Star Wars Motorcycle Gear

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They have done it again. Yes those crazy guys at Universal Designs Replicas (UD Replicas) have released your choice of black or white Star Wars Stormtrooper Motorcycle Suit made out of leather with built-in CE-approved armor. You can be protected from the elements, from yourself, and from the accidental contact with the pavement should that accidentally happen. With your Star Wars Stormtrooper motorcycle gear, you can chase down Rebel Alliances and if you get pulled over by traffic enforcers, they will surely let you go with a warning due to your important intergalactic mission (not guaranteed).

The jacket and the pants are a two-piece design that join together with a zipper like normal two-piece motorcycle race suits. Meanwhile, the biceps, forearms, thighs, and shins are completely adjustable for a custom fit. All leather pieces are made out of Grade-A cowhide. This is a must-have fashion statement for bikers. The complete set will be available for purchase in January of 2012 and delivery is expected to start second quarter of 2012. If your money is burning a hole through your pockets, the full Star Wars motorcycle gear set will run you for $1,165.00 CDN.

For more information and additional photos, please visit UD Replicas Stormtrooper Motorcycle Suit website.

If you cannot wait for it, then you might get lucky and find some limited airbrushed Star Wars Stormtroopers motorcycle helmets on eBay.

Shootout: 2012 BMW K1600GT vs. 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS [Video]

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Check out this Motorcycle.com video shootout of the two most recent sport-touring motorcycles on the market. While not the typical, uncomfortable sportbike per se, the sport-touring crowd attracts its own clan of safe-riding, mature riders that love long-haul rides across states - or even countries. These long trips demand a comfortable ride and ample storage to carry everything needed for the journey that most sportbikes cannot give without purchasing additional accessories. However, cross-country cruising doesn't have to be boring, which is where these sport-touring bikes come in.

For a young rider like myself who has only a few seasons of riding and interest in motorcycles, I've grown accustomed to seeing BMW sport-tourers. But these bikes have been in battle since the mid 1990's. Today, BMW and Kawasaki bring us the K1600GT and the Concours 14 to the stable, respectively.

Again, don't forget to check out the video on Motorcycle.com.

Triumph Daytona 1050

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Found this concept photo of a Triumph Daytona 1050 from Performance Bikes Magazine out of the UK. The bike does look sexy, especially with the LED headlights like the new Audi cars. This concept has been around for a while, but it still looks modern and amazing in 2010. It is unknown whether Triumph is actively working on a Daytona 1050, but since Triumph does make the Speed Triple, it is conceivable that Triumph could come out with its bigger brother if the market is there for it.

Suzuki Axes 2010 Street Bikes

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Unconfirmed reports from Roadracing World are claiming that Suzuki is not planning to import 2010 model street bikes to North America due to excess supplies of 2009 models in dealerships.

Is anybody really surprised by this revelation when Suzuki is known to saturate their dealerships with street bikes at a time when ridership in North America has been showing consistent decline year-over-year? Add to that the fact that the 2010 model IS the 2009 model, which is almost identical to the 2008 model with a face lift, which is the came as the 2006 and 2005 and 2004...

Riders note that the 2010 ... errr 2009 Suzuki GSX-R is rumored to be given a 10% price hike over MSRP for 2010.

My First Streetfighter Drool

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I have never been a fan of streetfighter style bikes, except for the few that were custom built from existing bikes. But my eyes caught on the 2009 Ducati Streetfighter S bike yesterday while browsing the forums and I fell in love for the first time with a different race. You know how you grow up only liking Asian or Caucasian girls, and then for the first time you see a hot, beautiful, sexy East Indian girl and then you're in love? Well, the Ducati does just that.

The features of this bike I like is a nice torquey 1099cc L-Twin and to control all that power is Ducati's traction control (DTC). It doesn't have ABS, but that's not a big deal for the seasoned riders. Everything looks perfect on the bike, but I feel like the side mirrors look a little bit like Shrek's ears. Oh well, that can be remedied with aftermarket mirrors if needed.

Go ahead and fetch more info from the Ducati Streetfighter website.

Gas Station Scam

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Modern sportbikes require premium fuel and as riders, we never think twice when pulling into a gas station and picking the premium grade for your high tech machine. Newer gas stations that offer the different grades of fuel through a single nozzle have been scamming you for years. If you select premium, the calibration chamber inside the pump and the hose may contain up to 8 liters (2 gallons) of gas. Therefore, regardless of your chosen grade, your first 8 liters will contain whatever fuel the previous user put into his vehicle and greater than 90% of the time, it will be regular. The clincher is that the next guy after you will be getting 8 liters of YOUR premium fuel that you paid for, but didn't get to use.

So the next time you go to refuel your sportbike, you may want to consider finding an older gas station that offers premium fuel through a separate nozzle. There are still many older, unupgraded stations out there so keep your eye out for them.

As a final note, you or your bike probably won't notice any difference if you had regular or half-premium fuel in your bike. Also, don't feel too cheated as you're losing only $1 worth of gas even at these higher prices.

Happy riding :)

Welcome to Sportbike101.com!

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Welcome to my new blog. Since I visit about 10 motorcycle forums any single day, there are times when I want to remember a good post but not bookmark it. So I created this site to summarize good posts found on forums for reference, and hopefully give everybody else a reader's digest summary of what can be super long threads.

A bit about me. I have been interested in sport bikes since I was 10 when I first my first Kawasaki Ninja in Malaysia. But it took me another 20 years to finally have enough money and maturity to buy a motorcycle. I got my motorcycle permit (called Class 6 license here in Alberta, Canada) in 2007 and have been riding 5000km/year steadily ever since. My first bike was a 1996 Kawasaki EX500. Within the year, I got sick of dealing with the bike's carburetor, so I found a fuel injected 2003 SV650s instead. Now I'm gradually learning good sport bike habits before I buy myself an Europeon super sport bike such as a Triumph or a Ducati.

Until then, I plan on posting everything I learn about sport bikes along the way.

Cheers, Melvin :)