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MV Agusta announced today a new "track only" Cannonball Kit for the Brutale 1090RR. With the new package, MV Agusta wants increasing the performance, making the bike even lighter and fully exploiting its technology.
The new Cannonball Kit includes a modified Engine Control Unit, cylinder head, camshafts, valves and exhaust system, which is manufactured completely from titanium and is completed by a low and spirited exhaust pipe. The result is an increase of 21 HP to a total of 165 HP. At 9.000 revs/min the power is 140 hp, at 10.000 it is 160 hp, a little later the maximum is reached, an absolute record for Brutale.
The new technical components enables the Brutale Cannonball to excel on the track: the exciting performance are restrained by the pure chassis and by high quality suspension components which enable the rider to enjoy easy handling and the typical pleasure of riding an MV Agusta bike.
Destined to those who just approach riding, the new Gladius not only impresses through the way it looks, but with the help of a low seat (only 30.9 inches from the ground) and a fuel-injected, twin plug head engine, which is tuned for low-to-mid range torque.
Production costs were kept as low as possible and that implies a little bit of sacrifice on the weight chapter. For example, the trellis frame is made out of steel instead of aluminum. That brings a significant contribution to the 446 lbs wet weight that doesn’t do the Gladius that much good. * Engine: 645 cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 90 V-Twin
* Bore Stroke: 81.0 mm x 62.6 mm
* Compression Ratio: 11.5 : 1
* Fuel System: Fuel Injection
* Lubrication: Wet sump
* Ignition: Electronic ignition (Transistorized)
* Starter: Electric
* Transmission: 6-speed, constant mesh
* Primary Drive Ratio: 2.088 (71/34)
* Final Drive Ratio: 3.067 (46/15)
Honda is coming up with 250cc motorcycle in India. As per sources Honda has already completed the R&D work and the bike is going to be launched after couple of months probably at the Diwali session. Currently the 250cc bike segment is being ruled by the only bike available- Kawasaki Ninja 250R which was launched recently and it seems like HMSI is not in a mood to miss the opportunity to give competition to this bike to be called as the only competitor of Kawasaki Ninja 250R on Indian roads.As it is Kawasaki Ninja 250R is not in budget of many bike enthusiasts who are interested in 250cc category and Honda is going to tame that market by offering much cheaper 250cc bike as compared to Ninja, if sources are to be believed Honda is going to price the new bike under Rs.1.5 lacs, which is a very attractive figure for a 250cc milled bike, that too with world class quality & commitment of Honda.
Apart from expected price and expected time of launch it is not known whether the bike will be a naked- sportster version or a fairied version from Honda. Although what ever will be the form of the bike one thing is sure that it will be the performance bike from Honda’s stable and will definitely quench the thirst of performance biking lovers in all ways
Finally Bajaj has launched its Pulsar 220 S the replica of Pulsar 200. The bike looks almost same as Pulsar 200, which was discontinued sometimes back, actually the heart of the bike is same as Pulsar 220 without fairing and the “S” refers to the “street” version of the Pulsar 220 series.The bike is being criticized by many bike enthusiasts for its looks, which has nothing new to relish, on the other hand the pricing of the bike is kept very prudent by Bajaj, which will definitely attract many towards the new Pulsar 220S
