Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Minerva Sachs Fischer MRX 650 Only USD 120 Million Auto News, Motorcycle, New Motorcycle | Donny Apriliananda | 11 June 2010 - 22:06


Minerva Minerva Sachs Fischer650 1479 Fischer MRX 650 Only USD 120 JutaJAKARTA (DP) - The cult moge (big bike) 600 cc of the more spoiled when Minerva Motor Indonesia (MMI) introduced the Minerva Sachs Fischer MRX 650, Friday (11 / 6), in Fair arena Jakarta (PRJ) in 2010. How not? Fischer MRX 650 only cost Rp 120 million, much cheaper than its competitors.

Yamaha YZF R6 have, which cost Rp 260 million, version 2009. Meanwhile, Honda CBR 600RR now rely price reach USD 300 million. Suzuki GSX-R600 also sell at a price between USD 250-300 million. Then there are Kawasaki, the ZX-6R market which cost Rp 290 million.

I thought of was, how Fischer MRX 650 is very competitive. According Kristianto Goenadi, Director of MMI, "In the United States appreciated Fischer MRX 650 USD 7899. This product is sold in the U.S. began a year ago, and now continues to grow. Fishcer now began to enter the Asian markets, including Indonesia and Australia, "he said on the sidelines of the launch of MRX in PRJ 650.

Why be cheap? Suspicions arose, there was reduction in the specification so that price can be suppressed. However, Kristianto denied. According to him, the low price was because the original price is very competitive Fischer MRX 650. In addition, the MRX 650 are assembled in Indonesia, which makes the cost more depressed.

Good news not only about price. Assembling components Fischer MRX 650 is well-known brands and have the capacity. "Rely on Brembo brakes, engine supply Hyosung Korea, Ohlins suspension, until the tires and the drivetrain are supplied by Bridgestone and Regina. All have big names in their respective fields, "said Daniel Fischer, Fischer, who is also creator of former Superbike champion.

Fischer MRX 650 carried V-Twin engine 649 cc, liquid cooled. Power reaches the maximum 85 horsepower at 9500 rpm, and torque of 55 Nm at 7500 rpm.

Minerva Sachs Fischer MRX 650 will be positioned as top-of-the-line MMI. Fischer MRX 650 sold 100 units are targeted, with fastest delivery to consumers September 2010.

MMI provides facilities 3 years warranty or 30,000 km. This motor is sold only at exclusive network already has a back-up and training for mechanics. Exclusive network was located in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Solo, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Bali. Following the Sulawesi and Kalimantan. [Dp / Don]

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Yamaha Building A Moto2 Contender?

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While we have lamented about how Oberdan Bezzi is a motorcycle artist and not a motorcycle journalist, despite the fact he is often cited as if he were one, the Italian artist has posted information on his blog (alongside a render of course) that Yamaha is rumored to be building a Moto2 bike which will be ready to compete when the series replaces the 250 class, either in 2010 or 201.

Named the YZR 600 M2, the bikes would be sold in Yamaha’s traditional red and white production livery, much as the old TZ bikes were back in the 1980s. This breaks from the current model where bikes are leased to teams in the MotoGP series.

While this news seems far-fetched, should Yamaha be genuinely interested in producing equipment for the Moto2 class, it would mark a turning point for the series, which so far has only garnered attention from chassis specialists such as Moriwaki, Suter and BQR. These current entries almost exclusively involve building prototype chassis around production engines, typically a Honda CBR600RR powerplant. Interestingly enough however, Honda has not expressed any interest in the new class, and there have even been some statements which would seem to imply that the Japanese giant will not build a bike for the new class.