HONDA CB1100R

With the happy news that the modern Honda CB1100F will be heading to American shores in 2013 we thought it pertinent to feature this motorcycle, a Honda CB1100R concept bike that was first shown to the public all the way back in October 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The CB1100R concept is based entirely on the new CB1100F meaning that the actual production cost to Honda would be relatively low, certainly far lower that creating a new motorcycle from scratch. The bike’s design is an intriguing blend of the old and the new with a fairing that hails back to the classic ’70s endurance racers and a rear cowling that looks like it came straight off a new CBR600.

The inverted front forks and adjustable rear shocks are both an upgrade over the stock Honda CB1100F, the fuel tank is a custom design as well and the fairing looks like it’s a one-off injection moulded plastic unit, as is the seat and rear cowling. All of these elements would be relatively easy to add to the stock CB1100F, so even if Honda doesn’t get around to it, you can expect to see a few bikes like this being produced by custom motorcycle builders in Japan and the USA.

I’m convinced that Honda would have to be insane not to produce a limited production run of the CB1100R, they’ll sell like hotcakes and bring many men (and their frowning wives) into showrooms.

Additional information on the Honda CB1100F provided by Hell for Leather.

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The DTM Orchestra

The DTM movie 2012 takes you on a musical journey through the whole DTM season 2012. Lean back and enjoy great motorsports.

Paris mayor wants to ban cars over 17-years old - report

What would happen to classic cars ?

Paris mayor wants to turn the city and its surrounding areas into a clean air zone by banning old vehicles to lower pollution.

French politician Bertrand Delanoë has launched this proposition to the French government as a measure to avoid being fined due to excessive air pollution by the European Commission. If approved, cars over 17-years old won’t be allowed in Paris anymore, along with heavy commercial vehicles that are over 18-years old and two-wheelers over 10-years old.

As an incentive, Delanoë promises to offer those who trade in an old car a free three-month pass to Auto’Lib, an EV sharing program. More importantly, the government would implement and fund a cash-for-clunkers program.

Obviously, some have criticized Delanoë proposal, describing it as a “witch hunt” that will penalize low-income families. Pierre Chasseray, spokesman for a non-profit organization, says that only three percent of all cars in France (not just Paris) are over 17-years old, which means that the benefit of this banning would be minimal.

If approved, this ban will take effect in the second half of 2014.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

WTCC : verdict dimanche à Macao

Le championnat du monde des voitures de tourisme se terminera dimanche dans les rues de Macao. Le titre s'y jouera entrntation" avant son retrait officiel, le team Chevrolet affrontera ses adversaires habituels Gabriele Tarquini (pour lequel ce sera aussi la "der" avec SEAT avant de rejoindre Honda), Pepe Oriola (SEAT), Tom Coronel (BMW), Norbert Michelisz (BMW), Stefano D'Aste (BMW) et consorts. On suivra particulièrement Tiago Monteiro (Honda) qui a créé la surprise en se montrant le plus véloce lors de la traditionnelle séance de test qui ouvre le meeting.

Les qualifications auront lieu vendredi (08h25 heure belge) et les courses dimanche (04h05 et 05h20 chez nous). Les deux manches WTCC seront encadrées par les épreuves de F3, GT et de motos ; celles-ci ont d'ailleurs commencé par un drame, le Portugais Luis Felipe De Sousa trouvant la mort lors des qualifications.

En GT, Edoardo Mortara (Audi) est le grand favori tandis qu'en F3, on attend une sévère explication entre les pilotes disposant de moteurs VW (Antonio Felix da Costa, Carlos Sainz jr, Felipe Nasr, Will Buller) et Mercedes (Felix Rosenqvist, Daniel Juncadella, Alex Lynn, Raffaelle Marciello, etc). Alexander Sims (Nissan) et Jazeman Jaafar (Toyota) espèrent arbitrer ce match. Précisons que tous disposent de châssis Dallara.   e les trois pilotes Chevrolet, Rob Huff, Alain menu et Yvan Muller. Ils occupent actuellement les trois premiers rangs du classement avec respectivement 390, 355 et 349 points. La position de Huff est donc confortable mais on sait qu'il peut se passer beaucoup de choses dans les rues de Macao, où les accrochages sont ultra-fréquents.

Pour cette dernière "représe

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