life is like a sprinter

1. Hook up the hose to the pressure washer or spray nozzle and then place the bike on its sidestand, or, preferably, on a paddock stand to get access to the entire bike and to make turning the rear wheel easier. The bike really needs to be cold or the cleaning agent/soapy water will quickly dry on any hot parts.

2. First apply chain lube to the chain to stop water/cleaner getting into the linkages. Apply degreaser with a cut-down paintbrush to collected oil and grease (rear rim, front sprocket area, swingarm, etc) and dab it off. Take care not to soak bearings (wheel hubs, steering stem) or the chain as these will dry up and seize.

3. Spray the whole bike with cleaning agent. Go heavy on really dirty areas, a slight mist on parts like the tank, screen and switchgear. Spray as much as you can on to the front of the engine where road grime collects. If need be, agitate soiled panels with a soft cloth or sponge. Bug removal sprays are available for splattered screens.

4. Fire up the pressure washer or hose. The idea is to blast away the now loose dirt to prevent scratching when washing with soapy water and sponge. Start at the top of the bike and work downwards. Don’t aim directly at the switchgear and areas with bearings. Use a softer fan spray to clean the radiator or its soft fins will get broken.

5. Take the bike off the paddock/sidestand. Grab the bars firmly and lean the bike over on to your knee, then go round to the other side and repeat – this helps trapped water drip free. Put the bike back on to its stand and remove the fairing. Soak up any excess water from around the engine.

6. Apply more cleaning agent to areas which couldn’t be reached with the fairing on, such as between radiator and cylinder head, the lower part of the engine cases and so on. Use the hose/washer to blow it all off. Take care not to hit delicate parts such as the battery, ECU, airbox, carbs, etc. Protect these areas with plastic bags.

7. Now mix the soap/shampoo solution with warm water in a bucket. Wash the removed panels with a soft cloth and then rinse off with clean water. Leave them to dry while you then wash the rest of the bike. Again, be careful when washing delicate areas (switches, ECU, etc). Rinse off with a softer spray of cold water.

8. Remove excess water in the same way as before. When the bike is dry apply WD40 to any working parts such as the switchgear, throttle linkages, etc. You could also put it on your wheel rims – it makes cleaning them a lot easier next time they’re washed – for a good shine, but wipe down with a cloth to prevent it getting on the tyres.

9. Put whatever bodywork you took off back on. Grease up fastener threads with Copaslip grease. Grease up lever pivots with… erm, grease. If there’s any water left in niggly areas (indents in the frame where spindles sit, Allen bolt heads on the fuel cap) soak up with kitchen roll to avoid water stains/corrosion.

10. Bikes get hammered with road grit. If you see chips then it’s best to fill them in with touch-up paint from your dealer. If there are just surface scratches – you always get small scratches when washing – buff them out with T-Cut renovation cream. This stuff’s particularly good at getting rid of flies.

11. If the bike has a stainless/chrome/ally can and there are other areas of bare aluminium (rearsets, footpeg brackets, etc) which have stained or been scratched, then set about them with Autosol metal polishing cream. It takes time to get a good finish but persevere – it’s worth it and it won’t take nearly so long to clean next time.

12. Time to get busy with the polish. Recognised brands tend to perform better and it doesn’t matter if it’s a liquid or solid type. Use as per the manufacturer’s directions. Don’t use silicone spray for a shiny finish, the stuff soaks into plastic/paint and is impossible to spray over if the panel ever needs to be repaired.


Posted by Enik Zunaida
072613210
Business English 2007

Nowadays....Our idol appears again. He comes back in this racing in MotoGP 2008.
We have been waiting for long time to know his best performance.........
here is...................

Valentino Rossi reached another milestone in his career today, joining an elite group of riders who have stood on the premier class podium 100 times today after riding his Fiat Yamaha M1 to second place in Jerez. The seven-time world champion formed part of a podium double for the Fiat Yamaha Team as his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo finished third, claiming his second consecutive podium in his rookie season.

Starting from fifth, Rossi did not get the best of starts and finished the first lap in sixth, but he soon settled into a good rhythm and was stalking Lorenzo, then in second, by lap three. On the next lap he passed his team-mate and set off after Dani Pedrosa, who had led from the start. The Spaniard was too quick today however and Rossi was unable to catch him, lapping comfortably in second until crossing the line at the end of the penultimate lap, when he mistakenly thought the race had finished and slowed down as he crossed the line. He quickly realised his error however and luckily had enough of a cushion from Lorenzo to hang on to second, eventually finishing 2.883 seconds behind Pedrosa. Rossi moves into third place in the championship, whilst Lorenzo holds onto second and the Fiat Yamaha Team leads the team’s championship


This is his proof that he can make the best performance again.He brings his bridgestone...He is back up by his team yamaha.Finally he succeed.
rossi make the best qualities...............


Posted by Enik Zunaida
072613210
Business English 2007

This is the second racing of MotoGP.....jerez was the circuit. I always wait for the racing n want to know about it. and in that moment,Lorenzo surprised me....!! he was young rider....but he has good skill and performance.but of course...rossi is still number one....for me...and the other may be....

for your info....this is the result of racing in Jeres.....


Dani Pedrosa gave his home Spanish crowd something to cheer about as the Repsol Honda pilot rode to a dominating victory at Jerez. Pedrosa was joined on the podium by fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, who finished third, and Valentino Rossi, whose second-place finish gives him 100 career rostrum appearances. Casey Stoner earned a lackluster 11th-place finish on a difficult day for the defending MotoGP champ.

Pedrosa's victory came after a solid start, grabbing the holeshot from Lorenzo, who started from pole position for the second time this season. Once Pedrosa got the lead, he built up a cushion by ripping off a lap record on Lap 2 and was unchallenged en route to the checkers.

Lorenzo ran strong, but was unable to hold onto second-place as teammate Rossi would not be denied. The Doctor snagged his first podium since Phillip Island last year.

With the front three ahead of the pack from the outset, fourth-place was taken by Nicky Hayden. The Kentucky Kid had a positive outing, punctuated by a near lowside save similar to but not quite as spectacular as the qualifying move by fellow American Colin Edwards (if you haven't seen Edwards' save, get Googling for the footage). As for the Texas Tornado, a front-row start did not pan out, as Edwards earned a DNF with a Jerez crash he could not miraculously salvage this time.

Some of the best racing on Sunday came over the battle for fifth, with Loris Capirossi emerging on top aboard his Rizla Suzuki. Tech 3 Yamaha's James Tosleand was sixth, Kawasaki's John Hopkins seventh and JiR Honda's Andrea Dovizioso eighth, with all four riders dicing back and forth, separated by less than a second at the finish.

San Carlos Gresini Honda's Shinya Nakano finished ninth followed by Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen, both riders scoring their first top-10 results of the season.

Earning a double-digit finish for the first time since his crash-filled 2006 rookie campaign, Stoner's 11th-place performance included a pair of off-track excursions. The first came early, with the Aussie running off on Lap 2. The second time Stoner made a desperate pitch to get around Vermeulen and Nakano in the final laps, but wound up in the gravel instead.

The Round 2 victory gives Pedrosa the points lead in the 2008 championship - the first time since Round 2 of the 2007 season that the MotoGP points leader was someone other than Casey Stoner. Five points behind Pedrosa is rookie sensation Lorenzo in second, with Rossi just 10 points back and hungry for his first win of 2008. In spite of his poor result, Stoner is within striking distance of the lead, just a single point off Rossi's tally.

The GP paddock now takes a one-week break before rolling into Portugal and the Estoril circuit.

MotoGP Jerez Results:
1. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda)
2. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) +2.883
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) +4.339
4. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) +10.142
5. Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) +27.524
6. James Toseland (Tech 3 Yamaha) +27.808
7. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Racing) +28.296
8. Andrea Dovizioso (JiR Team Scot) +28.449
9. Shinya Nakano (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +32.569
10. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) +35.091
11. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) +42.223
12. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) +44.498
13. Anthony West (Kawasaki Racing) +45.807
14. Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) +45.871
15. Toni Elias (Alice Team) +1'09.558
16. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Team) +1'14.442
DNF Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha) +22 laps
DNF Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) +25 laps

MotoGP Points Standings:
1. Pedrosa - 41
2. Lorenzo - 36
3. Rossi - 31
4. Stoner - 30
5. Dovizioso - 21
6. Toseland - 20
7. Hayden - 19
8. Capirossi - 19
9. Hopkins - 13
10. Nakano - 10

that was the recap of MotoGP 2008 in Jeres....i hope it can make the reader enlarge their knowledge about MotoGP and always be up to date.I add this article with the posting of Bart Madson to complete this article...so..Just enjoy it....!!!


Posted by : Lely Novitasari
072613218
Business English 2008

Trik Ngirit BBM

Setiap kali pemerintah mengumumkan kenaikan harga bbm pasti pemilik kendaraan dibuat cemas. Kenyataan ini membuat kita harus pandai-pandai memutar otak menyiasati asupan BBM. Meskipun perilaku hemat bahan bakar ini tergantung pada pemilik kendaraan, namun tak ada salahnya kita cermati beberapa trik hemat bahan bakar berikut:

- Hindari memanaskan mesin terlalu lama, waktu tiga menit adalah waktu yang ideal memanaskan mesin kendaraan Anda. Ketika jarum penunjuk suhu mesin mulai bergerak, Anda sudah bisa menggunakan mobil.

- Lajukan kendaraaan dengan kecepatan konstan, tetapi tetap mampu berakselarasi seperlunya dan bisa memanfaatkan kendaraan untuk bermanuver. Jika Anda ingin melajukan mobil lebih cepat, setelah pedal gas ditekan sedikit, langsung pindahkan gigi ke posisi yang lebih tinggi. Jangan tunggu sampai putaran mesin naik. Dengan melakukan hal ini saja, Anda sudah bisa menghemat konsumsi bahan bakar sebanyak 5-10 persen.

- Jika Anda terpaksa menekan pedal gas cukup dalam, usahakan tidak lebih dari 80%. Manfaatkan gaya dorong mobil untuk melakukan percepatan saat Anda ingin melajukan mobil lebih cepat. Gunakan gigi yang paling tinggi saat Anda sedang melaju cepat di jalan tol. Putaran mesin pun akan tetap rendah, dan pemakaian bahan bakar pun bisa lebih dihemat

- Jika Anda sedang melaju di jalur yang cukup lowong, misalnya di jalan tol, usahakan kecepatan mobil berada di sekitar 70 km/jam. Ini adalah kecepatan yang paling pas dan terhitung ekonomis. Jika Anda melebihi kecepatan tersebut, putaran mesin akan meninggi, dan konsumsi bahan bakar akan semakin boros.

- Jangan injak pedal gas dengan menghentak. Injakan harus stabil dan bertahap, jika gas diinjak tiba-tiba, otomatis bahan bakar yang akan diisap ke ruang bakar semakin banyak, sementara pada saat itu putaran mesin masih rendah. Akibatnya tidak semua bahan bakar yang masuk ke ruang mesin terbakar. Karena, bahan bakar yang masuk tidak keluar dalam bentuk tenaga, tetapi ikut terbuang lewat knalpot. Lajukanlah mobil dengan kecepatan konstan. Jangan terlalu sering menekan pedal gas dan melakukan pengereman mendadak, terutama saat lampu hijau telah berganti. Sebelumnya toh Anda sudah memperhitungkan akan melewati lampu merah?

- Pindahkan tranmisi dengan benar, umumnya mesin mobil bekerja dengan efisiensi pada putaran 2500 hingga 4000 rpm, sehingga pergantian gigi harus diusahakan sesuai daerah putaran.

- Saat memindahkan gigi persneling, sebaiknya pada rpm yang sesuai spesifikasi kendaraan. Spesifikasi ini dapat dilihat pada buku manual kendaraan atau dibrosur iklan yang biasanya terdapat keterangan mengenai moment maximum (torsi maximum) dalam satuan kgm/rpm. Satu kebiasaan yang seringkali dilupakan pengendara adalah: tidak segera menyesuaikan gigi persneling setelah penurun kecepatan (deselerasi). Setelah berlari kencang lalu tiba-tiba ngerem mendadak, sebaiknya oper gigi perseneling ke posisi lebih rendah.

- Perhatikan penunjukan tekanan pada kendaraan anda, jika tekanannya rendah kerja mesin ringan dan komsumsi BBM irit, jika tekannnya tinggi, kerja mesin berat dan tentu membuat konsumsi BBM makin boros. Coba gunakan Crusie control dimana peralatan ini bisa digunakan untuk menghemat BBM terutama dijalan tol.

- Periksa kondisi HC dan CO. Boros atau tidaknya konsumsi bahan bakar juga ditentukan oleh komponen-komponen mesin. Komponen mesin yang sudah aus membuat pembakaran bahan bakar tak sempurna. Tak ada salahnya Anda memeriksa emisi gas buang. Jika hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan nilai HC (hidrokarbon) dan CO (karbonmonoksida) terlalu tinggi, ini pertanda pembakaran di ruang bakar tidak sempurna (banyak bahan bakar terbuang percuma).

- Saat memperlambat atau menghentikan laju kendaraan, manfaatkanlah pengurangan kecepatan dengan mesin (engine brake). Angkat pedal perlahan, dan putaran mesin pun akan ikut berkurang.

- Usahakan memperkecil setting temperatur AC, jika Anda memang tak begitu membutuhkan AC.

- Pompa ban mobil sesuai ukuran karena ban yang kurang keras, tahanan gelindingnya akan keras.

- Aksesori di bodi mobil mempengaruhi pemborosan BBM seperti penambahan kaca spion, antene, ban lebar, foot step karena makin memperbesar hambatan angin kendaraan.

- Modifikasi untuk meninggikan dan mengangkat kendaraaan juga bisa memperbesar angin kendaraan.

Beberapa trik yang mungkin bisa membantu kita lebih bijak menghemat BBM ditengah krisis energi saat ini. Selamat berkendara! (bsb/rit)

posted by : Putri Puspa Sasmitasari
072613206
business english 07

* Karimun Estillo: Nyaman di Kota Enak di Kantong
Mencari city car yang lincah, trendi, irit, tapi bertenaga memang gampang-gampang susah. Tapi, itu dulu sebelum Indo Mobil meluncurkan Suzuki Karimun Estillo.
* Langkah Mudah Merawat AC
Air Conditioner (AC) pernah kini bukan lagi barang wah yang hanya terdapat di mobil-mobil mahal. Semua mobil baru telah menawarkan AC sebagai salah satu perlengkapan standar. Produsen truk pun juga telah menawarkan AC sebagai perlengkapan standar kabin mendampingi power steering.

Karena dipergunakan terus-menerus, terutama di kota-kota besar agar tetap beroperasi optimal unit AC juga memerlukan perawatan. Yang paling gampang dalam merawat AC adalah menyerahkannya ke teknisi profesional.
* CLC-Class: Coupe Baru Mercedes
Produsen mobil Jerman, Daimler-Mercedes-Benz tidak pernah berhenti melahirkan class baru. Unit terbaru adalah CLC-Class dan ini yang diposisikan sebagai entry-level untuk keluarga coupe Mercedes-Benz. Pada dasarnya, model ini menggantikan C-Class Sports Coupe, karena itulah style-nya mengikuti C-Class generasi baru, baik versi sedan maupun wagon walaupun platformnya masih menggunakan generasi lama.
* Si Sexy Lexus LF-A Roadster
Supercar ini benar-benar mengaduk-aduk emosi penggemarnya. Setiap kali pameran otomotif kelas dunia digelar, penampilannya makin sexy. Terakhir, tidak tanggung-tanggung, tampil topless.
* Ferrari Juga Kembangkan SUV Tercepat
Ferrari dikabarkan sedang mengembangkan SUV tercepat di dunia yang akan diperkenalkan pada Geneva motor pada show 2010. Penantang Porsche Cayenne ini di beri nama sandi Ferrari FS 599 Fuoristrada. Berdasarkan informasi yang dihimpun dari orang dalam di Ferrari, model dan desain mobil baru ini kira-kira sosoknya seperti tampak dalam foto.

posted by : Putri Puspa Sasmitasari
072613210
Business English 07

Audi Metroproject Quattro Concept

Audi kembali menunjukkan kebolehannya dalam melahirkan sebuah kendaraan konsep yang diakui sebagai pesaing ketat Mini Cooper rilisan BMW. Adalah Audi metroproject quattro concept yang memiliki desain lebih maskulin dan sporti.

Di balik bonnetnya tertanam mesin 1.4L TFSI (Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection) bertenaga maksimum 150 hp, dimana tenaga disalurkan ke roda depan melalui transmisi S-tronic dual-clutch. Yang menarik, motor elektrik yang disematkan di poros roda bagian belakang, mampu menghantarkan tambahan torsi sebesar 200 Nm. Lebihnya, jika murni menggunakan kapasitas baterai lithium-ion yang ada, maka Audi ini mampu dijalankan sejauh 100 km.

Pihak Audi sendiri mengakui bahwa, melalui beberapa teknologi seperti engine start/stop dan brake energy regeneration akan membantu mereduksi BBM hingga 15 %. Dan akselerasi 0-100 km/jam mampu dicapai hanya dalam waktu 7,8 detik dan kecepatan puncak mencapai 201 km/jam.

Nowdays...many people don"t know that helmet is very important for rescue our soul from the traffic accident.some people don't care and think that it's just a rule from the police traffic.it's so tragic of course, as person who realize about the useful of helmet and as the good road user,we just want to share and make the readers realize too,here is the accurate news about helmet.

ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2008) — Fewer than half of U.S. states require every motorcycle rider -- drivers and passengers -- to wear a helmet; and four states have no helmet requirements whatsoever. Around the world, the same patchwork legal pattern exists.

Now, an international group of researchers has combined data from a variety of studies to determine how effective helmets really are. Their findings confirm what seems intuitive: Helmet use is highly significant in reducing both accidental death and injury, reducing head injury risk by 69 percent and death by 42 percent.

"Motorcycle helmets protect motorcyclists who crash from sustaining head injury, and the results also suggest that motorcycle helmets protect motorcyclists who crash from death," said lead author Dr. Betty Liu, epidemiologist at Oxford University in England.

"The findings are important to consider in those countries with without mandatory motorcycle helmet laws, as well as in jurisdictions with weak or partial helmet legislation," added co-author Dr. Rebecca Ivers, head of the Injury Prevention Program at the George Institute for International Health in Sydney, Australia.

The review appears in The Cochrane Library an international organization that evaluates medical research. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. This review is an update to one conducted by the same researchers, published in 2004. They include data from eight additional studies in the new review.

The review "confirms the belief of specialists in emergency medicine and should put an end to any further debate about the protective role of helmets regarding head injury in motorcycle riders," said Robert McNamara, M.D., chairman of the emergency medicine department at Temple University School and spokesman for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine.

McNamara said that, at this point, "the debate over mandating use in adults should center on personal freedom to accept a known risk."

The authors say that, despite differences in methodology of the 61 included studies, there was a "remarkable consistency" in results, especially pertaining to death and head injury.

"The review supports the view that helmet use should be actively encouraged worldwide for rider safety," they conclude.

The reviewers say that the analysis could not specify the effects of helmet use on facial and neck injuries, and there was insufficient evidence to determine which type of helmet is most protective.

Addressing the public policy implications of the findings, McNamara said, "The personal freedom issue must be balanced with the cost to society of the care of patients with catastrophic head injury. Riders cite the pleasure of going helmet-less, but often the cost of care for the injured motorcyclist is passed on to society at large."

Motorcycle riders might not realize how much is at stake, he said. They "may not fully understand the scientifically demonstrated level of risk involved in riding without a helmet and might assume the risks are acceptable if the law does not prohibit it. In that context, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine believes that states should require helmet use in all age groups."

In many developing nations, a majority of traffic-related injuries occur among pedestrians and motorcycle/motorbike riders, the authors said; they cite the example of Malaysia where, in 1994, 57 percent of all road deaths were riders of motorized two-wheeled vehicles. They conclude that, given the significant influence on worldwide mortality of impact head injuries, "the results of this review should be contemplated widely."

Reference: Liu BC, et al. Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders (Review). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1.

Adapted from materials provided by Center for the Advancement of Health.

that was the news about the useful of helmet for the riders...we hope our information can enlarge our knowledge about how to ride our vehicle well.

written by :
Lely Novitasari
Enik Zunaida
Putri Puspa Sasmitasari

B.english 07 Unesa