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| Friday, 4-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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Yamaha TDM900
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 my next ride....
The chance to test those claims came at the bike's press launch on Spain's volcano-encrusted Canary Island of Fuerteventura. The setting underlined the TDM900's credentials as one of the world's great go-anywhere rides, simply because it does everything you ask of it very acceptably and many things very well. This is truly a bike for every type of road condition. After a day riding 300km up and down mountains, along deserted desert roads that would do a Grand Prix circuit proud, trailing along dishevelled dirt tracks, or crawling in traffic through a twisting, corrugated mountain pass, it's clear Yamaha has made an already excellent package even better.
That's because the big-bore engine has a mile-wide powerband and an ultra-flat torque curve that makes it pointless to shift gear more than necessary, especially with a sweet spot as wide as 4500-7500rpm. There's a notional 9500rpm revlimiter, but nobody in their right minds will ever encounter it, since the 10-valve engine pulls hard and clean above 3000rpm, providing loads of lazy torque and more than enough power for the TDM's purpose. The six-speed gearbox is not only quieter and less graunchy in operation, it also has a much better choice of ratios than before, closer but still evenly-spaced with an average 900rpm between changes. Combined with the 86bhp on tap, that gives the TDM900 reasonably muscular acceleration. But the real strong point is a midrange roll-on from 4000-7000rpm that, together with the crisp pick-up from the fuel injection, makes this a great bike for twisty roads.
The real deal :
Performance at the other end of the scale is excellent for a real-world sportbike, with surprisingly comfortable ton-up (160km/h) touring with the tacho needle parked effortlessly on 6000rpm. But wind it up to 200km/h/120mph at 7000rpm and you'll be exercising your arm muscles unduly, especially if you go for the 227km/h/142mph indicated top speed I saw with the revcounter needle just creeping into the 8000rpm red zone.
I loike....
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| Thursday, 3-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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Hari Raya and the days before it...
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| Wednesday, 2-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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MY yellow wr400
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not for sale.....
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| Tuesday, 1-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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My wave back in 2003
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Discovered the photos smewhere..
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| Monday, 31-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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My XR600R
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| Friday, 28-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Arai Tour X Motard
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Finally...after all these yrs...i got hold of it...yeah
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| Tuesday, 25-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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TLR Supermotard
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Oh my gosh....got tis from sbf...freaking awesome....
hmm.....do u noe wat i'm thinking....
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| Saturday, 15-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Project Spray Frame...Tigger
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On one rainy saturday...finally got the time to do up the spray job...went to eddie;s hs...started ard 230pm...end ard 10pm....had my most pitiful buka puasa....but a job well done...happy though...2 straight nite didnt sleep brainstorming wat design for the decals....flipping thru mags n surf the web for ideas...finally saw the '06 YZ450 limited editon...yellow colour...just freakin awesome...Chad Reeds oready on it....
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| Sunday, 2-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Trip to Ayer Hitam...or Makcik n Pakcik Shopping Paradise
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| Sunday, 25-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Marina South Race 24-25th Sept
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Finally completed uploading all the picts....no joke man...well,jus enjoy the picts......dis was the 2nd week of Marina South race....which is the Enduro race...1hr non stop....shaggedelic ballz....the 1st and i hope not gonna be the last tat s'pore finally have an open motoX track....hope goment will let us have a chance to have our own track....
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