Triumph went back to the drawing board when they were developing every piece of this beautiful motorcycle. And the Daytona 675 won the International Bike of the Year award and its well deserved.
I love my Daytona 675 it has so much low end torque and the handling on the Daytona is amazing it flicks left to right without any effort. It also has an amazing look to it and it stands out from all others.
And more pics of my Datyona 675 can be seen on flickr!
Link: Gizmag
After a good day of riding in the San Francisco and around the 9 me and Eric headed back to the apartment to wash up the bikes. It was fun as hell riding around all those corners, but the one thing that got on my nerves was that the bikes weren’t clean. So we parked the bikes next to the car wash area and we filled the buckets with water for the sponges. I was using a grime spray on the bikes that sits for 2 mins then we wash it off with the hose and then we go over it with the sponges. It was great getting down and dirty, also a little wet… well very wet. I had a good spray that I got from the San Jose Yamaha Dealership, the sprae parts guys there are great, and it gets all the oils spots off of any engine part, cleans it right off. After about an hour of cleaning the bikes were sparkling and I was happy as hell! I wanted to give them enough time to dry off. We finished just as the sun was setting what a perfect day!
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I went for one more helmet from Scorpion and some more protection around the legs from Alpinestar. I went for the Matte Red Rivet since I have seen it before and I really think it is cool as hell, and I went for the Alpinestar Bionic Knee protection which I hope is comfortable as well as protective. I could wear it under my jeans. The helmet goes for $200, and the knee armor goes for $70 which isnt bad.
Now I just have to wait for their arrival.
Link: Scorpionusa
Link: Alpinestar
This is the combination between the K1200R and the K1200S motorcycle that BM has lined up. I think they are taking the best of both worlds and putting them together. Im not sure when they are coming out with it, but it will strike down the middle for people who’s taste is in between the two.
First off I would like to thank Tristar for giving me the chance to try this bike, I really liked the bike, and I do think its a fantastic bike with all its features. But I dont think its the right time to buy a second bike at this point. The KTM SuperDuke reacts completely different to the same obstacles that I have tried with my K1200R. Its really a fantastic bike which gives you raw control over this superb machine. It does what its supposed to do and more. You just want to take it on turns, and its got a motor full of toque. Im going to write a full review later, but I wanted to thank Tristar again for the superb service and my next bike will probably be from Tristar.
This is one of Ducati’s tradition. They have version which comes out looking like the Italian flag and they mix it up a little with the uniqueness of this motorcycle. I have to say that I think its sexy as hell. Beautiful piece of machinary, and filled with character! Its has the ohlin shocks, steering dampner, and the Termignoni racing exhaust which adds just the right amount of power. There is something about this bike that draws me to it, and it has some characteristics of the old 916 with the taste of the 999. Its extremely appealing.
Link: Ducati
With this weather Im always licking my lips, and if I put any chapstick Im always smearing all over the place to make my lips feel better. But the funny part is that the chapstick isnt completely clear it looks like dried milk all over your lips but damn it feels good. I dont know if anyone goes through this during this cool weather.
And especially when Im riding the motorcycle and the wind is hitting my mouth it gets really chapped in cold weather. So I stop for a drink to hydrate my lips before drying them again while riding. I need a riding mask under my helmet and that will complete the all black look with the black neck cover. By the time Im done I will look like a ninja. The best thing I do is put chapstick on before I sleep so the damage is repaired by morning.
I woke up to Mark‘s phone call regarding his gas tank, and just giving him an idea how to fill up the bike. I got up a little bit after that, showered and got on my bike. But I really took my time and by the time I got down Mark already reached home. When I started up the Duke the roads looked wet so it must have rained in the morning. So when I asked they told it did. So I got my gear together and I was looking forward to a little wet riding.
I got on the Duke and headed down the Gulf Road starting from Miseela, and it felt like a fantastic spunky bike. And it was looking a bit cloudy so I wasn’t going to be long on the bike. I love how the cool wind was hitting me, and it the rush I was getting. I headed over towards Marina mall around 11:30am to stop for quick hot drink to help warm me up. Marina was packed with people and for the first time I saw that motorcycle parking spots were almost full and I filled the last spot. For the first time I saw many BMW motorcycles of the same model, and Robo’s long lost brother. The parking lot was filled and it was 65% Harley Davidsons, 30% BMWs, and 5% KTM (me).
I decided to walk over to starbucks for a hot chocolate to warm me up a bit. And after finishing up my hot chocolate I went back to the Duke to continue my adventure for the day. It seemed that KtheKuwaiti spotted me, but I only found that out when I was on the blog later in the day.
As I was riding back it started drizzling a little bit and I thought it would be perfect to test the bike and its tires. Riding in the rain teaches you a few things, I could feel the rain drops hitting my legs, and I could see the rain on my screen its funny. Your getting wet slowly yet you dont feel wet. Its a fantastic feeling riding in the rain, and Im used to it from riding in San Francisco. It was funny seeing people’s faces that a guy on a motorcycle is riding in the rain. Im afraid of the rain in Kuwait during the beginning but not when the road is already wet, but I still very causious with my riding and not taking any chances. But overall it was a fantastic day.
This was one hell of fun day on the bikes. It was totally a bike day, I met with a friend who I took on the back of Robo for an hour and bit around the gulf road and other areas. And we were having blast, two people laughing their asses off with each one of us listening to music inside the helmet. I had my own DAP, and the other person had an Ipod. I was listening to HipHop/Rap/RnB and the latter to Techno/Dance/House. But we were having a blast and on the gulf road while we were on our way just for a quick pitstop in Marina around 2:30pm I ran into a really good friend who was laughing at the us they couldnt believe they spotted us. I got a text saying I had a nice jacket, which was a nice complement. Afterwards my friend had to go to meet up with family so I dropped them off back at our house and then I switched bikes.
I got on the Duke! Now what an amazing bike the Duke turned out to be. Its one hell of a fun bike and it takes the road differently, takes coners amazingly. Even though Duke is higher Robo I still felt the Duke was amazing on the turns and the engine was fantastic! This bike is an amazing motorcycle, I have to say that Im not a fan of the exhaust sound but that can be changed, but the everything else the bike surpassed my expectations. What a hell of ride, I went from Bida’a all the way to Shuweikh on the Gulf Road then down the 2nd ring road to Malik Fahad to ride home since I had a few things to check up on.
I have to say that everytime I saw a guy on bike with gear on it made me smile, and I was happy! It gives us riders a degree of credibility and keeps some people off our back. People rarely bother me except when they are idiots, which happens sometimes. And then if I see a guy riding a motorcycle without gear honestly it really pisses me off! The weather was amazing, and it felt fantastic listening to the right type of music and seeing so many people out and about in this beautiful weather with their families! Honestly it just makes the whole day feel so damn nice when everyone is in a good mood. And in days like these what I love the most is when Im riding and seeing kids in cars waving at me or giving me the thumbs up, and I have to at least wave! They are so true to their feelings its fantastic. I cant wait to ride on Friday as well.
Waking up this morning was fantastic since I was going to ride to work, and I had some choices to make. After showering and changing I went to the basement, I had to choose between Robo and the SuperDuke, but the Duke was low on gas so I decided to go on Robo and I didnt feel like trying something new on the ride to work. It was fantastic I was having a blast riding even though I knew I had a pile of tasks to take care of, and I had a few problems to deal with. Riding just makes everything so sweet, and I was looking forward to riding the SuperDuke later in the day, I really didnt know what to expect! All I knew that it was going to be good!