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Sunday, July 31, 2011

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Kawasaki Restore a Classic Motorcycle

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Kawasaki Restore a Classic Motorcycle

Do you have a memory of a local motorcyclist and his motorcycle, and how you wished you could be the owner of that fine metal steed?

Many of us look back with fond memories of motorcycles of days gone by, and remember how cool they looked, and how we wished we could own one at the time. Now we're older the bikes have moved on, but that doesn't mean we should forget all about those old motorbikes. In fact the opposite is true, now those bikes we looked at with awe and envy all those years gone by are becoming classics, and as such are worth saving from the scrapheap.

Classic motorcycle restoration isn't all about locking yourself away in a garage and becoming an expert on which grade of chrome was used to plate the headlamp retaining bolt. Motorcycle restoration is a fun hobby for everyone, from the DIY mechanic to those who just want to ride a motorcycle they never could afford when they were younger. You don't even need to have a lot of spare money as some classic motorbikes can be picked up quite cheaply in various states of repair. Some motorbikes can, with a little attention, be ridden almost immediately and yet still not hit your wallet too hard.

Another thing worth thinking about is the investment factor of classic motorcycle restoration. You can pick up a cheap bike, do some small repairs and cosmetic tidying, and already it's started to increase in value. It doesn't need to be a complete nuts and bolts restoration to increase the value, with some extra care even as you enjoy riding it over a few years, a classic bikes value can increase greatly, and could mean you can make a tidy profit if you decide to sell it later.

It may take some time to restore a classic motorcycle, but it doesn't need to be done all at once. Some vintage motorcycles are ridden when possible, and worked on between rides. My own motorcycle is always left in a usable state between work being carried out. All it means is you don't have a perfect bike straight away. You don't even need to be riding the bike to take your time over the restoration, a lot of classic motorcycles are left in bits for a long while as the owners can't afford to buy the parts they need all at once.

There are plenty of classic motorcycles out there still to choose from, and your own teenage favorites could well be just waiting for you to pick them up and give them a home. Imagine living out that teenage fantasy of owning the motorcycle of your dreams, it doesn't matter that it's 20 years on you can still enjoy owning that dream motorbike. Only now instead of being called a teenage hoodlum, you'd be a respected classic motorcycle owner.

About the Author
The author Douglas Titchmarsh is the owner of several motorcycle themed websites including Z750 Twin Project , and co-author of the e-book "Classic Motorcycle Restoration - Tips From A Classic Motorcycle Junkie"

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Japanese Style or Jap Style is a genre of motorcycle modification

Japanese Style or Jap Style is a genre of motorcycle modification, its minimalist and almost naked. Usually has the characteristics of the large tires and throwing accessories are not necessary. Only some important parts are still mounted as headlight, turn lights, and brake lights. Maybe some pictures below can inspired you.

Friday, July 29, 2011

In Los Angeles, motorcycle parts defect

Most motorists who buy a new motorcycle quickly assumes that everything is perfectly fine only to be involved later on to an accident caused by a motorcycle part defect.






In fact just in 2005, more than 87,000 motorcyclists’ sustained injuries and more than 4,500 died as a result of motorcycle accidents, some of which were caused by motorcycle parts defect.

Who can blame them? Some of those buyers even bought the new motorcycle to replace an old defective motorcycle. That is why it is important to be careful in buying motorcycles or any other vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration or NHTSA sets the minimum performance requirement for all motorcycle parts.

It is also tasked to investigate complaints by motorists about certain safety-related defects and decide whether a recall will be necessary.

The United States Code for Motor Vehicle Safety refers to safety related defects as a problem that exists in a motorcycle or any vehicle equipment or part that:

• Poses a risk to motorcycle safety.

• May exist in a group of motorcycles of the same design and manufacture or items of the same type.

Here are some examples of motorcycle defects that may be safety related:

• Defective steering components that break suddenly resulting to lost control

• Fuel system component problems

• Accelerators controls that either breaks and/or sticks

• Cracked or broken tires

• Sears or back seats that fail during use

• Important motorcycle parts that breaks or separates from the vehicle resulting to loss of vehicle control

• Wiring system problems

• Defective child safety seats.

To avoid purchasing motorcycles with defective parts here are a few guidelines that you can follow in buying a motorcycle:

• Research – Research the model and manufacturer of the motorcycle you are about to buy. Find out if there has been a recall order on that particular motorcycle model.

• Get opinions – Talk to people who have purchased the same motorcycle model. Ask them if they are satisfied with the performance or are there problems that they are encountering. Even the small things may matter when you make a decision.

• Talk to mechanics – Ask them about their expert opinion about the model. You can also ask them if the motorcycle model is often brought to their shop for certain problems. You can also ask them to make a recommendation on what brand and model has the best overall performance.

• Get motorcycle history – If you are buying a used motorcycle, make sure you find out about its history. How many previous owners has it had? Had it been involved in an accident? Has any parts of the motorcycle been replaced? Those are just some of the things you have to find out about the vehicle.

• Be suspicious of cheap motorcycles – Most cheap motorcycles are just that. Cheap. There is a reason why these motorcycles are sold in a low price and most likely it is also because of very low quality.

There are already thousands of road accidents in Los Angeles that are caused by various reasons like speeding, dui, and reckless driving. It is best not to add motorcycle defects to those reasons if it can be avoided.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Ducati Modifications

Dark Ducati 1098s: 169 mph (271 km / h)





Ducati 1098s: 169 mph (271 km / h)

Ducati Street Cruisser 1098s: 169 mph (271 km / h)

motorcycle was produced by Manufacturer Italy, Ducati. It features Cylinder Engine L-twin, 4 valves per cylinder desmodromic and liquid cooled. This motorcycle can readh top speed of 169 mph (271 km / h). These forces Ducati 1098s 119.3 kW (160.0 bhp) @ 9750 rpm with 6 speed transmission chain.

BMW K 1200 S MODIFICATIONS

BMW K 1200 S



BMW K 1200 S

BMW motorcycles are produced is to use 16-valve 4-cylinder, DOHC, horizontal in-line, liquid cooled engine. Top speeds can be achieved with this vehicle is 174 mph (278 km / h). This bike can produce 164.94 horsepower (120.4 kW) @ 10,250 RPM. Transmission 6 speed manual transmission.

BMW K 1200 S

BMW K 1200 S

BMW K 1200 S

Kawasaki Ninja 1000

     
  
2011 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 First Ride

The new Kawasaki Ninja 1000 has sportbike attitude and clarification with a real-world, comfortable, sit-up basement position. Mounting a set of bendable bags, I adapted the 3-position windshield to its accomplished ambience and took off afterwards the US columnist barrage in Mill Valley, CA and spent three added canicule benumbed about littoral California. 1000 afar later, I had a boatload of abundant pictures and a abundant consequence of the powerful, adventurous ride.

KTM 50 SX Modified

KTM for racers age-old amid about 4 and 10 years and up to a acme of 130cm. This is no "toy" with dodgily congenital bargain components; this is a able motorcycle that sets standards in its chic for safety, adolescent ergonomics and benumbed fun. Equipped

2011 KTM 50 SX Modified
with high-quality apparatus throughout, such as abundantly dimensioned abeyance elements, high-quality disc brakes, a athletic anatomy fabricated from chrome-molybdenum stainless steel, admixture rims and aluminium handlebars with assurance padding. The agent is a absolutely new development accurately for the 50SX and excels with beeline adeptness development and avant-garde solutions, such as a centrifugally controlled automated clamp that can be adapted alone to the benumbed adeptness of the beginning racer: nice and affable for beginners, again after able and absolute with college revs. Another alive advantage for beginners defective in experience: the restrictor kit from the PowerParts ambit of accessories.

Yamaha F1Z-R 2002 Modif Sport Bike Full Fairing


modifikasi Yamaha F1Z-R 2002 Sport Bike Full Fairing, Need to make changes that do not conjure up a little Yamaha F1Z-R so mounts a full-fairing sport bike. Base motor that uses the framework underbone duck makes it difficult to fill the center of the motor with a tank or body. "The key should be made of artificial deltabox drawn from komstir into the middle order which flank the tank," said Ward, modifiers of the workshop Gandul 2Wheel Custom (G2C), in Gandul, Cinere, Depok.


Yamaha F1Z-R 2002 Sport Bike Full Fairing

Deltabox this is just a camouflage, a metal plate made of materials that mimicdesign Yamaha R1. "The owners have created such as the Yamaha R1, so deltabox made similar designs," said modifier is familiarly called War ini.

Yamaha F1Z-R 2002 Sport Bike Full Fairing

Just then process the legs for tongkrongannya more sturdy. At Yamaha F1Z paw-R is relying type upside down. "Although the goods of Thailand but the model has been like copotan moge," Apriyanto open the motorcycle owner who lives in Yogyakarta.

Self assembly process upside down as well baseball is so difficult. Ward traded only as komstir owned Yamaha F1Z-R that plugs into a quasi-variations. "Simple really really way pair. Also a lot of baseball that changed," continued Aprianto again.

Then that became a lock on this part of the legs of the installation of new swing-arm models moge. "Arms swing congenital previous motor lengthen first, then dikondom wear a metal plate," said Ward who had curly hair.

3682force1-adib-3.jpgMakin sip and compensate for the suspension, wheel rim also be replaced with tread width. Relying Swallow tires size 110/70-17 for the front, while the stern wear the same brand just different sizes, ie 140/60-17. Then install disc width though more nuance his sports.

After the legs and frame upright standing, then made the process of designing the body done. "This time to try to create their own body design. There is no set taken from an existing motor," said Ward is not to say Warung Doyong.

To sweeten the body look FIZ-R relies on several other parts of the motor copotan. As for relying headlamp headlamps Honda Vario. Foostep Kawak Ninja rear and rear quasi Suzuki Satria. "Use lower cost of goods rather copotan modif," whispered Apriyanto.

Not only that, the speedometer panel also taken from the Yamaha RX-King. If the rear lights are taped on the sepatbor rely on product variations. This is because the rear tail
designed tapered plain without lamp holder.

Let me look more sporty motor, exhaust snout position is now no longer exists on the right motor. "Design of exhaust pipe had been made hide under the body behind," he explained.
modification data Yamaha F1Z-R 2002 Sport Bike Full Fairing:

Rims: Power
Muffler: G2C
Sok back: Yamaha Jupiter MX
Footstep front: AHRS
G2C: 0813-8057-1361

Yamaha Fino Modification


Yamaha Fino fire airbrush




Fino Steal Your Face


Fino Fantasy 1


Fino Fantasy 2


yamaha fino back side



If we look at the foundations of Yamaha Fino, it is 115cc 4 a race SOHC, 2 valve, engine cooled by air. And officially the engine is an engine 113.5cc (but conjecture 114cc Fino made not resounded fresh enough for the marketing of Yamaha).

We always begin our agreement/to modify with a simple study of the motor bike, in the event of Fino, the engine is a regular visitor with our store of modification that all first Yamaha Fino is this, the very popular uses also of Yamaha Nouvo the same engine.

After we had a fast examination so that Fino is made with far, we decided not to exaggerate the ourself, because this Yamaha Fino will be employed most of the time by family members and joinings, we do not have surely fact wanted to forget the future of safety.

Yamaha Fino employs Mikumi BS25 X 1 carburettor, or the carburettor for the Americans, some will suggest replacing the carburettor by more sporting. But because we have perhaps a little more know-how, we know that the carburettor of Mikumi BS25x1 can be found in bicycles much larger then this scooter of 115cc Yamaha Fino.
What indicates to us, the carburettor can make this small scooter then can handle. But for people who have a carburettor available of Mikumi VM26 being around you will see increased powers in horses and execution, you must adjust the tube of breather, and it control cable of power.

I 'm always open for the idea 'the S and in Thailand, people always likes to speak about the fact that they think, which not to obtain the evil to me is a large thing. At our men of elderly of the coffee break one which returns visit sometimes suggested that all the new bicycles have electronic limitings device which prevent an engine to pass to 1 then a preset quantity of T/MN.

All it is on a certain true level in bicycles found in Europe, it is normally manufacturer put 'care of T that you shorten the lifespan of your motor bike, because in fact is this what we do. With more power we underline the reinforcement, suspension back and not to forget you if no clutch of packing is available probably must replace the clutch by a 2 months interval. Yamaha Fino comes with an automatic reinforced clutch, which with a little more power will make just very well.

Into basic the majority of the manufacturers of motor bike limit the power from there made bicycle with limiting the breathing of the bicycle. You must think of operation, full outside, around the block with your hand covering your month and the limitation air-in-takes your nose.

For Yamaha Fino, the best inexpensive execution increased than you it pot obtain if you twist the air filter, and look at exhaust, we used a certain copper pipe (aluminium will be also large) store on the corner (like you not to see most of the muffler it hasn 'seeming T perfect. For people whom we would like to make a step a little major in the rabbit hole, can try out you with various (larger) needles in your carburettor. We obtained the execution of is by simply granting the carburettor to the hand, it is a long work, but at the end it is right in value him.

For conservatives you can enter the engine and to replace the camshaft by a costume makes the camshaft hyper, which adds surely the couple and the powers in horses to small Yamaha Fino.

To modify the glances of Yamaha Fino, everyone has its own idea of what seems large. And for Yamaha Fino you can walk to any store of motor bike and fill-towards the high back of your truck record player of accessories.

Old Honda Motor Modification





Modification of the motor is always interesting, whether young or old, whether new or modified motor vintage motor modifications.

This time, I will show a collection of photos modifications old Honda :


 


Modification Bimota DB8 Ducati Sport


Bimota DB8 Competitor Cheap Motor Sport Ducati Streetfighter

Bimota officially launched as a competitor tight DB8 Ducati Streetfighter. With a 1198 cc engine two-seater, Bimota DB8 touted as a lower-priced motor sport.

Bimota DB8 off the price of 23,000 Euros. This makes DB8 banderole into kategosi entry-level motor sport.

DB8 appreciated even more expensive than its predecessor DB7 the dibanderol 26,000 Euro. Therefore, the Italian motorcycle company that set targets would be sold DB8 among lovers of motor sport.



Bimota consumers struck by motor sport that offers innovative and unique design of the new powers for their use with their wives or girlfriends but with cheaper prices.

Lower price is because DB8 uses plastic instead of carbon for the bodywork. Besides exhaust also selected from titanium instead of steel. While the chassis is made of aluminum instead of carbon serperti on DB7.

1198 cc engine cooling liquid used as an energy source that can reach 125 kW at 9750 rpm with maximum torque of 131.4 Nm at 8000 rpm. This power is greater 8bhp and 6lb-ft than the DB7.

For the legs, Bimota chose suspension Marzocchi USD forks DLC fully adjustable in front, and Extreme Tech Monoshock fully adjustable at the back.

Meanwhile, after holding lap-sized tires Dunlop 120/70 ZR17 front output, selected Brembo brake 320 mm dual four-piston. For measuring wheel is wrapped with 190/55 ZR17 Dunlop tires, 2 piston Brembo brakes ready for braking.

Nissan Juke 2011 White Color


Nissan Juke 2011 White Color

Just like when the Grand Livina is present in the Indonesian market in 2007, which became a phenomenon. It appears Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI) will repeat it again, not with the MPV, but the same crossover Nissan Juke 2011.

Takayuki Kimura, President of NMI to Kompas.com, said before the launch of its incoming orders have reached 1,000 units. "With this amount,

Hyundai All New Avega 2011

Hyundai All New Avega 2011PT Hyundai Mobil Indonesia (HMI) will display the All New AVEGA at the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS), July 2011. This information is delivered directly by the President Director of HMI Jongkie D. Sugiarto in Pekanbaru, today (27 / 4).With this new product, Hyundai hopes to pursue a sales target of 8,000 units by year's end. Besides New AVEGA, according

Chevrolet Spark Matik Launching Juli in Indonesia

Chevrolet Spark Matik PT General Motors Autoworld Indonesia (GMAI) must postpone the launch of a new variant of Spark automatic, at least of post-Lebaran. Delays due to disruption of supply of transmission from Japan due to natural disasters in March 2011."At first, we hope to launch a new variant on the mat Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS), late July 2011. But, chances after that,"said

Rumormill: Cadillac nonetheless desires a large rear-drive sedan to battle the import flagships

Envision a Cadillac and you are about as most likely to conjure up pictures of large, rear-drive landyachts of yesteryear while you are to image the automaker's significantly tauter goods of these days. But Cadillac has lengthy been rumored to become pondering a return to its traditional method having a new flagship sedan, and these rumors are rounding the mill as soon as once more.This time,

Yamaha Super Tenere First Ride

Yamaha Super Tenere Side View



Yamaha Super Tenere Side View



Yamaha Super Tenere Side View

2011 Yamaha Super Tenere is assuredly on US shores…almost. Yamaha hosted moto-journalists afresh in admirable Sedona, Arizona, area we were able to put the Tenere through its paces on paved anchorage and dirt. The new chance tourer fast became a admired of RoadBike Editor Steve Lita. Upright ergos and an all-day adequate bench accumulated with acceptable wind aegis and a absolute apparatus console to accomplish the ride go by quick. The Tenere (pronounced TEN-aray) has ABS, adjustable absorption control, and two drive modes; Sport and Tour. Put a drop bottomward at your bounded Yamaha banker today and you could be one of the aboriginal to accept his Super Tenere back they alpha accession in the US in May of 2011. Read all about it in the March 2011 affair of RoadBike, area you can additionally access our Caption Contest to win the analogous Tenere Casio Watch.


Yamaha Super Tenere Side View



Yamaha Super Tenere Side View

Suzuki Hayabusa Kr Tuned Exhaust

Suzuki Hayabusa Gallery

Automatic Models

Aliens Models

Strong Models

Classic Models

Suzuki Hayabusa Kr Tuned Exhaust

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Kawasaki KZ200 - 1982

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Kawasaki KZ200 - 1982
You can see the metamorphosis of it. Add some cheap component I've bought from secondhand market. No need to spend much money to restore it. I love this bike, and I don't want to lose it!

This style inspired by Harley Davidson WLA 1942. And this one I adopted from Police Motorcycle.
 













Applying some accessories like engine guard, passenger footsteps and replace the original handlebar with custom pipe

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

2011 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4


Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4


Flag ship the latest Lamborghini, Aventador LP700-4 has been widely discussed and reviewed by various media appearances, ranging from online, print and television since late last year. Lamborghini has also officially introduced the supersport ranging from the Geneva Motor Show in early March 2011, then at a special event "Made In Italy" in Rome and Shanghai Auto

Nissan Spec R 2011 facelift


Nissan Spec R 2011 facelift

Nissan reported a plan to stop production of the Nissan GT-R R35 sportcar quite successfully received by the market. Principals Japan is currently going through to develop a replacement candidate they call the GT-R nissan Spec R. What are the advantages?

Informed by Nissan that the weight of Spec R is lighter and has improved his strength. And R35 is a

2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWC

What everyone think of this offer, Laguna Blue paint on this 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander SE Sport? I'm not sure if I am the door with the color of the fuel sold in the alloy. As the wheels 18-inch wheels, sport and the rounded shape overall with back-end and aggressive front fascia. I want one of these in silver or see red.The interior is well done, and the sunroof was a nice surprise with LED



The Civic's Large Dash

The Civic's large dash



Chrysler 300 Modif Ceper


Chrysler 300 modif ceper

Chrysler 300 is one of the most popular car in America, is also among the modifiers. No wonder, when a production sedan at the Detroit-based manufacturer is made ​​custom to the flow of flat and if in Amerik called low rider.
Chrysler 300 which is called FatChance 2.0 superceper none other familiar names were taken from the modifier John Fortuño. This car will enliven

Mesin Suzuki Vitara corvete modif


Suzuki Vitara "Berjantung" Corvette

Suzuki Vitara has a compact size and shape beyond the simple and sporty. As a global product, it has two models, namely the four-door (long chassis) and two-door (short chassis roofed open-close and hard roof) which is produced from 1989 to 1997.
Chance to enter Indonesia is the four-door versions (or five-door plus rear). His name was different. Besides

Fiat 500 Motore Centrale White Color Modif


Fiat 500 Motore Centrale


Berbodi small Fiat 500 which is capable of rising up to 245 km per hour. The speed can be as high as that after the car gets a touch of Italy's production of home modifications Aznom. They named her work is deliberately prepared to participate in the annual Top Marques exhibition in Monaco, it

Modifikasi minibus limusin Dodge

A minibus limousine Dodge in the 1970s are still around and appear from one exhibition to another exhibition in America. Minibus or van is like walking because it is still recording inscriptions modification older style complete with murals of the popular Star Wars of its time.


Modifikasi minibus limusin Dodge

Tom and Pam Chronister from Garden Grove, California, USA, bought Dodge Tradesman

Modifikasi Mercedes-Benz E-Class kabriolet 2011


Modifikasi Mercedes-Benz E-Class kabriolet,

Home modifications Carlsson of Germany gave a special package for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class kabriolet, especially for the E350 CDI model 3.0-liter V6 diesel that has a standard power 231 hp. The offer was in the form of leverage to 20 percent power, aerodynamics and touches on the interior.

From the car looks aerodynamic changes in the sector

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Another Classic Motorcycle of Kawasaki

aftermarket kawasaki motorcycle parts, Another Classic Motorcycle of Kawasaki







The Kawasaki Eliminator is a cruiser-type motorcycle that has been produced in several variants since its introduction in 1985 as the ZL900. Currently billed as a "power cruiser", the first two incarnations of the bike, namely the 1985 and 1986 ZL900 models, were in fact almost street replicas of a drag style bike, featuring shaft drive, very short gearing and forward seating with a handlebar that barely qualified as legal. The motor for both of these machines was in fact the same motor available in the 900cc Ninja of the same year, albeit with slightly different exhaust and intake configurations. These were, and remain, two of the highest performing straight line un-cowled motorcycles to be sold to the public








Kawasaki KZ1300
This bike has six cylinder with 1300cc capacity.







Kawasaki KZ750 (Twin)

Produced for model year 1983, the Kawasaki KZ750 L3 was very similar to the 1982 Gpz750. This is the year during which the Gpzs made the jump towards "sportbikes", while the KZ line branched off as "sport cruisers". This model can be distinguished by the three horizontal stripes along the gas tank and tailpiece, orange, red and yellow, and the lack of fairing typical on GPZ bikes of the same era. The Kawasaki inline-four engines are considered very robust and reliable. Therefore, this motorcycle, and others with similar engines, are sought after for their rideability and repairability.


Kawasaki Z900/Z1

The Z1 Kawasaki was a motorcycle introduced in 1972 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It has been described as the world's first superbike, but that term is probably better applied to Honda's CB750, which introduced the four-cylinder, across the frame, disc-braked layout.