Yamaha YZF-R1

If I were to ever get a motorcycle, I would definitely get this bike. The looks are very appealing; razor sharp. And if you look from the side, it looks like a monster swallowing the tire. It received the prestigious 2009 Motorcycle of the Year award from Motorcyclist Magazine.

1st Model: 1998-1999
2nd Model: 2000-2001
3rd Model: 2002-2003
4th Model: 2004-2005
5th Model: 2006
6th Model: 2007-2008
7th Model: 2009-2010

Yamaha created this bike in 1998 as a sport bike/super bike. It has a top speed of 186 MPH. The newer models are fitted with a in-line 4 cylinder engine that produces about 130 bhp at the wheels. 6 speed transmission. 998cc (1L), liquid-cooled 4-stroke DOHC 16 valves (titanium intake valves). This bike also features Yamaha's Chip Controlled Throttle.

MSRP (from official Yamaha Website):
$13,290 (Raven) Available from September 2009
$13,290 (Team Yamaha Blue/White) Available from September 2009
$13,290 (Pearl White) Available from September 2009

Honda NSX Nürburgring Tribute

TopGear.com- "As it's official Ayrton Senna Tribute Week here at TopGear, we thought we'd point you in the direction of a rather excellent video that's well worth six minutes of your life. Once you've watched Jeremy's Senna tribute on the iPlayer again, that is. And probably just once more for luck.

It's a six-minute tribute to the Honda NSX, the amazing ‘Everyday Supercar' developed by Senna himself in the early 90s.

OK, we admit the video is a bit of a slow burner, but just wait until the four-minute mark, when the NSX hits the Nurburgring Nordschliefe with seriously spectacular results.

Tell the boss you're in an important conference call, slip on your headphones, sit back and enjoy a happy slice of epic cinematography. And then curse Honda for canning its plans to build a new NSX successor..."

2011 Chevy Volt Preview

The long wait is almost over, within this year, the new hybrid Chevy Volt is about to go out for sale. But when General Motors Corp. said its new Chevrolet Volt electric car would cost $41,000 and up, many consumers and industry insiders winced. A lot of people consider 40k a considerable amount for purchasing a car. After all, the same amount gets you into the Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz luxury range. Many people at the 2010 Plug-In Exposition in San Jose liked the car but didn't like the price. There are a lot of desirable vehicles for the same price that the typical buyer would choose over the Volt despite the electric car’s advanced technology and high fuel economy. Chevrolet and other car makers seem to have forgotten that in general, people who want to save fuel also want to save money.

Even more bad news for the Volt; George Magliano, an analyst with IHS Automotive, says the Volt is an important ”statement vehicle” for GM. Indeed, it “makes a bigger statement than the Toyota Prius,” a hybrid sedan that for years has been the reigning symbol of environmental friendliness. “But do I think it’s going to be a volume seller? No,” he says.

The Volt could lose out to the $32,780 Nissan Leaf expected to go on sale around the same time. Chevrolet says its car is worth more in part because its gasoline engine generates electricity when the battery runs low. But Mr. Magliano says extended range may be less of a selling point for buyers, many of whom have more than one vehicle anyway. Those buyers are still going to use their conventional gasoline-powered vehicle for long road trips.

It just seems this car will be killed before it can even take flight. In times like today, who wants to spend +30k on an eat-your-greens commuter car? A more viable option would to buy yourself a fuel efficient car like the Honda Fit or the Nissan Versa.

Need For Speed: SHIFT

Fun and Games! Try the Need For Speed SHIFT demo

Heres the link for the PC download:
http://www.needforspeed.com/downloads

Graphics are pretty good, Realistic feel, Awesome cars.

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz on Top Gear

enjoy :-)

J.Ma On: Night Fever

Music is a very strange topic of genre of some sort. I mean, what is music? Music can range from blistering hip hop autotuned voices of some sort to some kind of 80's music. All this is brilliant, and I'm not a very picky person of any type of genre. To me, music should be diverse and we should all be capable of appreciating music. Thus said, let me direct your attention to one of the best questing Top Gear Stiggish song.

Bee Gees- Saturday Night Fever

Yup, that's right. Bee Gees. Who would've thought a young kid like me born in the 94's would bring up the Bee Gees. Whatever really. Hate on me all you want, it's a pretty darn catchy song. Blast this song in any type of car, and you feel cooler already. It's the uniqeness that will make you special if you blast this song. Sure, you'll be blasted with hate, but who cares really?

That being said, buy/download that song and blast in your Toyota Prius or any type of commuter car. You'll feel like The Stig, and that's the whole point of that song. Feeling cool. Blast this song on a Saturday Night, and I promise you'll gain every respect of all of the elders. It's your choice really, rock out in this 70's song, or face parents rambling on every night.
Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBdvXWu0Wg

Balance vs Raw Power

Now a day, cars are built around safety and comfort, they pretty much throw out performance and efficiency. In this video by Top Gear, they show the whole line-up of the Nissan Family, ranging from the old and legendary Datsun to the more modern and aggressive Nissans. After the watching the video, you WILL be shocked by the results, puzzled.

Yes, the old Datsun beats the hip and young 350Z and the 14 year old 300ZX spanks the rest of the competition. The underlying answer in this puzzling result is obvious. The older Datsun and Nissans are lighter and made in the days when they “built things right”. But that was only a quarter mile drag race. If they were to race on an actual circuit, with the new upgraded suspension and balance, the 350z will have an edge over their older counter parts. The older cars are lighter and thus don’t require as much horsepower to pull the vehicle along. If we apply this to the larger picture, this is what is wrong about most new cars (especially American cars) on the road today, it may produce a lot of horsepower, but it weighs way too much. The balance and ratio is completely wrong.

Generation Game; Top Gear:

Then And Now-Z Generations Battle; Top Gear: