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Max Biaggi announces retirement

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The 2012 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The 41 year old Roman was born Massimiliano Biaggi in the year 1971. Max began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and won four back-to-back 250cc titles from 1994-1997 riding an Aprilia RS250 in the first three years and a Honda NSR 250 in the fourth year. Biaggi made his 500cc debut next year and raced in the premier class till the end of 2005. He moved out of MotoGP at the end of 2005 and entered the World Superbike Championship in 2007 after a year long hiatus.

 

Biaggi won his first WSBK title in 2010 riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the Italian factory and won the title for the second time this year, riding for Aprilia again. Biaggi has had an illustrious career that spanned over two decades and has raced for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki during these years. However, he is most famous for his rivalry with nine times Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. By retiring as a champion, Biaggi has become one of the very few racers who have managed to end their careers on a high. Arrivederci Max!

Max Biaggi announces retirement

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The 2012 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The 41 year old Roman was born Massimiliano Biaggi in the year 1971. Max began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and won four back-to-back 250cc titles from 1994-1997 riding an Aprilia RS250 in the first three years and a Honda NSR 250 in the fourth year. Biaggi made his 500cc debut next year and raced in the premier class till the end of 2005. He moved out of MotoGP at the end of 2005 and entered the World Superbike Championship in 2007 after a year long hiatus.

 

Biaggi won his first WSBK title in 2010 riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the Italian factory and won the title for the second time this year, riding for Aprilia again. Biaggi has had an illustrious career that spanned over two decades and has raced for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki during these years. However, he is most famous for his rivalry with nine times Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. By retiring as a champion, Biaggi has become one of the very few racers who have managed to end their careers on a high. Arrivederci Max!

Hero MotoCorp to launch Passion X-Pro commuter

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Passion X-Pro Bike IndiaHero MotoCorp is launching a new commuter bike – the Passion X-Pro 110 – this Diwali.

The company has already started dispatching the bike to its dealers across the country.

The Passion X-Pro 110 would be using the same 110cc engine found in the Honda Dream Yuga and the Honda Twister, both products of its erstwhile partner. The engine offers a peak power output of 9.1 PS and peak torque of 9Nm, and the bike is likely to be equipped with disc brakes, alloy wheels and self start, and will be positioned as a premium commuter bike.

The commuter segment of the market is highly competitive with the incumbents Suzuki Hayate, Bajaj Discover 100, Honda Dream Yuga and CB Twister offering stiff competition. Though Hero MotoCorp will be announcing the prices tomorrow, we believe the Passion X-Pro 110 could be priced around Rs 50,000 to be competitive in its segment.

 

Gary Fisher launches Super Fly bikes in India

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At a recent event recently, Firefox Bikes got none other than Gary Fisher, the creator of Mountain biking, to launch his latest design concept the SuperFly Hi-end 29er series in India.

The high performance cycles were unveiled in the presence of Shiv Inder Singh, Managing Director, Firefox Bikes, and will be available exclusively through Firefox Bike retail outlets across India.

Speaking about the newly launched mountain bikes Singh said, “The bikes with 29” wheels are the latest as compared to the standard 26” wheels. We will be adding additional models every year as the market demand develops.” He further added, “The Company expects to increase the sales growth to 1,00,000 bikes a year by year 2015 from the present 50,000.”

Targeted at youth, the new models include SuperFly AL and SuperFly Comp, priced at Rs 1.45 lakh and Rs 2.35 lakh respectively.

2013 Triumph Speed Triple lineup unveiled

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British motorcycle marquee Triumph have unveiled their 2013 Speed Triple lineup and colour options in the UK market.

The Speed Triple has always been one of the brightest jewel in the Triumph crown along with the super sexy Daytona and the monstrous Rocket III. The 2013 lineup includes both the standard and the R versions of the speed triple and both the bikes have been heavily revised. Meanwhile the big-wigs at Triumph are keen on stressing the fact that these are new models and not just mere tweaks of the current versions.

The new version of the Speed Triple has shed weight and is almost 6kg lighter than its previous model. Majority of the weight saving has been done on the rear-end of the bike, which includes shedding-off a whooping 3.6kg from the exhaust system alone! Engineers at Triumph have also claimed to have improved the Speed Triple’s fuel efficiency by almost 30% in urban riding conditions. The new versions also features a new gear box in which the first gear is taller than the previous variants, this has been in order to make the bike more user-friendly and fun to ride.

Triumph have also revealed the 2013 clolours as well, the Street Triple will be available in Phantom Black, Caribbean Blue and Crystal White. The Street Triple R will be available in Matt Graphite, Crystal White and Phantom Black. Meanwhile both the Street Triple and the R versions are also due to have optional ABS, which will cost £350 (INR 30,000) extra. These new bikes will be available at UK dealers by mid-November with the ABS version expected to be released before the end of the year. The Street Triple will be priced at £6,999 (INR 6.10lakh approx) while the Street Triple R will cost £7,699 (INR 6.72lakh approx).