Thursday, June 7, 2012
Honda CBR 250R, Tebar Pesona Lewat Warna
Yamaha V-Ixion, Jeruk Kok Minum Jeruk
Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Langganan ke Salon
Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Langganan ke Salon
Honda XL, Motor Bang Mandor
Honda C-50, Choppy Chub Kumaha Aing
Yamaha Filano, Beri Kesan Mewah dan Elegan
Yamaha V75, Spesial Buat Jerry
Vespa Excel, Aroma Italia Rasa Jepang
Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Merantau Demi Tampil Keren!
Suzuki GS 400, New Cafe Race
Honda New Blade 110, Solusi Untuk Sasis Baru
Awalnya, Ariawan Wijaya dari Baru Motor Sport (BMS) menanggapi dengan enteng order modifikasi dari Yudi sang pemilik Honda New Blade ini. Meski permintaanya ubah total bodi dan kaki-kaki, tetap saja dianggap enteng. Sampai akhirnya modifikator yang disapa Ari ini sadar kalau sasis Honda Blade lama dan New Blade benar-benar beda! "Waduh, ternyata beda banget!" buka Ari sambil pusing di bengkelnya yang terletak di Jl Palmerah Barat No.25A. Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat. "Desain bodi custom lama jadi enggak bisa dipakai. Mau enggak mau harus cetak bodi fiber baru. Tapi karena yang punya motor sudah cocok dengan bodi ini, desainnya tetap harus dipertahankan," jelasnya. Lebih jauh Ari menjelaskan kalau rangka New Blade lebih lebar. Terutama di bawah jok, New Blade punya bagasi yang lebih besar sehingga rangka lebih keluar. Meski repot, bodi anyar ini terlihat lebih keren. Lampu depannya nampak mirip Honda CBR 600RR. Bagian sampingnya juga terlihat lebih berisi. Buntutnya meruncing ke atas hasil ubah sedikit sasis buritan. "Buntut sedikit lebih panjang dari body custom untuk Blade lama," terang Ari yang tetap mempertahankan boks bagasi di bawah jok. Tampil keren dengan baju baru tapi tetap fungsional. Untuk kaki-kaki, limbah Honda NSR 150SP jadi pilihan. Barang langka ini punya ciri single swing arm di roda belakang. Makin eksotis kan! Pemasangan single swing arm ini cukup ribet, baik swing arm dan rangka New Blade harus di setting ulang. Sedang untuk roda depan, hanya pelek dan disk brake dari NSR 150SP yang diambil. Suspensi depan tetap mempertahankan standar. Tapi enggak bisa langsung masuk karena pelek terlalu lebar. Solusinya segitiga harus dibuat ulang. Untuk setang dan panel indikator diambil dari Yamaha X1-R. Proses modifikasi yang makan waktu lebih lama dari rencana karena masalah bodi ini diakhiri dengan pengecetan dengan teknik airbrush. Motif ala Amerika sengaja dipilih dengan warna dasar merah-putih. (motorplus-online.com) Data Modifikasi Bodi custom: BMS Pelek depan-belakang: Honda NSR 150SP Swing Arm: Single Arm Honda NSR 150SP Monoshock: Honda NSR 150SP Knalpot custom: BMS Setang: Yamaha X1-R Panel Speedometer: Yamaha X1-R BMS: 081915113717
Honda Tiger, Bodi Standar, Asal
Saat ini aliran café racer, brat style atau lainnya yang bergaya vintage banyak diterapkan di Honda Tiger. Tapi, tidak pada kuda besi milik Aldy Baztardoz. Pria yang aktif di Honda Tiger Maingling List (HTML) Jakarta Timur ini, tetap pede lewat bodi orsinil Tiger. Tapi, ada syaratnya! Wah, macam Mbah Dukun aja nih pakai syarat segala! He..he..he... “Desain Honda Tiger udah macho dan gagah, makanya saya pertahankan bodi asli,” buka Aldy. Begitunya kaki-kaki tak dibiarkan standar. Kaki gambot ini pun seakan jadi virus juga di kalangan komunitas mereka. Ternyata, itu dia syaratnya! Kaki besar nan gagah, dimainkan lewar limbah moge. Keterbatasan Aldy modifikasi sendiri pacuannya, ditutupi Aji. Doi, owner Aji Motor di Jl. Raya Akses UI No.45 Kelapa Dua, Depok, Jawa Barat. Sok depan dari Yamaha V-Max. Sedangkan pelek depan-belakang pakai dari Honda CB400. Alasan Aldy pasang sok depan dari V-Max, karena kebetulan dapat murah-meriah. Dia tebus Rp 2,5 juta, berikut master rem dan kalipernya. Penyesuaian sedikit dilakukan. Itu karena tinggi sok Tiger dengan V-Max berbeda. As sok dipotong 5 cm. Setelah itu, per ulir yang di dalam tabung sok juga dipotong. “Kalau banyaknya ulir yang dipapas disesuaikan empuk-kerasnya sok sesuai keinginan Aldy. Tapi, di Tiger ini dipotong sekitar 3 ulir,” tambah Aji. Kaki depan yang gambot, diimbangi swing arm belakang yang aplikasi dari CB400. Kebetulan banget, doi dapat part penopang roda belakang ini dari temannya. Dan, memang sudah dimodif untuk Tiger. Jadi, tinggal pasang alias bolt on. Kaki yang gambot, membuat Power Weight To Ratio (PWTR) berubah. Engine Tiger, dipaksa membawa bobot lebih berat selain rider. Maka itu, engine terapkan ala korek harian. Silinder blok dijejali seher Tiger oversize 50 yang ditambah karbu Keihin PE28. Selain itu, doi juga pakai radiator milik Yamaha Jupiter MX 135LC. Tapi, fungsinya bukan sebagai radiator tuh. Melainkan, oil cooler. Caranya, tutup radiator dimatikan fungsinya. Begitunya oli tetap bersirkulasi layaknya oil cooler. Oke deh! (motorplus-online.com) DATA MODIFIKASI Ban depan : Battlax BT92 120/60-17 Ban belakang : Battlax BT92 160/60-17 Sepatbor depan : Honda CBR250 karbon Setang : Yamaha YT CDI : BRT
Suzuki Satria FU150, Wujud Suami Sayang Istri
Wujud suami sayang istri diungkapkan Anju Simon terhadap Intan Vera Rama. Ketika masih pacaran, Simon masih pakai Suzuki Satria 120R. Saat itu, sang istri ingin pria yang tinggal di Slipi, Jakarta Barat itu memiliki Satria FU150. Kini keinginan itu terpenuhi sudah. “Tapi, setelah punya, justru saya ingin kasih kejutan buat istri. Dari dulu dia ingin punya motor berwarna pink,” sebut pria yang sudah setahun lebih menjalani bahtera rumah tangga itu. Tapi, tentunya tidak serta-merta warna itu dilabur ke bodi. Apalagi motor ini juga dipakai harian. “Desain dibuat agar pink ini lebih terlihat eksotis dan sporty juga,” kata pria yang tugas di Pemadam Kebakaran wilayah Jakarta Barat itu. Urusan pengecatan dilakukan di Pacie Airbrush di daerah Cikini, Jakarta Pusat. Konsep terpenuhi lewat paduan warna pink-putih-hitam. “Malah tadinya ingin ada gambar babi lucu. Tapi, sayang karena untuk kejutan di hari ulang tahun istri, waktunya tidak terkejar,” sebut pria yang juga tergabung di Jakarta Satria Club ini. Indahnya cinta! (motorplus-online.com) DATA MODIFIKASI Ban depan : IRC 80/90-17 Ban belakang : FDR MP57 90/80-17 Footstep : Yoshimura Pelek : Baros Excel 1,85x17 Tuas Rem : Ride IT
Motor MotoGP ala Zul Zivilia
Jakarta - Padatnya jadwal manggung sana sini tidak bisa menghentikan vokalis band Zivilia, Zulkifli untuk menyalurkan hobi memodifikasi motor kesayangan. Kali ini Zulkifli merombak tampilan Honda CBR 250 R tahun 2011. "Saya emang suka motor, dan saya memang sengaja mengubah tampilan Honda CBR250R milik saya, karena sangat jarang para pemilik CBR yang mengubah keseluruhan motornya, dan saya cukup puas," ucap Zulkifli saat ditemui di bengkel modifikasi Tauco Custom yang berada di Jl. Kebagusan Raya No. 99, Jagakarsa, Jakarta. Warna kuning dominan yang diselimuti warna hitam, terlihat menawan dan elegan layaknya motor sport sekelas MotoGP. "Saya memang sengaja memilih warna kuning, karena saya sangat senang dengan warna kuning. Saya juga punya gitar berwarna kuning," ujarnya sambil tersenyum bahagia. Perubahan berarti terlihat di setiap lekuk tubuh CBR 250 R milik Zulkifli, pada bagian depan dan belakang. Bagian depan sangat menempel sebuah headlamp proyektor untuk mobil. "Ini merupakan perubahan dari konsep yang diambil dari desain MotoGP Honda RC212V milik Casey Stoner. Dan ini merupakan bentuk dari sebuah motor sport sejati," ucap Topo Goedel Atmodjo Boss dari Tauco Custom. Selain lampu proyektor tampilan kesan MotoGP juga terlihat pada swing arm, Knalpot karya kwangen custom products. Begitu juga dengan bodi pelat galvanis 0,8 mm yang juga digarap oleh Tauco Custom. Untuk memperkuat tampilan, Topo mengubah bagian kaki, seperti Shock depan yang menempelkan milik Aprilia 250. Selanjutnya Topo juga menggunakan pelek depan dan belakang milik Suzuki GSX 400, yang keduanya dibalut oleh ban Battlax. Dengan ukuran 110/70/17 bagian depan dan belakang 150/70/17. Serta sentuhan terakhir, dengan ikut menempelkan Foot peg variasi BIKERS Thailand. "Ubahan yang mengutamakan riding position dan berpedoman pada segitiga kenyamanan. Memang saya sesuaikan untuk sebagai seorang entertainer atau anak band Zivilia yang bisa menjadi trend setter di dunia hiburan," tutup Topo dengan santai.
Yamaha Byson, Ubahan Ala Ducatson
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Auto-Expo 2010- India
“The success of the expo is a testimony to India’s emergence as a global manufacturing hub”, that is what Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of state for Commerce and Industry, had to say on the valedictory function of the 10th Auto Expo.
With automobile giants capitalizing on the idea “Made in India, for the world”, every company seems to be eyeing India for launches across various segments of automobiles.
Be it, hatchbacks, sedans, SUV’s, MUV’s, luxury cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, companies want to develop more in all these segments by increasing their market share in all the segments, and what better market can it be than India which is growing at a phenomenal rate.
The first Auto Expo I attended was in 2006, second one in 2008, and I was lucky enough to visit it in 2010 as well ! As it was a record-breaking expo in terms of footfalls, I could sense that in the first 15 minutes I entered the venue. Well I managed to visit almost all the pavilions amidst the heavy rush, and could manage to catch a glimpse of all that was on display.
The first pavilion that I got to visit was of Ashok Leyland, and I admit that the moment I saw one of the trucks I was impressed by their design! They now look much more appealing and updated. And of course the engineering gone into them is as impressive, as these trucks had a carrying capacity of 40-75 tonnes. So Leyland showed off its might with its new range of trucks across various utilities, which they claim are greener as well.
Then next I happened to visit the Mahindra pavilion, and once again what caught my eye was their new range of trucks. Yes Mahindra has entered the heavy vehicle segment as well, and this new venture being called “Navistar”. Even they did their bit of going green by making their smaller utility vehicles go electric or CNG compliant.
Volvo made their presence felt by showcasing their range of buses and trucks, and they also showed their concern about the environment by displaying the intra-city bus that was CNG compliant.
As I moved around the venue for the next few minutes, I saw the customized cars by DC, and also the JCB diesel max, the one that they claim broke the speed record by going beyond 500 kmph, the fastest ever by a diesel run car.
One would expect the world’s biggest carmaker to put up a grand show if they are to launch a new product, and that’s exactly what Toyota had done to launch and promote their new “Etios”. Toyota left no stone unturned in attracting attention of everyone present there with musicians and dancers to match the standards.
Other than that there were the mean machines that Toyota boasts about all around the globe, yes, the “Land Cruiser” and all its variants. Also present was the famous “Prius”.
Moving onto Honda, another Japanese engineering marvel, one could see “Jazz” displayed in various designs and graffiti. Then there were the usual “City”, “Civic” as well.
After catching up with entertainment customizations from JBL, I moved on to the pavilion of Royal Enfield where I could see the newly launched single seater models, and I must say the colors available do make them really stylish !
Then came something that made the bike enthusiasts skip a beat, it was the big brother of all the motorcycles, Harley Davidson, and I wont be justifying these huge bikes unless I do call them mean machines. It just suites their huge dimensions and big engines. They surely are a true biker’s delight or should I say a true biker’s dream!
Yamaha too made it big with its ravishing sport bikes.
The next crowd puller was Hyundai’s “Genesis” which was acclaimed as 2009’s North American car of the year. Another cynosure from Hyundai was the “I-mode”. Other than these there were “Accent”, “Sonata”, “i20” and a green-tech “i10”.
I also managed to catch a glimpse of a Lamborghini ! It was parked at the pavilion of Autocar India magazine, one of the leading car magazines in India.
Next thing that caught my eye was something parked out in the open, because it was too big to be parked inside a building. It was one of Tata’s new range of trucks called “Prima”, and I must admit it was a headturner!
Then next I went onto to the pavilion of world’s third biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, and the attention gatherers there were the “Polo” and “Beetle”. Other than that there were “Toureg”, “Jetta” and “Passat”. One thing different about VW is that at such expo’s they do their bit by giving out freebies like posters, handbags, keychains etc. They do know how to make their presence felt and that too with a smile !
Skoda managed to pull the crowds with their SUV “Yeti”. Other than that there were “Superb” and “Laura”.
The next pavilion was the Tata’s passenger car stall which had cars’s from Tata as well as the newly acquired Jaguar and Land Rover. The one’s that made the camera’s click were Tata “PrIma”, “Aria”, certain models of Jaguar and the “Range Rover Sport”.
Fiat made its presence with its small car “500”
Mercedes made the impact with the launch of its new utility vehicle “GL class”
General Motors made their splash by launching the Chevrolet “Beat”.
Well I made my exit after this much, mostly satisfied and contented, but something that needs to improve is not in the infrastructure but in the management of huge numbers of visitors that throng this expo. I feel the movement of visitors inside the venue should be more streamlined, for example the entry and exits, because the number of visitors are going to go on increasing.
To sum it all up and to summarize what I feel is expected to make it big in the time to come is, Etios from Toyota, Polo from VW, Aria from Tata, Prima trucks from Tata, Beat from Chevrolet, small cars from Maruti, Harley Davidson bikes for their debut on Indian roads. Rest we can wait and watch.
Happy & Safe Motoring.
Small is making it BIG !
The ups and downs of the decade gone by have taught us that it can sometimes pay to be frugal with your automotive purchases. Hatchbacks are among the most frugal choices on the market as many models in this segment offer both excellent fuel economy and extremely affordable pricing. Of course, they also boast the other sterling attributes that we associate with vehicles in this segment: ample cargo room and useful versatility.
In today’s world, which basically refers to jam-packed roads, tight spaces for parking, and also an intention of having a frugal set of wheels, it boils down to one simple solution and that is a hatchback or a small car, which can be technically stated as a two-box car. It may sound a bit dull by the way these cars have been defined in the above lines, but that’s not true in the present day world. With almost all the car manufacturing companies around the globe capitalizing on the idea of making better and smarter hatchbacks, we do see these cars being jazzy and sporty enough ! From sleek lines running all around, to frugal yet powerful engines, and from practicality to comfort, all put together in comparatively smaller dimensions, what we now get are hatchbacks, fast making their ways into people’s hearts and priorities.
With more number of people now preferring to drive a hatchback, they have now become an important indicator of the way market is set to grow. Be it Europe, Asia, Latin countries, everywhere small cars have begun to dominate the roads. Even in North America where people used to look down at these small cars, and have pride in their big cars, have come to realize the fact that a hatchback makes a lot more sense when it comes to day-to-day driving, and with it also comes the fact that these small cars are much more economical to use! So in this present day world which is more aware of the climatic conditions, and replenishing fuel resources, using frugal car does make sense.
Since this segment of cars is developing on such a fast rate, indeed a lot of R&D goes into developing these machines. They undergo all the safety tests to ensure that these cars provide the best possible safety to its passengers, which has features like ABS (anti-lock braking system), airbags, ESP etc. Its no less even when it comes to comfort features which is made sure by climate-control AC’s, multi-way adjustable seats, adjustable steering columns, ample legroom, headroom and width. Last but not the least, it scores well with the visual appeal too with various kind of customizations available!
With all these features combined with economical price tag, practicality, utility, compact dimensions, comfort and frugal engines hatchbacks are the wheels to the future.
Happy & safe motoring!
Driving sense
In the present day world, which basically includes huge traffic snarls, lane drivings, traffic lights, restricted speed limits, and an eventuality whose validity is testified with more and more number of people buying cars. Taking into account all these considerations, it becomes almost a duty of all those who intend driving, to practice a sensible and safe driving.
Driving sense is not really a rocket science, and if one does think about it, its more of a sensible thinking, or better referred to as common sense complemented with some patience.
Lets have a look at some simple things, which I am sure everyone is aware of, its just a matter for everyone to implement it:
1. Avoiding distractions while driving like using the mobile phone, or smoking, or eating or getting too much involved in talking to the fellow passengers.
2. Adhering to the correct lane while driving in multiple lanes according to the speed.
3. Do not drink and drive, because it hampers one’s reflex reactions and the risk of a mishap increases.
4. Avoiding road rage and try not to drive around in a bad mood, or when feeling drowsy.
5. Abiding by the speed limits.
6. Traffic lights are meat to regulate traffic flow, so when the light turns red, one should stop rather than jumping it, because by jumping a red light, that driver is not only putting his/her life, but others life in great danger too. So simply adhere by the traffic lights.
7. Overtaking should be done carefully and after giving all the required signals, so that the person driving in front and rear and also the one approaching from other side clearly knows that you are overtaking.
8. Giving signal well in advance before one is about to take a turn or are about to stop, so as to give enough reaction time to others.
9. Maintaining optimum distance from the vehicle in front so as to have enough reaction time in case the vehicle ahead stops unexpectedly.
10. Maintaining the vehicle in good working condition, like checking the tires, steering column, brakes, battery, lights.
Its just a matter of following these simple rules while on the road and driving would be much safer and would also be good for the vehicle maintenance . We can truly enjoy all the latest cars only if our driving manners show maturity and sensibility.
Happy & safe motoring!
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