Special Discount Offers On Yamaha FZ-S & FZ16
In order to further improve the sales of its FZ series, Yamaha has come up with a new offer for its customers on FZ-16 and FZ-S. If you are an owner of any of the Yamaha bike or a student then this one is for you. One offer is the Customer Referral benefit for FZ series and the other is the Student benefit offer.
In Custom Referral benefit scheme you can refer any of your friend to buy a Yamaha FZ-16 or FZ-S and you will get a reward of Rs. 500. Not only has this, the friend of yours who purchases the bike also gets a discount of Rs. 2500 on the bike.
In the other offer of Student benefit if you are a student then you will get cash reward of Rs. 3000 on the purchase of a Yamaha FZ-16 or FZ-S. This offer is valid from 6th July Valid till 31st August 09.
[Via: indianautosblog]
Yamaha Files European Patent For A Turbodiesel Motorcycle
Not many companies have charted the unknown territory toward building a diesel engine motorcycle while some like Neander Motors have achieved a reasonable degree of success with them but the fact remains that none of the mainstream motorcycle manufactureres have shown even a hint of interest towards the oil burners.
This is all set to change as latest reveals unearth Yamaha's European patent application filed at the beginning of July which covers various technological developments the core of which is lies a motorcycle sized in-line four and two cylinder intercooled turbodiesel engines.
The packaging of such an engine in a bike chassis is a huge challenge considering a diesel engine is big and heavy and its built to withstand high pressure and torque. Packaging the intercooler and the turbocharger within the confines of a motorcycle chassis poses further challenges.
Yamaha's patent seeks to address all these problem by using innovative technological solutions and hence establishes an acceptable arrangement of components. The intercooler for instance is located above the engine concealed in the frame under a dummy tank while the actual fuel tank is moved below the rider's saddle. The turbocharger is mounted adjacent to the cylinder head which makes for better packaging and a more compact design.
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Mac Motorcycles
UK-based motorcycle design studio have teamed up with product designer Ellis Pitt to form a new company called Mac Motorcycles. Ellis has collaborated with the team at Xenophya for the past nine months to design a range of simple, lightweight and sporty bikes.
Mac Motorcycles have planned four models namely the Spud, the Ruby (top right), the Peashooter and the Roarer (bottom right). The bikes will be powered using an air-cooled single cylinder 500cc Buell Blast engine in a tubular backbone frame.
Ellis explains "Between us we'd designed, modified, built and ridden all sorts of motorcycles over the last 30 years and thought it was time to produce a motorcycle that reflected our philosophy. Our influences have been diverse and we've made unusual connections between genres of motorcycles such as choppers, Italian singles from the 1950s, flat trackers and competition specials".
What underpins Mac Motorcycles' philosophy is the belief that the riding experience and the stories that go with motorcycle journeys seem to have been hijacked by technology and plastic.
The company initially plans to produce a few hundred bikes in small batches for markets in the UK, North America, Japan and Australia gradually increasing production with time. Expect to buy one of these beauties between £8k (approximately Rs 6.24 lakh) and £10k (approximately Rs 7.80 lakh).
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