Activity at the entry level of the sportbike class was evident at Kawasaki, which showed its ‘08 Ninja 250R, a thorough makeover of a longtime favorite. The revamped model, which sells for $3,499, has racier-looking bodywork and an updated two-cylinder engine. Kawasaki has also overhauled the Ninja ZX-10R with a new ram-air intake system and improved brakes.
Honda’s display showcased the new CBR1000RR, a redesigned model noteworthy for its low-mounted MotoGP-style exhaust sytem. But the CBR600RR, a longtime leader of the 600cc class, also struck a imposing figure in its new Graffiti paint scheme. The nearly flat-black finish is a $300 option on the standard $9,599 machine.
At the top rung of the sport machines in the Javits Center was the Ducati 1098R, heartbreakingly handsome and racetrack-ready, right down to the eight-level traction control system. The price tag, if you must ask, will read $39,900, but with 186 horsepower the “couple of hundred” 1098Rs Ducati says it will bring here ought to sell out quickly.
A motorcycle show in Manhattan at the end of December is bound to be a flop, right? Well, judging by the crowd of riders lined up at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center last Friday, that would be a bad assumption.
The dead-of-winter date for the New York stop of the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show is by now something of a tradition, coinciding for many enthusiasts with the onset of holiday-break cabin fever and an urgent need to see the newest models. Nevermind the weather outside (actually rather mild this year); warm weather is only months away.
The show, which ran through Sunday, Dec. 30, always offers a wide range of diversions. On the program this year were a stunt show, a custom bike showcase and a display of record-breaking streamliners that made history on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The highlight of this group was the current speed champion for two-wheelers, at 350.884 miles an hour, the brilliant red Bub Seven.
Still, the show’s main attraction was the hardware soon to be available in dealerships, which included entries in almost every class of machinery, from a revamped version of Suzuki’s Haya
The dead-of-winter date for the New York stop of the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show is by now something of a tradition, coinciding for many enthusiasts with the onset of holiday-break cabin fever and an urgent need to see the newest models. Nevermind the weather outside (actually rather mild this year); warm weather is only months away.
The show, which ran through Sunday, Dec. 30, always offers a wide range of diversions. On the program this year were a stunt show, a custom bike showcase and a display of record-breaking streamliners that made history on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The highlight of this group was the current speed champion for two-wheelers, at 350.884 miles an hour, the brilliant red Bub Seven.
Still, the show’s main attraction was the hardware soon to be available in dealerships, which included entries in almost every class of machinery, from a revamped version of Suzuki’s Haya
Harley-Davidson’s display always attracts a large crowd, and the Milwaukee faithful were rewarded with early looks at the new Rocker and Dyna Fat Bob models. In 2008, The Motor Company is also commemorating the 100th anniversary of its police bikes, first delivered to the city of Detroit. A variety of peace officer and firefighter special editions are in the model line, as well as several stripes of the “preferred motorcycle of the Shriners of North America” in Concord Purple (for Jesters only, according to Harley) or Concord White at $18,000 and up.
The rise of the naked bike — models with sporting intentions, but not the aerodynamic cowlings of pure-sports machines — continues to gather strength. Suzuki has added the B-King, essentially an undressed Hayabusa, stripped of the fairing that would otherwise cover up all the mechanical eye candy. The $12,899 B-King has a radical style all its own as well as a feature Suzuki calls the Drive Mode Selector, which lets the rider choose between two performance settings for the engine management system.
The BMW HP2 Sport wears a bit more clothing, but the best parts of its 130-horsepower Boxer twin engine are in full view. Think of it as the ultimate expression of the R1200S; with all of the leading-edge hardware on this beauty, expect it to cost a grand or three more than the $21,000 HP2 Megamoto.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar