2017 Ducati Panigale R

The new model not only will deliver record performance, breathtaking design and technical innovation, it also breaks with our Superbike tradition by adding a name to its 1199cc engine capacity, making a significant and warm association to its historic roots in the Borgo Panigale (pronounced "Pan-ee-gah-lee") area of Bologna. In an Italian territory known as "Motor Valley" and where high performance and racing runs through the veins of its passionate people, we decided to underline our pride in being world ambassadors for the "Made in Italy" title by immortalizing our home town in the name of the best sportsbike ever built.The wait to discover all the details will continue for just a few more weeks. Be ready!

For the 2017 Ducati Superbike family, the new 1299 Panigale and 1299 Panigale S models will sport the latest versions of Ducati Traction Control (DTC) and Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) known as EVO versions. These systems , introduced for the first time on the exclusive 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, bring performance and active safety to unprecedented levels on the Bologna-built Superbike. The new DTC and DWC EVO act according to a brand new algorithm which enables each to intervene faster and with greater precision.

The 2017 Ducati Superbike family includes the 959 Panigale which teams up with the 1299 Panigale, the 1299 Panigale S and the Panigale R – all featuring the Superquadro engine as a stressed member of the chassis and a compact, die-cast aluminium monocoque.

The Ducati 959 Panigale shares the same innovative stylistic features that characterise its ‘bigger brother’, the 1299 Panigale – but with an engine designed for a more enjoyable everyday riding experience and more thrills on the race track. The 955 cm3 twin-cylinder engine, the first Superquadro to have obtained Euro 4 type-approval, comes with a new stroke length and other innovations that have given rise to an even more impressive torque curve.

The 955 cm³ twin-cylinder Superquadro has a 100 x 60.8 mm bore x stroke, with a maximum power of 157 hp at 10,500 rpm while the maximum torque is 107.4 Nm at 9,000 rpm.

The 1299 Panigale and 1299 Panigale S share the same 1299 cm³ twin-cylinder Superquadro engine with 116 mm bore x 60.8 mm stroke – resulting in a maximum power of 205 hp at 10,500 rpm and a maximum torque of 144.6 Nm at 8,750 rpm.

The Panigale R, from which Ducati’s World Superbike race bike is directly derived, is equipped with the top-performing version of the 1199 cm³ Superquadro with 112 x 60.8 mm bore x stroke. Its maximum power is 205 hp at 11,500 rpm while its maximum torque reaches 136.2 Nm at 10,250 rpm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colour scheme

o Special ¡§R¡¨ colour scheme with black wheel rims

Features

 

o 1198 cm3 engine with Superbike derived components
o New electronic kit with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
o Riding Modes (Race, Sport, Wet)
o Ducati Safety Pack (Cornering ABS, DTC)
o DWC, EBC, DQS up/down
o Automatic calibration system of the tyre size and final drive ratio
o Ohlins mechanical suspension (NIX30 fork, TTX36 shock absorber)
o Lightweight forged aluminium wheels
o DDA+ GPS and visualisation of lean angle
o Li-ion battery
o Auxiliary buttons to adjust DTC, DWC, EBC
o Adjustable Ohlins steering damper
o TFT instrumentation with indicator of lean angle
o Akrapovic homologated full titanium exhaust
o Air filter with high permeability Sprint Filter P08

Kawasaki Teryx

2016 Kawasaki Teryx® LE pictures, prices, information, and specifications. Below is the information on the 2016 Kawasaki Teryx® LE. If you would like to get a quote on a new 2016 Kawasaki Teryx® LE use our Build Your Own tool, or Compare this UTV to other Sport UTVs. 

The Kawasaki Teryx may not be the top choice to blast through the desert at high speeds or sling sand at the dunes, but it is one of the best trail-trekking UTVs on the market. Kawasaki decided to make some improvements for 2016 in cosmetics, comfort and function. The front end of the Teryx got a needed makeover, which includes a second set of headlights for its LE and camo models and a redesigned dash. The suspension was tuned on all of the Teryx models, starting with the $12,999 base model.

UPGRADES

 

The biggest improvement on the new Kawasaki Teryx has to do with redesigning the whole front bodywork with a new aggressive styling, a different hood and the addition of a second set of LED headlights. The base model won’t come with two sets of lights, but the LE models have them, and each set of lights has its own high, low and off setting switches in the cab of the Teryx. The ability to run high and low beams at the same time is always a plus. The hood went from being the whole front end’s plastic that swung open on a hinge to an easy-to-remove center section that houses the fuse box, tool-less air filter box and coolant overflow tank.
The whole front hood of the Teryx was redesigned. Kawasaki added two more headlights in their LE models and redesigned the front bumper and hood.The Kawasaki’s cockpit also gained some improvements to the dash, steering wheel and glove compartment. The dash now has centrally located controls that are easier to reach, extra spaces for accessory switch banks and molded areas for their Jenson audio system that can be purchased as an accessory with the Teryx. The glove box now has a handle latch system to open and close it easily and securely. The steering wheel now has a rubber over-molding to make it more comfortable and provide good grip, and the steering wheel has a tilt function. The last major plus to the cockpit is the fact that the driver seat can now be adjusted without tools.

Ducati Diavel

The Ducati Diavel is the second cruiser motorcycle from Ducati, after the Indiana of 1986–1990. The 2011 model year Diavel debuted in November 2010 at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.

The engine is a retuned version of the 1,198.4 cc (73.13 cu in) Testastretta from the 1198 superbike, now called the Testastretta 11° for its 11° valve overlap (reduced from 41°).

Styling for the Diavel was developed in-house, although the project began under the leadership of Ducati's previous design chief, Pierre Terblanche, who commissioned Glynn Kerr, freelance designer and design columnist for Motorcycle Consumer News, to produce the initial concept sketches. In the US, most Diavel buyers appear to be existing riders age 50 and over, with more women than usual attracted to the bike, and some Harley-Davidson owners, especially V-Rod riders, trading for the new Ducati power cruiser.

Yamaha fz-07

The Yamaha MT-07 (FZ-07 in North America) is a roadster (or standard) motorcycle with an eight-valve dohc 689 cc (42.0 cu in) crossplane inline-two engine, manufactured by Yamaha from 2013.

Design and development

In most respects, the MT-07 is a conventional middleweight roadster. It uses a compact tubular backbone frame, albeit with some echoes of a trellis frame.  Its rear monoshock unit is placed horizontally within the subframe to give a shorter wheelbase, to save weight and to lower the centre of gravity. Front forks are conventional telescopic items, whereas its 3-cylinder sibling, the MT-09, has USD forks. Anti-lock braking is available as an option.

Both the MT-07 and the MT-09 are base models, from which a range of derivative bikes is intended to follow in due course. For example, Yamaha commissioned designer Shinya Kimura to create a cafe racer special based on the MT-07. In June 2015, Kimura revealed the machine, which he called "Faster Son". Motorcycle News said that they expect Yamaha to announce a production version based on "Faster Son" in late 2015

270° crankshaft

The MT-07 parallel-twin engine's crankshaft has a 270° crank. The two cylinders in the engine fire at an irregular interval, in order to harmonize the inertia forces inside the engine, resulting in a more responsive and "torquey" sensation for the rider, a feeling not unlike that of a V-twin.

Reception

The MT-07 received positive reviews from motorcycling journalists. In The Daily Telegraph, Roland Brown rated the bike at five out of five stars, praising the engine, handling, value for money and overall riding experience, while criticising the front brake, calling it "adequate but less powerful than is suggested by its superbike-style specification of twin discs and four-piston Monobloc calipers". Motorcycle News awarded five stars also, praising the light weight and engine response, although noting that "at high speed it will start to get breathless".

Motorcycle Consumer News declared the engine response "remarkable for its smoothness"; and their dynamometer tests showed rear wheel horsepower of 66.85 hp (49.85 kW) @ 9,200 rpm, and torque at 45.41 ft·lb (61.57 N·m) @ 6,600 rpm. They measured a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph), 0 to 1⁄4 mi (0.00 to 0.40 km) time of 12.13 seconds at 173.33 km/h (107.70 mph), 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) time of 3.80 seconds, and 0 to 100 mph (0 to 161 km/h) time of 10.51 seconds; but braking performance was "disappointing" at 60 to 0 mph (97 to 0 km/h) in 39.9 m (130.8 ft) with ABS activated. Motorcycle Consumer News suspected the poor braking was down to the Michelin Pilot Road 3 tyres; and they recommended buyers to wait until Bridgestone BT023 tyres were OE items.

Ducati Scrambler Custom

Custom motorcycles based on the popular Ducati Scrambler, including the classic air-cooled 250, 350 and 450 bikes and the modern-day ‘new’ Scrambler. Discover the parts and performance upgrades that’ll take your own Ducati Scrambler to the next level.

You don’t need to be a regular reader to know that scramblers are hot. Over the last few years, the term has become the go-to marketing moniker for OEMs looking to cash in on the growing moto lifestyle. From a business standpoint it makes complete sense; the carefree attitude exuded by scramblers appeals to millennials and nostalgists alike.

But in their haste to plaster ‘scrambler’ on everything with a high mount exhaust and less than slick rubber, the manufacturers have diluted its meaning.

I’m not taking anything away from the quality of bikes that are laying claim to this category. We’ve ridden and thoroughly enjoyed quite a few of them. But scramblers they are not. At least not in the classic sense.

The Scrambler Ducati team has been as guilty as the rest of them. Nothing from the Land of Joy was designed with actual backcountry in mind. But unlike the competition from BMW, Triumph and Yamaha, the Italians are now attempting to make amends.

The new Desert Sled is Ducati’s peace offering to us purists. So I went to the Tabernas Desert—in the province of Almería, southeastern Spain—to see if we finally have the legit scrambler we’ve all been waiting for.

Design According to Ducati, the Desert Sled is the bike they’ve wanted to create since the inception of the Scrambler sub-brand. They claim it’s the natural evolution of the Urban Enduro, and draws clear inspiration from the 1969 Baja-winning 350 Desmo, piloted by Doug Douglas.

Given recent trends, you might conclude that the Desert Sled is just an accessories package bolted to an unchanged chassis. But it’s not. It’s an all-new motorcycle, re-designed from the ground up, and it delivers its badassery in more than just the looks department. In fact, after riding it, I would argue that this is the bike that should have started it all.