It was a ride of epic proportions, by all accounts. Let the riders themselves tell the story through their words and their pictures. Read the forum thread here.
Image of Patapat Bridge by MCP Forum Member Melon.
We have opened the new classifieds with updated software. Unfortunately, the old database was incompatible with the new software so we will have to start from scratch. We will be keeping the old classifieds online for a week or so to enable those who still have ads on them to move them to the new classifieds, but after that, the old classifeds will be no more.
The new classifieds are located at http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/classifieds while the old one is at http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/ppclassifieds.
Again, report any bugs to us so we may resolve them ASAP.
Visordown.com features an article by Rob Hoyles about the 2006 Yamaha FZ 1.
But what does it go like? Unsurprisingly, the combination of more power and less weight equals faster motorcycle. The new FZ-1 and FZ-1 Fazer both boast 150bhp and weigh in at 198kg and 204kg respectively, which adds up to a power increase of 7bhp and a considerable weight loss from the outgoing model’s 208kg.
Put into layman’s terms, the naked bike is over one-and-half stones lighter, the faired version just over half-a-stone lighter. Right, that’s the techy part out of the way, onto the riding.
Read the full article here.
Puerto Princesa City, one of the leading tourist destinations in the country, is in the midst of preparations for what is again expected to be the biggest and best-attended motorsport event of the year, round 2 of the 2006 FIM-UAM Asia Pacific Motocross Championship slated on March 19. An estimated 70,000 spectators attended the same event each year when the city played host to premiere Asian motocross series in 2004 and 2005.
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Kevin Duke of MotorcycleUSA.Com has come up with an exhaustive review of Kawasaki’s 2006 ZX-10R.
Development of the new ZX-10R began immediately after the introduction of the 2004 model. Nearly every part on the new bike has been replaced or revised.
The architecture of the 998cc inline-Four shares its bore and stroke with the old powerplant, but it’s been thoroughly tweaked with the intention of providing a more linear powerband and a stronger midrange without sacrificing its walloping top-end hit.
View the entire article, tons of images and a video of the test here.
