Hi, I ride a HUNK!

You wouldnt want to say that to the fair sex, would you? Im sure Hero Honda never thought about this when they came up with the.. err... "HUNK"!
The news first broke out on www.xbhp.com quite sometime back. The name of the bike was right, but details werent. Anyways, HH finally launched this "old wine in a new bottle" bike yesterday in Delhi.
It is powered by the same 150cc CBZ-Xtreme engine (pumping out 14.2bhp). Everything remains the same : The engine, chassis, running parts etc, but whats different is the way this bike (im not gonna type "hunk" again) looks. The CBZ-Xtreme had a weird front end, and this one has a far better one. Ditto for the massive scoops and the exhaust. Overall, there is a dramatic improvement in the way the bike looks.

The bike will go on sale at a price of Rs 55,000 ($1375) for the kick start and Rs 57,000 ($1425) for the disc version (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Im not photoshop guy, just played around with the images I could lay my hands on from xBhp, Rearset.blogspot.com and 2007hunk.blogspot.com

The header picture on this page... BEND IT LIKE BAKSHI!

"Bend it like Bakshi"
I m sure many of you must be wondering about the header picture (top most pic) on this blog. The bike in picture is the India made Hero Honda Karizma, a 223cc 17bhp motorcycle with a 2.75inch front and a 4.00 inch (100mm) rear tyre. And still, riders like Kunal Bakshi, can made the bike dance like this.

Kunal stays in Australia, and was in Delhi for a while earlier this year. And he did show us how to take corners very well. Enjoy the pictures.

2007 Street-fighter comparo

Motorcycle-USA have just done the 2007 Street-fighter comparo and it has gone live on their website.
The bikes were
1. Aprilia Tuono Factory
2. Ducati Monster SR4
3. Kawasaki Z1000
4. Triumph Speed Triple
5. Yamaha FZ1

There are some interesting results, check out the
Comparo now

Kawasaki GTR 1400 VS Kawasaki ZX-6R : Can they rival each other?

A sports tourer vs a sports bike? Sounds insane right?
But deep inside our hearts, we all know we would like to see such a comparo, and Performance Bike of UK just did that. They picked up one of the best sports tourer in the business, the GTR 1400 and pitted it against the agile missile, the ZX-6R over a distance of 594 miles (950km) from Bladel to Berlin. Ofcourse, the GTR with its way bigger powerful engine made sure the ZX-6R never caught up, but the riders admitted it was a close call. The GTR took 7hrs 28min, and ZX6R another 32mins.

The GTR may have a 29% bigger fuel tank, but its 20% more thirsty than the lil Ninja. Its just that the GTR will make you reach the destination in a relaxed way, as compared to the ZX-6R, on which you butt will sue you for the pain, and your arms will be aching! And yeah, did I tell you that at 150mph/240kmh, the ZX is spinnin at 13,000 revs, while the GTR is at a lazy 7000!!

Read the October 2007 issue of PB (performance biking) for more

Pocket Rocket!

Just published a great new motorcycling article on www.inter-bike.co.uk by journalist Tammy Milsom all about the "Pocket Rocket" who is Sammi Tee. Young Sammi is a Scottish Moto-X champion and the 2004 Scottish mini-moto champion. Read all about this young motorcycle champion by clicking here.

Ride safe!

Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Hyosung Aquila GV 250 : Pimped up version ridden

Where - Mumbai, India
Base bike : Hyosung Aquila GV250
Yes, believe it or not, this is the Aquila GV250!
Runs on a 110mm front and 200mm rear set up. The rear suspension is one sided swingarm, power transfer to rear wheeles is thru belt drive.

I rode the bike for around 15km in India's pathetic traffic. In the starting, it was a bit of the bother, but then I got used to it. The free flow exhausts sounded awesome and the bike was an eye magent for sure!!

For more, you may get in touch with me (bunny - 919223285630) or the guy who made this bike (Akshai - 919820801998)

Lots of Motorcycle News!

Yesterday (10th October 200&) seemed to be a big day for motorcycling news.



Firstly Fowlers Honda of Bristol announced they have have commissioned ten limited edition replicas of John McGuinness' Honda Fireblade to commemorate his record-breaking win at the 100th Isle Of Man TT races. More info and how you can buy one is on www.inter-bike.co.uk by clicking here.



Ducati have announded that the stunning MotoGP replica race bike the Ducati Desmosedici RR production run will be limited to 1500 units. Read more from Ducati about this on www.inter-bike.co.uk by clicking here.





Aprilia UK have announced that there interesting new model the the Aprilia SL750 Shiver is now for sale in Aprilia dealer showrooms. To find out more about this new Aprilia model on www.inter-bike.co.uk, click here.