At some point before the Himalayan journey, I felt ThunderDuck needed a facelift. Since I was not sure about how the bike would survive the trip, I put it off till after the trip. I have wanted to make a matte black motorcycle for a while. So, what eventually came off that idea is this Matte Black ThunderDuck.
What follows is a list of the treatments the parts got and pictures that I have picked out from my Instagram feed.
A video of Dirt Action magazine’s Adam Riemann riding the Hero Impulse in the Himalayas. Some videos and advertisements are made by manufacturers and directed by people who do not ride motorcycles. They fail to capture the essence of riding and appear like ridiculous comedies. And then, you have videos like these.
Amongst the winning-est motorcycles on the drag circuit in India is this Yamaha RD 350 from DAM motors in Bangalore. The huge horde of trophies that Dirty Yellow (yup, that’s its name) has won over the years is a testament to the commitment behind it. Lets take a closer look at what makes this a terror when the lights go green.
How many of you have wanted to travel on a small quick motorcycle but never have due to various reasons? Probably not too many because that’s the norm. But, for me it’s always been 350 cc or more (not that the RE motorcycles are fast) and the KTM Duke series are motorcycles that I’ve always wanted to try. This is a write up from when I managed to get my hands on one and head out to the countryside. Continue reading KTM Duke 200 touring – Quickie
Honda released the all the details of the their new 2015 Honda CBR 300R’s two versions. As of now, I have no idea when they plan to release the CBR 500, as they had announced during the Auto Expo 2014 in January. The current CBR 250R is already a relatively nice reliable motorcycle, and if this is anything like it, its already a great hit.
Here is the press release with all the details, specifications and photos of the new motorcycle.
More color variations and pics ahead.
Continue reading 2015 Honda CBR300R and CBR300R ABS – Specs and pics
