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Installing BMC Air Filter FM624/04 and NGK G-Power CPR8EAGP-9 Platinum Alloy Spark Plug for my Yamaha 135LC ES 5-speed

bmc-air-filter-135lc-5 — BMC Air Filter inside the air filter box

I have installed the BMC Air Filter for my 135LC ES with the code FM624/04. I have wrote a preview of the BMC Air Filter here. BMC Air Filter is a superflow air filter which can maintain 98% of air flowing to your engine. The normal paper air filter can only provide 60-70% air flow to the engine. You can imagine this if you try to breathe with a mask covered with paper. I think you won’t be comfortable inside it. I also have changed the spark plug to NGK G-Power CPR8EAGP-9 Platinum Alloy which have smaller center electrode that provide better spark. Usually the changes of air filter should came with the change of spark plug for better performance. (more…)

Supermoto Luc1 Team OUT OF CONTROL Superb Video

Good music + good bike + good videography + good sponsors = SUPERB Video! I like this video very much. It features a very thrilling and exciting ride of Luc1 Supermoto rider Sylvain Bidart (who has won French, Spanish and AMA Supermoto championships) on Honda CRF450. The angle of the 8:59m video are amazing and sometimes I wonder where is the camera being attached. Also notice the line up of great cars at Honda headquarters like the CR-Z.

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How Ceramic Disc Brake Plate is Made [Video]

Another amazing How It’s Made video about ceramic brake disc plate for high performance usage. As the name suggest it is made from ceramic component that is silicon along with carbon fiber. The strength of the carbon fiber comes from the interweaving of the strands inside it.

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How Turbocharger is Made [Video]

I’m thinking the turbo are made from highly advanced machinery, but after watching this video, I’m amazed to see the amount of human touch involved in it. Considering the turbo spins more than 10,000RPM when it is in action, highly detailed measurement and low amount of tolerance are needed to make it the best possible. At 200 miles per hour, I think you don’t want your turbo to be second class.

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Yoshimura Full System R-77J Stainless End / Carbon End for Honda CBR250R

Yoshimura R77J full stainless end exhaust system will provide better performance for your Honda CBR250R. As I can see from dyno chart, it seems that the power increased from all of the RPM range. This kind of exhaust setup also comes with dB-killer muffler pipe so you can avoid from being summoned by police or any authorities because of the loud exhaust sound.

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Boxx Scooter

With the advancement of electric vehicles, many designers and manufacturers have tried different option and styling of the electric vehicle since there are many benefit from it. For instance, electric motor doesn’t many moving parts and it actually doesn’t have many parts. Other than that, it is easier to be packaged in chassis since it doesn’t require cooling system like internal combustion engine. It does not need cooling fin or liquid-cooling for a moderate use vehicle. (more…)