Making Patchwork WORK

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Honda has announced the launch of the dazzler. As the name suggests the name and bike really dazzles. But is it really a new bike or just a variant of Unicorn with the features incorporated from the CB twister. The twister was really well made new bike and had its value in looks as well as the engine specifications. That is not the case with the dazzler. We have seen similar looks for the twister with the same power plant as the Unicorn without tweaking it at all. So expect the performance to be more or less the same as the Unicorn which can really be called sluggish.

The only good thing is the rear Mono suspension with the rear disc at the back that looks cool.

Fighting for the lesser souls

Yamaha is at it again. They have launched the new YBR 110 in competition to the Honda CB twister. The bike comes with a 106 cc engine with the max power of 7.6PS at 7500 rpm. Although an ardent Yamaha fan, I think yamaha might be repeating the same mistake that they did when they started the launch of their "small blunders" like the crux. 7.6 PS at 7500 rpm is really very mediocre and torque of 7.85N.m / 6,000 rpm is not really exciting compared to the excellent power delivery of peppy CB twister engine which produces 9 bhp at more rpm(8000 rpm) than YBR but the torque is much better at 9NM at 6000 rpm. So the ride ideally should be more exciting than the YBR.

Yamaha YBR 110 Honda CB twister

Coming to the design of both the machines, the CB twister beats the YBR heads down. The YBR is nowhere as good looking as the CB twister. Looks like minor tweaks to the G5 and new sticker job for now. The test ride of the CB twister was really cheerful. Lets see how the YBR feels once I ride the newest offering from Yamaha.

Yet Another Boring Bike !!!

Bajaj has re-launched the Platina 125 with some graphics changes and new powertrain. The power is 8.5 PS which seems descent. But the question is why do they need to bring these boring bikes which would never bring volumes to them ??
Maybe its just the price they are playing with. Priced at Rs36,000 (ex-showroom) its damn cheap.

Freak Alert !!!!

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Check out the Mahindra Xylo Limousine !! This can happen only in Punjab !! Wonder whether its real though?? :)

Mahindra Concept

Mahindra showcased its seriousness in motorcycle business when they showcased the sports concept which would have some serious performance. By serious I mean race performance. Its a punny 124 CC engine which produces a jaw dropping 53 bhp max power with 32 Nm of torque. The top speed is claimed to be a whooping 245km/hr.

The brembo discs confirms its altogether a race bike. :) Come on Mahindra give the race junkies something to smile about. I know im being too optimistic :O

Grande Punto Sport

Fiat showcased its Grande Punto Sports with 1.3 multijet turbo diesel which produces 90 bhp @ 4000rpm with peak torque of 205 Nm @ 1750rpm.

Now when are we going to get Grande Punto abarth ?? :)