Yamaha FZ16 - Bike review

FZ16 - A new great styled stunning naked bike from Yamaha. FZ16 is great competitor in its own way to 150CC segment with other bikes Pulsar, Apache, CBZ Xtreme, Hunk, Unicorn and GS150R. It comes with some new features to two-wheeler market of India.

The best features of FZ16:
1. Full Digital meter console including tachometer.
2. Tubeless tyres for both wheels - helps to reduce the weight.
3. Head light doom – which makes huge difference with other bikes in India. Headlight is very bright gives high beam clearly.
4. Huge looking fuel tank is comes with three pieces unit with plastic resin covers for outer covering.
5. The rear monoshock suspension is too good and smooth. FZ16 is third bike in India to feature Monoshock suspension. (1 - Unicorn, 2 - R15)
6. Largest (140mm/60mm) rear tyre, radial tubeless gives very good road grip even at the bend.
7. Inner tube of front tyre comes with 41mm
8. Very good at power and performance - FZ16’s power/torque figure (14 Nm @ 6000 RPM) is slightly higher than any other bikes in 150cc segment
9. The handle is greatly experimented; and is of the right length and gives great comfort and control
10. An air cooled bike with superb stunned styling

FZ16 does not come with FI technology, crash guard, rear disc brake and kick start. Finally it does not looks so odd with front number plate, but still it kill the stunning stylish look of the bike.

Bike-Price:
The FZ16 is priced at Rs. 65,000 - Ex-Showroom rate.

Suzuki GS 150R - Wallpapers

A nice bike from Suzuki. What do you guys feel? Do you feel the difference in two-wheeler market? Dont forget to add your comments.

Bajaj XCD 135cc - Bike Reviews / Bike Price

The XCD 135 DTS Si comes with an aerodynamically designed fuel tank coupled with digital instrumentation, LED tail lights, electric start and NITROX rear suspension. It will act as a catalyst to push the envelope of commuter motorcyclists towards higher displacement bikes. The 135cc powerplant uses the same DTS-Si techno wizardry seen first time on the XCD 125 DTS-Si and then on the Platina 125 DTS-Si. The mill produces 11PS of power and incorporates a five speed gearbox.Bajaj Auto has been leading the market in the premium segment as well as the 100cc commuter bracket, but in the mid-level segment its arch rival, Hero Honda has been raking in numbers for a very long time. Bajaj Auto is geared up to turn tables in the mid-segment with three new launches starting with the XCD 135 DTS-Si. While the world grieved about the economic slump last year,significant development took place on the Indian two-wheeler front with bigwigs like Yamaha and Suzuki rolling out their international range of superbikes in India.

Bike Price of different versions
The Kick Start Version Price: Rs.43,000
The Electric Start With Drum Brakes Prices: Rs.45,000
The Top Of The Line Disc Brake Equipped Prices: Rs.47,000

Karizma Vs. Pulsar 220 Fi Vs. Apache RTR-Fi

The Bike lovers who want and ready to invest in premium bike segment, need to know atlest basic information of the existing models and their performance. The Pulsar and the Karizma closely compete with each other in terms of price & engine capacity and the Apache RTR falls a little behind being a 160cc engine.

If you like to shell out closely Rs.80000 for your bike, I would suggest Pulsar than any other bike. The Pulsar users have consistently saying about the comfort level and performance is ultimate and great in Pulsar than any other bike. As I have ridded both Karizma and Pulsar, I feel Pulsar is better than Karizma. But still the people who have Karizma saying it’s really good to have Hero Honda bike which has great consistency in two-wheeler market. And other reasons as I heard from many are,

1. Hero Honda is the largest bike manufacturer in India and definitely takes great care in the consistency of quality in its units.

2. The technology is borrowed from Honda, and no one needs to tell you how famous the Hondas are around the globe.

3. The Overdrive show from the CNBC recommends it.

Here is a video taken from YouTube which compares the three bikes. The video is pretty old and does not include the Yamaha R15, FZ16 and GS150, but still it is a great piece of information for those of you who are confused between Pulsar 220 and Karizma.

Courtesy: CNBC TV 18.

Specification of Suzuki GS150R

Specification <br>
• Displacement: 149cc
• Engine: Four Stroke, Single Cylinder, SOHC, Air cooled
• Maximum Power: 13.8 Bhp @ 8500rpm
• Maximum Torque: 13.4 Nm @ 6000rpm
• Gears: 6 Manual, 1-down and 5-up.
• Valve Per Cylinder: 2
• Top Speed: 120kmph (estimated)
• Carburetor Type : BS26 - Throttle Positioning Sensor
• Suspension(Front): Hydraulics forks
• Suspension(Rear): Gas charged
• Brakes (front): Disc
• Brakes(rear): 130mm Drum
• Fuel Consumption: 60Kmpl (City), 65Kmpl (highway)
• Fuel Tank: 15.50 litres
• Headlamp: Multi-Reflector Halogen Bulb
• Colors: Pearl Nebular Black, Metallic Flint Gray, Candy Max Orange, Candy Dark Greenish Blue

DIMENSIONS:
• Length: 2095.00 mm
• Width: 775.00 mm
• Height: 1120.00 mm
• Ground Clearance: 160.00 mm
• Wheelbase: 1340.00 mm
• Wheel Type: Die Cast Alloys
• Wheel Size: 70/R18 (F), 100/90/R18 (R)

PRICE: Rs 59,000 (ex-showroom Delhi)

New Suzuki GS150R Review, Features

The Suzuki GS150R, which will take on Pulsar 150 DTS-i, Hunk, CBZ Xtreme and Unicorn in the 150cc segment, is competitively priced at Rs 59000 ex-showroom, Delhi. Styled with inspiration from Suzuki’s international superbike GSX-R, GS150R is a mean looking machine. The bikini fairing, pilot lamps mounted on either side of wolf eyed headlamps is not exciting but looks pleasing. But the real attraction is the rear part of the GS150R. Stunning integrated LED tail lamp cluster also houses turn indicators on both sides, which is again GSX-R inspired.

GS150R is powered engine which respires through BS26 carburettor (NO Fuel Injection or FI). The engine also gets TPS (Throttle positioning Sensor). Suzuki says GS150R engine is tuned to ride better for city riding. The 150cc engine is designed to with an acceleration performance in the low to mid range speed which is important for city driving. GS150R engine is equipped with engine balancer technology. According to Suzuki, engine balancer technology of GS150R which seeks to minimize vibration. GS150R balancer system is fitted with balancer-driven gear fitted with a rubber damper for reducing the impact noises generated by its meshing with the balancer-driven gear.

GS150R 149cc engine develops 13.8bhp of peak power at 8500rpm and 13.4Nm of peak torque 6000rpm. It comes with six speed transmission. Gear shift pattern is 1-down and 5-up. As mentioned by Suzuki, GS150R will return a mileage of 60kmpl in City and 65kmpl in Highway.

The instrument console of the Suzuki GS150R has a digital speedometer, odometer and trip meter, and an analogue tachometer. The Suzuki GS150R offers two modes: Power and Economy. The Power mode allows the rider to gun the bike while the Economy mode helps conserve fuel.

GS150R length is 2095mm, its width is 775mm and it height 1120mm. The ground clearance of the GS150R is 160mm and its wheelbase stands at 1340mm. At the fore GS150R gets 2.75 -18 and at the rear Suzuki GS150R features fatter 100/90-18 tyre.

GS150R features disc brake at the front and drum brake at the rear. Hydraulics forks and gas charged rear suspension of GS150R will give you a comfortable ride. GS150R is neither Fuel Injected nor have monoshock suspension at the rear.

The Suzuki GS150R is available in Pearl Nebular Black, Metallic Flint Gray, Candy Max Orange, and Candy Dark Greenish Blue.

Wallpapers will be uploaded soon.

Bajaj to launch XCD Sprint135cc

Most of the riders have expressed disappointment on XCD 135cc after a year long wait for the XCD sprint. But those can breathe easy now! Few days after launching the XCD 135cc, Bajaj has again said the XCD sprint will come soon. Hope the following come true soon.

“The Yamaha FZ16 and the Honda Stunner are products that we should have watched out for. We will shortly launch the Sprint that will compete against the 125cc Stunner. We have to arrest the headway made by competition in these segments. It’s just a matter of time. We have the products to plug the gaps,” S Sridhar, CEO (two-wheelers), Bajaj Auto said on December 25th (four days after the XCD 135cc launch).

XCD Sprint 135cc DTS-Si will come with auto choke, gas-filled Nitrox shock absorbers, digital speedometer and LED tail lamps. Other significant features include electric-start and front disc-brake. .What makes the XCD Sprint 135cc DTS-Si is its compelling price tag. Bajaj says the price of the XCD Sprint will be approximately Rs45,000. “Bajaj Auto has a very strong position in the entry segment and the premium segment of the motorcycle market. With the launch of the Bajaj XCD 135 DTS-Si and two more new products in April and July, we aim to garner a strong position in the value segment,” Bajaj Auto general manager Amit Nandi said.