The new Ducati Street Fighter 848 is coming out and this video does get my blood pumping. Riding season is upon us, my bikes are going in for a quick check up at Tri Star. And this video from Ducati is all anyone needs to see to hit the streets, this machine looks like the true Urban Street Fighter.

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Every once in a while there is a helmet that just pops up and grabs my attention, and I am huge fan of Matte finishes, always gives it a clean look. And the Shoei Bloodflow is that helmet, I don’t have a lot of Shoei, mostly Arais but they do come up with some amazing designs, and this one is subtle yet it grabs your attention. I think this would go very nicely with my Ducati.

Link: DucatiPerformance

Its been a in the works for a little while now, smaller spunkier Streetfighter from Ducati. I have always been a fan of the Streetfighter, its very agile and I like the aggressive looks of the machine. Now they have come up with Superbike 848’s sibling with this new machine, and they have gone with Ducati yellow for its premiere, personally I’m a big fan of the red. This bike would be very nice on some twisty roads, I wonder if it has shrunken in size as well, I hope not.

Ducati has brought over the Testastretta 11° engine configuration for the smaller Streetfighter, meaning not only will the Streetfighter 848 have a wet-clutch, but also a 15,000 mile valve service interval. While Ducati is mum on many of the new SF 848′s details, the Bologna brand says the bike will come with the Ducati Traction Control system (DTC), and from what we can see in the photos, unsurprisingly lower-spec Brembo brakes and Marzoochi forks, instead of the Superbike 848′s monoblocs and Sachs units.

Link: Asphalt&Rubber

There is something about riding that just gets to a lot of people to the core, there is a type of freedom, a of experience that can be expressed except through riding. I have learned a lot from my riding especially at times when I wasn’t so level headed, and as the videos mentioned I will never forget my first crash, I can still picture it in my head. Riding is a risky but it is a manageable risk, and the rewards of riding with a level head is extremely rewarding, watching this video just felt damn good. If you haven’t ridden in your life then you really haven’t experienced freedom.

The Ducati Diavel is another revolutionary machine out of Italy, I do love riding the machine it is very different to what I am used to but at the same time very Italian. Now this relationship between Ducati and AMG seems to be a very interesting one and the last thing I expected was this to be created out of it. I do like a bit of red in my machines but I have to admit that this is very sexy and I do like the look of the exhaust. Lets see what else will come out of this relationship.

That’s where the two performance brands will unveil the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition. The bike starts out with the Diavel Carbon model and upgraded with special wheels, radiator grilles, exhaust and Alcantara saddle. The requisite special badges, of course, also appear all over the white-striped carbon-fiber bodywork, and the engine is specifically balanced and signed by an individual technician.

Link: Autoblog

Ramadan has been amazing this year, I just love Ramadan in Kuwait even though its hot you get to see a lot of family and friends, it feels like your working a day shift and a night shift but your getting a lot done. I get excited about water activities and riding every weekend, its only the weather that decides what I do and I know its still too hot to ride but once or twice over the last few weeks I went out for a quick joy ride, even though its still pretty hot at night.

The funny part is that the rest of the world rides when its too hot for us to ride and I honestly get jealous that they can ride and I can’t. I have been looking at parts nonstop for the last few months to upgrade and customize my Diavel to my tastes but as usual very few parts are available for this lovely beast, and I have to wait until the Italians get back from the holiday this august to see any parts at the beginning of September. I know I’m still a few months off from Riding but it doesn’t stop me from getting excited, I see the bikes every other day in the garage I can’t help but get pulled to them and take a look at them. I have modified a few things and luckily the first thing I changed was the exhaust and it sounds very beefy right now. I have ridden in a few different countries over the years but I would love to take my Ducati out of town with me, it would probably Pyro because I just love that bike so much. I can’t wait until its riding season but for now I’m going to enjoy the water as much as possible.

The state of having wandering and imaginative thoughts in order to remove one’s self from reality.

Seeing this makes me anxious to ride my bike right now, this video sums up the feeling that bikers have waking up before dawn and getting on their machines getting ready to go out and enjoy the ride. I keep thinking about taking a trip somewhere in Europe on a bike or somehow getting my bike on the plane with me, how great it would be to disembark off the plane and just get right on your bike and ride off to your destination.

Looking at this machine you wouldn’t have a clue what it is, it is a very interesting looking creature and I love the stance and design of the machine. Originally this is a Triumph Speed Triple, one of the most successful bikes of the Triumph stable, it has a very unique look to it, and very few people usually customize this type of machine. It seems that the Speed Triple caught the eye of Benjamin Blanchard, a 27-year-old graphic designer from Cannes, in the South of France.

He did an amazing job of customizing all the pieces with carbon fiber and to rework the body and molding to give it this uniquely aggressive and clean look. The engine didn’t require work as the Speed Triple has wonderful engine, but with all the carbon fiber panels and custom pieces that were made this machine became that much lighter and performs better.

Link: Bikexif

Its getting hotter and hotter these days, and you never know when a sandstorm will descend on us. So I ride as much as I can on the weekends and go to as many places as I can. One this ride I went all over town and emptied out the tank twice and the tank on the Diavel is on the bigger side then what I’m used to.

In one day I rode about 380 kms in a five hour period, I didn’t make any long stops except to get hydrated and fill up the tank when needed. I passed by Sahara since I haven’t been there in a very long time, and whats nice is that security opens up the door for me right away. I just went for a quick look before leaving. I always hope more bike friendly places open up in Kuwait in the near future, every year one place or another opens up and I hope they keep making bike friendly places.

I remember the first time I laid eyes on the BMW K1200R in BMW Motorrad on Park Lane in London. I fell in love with the beast, BMW came out with a machine that destoryed the competition that was based purely on the need to make a machine that was based purely on passion and engineering. I was remember ordering mine at the end of 2005 and getting it on Feb 2006, and I rode for so many months, into the heat, and I would smile every time I was on that bike. The BMW K1200R is machine that would make anyone smile the moment they twisted the throttle, amazing around corners and those brakes saved me many times.

Over the last two years I haven’t been riding Robo as much, I would always want to but I would end up riding on Diablo because I would want something light and nimble. I for one have a difficult time parting with my machines, I feel like they are linked to me since I have been through so much with them. A few people asked me if the bike was for sale a long time ago and I would be unsure about it, and I always think about the new owner and decide to keep him. But at this point I have too many bikes and not enough time in the world to ride as much as I want. I used to even go back home and switch bikes then go back out again to make sure I ride them. Now Robo has departed my stable and is with a new loving owner, honestly I wouldn’t sell Robo to anyone who doesn’t know what they are getting or is unaware of motorcycles, I wanted him to be appreciated for being such an amazing motorcycle and a new page for BMW road motorcycles, getting into the gritier side of riding. Well now I am down to three and enjoying them!