How smart is your motorcycle ?
Traction control, ABS, quick-shifter, tiptronic semi-automatic transmission, tire pressure sensors, daptive headlights, and electronic suspension are some of the technology fitted on BMW motorcycles…and just when we think there is nothing more to be added, BMW surprises us with another innovation.
Dynamic Damping Control DDC, or in other words Active Suspension….the system has been around for some time and has been used on a lot of cars, but never on a motorcycle. Because the way motorcycle suspension works is a lot more complicated than a car suspension, so the innovation is not in inventing the system but is in adapting it to motorcycles.
The smart suspension will react automatically -on-the-fly- to braking, accelerating, and cornering while taking into account road surfaces and your riding style to make sure you’ve got the perfect suspension setting at all times.
The system takes its data from the bike’s ECU, ABS sensors, spring travel sensors at the forks and shock and from tilt and roll sensors. Read more
Stunting with the Devil
The Social Helmet
Available from New Max.
Like a bird
Kuwait’s first motorcycle racing team
Arab Riders racing team is Kuwait’s first motorcycle racing team, the guys has been riding motorcycles all their live…they actually don’t remeber when was the first time they rode a motorcycle but what they do remember is that back in 2008 they decided to take their hobby a bit more serious.
I have known Mohamad Al Hadad and Fahad Al Owaish – the 2 guys behind the Arab Riders – for a couple of years and over a cup of coffee we had a serious chat -for a change-, i asked them a couple of questions about the hobby and their recent participation at the Qatar International Road Racing Championship. Read more
VW Suzuki divorce
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.
Fade to Black
Q & A with Spies
A funny interview with Ben Spies by Malaysian FM radio channel.
Tre Pis Toni
The is the first teaser of the new MV Agusta Brutale 675, the 3 cylinders naked has new exhaust with 3 outlets !
This light weight naked might carry the name “Trepistoni” which means 3 pistons, the reveal will be at Eicma after 10 days.
Respect Attitude
The above video is for the K1200R it goes back to 2006 and its full of attitude, where as the below is for the S1000RR and its a fresh brew missing all the attitude !
BMW please give the RR ads some Attitude to gain some Respect.
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