Fighter Friday

I had hoped for this week's fighter to be black and orange but I found this on custom fighters instead. It's a 900rr called "damage control". A proper hooligan ride.


MODIFIKASI YAMAHA MIO TRANSFORMER

MODIFIKASI YAMAHA MIO TRANSFORMER
MODIFIKASI YAMAHA MIO TRANSFORMER
MODIFIKASI YAMAHA MIO TRANSFORMERMODIFIKASI YAMAHA MIO TRANSFORMER
Looking like an extra from the movie Transformers is an X-Speed modified Yamaha Mio. If you get a chance to check out the yamaha vixion blog (title link) you'll get a good idea of how they "kick it" over in Thailand. Very futuristic looking, and do you know what they like even better than modding up their scooters? Tricking out their Cubs! Here were using the generic word "Cub" to describe any scooter that somewhat resembles a bicycle with leg shields. Cubs are big business over there. See what I mean right.

Motorcycles in fashion....and court

Seems like fashion companies are using more than just bikes in the backgrounds of their ads to sell product now. According to the L.A. Times designer fashion label Alexander McQueen (shoe maker for Lady Gaga)  is being sued by The Hells Angels for use of a winged skull design very similar to their own. Could be a coincidence expect for the fact that "Hells Angels" is actually written on some of the product. This should be interesting. 







Stupid-Glide Tanks

4-Sale SOLD

1984 original paint super-glide tank. Go to my parts page (MCparts), for more pics.


Origins, last of their kind.


My new favorite tanks for an FXR.


Great Looks, More Filling. H-D use to put them on touring model Sportsters in the late 70's, Roadstsers and XLS's in '79- '83. The Torrance P.D. had them on their XL's too.

CBR mini

Ever want a racy sport bike but not the powerful engine it comes with? Yeah me neither, but someone will. Honda just announced a CBR250R to be released in Asia. Small bikes are common in those parts of the world but never have they done a full pint sized CBR like this. No power numbers yet but it's a 4 stroke liquid cooled DOHC single and there is an option for ABS. Should weigh about 350lbs wet. It's not coming to the states, but if it did it would finally give new riders an alternate to the ever popular Ninja 250.

 *EDIT* only shortly after writing this Wes over at Hell for Leather posted more in depth info on the bike and stated that it is coming to the US afterall. Damn, thought I was quick on this one, but glad to hear these will be available.



All New Honda CBR250R Meluncur di Thailand

Honda CBR250R - Photo by dapurpacu.comBANGKOK (dp) - A.P. Honda Co.., Ltd.., Thailand, today, Wednesday (27/10), officially launched the all-new Honda CBR250R in Bangkok. The launch of this bike sports at once began selling Honda motorcycles 250cc engine capacity in the ASEAN market.Contributors Dapurpacu.com in Bangkok, Komar Johari, reported the launch carried out promptly at 13:00 local time (

Harga Honda CBR250R Tanpa C-ABS

Honda CBR250R photo by dapurpacu.comJAKARTA (dp) - PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) will certainly come to sell all-new Honda CBR250R to Indonesia today, Wednesday (27/10), launched in Bangkok, Thailand. The assurance was conveyed directly AHM Executive Vice President Johannes Loman told Dapurpacu.com.Loman did not want to specify the CBR250R specification that will be sold in the country. When asked

If it's good enough for Rossi.

Sticking to my current theme I've run across some new helmets from Dainese that I didn't know existed. So new they don't have prices up on the website yet. So far I've slipped on a few of their products in various showrooms and loved it all. Now if I only sold my bikes I could actually afford the gear. Still, check these out.




Stiff Upper Lid

I'm always on the lookout for new and different helmets, especially anything "urban" or "fighter" styled. There seems to be few choices out there until you broaden your search to the european market where this type of thing is plentiful. Helmets like the Roof boxer and Osbe Tornado are popular examples. So this morning I came across Airoh Helmets out of Italy. Cool stuff, too bad they have no stateside distro.



Then Came Red Neck

Now, I don't want you to get the impression that most South Bay Bikes had goose-necks. It's just that after Rich's comment in the last post I figured why not post the scooter he was talking about.

Peace dude! No it isn't Jim Bronson, but rather the late Phil Ross, and yes Gardena is one of the south bay cities. This was the first of this type of goose-necked bikes I remember seeing.


This was the cover shot for Street Chopper May 1972. I know exactly where this photo was taken as I ride around this very corner every chance I get. You can see by Lynn's big smile in all the photos that indeed the ladies like long chops.


Check out the sissy bar and seat. Thanks to Joe Hurst, there's that South Bay Swoop again. When this bike was featured Phil had an auto upholstery shop. Joe told me he use to have Phil do all his seats and loved them. After Phil gave it up, Joe said, others just didn't compare. By the rounded down tubes, you can assume the frame was a swing arm with a hard tail added. The article doesn't give credit but, Joe also mentioned that Phil was also one of the guys who made a Dick Allen style springer.


The goose-neck bend looks lower and is gusseted slightly different than the bike in the previous post. The headlight bracket has a sharper bend and isn't quite as long so we now know there was two like this! The springer has a round rod under the springs (like Dick's and Sugar Bears's), and the bike in the former post has a rectangular bar like Fats. This one also has adjustable fittings at the bottom of the front legs like Sugar Bear's do.

The Street Chopper article has two more pages of black and white photos, yet not one photo shows the left side of the bike! What's up with that?

I'm sure most of you know that Phil Ross went on to make his Supermax belt drives.

I met Phil at the Smoke Out West II in Cottonwood AZ where he had just moved to. He had a copy of this Street Chopper on display at his booth so I just had to comment on it. You sure wouldn't have recognized him based on the cover photo. Not much later I read he had pass away.

All in all there really haven't been too many of these goose-neck bikes built, so at first I thought Rich might be right about it being the same bike. A second close look, revealed it to not be the case. Now I'll look for another one of these way-out headlight mounts.

Suzuki Satria FU 150 Street Fighter Custom MOdified

Suzuki Satria FU 150 Street Fighter Custom MOdified
Suzuki Satria FU 150 Street Fighter Custom MOdifiedSuzuki Satria FU 150 Street Fighter Custom MOdified

Da Ladies Like'm Long....

....Chopper's, that is.

This one sports some typical South Bay features. A long Dick Allen/Fats/Sugar Bear Type Springer, 2 into one collector exhaust, extra sissy bar brace (South Bay Swoop), Cobra seat, and I'm thinking that's a 15' rear rim with a car radial tire. Also, Every goose neck of this type and from this period I've seen has been on a South Bay Bike. What's not typical is the too cool chrome Nazi helmet oil tank. My guess, it's a Fats built bike. Anyone know it's history?

Fighter Friday

This bike is a modded Ninja 250. Pretty rad for a little single that can be bought dirt cheap. Last I heard the owner put a turbo on it and blew the motor. too bad.

Mahindra stallio bike images


Mahindra mojo Bike images






Mahindra Mojo Specification:-

Engine:-
Engine Type:-    Single Cylinder, Liquid Cooled, 4 Valves - Direct Drive, SI
Displacement :-   292.00 CC
Maximum Power:-    19.3 KW @ 8500 RPM
Maxiumum Torque:-    24 NM @ 7000 RPM
Bore And Stroke:-    78 X 61.2
StartType:-    Electric Start
MaxSpeed:-    NA
Carburator:-    NA
Compression Ratio:-    11:1
IdleSpeed:-    NA
 

Fuel Tank:-
Fuel Tank Capacity:-    15.5 litre
Reserve Capacity:-    NA
 

Dimension:-
Height :-   1270 mm
Width:-    830 mm
Length :-   2100 mm
Kerb Weight:-    160 kg
Wheelbase:-    1450 mm
Ground Clearence :-   150 mm
Turning Circle Radius:-    NA
 

Suspension:-
Suspension Front    Inverted fork Telescopic hydraulic-damped
Suspension Rear    120 mm stroke Horizontally mounted Mono Shox air + hydraulic damping
 

Tyres & Wheels:-
Tyres Front    Tubeless 100/80 – 17
Tyres Rear    150/60 -17 Radial
Wheels:-
  Alloy
 

Brakes:-
Brakes Front    Disc 320 mm
Brakes Rear    Disc 220 mm


Other Specifications:- 
 Ignition :-  ECU
Transmission:-    6 Speed
Clutch:-    NA
Chassis Type:-    Twin Tube Exposed frame in Steel, Shining yellow painted Dia
Head Lamp:-    Twin Beams 35W / 35W X 2 Halogen Bulb (Multi Reflector Type)
Tail Lamp:-     12 LED Type
Battery:-    12V, 9 AH
Horn:-    NA
Fuel Economy:-    NA 



Price:- 
INR 175000/-* (Ex-showroom price)

A lot on my mind.

Found this helmet weight chart a week or so ago (from webbike world) and thought I'd share it.


Full-Face Helmet Weight Comparisons
Helmet
SizeWeight
(grams)
Weight
(lbs/oz)
Internal
Shape
Safety
Std
**
1Nexx XR1R CarbonL12192 lbs. 11 oz.ND,E
2BMW SportIntegral Carbon (Owner Report) (c)LN/AN/AN/AE
3Shark RSX (Owner Report) (c)M13502 lbs. 9 oz. (c.)SND,E
4Akuma Phantom II MFRXL13673 lbs. 0-1/8 oz.SRD,E
5Nexx XR1RL13823 lbs. 0-3/4 oz.ND,E
6OGK FF-4L14093 lbs. 1-3/4 oz.SRE
7Airoh TR1 (Modular)XL14113 lbs. 1-3/4 oz.RE
8Nitro N1200-VXXL14263 lbs. 2-1/4 oz.SRE
9M2R MR10XL14263 lbs. 2-3/8 oz.MRD
10Airoh S4 (Enduro)XL14453 lbs. 3 oz.RE
11Bell Mag-8L14453 lbs. 3 oz.SRD
12Schuberth J1XL14803 lbs. 4-1/4 oz.SNE
13Suomy VandalXL14863 lbs. 4-3/8 oz.SRD,E
14HJC AC-12 CarbonXL14893 lbs. 4-1/2 oz.RD,E,S
15ROOF LeMansL14923 lbs. 4 oz.RE
16CMS GP-4XL14953 lbs. 4-3/4oz.RD,E
17Nolan N94 Casey Stoner ReplicaXL14993 lbs. 4-7/8 oz.SNE
18Shark RSF3XL15043 lbs. 5.0 oz.SND,E
19Shoei VFX-R Air (Motocross)XL15083 lbs. 5-1/4 oz.SRE
20URBAN N20 AstroL15113 lbs. 5-1/4 oz.SRD,E
21HJC FS-15 CarbonXL15143 lbs. 5-3/8 oz.SRD,E,S
22Craft RX6 RevolutionL15183 lbs. 5-1/2 oz.NE
23Marushin X-MotoXL15183 lbs. 5-1/2 oz.NE
24ROOF RoverL15253 lbs. 5-3/4 oz.RE
25HJC RPS-10L15253 lbs. 5-3/4 oz.ND,E,S2
26AGV StealthXL15363 lbs. 6-1/4 oz.ND,E
27AGV K3XL15433 lbs. 6-3/8 oz.ND,E
28Shoei Hornet (Enduro)XL15423 lbs. 6-3/8 oz.RE
29Schuberth R1XL15523 lbs. 6-3/4 oz.SNE
30Shark RSXL15533 lbs. 6-3/4 oz.SRD,E
31ROOF Boxer (Flip-up)L15583 lbs. 7 oz.RE
32AGV T-2XL15583 lbs. 7 oz.SRD,E
33Bell StarL15593 lbs. 7 oz.ND,E
34HJC IS-Multi (Modular)L15603 lbs. 7 oz.NE
35Shark RSIXL15653 lbs. 7-1/8 oz.NAD,E
36Shark S900L15653 lbs. 7-1/4 oz.N/SRD,E
37Vemar VSRXL15663 lbs. 7-1/4 oz.ND
38SparX S-07XL15693 lbs. 7-3/8 oz.SRD
39Suomy Extreme Spec-1RXL15703 lbs. 7-3/8 oz.SRD,E
40AFX FX-37 DS (Enduro)XL15713 lbs. 7-3/8 oz.RD
41Z1R ZRP-1XL15723 lbs. 7-1/2 oz.MRD
42Fulmer D4 Evil SpellXL15763 lbs. 7-5/8 oz.SND
43Zox Azuma RXL15783 lbs. 7-5/8 oz.SND
44Nolan N43 (Modular)XL15793 lbs. 7-3/4 oz.SRE
45AGV Ti-Tech Rossi*XXL15823 lbs. 7-3/4 oz.ND
46Arai VectorXL15833 lbs. 7-7/8 oz.SND,S
47Nexx XR1RXL15883 lbs. 8 oz.ND,E
48Akuma V-1 Ghost RiderL15913 lbs. 8-1/8 oz.SRD,E
49Givi X.01 (Modular)XL15923 lbs. 8-1/8 oz.RE
50Arai RX-QL15973 lbs. 8-1/4 oz.SRD,E,S2
51Shark RSRXL16013 lbs. 8-1/2 oz.RD,E
52Osbe X-RaceXL16013 lbs. 8-1/2 oz.NE
53HJC CS-R1XL16053 lbs. 8-5/8 oz.SND
54Shoei TZ-RXL16063 lbs. 8-5/8 oz.RD,S
55Baehr Silencer (aka FM F10)L16073 lbs. 8-3/4 oz.NE
56Vemar CKQI (Modular, incl. chin bar)XL16073 lbs. 8-3/4 oz.MND
57Shoei RF-1000XL16103 lbs. 8-3/4 oz.MRD,E,S
58Xpeed XF-705L16113 lbs. 8-7/8 oz.SRD
59Caberg Trip (Flip-up)XL16143 lbs. 8-7/8 oz.SRE
60OGK FF-5XL16143 lbs. 8-7/8 oz.RJ
61Shark S 650XL16153 lbs. 9 oz.NAD
62Vega Summit II (Flip-up)XL16153 lbs. 9 oz.ND
63KBC VR-1L16163 lbs. 9 oz.SND
64Zeus ZS-806L16203 lbs. 9-1/8 oz.ND,E
65Bell ApexXL16203 lbs. 9-1/8 oz.ND
66Bell ZephyrXL16203 lbs. 9-1/8 oz.NAD
67Zeus ZS-806XL:16233 lbs. 9-1/4 oz.ND,E
68OGK FF-3L16233 lbs. 9-1/4 oz.RE
69Arai Quantum IIXL16243 lbs. 9-1/4 oz.RD,E
70CMS SUV Apribile (Flip-up)L16253 lbs. 9-3/8 oz.SRE
71Bell Star 2010L16283 lbs. 9-3/8 oz.ND,S2
72Akuma StealthXL16313 lbs. 9-1/2 oz.SRD,E
73Icon MainframeXL16323 lbs. 9-1/2 oz.SRD,S
74ROOF Boxer V (Flip-up)L16383 lbs. 9-3/4 oz.RE
75Shoei X-ElevenXL16353 lbs. 9-5/8 oz.SND,E,S
76HJC FS-10XL16413 lbs. 9-7/8 oz.RD,E
77KBC TarmacXL16433 lbs. 10.0 oz.SND
78Shoei QwestL16483 lbs. 10-1/8 oz.ND,E,S2
79Nexx X30 (Flip-up)XL16493 lbs. 10-1/8 oz.ND,E
80KBC VR-2XL16523 lbs. 10-1/4 oz.SND
81Vox Flip-up (Flip-up)XL16523 lbs. 10-1/4 oz.SND
82KBC VR-3 StealthXL16533 lbs. 10-1/4 oz.RD
83HJC IS-16XL16533 lbs. 10-1/4 oz.SRD,E
84Icon AirframeXL16573 lbs. 10-3/8 oz.SRD,E,S
85Arai ProfileXL16583 lbs. 10-3/8 oz.NAD,E,S
86Craft R2 AerospeedL16603 lbs. 10-1/2 oz.SRE
87AGV Miglia (Flip-up)XL16663 lbs. 10-3/4 oz.RD,E
88HJC Sy-Max (Flip-up)L16673 lbs. 10-3/4 oz.SRD
89Arai XD3 (Enduro)L16753 lbs. 11 oz.SND,E
90GMAX GM68SXL16773 lbs. 11-1/8 oz.RD
91Zeus ZS-2100 B (Enduro)XL16803 lbs. 11-1/4 oz.ND,E
92Bell SprintXL16883 lbs. 11-1/2 oz.RD
93Schuberth C3 With SRC (Flip-up)L16923 lbs. 11-5/8 oz.SRE
94Arai XD (Enduro)XL16933 lbs. 11-3/4 oz.SND
95Bell Star 2010XL16963 lbs. 11-7/8 oz.ND,S2
96HJC CL-XS (Enduro)XL16973 lbs. 11-7/8 oz.RE
97Icon Variant (Enduro)L16973 lbs. 11-7/8 oz.ND
98HJC CL-16XL17023 lbs. 12 oz.SRD
99HJC CL-14XL17043 lbs. 12-1/8 oz.RD,S
100KBC Force RRXL17053 lbs. 12-1/8 oz.SRD
101Zox Nevado R (Flip-up)XL17063 lbs. 12-1/4 oz.SRD
102Schuberth C3 (Flip-up)XL17093 lbs. 12-1/4 oz.SRE
103Lazer Century (Flip-up)XL17103 lbs. 12-3/8 oz.ND
104HJC CL-SPXL17133 lbs. 12-3/8 oz.RD,S
105AFX FX-28XL17163 lbs. 12-1/2 oz.SRD
106Caberg Convertible (Flip-up)L17173 lbs. 12-5/8 oz.ND,E
107Shoei Syncrotec Police (Flip-up)XL17313 lbs. 13 oz.SRD
108Scorpion EXO-700 (Note b)XL17333 lbs. 13 oz.SND,S
109Joe Rocket RKT 101XL17373 lbs. 13-1/4 oz.SRD,S
110Zeus ZS-508 (Flip-up)XL17413 lbs. 13-1/2 oz.RD,E
111Akuma ApacheXL17453 lbs. 13-1/2 oz.ND
112Shoei RF-1100XL17463 lbs. 13-5/8 oz.ND,E,S
113Fulmer AFS7XL17493 lbs. 13-3/4 oz.ND
114Vemar VSREV (Note a)L17483 lbs. 13-5/8 oz.SRD,E
115Caberg Konda (Flip-up)L17553 lbs. 13-7/8 oz.SRE
116Arai Corsair VXL17583 lbs. 14 oz.SRD,E,S
117HJC Sy-Max II (Flip-up)L17623 lbs. 14-1/8 oz.SRD
118Vega Summit XPV (Flip-up)XL17623 lbs. 14-1/8 oz.SRD
119Z1R Eclipse (Flip-up)XL17653 lbs. 14-1/4 oz.MRD
120Shoei X-12XL17663 lbs. 14-3/8 oz.ND,E,S2
121AFX FX-11 LightforceXS17713 lbs. 14-1/2 oz.SND
122Caberg Sintesi 2 (Flip-up)L17723 lbs. 14-1/2 oz.SRE
123Nolan N90 (Flip-up)L17843 lbs. 14-7/8 oz.SRD,E
124Scorpion EXO-400XL17853 lbs. 15 oz.SRD,S
125Shoei MultitecXL17863 lbs. 15 oz.RD
126Schuberth S1XL17893 lbs. 15-1/8 oz.NAE
127Vemar VTXEXL17903 lbs. 15-1/8 oz.SRD,E
128AFX FX-87X (Snowmobile/Street)XL17993 lbs. 15-1/4 oz.RD
129HJC IS-Max (Flip-up)L/XL18033 lbs. 15-5/8 oz.SRD
130Caberg Justissimo (Flip-up)L18063 lbs. 15-5/8 oz.ND,E
131Scorpion EXO-1000XL18214 lbs. 0-1/4 oz.SND,S
132Schuberth C2 (Flip-up)XL18274 lbs. 0-3/8 oz.NAD
133Reevu MSX1 (2010)XL18394 lbs. 0-7/8 oz.SRE
134Zeus ZS-3000B (Flip-up)XL18424 lbs. 1 oz.SND,S
135Nolan N102 (Flip-up)XL18504 lbs. 1 oz.RD
136Schuberth C3 With SRC (Flip-up)XL18514 lbs. 1-1/4 oz.SRE
137Nolan X-lite X-1002 (Flip-up)XL18554 lbs. 1-3/8 oz.NE
138KBC FFR (Flip-up)XL18674 lbs. 1-7/8 oz.ND
139Vemar Jiano (Flip-up)XL18844 lbs. 2-1/2 oz.SRD
140Scorpion EXO-900 (Flip-up)L18884 lbs. 2-5/8 oz.SND
141Nolan N103 (Flip-up)XL18914 lbs. 2-5/8 oz.ND
142HJC FS-Max (Flip-up)XL19114 lbs. 3-3/8 oz.RE
143Zeus ZS-3000 (Flip-up)M19244 lbs. 3-7/8 oz.SND
144Shark Evoline (Flip-up/Modular)L19284 lbs. 4 oz.SRD,E
145Shark Evoline Series 2 (Flip-up/Modular)L19484 lbs. 4-3/4 oz.SRD,E
146Fulmer M1 Modus Flamethrower (Flip-up)XL19544 lbs. 4-7/8 oz.SRD
147Shark Evoline (Flip-up/Modular)XL19604 lbs. 5-1/8 oz.NE
148Suomy D20 (Flip-up)XL20034 lbs. 5-5/8 oz.SRD
149Caberg Sintesi 2 (Flip-up)XL20064 lbs. 6-3/4 oz.SRE
150Caberg Sintesi (Flip-up/Modular)XL20344 lbs. 7-3/4 oz.SRE