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Business Standard Motoring Desk Mumbai
 Foggy has unveiled the FP1 road bike, a homologation special based on the racing motorcycle that has just completed its first WSBK season.

 Exactly 150 FP1s will be made in grey and black apart from the Petronas green, and only 100 of them will be on public sale.

 The FP1 features a 900 CC 12-valve DOHC motor making 127 bhp in a twin-spar alloy frame and top-flight suspension and braking bits from Ohlins and Brembo respectively.

 In racing bike tradition, the FP1 also gets a dry clutch with hydraulic actuation and a six-speed cassette-type gearbox which allows quick changes in gearing for track use.

 The bike also features a unique under-seat 3-1-3 exhaust system that gives the triple its unmistakable voice. Weighing just 175 kg, the FP1 should be a stonking performer.

 But it isn

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First Published: Nov 01 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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