1Malaysia Chopper buatan OCC diperkenal di Malaysia

Siapa tidak kenal siri permotoran popular Orange County Choppers (OCC) dalam siri Discovery Channel di Saluran Astro, pernah sebelum ini saya menjadi peminat setia siri tersebut. Agak mengejutkan kerana antara projek terbaru yang dilakukan oleh pasukan OCC ialah membina sebuah motosikal chopper 1Malaysia. Motosikal itu telah diperkenalkan secara rasmi oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak di PWTC dua hari yang lepas dengan kehadiran Teutul, pengasas OCC. Apa pendapat anda berkenaan motosikal tersebut? Menarik? Berapa pula agaknya kos yang dikenakan oleh OCC untuk mengubahsuai motosikal custom tersebut? p/s : Saksikan video YouTube sempena majlis memperkenalkan 1Malaysia Chopper tempoh hari di PWTC, kredit kepada The Staronli...

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PICS: Rossi, Hayden 2012 Ducati MotoGP colours

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden reveal Ducati's 2012 MotoGP colours The 2012 MotoGP race colours of factory Ducati stars Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were unveiled during an online presentation on Monday, shown live on sponsor TIM's Facebook page. The new livery features more white on the front and side of the fairings, plus some patriotic green stripes, compared to the 2011 colours.  Rossi's bike still contains a yellow #46, while Hayden's #69 remains a more discreet white. During the launch, watched by 96,000 users live online, Ducati Corse General Manager Filippo Preziosi confirmed that the GP12 (which...

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Ducati Streetfighter 848 launched by Next Bike – RM99,333

Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the importer and distributor of Ducati motorcycles in Malaysia, launched the Ducati Streetfighter 848 bike at its showroom in Taman Tun this afternoon. Ducati’s Streetfighter naked bike is not new, but this 2012 model year 848 is, featuring a smaller 849 cc L-Twin engine in place of its big brother’s 1,099 cc unit. The Italian bike maker says that the 848 “adds everyday accessibility” to its famous naked sport bike family. The Testastretta 11, Desmodromic, liquid-cooled engine makes 132 hp at 10,000 rpm, compared to the bigger engine’s 155 hp at 9,500 rpm. The sexy thing is suspended by front Marzocchi 43 mm fully...

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A Monster Diesel coming up

NEW YORK:  You have heard of the tie-up between Ducati and AMG via the Diavel.  Next up is Ducati's alliance with  apparel brand Diesel, using the Monster as a platform. The two Italian companies have put together a so-called Monster Diesel alongside a Capsule Collection to mark the occasion.  A Ducati statement said the customised bike is an "urban military chic" interpretation of Ducati’s naked motorcycle and has been unveiled together with the new collection at the Diesel stores of New York-Soho  on March 15.  The set will be displayed  in Rome on March 22 and Tokyo-Shibuya...

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Brilliant Button wins the Australian GP

Jenson Button delivered a supreme drive to win the season- opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne after an incident- packed race. There was drama all over the track except at the very front, where Button remained from the first corner where he passed team-mate Lewis Hamilton, until the chequered flag. Sebastian Vettel demonstrated the race pace of the Red Bull to take second place, while pole-sitter Hamilton was left to rue some bad luck with pit stops to end up in third. Mark Webber was fourth in his home Grand Prix - his best result in Australia - while Alonso took a surprise fifth in the struggling Ferrari. Pastor Maldonado,...

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Formula 1 drivers - 2012

1 Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing 2 Mark WebberRed Bull Racing 3 Jenson ButtonMcLaren 4 Lewis HamiltonMcLaren 5 Fernando AlonsoFerrari 6 Felipe MassaFerrari 7 Michael SchumacherMercedes 8 Nico RosbergMercedes 9 Kimi RäikkönenLotus 10 Romain GrosjeanLotus 11 Paul di RestaForce India 12 Nico HulkenbergForce India 14 Kamui KobayashiSauber 15 Sergio PerezSauber 16 Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso 17 Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso 18 Pastor MaldonadoWilliams 19 Bruno SennaWilliams 20 Heikki KovalainenCaterham 21 Vitaly PetrovCaterham 22 Pedro de la RosaHRT 23...

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Misteri ibu kota baru Myanmar kian terungkai

NAYPYIDAW, pusat pentadbiran baru Myanmar yang hampir menyamai landskap Putrajaya. NAYPYIDAW, ibu kota Myanmar yang baru, jika diterjemahkan ke bahasa Melayu membawa maksud tempat bersemayam atau singgahsana diraja. Berdasarkan kemewahan fizikal bandar raya yang terletak kira-kira 350 kilometer ke utara Yangon itu, Naypyidaw memang layak digelar sedemikian. Bezanya, Myanmar sudah lama tidak menggunakan sistem beraja dan sejak hampir setengah abad sehingga tahun lalu, ‘negara seribu pagoda’ itu diperintah oleh rejim tentera. Walaupun menjadi pusat pentadbiran Kerajaan Pusat sejak 2005, tidak ramai termasuk rakyat Myanmar sendiri yang...

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Stoner controls Sepang as chatter continues

“We'll try and improve the chatter, but if we can't we're still competitive” - Casey Stoner. Reigning double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner only rode during four of the six available test days at Sepang, spread between two visits, but was unbeaten whenever he took to the track. The Repsol Honda star missed day one of last month's first test due to a back strain, then - like all four RCV riders - was forced to sit out the second day of this week's return while an engine problem was investigated. But nothing, even continued chatter problems with the 2012 Bridgestone tyres, could knock Stoner from his stride and the Australian finished...

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