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Ducati unveiled the new for 2010 Nicky Hayden edition 848 for the US market on 4th of July at Red Bull United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Edition
Nicky Hayden Edition 848 is the 2010 model of Ducati’s middleweight sport bike and the paint work recreates part of Nicky Hayden’s helmet design. A total of approximately 100 units are destined to be sold in US making sure each owner stands out in the croud from other Ducati and each bike will feature Nicky Hayden’s personal autograph on the fuel tank.
The new Special Edition 848 ushers in a revised LED dash cluster for better visibility, optional 30mm mirror extensions, improved aluminum cam belt tensioner pulleys for lower weight and a redesigned crankcase. The bike features the same 134-horsepower L-twin Evoluzione powerplant, wet-clutch and six-speed gearbox as the rest of the 848 line with a total weight of mere 168kgs.
848 Nicky Hayden Special Edition will be priced at US$14,499 which is $500 more than the current 848 pricing and will be on sale from US Ducati dealerships from today.
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Yamaha France has just released 2009 Yamaha R1 in Valentino Rossi & Jorge Lorenzo replica factory livery. These bikes will be made available in limited numbers( 4 units only) for select buyers in France. In France, each R1 will cost €19,990 (a premium of 20% over standard R1) and a Rossi or Lorenzo replica helmet comes as part of the deal.
2009 Yamaha R1 Lorenzo Replica
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MTV will be producing a motorcycle stunting based reality show ‘Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania’ to cash in on all the excitement and thrills of bike stunting raging across the country. The program is scheduled to go on air in July 2009. Auditions will start in early May as per the following schedule.
If you stay on top of all details, log on to StuntMania website and register online for the selections. Online registrants will get preference at the auditions venue. So if you have the courage, the attitude, the passion & the skills to tame your mean machine, register now!
Participants will be judged by Alan Amin, the famed stunt director of DHOOM & DHOOM:2.
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Tags: mtv, pulsar, stuntmania
Meccaniche Veloci Carbon Fibre Watch
Italian watchmakers Mecchaniche Veloci in association with Brembo have launched the world’s first carbon fiber encased wristwatch.
Quattro Valvole CCM has been developed after 4 years of research and development by Mecchaniche Veloci and Brembo, world’s leading high performance brake discs manufacturers. The watch is made from carbon ceramic, the material used by Brembo to manufacture its high-tech brakes using the same manufacturing process as competition specific pistons.
Made up of short carbon fibers, phenolic resin and silicon, the end result is 30% lighter than cast iron. Due to the structure of the material, only a limited number can be produced in a month, with each Brembo disc yielding just seven pieces for use.
Quattro Valvole series of watches takes its name from the four valves that Ferrari used in its 1984 model 308 GTS. Quattro Valvole CCM carbon fiber watches are available with Mecchaniche Veloci distributors across the world. For more details, log on to: Mecchaniche Veloci website.
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Tags: brembo, Mecchaniche Veloci, watches
Here’s the new launch video of the new RTR 180. Based on the RTR 160 platform, the new RTR180 pumps out 17.3Ps (17.06hp) of power putting it above the current Hero Honda Karizma & Bajaj Pulsar 180 in power output.
Do check the TVS Apache RTR 180 launch video underneath while we await more details on the bike.
The RTR 180 is expected to be launched shortly.
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Valentino Rossi tested the Dainese D-Air racing suit, with seriously high-tech features sometime ago. Rossi is asking questions about how the inflation mechanism works on the D-Air Racing suit.
The suit’s protection includes padding around the shoulders and collarbone, with inflation feature that can be activated in a crash. The air-bag style inflation reduces the movement of the neck during a crash, and can then be deflated when re-entering the race.
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2009 Tech3(& Monster Energy) MotoGP Bike
After departure of Kawasaki MotoGP team, Monster Energy (“the largest selling energy drink in USA”) has pertnered with Tech 3 Yamaha for the 2009 MotoGP Season.
Valentino Rossi in his personal capacity will also be sponsored by Monster energy(are you thinking of Chupa Chups and Lorenzo?)
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TVS Racing team at the event
TVS Motors organized Apache Racing Experience(ARE) at Palace Grounds, Bangalore exclusively for owners of Apache RTR on 7th March. 60 RTR owners turned up for the event where they were providing riding tips and racing techniques by TVS Racing riders including Preetham Dev Moses and C.S. Santosh. The participants were then allowed to ride Team TVS Racing’s machines for testing out their skills. Sudershan Karnany clocked the fastest lap time of 42 seconds on the 600meter track and will now get to train with TVS Racing Factory Team
Top ten riders will now have an opportunity of competing at the “RTR Riders Cup” to be held at Sriperumbudur Race Track, Chennai in April. The event provides TVS Racing an opportunity to find talent for expanding their road racing program and TVS plans to hold such ARE events across country pretty soon.
Apache Racing Experience Grid
Images courtesy: TVS Apache
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Bajaj Auto has increased it’s share holding in KTM to 31.72 from 25.86 held previously. Bajaj has earlier too projected it’s intentions of obtaining majority holding in KTM which is one of the largest European motorcycle manufacturers.
A partnership between Bajaj & KTM is beneficial for both firms giving technical knowhow to Bajaj whoose largest capacity motorcycle is a 220cc engine based Pulsar 220 while giving KTM the benefit of large cash holdings and manufacturing facilities of Bajaj.
For future expansion, KTM is looking out towards south east asia and India while Bajaj is looking at increasing it’s presence in Europe and developing larger capacity motorcycles. The two are said to be developing a new family of 125, 250 and 500cc engines to use in road, enduro and supermoto applications. The 500cc engine is rumored to be a v-twin.
Bajaj is also rumored to be a key partner in the development of the KTM SUV and city cars.
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