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Honda Transalp could make a return after Honda reportedly registered the Transalp nameplate in the United States.

Young-Machine reported last year that the Japanese outfit allegedly would revive the Transalp to compete for the middleweight adventure segment with BMW F 850 GS and KTM 790 Adventure.

Their Japanese counterpart, Yamaha, then introduced the Tenere 700, which gained a lot of attention due to its off-road ability.

Hence, it is only logical for Honda to push itself into middleweight adventure with the Transalp.

The new Transalp is rumoured to be powered by the same parallel-twin unit found on the NC750, and it will be available in DCT and manual transmission.

While the CB500X and the NC750X is more road focus, the Transalp is expected to be a serious off-road machine.

After months of waiting, finally, the Milwaukee based company officially launched the 2021 Pan America.

The Pan America is available in two variants; the Standard comes in Vivid Black and River Rock Grey while the Special in Vivid Black, Gauntlet Grey Metallic, Deadwood Green and the two-tone Baja Orange and Stone Washed White Pearl.

The all-new Pan America is powered by a Revolution Max 1250 dual spark VVT that produces 150hp @ 9,000rpm and 127Nm @ 6,750rpm.

According to Harley-Davidson, the unit is built from the ground-up in an effort to improve the weight distribution.

The Pan-America Special is packed with a beefy 47mm inverted fork with trick semi-active suspension, including Adaptive Ride Height adjustment.

The Adaptive Ride Height works by adjusting the seat height accordingly, which we think a very innovative move by Harley-Davidson.

The suspension automatically drops the bike down to 855mm once you come to a stop before returning to 890mm once you are on the move, simple yet practical for many.

The rear shocks are handled by a linkage-mounted monoshock with automatic electronic preload control and semi-active compression and rebound damping.

The braking is done by radially mounted, monoblock, 4-piston calliper at the front and dual rotor, floating, tower-mounted at the rear.

The standard and Special comes with a full colour 6.8″ TFT touchscreen display, full LED Light setup, cornering ABS, lean-sensitive traction control, cruise control and hill control which put the Pan America as the most technologically advanced motorcycle coming out of Milwaukee.

As far as an adventure motorcycle goes, Pan America offers a 21L tank with a weight of 258kg for the Special and 245kg for the standard.

The pricing for the all-new Pan America 1250 Standard and the Special are as follows:

Pan America 1250 Special

  • Vivid Black – RM115,900
  • Color – RM116,900
  • Two-Tone – RM118,900

Pan America 1250 Standard

  • Vivid Black – RM99,900
  • Color – RM101,900

Petronas Sepang Racing Team (SRT) and Petronas Sprinta Racing team principal, Datuk Razlan Razali, foresee two Malaysia riders to climb to Moto2 or Moto3 in 2022.

Adam Norrodin and Syarifuddin Azman @ Damok are most likely to represent Malaysia in 2022 Moto3, said Razlan Razali during a recent interview.

However, Adam and Damok must first claim their worth in this season FIM CEV European Championship.

“Next year, depending on how Adam and Syarifuddin perform in CEV this year, there is space for them in Moto2 and Moto3 next season,” said Razlan.

Adam, who represents LIQUI MOLY Intact SIC Junior Team in Moto2 FIM CEV, finished 7th overall last year.

Moreover, Razlan admits that they do not want to include a local talent simply because they are under pressure from local fans.

“We are always looking to develop young Malaysian riders, but it takes time and patience.

“We don’t want to put local riders just for the sake of it. I know fans don’t care how the riders perform, but we want to make sure our rider able to compete and achieve their targets,” he added.

Latest reports suggest that Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) is planning to export the H’ness CB350 and CB350RS to other markets.

 

The report came after HMSI Director of Sales and Marketing, Yadvinder Singh Guleria, said that the CB350 is a motorcycle made in India for the world.

The H’ness CB350 gained a lot of attention after its introduction, with over 10,000 units sold in India alone.

HMSI expects the figures to be bolstered further by exporting the motorcycle to other parts of the world as small-displacement two-wheelers are currently in high demand, especially in Asia.

 

Guleria even went on to confirm HMSI has begun talks with Honda Japan so the exports can begin.

“Since this model is already meeting the European regulations, there are many countries where this model could be exported. So we are in discussion with our headquarters. Already the model is three months old in the domestic market, and there is interest from other Honda companies across the globe.

“We are working at the backend now to minimize this waiting period. But for sure this is one model which is Made in India for the world. There is big potential. We are waiting, and once we get a green signal from headquarters in Japan, we can start the exports. Potential does exist, and we are quite hopeful,” he said.

(source: ETAuto)

We managed to get in touch with Petronas Sepang Racing Team (SRT) team principal Datuk Razlan Razali earlier today after the team official virtual launch.

Petronas SRT is one of the team to look out for in 2021 after claiming the Top Independent Team and Top Independent Rider last season with Franco Morbidelli, who finished vice-champions behind Joan Mir.

Morbidelli clinched three wins and six podium finish while his fellow rider, Fabio Quartararo (who swapped teams with Valentino Rossi this season), finished 8th in the championship standing.

With both Rossi and Morbidelli in the same team this year, we were intrigued to find out who is the “main” player for Petronas SRT this season from the main boss himself, Razlan Razali.

“Personally, I consider Franky (Morbidelli) our no.1 rider purely because of what he had done last year.

“I know there’s a lot of respect between Franky and Valentino. We try not to distinguished who’s no.1 and no.2.

“We did not try to do that last year even though there was a higher expectation on Fabio than Franky.

“For me, we try to treat them all the same because at the end of the day, both have different sets of bikes.

“Nonetheless, we do put more focus on Franky. However, we are talking about Valentino here; he can surprise everyone,” expressed Razlan.

Rossi will prove his worth at the age of 42 with the “Factory-spec” YZR-M1, while Morbidelli remains with his “A-spec+” for 2021.

Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) enters their third successful season in MotoGP with Franco Morbidelli and Valentino via virtual team presentation today.

Petronas SRT recorded stellar performance in 2020. Morbidelli finished the season as vice-champions in the premier class after accumulating 158 points, while Fabio Quartararo, who moved to the Yamaha factory team this season, finished 8th last year with 127 points.

The two secured six wins last season and helped the team clinched Top Independent Team and Top Independent Rider.

For 2021, Morbidelli will join his mentor and 8-time world champion, Valentino Rossi, to continue the team effort to battle out the world championship title.

Rossi will carry the “Factory-spec” Yamaha YZR-M1 while Morbidelli will continue with his reliable “A-spec+” machine that has proved fruitful last season compared to the ever-established factory bike.

Meanwhile, Razlan Razali expressed his desire to keep pushing for the upcoming season.

“We are proud to represent Malaysia and PETRONAS on the world stage in MotoGP for a third season as PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team.

“We are looking forward to the season ahead, eager to give Franco and Valentino the best opportunity. For Franco, it’s a fabulous opportunity to achieve even better things than his stellar season in 2020. For Valentino, we’re hoping the new team will give him the best opportunities to harness his talent and expertise.

“2020 was an incredible year for us, but we are mindful that there are always areas where we can improve. We expect another tough fight on track over the season ahead and we will be pushing at every step to support Franco and Valentino and ensure they have all the tools at their disposal,” he said.

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