Showing posts with label motorcycles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motorcycles. Show all posts
Friday, May 10, 2013
Yamaha sport motorcycles prices in indonesia
hello how are you doing in the month of beautiful april, I hope in this month, all Motorcycle info readers, be in good health. Well to start my post in April, maybe those of you who want to buy yamaha sport motorcycles specifically Indonesia, of course, is a prestigious name now is New Yamaha V-Ixion. But that does not mean that other Yamaha sport motorcycle is not like New Yamaha V-Ixion, there are 2012 Yamaha V-Ixion, Byson, and Scorpio Z.
Well, here is a list of prices to four bikes yamaha motor sport in Indonesia:
New Yamaha V-Ixion
As you know, New Yamaha V-Ixion recently inaugurated, and of course got a good response from the lovers of sport motorcycles in Indonesia. Price New Yamaha V-Ixion at present is Rp 22,400,000.
2012 Yamaha V-Ixion
2012 Yamaha V-Ixion is also selling very well, and has been updated, as a whole, specs 2012 Yamaha V-Ixion, same with the New Yamaha V-Ixion 2013. Price 2012 New Yamaha V-Ixion at present is Rp 21,000,000.
Yamaha Byson
Be exact september 2012, New Yamaha Byson introduced, comes with an interesting change, most change is the color of the sector. As you know New Yamaha Byson powered with 4 stroke engine, 2 valve SOHC paired with air conditioning. A capacity of 153 CC engine is capable of producing 10.1 kW at 7500 rpm. The price offered is Rp 20,900,000.
New Yamaha Scorpio Z
New Yamaha Scorpio Z comes with a new striping and color combinations, it also comes with automatic headlight on (Aho). Was filesystem latest color, white color, the price offered for New Yamaha Scorpio Z is Rp 23,300,000.
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Well, here is a list of prices to four bikes yamaha motor sport in Indonesia:
New Yamaha V-Ixion
As you know, New Yamaha V-Ixion recently inaugurated, and of course got a good response from the lovers of sport motorcycles in Indonesia. Price New Yamaha V-Ixion at present is Rp 22,400,000.
2012 Yamaha V-Ixion
2012 Yamaha V-Ixion is also selling very well, and has been updated, as a whole, specs 2012 Yamaha V-Ixion, same with the New Yamaha V-Ixion 2013. Price 2012 New Yamaha V-Ixion at present is Rp 21,000,000.
Yamaha Byson
Be exact september 2012, New Yamaha Byson introduced, comes with an interesting change, most change is the color of the sector. As you know New Yamaha Byson powered with 4 stroke engine, 2 valve SOHC paired with air conditioning. A capacity of 153 CC engine is capable of producing 10.1 kW at 7500 rpm. The price offered is Rp 20,900,000.
New Yamaha Scorpio Z
New Yamaha Scorpio Z comes with a new striping and color combinations, it also comes with automatic headlight on (Aho). Was filesystem latest color, white color, the price offered for New Yamaha Scorpio Z is Rp 23,300,000.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The GOD of Motorcycles I 1928 to 1955
Among the 4 wheelers, there will always be debates to counter the Ferrari as the best car in the world with Lambourghini, Honda to Toyota, BMW to Merc, Bentley to Rolls Royce or even amony models, say the Ford Mustang GT to the Chevy Camaro, but when it comes to 2 wheelers, among the MV Augustas and Ducatis and Hondas and Yamahas and Triumps and Harleys and past laurel holders like BSAs and Ariels, there is only one bike which is hallowed, which never had any competition, which every bike lover would whole heartedly would agree... that it is surely the GOD of motorcycles... well, you know it, its the VINCENT from the HRD motorcycle company.
I guess we all know its history, geography and whatever it has to offer, so lets not do to much of reading and learning, but just enjoy the visual gratification it provides.
I am starting a small series on this legend where I will try to cover the most major history related discussions.
If you want to know more about this bike, there are a zillion pages dedicated to it on the web, so let me not waste more free internet space, but if you want to search it in google, click here for an easier way.
I am starting a small series on this legend where I will try to cover the most major history related discussions.
If you want to know more about this bike, there are a zillion pages dedicated to it on the web, so let me not waste more free internet space, but if you want to search it in google, click here for an easier way.
HRD Motorcycle Company setup in 1924 by Howard Raymond Davies, a British RAF flying-officer by profession and a visionary by passion. To know more about the man, visit his page on wikipedia The Great Howard R Davies (Wikipedia)
Howard Davies partnered E. J. Massey to form HRD and knitted the engine duting duty in the Brough Superior, that is the famous J.A. Prestwitch (JAP) Companys 1000cc v-twin engines.
In 1925, (Yes! as early as 1925), an HRD set an average speed record (NOT Top speed) of 105 kmph at the Isle Of Man TT.
So how did the name VINCENT came to be associated with HRD?
HRD filed for bankrupty and was bought by OK Supreme which was again bought by Mr. Phil Vincent, another British dreamer like Mr. HRD, for 500 Sterling Pounds. He began building reconstructed HRDs, renaming his new creations as the Vincent. He designed the first ever "Monoshock" for a 2 wheeler, the Cantilever Rear Suapension and got it patented in 1928. He named the company VINCENT HRD.
HRD filed for bankrupty and was bought by OK Supreme which was again bought by Mr. Phil Vincent, another British dreamer like Mr. HRD, for 500 Sterling Pounds. He began building reconstructed HRDs, renaming his new creations as the Vincent. He designed the first ever "Monoshock" for a 2 wheeler, the Cantilever Rear Suapension and got it patented in 1928. He named the company VINCENT HRD.
Later as the exports were mainly to America, to remove the confusion with HD (Harley Davidson), he removed the HRD initials and renamed it only VINCENT in 1949. For a detailed info on the history, click on this link - VINCENT Motorcycles (Wikipedia)
In 1931,Phil Irving joined the company as the chief engineer, and his first design project was the OHV 500 cc single-cylinder "Comet" and "Meteor" engines. Phil Irving was the man who made the worlds first V-Twin engine in 1936, which legends say was accidental.
In 1948, HRD introduced 2 new models, the "Black Shadow" and "Black Lightning", motorcycles which changed the 2 wheelers scenario for ever and now have got such a cult status that even if you would pay the world, the owner would not even blink before saying No. Their status shoot north like a rocket when one Mr. Rollie Free rode a Black Lightning at the Bonneville salt flats, named the "John Edgar Lightning" for its ts sponsor John Edgar, to a record-breaking land speed record top speed of 150.313 mph (240.5 kmph). Well, everyone has seen the picture.
Then came the Series A Rapide in 1936 and a whole lot of things were introduced into the motorcycling world again. The world saw the first ever foot gearchange instead of hand-operated gearlever, a four-speed gearbox instead of three, a side stand and rear view mirrors.
The Series B Rapide came in 1946, designed during the war and as expected again several innovative ideas came out from the 2 Phils which are used in the modern technology. The gearbox became a part of the engine casting (Unit Construction). The use of the engine as a stressed member of the frame, which consisted of an oil-tank spine with the engine hanging below. The brakes were dual single -leading shoe in both front and rear. Then there was the hydraulic shock absorber and spring assembly which replaced the old twin springs and friction damper. The rear seat was had spring coils with 6 inches (150 mm) of suspension
Of course the most famous bike from the Vincent stables was the BLACK SHADOW
Of course the most famous bike from the Vincent stables was the BLACK SHADOW
(Wikipedia)
The Black Lightning was a racing version of the Black Shadow made in aluminium alloy to reduce the overall weight and it had a single racing seat and rear-set footrests. It was introduced in 1948. The Black Lightning was advertised as The Worlds Fastest Standard Motorcycle - This is a fact, not a slogan! - a claim it held till 1972 when Kawasaki launched the 900 cc Z1. Only around 30 Vincent Black Lightnings were built ever and thier prices now will leave a big hole in the pockets of even those who can afford it.
To know more about HRD motorcycles, ofcourse google is always there and here is a direct link to wikipedia. The series will follow when Vincent was again revived by the classy Egli Vincent in the next post.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Bullet by Falcon Motorcycles
Thanks to Internet, Media and Discovery channel, the world is quite familiar with Custom motorcycles. Names like OCC, Goldammer, Jesse, Larry has become a household name. But the elite class of custom builders won’t be complete without a certain young brand that goes by the name of Falcon Motorcycles or at least you will certainly have to consider them for the future elite group. The first word coming to your mind after a look at their first product, the Falcon Bullet is a all-good-mixed bag of jaw dropping, saliva falling stunning, breathtaking, mesmerizing... and many more ...ings. Pristine... Immaculate and the likes are the other which also come along with it.
Falcon Motorcycles are custom built classic and vintage British motorcycles retaining the frames and engines and rebuilt entirely from the ground up. Actually, even the retained frames are remade, refurbished, customized and altered, so it’s kind of a new bike in total. The engines are also remade (or more like remachined) and re-engineered through porting and modern upgrades, so actually it’s a new bike! They go the extent of sculpting originals from raw blocks. So, to again repeat the same, these are completely new bikes.
Falcon Motorcycles are custom built classic and vintage British motorcycles retaining the frames and engines and rebuilt entirely from the ground up. Actually, even the retained frames are remade, refurbished, customized and altered, so it’s kind of a new bike in total. The engines are also remade (or more like remachined) and re-engineered through porting and modern upgrades, so actually it’s a new bike! They go the extent of sculpting originals from raw blocks. So, to again repeat the same, these are completely new bikes.
So why go through the pain of all these where as they can very well make new products that will also reduce the cost drastically? It’s called Love and Passion. Undoubtedly for British motorcycles. "Though you can see the Triumph engine or Norton backbone still framing the machine, the spirit is undeniably Falcon. The final goal is to create a wholly new motorcycle that is timeless, inimitable, and understated."
So far, the Bullet is their only completed product and that’s why I said, if not now, you will have to consider them for the future elite custom bikers. Because usually one product is not evident enough to showcase ones commitment, but this is different. With the passion they have, each Falcon motorcycle although based on the legendary British marques are surely going to be completely different from one another.
So far, the Bullet is their only completed product and that’s why I said, if not now, you will have to consider them for the future elite custom bikers. Because usually one product is not evident enough to showcase ones commitment, but this is different. With the passion they have, each Falcon motorcycle although based on the legendary British marques are surely going to be completely different from one another.
The Bullet is based on a 1950 Triumph Thunderbird and I can say, it can be easily compared to the looks of the best custom bikes worldwide.
Falcon Motorcycles is a very very young company formed in 2007. And it was only today in April that they have officially launched themselves with a brand new website and all. Falcon Motorcycles consist of Ian Barry and Amaryllis Knight. Ian has been customizing British motorcycles for more than 10 years and having met Knight at 2007 and realizing their common passion for British vintages, opened Falcon Motorcycles in Sunset Blvd.
And why name it as Falcon? Because all over the world, Falcon, the bird is portrayed as a Messenger of God and "proportionally right, precisely balanced, these animals have been perfected by nature — the fastest animal on earth, the greatest eyes in the natural world.”
Falcon Motorcycles is a very very young company formed in 2007. And it was only today in April that they have officially launched themselves with a brand new website and all. Falcon Motorcycles consist of Ian Barry and Amaryllis Knight. Ian has been customizing British motorcycles for more than 10 years and having met Knight at 2007 and realizing their common passion for British vintages, opened Falcon Motorcycles in Sunset Blvd.
And why name it as Falcon? Because all over the world, Falcon, the bird is portrayed as a Messenger of God and "proportionally right, precisely balanced, these animals have been perfected by nature — the fastest animal on earth, the greatest eyes in the natural world.”
Their future products will include the Kestrel also built on a Triumph, then there is the Merlin which will bear the chassis of a Norton while another by the name of White Falcons donor is another Triumph, the Thruxton. A very interesting thing is that all their bikes are sourced from complete left-to-die bikes that they have sourced from around the world. There has been many accessories and machinery components which have been bought again from various parts of the world and they promise, each part will find its space in one of their customized bikes. They also vouch that they will never dismember a ‘alive’ bike as it would hurt them more than others to dismantle it. Now that’s a real nice gesture. So their targets would be derelict engines from Rudge, Ariel, BSA, Norton, AJS, Velocette, Royal Enfield, and Vincent becoming a future Falcon Custom Motorcycle.
How will they do it? It’s entirely on the customer or client. However they want it, the client just need to detail it. For this, they will also be holding day long interviews with the clients to understand what kind of machine and styling the client is looking for.And that’s not all, the client will get a birth certificate for his/ her baby!!! A testimony of the meticulous process involved in restoring and rebuilding the bike, it will have its own book and manual with photographs, spec sheets, sketches, etc. Prices are not disclosed as of now, but it will be starting from $25,000 USD.
All fabrication are and will be done in-house and most of the parts will be handcrafted including the hand machined bolts. The upholstery work, (read) leather seats and bags, paint and pinstriping, plating, are being done and will be done by expert artists of their profession. There will also be performance upgrades and the use of modern electronics where deemed fit, but without disturbing the aesthetic quality of the motorcycle.
All fabrication are and will be done in-house and most of the parts will be handcrafted including the hand machined bolts. The upholstery work, (read) leather seats and bags, paint and pinstriping, plating, are being done and will be done by expert artists of their profession. There will also be performance upgrades and the use of modern electronics where deemed fit, but without disturbing the aesthetic quality of the motorcycle.
How did the Falcon Bullet get that divine shape? Surprisingly, Barry and Knight finds inspirations from most unexpected locations: “the books of Ernst Haekel; the mathematics of the Golden Proportion; the writings of Sir Thomas Moore. The shapes of squids, or insect antennae, have even been appropriated for the curve of a handlebar. The most direct way of stating the essence of a Falcon Motorcycle is the idea of Balance and Beauty through Asymmetry. There is, after all, an asymmetry inherent in a bike — the nickeled exhaust pipes run on one side, the polished aluminum brake plates and primary on the other. But when weighted complimentarily, the balance exists."
For this Falcon Bullet, Barry and Knight have spent over a 1000 hours on this project and it shows, so detailed, each and every part of the bike. The Bullet is inspired from what a Triumph Stret Tracker would have looked like. Just look at it! Most of the things are handcrafted. The handlebars and levers were hand carved from solid rounds of stainless steel. Look at the lever for toe and heel shifting. This was fabricated and adapted to the rear of the frame for a more aggressive riding position. The levers are inverted to eliminate external cable mounting apparatus and provide better leverage. The rear portion of the tank was refabricated in stainless steel. The frame was stretched 4" for a longer stance. The wheels are 21" up front and 19" for the rear. The engines were worked upon. ‘cc’ was increased 650cc to 750cc with a solid Aluminum big bore and a Bonneville head was used. The engine was completey built from the ground up. The beautiful pinstriping design was done by master pinstriper, Bill Marygold. The center fender mount was hand made out of stainless steel. Every bit you see was refurbished. It has the soul of the Falcon and the heart of the Triumph.
What a beauty! Goldammer, better watch out at the coming AMD Championship coz Falcon Motorcycles are surely coming to the world.
Visit the Falcon Motorcycle website virtually and see the Bullet Falcon. There is also a Blog with more photos and images in the building up of the beauty. And we can’t end this post without a note on the fabulous website. Clean and organized just as their motorcycles. Lots and lots and lots of photos, lots of information, all the pictures you see here are downloaded from the website. Kudos to Ms. Barry* for designing the website. A true Falconry!
Visit the Falcon Motorcycle website virtually and see the Bullet Falcon. There is also a Blog with more photos and images in the building up of the beauty. And we can’t end this post without a note on the fabulous website. Clean and organized just as their motorcycles. Lots and lots and lots of photos, lots of information, all the pictures you see here are downloaded from the website. Kudos to Ms. Barry* for designing the website. A true Falconry!* I was never this embrassed before. I wrote a mail to Falcon motorcycles congratulating the team on their wonderful creation. I wrote Mr. Barry and Mr. Knight. Amaryllis Knight replied the mail. Here is the content...
Hello Paul,Thank you so much for your glowing piece about us, we feel honored and incredibly flattered that you view our work and company this way, it really means a lot to us! Please do come and visit our shop whenever you are next in Los Angeles, do you ever come here?I am thrilled that you like the website, I have been working very hard on that for a long time now, and it is great to get that feedback. I hope you wouldnt mind if I pated your message as a reply to our "Welcome to the Falcon Blog" as a comment from you? I would love to be able to direct people to your blog as you have done to ours.There is only one thing that I feel I should tell you -- and that is, that Ian is indeed Mr. Barry, but I am Miss. Knight - not a man. Soon to be married to Ian next spring though, at which point I will become Mrs. Barry :)Hope all is well in your world, and thank you again for the time and care that you have taken to write this blog post and to reach out to us.Warm wishes,AmaryllisFalcon Motorcycles
I am taking the oppurtunity for apologizing for my prejudiced thinking that only men are into custom designing. I really am ashamed. Sorry and ofcourse CONGRATULATIONS on your upcoming Biggest Day of Your Life. You rock! Girl!
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