VW Suzuki divorce

November 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
 

The partner ship between VW and Suzuki did not go well, and a couple of weeks back they decided to part.

The new Jetta ad is a nice way to add insult to injury.

Suspended

November 18, 2011 by · 1 Comment
 

Suzuki has officially confirmed that it won’t particpating in the MotoGP for the next two years. but they will be back in 2014 with a 1000cc motorcycle. In a press release Suzuki stated :

“ This suspension is to cope with tough circumstances mainly caused by the prolonged recession in developed countries, a historical depreciation of Japanese Yen and repeated natural disasters. Having an eye to returning to MotoGP in 2014, Suzuki will now focus on developing a competitive new racing machine for that class. Suzuki will continue motocross racing activity and support of road racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles, by obtaining FIM homologation and co-operation with the supplier of its development racing kit parts.”

The financial problems and natural disasters Japan has been facing took its toll on Suzuki and other Japanese manufacturers, there was no significant changes in GSX-R line for almost the past 2-3 years ! Where as the European manufacturers -BMW & Ducati- has been very active with the development of new bikes.

Ride the 2012

November 17, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
 

Harley Davidson Kuwait are organizing a demo day for Harley fans to test ride the new 2012 Harley Davidson line.

The event is taking place tomorrow -Friday Nov 18- from 10am to 2pm at StarBucks Rahal on road 40, so if you are in the mood for a long ride, a coffee, and test ride a Harley ..make sure you don’t miss this event.

For more info call 1804020

Make my day

November 12, 2011 by · 2 Comments
 

Dacar Motor Sport unveiled a very exciting gadget for the BMW 1200 GS, a Twin Turbo kit that transforms the BMW Boxer engine to a completely new engine with 170HP…yes you read that right 170HP.

So if you feel that your GS is under powered, this is the best performance kit you could ever treat your boxer to, and am sure it could be easily modified to fit any BMW equipped with a boxer engine.

The kit is easy to install and comes with an intercooler, custom made exhaust ducts and an ECU. Read more

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November 12, 2011 by · 1 Comment
 

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Nothing Special !!

November 10, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
 

I have been browsing the net the past 2 days, reading all posts and news coverage of EICMA, i was also following Facebook posts by a couple of friends who are attending the exhibition but unfortunately -apart from the EICMA girls – this year exhibition had nothing special.

It’s more of a scooter exhibition than a motorcycle exhibition, most of the bikes at EICMA were either a different color version of last year models or just face lifted 2010 motorcycles.

Most of the manufacturers had a couple of scooters on display, but the chatter was mostly on BMW scooters the C 600 Sport and the C 650 GT plus concept C and concept E. Aprilia also introduced 2 new scooters, the SRV 850 and the SR Motard which comes in either 2-stroke 50cc or a 4-stroke 125cc. but the most radical designs came from Vespa.

There must be good reason for BMW to go back to the scooter market, is it the gas prices, is it the bad city traffic, or its just a trend that’s becoming a cult ?

Note: the video above is from last year as i couldn’t find any good ones of this year.

البنغالي وصل

November 7, 2011 by · 2 Comments
 

Duacti just released all the details of the new 1199 Panigali, the bikes weighs 164kg -dry- and has a weight distribution of  52% at the front and 48% at the rear becomes an optimal 50/50 with the rider on it, ensuring maximum stability and agility of the bike. The Superquadro engine designed to be a fully stressed member of the chassis and its is the most powerful twin-cylinder production engine on the planet. It produces 195hp and torque to 98.1 lb-ft (13.5kgm) with user-friendly Riding Modes that deliver that power appropriate to the rider’s style and environment.

Each Riding Mode is pre-programmed to instantly change the engine’s Power Mode and the suspension set-up in addition to ABS, DTC and EBC levels – even while riding.

More details  Read more

Fade to Black

November 5, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
 

Q & A with Spies

November 3, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
 

A funny interview with Ben Spies by Malaysian FM radio channel.

Grab a Tumi Win a Monster

November 2, 2011 by · 1 Comment
 

A couple of weeks back Tumi bags launched their 2012 Ducati line, and now the local Tumi dealer is running a promotion in which every KD50 spent will grant you a chance to win a 796 Ducati Monster -ABS- .

Personally i like Tumi backpacks but never got any of their Ducati branded ones as i only like slim backpacks, i have the Alpha model in mind and am gona go and check if they have it in stock… hopefully its included in the promotion.

So if you are feeling lucky head up to the Avenues or to Salhiya -i think – and grab yourself  a Tumi.