Indian's 2009 Models Are On Deck

Specs released for the new Indian Chief in 4 trim levelsA quick look at the business pages would have most of us believing it's a bad time to roll out an ultra-premium motorcycle. Consumer confidence is flagging, the market's tanking and motorcycle sales just aren't what they used to be - to put it mildly. But then, Stephen Julius isn't most of us. Julius, the chairman of Indian Motorcycle - the

Honda to launch 800cc bike by March 2009

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) will introduce an 800cc bike by the end of this financial year, a senior executive of the company told reporters here Monday while unveiling a new model. HSMI president and chief executive S. Aoyama said the 800cc bike would be one of the two models planned for launch later this year; the other could be either a bike or a

Piaggio MP3 HYS

Always considering environmental problems, Piaggio presented a inovative solution destinated to change for ever the way we comute in crowded cities.Year after year the cities become more and more crowded and with personal transporting becoming a must, somebody had to find a solution. You will probably thing that it was found together with the two wheels but not everybody will agree with you. Many

Piaggio Launches Two Plug-In Hybrid Vespa Scooters

Piaggio, the Italian manufacturer of the iconic Vespa scooter, has introduced two plug-in hybrid prototypes based on the standard Vespa LX 50 and X8 125 models.The HyS (Hybrid Scooter) models are parallel hybrids, combining four-stroke combustion engines with electric motors. The electric motor provides power assist, supplying a 25% boost in power for acceleration over the first few meters (a

More News on Piaggio HyS

Piaggio Australia announce plans for the HyS hybrid range of scooters in 2008.Piaggio AustraliaItalian manufacturer Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, has launched an environmentally friendly hybrid scooter by mechanically and electronically linking a traditional combustion engine with an electric motor.The new design, which has a working title of HyS (Hybrid Scooter), allows the petrol engine to work

Gilera Fuoco 500ie

Leading scooter brand Gilera is characterised by passion, innovation and adventure – something the new Gilera Fouco 500ie sums up. Italian for ‘fire’, the Gilera Fuoco delivers a hot performance, going from 0-60mph in under 6 seconds and reaching a top speed of 90mph fuelled by a 500cc, electronically fuel injected, single cylinder, 4 valve, Euro 3 engine - a ride that will set it apart as much

A window to the future - Honda DN-01

Couragious, with an adventurous spirit and no compromises, the Honda DN-01 explores new frontiers of two-wheel transport, offering a new riding philosophy for the city and on the road. It has an American custom riding position, very sat-down with the legs forward.The weight and size are quite contained though, with a sports look and automatic transmission that we’d never seen before. It has a

Piaggio MP3 Review

The Piaggio company, nestled in the Tuscan countryside between Florence and Pisa, first invented scooters in 1946 when it produced the first ever Vespa. Today, Piaggio continues to produce scooters under three brands: the classic Vespa, the sporty Gilera and the contemporary Piaggio.In Australia, the Piaggio brand offers an extensive range of Italian scooters from 50cc to 500cc. The MP3 400 has

Honda VFR 800

現今超級跑車之中，最流行的機器選擇是直四和V2。你想排氣聲特別少少與眾不同嗎？V4和直三也有跑車選擇啊。老編認為直三引擎必選Daytona，那V4機器呢？答案當然是Honda VFR了。由遠古時代的VFR400、RVF 400到VFR750/800，都是很多人在不同階段的理想選擇。第一代VFR750在1986年推出，隨後每四年作出更新。不過現款第五代VFR800Fi VTEC在2002年推出以來，只接受過少量修改。07年曾傳出過謠言說08年會有全新VFR，但事實說明現款VFR的銷量仍然撐得住，不需要急於轉款。想等新車的朋友們，在2010年再看看吧。Honda Hyper-VTEC系統利用液壓感應器啟動的推桿，當達到指定轉數後才會把其餘兩個閥門和現在的閥門串連，令凸輪的轉動可以對它們產生作用。所以在低轉時每汽缸只有兩個閥門操作，當轉數提升到某一個程度時，其餘兩個閥門才會加入工作。鐵騎網誌在