Sports Motorcycles KTM 990 Super Duke R

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New Motorcycles KTM 990 Super Duke R

Victory Motorcycles KTM 990 Super Duke R

2010 KTM 990 Super Duke R Specifications:
Transmission 6 gears, dog-clutch engagement
Fuel Mixture Generation Keihin electronic fuel injection
Control 4 V/DOHC
Lubrication Pressure lubrication with 2 Eaton pumps
Engine lubrication Motorex, fully synthetic, SAE 10W-50
Primary drive 67:35
Final drive 16:38
Cooling Liquid cooled
Clutch Wet multi-disc clutch, operated hydraulically
Motor Management Keihin EMS
Engine type Twin cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
Displacement 999 cc
Bore x stroke 101 x 62.4 mm (3.98 x 2.46")
Performance (homologated) 97 kW @ 10000 rpm
Max. torque 102 Nm @ 8000 rpm
Compression ratio 11.5:1
Starter/Battery E-Starter/12 V 11.2 Ah

Rear brake Brembo single-piston, floating caliper, brake disc Ø 240 mm (9.45")
Rims, front/rear Cast aluminium wheels 3.5 x 17"; 5.5 x 17"
Tires, front/rear 120/70 ZR 17"; 180/55 ZR 17"
Chain X-Ring 5/8 x 5/16"
Battery 12 V/11.2 Ah
Main silencer Stainless steel silencer with regulated catalytic converter
Steering head angle 67.3°
Trail 93.9 mm
Wheel
base 1450 ± 15 mm (57.09 ± 0.59")
Ground clearance (unloaded) 140 mm (5.51")
Seat height 865 mm (34.06")
Tank capacity approx. 18.5 liters/2.5 liters reserve (4.89/0.66 gal)
Weight (no fuel) approx. 186 kg (410.05 lbs)
Frame Chromium-Molybdenum trellis frame, powder coated
Subframe Aluminium 7020
Handlebar Aluminium, Ø 28/22 mm (1.10/0.87"), tapered
Front suspension
WP USD Ø 48 mm (1.89")
Rear suspension WP mono shock
Suspension travel front/rear 135/150 mm (5.31/5.91")
Front brake 2 x Brembo Vierkolben-Radialfestsattel, Bremsscheiben Ø 320 mm

Kawasaki Ninja 650R

2011 Kawasaki Ninja 650R Spec :
MSRP $7,099 USD
Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four-valve per cylinder, alongside twin
Displacement: 649cc
Bore x stroke: 83.0 x 60.0mm
Compression ratio: 11.3:1
Cooling: Liquid
Fuel injection: Digital ammunition bang with two 38mm Keihin burke bodies
Ignition: Digital CDI
Transmission: Six-speed
Final drive: O-ring chain
Frame: Semi-double cradle, high-tensile steel
Rake / trail: 25 degrees / 4.2 in.
Wheelbase: 55.5 in.
Front abeyance / caster travel: 41mm hydraulic scope angle / 4.7 in.
Rear abeyance / caster travel: Distinct account laydown shock with adjustable bounce preload / 4.9 in.
Front tire: 120/70×17
Rear tire: 160/60×17
Front brake: Dual 300mm blade discs with two-piston calipers
Rear brake: Distinct 220mm blade disc with distinct agent caliper
Overall length: 82.7 in.
Overall width: 29.9 in.
Overall height: 47.2 in.
Seat height: 31.1 in.
Curb weight: 449.8 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 4.1 gal.
Colors: Candy Lime Green, Ebony, Metallic Island Blue
Good Times™ Protection Plan 12, 24, 36 or 48 months
Note: Specifications and appraisement are accountable to change

Yamaha FZ6 Modifications to Consider

As an owner of a new Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle, I find myself facing a world of after-market accessories and modifications that can enhance both the looks and performance of my bike. Over the next few posts, I'll list a number of options I've come across and give a little description of each. Eventually I'll be putting some of the best candidates to the test on my own FZ6. But first, let's explore the options. Keep in mind that virtually anything can be done to a motorcycle, but I'll list the most main-stream items here, just to keep it simple. Also, I'll take each one of these in turn and produce a more in-depth analysis.

* Exhaust - There are a number of options available in the exhaust arena. The key here is to find a nice balance of looks, performance, weight, and sound. Right now I'm leaning toward the Akrapovic exhaust system. From the videos I've seen, it sounds nice (not excessively loud), and gives a nice performance increase while also being one of the lightest. Some exhausts are rated for track use only and are loud enough to draw the attention of local law enforcement. I'd like to steer clear of that if possible.

* Windscreen - The stock Yamaha FZ6 windscreen is fairly small and, for the riding position, doesn't really flow the air over the rider. The wind mostly hits at about chest level. There are a couple of options to change this. Yamaha offers a larger, touring windscreen, that is a bit larger and is designed to flow air higher up and over the rider. Another company called Puig offers a racing windscreen that has a "double bubble" design that, even though it's not much larger than the stock windscreen, pushes air up and over the rider. I personally like this option as it lends an additional dimension to the bike, and they are available in a variety of looks including black, smoke, and clear.

* Seat - One of the aspects about the Yamaha FZ6 that I do NOT like is the seat. For some reason, I just don't like the way it looks. The seat is comfortable enough, I suppose I'm just used to the R6 seat that has two levels and seems more sporty. Again, Yamaha has an after-market offering, but it is considered a "comfort" seat, and doesn't look much different than the original. I don't need extra comfort, just extra awesomeness. The website topsaddlery.com has a great selection of custom seats for the FZ6. The one pictured to the right is much more my style. It's got more dimension and style than the factory seat, and I'm sure I'll be getting one eventually.

Victory Motorcycle Customizing

It is an exciting time for Victory motorcycle owners. The Victory motorcycle aftermarket is heating up. There are now more options to choose from for making your Victory unique and giving it that custom look. From the days when we owned our 2004 Victory Kingpin, there was not many options in the Victory aftermarket. Now there exists a wide selection of products from which to choose. These products range from simple bolt on chrome pieces (BLING!) to custom LED lighting, turn signals, license brackets, to finally performance products.

We here at Cycle Solutions are Victory Motorcyclists; we are passionate about our Victory motorcycles and excited about what the after market has to offer. We know what works well together and what does not. Our mission is to help our fellow Victory motorcycle riders choose the right part to satisfy their needs. Our Cycle Solutions customers are not customers to us they are guests. We value building a relationship with our guests and strive to make every guest happy. We want you to have an enjoyable online experience. Cycle Solutions does not advertise, we count on "Word-of-mouth" advertising from our guests to get the word out. There are instances where you can buy an item for less, we can offer competitive pricing but find if we offer deep discounts, we will not be in business much longer to serve you. Cycle Solutions offers online and personal phone technical consultation for the motorcycle aftermarket. Are you unable to find that hard-to-find part? Just ask us, odds are we have it and just have not added it to the site's store. If we do not have it, we will refer you to a shop that does. We are all motorcycle enthusiasts and want to work with the other stores when possible.

OK, now that we have convinced you that we are here to help you in any way possible with the Victory motorcycle aftermarket, let us give you some examples of some of the areas we have successfully helped out some of our cycle Solutions Victory guests.

- The first thing to go on most Victory motorcycles is the stock turn signals. Whether you own a Kingpin, Vegas, 8-Ball, Hammer or Jackpot, we have a few LED turn signal configurations to fit your needs.

- The next thing to go on most Victory motorcycles is the stock license bracket. There are now several options on laydown, sidemounts, radiused illuminated sidemounts license brackets from which to choose. We can guide you to pick the best one for your Victory motorcycle.

- Once you have your Victory all blinged out and looking good, it is time to consider some performance modifications. Yummy, these are excellent modifications that will get a few more horsepower out of your Victory Freedom 92ci or 100ci engine. Some of these performance modifications include, installing a simple plug and play fuel controller module. We strongly recommend the Lloydz VFC generation 2 or generation 3. You will not be disappointed. The ugly stock plastic coffin shaped air box is the next thing to go. Removing the stock air box and installing a high-performance aftermarket air intake like the PMRT air intake will do two things:

1) it will clean up the front part of your motor opening up the entire area under the tank and in front of the Victory Freedom motor -- really makes it look custom.

2) PERFORMANCE! with the PMRT, you get more air flow into your motor, Bam! More power.

Installing the PMRT with the Lloydz VFC is the best performance bang for the buck on the market today. Finally, to finish off your performance upgrade, we suggest installing an aftermarket exhaust system by either Hackerpipes or SRVT. The SRVT Aces exhaust have heat shields, require no frame mods and provide an incredibly high air flow - which means performance. With these pipes it is highly recommended that a Lloydz Victory Fuel controller be installed to help offset the extra lean condition a high-performance exhaust may introduce.

- For the 2003-2005 Victory motorcycles with the 92ci / 5 speed transmission, we strongly recommend having the 32-tooth overdrive pulley installed. This will smooth out your bike at high speeds. No more hi-rpms and vibrations when going over 70mph. The overdrive pulley makes your Victory act like it has a sixth gear. Excellent modification. Please contact us for more detail.

- With the performance modifications come a lot of questions. Please feel free to contact us if you have any performance questions or need advice on which system will work best for your Victory. If we do not know the answer, we will find it for you.

- Motorcycle safety is high on our list and one of our specialties. If you are looking for ways to make your motorcycle more noticed and safer, please contact us. We have some excellent products that will make you noticed and heard. These items also look cool and get your fellow riders talking. Some items we offer and strongly recommend are: 128db Air Horn, Back-Off brake modulator, Headlight modulator, LED turn signals.

As with anything, you get what you pay for. The high-quality Victory aftermarket items are not cheap! But you spent $20k on a Victory so these high-quality parts cost money to produce. Bottom line, these are great products and will make your Victory unique and get noticed. Beware of knock-offs on our products and sites that discount. Most times they are selling inferior or damaged items and will not honor returns. Also beware of sites with no address or phone number contact information. We strongly believe in providing online and on-phone customer support. Being able to speak with one of our Victory specialists is always a benefit before making a purchase. Most sites do not offer this support.

Motorcycle repair systems

There is a complete repair system for fairings and other motorcycle plastic parts are available. The kit contains everything needed to effect an excellent repair, including step by step instructions. We also have a repair kit to see to scratches, scuffs and gouges. All the motorcycles paint colours are obtainable from us either in paint form or in aerosols. Plastic welding guns and ABS rods are also available for use on motorcycles.

Leather and vinyl coatings. Single process application of leather and vinyl coatings. Chemical bond rather than surface coating, no CFCS, non-toxic, in situ application. Also available in aerosols, limitless range of colours, variable gloss level, rapid drying, UV stable pigments, weather resistant, suitable for all types of plastics.

Cellulose. All major paint companies are phasing out the production of this versatile and easy to use paint system. We however will stock this material for a long time to come. It is essential for restoration purposes. Its ease of application and fast drying properties makes it a firm favourite with industry and the DIY enthusiast. We also have a huge data base of paint colours in this system.

Aero 3S T-Rex Complete Stage 3 AERO

• Aero 3S T-Rex Three Wheel Motorcycle
• Aero 3S T-Rex Complete Stage 3 AERO BODY KIT,Campagna T-Rex 
• Found in G-2 Cycles Aero 3S - SEMA 2008

Final Buell motorcycle assembled in Wisconsin

As far as motorcycle manufacturers go, Buell lived a relatively short life. Founded by a former Harley-Davidson engineer in 1993, the sportbike company was acquired by HDMC in 2003. But hard times falling on businesses large and small forced Harley to announce Buell’s closure. And now the last Buell has been pushed off the assembly line and into the great wild yonder.

After 136,923 motorcycles built over the course of 26 years of production, the final model produced was the black Lightning XB12Scg pictured above. On December 18, the plant in Troy, Wisconsin, will officially close down, while the existing network of dealers continue to sell off the remaining stock.

motorcycle paint

However, it is not always that way. You can manage to paint your bike. In fact, if you are planning to do it in the near future, here are the things that you need to consider. First, the color of the motorcycle - what color do you want? There is such a wide variety of colors available in the motorcycle society.

Colors can influence the bikes durability. Pearl's, candy's and lacquer reds have short life spans. Nevertheless, if you like your bike to be ultra-violet, gasoline and acid rain resistant, you can use paints with modern acrylic urethane content. These coatings are costly but you can rely on their efficiency. The brilliant hue, sparkle and feel of newly painted bike cannot be overemphasized. If you want variations, you can try two-tones and the likes. Just bear in mind that the use right and modern materials pays off.
After choosing the color for your bike, you have the choice whether to dismantle the bike or not. Tearing down for paint is an innate passion of bikers. Most pro painters do not remove the motorcycle parts. However, it is better if you let the experts do 'expert removal' of hard to remove parts. The aim is to get paint around all the edges of the motorcycle parts. Most bike painters have a variety of fixtures to hold parts so they can be easily worked on. In fact, in time these bike painters develop a skill to work on these challenging parts.

As I have said before, you can be your bike's very own painter

Nonetheless, you can entrust the painting to those who understand how much your bike means to you - like some expert biker/painter. They exude a certain bond with the bike. Thus, they will not let any biker down. This is because they do not want to feel the same frustration.
It is time to color the bike. But first, remove the uglies - cracks, dents, flaws and repairs. Painter may not have ample time to look into them so you got to have the initiative. After removing the uglies, clean and dry the entire bike. The temperature must also be kept warm for the primer's advantage.
The number of coats can be of significance. Three or four coats are sufficient. Just remember the three important things - clean, dry and more primer!
Invade the motorcyclists' crowd and stun them with your newly painted bike.

Ferrari Custom-Making Motorcycle Bike

This vehicle was built by François Knorreck.

Although his real job is technician in an hospital at Saint-Etienne in France, he spends all his free time to build, manufacture, modify and tune motorbikes.

He spent 10000 hours of hard work, more than 10 years from time to time in the garage and about 15000 Euros to create this vehicle.

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Lit Motors Elegant C1 cabin motorcycle concept

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Min Seong Kim's Hyundia motorcycle concept. Via: Yanko Design

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