2008 Moto Morini Corsaro Review

Specs for 2008 Moto Morini Cosaro
Engine Type	Bialbero CorsaCorta: 87-degree V-Twin, 4 valves per cylinder, liquid cooling, DOHC gear/chain combination timing system
Displacement	1187 cc
Bore/Stroke	107 x 66 mm
Power	140 hp at 8500 rpm
Torque	123 Nm at 6500 rpm
Fuel injection	Magneti Marelli fuel injection 54mm throttlebody
Exhaust	Double silencer, 3-way catalytic converter and oxygen sensor
Emissions	Euro 3
Clutch	Multiple-plate clutch in oil bath with anti-skipping system and radial master-cylinder
Frame	Verlicchi high-strength steel tube trellis frame
Swingarm	Aluminum
Wheelbase	56.7 inches
Frontsuspension	50mm Marzocchi upside-down fully adjustable fork
Wheel	Brembo in light alloy
Front tire	Pirelli Diablo – 120/70ZR-17
Rearsuspension	Sachs single shock absorber adjustable in extension, compression and spring preload
Rear wheel travel	5.1 in
Rear tire	Pirelli Diablo – 180/55ZR-17
Front brake	Brembo 320mm twin disc with 4-piston brakecalipers and radial master-cylinder
Rear brake	Brembo (master cylinder and calipers) – 220 mm mono disc with 2-piston caliper
Tank capacity	18 liters
Dry weight(claimed)	440 lbs
Seat height	31.7 in

2017 Suzuki VanVan 200 Announced For US - It took a while for Suzuki to get in on the little dislodging bike market in the U.S., yet the organization now include four models punching under 250cc with the retro-styled VanVan 200 scrambler joining the returning TU250X, GW250 and the beforehand affirmed DR200S for the 2017 model year.

The first two-stroke 123cc Suzuki VanVan appeared in 1972 and stayed underway until 1982. Quick forward a couple of decades to when Suzuki got back the VanVan 2003, this time with a four-stroke 125cc motor, and it immediately grew to some degree a clique taking after abroad. Shockingly, neither one of the iterations made it here to the U.S.

Suzuki hopes to compensate for that with the new 199cc adaptation. Presented the previous fall at EICMA, the Suzuki VanVan 200 is controlled by an air-cooled Single, likely the same essential thumper beating inside the DR200S yet overhauled with fuel infusion. Debilitate gasses are coordinated around the chamber and out the back with a high-threw slug formed suppressor. The motor is mated to a five-speed transmission that Suzuki cases is intended for "energetic quickening and smooth cruising."

Suzuki Announces 2017 Off-Road, Motocross, DualSport, And Supermoto Models 

The motor is mounted to a precious stone style steel outline, the same one utilized on the 125cc form. The limited casing is supplemented by a thin 1.7-gallon fuel tank, the state of which that characterized the first VanVan's famous faction status. Spilling out of the highest point of the tank is a long and thickly padded ribbed seat that ought to offer an appreciated reprieve for those tired of sitting on seats the span of mousepads. The handlebars are really high and ought to give a simple scope, while the low 30.3-inch seat stature ought to make the VanVan 200 a solid match for fledglings.

In advance, the VanVan utilizes a 18-inch wire-talked wheel with a wide 130/80 tire, while the 14-inch back wheel wears an additional wide 180/80 tire. The 33mm telescopic fork and single back stun both offer 5.4 inches of travel; neither one of the units is movable. The front wheel is halted by a two-cylinder caliper, while the back wheel proceeds with the retro topic with an old-school drum brake.

Different highlights incorporate an (asserted) 282.2-pound control weight, roundabout 60/55W front lamp, one-piece snatch bar, basic roundabout speedometer and a bumper mounted device pocket.

The 2017 Suzuki VanVan 200 will be offered in Metallic Triton Blue or Metallic Matte Fibroin Gray for $4,599.

2017 Suzuki VanVan 200 Specifications
MSRP	$4,599
Engine Type	199cc, 4-stroke, air-cooled, 1 cylinder, SOHC
Engine Displacement	199cc
Fuel System	Suzuki fuel injection
Ignition	Electronic ignition (CDI)
Starter	Electric
Transmission	5-speed constant mesh
Front Suspension	Telescopic, coil spring, oil amped
Rear Suspension	Swingarm type, coil spring, oil damped
Front Brakes	Disc brake
Rear Brakes	Drum brake
Front Tire	130/80-18M/C 66P, tube type
Rear Tire	180/80-14M/C 78P, tube type
Overall Length	2140 mm (84.3 in)
Overall Width	865 mm (34.1 in)
Wheelbase	1385 mm (54.5 in)
Ground Clearance	220 mm (8.7 in)
Seat Height	770 mm (30.3 in)
Curb Weight	128.0 kg (282.2 lbs)
Fuel Tank Capacity	6.5 L (1.7 US gal)

2017 Yamaha SCR950 Revealed - Back in April we saw the Star Motorcycles site was being diverted to Yamaha's site, and we broke news with an official reaction from Yamaha that its Star Motorcycles brand was being reabsorbed into Yamaha's road lineup now part into four portions: Sport, Super Sport, Sport Heritage, and Cruiser.

Yamaha notes there is some hybrid activity in the last two classes, with both camps acknowledging customization, agelessness, valid materials, motor character and social ways of life. While maturing Boomers and Gen Xers are moving to more agreeable and pragmatic baggers, Gen Y is burrowing on lighter and easier bistro racers and scramblers.

Yamaha's best cruisers generally have been the Bolts, and Yamaha is realizing further qualifications between the Bolt and Bolt R-spec. The R ($8,399) will keep up its present "game" situating, while the normal adaptation ($7,999) will get fortifications to its "ageless character," which for 2017 means new wire-talked wheels. Both Bolts get a pleasant update with another flangeless fuel tank (no terrible creases!) that holds an additional 1.2 liters. Additionally new for the 2017 Bolts, accessible in August, are "enhanced appearance wire guides."

I can't say much in regards to the wire guides, as I was excessively bustling looking at the new SCR950 to get some information about them. While the Bolts have a place in Yamaha's cruiser stable, the same stage in the SCR is opened into Yamaha's new Sport Heritage line. Correct, the SCR950 is basically a Bolt wearing scrambler garments.

Along these lines, we have the now-well known 60-degree air-cooled V-Twin uprooting 942cc, with its four valves for every chamber producing around 49 stallions to the back wheel. Likewise recognizable are the instrumentation, casing and suspension.

2017 Yamaha SCR950 Specifications
Engine Type	58-cubic-inch (942cc) air-cooled SOHC 4-stroke V-twin; 4 valves
Bore x Stroke	85.0mm x 83.0mm
Compression Ratio	9.0:1
Fuel Delivery	Fuel injection
Ignition TCI	Transistor Controlled Ignition
Transmission	5-speed; multiplate wet clutch
Final Drive	Belt
Front Suspension	Telescopic fork, 4.7-in travel
Rear Suspension	Dual piggyback shocks, 2.8-in travel
Front Brakes	Wave-type disc, 298mm
Rear Brakes	Wave-type disc, 298mm
Front Tire	100/90-19
Rear Tire	140/80R17
L x W x H	88.6 in x 35.2 in x 45.9 in
Seat Height	32.7 in
Wheelbase	62.0 in
Rake (Caster Angle)	28.4°
Trail	5.1 in
Ground Clearance	5.5 in
Fuel Capacity	3.2 gal
Fuel Economy (Claimed)	51 mpg
Wet Weight (Claimed)	547 lb
Warranty	1 Year (Limited Factory Warranty)
Color Options	Charcoal Silver; Rapid Red

As the Wheels and Waves Festival in Biarritz, France enters its fifth year, BMW has, once more, discharged an idea bicycle in view of the R nineT. A year ago, a scrambler-ized R nineT, named Concept Path 22 after the trail to one of Europe's most well known surf spots, highlighted a custom paint by visual craftsman Ornamental Conifer. For 2016, BMW chose to look to the marque's Paris-Dakar cruisers to make the BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose.

BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose.

"Since it was initially presented available, the BMW R nineT has turned into a well known bicycle for customizers and finishers as can be seen at Wheels and Waves. This makes us extremely glad and impelled us on to make something unique for this celebration, something nobody has seen from us yet", says Edgard Heinrich, Head of Design at BMW Motorrad clarifying the foundation of the idea bicycle. "The BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose is our laid-back and exceptionally singular translation of the bicycle that won the Paris-Dakar Rallye in 1985 – completely in accordance with the soul of Wheels and Waves and its guests. It puts the BMW R nineT into an energizing new setting and shows what enthusiasm for our image legacy, creative ability and a couple of adjustments can accomplish."

The name Lac Rose is taken from the French name of the rose-hued Retba salt lake, beside the Atlantic coast around 22 miles upper east of Dakar where the Paris-Dakar rally finished up after its difficult trek over the African mainland. Here, BMW processing plant Boxers, altered by the organization HPN, remained at the highest point of the platform three times in succession in the mid–1980s, with Gaston Rahier taking the third win in 1985.

Wearing Rahier's 101 race number, the R nineT got the rally treatment of the period. From the windscreen to the round headlamp and larger than average tank down to the long-travel suspension, high bumpers, rough terrain tires, and short rally situate, the accentuation was on giving this advanced cruiser the lines of a fanciful period of BMW GS apparatus. The red on snow capped white shading blend had a place with the race number and, actually, were incorporated – just like the multi-hued tubular casing. The majority of the adjustments underscore the capacity required of a race machine as confirm by the accident bars and case protect. Indeed, even the restrictive BMW riding gear attach into the outline/shading plan with the protective cap highlighting the 101 race number.

Lac Rose

“Essentially the bike is a cool and laid-back roadster with a few typical off-road features which allow you to leave the street and follow a dirt track into the unknown”, says Edgar Heinrich. “It is this combination of customizing, coolness and unconventionality which make this bike so special.”

Wheels & Waves – Festival
The Wheels and Waves Festival happens from June 8–12, 2016 in Biarritz on the French Atlantic coast. Made in 2012 by the neighborhood Southsiders Motorcycle Club, Wheels and Waves has gotten to be one the most sizzling home bases of the new custom scene inside a brief timeframe. A year ago, roughly 10,000 guests ran to the Cite l'Ocean on the shoreline of Biarritz. This year, Wheels and Waves, once more, offers an energizing system including surf rivalry, craftsmanship presentations, sprint races and ride-aways over the Spanish fringe.

BMW Motorrad is the principle support and is displaying various further custom bicycles and R nine T changes notwithstanding the BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose

BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose

At Motorcycle website we endeavor to research and test the majority of the most recent bicycles and rigging. In the course of recent decades, our accomplished staff has built up a sharp feeling of value and a basic eye for appropriate usefulness. Since head protectors are effortlessly the most essential security thing for any rider, we wouldn't significantly consider riding without one, and since we invest so much energy testing bikes everywhere throughout the world we have a tendency to invest a ton of time inside a variety of caps.

This experience has helped us comprehend what makes a really extraordinary head protector. Despite the fact that it might appear glaringly evident to the most experienced riders out there, we likewise understand that selecting best head protectors from today's expansive ocean of decisions may not be so natural for other people. It is for that very reason that we've set this up manual for help you pick the best caps for your riding way of life.

Helmet Safety

 
The best helmets tend to have most or all of the following features:

• Removable cheekpads which can be replaced with other sizes to customize fit. 
• A lined/padded chinstrap for comfort and a tight-fitting neckroll to help reduce wind noise. 
• Removable, washable liners are a big plus, because nobody likes riding around in a helmet that smells like a gym bag. 
• Properly engineered ventilation systems which effectively flow air into and back out of a helmet with a minimum of noise and turbulence. 

Proper Helmet Fit

  When you're attempting on a cap, take this speedy test to guarantee you have a solid match: First, affix the strap cozily (you ought to feel some power on your button). Next, snatch the back of the cap and attempt to lift it up and pull it forward off your head. Try not to have the capacity to get the head protector off even with noteworthy exertion. Likewise, the cheekpads ought to permit just least development when curving the cap from side to side. Numerous riders purchase a protective cap too huge for their heads – a great fitting cap ought to be on the cozy side, and the fit will get to be looser as the cushioning softens up. A baggy cap will move around on your head at roadway velocities and all the more critically a free protective cap will exchange a more prominent measure of effect vitality to your mind!