Archive for the ‘motogp’ Category

Zulfahmi is 2nd on FP3 at Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya (UPDATED)

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

I hope Zulfahmi will succeed tomorrow to become the first Malaysian rider to have podium position. All the best!

UPDATE: Zulfahmi is 8th after the fierce battle at 8 final lap.

Chatter Issue in MotoGP: What is it?

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Chatter issue is vibration related issue to the bike. It can be coming from the front or rear tyre running through the suspension and makes the ‘chatter’ (vibration) to the bike. It can be minor issue or major issue even up to a point that the bike is not controllable under certain condition especially during the cornering and after exiting it.

I have been reading a lot about it and wonder why it really matters. The video from Yamaha shows some example of how severe the chatter issue is to Ben Spies. Check the video at 0.23 after the jump  (more…)

Banting Boy Zulfahmi is 6th on Moto3 Losail, Qatar

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Best moment ever for Zulfahmi with the new 250cc 4-stroke single-cylinder KTM Moto3 race bike at 6th place. He was targeting top 10 for this season and I think that can be accomplish with continuous effort from him and the team. Keep up the good job bro!

BTW, the helmet is designed by Zaki Ismail. Check out the gallery after the jump  (more…)

Lorenzo Wins Night Race MotoGP in Losail, Qatar

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Losail, Qatar has held night race of MotoGP since 2008 and this time, 2012 the winner is Jorge Lorenzo with this Yamaha YZR-M1. On the previous year, Casey Stoner has been taking the pole position and winning the race there. This year, the competition between Yamaha and Honda are very fierce with both of the team of the best machine and the best rider. We can see that there are always on the top 5 position whether on the testing or on the real race day. Keep it up guys. We’ll wait for you in Sepang!  (more…)

Honda MotoGP History Special Site – Superb Story from Honda Motor Co.

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Honda Motor Co. has prepared a superb story of their MotoGP history on a special website. I have read them all and I think it is being written by someone who really knows what is happening in Honda MotoGP involvement. You’ll get the chances to see the rare race bike like the RC166, the oval-piston NR500, 2-stroke legend NSR500 rode by Mick Doohan and the legendary 4-stroke RC211V rode by Rossi which can exceed speed of 330kph. Check out the special site  (more…)