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The Acerbis Seat

Acerbis Seat review 


The Acerbis seat is a revolutionary product. It is light weight and comfortable. It is a great product for getting what your money is worth in motorbiking. It means that you only need to replace your seat once a year unlike a seat cover which you have to replace once very two weeks as they tear. It has an extremely high ani-slip grip which makes the product indispensable for every rider. 
Its main features are:
- External plastic shell with an internal waterproof foaming.
- 100% water resistance 
- lighter than any other seat
- Rear set clamps are steal for durability and strength 

Video Game Review: MotoGP 10/11

Just a quick review today, MotoGP 10/11 has great local and on-line multiplayer options, but it has some handling flaws.

The Doctor- Valentino Rossi

Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi won seven World Championships in Grand Prix racing by the time he was 26 years old, cementing his place as one of the sport's heroes. Rossi is the son of 1970s racer Graziano Rossi, and he began racing as a teenager, first with karts, then with minimotos (minibikes). In his second season racing in the Grand Prix 125cc class, he won his first World Championship (1997). Rossi moved up to the 250cc class and, in his second season, won the World Championship in 1999. He then moved up to the 500cc class, racing for Honda, and won the World Championship in 2001. Since then he has won the revised MotoGP World Championship in 2002 and 2003 with Honda, and in 2004 and 2005 with Yamaha. Charismatic, cocky and talented, he is a crowd favorite who went from being known as a clownish upstart to being dubbed "The Doctor" for his calculated and precise way of out-racing opponents.

Career Summary

	MotoGP/500cc	250cc	125cc	All
First Grand Prix	2000 – RSA	1998 – JPN	1996 – MAL
First pole position	2001 – RSA	1999 – MAL	1996 – CZE
First race fastest lap	2000 – RSA	1998 – MAL	1996 – FRA
First podium	2000 – SPA	1998 – SPA	1996 – AUT
First Grand Prix victory	2000 – GBR	1998 – NED	1996 – CZE
Grand Prix victories	79	14	12	105
2nd Positions	37	5	1	43
3rd Positions	23	2	2	27
Podiums	139	21	15	175
Poles	49	5	5	59
Race fastest lap	66	11	9	86
World Championship wins	7	1	1	9

Motorbike Crashes

Chad Reed Crash 2011 
The Australian Motorcross Hero, Crashes during a race in 2011 while leading. Gets back on the bike to finish the race.

Dean Wilson Motorcross Racer Video

Dean Wilson is a professional motorcross rider who rides for Pro Circuit Kawasaki. He is the current AMA champion. This is a great video which describes his day riding and what it is like to be a professional racer. 

KTM 350 Review

The KTM 350 was released to the market in 2011. Since then it has proven to be a powerful, fun and successful motorbike.

This bike it exactly what you think it is, it is power and performance is exactly between and 250 and 450.
The main differences in the bike are that it is lighter than a 450, it has less reciprocating mass in the engine and therefore can handle a lot better than a 450, it has a professional style and you can ride the motorbike faster for longer because it doesn't tire the rider out.  Like a 450 it still has long maintenance intervals when compared to a 250.

Some of the problems with bike are that when pulling the bike apart the sub frame and air box require a bit of fiddling and time to take off compared to japanese bikes.

The KTM 350 SXF is a great bike and has proven itself in the American Motorcross and Supercross with most factory KTM350 riders getting on the leader board with high positions during the races. this is seen with Ken Roczen coming second in the supercrosss last week in America. And Antoni Cairoli winning the 2010 and 2011 World Championships.

Take a quick look at the KTM 350 image below and find out more about the bike at www.ktm.com

Places to ride

Now days finding a legal place to ride is becoming harder and harder so here are some tips and places to ride.

First of all if you are serous about riding Enduro you will need a road registered dirt bike and a licence, this is because the government classifies many dirt tracks as public roads, so you need rego.

Second of all find some local state forests because if you have rego and a licence you are allowed to ride in there, for me this is Ourimbah start forest near Gosford.

Ourimbah is a large state forest with a large variety of riding ranging form flowing open fire trails to tight gnarly single trail hills. It has a servo near by and takes appropriately 30minutes to get there and be ready to ride.

For more info on State forests here is the governments site 

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forests/locations/ourimbah


http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=where+is+ourimbah&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x6b72cc8c57e1d261:0x5017d681632dcd0,Ourimbah+NSW&gl=au&ei=W-mcT8L0EYqhiQexpJm9Dg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ8gEwAA

One of the steepest downhills I have found so far

Louee, just past Tom's Hill

If you don't have a road registrable bike or don't have your licence a great place to ride is Louee


"Louee Features four Motocross Tracks a freestyle compond, special junior track and over 150km of Tracks and Trails designed specifically for off road riding and racing." (taken from Louee enduro main page)


It is a great place for young kids to go if they have experience and for the bigger kids to go and have an adventure on some of the best tracks around. a tip is book early as it does get booked out fairly quickly in the holidays.




Again here is the link for further info 
http://louee.net.au/


If you talk to people who ride regularly or talk to you local motorcycle shop they can normally give you an idea of where is good to ride in your area. Just amke sure you are road legal and have your road gear on your bike working and serviced.

Supercross video Seattle 2012

Seattle Supercross 450 main event 2012


Supercross is motorcross racing event that is held on an artificially mad dirt track that contains jumps, corners, straights and obstacles. It is a tedious and physically demanding race where 40 racers line up on a start line to battle against each other to win the title or victory. 


This race held in Seattle is apart of the AMA Supercross series in America for 2012, it is a highly professional race that shows the highs and lows of supercross racing. 


During the event you see Andrew Short on a Honda 450 win the race followed by Ken Roczen 2nd on the 350 KTM. 


It is a long video of the race however is a very entertaining video from Speed TV as it shows the series leader Ryan Villopoto crash and injure his knee, which is soon to mention that he has snapped his ACL and is out of riding for a year.

Video Game Review: MX vs ATV Alive

Last time, I reviewed a motorcycle game that was bad. Now I'm going to review a motorcycle game that's actually pretty decent.

MX vs ATV Alive is the latest in the MX vs ATV series of racing games which pit motorbikes and quad bikes against each other. I don't recommend this game for casual gamers, since it has fairly complex controls. You need to use both analog sticks for steering, one for the bike itself, and one for the rider. Also, many of the advanced techniques such as high-speed turns and making bigger jumps aren't explained in the game itself. Once you learn how to best handle your bike though, you'll be having a fun time racing.

One aspect that many motorcycle games have is that hitting other racers often ends with you falling off your bike and wasting many valuable seconds. MX vs ATV Alive doesn't adhere to this aspect. Colliding with another racer will only knock them off-balance, if not making them take a tumble. Also, if you get hit and are about to fall off your bike, you're able to regain your balance with a properly timed flick of the analog stick. This system makes races less annoying overall, since it doesn't heavily punish you if you make a mistake.

Much like in an RPG, races will earn you experience points and earning enough will level you up. Level ups unlock customisation options for your bike, as well as abilities for your rider that improve your performance. Furthermore, reaching certain levels unlock new tracks for you to ride on.

If there's one problem that MX vs ATV Alive has, it's that it lacks on-disc content. The game has 12 full-length tracks, 4 short tracks and a couple of free-ride arenas. Most of the tracks aren't available from the beginning, so you're going to be replaying a small handful of tracks a lot just so you can level up and unlock more tracks. Even after you've unlocked everything, there's still a total of only 18 places you can ride in, and only 2 gameplay modes. This makes the game seem half-finished. And wouldn't you know it, it is half-finished. The developers decided to release the game earlier with a lot of tracks, bikes and game modes missing from it. This content was released later as downloadable content. Not only does this show laziness from the developer's end, but it also adds to the cost of the game and screws over those who don't have access to Xbox Live or the Playstation Network.

Overall, MX vs ATV Alive is a decent racing game with some questionable design decisions. If you don't mind a bit of grinding, check it out.

Dunlop GeoMax MX-31 Review

Dunlop MX31 tyre review

MX 31 tyre construction

Quick description
Your tyres are the only point of contact between you and the ground so choosing the right one is important, the Dunlop MX31 is a good choice. This is because its the companies lates and greatest when it comes to soft terrain motorcross tyres. It has many new innovations which lead to a great performing soft terrain tyre. These features include chiseld and staggered tread blocks, which help the tyre to sink in and grab solid ground under the soft top layer, and help to reduce the amount of tyre surface the soft soil and mud can stick to. The bike I have tested them on is a 99RMX 250 with a 120,90,18 rear and a 19/2.15 front.

Pros
Un-beatable traction on soft ground
Great allround traction on soft to intermediate ground
Wide variety of sizes to suit and any motorcycle from a Pee Wee 50 upto a KTM 300exc
Heavy side walls make them ideal for low tyre pressure 

Cons
very very soft compound that will wear quickly on hard/ rocky surfaces
not DOT approved to cannot be used on the road
little grip on hard surfaces suck as flat track
will wear out in 4-6 rides if used on hard ground

Overall
A great performing tyre that I will personally continue to use as nothing else can beat them. They have good wear if you ride soft to intermediate terrain, and I found they will last upto a year on soft terrain.
Buy these if you are riding soft terrain or sand regularly and do not have to ride on hard surfaces such as rocks and the road.
I would give them a 10 out of 10 for grip but 6 out of 10 for wear and life.

MotoGP

MotoGP

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing. It is currently divided into three classes: MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. All three classes use four-stroke engines. In 2010, 250cc two-strokes were replaced by the new Moto2 600cc four-stroke class. In 2012, 125cc two-strokes were replaced by the Moto3 250cc four-stroke class with maximum weight limit 65 kilos with gas, and the engine capacity for MotoGP increased from 800cc to 1000cc.
Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor can be ridden legally on public roads. This contrasts with the various production-based categories of racing, such as the Superbike World Championship, that feature modified versions of road-going motorcycles available to the public.

Ducati Panigale 1199 Video

Here is 1199 Ducati Panigale on the track!

Ducati Panigale

 

The new Ducati superbike looks like it has seen BMW’s S 1000 RR and raised the stakes in the high-performance motorcycle game.

Despite the carefully staged releases of information prior to the unveiling of its new superbike, Ducati managed to pull off quite a coup with the dramatic release of the new 1199 Panigale, the latest in a long line of hypersport machinery and, at the same time, the start of a new chapter in the company’s history. Make no mistake; this is a turning point for Ducati.

Kicking off with the engine, the oversquare Super Quadro has a bore and stroke of 112 x 60.8mm and an output of 195bhp (145.4kW) at 10,750rpm with torque figures of 133Nm at 9000rpm. Valve sizes are 46.8mm for the inlet (up from the 1198’s 43.5mm) and 38.2mm (up from 34.5mm) and the valves are made of titanium, the lightness of which contributes to allowing such large valves in the4 first place.

Operating large valves at high rpm is a problem offset by the use of the desmodromic valve control. Relying on a rocker arm instead of springs to close the valve allows steep cam profiles, radical cam timings and high operating speeds. The cams are now driven by a chain and gear arrangement as opposed to the belt drive of previous models. The camshafts have +/- position adjustment for precise calibration, while the exhaust cams have a flyweight which retracts at speeds below idle and offers enough cam lift to act as a decompressor to make starting easier, thus allowing a smaller and lighter battery and starter motor assembly. A new six-speed gearbox with a wet, slipper clutch is fitted. 

Honda Motorcycles

Honda's latest model of the CBR1000RR aka. the Fireblade has added many new features to the award-winning cycle, including a more aggressive appearance, a new type of rear shock absorber, new fuel injection settings, 12-spike aluminium wheels and a multi-function LCD instrument panel. This is guaranteed to be a hit among motorbike enthusiasts.

SEAL DOCTOR REVIEW

The Seal Doctor produced by a small innovative company RHINOmx is one of the most important tools to have in your tool box. It is a simple and effective tool to remove dirt from your motorbikes fork seals. 



There is a simple three steps to follow which are
1. prise down the for seal

2. clip on seal doctor and twist to remmove dirt from under the seal
3. remove and wipe away any oil.


This is a great revolutionary tool that should be in everyones tool box.


Check these guys out and their other products at www.rhinomx.com

Video Game Review: Nitrobike

I'm sure that there are plenty of people who are interested in playing one of the many biking video games out there. So I'm going to review one of these games and tell you if it's worth picking up.

Here's Nitrobike, for the Nintendo Wii. Let me just get this out of the way, this is not a good game, for the simple reason of the core game mechanics and the track design not meshing together at all. It's like the developers decided to take the driving system and the tracks from two completely different games to see how it would turn out. Sadly, it did not turn out to be a good game.

To further elaborate, the main gimmick of Nitrobike is that your bike is fitted with a nitro-powered engine that allows you to perform speed boosts. You can get more boost energy by doing tricks, and you have to watch your boost gauge so that your bike doesn't overheat. This boosting gimmick is definitely capable of being the cornerstone of a very fun game. Imagine the possibility of rocketing down a long straightway, before jumping off a ramp and using the insane amount of airtime to perform a huge trick combo. Nitrobike's tracks aren't designed for that sort of fun though. There's a lot of turns on them, and they're cluttered with obstacles and other racers. Basically, if you try to use your boost, you're more often than not going to crash into something. That is terrible game design. You don't create a prominent gimmick then give the player nearly no opportunities to use it. It's like giving the player a gun and ammo supplies throughout all the levels, then making 95% of the enemies immune to bullets, it just makes for a boring game.

Another problem that Nitrobike has is that its collision detection is very buggy. What exactly happens when you bump into something seems to be chosen at random. Sometimes when you hit another racer, you'll just bounce off of them, but other times you'll be sent flying into the air. Also, hitting that one sign on the side of the track can cause a crash, but driving through a wooden post does nothing.

The most fun you can have with this game is through the exhibition mode. Here, you can lower the amount of racers and choose to race on only the better tracks so you can use the boost to your heart's content. Unfortunately, you need to play through the career mode to unlock more tracks, and the career mode does not any customization options. There's also an online mode, but good luck finding anyone to play with.

Overall, just pick up one of the MotoGP games, because Nitrobike is a waste of money.

Suzuki Cycles

Here is a short over view of the 2012 Suzuki off road range, focusing on the latest DRZ 400. the DRZ is a much loved motorcycle for its usability and smooth tractable power. this makes it ideal for a novice rider and supreme for longer enduros or even motard use.

The 2012 DRZ has as usual a 398cc DOHC engine which is oil cooled, enabling the bike to have extremely long service intervals with little maintenance. The 2012 model come sin both enduro and motard set-up, with 18 and 17 inch motard rims.

The 2012 DRZ 400 set-up for Enduro

The best thing about the DRZ is that it is fully LAMS approved (learner legal), which allows a novice to buy a bike that they can learn on and get through some of the toughest trails around.

The 2012 DRZ 400 in motard trim

Blog Layout Sketch

THE LAYOUT

A Quick Sketch of the layout of our Blog. 

Thinking of a cool motorbike background image and three pages so that we can section our blog posts under Bike Brands, Bike Products and Bike Sports.The Font used could be Helvetica. It is a cool, simple but sophisticated font.