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The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and ZX-10R

Motorcycle NewsKawasaki bids happy birthday to its alpha sportbike platform with two 30th anniversary editions based on the cutting-edge Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R models. Distinguished with bold, black-and-white graphics over a signature Kawasaki lime green basecoat and further set apart with green rim stripes and anniversary badging, these are even more extroverted versions of two already aggressive motorcycles.

Bold new graphics are the only upgrade for the anniversary editions, but the underlying base motorcycle offers more than enough technology and performance to back up the in-your-face appearance.
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Triumph Thailand Manufacturing

Motorcycle NewsTriumph began manufacturing Motorcycles in the United Kingdom in 1902 and in 2013 had 6.2 percent of the global market share in motorcycles over 500cc.

Triumph started production in Thailand in 2002, and currently employees over 1,000 people in the manufacture of motorcycle components and assembly of motorcycles. Like many other companies enjoying Thailand as a manufacturing location, Triumph has plans to increase production volumes significantly over the next 5 years. It has already noticed a move toward larger motorcycles in emerging markets, which should benefit their business.

Triumph enjoys a good working relationship with the Thailand Board of Investment and receives BOI privileges for motorcycles. In fact, the company identifies the incentives received from BOI as a reason why Thailand is a good operating base for the company. Also included among the reasons is that Thai staff are hard-working, diligent and offer good value. Thailand is also a good location to retain skilled expatriate staff seconded from the UK parent Company.
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Ducati Thailand Manufacturing

Motorcycle NewsDucati, founded in 1926, Ducati has been producing sport-inspired motorcycles since 1946. Their product is characterized by their high performance engines, innovative design and avant-garde technology.

In the 1983, the company became part of Cagiva group and five years later won the first World Superbike championship. Thirteen years later, in 1996, the company Ducati was acquired by the Texas Pacific Group.

Today Ducatis are sold in over 80 countries around the world, mainly in the European, North-American and Asia Pacific markets. Ducati Thailand started in 2011 in Amata City manufacturing mainly for the domestic market, although export volumes are growing. Since locating in Thailand, the company has been experiencing growth, and aims to manufacture over 10,000 bikes per year within next year.
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Thai Motorcycle Industry

Motorcycle NewsThe motorbike is the most important mode of transportation in Thailand. All across the country one can find motorbikes of every type being driven on paved streets and dirt roads. Almost every single Thai home has one to two motorbikes that are used by the entire family for either short-distance or long-distance commuting purposes. Running errands, going to work, heading to school, visiting relatives and friends, the motorbike is ubiquitous in Thailand today and it has great economic and social value. Motorbikes connect small villages to towns and towns to mid-sized cities; communities being linked to each other by a two-wheeled vehicle. A motorbike in Thailand not only serves as an indicator of status but also is a basic necessity.

The motorcycle industry established itself in the Kingdom of Thailand back in 1964. It was a small consumer market with potential and a promising production base. Fast forward to 2014 and there are four main players in the market, which include Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki. Even though there are not many companies in Thailand that manufacture and sell motorcycles, the competition amongst them is fierce. Indeed, the Thai motorcycle industry is in its maturity stage, thereby obligating Thailand's key players to use strong strategies to possess market share. Nowadays, the dominant force in this industry is Honda.
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The Ariel Ace - After 50-Years Waiting

Motorcycle NewsIt's been 50 years coming, but this is the all-new Ariel Ace motorcycle. It's quite some upgrade on the last motorcycle produced by Ariel, what was the Ariel Arrow back in 1965, but the company has made giant leaps in order to put this new motorcycle into production.

Ariel, a English company based in Somerset, where they also build the Atom sportscar, the Ariel Ace motorcycle is set to be rolling off the small production line at the rate of two or three a week. The Ariel Ace is powered by the 1237cc V4 engine from the Honda CFR1200 what's an excellent choice of power-plant. The Honda VFR1200 engine also means that the Ariel Ace's final drive is by shaft drive, also the swingarm and electronics are all integrated.

Ariel promise a top speed of 266km/h, although as the Ariel Ace is a naked-bike you probably won't ride it at that speed anyway..
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BMW Motorrad brings out first ever cornering ABS for supersports bike

Motorcycle NewsBMW Motorrad presented the BMW S1000RR in 2009 - not just its first supersports bike but also the first motorcycle of this type to be fitted with ABS. That same year saw the first racing victory by a supersports motorcycle with ABS at the 24-hour race in Barcelona.

Since the introduction of this Race ABS in 2009, BMW Motorrad has offered an ABS tailored specifically to the needs of supersports bikes, providing a significant increase in active braking safety in this segment, too. The function ABS Pro represents a consistent refinement of the Race ABS in that it now enables ABS-supported braking when cornering. ABS Pro is offered as a retrofittable option which can be acquired through BMW Motorrad dealerships and is initially reserved exclusively for the top supersports model in the BMW Motorrad product range, the BMW HP4.

The function was deliberately conceived for use on public roads, where unexpected dangers can always potentially lie in waiting. While the Race ABS in the BMW HP4 already provides a very high degree of safety when braking in a straight line, ABS Pro now goes a step further to offer increased safety when braking on bends as well. Here, ABS Pro prevents the wheels from blocking even when the brakes are applied quickly; this reduces abrupt changes in steering force on shock-braking manoeuvres and stops the motorcycle from rearing up unintentionally.
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BMW Motorrad model facelift measures for 2015

Motorcycle NewsFor 2015 BMW Motorrad has decided that a number of models will receive facelift measures as well as the special model K1300S Motorsport included in the BMW Motorrad program. The models can be ordered from all BMW Motorrad dealers in the new configuration from August 2014.

Most of the models will get a new paint finish and color combinations, the models that will be available with different paint finish combinations are: BMW F700GS, BMW F800GS, BMW F800GS Adventure and the BMW F800GT.

For 2015 the BMW R1200GS will not just be available with new paint finishes. With a view to enhanced running smoothness, it will also be fitted with a crankshaft with increased gyrating masses as in the BMW R1200GS Adventure and BMW R1200RT. In addition, the BMW R1200GS can also be fitted with the BMW Motorrad Keyless Ride System as an ex-works option. This enables both the steering lock and the fuel filler flap to be locked and unlocked. The motorcycle is started using the starter button as before. With Keyless Ride, the key can always remain in the rider's clothing. The Shift Assistant Pro available as an option ex works allows the rider to shift up without clutch, enabling acceleration virtually without torque interrupt. It also allows downshifting without using the clutch.
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Yamaha 250cc Single-Cylinder Sportsbike

Motorcycle NewsNot much motorcycles have been talked about like the Yamaha YZF-R25, and even after the YZF-R25 was recently launched in Indonesia and will very likely make its way to Thailand.

We have learned from well informed sources that Yamaha Motor may launch a 250cc sportsbike with a single-cylinder engine for selective markets which will provide 30 horsepower instead of the 36 horsepower the parallel-twin engine of the YZF-R25 produce. Yamaha Motor will manufacture the motorcycle in India and the single-cylinder configuration will help them achieve more competitive pricing against its direct rival, the Honda CBR250R.
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Heavy Motorcycle Sales and Profits

Motorcycle NewsHeavy motorcycles gained weight in the market last year with Harley-Davidson recording 4.4 percent global sales growth and Polaris (manufacturer of Victory and Indian motorcycles) earning a record US$356.29. Million, up 22 percent.

Polaris Industries had better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter, boosted by strong off-road vehicle sales and the relaunch of its Indian motorcycles.

The company's motorcycle sales rose 94 percent during the fourth quarter to US$64.32 million, helped by the debut of the new Indian Chief models. Off-road vehicles rose 16 percent to US$616 million, while sales of snowmobiles dropped 13 percent to US$125.28 million.
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Supercharged Honda Motorcycle in Development

Motorcycle NewsHonda is also working on turbo-charged motorcycle, as one of the last big four Japanese manufacturers, Honda applied for several patents suggesting a supercharged or turbocharged engine with strict exhaust emission control is coming soon from Honda Big Wing.

Honda appears to be working on at least two designs. One is a parallel twin – effectively the front half of the VRF1200F's SOHC V-4 engine – with a supercharger/turbocharged but surely forced induction technology located where you'd normally find the rear cylinder bank and an intercooler mounted above it, where the airbox usually resides. That should be enough hardware to boost performance back up toward something like the 160 crankshaft horsepower produced by the current VFR1200F, with just half the displacement.

The second design is something more intriguing – an inline-four with a small supercharger mounted down low and in front of the crankshaft. The engine uses reversed cylinder architecture, with the intake at the front and the exhaust at the rear and the cylinder bank is telted slightly backwards relative to the motorcycle's frame, much like the layout used on Honda's NSF250R Moto3 racebike.
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