I find the European custom motorcycle builders to be the most interesting since they are free to work with any type of machine they have in mind, not just sticking to choppers. Ludovic Lazareth is one of those builders, he builds one off bikes, trikes, and cars, and this time around its a Yamaha FZ1.
Its one mean looking bike with that supercharger belt on the side, and it looke to be a comfortable ride. I don’t even know how something like this would handle and how fast it would be, but you can own one for the low price of €40,000 ($56,000).
Link: Lazareth
I couldn’t believe these beauties in front of my eyes, Ducati have perfected an Art form. I got a text from Salem @ Tristar telling me that the Streetfighter and the Streetfighter S were both on the show room floor. I took off as soon as I landed from Singapore. The pearl white from Ducati is beautiful from every angle, they even had one pearl white 1198 just behind the two of these beauties. Then there was the red Streetfighter S which I couldn’t keep my hands off of, I really wanted to throw my leg over the machine and take off. I want to congratulate the owners of the machine whoever they are going to be.
Ducati have really struck a cord with these beauties and I really think they will expand to other beautiful machines. I didn’t know how they could improve on the 1098, then they came out with the 1198. I can’t wait to try the Streetfighter, it looks so enticing, and inviting to ride, I bet the experience would be exhilarating. The Streetfighter is selling 5250 KD and the Streetfighter S is going for 6250 KD, and I think these prices are comparable to the UK. The beauty of the lines, the curves, the shades of this machine have been crafted by an artist, it calls to any rider next to it.
The new Aprilia RSV 1000 is one amazing piece of machinary and I have read a good amount about it. It has been a while since Aprilia have made this much, its an iteration of this machine that has long been anticipated. Now to commence with it hitting the race track they have changes it looks to fit the transformer movie and I think it looks really cool. I especially like that helmet, I would want to get my hands on that halmet with the decepticon logo. Too bad the rider took a bit of a spill at the end, I always hate to see a rider or a bike get hurt, hopefully it wasn’t too bad.
Link: Autoblog
At the qualifying round for the 250cc MotoGP race in Mugello Honda rider Raffaele de Rosa was almost thrown off his bike almost high siding it when it lost traction and then quickly snapped back up. Obviously a skilled rider, he was able to ride the bike as if it were some sort of rodeo bull, remounting the machine and returning to the pits. I have such a huge amount of respect for this rider, I don’t know who he is but I will remember his name, luck and still go hand in hand, it was luck that he wasn’t thrown off the bike, and it was his skill that kept the bike upright and him getting back on it.
A piece of art on two wheels, I’m one person that loves my 1098s, there is a connection between man and machine. This beautiful creation is landing in Kuwait soon, I think there are a lot of people who are excited to see it, and I’m one who is excited to ride it. The picture have slowly been popping up online, I really want to see it on the Tristar show room floor and I know its probably going to disappear very quickly off the showroom floor because of people’s interest in it and I can’t say I blame them.
193 bhp that is all that needs to be said about this machine. I honestly don’t know how this is supposed to handle but BMW have been taking bold steps for the past couple of years and now they have the Japanese in their cross-hairs with this beast. I was a bit annoyed with the bland colors but thankfully they are coming out with the BMW have announced they will be making a version with the official BMW Motorrad Motorsport Team colors;Alpine White Non-Metallic, Magma Red Non-Metallic, and Lupin Blue Metallic, with the swingarm finished in eloxy silver and the wheels in high-gloss black.
Link: Asphalt&Rubber
I got my Flip MinoHD a while back now but I didn’t have a chance to really use it except a little recently. The box is nice and compact, comes with a few wires, a pouch, and the manual. The camera is smaller then I expected, its smaller then my Blackberry 8900, fits very nicely in my hand. Switched it on and it has some very simple settings, and you pretty much point and record right away. It records at 720p video which you can connect to your computer through USB, the USB connector is built into the Flip MinoHD, its at the top and flips out, then you connect it to your computer to either take the videos or charge it, to charge the Flip you also connect it to the USB.
It has very simple operations when recording, you just have one big red button to record and point in the direction that you want. There is a simple built-in software which I used to create the test video below. The sound recorded quality is excellent and so it the video quality, if you are looking for a simple point and shoot video camera for under $200 then this is the perfect camera. I was looking to use a camera to mount to my bikes while riding and mount it to the car while driving to make some fun videos, and it really did the job. You can do edit the video insert any effects but that must be done in something like Adobe Premiere.
- Holds 60 minutes of HD-quality video (1280 x 720 resolution at 30 frames per second; 16:9 widescreen) on 4 GB of built-in memory
- Weighs only 3.3 ounces, sleek design, fits into your pocket or purse
- Features one-touch recording and digital zoom
- Flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your computer to launch built-in FlipShare software
- FlipShare software lets you save and organize your videos, simple editing, make movie, email, or upload online
Flip MinioHD Test from Marzouq on Vimeo.
I honestly think they did a great job with this camera targeting a specific usage for it. I do think there is room for improvement but I gave it high marks because of the video quality I kept getting and sound capture, and overall extreme ease of use. Now you can the Flip UltraHD which does a little bit more for the same price, so I would go for this one at this point.
Price: $199
Link: Amazon
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This bike belongs to avid biker Scott, living in Kuwait in the Mangaf Area. I have gone riding with him a couple of times over the past couple of years, great rider and appreciates his machine. This is a very special machine since this color scheme was made in very limited quantities. Scott’s bike was been stolen this morning from his residence in Mangaf. It is a blue and white 2003 BMW R1100S licence plate number 2403.
If found please call Scott at 97220184 or the Police.
Links: AdrenalineFix
These machine has been in development for a very long time, and the Bavarian company had a target, to pretty much destroy all the bikes in the pack. Now they have really come out with a machine that seems borderline scary, I can’t wait to get a ride on this superb piece of German engineering. I won’t go into technical terms, honestly I don’t completely understand everything that BMW did to create the guts of this machine, all I know is that they created an unconventional 999cc inline-four engine redlining at 14,200rpm (600cc Territory) producing 193 bhp with normal 95 RON unleaded fuel. A lot of the details and technical advancements of this machine has been borrow from BMW’s Formula team. They made some advancements with this machine including a traction control system which has four variable settings for all your riding thrills. With all this going into this beautiful machine they have claimed 193 bhp which is ridiculous, I just hope it handles as much as it can go.
Link: Superbike
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I have a Daytona 675 that I bought when it first came out, it wasn’t available in Grey so I took it in Red. It is a remarkable machine that I have always enjoyed riding, I have yet to modify anything on it. Triumph is about to debut the new Daytone 675SE which flaunts the colors of Pearl White and Sparkle Blue, and it is one beautiful machine. There have been a few modifications over the years, its still running the 126 bhp inline three-cylinder engine and they have perfected their formula to make it work. This bike will be selling for $9999 and less then 350 will be made.
Link: Autoblog
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