The Fighters r here
Passed by TriStar showroom today to pick up some parts a ordered and was surprised to see the new Ducati Street Fighters…they had two bikes the standard one and the S version.
The seating position of this bike is unique…very up front, it’s very narrow and the size of the fuel tank is small which will constantly remind you of its light weight, ease of handling, and gives you confidant to do some stunt riding.
The S is already sold, they also have a pearl white 1198 which look really cool and sold of course.
To see more photos —click for more—
English Man in Italy
The second race of the World Super Bike championship -Misano round-was a fierce fight between the young -22 years- English rider Jonathan Rea and Fabrizio, after a couple of spectacular laps and just when we thought Fabrizio and Haga will eat Rea alive and claim the title of this race.. Rea manages to slip away to the podium.
Ducati is still leading the WSBK, the points as follows:
Haga 292 points
Spies 244 points
Fabrizio 237 points
Race one was a bore and as expected Spies came 1st, Byrne 2nd , and Fabrizio 3rd.
Quality service
A year+ ago i bought a Storz Performance steering damper kit for my Ducati SC, the damper performed very well and was worth the investment..lately the damper started acting funny and steering the bike became very difficult…so i called Storz Performance and explained the problem..they were very helpfull and explained to me what could be the problem then asked me to send the damper back to have it checked, a couple of days later i got a brand new one at no cost not even a shipping cost !!!
Even though i’am at the other side of the world and used the damper for more than a year, Storz Performance was happy to replace it…talk about costumer service.
Thanks Jim.
Angry bike
Office made coffee
‘Am pretty fuzzy when it comes to my morning dose of caffeine, i got fed up from picking it up from the coffee shop and drinking it from take away cups..so i decided to make my own.
I lacked the right tools for that, so had to go shopping for some and came back with a Bodum Coffee Press, a milk Frother and 1/2 LB of Dunkin Donuts coffee.
The result is exceptional, now i have to experiment with different coffee beans brands and show the office boy how to do it.
Catalunya 2009 -The Battle-
What a race, what a show, what a fight
This was probably the best race action i ever seen…the battle was vicious, fierce, brutal, you name it…it was a race between the two Yamaha team mates as if they were the only 2 racers on the Spanish circuit.
If you missed this race then you better try find a recording of it, and watch it.
Circuit de Catalunya
In 2 hours from now -14:30 local time- the sixth round of the MotoGP 2009 will kick off..its airing in on Jazeera Sport 1, and thanks to FASTtelco and Sling Box i will be watching it on my laptop from the office.
Lines & Co.
Starting tomorrow Remon Yousef will be exhibiting his latest creations at
“The Exhibition”, Remon has a very controversial style -at least for me- it reminds me of a cartoon i used to watch back in the days, drop in whenever you have the time and feast your eye with some art.
This is his second exhibit so far and he is calling it Lines & Co.!!!
For a peak on some of his scribbles —click for more—
Ducati StreetFighter
The term “streetfighter” originated from stripping the fairing of superbikes then adding high bars to create an urban bike with easier handling, the new Ducati Streetfighter is based on unfaired 1098/1198 superbikes, and is here to replace the Monster S4Rs.
Most of the parts in the Streetfighter are new in one way or the another…the engine is almost a straight lift of the 1098, except for the crankcases which are the from the 1198’s -3kg lighter-, the chassis is the same as the 1198’s with a different geometry, the rear subframe is new and shortens the bike by three inches compared with the 1098, the fuel tank is new so is the exhaust, the traction control (DTC) is also the same as the 1198’s and has eight setting so you can change these setting depending on your testosterone level.
I believe the Streetfighter will be a thrilling bike, and i would like to have a go on it but it has one problem that is the lack of wind protection…but again you can’t criticize a naked bike for the lack of fairing right?
Moto GP- Super Bike
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