Monday, December 22, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bike Personal Injury Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident Attorney
For Bike Personal Injury Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident Attorney, all Bike Riders contact ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES and obtain coverage information. It is important to determine the maximum benefits available to help you.
Make arrangements to interview witnesses, take photographs of all visible injury, property damage (bike and personal clothing) and the accident scene. If necessary, we will retain an accident reconstruction engineer or other expert.
The above actions will ensure that all possible bases are covered at the beginning of a claim. If necessary, we will retain an accident reconstruction engineer or other expert.
Addicted to Bikes
They have great looks and hot bodies, with the power to match. Superbikes and cruisers are fast gaining a fan following among India’s rich and famous
You need not own a Cayenne to show your affluent muscle. You can do it with a two-wheeler. The addicts call it the Bike: two wheels that spell power, pedigree and pelf. Well, here’s the sexiest gang: Suzuki Hayabusa, Kawasaki Ninja, Honda CBR, Harley Davidson and the Ducati, which is the most popular of the lot.
Bike importer (anonymous), who owns a Honda CBR 600cc and a Suzuki Hayabusa, has his ears to the ground: “Earlier, we used to get a few orders; now we import at least two high-end bikes a month on average. Depending on the make, these bikes cost anywhere between Rs8 lakh and Rs16 lakh.”
Cars may be ultimate mobile luxury, but a two-wheeler is also a proxy for affluence. Bike professional the rise of the trend, “The aspirations and affordability quotient of people has gone up, so luxury bikes are now in demand. Bikes like the Kawasaki Ninja and Honda Fireblade are a better bet than a luxury car, which can run into a few crores.”
IT capital Bangalore is the newest pillion rider. Say an e-learning company engineer, and a Kawasaki Ninja owner.
“I was in the US for 15 years; there, I rode a Harley Davidson and a sports bike. I see a similar trend in India. In Bangalore, about five years ago, there were about only 25 superbikes; there are about 150 now.”
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Superbike ride
It was ridiculous. Exactly where in the script did it say “Janie rides British Superbike- cue lashings of torrential rain” It didn’t. It shouldn’t have. But it did, in stupendious proportions. As if I wasn’t nervous enough. Basically, take my Gixxer Thou’, throw about seventy grand at it, which’ll buy you upgraded suspension, brakes, more power, better cooling, aerodynamics, etc, . . and ta-da, you’ve got one muvver of a bike. A 205bhp Superbike. Gulp! So when Vivalidi (as in the spuds) offered me a test ride of their BSB bike, I thought it’s rude to say no. I mean, if I won the lottery, and wanted to buy my bike a make-over, this superbike is pretty much the ultimate goal. It’s a road bikes final destination, its nirvana. “Honestly Janie, you’ll be fine.” Scott Smart grinned. Yeah Scotty, you’re Barry Sheen’s nephew, Paul Smart’s son, I’m Janie. Big difference mate. Only he was totally right. The team had softened rider Ollie Bridewell’s fuel mapping to accommodate my riding style and ability and the abysmal weather. But tweaks or not, this bike’s power delivery beggared belief. How could something so potentially brutal still be so smooth and manageable? Before I launch into nonsensical streams of dry mouthed, sweaty palmed gibberish, the bottom line is that in the hands of riders like Scotty, these bikes are total animals. But with me, as long as I kept it between 5 and 10,000 rpm (maximum power is at 13,000) I was literally singing in the rain. Well - shouting really. Very, very loudly. It was a once in a lifetime ride. Wet or not, I needed to know what the power really felt like. I grabbed a fistful. Bloomin’ Heck! My bum shot back in the seat as the Gixxer lept forwards. I glanced down. No-where near 13,000 revs. S***! The next turn launched itself at me. Huh- already? Change down, or was it up? Oh heck just tip it . . . The race gearbox is upside down to a regular road bikes, but it didn’t really take too much getting used to. OK, so I went completely the wrong way and sneaked second instead of fourth (on more than one occasion) but hey . .I had a lot on my mind. Lucky me! | ||
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