Resurrecting Hang-On

Besides OutRun, Hang-On is one of the premier classic racing franchises from Sega. Hang-On is all about high-speed sportbike racing on the open road. The choices for games for motorcycle racing fans are far and between. As much as I love cool cars, I also love some sweet motorcycles. I am mostly into sportbikes. Sega has given the green light to revive certain past franchises and past games. If there was another title to get new-age treatment, could the Hang-On franchise be in the near future? I speculate and offer ideas on what would make a proper resurrection (even if for one time only) of the only other popular classic Sega racing series besides any of the 3D Sega racing games. Unless you think today's Sega is a shadow of its former self, this is a great opportunity for Sega to breathe new life into another classic.

This blog post is a look at what it would take to not only bring back Hang-On, but make a proper and complete 21st Century version of this classic franchise.

--- Hang-On in Retrospect ---

The Hang-On franchise has always been about racing on the open road against other motorcycles. There is no competitive position for position racing in the classic Hang-On games. You simply have to reach the checkpoints within the allowed time. Crashing even once can really hurt your chances of beating the entire course.

Hang-On.

SAMPLE VIDEO:


The original Hang-On was released in arcades in 1985. It would later be released as a home version for the Sega Master System. This game featured only one course with five individual stages.

* The first stage takes place in a mountainous setting.
* The second stage goes through some sort of grassy setting.
* The third stage takes place on highway roads in a desert.
* The fourth stage winds its way through city streets at night.
* The fifth and final stage goes through what looks like a proper race track.

If you crash just once in this game, it seems like your hopes at victory are almost impossible. While there are no licensed motorcycles, the ending suggests that you ride on a Honda motorcycle.

You can play this as a mini-game in Shenmue for the Sega Dreamcast.

Super Hang-On.

SAMPLE VIDEO:


Super Hang-On is by far the best Hang-On in the series. This 1987 game took all the elements of the original title and expands upon it. You now can race four different courses taking you all over the world. You can race up to 280 kilometers per hour, but you could go even faster- up to 324 kph! Just activate the turbos when at 280 kph to go faster. This game would be released for the Genesis/Megadrive and even include a special mode that allows you to upgrade your motorcycle. Here is a look at the courses you can race in:

* NOVICE COURSE - race a six-stage tour through Africa.
* JUNIOR COURSE - challenge a ten-stage tour through the roads of Asia.
* SENIOR COURSE - go full speed through a 14-stage tour on the roads and highways of America.
* EXPERT COURSE - challenge a grueling 18-stage tour through Europe, which boast the world's toughest roads.

In addition to picking between four different courses, you can even select from four different rock songs to enjoy your two-wheeled fun. I found some YouTube videos in case you want to listen to these songs yourself. All songs are from the arcade version:

* "Outride a Crisis"


* "Sprinter" (Arcade Version)


* "Winning Run" (Arcade version)


* "Hard Road" (Arcade version)


Super Hang-On simply delivered one of the most impressive experiences Hang-On fans will not forget anytime soon. Here is a sample of Super Hang-On for the arcade:

Hang-On Grand Prix '95.

For the Sega Saturn, there was a little-known title called Hang On GP '95. This is probably little-known for a big reason- it was completely unlike the classic Hang-On games. Whereas you would race in point-to-point fashion in the previous two Hang-On games, you race exclusively on closed circuits and may even make pit stops. On the other hand, you can choose between various motorcycles of various performance characteristics. Bikes are graded on brakes, engine, frame, and grip. Three race tracks are in the game, and each one features both a regular course and a long course.

The game seems very disappointing, especially if you are a fan of classic Hang-On games. It's almost feels like Sega took "Manx TT Superbike" (which was also released for home consoles) and marketed it under the Hang-On. Here is a gameplay sample video for you. Judge this game for yourself based on this video by one of my YouTube friends:




Now that you have retrospect, it's time to look to the future and speculate. But first, here is a little insight from a non-related game. Make sure you're reading the full blog post to know what game I am going to mention. If you aren't reading the full post, click "Read More" to read the rest of this blog post in full.

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Why Should You Care? - Suzuka 8 Hours

(UPDATED: May 27, 2012)

The 8 Hours of Suzuka is one of the most famous motorcycle endurance races in the world. The race's history began as far back as 1978, with the majority of bikes being centered around Tourist Trophy Formula One motorcycles then. Since 1993, however, it's all about some of the best superbikes racing around this course.


^ from: racecorporation.co.uk - the #7 Seven Stars Honda CBR1000RRW won the 8 Hours of Suzuka in 2004 and again in 2005. The 2004 tandem was Tohru Ukawa and Hitoyasu Izutsu, and the 2005 tandem was Tohru Ukawa and Ryuichi Kiyonari.

Suzuka is one of my favorite race tracks in the world. Perhaps the eight hour challenge is unique because Suzuka is a figure-eight road course. The endurance is part of the FIM Endurance World Championship, which can be thought of as the motorcycle equivalent of the Le Mans Series in terms of importance and in terms of competition. Riders and teams from around the world compete on Japan's amazing Suzuka Circuit for over eight hours of intense racing. If you've played Tourist Trophy, you may have unlocked any or all five of the Suzuka 8 Hour bikes from the 2005 race. Maybe the most memorable motorcycle I've heard of that raced this track were Suzuki Hayabusas raced by the Kenz J-Trust team.

The only real difference in the course layout for motorcycles is that there is an extra chicane after Turn 11 of the Grand Prix course. This is to help slow the bikes down through 200R and heading into Spoon Curve (Turn 13, Grand Prix course).

A bit of the information for this blog entry was supplemented by the Wikipedia entry for this topic. Why should you care about this race? Some of the world's best endurance motorcycle racers, some of the world's best motorcycles racing, all racing on one track from day-to-evening-to-night fashion, and on one of the world's finest race tracks. Any more convincing needed?





THAT'S why you should care about the 8 Hours of Suzuka. Thank you for reading. Please take care and have an amazing day!

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Motorcycle Style - The KTM 1190 RC8

Austrian two-wheeled muscle comes in the form of this KTM RC8. Even with the likes of British, German, and Italian makes creating awesome motorcycles, KTM has their own beauty. It comes in the form of a futuristic and bold motorcycle. That motorcycle is called the RC8. This is a blog entry where I talk about how I think the bike looks. Of course, that's what all of my "Motorcycle Style" blog entries are about- my thoughts on how motorcycles (in this case) look.





Motorcycle Style: The KTM 1190 RC8
Here is the Austrian superbike in the flesh:


^ from: fasterandfaster.net, by way of bikewalls.com

Rather than anything alluring or in-your-face, the KTM is more futuristic. There is a great deal of sharpness in the lines this bike has. Perhaps this is a symbol of the RC8's sharp character. There isn't a great deal of bodywork on this bike. It kind of reminds me of the Ducati 999R with not a whole lot of bodywork. I'm used to superbikes that have a lot of smooth curves while also packing a punch aggression-wise. But unfortunately, this is like a modern Cadillac- lots of edges and sharp lines. The RC8 has a tall headlight at the front rather than two equal-size headlights on either side at the front. The bike's muffler points out on the underbody on its right side. The swingarm is pretty edgy as well. About the only design element of the RC8 that isn't edgy are the side mirrors. Even the windshield is short and edgy.

When you're ready to ride, you're met with a small digital instrument panel. I don't know if I'd be able to read the orange display or not.





I'm sorry to say this, but I'm not real fond of the KTM 1190 RC8 lookswise. I'm sure it goes like heck regardless of how it looks, but from a style standpoint, a bit too edgy to me. I don't know if I'd be comfortable riding this bike if I were an actual motorcycle rider. I'm not saying it's ugly. I am just saying that it isn't very much a good looker. Remember that my style entries focus on how I think things are DESIGNED, not anything on performance. I'm just not feeling the RC8 style-wise.

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Motorcycle Style - The BMW S 1000 RR

(UPDATE: May 17, 2012)

BMW Motorrad aims to please in the superbike segment with their new BMW S 1000 RR. It is a motorcycle with a claimed 193 horsepower with about 181hp at the rear wheel. They want a piece of the superbike segment aside from their awesome K 1300 S. This bike is really a head-turner in more ways than one. Once you read more about this motorcycle, you begin to appreciate it as a fierce competitor in the superbike segment. I'm not here to report on this bike from a performance standpoint. Instead, I'm here to talk about how I think this motorcycle looks. If this motorcycle were a Batman villain, this would definitely be Two-Face. The two sides of this motorcycle don't match at all. It has two different faces, but is altogether a powerful and fierce superbike.

Let me talk about this bike's style.

--- Motorcycle Style: The BMW S 1000 RR ---

This picture shows you the BMW S 1000 RR. I must warn you that this is only the right side of the motorcycle, because this motorcycle has two sides to it, neither of which are alike in any such fashion:


^ from: spbcar.ru - Prepare to be mystified by the highly appealing S 1000 R

This BMW motorcycle boasts great aggression. The first thing I notice about the bike's looks is how the headlights look. Rather than a similar pair of headlights, one headlight is circular while the other is fairly wide. The first thing I can think of is that this bike is styled more like an endurance racing superbike. Those endurance racing motorcycles usually have just one headlight to see during endurance races. So I can imagine the right-side headlight being covered up. The sides of this bike are ferocious. On its left, you see a superbike with aggressive gills on the side. The left side also has the muffler. On its right, rather than those gills, a big open duct is on the right side. The rear of the motorcycle has a fierce spear-like design at the rear. It has a very unusual taillight cluster. It looks like multiple crystals grouped together. Its design overall looks like a sophisticated taser. There is also an extra piece showing two different signal lights (or hazard lights?).

The instrument panel would make anyone feel like a World Superbike or MotoGP rider. It has a big tachometer as well as two digital displays. The bike feels like a sophisticated racer behind the handle bars despite its identity crisis-stricken looks elsewhere.





Motorcycle News reported that during Masterbike 2010, this bike was surprising faster than any other European or Japanese motorcycle. Looks like BMW want to show they belong among the other superbikes of the world. If that's true, then world... watch out. BMW Motorrad is ready to crash this superbike party proper. Check out this video of the BMW S1000RR:



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Motorcycle Style - The Peraves MonoTracer

(UPDATED: May 17, 2012)

Perhaps the most unusual motorcycle this side of the Campagna T-Rex, the MonoTracer from Peraves AG of Switzerland is both a motorcycle and a car. But unlike the T-Rex, this machine is more motorcycle-like than the moto-car combination from Campagna. Peraves AG is the company based in (or near) Winterthur, Switzerland that makes the MonoTracer. This is a very unusual and futuristic machine. Many feel this could be the future of motoring if Peraves had its way. A good thing about this machine? No worries about being flown off of your bike or having to have rain or bugs in your face. If you think this machine seems too heavy to lean into the corners, you'll be pleased to know that this motorcycle has two little deployable wheels on the side to aid in making sure the bike doesn't fall on its sides. This bike is powered by a 130hp BMW motorcycle engine, and can do 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds. This machine has the miles per gallon numbers you'd expect with scooters. This may be the most comfortable motorcycle you'll ever ride. Be ready to pay up if you want your own, though. I hear these things cost about $80,000 USD.

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--- Motorcycle Style: The Peraves MonoTracer ---

Meet this futuristic and unusual motorcycle here:

^ from: motorcycles.about.com (the little driver number at the front not included)

I can think of a variety of analogies to use to describe this thing. However, I'll need to choose carefully. One way to look at it is like a fighter jet with handle bars and a windshield wiper. The view up front boasts some bold headlights. What the bike may lack in in-your-face character makes up for with a futuristic design. The bike, as I mentioned earlier, has a fighter jet-like appearance as well as a windshield wiper. A pair of side view mirrors are as quirky as the rest of this bike's design. The sides are nothing boastful or imposing- just futuristic. In addition, you note the area where the two side wheels are deployed to keep the bike from falling on its side when slowing down. Somewhere between the side wheels and the rear wheels is where the engine lies. The muffler sides on the left side of this bike. Up top, this bike has a long strip of glass that serves as the moonroof for this bike. The rear of the bike isn't anything imposing or menacing... just futuristic. This machine looks like it should be a motorcycle that was made for 20 or 25 years from now rather than a bike designed about a few years ago.

Once you climb into the MonoTracer, you are met with two seats and the handle bars. No accelerator or brake pedals- just the handle bars for acceleration and deceleration. The seats look very comfortable. Its instrument panel consists of multiple analog gauges. This is about as close to as you'll get to climbing into a fighter jet as you step inside the MonoTracer.





The MonoTracer isn't anything to blow away every other motorcycle on the road. However, it may just be the future of motorcycle riding. No worries with high siding or anything. This is essentially a touring bike that can be safe to ride in and feel protected in. I'm not sure about doing anything like taking this to a technical race track, though. Still, this Swiss make has made such a unique motorcycle. It's a very expensive motorcycle, costing just a bit more than the Ducati Desmosedici RR. Most people would rather spend that money on a Ducati Desmosedici RR than the Peraves MonoTracer. While both motorcycles can turn heads, the MonoTracer is a once-in-a-lifetime machine. It is a motorcycle from the future that has found a home in these present time. Marvel in this motorcycle's unique and unusual charm.

Or, you can see for yourself what this machine is like by watching this video:



Visit www.monotracer.ch for more information on the MonoTracer or to order one. This motorcycle retails for somewhere between $60,000 US Dollars to maybe $80,000 US Dollars. You can learn more about the Peraves MonoTracer by visiting their offical website at http://www.monotracer.ch/. Thank you for reading!

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Motorcycle Style - Campagna T-Rex

(UPDATED: May 17, 2012)

It's a bike you can drive. It's a car you can ride. I'm putting this under Motorcycle Style because you need a motorcycle license to use this machine. This, despite the fact you sit behind the wheel of this motorcycle by Canada's Campagna Corporation. It is a street-legal combination of a Formula 1 race car and a MotoGP motorcycle. All of which, powered by a Kawasaki engine. This is a car you may be familiar with if you watch Rob Dyrdek's "Fantasy Factory." Get ready for a one of my Style segments on one of the most unusual machines you'll ever see.

--- Motorcycle Style: The Campagna T-Rex ---

My description may vary upon which exact T-Rex I'm discussing. Here is a Campagna T-Rex to set the mood:


^ from: www.seriouswheels.com - This three-wheeler has two front tires and one mean Kawasaki engine.

The T-Rex capitvates you even standing still. This machine boldly projects itself up front. It is a three-wheeled javelin ready to impale its opposition. The front end is indicative of this. The two side mirrors are molded onto the machine, so no worries about accidentally knocking them off in a crash or something. Some later T-Rex models have two small headlights on each side view mirror including signal and hazard lights. Some T-Rexes have just one big circular headlight at the front of either side view mirror. The side mirrors, coupled this this machine's front end, provide a menacing appearance. There are body pieces that cover the tops of both front wheels. The sides of the T-Rex have their own side air ducts. Both of which, fierce and aggressive. There is no windshield to this machine, meaning that you'll have to be careful using this machine on a rainy/snowy day or if any oncoming birds have diarhhea and want to take out their frustrations on your shiny T-Rex. Though there is no windshield, it is optional since you can order a windshield for it. Above the T-Rex is a hood scoop ready to feed air into that Kawasaki engine. Side bags are also optional for this beast of a machine. The back end flows nicely in covering up the rear motorcycle tire. Two big mufflers accentuate the rear along with that lonely rear tire. A superbike-like rear taillight completes the look of one beastly automobile.

From the inside, you'll swear it's a track car with its racing-style seats. A sporty steering wheel is complimented with a series of analog gauges as well as a handbrake. At least be sure of one thing- this is a motorcycle you could comfortably ride.





This, then, is one of the most unusual machines in history. It's not a car, but not really a motorcycle. Anyone who wants to know what would happen if Formula 1 car and a MotoGP motorcycle made love each other and gave birth to a motorized offspring, the Campagna T-Rex may just be the offspring. You can drive this motorcycle. You can ride this car. Absolutely one of the most unusual and cool machines anywhere in the world.

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Tourist Trophy

Tourist Trophy- The Real Riding Simulator. Described affectionately as "Gran Turismo with bikes," Tourist Trophy gives gamers the chance to enjoy motorcycle racing in the Gran Turismo universe. Tourist Trophy utilizes the Gran Turismo 4 infrastructure. Many of the courses from Gran Turismo 4 are all back (with the exception of the off-road courses) including the debut of the Valencia road course to the GT universe. A variety of road-going and competition-spec motorcycles are available to race. This is a chance to enjoy two-wheeled racing on a variety of conditions.

Here is the box art for this game:


^ from: tinypic.com

--- "Tourist Trophy" at a Glance ---

Tourist Trophy plays significantly different from any original Gran Turismo game. You can play in Arcade or TT Mode. A variety of motorcycles are available for you to race. These include scooters, sport bikes, some motocross-style motorcycles, and more. You can set your height and customize your own riding style. You have four different options including a motard setup. You can customize the settings of any motorcycle. In addition to customizing settings for motorcycles, you can even customize riding gear featuring actually licensed motorcycle gear and some Polyphony Digital originals. Two racing suits and two streetwear suits are available for you to customize.

Unlike a GT game, however, you can't earn money towards... anything. You can earn items through racing and good progress throughout the game. These can include extra items to add to your riding gear and bonus motorcycles. The biggest way to add to your collection of motorcycles is to compete in the Challenge Mode. You can choose from bikes from many manufacturers including Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Aprilia, BMW Motorrad, Buell, and more. In Challenge Mode, a majority of all motorcycles in the game can be earned through this mode. You are asked to compete in challenges. These challenges range from race challenges to one-lap time trials. If you go off course for too long, hit something very hard, fall off your back, or knock off another rider (especially in a Challenge race), you will be disqualified. Some bikes require you to have a license. There are four licenses for you to acquire to compete in various races and earn various bikes.

Unlike Gran Turismo 4's execution of it, Photo Mode is actually executed much better than in GT4. You can go for a ride and take your best pictures. Or after races, you can access the "Best Photo" feature, which allows you to save the best photos to your Memory Card or USB Flash Drive. Here's a picture I took for a friend of mine named Begoña:


^ from: my Facebook profile

There's also a great collection of songs for this game including "I Against a Speed," the theme song of Tourist Trophy by SUNPAULO.

--- "Tourist Trophy" Gameplay ---

You can race in any event. There are about 22 different series to race in. All of these events feature races based on kinds of motorcycles as well as races based on displacement and engine type. The first four series all involve street bikes. The remaining all require racing-spec motorcycles. The final championship, which is equivalent to the Gran Turismo World Championship, is the Tourist Trophy World Series. The best thing about Tourist Trophy (to me) is that this game doesn't keep track of your wins and losses. I feel like I have to maintain a perfect record to feel happy, because I have a bad attitude about losing.

Each bike offers three views. The instrument panel and handle bars are designed beautifully from the bike view. You actually notice digital readouts and some analog gauges. To me, this game's features were a precursor to what future GT games could be like. We're CERTAINLY seen the lovely interiors provided in Gran Turismo games since Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

You have three different level of handling. You have the original handling, Semi-Pro, and Pro handling. The harder settings give you better control of your bikes and requires you to do much more to handle your bike. How you ride depends on things like your riding stance among other things. So pick something that's more comfortable to you. For one thing, I set my riding stance for speed. One such way to go faster on straights is to tuck down. You go faster with lower wind resistance.

A word of warning: the TZ250 Challenge will piss you off beyond recognition. Do that challenge last.

If you want to feel like you've accomplished something in this game, try winning the Championship races that allow you to earn one of five 8 Hours of Suzuka bikes. Four can be earned through different series while one can be earned by winning the Tourist Trophy World Series. These 8H Suzuka bikes are endurance-spec bikes, meaning these have lights on them for endurance racing. As of the date of this blog entry, I think I have two out of the five (maybe three of the five) 8H Suzuka motorcycles. Each of these bikes have their own riding gear that can ONLY be worn with those bikes.

--- The Racing Itself ---

There are a maximum of four bikes on a race track, which is pretty good considering GT4's graphics engine. There may not be 20 bikes to a track, but TT still gets the job done. Every race is on a Rolling Start. You can only qualify in Championship races. Depending on the race, it may be very difficult to go from 4th to a race victory. You may need to adjust your bike's settings and try to find ways to go fast in such little time. There are NO pit stops at all. Then again, pit stops are pretty rare in grand prix motorbike racing. Unless to change bikes for when there's a Dry or a Wet race.

If you hit a wall head-on, you'll face a 5 or 10-second speed penalty dropping you to about 31 mph. There is no damage to your motorcyle, but of course... you don't want to fly off by not going fast enough at speed or whatever. You can always revisit a race to try to win gold.

--- Personal Commentary on Tourist Trophy ---

Overall, this is a great motorcycle racing game. A combination of street bikes and racing bikes is an exceptional one. Every bike is shown beautifully with well-done riding physics and control. This is pick-up-and-play. Too many people thought this was just a cheap way to milk Gran Turismo 4. Not as many people enjoyed this game. But if you ask me, more people should. Okay. Maybe there are four bikes to a race track compared to 20 in the MotoGP games. Maybe people complained that since the game is called "Tourist Trophy," not including the Isle of Man TT course is a fail. Guess what? The same people complained that there were "LM Race Cars" in Gran Turismo, without including the Circuit de la Sarthe for years.

But come on now... where else are you going to get this level of motorcycle goodness where you can still enjoy a street bike as much as a racing bike? It was in this game that I've become better appreciative of Suzuki. Don't even get me started on racing the Suzuki Hayabusa in this game. I even have the racing-spec Hayabusa, and I love going on high-speed runs with that bike. In addition, this game made a BIG leap featuring both Aprilia and Ducati. This was even though people complained that Polyphony Digital couldn't secure big-name manufacturers. Fact is, every Gran Turismo featured some world-class makes. People tend to forget about THESE makes while most only care about Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini. These world-class makes have been featured include (but are not limited to): Alfa Romeo, Lancia, BMW, Aston Martin, Bentley, Renault, Audi, and Volvo among many others. I even thought Bentley was the biggest pickup for GT4, even if it was just the EXP GT that won Le Mans in 2003. Again, Apilia and Ducati were major finds for Tourist Trophy. The game even had a little contest where you could win your own Ducati 999R (another motorcycle I love racing in the game). It was also the game where I had respect for Triumph's beautiful middleweight bike that I used to win a championship race with





This game is great for what it is. With very few outstanding motorcycle racing games on the market, this is a great way to get your two-wheel fix. My Amazon Store (aStore) features Tourist Trophy. Please visit it to purchase Tourist Trophy from Amazon. If you loved this blog entry and want to get Tourist Trophy, please show me your support by buying this game now. Click on the image below to purchase this game or learn more about it:



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Motorcycle Style - Suzuki Hayabusa (Second Generation)

Suzuki's ultimate sporty motorcycle is the Hayabusa (or the GSX1300R). Its top speed can reach and exceed 185 mph. This is the ultimate motorcycle as far as horsepower and speed are concerned. Since its birth in 1999, the Suzuki Hayabusa is basically a speed demon on just two wheels. There have been two generations of the Hayabusa. The current generation model is the 2nd-Gen model. The wet dreams of many a two-wheeled speed demon has been the motorcycle who desires to burn up the road and go super fast. You can carve corners pretty well with the Hayabusa if you're a good road racer. This bike is both fast and powerful (even for a motorcycle), making it atop the hyper sport segment of sportbikes for many fans of this bike. This bike has even become a favorite for tuners turn into their own insane Suzuki beast.

Please note that my Car Style and Motorcycle Style blog entries pertains to how I think things LOOK rather than any kind of reviews. I simply talk about how I think something looks. Here is Suzuki's angelic devil here:


^ from: nitrobahn.com

--- Motorcycle Style: The Suzuki Hayabusa (2nd Generation) ---

The Suzuki Hayabusa is intensely fast. However, it's also very beautiful while being such an open road beast. I personally like this motorcycle in blue or that blue/silver combination. Not sure if the blue/silver combination is for the latest model or not, though.

The front of the big has a lovely presence. It presents the same kind of Suzuki sharpness in design up front. The sides of the bike show just how much of a speed demon this hyper sportbike is. The big side vents show that this is a fire-breathing machine. from the sides. Especially considering this bike can do speeds north of 185 miles per hour, at least you know this is a bike that looks the part while also devastating all in its wake. The rear features a big hard tail to it, as well as two signal lights on the sides and a tall brake light between the two signal lights. On your right is the big muffler.

When you're ready to ride, you have a lot of analog gauges in the instrument panel and some kind of digital display between the tachometer and speedometer. The tachometer suggests a redline of 11000 rpm before needing to upshift, and it also suggests that it maxes out at 13000 rpm. The analog speedometer suggests this bike's 185+ mph top speed. This bike doesn't play. Grippy handle bars are there for you to unleash this beast full song.



Overall, I think the Suzuki Hayabusa is a fantastic-looking sportbike. This bike is long and wide. It has the same ferocious character as any of the most aggressive sports cars. But while it has a beastly appearance and persona, it is also a beautiful-looking motorcycle. Fast never looked so good.


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Motorcycle Style - The 2009 Triumph Daytona 675

Tourist Trophy helped me to appreciate this motorcycle. Perhaps one of the best middlewight motorcycles. The Triumph Daytona 675 has been in existance since 2006. This blog entry concerns how I think about its style, and I mostly want to talk about how the latest Daytona 675 is like. I was watching a YouTube video on this bike, and just listening to this thing is sweet music. It sounds beautiful. Maybe not Ducati beautiful, but this British middleweight/supersport bike is a very lovely machine.

NOTE: If you're used to the term "supersport," I'm going to somewhat alternate between "middleweight" and "supersport."

--- Motorcycle Style: The Triumph Daytona 675 ---

Here is how this bike looks:


The first thing I like about this motorcycle is the edgy kind of headlights. The headlights look like a ferocious dinosaur ready to sink its teeth into any unsuspecting prey. Between the headlights is this triangular scoop that looks as fierce as the headlights. It is a middleweight bike, but it's a middleweight bike that looks like it's ready to eat superbikes alive. It's a fiercely-designed motorcycle with plenty of sharp edges and big vents. It's civilized with a lovely pair of side view mirrors and a very aerodynamic windshield. The side profile of this motorcycle is something special. The bike looks like it's running in top gear at full speed from the sides. A big muffler at the rear is met with a crystalized taillight cluster just above it.





At least from a style perspective, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a fierce-looking motorcycle. It has a beautiful engine roar to it and is a plenty capable sportbike. This is quite the middleweight motorcycle if unimpressed by Japanese and other European middleweight offerings. It is a lovely machine as a whole.


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Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship

I've always wanted to play games from the Suzuki TT Superbikes series of games. This, unfortunately, is the very first one I've played. I've completely passed up on "Suzuki TT Superbikes" and "Suzuki TT Superbikes II." So my first experience with this series will come in the form of its latest title. Now in case you haven't an idea about this game and this game series, let me explain as much as I can about it. But first, here is a picture of the box of this game:


^ from: ecx.images-amazon.com, by way of connect.in.com - Enter the most intense motorcycle racing game you will ever play.

--- "Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship" at a Glance ---

The Suzuki TT Superbikes series is all about real road racing. What does that mean? The racing action takes place on actual city and country roads, rather than at proper permanent race tracks. What is the thrill this game provides? Simple- full-speed down long roads. There are no guardrails on either side of the road, so you may be faced with some thrilling, yet dangerous moments. Think about riding at 170 mph while trying to keep the bike pointed straight and not hit a street lamp at full speed. Yeah. It gets pretty dangerous in this game. You almost have to ride with reckless abandon. You can't be too passive if you expect to win races in this game.

There is much more of a sim element to this game than with Tourist Trophy. It is recommended you try out the Race School feature to familiarize yourself with the nuances of this game. You have six classes of racing in all:

• 125 GP - the slowest, but most forgiving class.
• 250 GP
• Super Sport
• Super Stock
• Superbike - the fastest and most unforgiving class.
• Sidecar - one rides while another helps out! Engines are 600cc.

You race across seven different courses. All courses are in the British Isles with the execption of China's Macau Grand Prix course. Here are the courses and the lengths of the courses:

• Aberdare Park - 0.9 miles long
• Ulster Grand Prix - 7.401 miles long
• Oliver's Mount - 2.41 miles long
• Northwest 200 - 8.966 miles long
• Macau Grand Prix - 3.8 miles long
• Southern 100 (at Billown Circuit) - 4.25 miles long (not raced in Race School mode)
• Isle of Man TT - 37.73 miles long

If you don't have the patience to run long courses, this probably isn't your game. I still cringe in Gran Turismo 4 when I'm forced to race the Nürburgring Nordschleife. This game is going to stress the heck out of you just thinking about doing massively long courses. Let me scare you a little more on the courses. If you want to unlock all the courses, you need to clear all six Race School tests for all courses. Every final to each course is a one-lap time trial. If you fail to finish in time or if you collide with something during the tests, you'll need to start all over again. Consider yourself adept if you can conquer all the courses five miles and [much] longer.

To give you some perspective as to how long you'll be racing each course, let me share with you the times for each course in the Race School. The two times are the Gold time followed by the Bronze time. This will give you an indication as to how long you'll be racing each course (at least with the bikes in the respective classes):

• 125 GP @ Aberdale Park - 0:43.00 for Gold and 0:47.00 for Bronze
• 250 GP @ Olivers Mount - 2:08.00 for Gold and 2:15.00 for Bronze
• Supersport @ Ulster GP - 3:38.00 for Gold and 3:45.00 for Bronze
• Superstock @ Northwest 200 - 4:26.000 for Gold and 4:30.00 for Bronze
• Superbike @ Isle of Man TT - 18:00.000 for Gold and 24:00.00 for Bronze
• Sidecar @ Macau - (will be updated in future blog edits)

Race School.

In all tests, you will be disqualified if you collide with anything. The first three tests in each class are begun with a rolling start. Here is a basic overview of the Race School...
• The first test takes place on a small strip of road with one decisive corner. The course is usually a short one from the Start/Finish line. You get a rolling start.
• The second test takes place on the exact same course from Test 1. Only difference is that in the second test, you must do the course from Test 1 on a wet road. You get a rolling start.
• The third test requires you to remain at a speed above some set minimum speed. The best advice here is to let off the throttle and absolutely avoid having to use the brakes. Mastery of throttle usage will help you greatly here. You get a rolling start.
• The fourth test requires you to reach a certain maximum speed.
• The fifth test is an applied cornering test featuring multiple corners.
• The final test is one lap around the circuit. Some of the courses are long, so you need to keep mistakes to an absolute minimum if you expect to unlock the course in Race Now mode. You could be racing some of these courses for three minutes or (much) more, so be patient.

As a little hint, you can go off the road in a Race School run, but you can't hit a wall or something. If you waste too much time trying to reach the finish line, the session will automatically end, and you will have to re-do the test.

PERSONAL COMMENTARY: The third Sidecar test at the Macau Grand Prix course is near impossible. Remember that each third test requires you to stay above a certain speed limit. Well... it's damn near impossible to clear this test because of the automatic braking (that can not be toggled). You may have to skip this altogether and find some other way to get the Macau Grand Prix circuit.

--- Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship vs. Tourist Trophy ---

There isn't really too much to compare since Tourist Trophy has been around for a number of years while this game was released in 2009.

The biggest difference between the two games is that you feel so much more in control of your motorcycle in this game than in Tourist Trophy. This game replicates the scary sense of speed motorcycles can provide. Tourist Trophy is obviously much more accessible without as steep of a learning curve. Even Gamespot said that those who have the patience to understand the dynamics of this game will appreciate it fully. This means that the game can be enjoyable by anyone. Trouble is, this game has a steep learning curve even on the Novice level. Tourist Trophy completely blows away this title in the graphics department. While "Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship" isn't a totally glamourous game, it isn't exactly an ugly title.

So it really comes down to this: Tourist Trophy helps you to appreciate motorcycles of all kinds. Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship helps you greatly appreciate motorcycles. Perhaps the deal breaker is that Tourist Trophy doesn't feature the Isle of Man TT course, while the Suzuki TT Superbikes games have featured this course for the longest.

Handling Dynamics and Tips.

This game will scare you from a sense of speed perspective. You feel like you're trying to fight a raging bull you're riding on. Here are a few things to remember when riding a motorcycle in this game:

• Twisting the throttle all the way while accelerating will NOT mean you will automatically be in full control getting up to speed. If you twist the throttle all the way when accelerating out of a corner, you will be lifting very far back... to the point where you fly off of your bike. Either shift your weight forward or grab the brake. In Expert mode, shift your weight forward and ease off the throttle a little bit to avoid being thrown off of your bike.

• When learning in the corners, you can actually lean too far and end up getting thrown off of your bike. In Tourist Trophy, you fall off your bike at very low speeds in corners. So don't lean too far into corners.

• As you take turns and go over hills, remember to have full control of your bike. Let off the throttle a bit to regain control of the bike. Otherwise, you could be riding right into some kind of off-track object, ending up getting owned in the process.

• Grab the brake when leaning into long corners. You don't want to lean too far to where you can easily fall off of your bike. Just apply a little brake and alternate between throttle and brake to get through corners without falling off of your bike.

• Handling in Intermediate and (especially) Expert is NOT recommended until you get a proper feel of the bike. In Expert handling, you need to constantly gauge the amount of throttle input because going full throttle all the time will result from you getting dumped off of your bike. You also need to take into consideration that the bike becomes significantly harder to control as you could fly off of your bike easily. High-sides and trying to keep the motorcycle tame on the race track will be an intense challenge. The difficulty level of handling in Expert mode is unlike Tourist Trophy.

• Ride fearless, but ride smart. You can't be passive and expect to win in this game.

* This game has some kind of semi-automatic braking feature. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS! Because you know you can only go so fast into corners, take advantage of this feature to better be able to take corners. This comes in most handy with the Race School lessons that require you to maintain a certain speed all the way around the section.

• Unlike the MotoGP games, you can actually see nicely when it's raining when in first-person view. You still need to ride very carefully, though.

• Each crash adds about five seconds away from you. Crashes in Tourist Trophy adds three seconds to try to recover.

• You are less likely to be flown off when racing a sidecar. While significantly slower, you can actually corner a little better in a sidecar than you can on a motorcycle.

• Have patience!

Overall...

The key word is PATIENCE. If you have it, this game will impress you in many ways. Lack patience, and you'll become overly frustrated with this title. This game isn't all that bad to me. Don't just hate on this game because it's a budget title. In fact, I think you're getting an intense dose of reality with this game's physics engine than you do with Tourist Trophy. And while there are only five bikes on a track at once (including yours), you're still getting an immensely challenging and complete title.

My biggest gripe with this game is that when you race at Macau, the frame rate takes a severe hit. Macau is really the only track that doesn't run as smoothly as the others.


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Before I close this blog entry, here's an interesting observation. Even though this game is called "Suzuki TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship," the majority of motorcycles in this game are Hondas!

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Motorcycle Style: The BMW K1300S

BMW is well known for their amazing sports cars. Not as many know them for amazing motorcycles as well. One of their strong motorcycles is the BMW K1300 S.

--- Motorcycle Style: The BMW 1300S ---

Here is the bike in question:

^ from: hellforleathermagazine.com

The BMW K1300S is a sportbike with sharp styling and plenty of boldness. The boldness begins with the huge headlight up front. It continues with sharp and elegant lines up front as well as on the sides. A lovely pair of mirrors adds to the style of this gorgeous German beauty. It's almost as if BMW Motorrad extended the style of some of their cars to their motorcycles. Only these aren't as grotesque as some recent BMWs (like the newer 5-Series Gran Turismo). If you look at the seating area of the K1300S, it almost seems like a touring bike because it seems like you could comfortably seat two people. I think this bike was designed to be comfortable for both one rider and maybe two riders. The muffler is on the right side, and it looks like a cannon about ready to shoot upwards at any car or bike coming its way. The wheels look pretty sweet with some spiral-like wheel designs. There is a lot of bodywork to cover the engine. It's not like this is a nice naked bike. That bodywork, however, is very sharp and boastful. The rear of the bike is quite sexy with its miniscule taillight and big rear tire. Its rear is hot- just like that sexy girl you want to hook up with or be friends with, even though she's taken (or happily married). Believe me- I know that feeling (sadly).

The instrument panel consists of either a big MotoGP-style readout and some extra gauges, or a combination of two analog gauges and a smaller digital readout. The handlebar assembly is styled nicely. A metallic gas cap adds a sporty touch to this bike's sporty character.





This bike is plenty sharp in looks and in performance. You're in for a sweet ride when you ride this bike. It has a great combination of elegance and sportiness in its design. BMW Motorrad made one great-looking machine.


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Motorcycle Style - The 2010 Yamaha VMAX

The Yamaha VMAX is one of the most head-turning cruiser-type motorcycles anywhere. This is an aggressively-styled motorcycle with PLENTY of style.

--- Motorcycle Style: The Yamaha VMAX ---

The bike: Yamaha VMAX (recommend you right-click on the link and open either in a new tab or a new window)

This is a very tough bike. A big, yet smooth headlight lights the road ahead. There's lots of chrome and lots of stylish accents. There are circular scoops that are situated around the dummy tank feeding air into this mean bike. A big radiator is situated near the front wheel. The VMAX features a strange-looking muffler, but not as lovely a rear muffler as the VMAX I remember from "Tourist Trophy." All the bodywork on this bike is both exceptional. A nice taillight cluster compliments the rear of this cruiser. Its overall design is made for style and meanness. Who says mean can't look good?

When riding, you get a nice set of chrome handle bars. A big tachometer along with a shift light compliment the view ahead of the handle bars. This tachometer includes a digital speedometer encased within the tachometer. Closer to you when riding is a digital instrument panel. So while the outside is pretty mean, the instrument panel is pretty technical.





The VMAX is simply a wicked awesome bike. It has been ridiculed, however, for its handling. This is a very mean motorcycle from Yamaha. It begs to be ridden hard down the highway. Go turn some heads on this lovely Yamaha.


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Motorcycle Style - The Yamaha FJR1300A

For the first time, I'll turn my attention to a sport touring bike. A friend of mine on GTPlanet's forums has an FJR1300. If you're not accustomed to motorcycles, think of sport touring bikes like high-performance cars that do not sacrifice or compromise performance and luxury. The reason why I chose to do a Motorcycle Style blog entry on the Yamaha FJR1300A is for its exciting styling cues. I had already reviewed another Yamaha previously. So let me share my style thoughts on the Yamaha FJR1300. And I'll go along with the new model.



--- Motorcycle Style: The Yamaha FJR1300 ---
The bike: Yamaha FJR1300A

Yamaha's FJR1300A boasts exciting style. You can almost swear this motorcycle was carved out of metal with knives. This is more like a sporty machine with sharp styling cues. The 2010 FJR1300A boasts two huge headlights on either side of the front. The glass encasing makes them look like a demon or an insect with big eyes. A tall windscreen (which I think is adjustable) is there to protect you from getting bug splatters on your teeth. Because... insects are evil (just like haters on YouTube). A nice pair of side view mirrors are nicely styled. The bodywork around this bike is sharply styled and every exciting. You almost swear that it could turn into a Transformer and cause havoc (or save the world, of course). Nothing vanilla about its design. This bike could "comfortably" seat two riders. And for both riders, there are two helmet cases to store those helmets when you park your bike. A lovely pair of chrome mufflers adds some lovely style to this sharp bike. (NOTE: Because I'm unable to get decent pictures of the rear, I won't discuss how the rear of this bike looks.)

When you're ready to start the bike up, you have a nice set of gauges to compliment you. A big analog speedometer up front is met with a tachometer on the left and a digital oil and fuel gauge on the right of the speedometer. It even has its own clock and lets you know what gear you're in.





When you're ready to ride in style, nothing fits the bill quite like the Yamaha FJR1300A lookswise. It has sharp and distinctive style. Its sharpness also lies in its handling prowess. This is a stylish sport tourer to enjoy going on long bike rides and rallies. It's a lovely motorcycle. Silver is a great color for this machine. Yamaha FJR1300A. One sharp motorcycle inside and out.


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Motorcycle Style - The 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1

The bike: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/6/home.aspx

Yamaha makes motorcycles with exciting and sharp design. The motorcycle takes on a more aggressive form up front with its headlight arrangement. The motorcycle itself remains one of the sharpest-looking bikes on the road. As with my Car Style blog entries, I'm only talking about how a machine LOOKS, rather than performance and reviews. If you're looking for a review on how a bike performs or something, look elsewhere. This is strictly about how bikes look.



--- Motorcycle Style: The 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 ---

^ from: paultan.org


The front of the bike is sharply styled, but I do miss the clean headlight design of the R1 between 2000 and 2008. I do miss the headlight design with the lights encased into glass. But as I mentioned, it doesn't look ugly. The side mirrors and windscreen are styled cleanly and beautifully. Two leaf-shaped signal lights are a nice touch up front. The sides of the latest R1 has sharp and fierce style. This bike may not have as much body work as the Ducati Desmosedici RR in a previous blog entry, but everything is still styled beautifully. The bike has two big exhaust pipes. Nice wheels and grippy tires compliment this fierce demon.

The bike's instrument display is very cleanly styled. You'll feel like you're piloting this thing in AMA Superbike, World Superbike, the Isle of Man TT, MotoGP, or whatever your favorite motorcycle road racing series is. The gauge indicates a redline of about 13,800 rpm with a max of about 15,000 rpm. There is a digital speedometer with a racing-spec digital readout.





The new Yamaha R1 continues the clean style and fierce appearance of past R1 models. This is the kind of motorcycle you could use to show those Honda and Suzuki riders a thing or two about what a bad ass motorcycle is all about. I love almost all Yamaha models in blue/white. I prefer blue since blue is my favorite color. Anyhow, Yamaha R1. Wicked sick bike!


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Motorcycle Style - The Ducati Desmosedici RR

(UPDATED: June 22, 2012)

My favorite motorcycles are from Ducati. I equate Ducati to motorcycles like Ferrari to cars. Ducati makes some sexy motorcycles, some even with amazing sounds. One of the loveliest Ducatis to date is the Desmosedici RR. Even if you can't say "Desmosedici" properly, you can at least admit this bike is very hot. And... oh yeah, it costs about $72,000 USD. So be VERY careful this bike doesn't get owned (pwn3d) in a crash.

The Bike:

^ from: www.motorcyclespecs.co.za - The Desmosedici RR by Ducati is hailed as a MotoGP bicycle with lights and mirrors. It also makes glorious engine music.

--- Motorcycle Style: The Ducati Desmosedici RR ---

Low and long headlights accentuate the front of the bike as well as a long opening between the headlights. There are two big headlights on either side followed by small headlights at the outer edges. The side mirrors are kind of styled like big scalpels. There is a lot of body on the Desmosedici RR. All hiding that sweet-sounding engine. This bike in Ducati red is lovely, but it's also lovely (and more racer-like) with the Ducati red + white accents. Ducts around the engine offer some meanness to the bike's overall design. Meaty tires occupy the front and (especially) the rear. The bike's interesting design has a racing-style exhaust situated at the rear and pointing upwards. Where the passenger would sit in a two-up position is where the exhaust is. According to a website I read, the exhaust registers 110 dB. A long taillight assembly is lovely on this bike. Below the taillight assembly is the license plate assembly with two turn signal lights. The bike is overall beautiful and unique.

When riding, you'll be complimented to a nice set of handle bars and a digital instrument panel. This is a MotoGP motorcycle with lights, as said by Europe's Motorcycle News. (MCN). In fact, that quote was made in THIS video:







The Ducati Desmosedici RR is one sexy and fast Ducati. Want to be your own Casey Stoner? Why not fork over $72,500 USD to get your own? It's money well spent for a bike of this performance level. Not sure if you'd want to pay $72K USD for a motorcycle, but if you had that kind of money to burn whereas you'd rather have this than a Chevy Corvette, then you won't be disappointed.

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Motorcycle Style - The 2009 Honda CBR1000RR/Fireblade

This post will mark the debut of a new addition to my style chats. This time instead of cars, I'll try and talk about motorcycles. I'm always one to feel that motorcycles can be just as fun as cars, but not as many people love motorcycles as much as they love cars. I'll be talking about how motorcycles are styled to me. I don't know everything there is to know about motorcycles (namely motorcycle parts). So my comments will be limited.

The bike:
http://www.cubiccapacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/2008_honda_cbr1000rr_fireblade.jpg (picture from cubiccapacity.com)




--- Motorcycle Style: The Honda CBR1000RR (or Fireblade) ---
A friend of mine from Spain wants a Honda motorcycle, and she wants a CBR1000RR. She's a big Dani Pedrosa fan. The 2009 CBR1000RR features a sharp set of headlights. They are styled like the eyes of a ferocious beast, giving a mean presence up front. From the sides, it has a lovely overall appearance with plenty of sharp lines. The overall shape on the sides is very nice on the sides. Some openings on the sides help cool off the engine as you go two-wheeling down the road on this superbike. The taillight is pretty miniscule and doesn't look as intimidating or stylish from the rear. On the right side of the bike is the exhaust. The exhaust kind of looks like the barrel of a gun. Almost as if the CBR1000RR is shooting air from the engine into the air as you ride. Intimidating design.

When you're ready to ride, you'll see a nice gauge that has an easy-to-read gauge. A red digital gauge with black lettering is probably useful for night riding. The handle bars and side mirrors are styled nicely along with a very nice windscreen. The gas cap has a nice metallic finish.



When picking colors, I'd probably go for red/black most likely. All black is a nice color as well. Or if you're a Dani Pedrosa fan and want to feel like Mr. Pedrosa, go for the Repsol MotoGP replica colors. Either way, you're riding a Honda, and probably enjoying life on two wheels.


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