Archive for May, 2008

World’s highest burnout!

Here is a video of Eric performing World’s Highest Burnout on his Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi at Khardung La, which is located at an altitude of 18,380ft and currently holds the record for being world’s highest motorable road.
The burnout was done on 6th September 2007 by Eric on his Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi during BCMTouring’s [...]

Honda Cub 50 years and 60 million sales old!

World’s most successful motorcycle, the Honda Cub is now 50 years old and in these 50 years, Honda has managed to sell 50 million units of this small little moped.
Not only is the moped a huge success in Japan and Asia, it has been well received in western countries as well and has won many [...]

M&M plans to buy MV Agusta and Cagiva

Days after the reports emerged that Indian multi utility and tractor manufacturer, Mahindra and Mahindra was looking to buy majority stake in Kinetic Motors, they are now looking to buy majority stake in Italian motorcycle manufacture, MV Agusta and Cagiva.
While MV Agusta manufactures bikes in the 700cc to 1,100cc range, Cagiva mainly caters to lower [...]

MotoGP 2008: Le Mans Results

Le Mans circuit on Sunday was a witness to Doctor’s day of triumph, as Valentino Rossi managed to equal Angel Nieto’s record of 90 career victories and became the front runner in MotoGP 2008’s championship standings.
Celebrations did not end here for Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo riding for Fiat Yamaha Team and Colin Edwards riding for Tech [...]

TVS Apache RTR Fi 160

The wait is almost over, TVS is all set to launch Apache RTR Fi 160 in the coming days. The Fuel Injected version of TVS Apache RTR 160 is expected to produce 15.7bhp at 8500 rpm and 13.1Nm of torque at 6500rpm.
Motorcycle enthusiasts in India have been eagerly awaiting the launch of Apache Fi ever [...]