Archive for July, 2007

Akrapovic Racing Line Complete Systems with Standard Mufflers for BMW come with your choice of carbon-fiber or titanium outer sleeve. The outlet cap, perforated inner sleeve and inlet cap are all made of titanium, while the joint of the inlet cap is milled on a state-of-the-art CNC machine and connected by high-quality, silicon-shielded tempered springs. This exhaust system includes a lightweight, compact and high-temperature-resistant carbon-fiber muffler clamp, and conical shaped and hydroformed header is made of stainless steel; crossover tubes may be installed on certain models. The link pipe may be cylindrical and in some models made of titanium; type of construction is based on maximum increase in performance. When the position of the exhaust system needs to be changed and the stock bracket is no longer usable a carbon fiber bracket is included. R1200 GS 04-06 available in Stainless/Titanium only. R 1200 S 06 available in Titanium/Carbon only. 
*Please select appropriate model when ordering.

Akrapovic Racing Line Complete Systems with Standard Mufflers come with your choice of carbon-fiber or titanium outer sleeve. The outlet cap, perforated inner sleeve and inlet cap are all made of titanium, while the joint of the inlet cap is milled on a state-of-the-art CNC machine and connected by high-quality, silicon-shielded tempered springs. This exhaust system includes a lightweight, compact and high-temperature-resistant carbon-fiber muffler clamp, and conical shaped and hydroformed header is made of stainless steel; crossover tubes may be installed on certain models. The link pipe may be cylindrical and in some models made of titanium; type of construction is based on maximum increase in performance. When the position of the exhaust system needs to be changed and the stock bracket is no longer usable a carbon fiber bracket is included. Available in Stainless/Carbon and Stainless/Titanium. 
*Please select appropriate options and model when ordering.

Akrapovic Racing Line Complete Systems with Hexagonal Mufflers come with your choice of carbon-fiber or titanium outer sleeve. Hexagonal mufflers feature a carbon-fiber outlet cap to match the design of each bike. The outlet cap, perforated inner sleeve and inlet cap are all made of titanium, while the joint of the inlet cap is milled on a state-of-the-art CNC machine and connected by high-quality, silicon-shielded tempered springs. This exhaust system includes a lightweight, compact and high-temperature-resistant carbon-fiber muffler clamp, and conical shaped and hydroformed header is made of stainless steel; crossover tubes may be installed on certain models. The link pipe may be cylindrical and in some models made of titanium; type of construction is based on maximum increase in performance. When the position of the exhaust system needs to be changed and the stock bracket is no longer usable a carbon fiber bracket is included. Available in Stainless/Carbon and Stainless/Titanium. CBR600F4i 06 will fit 04-06 California models. ZX-12R 00-05 includes titanium link pipe.
*Please select appropriate options and model when ordering.

Akrapovic Evolution/2 Line Complete Systems with Hexagonal Mufflers have the perforated inner sleeve and inlet cap made of titanium. The outlet cap is a carbon-fiber that matches the design of each bike. The joint of the inlet cap is milled on a state-of-the-art CNC machine and connected by high-quality silicon-shielded tempered springs. This system includes a lightweight, compact and high-temperature-resistant carbon-fiber muffler clamp. Conical or cylindrical shaped, hydroformed header and link pipe are made of stainless steel or titanium; type of construction is based on maximum increase in performance. The crossover tubes may be installed based on the results of testing; most models come with preinstalled fitting for lambda connection. Ceramic anti-seizing grease, made especially for use with titanium, is used to prevent seizing, corrosion and excessive wear of parts of the exhaust system made of titanium (due to vibration and extreme temperatures). When the position of the exhaust system needs to be changed and the stock bracket is no longer usable a carbon-fiber bracket is included. Evolution 2 systems are intended only for races that allow louder exhaust systems – 107 dB. Evolution 2 systems feature a high-mount design and include a carbon fiber muffler mounting bracket. Available in Titanium/Carbon and Titanium/Titanium. 
*Please select appropriate options and model when ordering.

Posted on 07.31.2007 17:56 by mariusghiur

This fall you may ride along with some or all of the intrastate parades, from VFM halls and civic parks to memorial sites and firefighter's lofty caves. The Motorcycle Ride will take place in the first 11 days of September with the purpose of honoring the Victims, Veterans, and Volunteers of 9-11 attack. A great number of bikers will be cruising from California to New York, Washington, The Pentagon and Pennsylvania and you are invited to join them in remembrance of homeland victims (...)

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Posted on 07.31.2007 17:46 by mariusghiur
Filed in: Honda | Honda CBR | supersports

Check out this photos and see what makes the bike even better looking. Carbon fiber is a very strong material and it signifies a very important safety step both in Formula1 and MotoGP. This material is being integrated more and more on different parts of street motorcycle because of it’s great proprieties: it is lightweight and very strong.

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Posted on 07.31.2007 15:44 by mariusghiur
Filed in: Suzuki | sportsbikes | Suzuki B-King

Suzuki fans all around the world are offered a naked alternative for the fabulous Hayabusa. An hour ago in Dresden, East Germany Suzuki has officially launched the long awaited B-king together with the horsepower figures that we’ve been all waiting. The enormous 1340cc engine is developing a claimed 181.5bhp. The monster was developed exactly the same time as they developed the Hayabusa engine and what a great achievement! The engine is virtually the same as the one on the 2008 (...)

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Posted on 07.31.2007 15:23 by mariusghiur
Filed in: | concept bike

Not what I would call the alternative for crowded cities but it sure looks like a alternative of the Segway Tango Motorcycle is a vehicle which uses the technology from the Segway but with great positive differences. Elaborated by some ingenious high school students from Canada, the Tango is a really unique motorcycle-type vehicle that uses the same balance-based technology for control. The most important difference is that the Tango places its wheels next to each other rather then (...)

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Posted on 07.31.2007 13:41 by mariusghiur
Filed in: Honda | sportsbikes | Honda CBF

This motorcycle hasn't yet been released but we could find out that it will incorporate the latest CBR600RR engine in order to meet the latest emission laws. Honda is about to release the updated version of its CBF600 for 2008. As a real sport-tourer, the future CBF600 will feature the latest CBR600RR engine, the same engine that you will find in the new Hornet600. The old CBF motor, derived from an earlier CBR600 motorcycle met Euro 2 laws but not the latest standards so the engine (...)

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Posted on 07.31.2007 11:48 by mariusghiur
Filed in: Honda | Honda CBR | supersports

Honda reveals exhaust patents for the next generation of Fireblade. On a growing, competitive market every manufacturer continuously tries improve their products but in the world of superbike development means a complete redesign. In 2004 the exhaust system on the Honda CBR1000RR (as well as the entire bike) was all-new and after some detail tweaks in 2006, everybody expects a radically new bike for next year. By watching at these patent drawings we can observe that the next (...)

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