to take a sixth premier-class crown.
Speaking at the launch of the new bike, which has an almost identical livery to last year's machine, Rossi - sporting a short haircut similar to that of new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo - appeared cautiously optimistic.
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"I'm very happy that we're so close to the start of racing," said Rossi. "This is a very important year for us and our only aim is to win, although it's going to be hard work. My hand [injured at the Valencia season finale] is much better, if not yet perfect, and I'm looking forward to getting back on the bike in Sepang next week. Everyone has been working very hard over the winter and I think our new bike is quite good, although of course we still have a lot of work to do. Everyone is very motivated and I know that we have the best team there is."
Rossi sunk to third in the 2007
MotoGP
World Championship, 126 points behind Ducati's Casey Stoner, but just one-point behind Honda's Dani Pedrosa. The Italian took four race wins last year, his least amount of victories since 2000.The Doctor - who took three successive premier-class titles with
Honda
before switching to Yamaha in 2004, where he continued his championship-winning streak for two more years - remains the only M1 rider to have won a grand prix since Max Biaggi in 2002.Rossi has switched to
Bridgestone
tyres for 2008, while rookie team-mate Lorenzo will ride on Michelins, forcing the factory Yamaha pit garage to be split in two to protect sensitive tyre data.Most Expensive Motorbikes in the World
There are many different types of motorcycles – fast ones, big ones, good cruisers, motor crossers, all sorts. But this is about a different kind of bike – Insanely expensive, ridiculously trick, made-from-the-most-exotic materials-on-the-planet bikes.
Really, if you have to ask how much these are – you can’t afford one. I had to ask so you don’t have to, but if you see one of these on the road, just remember, the rider is probably as scared of scratching it as you are of dropping your baby. They are in no partucular order except that I have saved the most expensive for last.
MV-Augusta F4CC
Manufacturer’s Suggested Price - $120,000
You heard right, a hundred twenty thousand dollars, although if you stump up this much cash,
saved 2 kilos in weight over the standard model.
Brembo racing brakes, hand made engine internals, a 1078cc engine, titanium racing exhaust, one-off mechanical slipper clutch. This weighs just 187 kilos and produces 200 hp. According to the designers, they were going for a “little black number.” Gimme gimme. Only 100 were made, and as far as I know, they didn’t sell them all yet, so you can still pick one up.
MTT Turbine SuperBike
MSRP $150,000
Perhaps the most impractical bike on this list, the MTT Turbine SuperBike is powered by a Rol
normal engine. The MTT was clocked at a record breaking 227 mph and according to the Guinness Book of Records is “The Most Powerful Motorcycle Ever to Enter Series Production.” At the time it was also the most expensive, but that is no longer the case. It’s available as a single or two-seater, but you wouldn’t catch me on the back of this.
Macchia Nera concept bike
MSRP $201,000
Nera means “Black,” in Italian. This was produced as a concept in 2004 and never got any
further than that. Based on a Ducati 998 WSB engine, some Italian journalist suggested this was the perfect track day bike, but he was crazy – no one in their right mind throws a two hundred thousand dollar bike down a track. This was the one and only produced and if you are the guy who bought it, I would love to hear from you. This certainly qualifies as the “Most Exclusive Bike in the World.”
Ecosse Moto Works’ Limited Edition Titanium
MSRP $275,000
Last, but by no means least is the first ever Titanium motorcycle. With handcrafted, clear coated carbon fiber bodywork, hand painted tank and get this – a fuel injected, supercharged, intercooled 2,150cc billet motor, clear coated carbon fiber wheels and a hand made titanium exhaust system. This bike weights 440 lbs and puts out “more than,” 200 hp – at the rear wheel, and produces “more than,” 210 ft/lbs of torque. This is a little like the old expression from Rolls Royce when they were asked how much power their car engines produced – enough. Available exclusively from Robb Report.com Oh, and you get a free watch. I should bloody well hope so for over a quarter million dollars. Unlike the Dodge and Macchia, this one is actually in production - 10 have been built.