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December 1st, 2012

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MotoGP 2013 Official Calender & Rider list

The FIM has unveiled the official 2013 MotoGP calendar. The Argentina round of MotoGP however has been taken off the 2013 calendar, citing safety reasons. In June this year the Spanish government had asked teams and riders sponsored by Spanish oil and gas company Repsol, (primarily known for being the title sponsor for the factory Honda team amongst others) to not travel to Argentina given a rift between the Argentine government and the oil major.

The deadline for Dorna Sports to officially submit the official 2013 MotoGP to the FIM was November 18. Dorna was notified by the Spanish Government about the withdrawal of its request asking Repsol sponsored teams and riders to not travel to Argentina on November 20. By then Dorna had submitted the calendar to the FIM, which is why the Argentinian round of MotoGP has not been included in the 2013 calendar. However, given that the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina has signed a three-year deal with Dorna, the ministry of foreign affairs Spain has confirmed that there will definitely be an Argentinian GP in 2014.

While the Buddh International Circuit is set to host a round of the World Superbike Championship in March next year, there is no word about MotoGP coming down to India. Having said that, we can only hope the Buddh International Circuit makes it to the 2014 MotoGP calendar.

Opening Round 7 April , Qatar

2013 MotoGP Calendar

07 April – Losail International Circuit, Qatar

21 April – Circuit of the Americas, USA

05 May – Jerez, Spain

19 May – Le Mans, France

02 June – Mugello, Italy

16 June – Catalunya, Spain

29 June – Assen, Netherlands

07 July – Sachsenring, Germany

21 July – Laguna Seca, USA

18 August – Indianapolis, USA

25 August – Brno, Czech Republic

01 September – Silverstone, Great Britain

15 September – San Marino (Marco Simoncelli Circuit), Italy

29 September – Aragón Motorland, Spain

13 October – Sepang, Malaysia

20 October – Phillip Island, Australia

27 October – Motegi , Japan

10 November – Ricardo Tormo-Valencia, Spain

Participants for MotoGP 2013

Rider	Team	Ride
Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Ducati
Colin Edwards	NGM Mobile Forward Racing	FTR Kawasaki
Stefan Bradl	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda
Hiroshi Aoyama	Avintia Blusens	FTR
Hector Barbera	Avintia Blusens	FTR
Danilo Petrucci	Came Iodaracing Project	Ioda-Suter
Ben Spies	Pramac Racing	Ducati
Randy De Puniet	Power Electronics Aspar	ART
Karel Abraham	Cardion AB Motoracing	ART
Alvaro Bautista	Go & Fun Honda Gresini	Honda
Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda	Honda
Andrea Iannone	Pramac Racing	Ducati
Michael Laverty	Paul Bird Motorsport	PBM
Cal Crutchlow	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
Bradley Smith	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
Aleix Esparago	Power Electronics Aspar	ART
Valentino Rossi	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
Bryan Staring	Go & Fun Honda Gresini	FTR Honda
Yonny Hernandez	Paul Bird Motorsport	ART
Nicky Hayden	Ducati	Ducati
Claudio Corti	NGM Mobile Forward Racing	FTR Kawasaki
Marc Marquez	Repsol Honda	Honda
Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha
To Be Confirmed	Came Iodaracing Project	Ioda-Suter

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November 24th, 2012

Autos, Bikes/Two Wheelers, Featured

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Hero MotoCorp Confirms a 250cc Bike For 2014, Working with EBR

Hero MotoCorp is currently working with Erik Buell Racing to develop a quarter-liter bike. The bike will be unveiled on AutoExpo 2014 & company is considering this as a deadline for product completion. The bike will be available in the market later in the later half of 2014. Many top level engineers from Hero MotoCorp are working for designing and initial stages of development of this 250 cc motorcycle. The later part of development and production will be shifted to India.

The bike is being developed in partnership with American company Erik Buell Racing (EBR) at their technology centre in the States.The bike will probably be packed with 250cc Single Cylinder LC configuration with 4-Valve head. The Power output will be around 23- 27 BHP. However with products like Duke 390 and Pulsar 375/390 coming to our market same time, competition will be much more.

November 20th, 2012

Autos, Bikes/Two Wheelers, Featured

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Honda CB500F, CB500R & CB500X Photo Gallery

On Nov 11 Honda unveiled six new models for its 2013 lineup but the center point of these six bike were the 500cc trio (CB500F, CBR500R, CB500X) . All there of them are powered by 499cc Parallel twin cylinder liquid cooled engine. This engine is capable of producing 47 ps of power and 40 nm of torque. interesting point is this there are priced very competitively (Around 3.5 Lakh INR in US).

November 13th, 2012

Autos, Bikes/Two Wheelers, Featured

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KTM 390 Duke Specifications,Photo Gallery

KTM is continuing its aggressive competition to gain a fair share of our market, which it started with the launching 200 Duke. KTM 390 Duke is built around the same trellis frame as the 200 Duke,but painted in KTM’s orange racing colors.The suspension, tyres and brakes seem to be the same as the Duke 200. The bike is powered by a 375cc single cylinder liquid cooled engine that is capable of generating 44PS @ 9500 RPM of power and 35NM @ 7250RPM torque. KTM claims a dry weight of 139 kg that will will give this bike a whooping 316ps/tonne power to weight ratio,making it a complete rocket.

For European market Duke 390 will be equipped with ABS as standard. We hope in India it will also come with ABS as bike of such performance definitely demands some serious braking power. KTM Duke 390 shares a lot of parts with little sibling Duke 200 so we expect it to be very reasonably priced. The 390 Duke will be manufactured at Bajaj Auto’s plant in Chakan and expected price will be around Rs. 2 Lakhs which still will be a Steal for such high-performance bike.

Technical Specifications of the 2013 KTM Duke 390

Engine: Four-stroke liquid-cooled, 4-valve
Displacement: 373 cm
Bore x stroke: 89 x 60 mm
Power : 44ps @ 9500 rpm
Torque : 35 Nm @ 7250
Power to Weight Ratio : 316 ps/tonne
Compression ratio: 12.6:1
Power: Bosch injection
Lubrication: Wet sump
Frame: Steel trellis
Front Suspension: WP inverted fork Ø 43 mm, deb. 150 mm
Rear Suspension: WP monoshock, deb. 150 mm
Front Brake: Disc Ø 300 mm, Four(4)-piston radial caliper
Rear Brake: 230 mm disc, Single(1)-piston caliper
Tires: front: 110/70 x 17, rear: 150/60 x 17
Angle: 65 °
Trail: 100mm
Wheelbase: 1367mm
Ground clearance: 170mm
Seat Height: 800mm
Weight: 139 kg dry, less than 150 kg at the curb
Tank: 11 liters

KTM Duke 390 Photo Gallery :-

October 29th, 2012

Autos, Bikes/Two Wheelers

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Spotted: Honda CBR500, Honda CB500R & Honda CB500X

Honda is set to debut a number of 500cc machines at EICMA next month, two of which we have already glimpsed: the Honda CBR500 & Honda CB500R. Joining the smaller sport bike and street-naked is is the Honda CB500X, a 500cc version of the Honda NC700X.

Spotted all together at an Italian commercial shoot, all three models are said to share a 500cc parallel-twin motor that makes 45hp, as well as the same basic chassis.

Fitted with “traditional” telescopic forks, single brake discs up front, and all three models sharing a bevy of major parts, Honda should be able to be very aggressive with its pricing structure on the new 500cc model line.

Looking at the components as well, it is clear that Honda intends its new CBR500, CB500R, and CB500X motorcycles to be priced at the lower end of the pricing spectrum, making them attractive to newer and price-sensitive motorcyclists — especially our friends across the pond who are riding with an A2 license.

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