Saturday, December 31, 2011
Hero Impulse Test Ride
Hero Impulse |
At home in dirt |
The Impulse is a different product, unlike anything the Indian market has seen till now. It is a dual-purpose bike, take it for a ride through the streets or just drift away from the tarmac to play in the rugged earth, it is at home both ways!
courtesy: Bike India |
courtesy: Bike India |
The rear brake is 110mm drum with an upward mounted arm, looks neat but we would like a disc brake assembly here more. The sprocket guard is a clever addition as well as the Utility box on the left side of the motorcycle. The rear shock is worth mentioning, a Nitrox charged Monoshock unit with 150mm travel, which soaks up bumps effortlessly on streets as well as keeps you stable off-roading.
courtesy: Bike India |
Coming up front, the 19-inch wheel houses a 240mm disc, holding it in place are telescopic hydraulic suspension with large 180mm travel, enough for city riding and optimum for that off-road fun that you want to have! We would like to see a disc guard which seems practical and would prevent damage to the disc.
Coming to the ride and looks of the bike, IT IS TALL ! The bike boasts of 245mm ground clearance and 835mm saddle height, which puts it out of reach for certain riders who have a shorter stature, anyone standing below 5'5 would find it immensely difficult to reach the ground. The handling of the Impulse is precise and fun but shorter riders might find it difficult to maneuver in congested city traffic.
courtesy: Bike India |
courtesy: Bike India |
The exhaust pipe is a great looking piece, placed on the side of the seat (no need for pillions to worry as there is a shield to prevent any accidental burns!).
courtesy: Bike India |
The beak in front is nice to look at and is instrumental in imparting that rugged character to the bike.
So overall the Hero Impulse is a great bike (or that would be an understatement), great for your trips around town (provide you are tall enough), when you want take the plunge (in the dirt, that is) or for that long road-trip you had planned. The bike is a go-getter, it goes everywhere you want to take it. It's a fun machine and you do start having fun as soon as you dump the clutch.
Anything that we would like to see soon on the bike. Sure !
1. A rear disc brake
2. A disc guard up front
3. Adjustable seat height
and most importantly
4. A variant with larger engine capacity to..........uh well, challenge the Dakar !!!!!!!!
Specification Of Hero Motocorp Impulse 150
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Hero Electric E-Sprint
Highest speed per hour 45 km
On road price in Mumbai =32000/= Indian currency
color black
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Highest Speed is 25 km per hour
black + blue color
For Hero Electric Optima Bikes
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On road price in Mumbai= 28000/= Indian currency
Highest Speed is 25 km per hour
black color
for Hero electric Wave motorcycle
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Highest Speed is 25 km per hour
black color
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Yamaha Factory MotoGP Team Loses Another Sponsor
Yamaha’s factory MotoGP team has lost a major sponsor for the second year in a row. Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas will not be extending its sponsorship agreement with the Yamaha team, ending a three-year relationship.
Last year, the Yamaha team lost the title sponsorship of automobile manufacturer Fiat. For the past year, Petronas was the largest brand to adorn the factory Yamaha racebikes, as illustrated from the photo above of Ben Spies riding the 100cc 2012 race bike at the post-season test in Valencia, Spain.
The team’s next most prominent sponsors are Yamaha’s Indonesian subsidiary YMKI and Yamalube, both part of Yamaha’s overall corporate family.
Yamaha will need to find some new sponsorship money soon, hopefully from outside of the company itself. Factory riders Spies and Jorge Lorenzo‘s contracts both end after the 2012 season, and Yamaha will likely want to re-sign one or both of them, while Andrea Dovizioso is waiting in the wings with the Tech 3 Yamaha satellite squad for a spot on a factory team.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Top 10 Motorcycle News Stories of 2011
At Motorcycle.com, we concentrate on news and reviews of the hottest new bikes, but there are plenty of others stories to be told about the motorcycle world. As the year draws to a close, we now look back at some of the biggest news stories from 2011.