Kelly Brook, the glamour babe from UK is glamourizing HD doing a-la Marissa Miller, that is posing with the Harley. Although Ms. Miller is a spokeperson for HD, that doesnt mean the 30 years old Ms. Brook cannot match up to her in a hot sizzling desert photoshoot in the Mojave desert for MAXIM magazine. Souce of photos - Magazine Gallery Blog
Recent Hollywood movies have been also glamourizing the motorcycle quite a bit. The Tom Cruise - Cameron Diaz starrer Action Comedy, Knight and Day had our hereos running on their tips on a Ducati while the to-be-released on July 23rd Action film, Salt, starring Angelina Jolie has her doing a few stunts on a Triumph. She also rode motorcycles in the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movies. Despite what critics are saying, Knight and Day was actually entertaining.
Hi friends, I am Ganesh, I became a proud owner of the Yamaha FZS in May 2009 and I have done around 6000 Kms. This bike has been reviewed many times on this site and most of them dealt with the technical specifications and the stunning looks of the bike, so I will constrain myself from doing so.
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
My cousin owns an Apache RTR, which is the first powerful bike that I used extensively when he was off to Bangalore for his 6 months of training. When my cousin returned it was time to choose my new ride. I had not thought of any other bike apart from Apache till then. So I did some research, took test drives and all. The verdict – The Apache wins hands down, when it comes to performance and value for money. TVS had even added rear disk brake to make the offer even more menacing. But, surprise surprise! My heart persuaded me to go for the FZ (NO, not because of its LOOKS), and I obeyed.
So what made me buy the FZ even though it lost to the it lost to the Apache on the paper both performance and mileage wise?? LOTS of things!! First let’s make one thing clear, this bike has much much more to it than just looks. This bike is not a Jack of all trades. It is designed to do specific things and it does those specific things like no other bike in the market.
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
Yamaha FZ Bike
The FZ is Designed to:
* Attract people – it does that with ease * This bike is built for the city. Now let us understand what this means. Now this bike is said to have a lot of low and mid range Torque. All that torque is provided mainly for city riding, Now that torque isn’t quite needed for highway riding and racing mainly because you do not vary your speed as often as you do so for city riding. This clearly means that FZ is at its best, when you use it for city riding and not for racing or touring. * Now what does else does city riding involve? A lot of twisting and turning of the bike. That is exactly why this bike has been provided with best gripping and the best looking rear tyre combined with monocross suspension at the rear and a flat, wide handle bar at the front. No the tyre is not there for looks alone. It is infact one of the best features provided in the bike. Twisting and turning through the traffic is lot easier if the weight of the bike is less and the wheelbase is optimum. I think FZ has the best of these two among the bikes falling under its category and price range * Headlight – Now this is a prime example which proves this bike is built mainly for the city. The headlight is really good for the narrow (compared to the highways) and moderately lit city roads but it isn’t good enough for the Highways, the light just spreads too much for anybody’s liking. BRAKES: Anyone who complains about Yamaha not providing a rear disk brake for this bike will take their words back once they brake this bike really hard in a really tight situation. This bike has the best set of brakes among the bikes in its category. It might not hold the record for the 60-0, but take my word for it, if you fall or skid due to hard braking in this bike, then you will meet the same fate or worse in any other bike during that situation. I am not suggesting that the rear disk brake is not needed, but only insisting that with its build and chassis, the brakes provided are sufficient. TYRES:We have to appreciate Yamaha for introducing the sticky compound tyres to the Indian market. The bike boasts one of the best tyres around. These tyres look and function really well. Now even the bigger Pulsars have the same kind of tyres.
MERITS: All the above mentioned points come under the merit list of the bike. You want more?
John Abraham, the renowned actor and bikes admirer from Bollywood owns a custom built motorcycle which is handcrafted by the Jaipur based bike builder, Rajputana Custom. Rightly titled as the light foot, this motorcycle entitles a lightweight design, right from the front mask to the rear bumpers. The bike embraces a 500 cc engine from the most acclaimed two-wheeler manufacturer in India, Royal Enfield. Literally, all of the integrated parts on this machine are built by hands, thus portraying the true value of customization. The motorcycle equips a girder suspension system and an internal throttle assembly. The leather-wrapped single seat is supported by a leaf-spring suspension system, which is exquisitely customized to suit John Abrahams weight. Other parts like drum brakes, handle bars, fuel tank, fenders, spokes, rims, etc., are sculpted with perfection to reflect the actors attitude in every inch of the bike.
Shahid Kapoors fascination on the wheels started much earlier before he dived into his acting career. The young Indian Actor owns a Yamaha MT-01, one of the most incredible motorcycles built by the manufacturer. The bike equips a massive V-twin engine that has a displacement capacity of 1670cc and literally generates exhilarating torque with mind-boggling acceleration. Mated to a constant mesh five-speed gearbox, this bike churns out a maximum power of 66.3kW with a peak torque of 150 Nm. A few years back, Shahid Kapoor enthralled the people at Yash Raj Studios when he entered the place on this bike. Other celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and John Abraham too witnessed the scene and enjoyed his bikes elegance.
The well-known Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt owns the Fat Boy that was built by one of the most admired bike builders in USA, Harley Davidson. In fact, the manufacturers presence in India has stupefied many of the bike enthusiasts with their incredible line-ups of massive motorcycles. Fat Boy encloses a 1690cc air-cooled twin-cam engine that is coupled with an Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection system. Mated to a six speed transmission system, this motorcycle twists out 132 Nm of torque. To everybodys surprise, this bike entitles an Anti-lock Braking System, which is customary on the mid-range four wheelers only. The actor relishes riding this bike on the roads of Bandra, in Mumbai.
Zayed Khan is another passionate biker in the Bollywood industry. The renowned actor had performed a few daring bike stunts in his movies. In reality, he like to roar on the roads soaring to high speeds. The actor admits that he is born with racing instincts and his passion towards bikes is truly natural. His bike stunts in the movie Blue were so natural and scary, not only to his parents but also to the viewers. Racing Ducati 999 at high speeds was quite dangerous, still the actor enjoyed his shoot in Thailand, owing to the motorcycles mind-boggling ride and handling. To add up, this bikes stunning performance had made the actor to keep the motorcycle with him. Apart from speed, Zayed khan expects quality and smooth riding as well, in his bikes.
