Along with Suzuki's superbike Hayabusa 1300, it has launched an even advanced cruiser bike Intruder M1800R. With a much powerful engine and displacement of 1800cc, this bike will be quite heavy on our soft Indian roads.
Intruder with race proven braking technology has the widest rear-tyre (see the click-able wallpaper below), and one of the biggest pistons... Performance wise the M1800R is the ultimate production cruiser.

Check out the specifications here:

Dimensions
Overall length	2480mm (97.6in)
Overall width	875mm (34.4in)
Overall height	1185mm (46.7in)
Wheelbase	1710mm (67.3in)
Seat height	705mm (27.8in)
Dry mass	319kg (703.3lbs)
Fuel capacity	19.5litres (4.3gallons)
Engine
Engine capacity	1783cc
Type	Four stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 54° V-twin
Bore	112mm x 90.5mm
Compression ratio	10.5 : 1
Lubrication	Semi-dry sump
Ignition	Electronic ignition (Transistorised)
Fuel system	Fuel Injection
Starter	Electric
Transmission	5-speed constant mesh
Drive	Shaft Drive
Suspension
Front	Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
Rear	Link type, coil spring, oil damped
Brake
Front	Disc brake, twin
Rear	Disc brake
Tyres Size
Front	130/70R18 M/C 63V tubeless
Rear	240/40R18 M/C 79V tubeless

After Yamaha's 1000cc YZF-R1 and Monster & Multistrada from Italian moto-major Triumph, now it is the turn of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan has launched two super sport bikes, Hayabusa and Intruder M1800R, for Indian roads at a price tag of Rs.12.50 lakh.

Hayabusa the world's fastest bike, which got it's maximum popularity through the movie "Dhoom" in India, is finally on the Indian roads officially.

Even in these days of recession, Suzuki aims to sell around 350-400 bikes in one year, i.e. around 1 bike per year.According to the company, it has already got orders for around 38 bikes.

Depending upon the response to these products, Suzuki —among the largest manufacturer of bikes in the world after fellow Japanese makers Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki—also plans to bring its GSX -R series of motorcycles to India.

“We are currently evaluating the market. A lot of the product launches depend on the market response to the Hayabusa and Intruder, though we are expecting higher demand for the much smaller GSX-R sport bikes, which are in the 400 cc to 600 cc range of engine power,” Mr Gupta said.
Specifications are as follows:

Dimensions and Weight
Overall length	2195mm (86.4in)
Overall width	740mm (29.1in)
Overall height	1170mm (46.1in)
Wheelbase	1485mm (58.5in)
Seat height	805mm (31.7in)
Dry weight	220kg (485lbs)
Fuel capacity	21.0litres (4.6gallons)
Engine
Engine capacity	1340cc
Type	4-stroke, 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC
Bore	81mm x 65mm
Compression ratio	12.5:1
Lubrication	Wet sump
Ignition	Electronic Ignition
Fuel system	Fuel injection
Transmission	6-speed constant mesh
Drive	Chain
Suspension
Front	Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
Rear	Linky type, coil spring, oil damped
Brake
Front	Disc brake, twin
Rear	Disc brake
Tyres Size
Front	120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless
Rear	190/50ZR17M/C (73W), tubeless

Colors available are "Metallic Majestic Gold" and "Metallic Phantom Gray"

For wallpapers, visit this page : Biking2Blogging

Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday launched its new hatchback A-Star in the Indian market and said it would in four years come out with its first indigenous car.The A-Star will be available at an introductory price ranging from Rs 347,000 to Rs 412,000.

Although Nano was expected to be in the market by now, but which could not fulfill it's promise, for more than one reasons. But that doesn't mean Maruti's new model A-Star will be free from competition, as this year and the year ahead is full of small cars in the Indian 4-wheeler market. i10 from Hyundai, Spark from Chevrolet, and the already present cars like Alto and Swift from Maruti itself.

"We have started the ground work to launch a car which is conceived, designed and developed fully in India," Maruti Suzuki India managing executive officer (engineering) I V Rao told PTI. The company is hopeful of rolling out the car in the next four years, he added. He however, declined to comment whether it would be a small car or a bigger one."We are discussing it internally," Rao said.

A-Star is Maruti's fifth global model which would be manufactured only in India. The company plans to sell 50,000 units in the domestic market, while targets to export 100,000 units.The car would be manufactured at Manesar production facility. A-Star will be powered by a 998cc K10B petrol engine and will be available in three variants in the domestic market. For exports, the company would manufacture A-Star in over 200 variants and sell to around 150 coutures across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa.

The company expects that A-Star would contribute half of its overall export target of 200,000 units by 2010-11.

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VEHICLE SUMMARY
Name	A-Star Model
Vxi Car Body Type	Hatchback Segment:A Segment
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement	998cc, 3 cyl, MPFi, KB-series
Engine Type	Petrol
Maximum Power	67 Bhp @ 6200 rpm
Maximum Torque	90 Nm @ 3500 rpm
DIMENSIONS
Length	3500 mm
Width	1600 mm
Height	1490 mm
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Seating Capacity	4
Tyre Size:155/80 R13	155/80 R13
Suspension	MacPherson Strut & Coil Springs
Turning Circle	4.50 mtrs.
Boot Space	129.00 ltrs.
Steering	Power
Brakes	Front Ventilated, Rear Disk
Gears	5
Manual Ground Clearance	170.00 mm
Fuel Tank	35
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
AC	AC Without Climate Control
Power Windows:	Yes
Central Locking	Manual
Remote Boot	Yes
Remote Fuel Filler	Yes
Rear Wiper	No
Rear Armrest	No
Streeing Adjustment (Rake/Reach)	Yes/No
Driver Seat Adjustment	Manual
Music System	CD Player with 2 Speakers
Leather Seats	No
Door Mirror	Driver Side Manual
Tinted Glass	No
Rear AC Vent	No
Folding Rear Seats	Yes
Sun Roof	No
Buttons/Controls on Steering	No
Auto Viper	No
Auto Headlamp	No

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The Eco-friendly car
With Delhi's pollution levels crossing those of pre-CNG days, this car may help a little in controlling it.
Emission from the A-Star not only complies with the Euro 3 (Bharat-3) norms that are operational in 13 Indian cities, including Delhi, but also geared to meet stringent emission norms that will be implemented across Europe in the coming years. The A-Stars CO2 emission will be even lower than 109 gm/km which we had envisaged earlier.


India's Euro 3 norms is 5 years behind those currently enforced in Europe, while Euro 4 norms that are enforced outside the 13 Indian cities are 10 years behind European benchmarks.

If you were amazed by the looks of so called "Lord Of The Streets", Yamaha FZ 16, then just have a look at this Mega Beast Yamaha FZ 1 - A clear advanced version of FZ 16, with a powerful engine, smoother edges and more muscular looks. Launched by Yamaha Europe. The FZ1 has got heart-pumping knockout performance and it’s got serious attitude on top of that, a lean and mean look that’s all about raw power.

Just have a look on it's specifications too:

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Engine
Engine type	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, DOHC
Displacement	998 cc
Maximum power	110.3 kW (150 PS) @11,000 rpm
Maximum torque	106.0 Nm (10.8 kg-m) @ 8,000 rpm
Transmission system	Constant mesh, 6-speed
Fuel tank capacity	18 L
Oil tank capacity	3.8 L
Chassis
Chassis:	Aluminum die-cast, diamond shaped
Rear suspension system	Swing arm (link suspension)
Front brake	Dual discs, Ø 320 mm
Rear brake	Single disc, Ø 245 mm
Front tyre	120/70 ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear tyre	190/50 ZR17M/C (73W)
Dimensions
Length	2,140 mm
Width	770 mm
Height	1,060 mm
Wheel base	1,460 mm
Minimum ground clearance	135 mm
Wet weight	214 kg / ABS: 221 kg

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courtesy: Yamaha-Europe

It is Over in United States, But yet to start in India

People say "you vote you win" and "it is better to vote than to complain", in all your school life you would have studied that:
"Good Citizens - do vote
Bad citizens - do no vote"
If you are a biker and want good roads for biking, then do vote.
But we have seen our country in the hands of Congress and also in the hands of BJP, or whatsoever.... do you really think voting does really work?

So if you think that there's nobody eligible to get your valuable vote, and you consider yourself as a "good citizen", who does always vote, then as usual go to the voting booth this time too, but give your vote to NOBODY.

Section 49-O of the Constitution

Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section "49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn't want to vote anyone!

Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these seemingly notorious leaders have never disclosed it. This is called "49-O".

Why should you go and say "I VOTE NOBODY"... because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be canceled and will have to be re-polled. Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them. This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election. This would change the way, of our whole political system... it is seemingly surprising why the election commission has not revealed such a feature to the public....

Please spread this news to as many as you know...Seems to be a wonderful weapon against corrupt parties in India... show your power,expressing your desire not to vote for anybody, is even more powerful than voting... so don't miss your chance. So either vote, or vote not to vote (vote 49-O) and pass this info on...

Its the official site of Law Ministry. But i cant find any mention of cancellation of candidature, if 49-O is more than winning margin of vote cast. if u read it...

http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/cer1.htm
(Let the page load completely then find (CTRL+F) this on the page - 49-o)

"Please forward this article to as many as possible, so that we, the people of India , can really use this power to save our nation". Use your voting right for a better INDIA .

It's not bikes this time.
Now India is in the 5 elite countries list, to have it's flag [Moon Impact Probe (MIP)] on Moon.
Chandrayaan today reached the final resting orbit, about 100 kms from the moon. The timing of this proud moment had been specially designed to coincide with Children's Day.Chandrayaan will remain in this orbit for the next two years.
The device inbuilt with three instruments: radar altimeter, video imaging system and mass spectrometer, ISRO has carried out three orbit-lowering moves since the spacecraft entered the lunar orbit on Saturday. The spacecraft, which was launched on October 22, was propelled on its 3,86,000km voyage to the moon in a number of stages, with its orbit being raised progressively towards the moon by activating its liquid motor.
The idea behind flying the tricolour on the moon was of former president and legend space scientist A P J Abdul Kalam, who had suggested the ISRO scientists in an International Lunar Exploration Working Group conference held at Udaipur in November 2004.
The MIP will send the still and digital video graphic pictures to the ISRO scientists that will be used for analysing the surface of the Moon, only natural satellite of our Earth. “The unmanned Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft will map the moon to get an idea about the minerals present there, which is of prime importance,” said ISRO official.
Wait for the pictures to come soon direct from Chandrayaan 1....

Now that we have a number of bikes in the 150cc to 220cc segment, while selecting a bike from this huge range of options, people get confused even in a single company, and when they visit showrooms of different companies, it only adds to their confusion.
For your convenience and to help you in better selecting the right bike, this post contains the specifications of all popular bikes in the 150cc to 220cc segment.
The bikes are from Bajaj, Hero Honda, Honda, TVS, and Yamaha, namely Pulsar 150cc, Pulsar180cc, Pulsar 200cc, Pulsar 220cc, Hero Honda Hunk, Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme, Hero Honda Karizma, Yamaha FZ 16, Yamaha R15, Honda Unicorn, TVS Apache.
You can compare the following specifications in the pictures below:

Engine and transmission : Displacement, Engine type, Stroke, Power, Starter type.
Physical measures : Front suspension, Rear suspension, Front brakes, Rear brakes, Gear box, Length, Height, Curb weight, Fuel capacity, Reserve fuel volume, Mileage/Fuel efficiency, ex-Showroom price.

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Bajaj Pulsars - Click the Image to Enlarge

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Hero Honda - Click the Image to Enlarge

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Yamaha - Click the Image to Enlarge

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TVS Apache & Honda Unicorn - Click the Image to Enlarge

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You can download all these details together
in a single file (Excel sheet) from here :
[Download From Here]