Friday, October 12, 2012
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Monday, February 6, 2012
MV Augusta F3 Enters Production
It looks like they have done it! MV Augusta's sexy 675cc, three cylinder F3 pocket sports bike is now in production. MV Augusta announced that the limited edition F3 serie oro (gold edition) would hit the showroom floor some time this March and, judging by this video, it looks like they will hit that target. Well done!
In addition to all the goodies you will find on a standard model F3, such as fly by wire, counter-rotating crank, etc, the serie oro model gives you a bike with top-rated Öhlins suspension, Brembo monobloc calipers and the usual carbon fiber body pieces. You will also have a whole year of exclusivity until the standard model goes on sale. This exclusivity comes at a price though. The serie oro will cost nearly two times more than a standard F3.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ducati 1199 Panigale
A great technical explanation of Ducati's new 1199 Panigale by Ducati's superbike race chief, Ernesto Marinelli. This video includes some beautiful footage and track testing by multiple world superbike champion Troy Bayliss.
I'm not typically a fan of hyper-performance superbikes anymore but this is an exceptional bike with enough technological innovations to make it much less intimidating to ride hard. I also appreciate the fact that Ducati understand the need for light weight. The Panigale is 10kg lighter than Ducati's previous superbike, the 1198, which, until now, was already the lightest superbike in its class.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Clair de Lune
Released in conjunction with the CR&S participation at the Milan International Motorcycle Expo (EICMA 2011), this video is a beautiful explanation of the DUU, its philosophy and purpose. In Italian but worth watching for non Italian speakers just for the visual beauty and passion evident in this film and the bike it describes.
Sorry about the popup advert near the beginning of the video. These things are becoming annoyingly pervasive in YouTube videos these days.
Sorry about the popup advert near the beginning of the video. These things are becoming annoyingly pervasive in YouTube videos these days.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Il Panigale
Ducati are made in the town of Borgo Panigale, Italy. Once a satellite town, now a suburb, of the Italian city of Bologna. The doors have opened (for the press) at the Milan Motorcycle Expo EICMA 2011and details are starting to emerge. Ducati's latest redefinition of the superbike is called the 1199 Panigale. It is really something, well done Ducati!
Doubtless you will be able to read the specifications and see the photos on nearly every blog and every motorcycle magazine in the coming months so there is no point me repeating them here. But to get a good feeling of what Ducati has created check out this video...
Friday, November 4, 2011
CR&S at EICMA 2011
CR&S is once again participating in Milan's annual International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA 2011). EICMA is the most important motorcycle exhibition on the calendar. I runs from November 10-13th.
If you are staying in Milan the easiest way to get there is via the Metro subway. Take the red line in the direction of Rho - fieramilano. This is also the name of the stop where you will get off the train. If you are traveling by car or motorcycle then get a navigator. For further details follow this link.
The exhibition is huge. The CR&S stand will be located in Hall 2, Booth I-33. They will be exhibiting a tasty selection of their VUN & DUU motorcycles. The CR&S stand is not the largest in the show but it is always one of the finest and most interesting stands.
Unfortunately I cannot attend this year's show. Among all the other goodies I will be missing out on will be MV Agusta's F3 and the new F3 Brutale (naked), as well as the unveiling of Ducati's much anticipated new Superquadratta Superbike.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
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