Motorcycle Specification

In 2013 Suzuki’s released new generation in the GSX Family. This is 2013 GSX1250FA. This bike built in highly refined total balance and exceptional value. It’s obtained from the use of a distinctive sporty full fairing. The output from this system, this bike came leads the way in styling, just as it leads the way in all-round sporty performance, user-friendly comfort and unmatched value. Riders will be pleased it comes complete with a good old fashioned centre-stand. 

The engine built in 1255 cm3 (1255 cc), 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, bore stroke ratio with 79.0 mm x 64.0 mm, compression Ratio 10.5 : 1, and 6-speed of transmission with constant mesh. The engine can deliver extra-smooth acceleration and broad power, generating peak torque at a low rpm range. Fuel injection featuring 36mm throttle bodies, provides superb throttle response, smooth power delivery, improved mileage and reduced emissions.

Besides that the engine also completed with some technology such as effective engine management and emissions control systems working together with Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve (SDTV), Suzuki Composite Electrochemical Material (SCEM) plated cylinders for improved durability, weight reduction and superior heat transfer, chrome-nitride piston-ring coating contributes to reduction of friction and tighter cylinder sealing, Automatic Idle Speed Control (ISC) helps improve cold starting, reduce cold-start emissions and stabilize engine idle under varying conditions and a secondary balancer shaft enhances the engines smooth operation.

For chassis, 2013 GSX1250FA used classic tube-frame chassis, with rake and trail. It’s chosen for an excellent balance between sporty handling and highway cruising comfort. But not only that, a full fairing increases comfort on the open road, housing vertically stacked headlights and shaped for a neatly integrated impression with the tank and the tail section. In suspension sector, this bike used 43mm stanchion-tube front forks offer 5.1 inches of travel, matched by a single rear shock with 5.4 inches of travel and adjustable preload.

For braking, this bike used fully floating 310mm dual-disc front brakes with four-piston calipers and a single 240mm rear disc brake with a single-piston caliper provide outstanding braking performance. 2013 Suzuki GSX1250FA released in Canada MSRP Price: $11,399 CDN. Its available in Metallic Alba Blue, Glass Splash White and Glass Sparkle Black.

So much has been happening in the motorcycle world recently that it is difficult to keep pace with the new things. Just wanted to put some new things that got attention of the world in the past one and half weeks. I am sure you must have caught the info and news, but in case you havent, links are provided of the original source for full stories.

After the recent AMD mind blowing beauties, here is another one which should have easily gone to the AMD. Its so beautiful, it is almost unreal and of course credit goes to photgrapher Jim Gianatsis of Fast Dates for depicting the beautiful handcrafted bike in such fine visual delight. OH! the bike... Yes, this is #6 (thats the name of the bike) from Seattle-based Chris Flechtner. And his approach got a big tick from the judges at last month’s Calendar Bike Building Championship in Long Beach as it walked off with the Pro Builder trophy. The bike was three years in the making at Speed Shop Design, and uses many hand-crafted parts. Sitting in the custom frame is a 1978 Sportster motor—a 38mm Mikuni VM carb supplies the gas, and air arrives through a modified horn scoop from a 1936 Ford. The front suspension, an 18” internal springer, is a Flechtner one-off. Chris Flechtner is a builder, has been for quite some time, starting out with RC model cars, then hand built bicycle frames and then a custom from a Honda CB350. The tank is a heavily modified Yamaha RD200 unit. He kept building while earning his MFA in design and metal arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Then he apprenticed under one of Japan’s most accomplished sword polishers and restorers, Tatsuhiko Konno, where he is still involved in the restoration of priceless samurai swords and armor. It’s not the usual path to custom motorcycle building but it lays a great foundation. Visit SPEED SHOP DESIGN although currently, it is inactive but has a flickr link for more photos. But you can also vist Chris Blog.

Brit bike builder Allen Millyard has launched his biggest and best machine yet - a 500bhp monster powered by a V10 Dodge Viper supercar engine. This is a street-legal motorcycle that’s powered by an 8,400cc motor. The V10 really needs no special tuning to get that output so all you have to do is fit the engine into a frame, Millyard has built a lot of interesting customs over the years, like a V12 Kawasaki from two 1300cc straight sixes, among others. Source: Faster and Faster through MCN.

Well that was the first one. Though not as massive as the Millyard motorcycle, the second one is a Arizona Boss Hoss Viper V10. It was posted in Kneeslider and one of the reader, Nawitus sends the link of the official source of this Arizona Boss Hoss. Apparently, these guys sale a lot of monster bikes and trikes. It’s really amazing how different the two bikes look while using the same powerplant. Visit the Arizona Boss Hoss websit to have a look at their lineup. including a 6000cc, 425 hp freaking liquid cooled V8, made from a Chevy, the 57 Chevy Trike. Sweet!

There is a new Superbike firm in the news and this is something similar ro the HD Roehr firm. Meant only for racing, very very costly as expected and what stunner to look at. A Superbike has hardly looked this good before. The stylish machine is the AV1 from Kalex Engineering. This is a limited production track weapon with space-age chassis engineering—and the Rotax V990R motor from an Aprilia RSV bored out to 1100 cc. Described by Performance Bike magazine as The best bike since the Britten, it was created by Alex Baumgärtel and Klaus Hirsekorn for trackday enthusiasts and riders in the European ‘Sound of Thunder’ race series. The AV1 is about to be joined by the Kalex Moto2, which is on a drawing board right now in Bobingen, Germany. It’s being developed for the Moto2 race category, which uses modified 150 bhp Honda CBR600RR engines and will replace the 250cc class in 2010. Source of info: BIKE EXIF and you can visit Kalex Engineering for more details. Pssst! They are also working on a customized Triumph.

And here it is. The fastest bike in the world. this is a V-Quad engine from Nelson Engineering. V-Quad sets new world record at the Bonneville Salt Flats then breaks that record too! The final record speed is now 164.172 mph. Mike Maggio rode his V-Quad bike to the new record on Wednesday 8/12/09. The V-Quad engine, basically a side by side V-Twin, that Greg Nelson produces, was installed in a custom motorcycle built by Brouhard Design for owner Mike Maggio. They took it to Bonneville recently and Maggio ran 164.172 mph for a new record in the APGU class. This is an open motorcycle (no fairings or streamlining), push rod, gas, unlimited engine size above 3,000 cc’s. This is the production V-Quad engine you can buy. Greg says they’re already working on an upgrade with plans for 180 mph in October at El Mirage. Mike Maggios twin turbo V-Quad is on the cover of Septembers issue of America Cycle magazine. Check out the V-Quad website for lots of interesting stuff and all the details of the Carl Brouhard built award winning custom and there is also a video of the bike on the Salts.

Source: The Knee Slider

Whenever we talk about German motorcycles, we only think about BMW. Well that shows the dominance of the company and also that they are the only existing worldwide German motorcycle company. If you try hard, the names of Adler, DKW, Munch, MZ and a few others will crop up. In all probably there were over 300 small and big manufacturers from Germany and about 90% of them are extinct now. Recently a firm by the name of Horex has made some news with their new roadster and something tells me that this is the start of something big. Horex will showcase their new motorcycle, the VR6 in the Colonge Intermot this week that is to be held from today (6th to 10th October). Horex is a small company from Garching but with some real big plans with their new 6 cylinder roadster.
So far, the reborn German marque has introduced only 2 complete motorcycles and it is very much in the lines of the prototypes that were showcased in Munich, Germany this June. One of them develops a very healthy 160 bhp from its naturally aspirated engine and so you can guess how much the other, that is, the supercharged version will get to! An incredible 230 bhp from a non GP non racing roadster bike! Now that is something to surely raise many an eyebrows. They would also show their new VR6 machine inside out, that is in the raw form, dissected.

The six cylinder engine encompasses 1218cc, but what is unique for the engine is the layout as evident from the pictures below. It is neither an inline nor a V, but kind of a mixture of both. It is the VR engine. The engine has a 15-degree angle between the two rows of three cylinders, which share the same cylinder block and cylinder head which work in three parallel arranged camshafts for three valves per cylinder. This makes it narrower and shorter than a regular V6. Of course the benefits are many but I presume the biggest benefit is that you can have the refinement of a 6 cylinder engine even on a smaller bike like this roadster and it doesn’t have to be a Goldwing.
All credit for the incredibly beautiful and new motorcycle needs to go to Clemens Neese and his team. Mr. Nesse is an IT guy (he completely looks the part) with not much of a background in motorcycles. But it is his passion for motorcycles and being a realist helped. He had a vision, but he didn’t have money. In 2004, when he visualized about this new project, he knew to make a mark in the fiercely competitive world, he will need an USP if his model has to stand above or even stand out. By 2005, he got his team together consisting of his close friends, Frank Fischer and Fritz Rombach and they started working from the bottom of the pyramid. The soul of the pyramid is of course the unique engine layout, referred as the "VR engine" and in 2007, patented it. VR engines follow a design principle in which the number of engines (four or more) cylinders are in two rows in a manner as mentioned above. In this VR6, each cylinder head has two intake valves and a single exhaust valve, all operated by the three parallel camshafts.

Anyway, soon he found other believers and there were financiers willing to sponsor the project. A private investor bank from Germany, KfW SME Bank and even the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology were willing to bet on its success. In 2009, he bought the rights for the brand name Horex. 6 years in the making and now we have a brand new German bike. The engine was developed with the help of the engineers from the University of Munich and with the technical assistance from Volkswagen who also make the VR, rather the VW engine. But as such, the engine was developed from the ground up and theoretically, only the basic principle of the new Horex engine is comparable to the Volkswagen. Rolls Royce is also mentioned as a partner.
We will get to the Horex brand in a short while. So is it just the name or are there similarities with the original brand? Nesse plans were to design the new bike like the original Horex machines such as the Regina or the Emperor, but of course with a modern yet retro touch. The original Horex motorcycles had clean lines, high quality and German engineering and all of these traits are there on the new Horex. Clean lines and retro styling meant no plastics or aerodynamic shields which also meant that the engine outline have to be borne from a designer point of view. And what a beauty it has turned out to be. Look at the images and you will be drawn to the engine. You will notice that there is an aluminum bridge frame that surrounds the engine and you can see the six exhaust headers flow from the engine leading to three silencers all on the same side. The VR6 engine is liquid cooled and it has a six-speed transmission with a belt drive transferring power to the rear wheel.
Front forks, as evident are upside-down with 50 mm tubes and 130 mm of spring travel. At the rear is a single-sided swingarm with damping handled by a central spring strut. The double-disc front brakes are fitted with radial four-piston calipers while the single-disc rear uses a two-piston caliper brake.

A little history of the Horex Company. Horex was founded in 1923 by the Rex Glassware Company. Since it was in Hombarg, the name was fused as HoRex. Initially, Horex started out building motorcycles with Columbus four-stroke engines from Oberursel and within 2 years, both companies merged keeping the Horex brand name. These 4S engines were all single cylinder engines with cubic capacity ranging 250 to 600 cc. In the mid thirties, 2 chain driven over head cam parallel twins of 600 and 800 cc were manufactured. After WWII, Horex resumed business with a 350cc single cylinder model, the Regina (SB 35). Regina became the most successful model for horex and most of the existing Horex motorcycles are from the Regina series albeit different engine sizes. Other successful models included a 30 bhp 500 cc OHC parallel twin called the Imperator and of course the Emperor. The Regina came out in 1948 and in 1955, it was replaced by the Resident. In 1960, Daimler-Benz took over the company and motorcycle production was halted permanently. Overall all the Horex models were known for their pace as they were supposedly quite fast with high initial torque and of course the engineering too.
The new VR6 models will be priced upwards of €20,000 (about £17,400/ $27,700). The new Horex will come standard with ABS. The models would be available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by next year, Horex plans an international release. Yes, we are all awaiting for its first ride and road tests but until then you cannot even hear the engine because Horex doesn’t plan it to even start the engine during the show but Nesse says it sounds real sweet. Fingers crossed!
Visit the official HOREX website for all theinformation as to how the design came into being, what goes inside the motor and all other details. There are also loads of desktop images of huge sizes. Photo source of new VR6 courtesy the official Horex website. Photo source of classic Horex motorcycles: Classic Motorbikes. Also visit the biggest Horex club online on this link for loads of information and whole lots of owner’s photos.

The above phtos are huge and in proportion of 1200 x 1200 or higher. Below are are also large but in proportion of 800 X 800 or less.

Well, thats what the word beauty stands for. The MV AGUSTA Brutale 750S.