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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Metal Butt 1000
Date : 28 January 2011...
Time: 6.30 a.m
Flag Off: Shah Alam
Rider : Azman Baharuddin
Rahimi
Bike: BMW Advanture
Distance : 1000++miles
Route : Shah Alam> Alor Gajah > Bangkok
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
MARSHALL COURSE ....in Melaka, Malaysia
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Date: 29th & 30th January 2011
Venue: Hang Jebat Stadium, Melaka
Time: 8.00am-5pm
Exercise..
a. Slalum
b. Zig Zag
c. Breaking
d. Combination
e. On Road exercise
f. Communication & sign
Monday, January 3, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Metal Butt South East Asia Endurance 2010: @font-face { font-family: "Times";}@font-face { ...
Experience that you cannot get in 24 hours...
Metal Butt was created to you make something in your life...
See you on FEBRUARY 2011...
Rider: Hamoco
Bike: ZX 1000R
Club: Mysfit
Hari Jumaat 26hb November 2010, adalah hari yang aku nanti-nantikan selama dua minggu selepas aku membuat pendaftaran untuk menyertai 'Metal Butt South East Asia Endurance' di mana tahap ketahanan setiap penunggang akan tercabar selama 24 jam di atas motorsikal secara bersendirian dan bukan berkumpulan mengelilingi Malaysia tanahair ku.
Aku keluar dari rumah pada jam 4.20 petang, memanaskan enjin motorsikal Kawasaki ZX10r ('Dee') sambil berdoa kepada Allah agar perjalanan aku dirahmati dan meminta darinya agar segalanya rancangan aku ini berjalan lancar tanpa halangan dan pulangnya aku ke pangkuan keluarga dengan selamat.
Perasaan membuak rasa tidak sabar membuku di dada. Setelah memakai segala kelengkapan dan keselamatan badan yang perlu, aku terus menunggang 'Dee' ke arah lebuhraya NKVE menuju ke Kuala Lumpur. Sedap bunyi ezos 'Dee'. Ia kelihatan dalam keadaan yang sempurna. Minyak perlu aku isi untuknya. Semasa aku sedang berhenti di Shell NKVE, kelihatan sahabat aku Capt Nazri tiba dgn BMW RT1200 bersama seorang pembonceng. Dia juga tidak ketinggalan menyertai acara yang sama. Naluri kami serupa....hahahaha. Tanpa berlengah, kami bergerak tepat pada jam 5.12 petang menuju ke arah tempat perhimpunan yang telah ditetapkan....KL Tower.
Jam 8.00 malam, keadaan di KL Tower penuh dengan rakan dan sahabat handai. Ini satu acara yang julung kali diadakan di Malaysia. Aku berkumpul dan berbual mesra dengan ahli kumpulan kelab aku, 'Mysfit Icon Bikers Malaysia' sambil menikmati hidangan lazat tajaan Syed Restoran. Sokongan dari ahli ‘Mysfit Icon’ berikan kepada aku, amat bermakna. Disamping itu juga aku sempat kenal mengenali penunggang-penunggang lain yang menyertai program ini.
Jam 9.15 malam, semua penunggang memeriksa motorsikal masing-masing dan membuat persiapan terakhir. Kesemua mereka sibuk memeriksa odometer motorsikal. 'Dee' mempamirkan bacaan 23,088. Aku sudah bersedia bersama 'Dee', inilah kali pertama aku akan bersama 'Dee' selama 24 jam mencari kepuasan sebagai penunggang.
Jam 10 malam, kami berlepas diiringi anggota-anggota Polis trafik bermotorsikal keluar dari Kuala Lumpur menuju ke lebuhraya NKVE, tidak ketinggalan mengiringi aku ialah ahli kelab aku dan juga kelab-kelab motorsikal yang lain. Hujan mula turun dengan lebatnya pada malam tersebut semasa di NKVE. Aku berteduh seketika di Shell Jalan Duta. Disini aku bersama Azman penunggang ‘Ducati’ Multi Strada dan kami mangambil keputusan untuk menunggang selama 24 jam bersama, sekurang-kurangnya berteman jika ada berlaku sesuatu yang tidak di ingini di dalam perjalanan jauh kami ini.
Hujan tidak reda lagi…, atas semangat yang ada, perjalanan harus di teruskan. Lebat sungguh hujan mala mini membasahi kuyup badan aku. Dengan kereta yang banyak di lebuhraya aku menunggang ‘Dee’ secara behati-hati pada kelajuan 140km/j, aku menuju ke Utara…Alor Star.
Pada awalan perjalanan aku ini, alhamdulillah….ia lancar. Keadaan ‘Dee’, baik. Aku kesejukan meredah hujan yang lebat. Jam 11.38 malam aku singgah di Tapah untuk memenuhi keperluan ‘Dee’, petrol. Aku memeriksa odometer pada bacaan 23, 253. Selepas mengisi petrol aku rehat seketika, api rokok aku nyalakan….mmmmm, puas rasanya. Mental dan fizikal aku seperti biasa.
Perjalanan aku teruskan dari Tapah hingga ke Gunung Semangol pada jam 12.57 pagi, tiba di Gurun pada jam 2.00 pagi. Semasa perjalanan di Gunung Semanggol-Gurun, hujan semakin reda. Syukur, aku sampai di Menara Alor Star pada jam 2.30 pagi. Bacaan odometer pada 23, 549. Pekene the tarik yang telah siap di bungkus untuk aku, aku mengalas perut dengan sebungkus roti berkrim….
Setelah mendapatkan tandatangan dari kakitangan di situ, sekali lagi, aku menunggang ‘Dee’ ke destinasi seterusnya…..Grik. Dari Alor Star aku menuju arah Sungai Petani/Baling. Petrol aku isi sekali lagi di Gurun sebab tidak mahu menyusahkan diri mencari petrol di kawasan pendalaman yang mungkin susah bagi aku.
Sesat aku dan Azman buat seketika semasa menuju ke Grik. Kami berpusing entah kemana. Nak tergelak pun ada…adoi. Pusing punya pusing sampai sampai terjumpa jirat Kristian di suatu kawasan pekan…hahahaha. Meremang sikit la tengkuk di buatnya. Nak ‘U’ turn pun kelam kabut jadinya, heeeee, tapi aku terteman. Setelah bertanya pada sebuah lori yang lalu di situ, akhirnya kami jumpa jalan menuju ke Grik. Gelap gulita arah ini…cuaca semakin sejuk, gigil aku. Mata aku mula rasa mengantuk, tapi aku bertahan. Kami tiba di Grik pada jam 5.00 pagi. Aku isi petrol untuk ‘Dee’. Bacaan odometer pada 23, 730. Setelah petrol diisi, aku bergerak menuju ke Jeli. Gelap gulita ya amat
jalan ni. Kanan Kiri depan belakang…hitam, keadaan pula makin sejuk apabila tiba di puncak. Aku menunggang penuh konsentrasi di jalan ini, lebih berhati-hati. Lebih kurang 40km sebelum Jeli, hujan turun lagi…gigil lagi aku, sehinggalah sampai di setesen petrol di Jeli. Badan aku mula merasa penat dan mengantuk. Disini aku rehat buat pertama kalinya…macam nak pengsan, tapi cabaran ini harus aku harungi walau macamana pun. Lebih kurang 20 minit di Jeli, aku teruskan juga perjalanan menuju Kota Bahru ke Kuala Terengganu. Badan terasa makin penat. Di Kuala Terengganu aku selamat sampai pada jam 10.30 pagi. Odometer pada bacaan 24, 058. Setelah petrol diisi, dgn pantas aku terus ke Gambang…’penat penat penat’ fikiran aku mula meracau. Petrol sudah hampir habis, keadaan ini menambahkan lagi kekacauan fikiran aku. Kiri kanan mencari petrol, menghampakan aku. Dengan kuasa Allah, alhamdulillah, petrol yang masih ada cukup untuk aku sampai di Gambang pada jam 1.40 tengahari pada bacaan odometer 24, 293. Fuhhh….lega aku. Perjalan tidak habis di sini, Pekan, Bandar Muadzam, Segamat, Tangkak adalah destinasi aku seterusnya. Dalam destinasi ini, mental aku mula meracau. Susah aku nak membuka mata, mengantuknya Ya Allah. Letih badan amat terasa, lebih-lebih lagi ‘Dee’ adalah sebuah motorsikal jenis ‘superbike’. Untuk perjalanan yang sebegini jauh jenis motorsikal dan posisi kedudukan badan amatlah penting. Cara menunggang ‘Dee’ adalah menunduk kehadapan. Aduh…penat bagai nak gila di buatnya pada saat ini. Keadaan jalan dalaman yang aku tempuh sungguh kurang selesa, banyak lopak dan tidak rata. Tapi lengkuk koner, memang terbaik. Bila badan sudah lesu, macamana nak layan. Mmmmm…kecewa, aku kecewa. perasaan ingin bepatah balik untuk terus ke Kuala Lumpur mula bermain-main di fikiran aku….’aku sudah tidak boleh tahan’. Bila pemikiran sudah meracau, jiwa kacau, keadaan memjadi tidak tentu arah. Aku hilang kesabaran hilang pertimbangan. Aku mula berzikir…membaca segala doa-doa yang aku tahu. Tidak lama kemudian, aku mula bercakap seorang diri. “Apa yang aku sudah buat?” “Apa yang ingin aku buktikan?” “Dah lah aku bayar wang pendaftaran RM350.00 untuk apa? Membodohkan diri sendiri?” “kenapalah penganjur memilih jalan yang sedemikan rupa?” “Kan bagus aku duduk di rumah menonton Astro”. Macam-macam persoalan bermain di minda, aku tensi tensi tensi tensi. Petunjuk jalan yang aku nanti kan ‘Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Johor Bahru’ berkilometer banyaknya, tapi masih tidak kesampaian…..lagi membuat tekanan minda aku lebih teruk. Beberapa kali di sebabkan mengantuk, aku memakan jalan lawan arus, amat bahaya. Aku terpaksa berdegil, aku benggong……
Atas sokongan rakan aku, Azman, akhir tiba juga kami di Tangkak, kami rehat seketika. Aduh leganya rasa, lebuhraya hanya beberapa kilometer lagi. Aku tidak sabar. Aku dan Azman meneruskan perjalanan kami Tangkak-Air keroh-KL Tower. Kami selamat sampai di KL Tower tepat jam 8.40 malam pada bacaan odometer 24, 758. Aku disambut oleh rakan, sahabat handai, dan ahli-ahli kelab Mysfit Icon Bikers, yang menanti-nanti kepulangan. Syukur alhamdulillah kepada Allah. Segala doa-doa aku Allah perkenankan. Keletihan yang aku alami, hanya Tuhan yang tahu.
Aku melepek keletihan tapi merasa puas pada diri aku sendiri. Cabaran ini betul-betul menguji tahap kesabaran, minda, fisikal, kecekalan hati, degil, keupayaan diri dan motorsikal. ‘Dee’ sungguh menakjubkan. Sepanjang perjalanan aku, ‘Dee’ tidak menimbulkan apa-apa masalah besar mahupun kecil.
Untuk pengetahuan umum, ‘Dee’ adalah motorsikal berjenis superbike yang pertama sampai, and ‘Dee’ is the only superbike to arrive to KL Tower….
Metal Butt was created to you make something in your life...
See you on FEBRUARY 2011...
Rider: Hamoco
Bike: ZX 1000R
Club: Mysfit
Hari Jumaat 26hb November 2010, adalah hari yang aku nanti-nantikan selama dua minggu selepas aku membuat pendaftaran untuk menyertai 'Metal Butt South East Asia Endurance' di mana tahap ketahanan setiap penunggang akan tercabar selama 24 jam di atas motorsikal secara bersendirian dan bukan berkumpulan mengelilingi Malaysia tanahair ku.
Aku keluar dari rumah pada jam 4.20 petang, memanaskan enjin motorsikal Kawasaki ZX10r ('Dee') sambil berdoa kepada Allah agar perjalanan aku dirahmati dan meminta darinya agar segalanya rancangan aku ini berjalan lancar tanpa halangan dan pulangnya aku ke pangkuan keluarga dengan selamat.
Perasaan membuak rasa tidak sabar membuku di dada. Setelah memakai segala kelengkapan dan keselamatan badan yang perlu, aku terus menunggang 'Dee' ke arah lebuhraya NKVE menuju ke Kuala Lumpur. Sedap bunyi ezos 'Dee'. Ia kelihatan dalam keadaan yang sempurna. Minyak perlu aku isi untuknya. Semasa aku sedang berhenti di Shell NKVE, kelihatan sahabat aku Capt Nazri tiba dgn BMW RT1200 bersama seorang pembonceng. Dia juga tidak ketinggalan menyertai acara yang sama. Naluri kami serupa....hahahaha. Tanpa berlengah, kami bergerak tepat pada jam 5.12 petang menuju ke arah tempat perhimpunan yang telah ditetapkan....KL Tower.
Jam 8.00 malam, keadaan di KL Tower penuh dengan rakan dan sahabat handai. Ini satu acara yang julung kali diadakan di Malaysia. Aku berkumpul dan berbual mesra dengan ahli kumpulan kelab aku, 'Mysfit Icon Bikers Malaysia' sambil menikmati hidangan lazat tajaan Syed Restoran. Sokongan dari ahli ‘Mysfit Icon’ berikan kepada aku, amat bermakna. Disamping itu juga aku sempat kenal mengenali penunggang-penunggang lain yang menyertai program ini.
Jam 9.15 malam, semua penunggang memeriksa motorsikal masing-masing dan membuat persiapan terakhir. Kesemua mereka sibuk memeriksa odometer motorsikal. 'Dee' mempamirkan bacaan 23,088. Aku sudah bersedia bersama 'Dee', inilah kali pertama aku akan bersama 'Dee' selama 24 jam mencari kepuasan sebagai penunggang.
Jam 10 malam, kami berlepas diiringi anggota-anggota Polis trafik bermotorsikal keluar dari Kuala Lumpur menuju ke lebuhraya NKVE, tidak ketinggalan mengiringi aku ialah ahli kelab aku dan juga kelab-kelab motorsikal yang lain. Hujan mula turun dengan lebatnya pada malam tersebut semasa di NKVE. Aku berteduh seketika di Shell Jalan Duta. Disini aku bersama Azman penunggang ‘Ducati’ Multi Strada dan kami mangambil keputusan untuk menunggang selama 24 jam bersama, sekurang-kurangnya berteman jika ada berlaku sesuatu yang tidak di ingini di dalam perjalanan jauh kami ini.
Hujan tidak reda lagi…, atas semangat yang ada, perjalanan harus di teruskan. Lebat sungguh hujan mala mini membasahi kuyup badan aku. Dengan kereta yang banyak di lebuhraya aku menunggang ‘Dee’ secara behati-hati pada kelajuan 140km/j, aku menuju ke Utara…Alor Star.
Pada awalan perjalanan aku ini, alhamdulillah….ia lancar. Keadaan ‘Dee’, baik. Aku kesejukan meredah hujan yang lebat. Jam 11.38 malam aku singgah di Tapah untuk memenuhi keperluan ‘Dee’, petrol. Aku memeriksa odometer pada bacaan 23, 253. Selepas mengisi petrol aku rehat seketika, api rokok aku nyalakan….mmmmm, puas rasanya. Mental dan fizikal aku seperti biasa.
Perjalanan aku teruskan dari Tapah hingga ke Gunung Semangol pada jam 12.57 pagi, tiba di Gurun pada jam 2.00 pagi. Semasa perjalanan di Gunung Semanggol-Gurun, hujan semakin reda. Syukur, aku sampai di Menara Alor Star pada jam 2.30 pagi. Bacaan odometer pada 23, 549. Pekene the tarik yang telah siap di bungkus untuk aku, aku mengalas perut dengan sebungkus roti berkrim….
Setelah mendapatkan tandatangan dari kakitangan di situ, sekali lagi, aku menunggang ‘Dee’ ke destinasi seterusnya…..Grik. Dari Alor Star aku menuju arah Sungai Petani/Baling. Petrol aku isi sekali lagi di Gurun sebab tidak mahu menyusahkan diri mencari petrol di kawasan pendalaman yang mungkin susah bagi aku.
Sesat aku dan Azman buat seketika semasa menuju ke Grik. Kami berpusing entah kemana. Nak tergelak pun ada…adoi. Pusing punya pusing sampai sampai terjumpa jirat Kristian di suatu kawasan pekan…hahahaha. Meremang sikit la tengkuk di buatnya. Nak ‘U’ turn pun kelam kabut jadinya, heeeee, tapi aku terteman. Setelah bertanya pada sebuah lori yang lalu di situ, akhirnya kami jumpa jalan menuju ke Grik. Gelap gulita arah ini…cuaca semakin sejuk, gigil aku. Mata aku mula rasa mengantuk, tapi aku bertahan. Kami tiba di Grik pada jam 5.00 pagi. Aku isi petrol untuk ‘Dee’. Bacaan odometer pada 23, 730. Setelah petrol diisi, aku bergerak menuju ke Jeli. Gelap gulita ya amat
jalan ni. Kanan Kiri depan belakang…hitam, keadaan pula makin sejuk apabila tiba di puncak. Aku menunggang penuh konsentrasi di jalan ini, lebih berhati-hati. Lebih kurang 40km sebelum Jeli, hujan turun lagi…gigil lagi aku, sehinggalah sampai di setesen petrol di Jeli. Badan aku mula merasa penat dan mengantuk. Disini aku rehat buat pertama kalinya…macam nak pengsan, tapi cabaran ini harus aku harungi walau macamana pun. Lebih kurang 20 minit di Jeli, aku teruskan juga perjalanan menuju Kota Bahru ke Kuala Terengganu. Badan terasa makin penat. Di Kuala Terengganu aku selamat sampai pada jam 10.30 pagi. Odometer pada bacaan 24, 058. Setelah petrol diisi, dgn pantas aku terus ke Gambang…’penat penat penat’ fikiran aku mula meracau. Petrol sudah hampir habis, keadaan ini menambahkan lagi kekacauan fikiran aku. Kiri kanan mencari petrol, menghampakan aku. Dengan kuasa Allah, alhamdulillah, petrol yang masih ada cukup untuk aku sampai di Gambang pada jam 1.40 tengahari pada bacaan odometer 24, 293. Fuhhh….lega aku. Perjalan tidak habis di sini, Pekan, Bandar Muadzam, Segamat, Tangkak adalah destinasi aku seterusnya. Dalam destinasi ini, mental aku mula meracau. Susah aku nak membuka mata, mengantuknya Ya Allah. Letih badan amat terasa, lebih-lebih lagi ‘Dee’ adalah sebuah motorsikal jenis ‘superbike’. Untuk perjalanan yang sebegini jauh jenis motorsikal dan posisi kedudukan badan amatlah penting. Cara menunggang ‘Dee’ adalah menunduk kehadapan. Aduh…penat bagai nak gila di buatnya pada saat ini. Keadaan jalan dalaman yang aku tempuh sungguh kurang selesa, banyak lopak dan tidak rata. Tapi lengkuk koner, memang terbaik. Bila badan sudah lesu, macamana nak layan. Mmmmm…kecewa, aku kecewa. perasaan ingin bepatah balik untuk terus ke Kuala Lumpur mula bermain-main di fikiran aku….’aku sudah tidak boleh tahan’. Bila pemikiran sudah meracau, jiwa kacau, keadaan memjadi tidak tentu arah. Aku hilang kesabaran hilang pertimbangan. Aku mula berzikir…membaca segala doa-doa yang aku tahu. Tidak lama kemudian, aku mula bercakap seorang diri. “Apa yang aku sudah buat?” “Apa yang ingin aku buktikan?” “Dah lah aku bayar wang pendaftaran RM350.00 untuk apa? Membodohkan diri sendiri?” “kenapalah penganjur memilih jalan yang sedemikan rupa?” “Kan bagus aku duduk di rumah menonton Astro”. Macam-macam persoalan bermain di minda, aku tensi tensi tensi tensi. Petunjuk jalan yang aku nanti kan ‘Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Johor Bahru’ berkilometer banyaknya, tapi masih tidak kesampaian…..lagi membuat tekanan minda aku lebih teruk. Beberapa kali di sebabkan mengantuk, aku memakan jalan lawan arus, amat bahaya. Aku terpaksa berdegil, aku benggong……
Atas sokongan rakan aku, Azman, akhir tiba juga kami di Tangkak, kami rehat seketika. Aduh leganya rasa, lebuhraya hanya beberapa kilometer lagi. Aku tidak sabar. Aku dan Azman meneruskan perjalanan kami Tangkak-Air keroh-KL Tower. Kami selamat sampai di KL Tower tepat jam 8.40 malam pada bacaan odometer 24, 758. Aku disambut oleh rakan, sahabat handai, dan ahli-ahli kelab Mysfit Icon Bikers, yang menanti-nanti kepulangan. Syukur alhamdulillah kepada Allah. Segala doa-doa aku Allah perkenankan. Keletihan yang aku alami, hanya Tuhan yang tahu.
Aku melepek keletihan tapi merasa puas pada diri aku sendiri. Cabaran ini betul-betul menguji tahap kesabaran, minda, fisikal, kecekalan hati, degil, keupayaan diri dan motorsikal. ‘Dee’ sungguh menakjubkan. Sepanjang perjalanan aku, ‘Dee’ tidak menimbulkan apa-apa masalah besar mahupun kecil.
Untuk pengetahuan umum, ‘Dee’ adalah motorsikal berjenis superbike yang pertama sampai, and ‘Dee’ is the only superbike to arrive to KL Tower….
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Happy New Year 2011
Happy New Year 2011......Only one day left and 2010 will be history. Last chance to send your individual greetings to your family and friends, MMC wishes you a happy New Year and safe riding wherever you go in 2011!
What are your wishes for 2011?
Guinness World Record Breaker will be held on March 2011.
-BMW, KAWASAKI, DUCATI, YAMAHA- 10 RIDES
What are your wishes for 2011?
Guinness World Record Breaker will be held on March 2011.
-BMW, KAWASAKI, DUCATI, YAMAHA- 10 RIDES
GWR 2011 - Exploding with Thousands of New Records!
METAL BUTT SOUTH EAST ASIA WILL BREAK THE REOCRD>>
THE GREATEST DISTANCE ION MOTORCYCLE IN 24HOUR
NAZRI ELIAS BMW
RASHID BIN IBRAHIM YAMAHA
KAMARUDDIN BAHAROM NAZA
ARIS BIN HASSAN HONDA
MOHD ZULKIFLI BIN KADIR KAWASAKI
ABDUL MALIK BIN IDRUS @ ABDUL RAHMAN BMW
MUHAMAD ALLAMIN B. BASHIRUN BMW
MOHD. RAHIMI B. ABD. RAHMAN BMW
SELVAM A/L KISHNAN BMW
FATIMAH DE POLO YAMAHA
WAN MOHD. ADHA WAN ISMAIL BMW
YAP BAH WAH KAWASAKI
MOHD. HAMKA BIN MOHD. HASSAN BMW
ZULKIFLI MOHAMAD DUCATI
MEOR SHAMSUDIN MOHD. HASHIM YAMAHA
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MOHD. AZANSHUKRI WAHAB KAWASAKI
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THE GREATEST DISTANCE ION MOTORCYCLE IN 24HOUR
NAZRI ELIAS BMW
RASHID BIN IBRAHIM YAMAHA
KAMARUDDIN BAHAROM NAZA
ARIS BIN HASSAN HONDA
MOHD ZULKIFLI BIN KADIR KAWASAKI
ABDUL MALIK BIN IDRUS @ ABDUL RAHMAN BMW
MUHAMAD ALLAMIN B. BASHIRUN BMW
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SELVAM A/L KISHNAN BMW
FATIMAH DE POLO YAMAHA
WAN MOHD. ADHA WAN ISMAIL BMW
YAP BAH WAH KAWASAKI
MOHD. HAMKA BIN MOHD. HASSAN BMW
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WAN AHMAD NIZAM WAN ABDUL HAMID BMW
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AZHAR MOKTHAR BMW
KANG FOOK HENG KTM
MOHD. AZANSHUKRI WAHAB KAWASAKI
SYED KABEER RIFAIEE HJ. K. HAMZAH KAWASAKI
NOR AZMAN ABDUL MANAF BMW
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CHUA BOON GUAN KTM
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NORFARMAN BIN ABDUL RASHID KAWASAKI
CHE MOHD. NORIZAN DAUD HONDA
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Metal Butt Technical Support >Israq Adventure
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By IsraqAdv, July 1st, 2009,in | 9 Comments »
Azman Baharuddin has more than 10 years of experience under his belt in overland adventure and event management. His in-depth experience in media and promotions made him the leading man in media, marketing and promotions through all the expeditions. With vast experience in hand, Israq Adventure Sdn Bhd was established in November 2008 in order for him to pursue his passion in two-wheel overland adventure and broaden his horizon in the industry.
Apart from organizing two-wheel overland adventure in other countries, Israq Adventure has a number of packages for those who are interested to travel on bikes in Malaysia. These packages can be tailor-made according to demands. Bikes services is also included along with technical expertise to ensure that your adventure will one that you can never forget.
Places of interests will consists of off-roading to waterfalls, mountains and highlands such as Gunung Tahan, Cameron Highlands, National Parks, the Borneo and more. These places will be thoroughly selected as we at Israq Adventure would like to promote the pristine beauty of flora and fauna in Malaysia.
For those who are interested to participate or organize an overland event, I can be contacted at 019 332 3253 or you can always drop by and visit us at
Two Wheel Garage
No 5, Jln U1/31 Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park
Phone: 03-55693941 / Fax 5391
Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Products and services we provide are:
Motorcycle Expedition Management
Motorcycle Travelling Package in Malaysia and Indo China
Motorcycle Rental Packages
Motorcycle Ride Training
Motorcycle Back-Up Service
About
By IsraqAdv, July 1st, 2009,in | 9 Comments »
Azman Baharuddin has more than 10 years of experience under his belt in overland adventure and event management. His in-depth experience in media and promotions made him the leading man in media, marketing and promotions through all the expeditions. With vast experience in hand, Israq Adventure Sdn Bhd was established in November 2008 in order for him to pursue his passion in two-wheel overland adventure and broaden his horizon in the industry.
Apart from organizing two-wheel overland adventure in other countries, Israq Adventure has a number of packages for those who are interested to travel on bikes in Malaysia. These packages can be tailor-made according to demands. Bikes services is also included along with technical expertise to ensure that your adventure will one that you can never forget.
Places of interests will consists of off-roading to waterfalls, mountains and highlands such as Gunung Tahan, Cameron Highlands, National Parks, the Borneo and more. These places will be thoroughly selected as we at Israq Adventure would like to promote the pristine beauty of flora and fauna in Malaysia.
For those who are interested to participate or organize an overland event, I can be contacted at 019 332 3253 or you can always drop by and visit us at
Two Wheel Garage
No 5, Jln U1/31 Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park
Phone: 03-55693941 / Fax 5391
Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Products and services we provide are:
Motorcycle Expedition Management
Motorcycle Travelling Package in Malaysia and Indo China
Motorcycle Rental Packages
Motorcycle Ride Training
Motorcycle Back-Up Service
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000: Success! – Jim's Beemer Blog
Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000: Success! – Jim's Beemer Blog
Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000: Success!
Aug 19th, 2007 by Jim.
Let me begin at the end: my buddy Jim Lash and I rode 1,059 miles yesterday in eighteen and a half hours, successfully completing an Iron Butt Association Saddlesore 1000. We have documentation in the form of time stamped receipts from each place we stopped along the route from Hillsboro, Oregon to Bliss, Idaho (just west of Twin Falls) and back.
I met Jim and his Harley Heritage Softail at the Chevron on 185th in Hillsboro, just off of highway 26. This would be our start and end point. We set out just after 5am yesterday and headed east. This was no sightseeing trip–the goal was 1,000 miles in under 24 hours, so we were going to take Interstate 84 to just short of Twin Falls, get our time stamped receipt, turn around, and head home.
Riding through the Columbia Gorge as the sun rose was beautiful, but just before our first gas stop in Arlington it shone right in our eyes and made it very hard to see. Jim’s Harley has a tank about half the size of the one on my GS Adventure, so we planned on stopping every two to three hours for gas and a quick stretch of the legs. After topping off in Arlington we hit 84 again.
It was a little chilly at the summit on I-84 on the Blue Mountains, and both Jim and I were wishing we had put in our jacket liners. We stopped again in La Grande at about 9:30am and I remember thinking “I used to think La Grande was a long way from Portland, but I’m already here and it’s not even 10am!”
Jim Lash and the bikes at our outbound stop in La Grande, Oregon.
Our next leg was from La Grande to Boise. On this segment of the trip Jim’s Harley must have felt this long distance trip was challenging my Harley stereotypes too much (they’re not long distance bikes, they break down all the time, and other myths) because it decided to chuck it’s chrome swingarm cover at me at 80 miles an hour! All kidding aside, it wasn’t anything serious and I’m incredibly impressed with the stamina of both Jim and his Harley. Maybe most Harley riders barely ride their bikes 1,000 miles in a year, but Jim is definitely not one of them.
We had a very quick lunch at a gas stop on the east side of Boise and soldiered on. We were getting close to the turnaround point, which we had originally planned to be in Twin Falls. I did a little calculation with the GPS and realized that, since we’d started in Hillsboro and not at the Shell in Portland on MLK we had originally planned, we had enough margin to turn around sooner. I sped up and passed Jim who had been leading the whole time (since he knew when he would need gas) and signalled to pull off at the Bliss, Idaho exit.
Halfway done. We gassed up at “Stinker’s,” a Sinclair station in Bliss (Sinclairs are the red and green gas stations with the little dinosaur logo you find in some parts of the west, but not Oregon) and shook hands. It was 2pm. Now all we had to do was turn around and ride home. Simple, right? I snapped a few pictures and marvelled at “Bob’s Museum” before we hopped back in our respective saddles and hit the road.
Me relaxing with a bite of homemade beef jerky at our turnaround point in Bliss, Idaho.
“Bob’s” Museum in Bliss, Idaho.
Our next stop was in Fruitland, Idaho, just before the Oregon border. We met a cool BLM agent who chatted with us a bit about the Iron Butt and the dirt bikes his agents used on BLM land (BMW F650s, it turns out) and we were on the road again. Fruitland was where I started downing a Red Bull at each stop to make sure I would stay alert for the last half of the trip. But we were both still feeling pretty good at this point.
As we approached Durkee, Oregon it looked like there was a huge weather system ahead of us. But when we finally got to where we were expecting rain we found it was the smoke from a huge wildfire. It was so thick you could look directly at the sun, which was blood red. It was like driving on another planet for about 30 miles. The fire hadn’t been there this morning at 10am when we passed through. When we finally stopped for 5 minutes at a rest stop just east of La Grande to get the smoke out of our eyes we saw that about half the streaks on our windscreens weren’t bugs, they were ashes.
We were making good time so we decided our return stop in La Grande at 6:30pm would be a full hour so we could have the luxury of a sit down dinner. We’d had enough home made jerky and power bars and needed something more substantial. With bellies full and more Red Bull coursing through our veins we were on the road again. It was starting to get dark. We were settled into a groove, just munching away at the miles trying to get home. According to my GPS we would arrive back at the Chevron in Hillsboro at 11:45 at the pace we were on.
Endurance riding is a very solitary endeavor, and even though I was doing this with my friend Jim we only really were able to talk briefly at our short stops. As the sun finally faded away the sense of isolation only grew. I concentrated on watching Jim’s tail light and the upcoming curves while we ran for Arlington and our last stop before the finish.
We arrived at Arlington at 9:21pm. I topped off the tank, noted the time for my log, and downed another Red Bull. My neighbor Eric called me (good timing!) on my cell phone to check on our progress. Eric was our start and finish witness so he wanted to know how we were doing and about what time we thought we’d make it back.
It was pitch black now riding through the Gorge on our last leg. There wasn’t too much traffic so we only had the headlights from my Beemer and Jim’s Harley to illuminate the way. I normally kind of like riding at night and find it sort of peaceful, but the combination of wind, darkness, and fatigue was making this night’s ride an ordeal to get through.
Traffic started picking up once we got to Troutdale, and as we headed for the finish line through downtown Portland and onto highway 26 to Hillsboro it started sprinkling. It was raining just enough to slicken the roads but not enough to wash off the oils and other goo deposited by cars. In any motorcycle safety class they’ll tell you to wait out this kind of rain until the slippery mixture of water and oil has had a chance to dissipate, but we were on a deadline. I backed way off my speed and was very careful as I headed up the offramp to 185th street. The last thing I needed to do was drop my bike on the slick asphalt this close to being done.
We made it! It was 11:46pm when I pulled into the Chevron. Jim had arrived slightly before me. We had planned on celebrating a little and reveling in our achievement, but it was late, dark, and wet and we each still had to get home safely. I topped off the tank on my Beemer, getting the all important time stamped final receipt, and gingerly headed back out onto the slick streets for home. It was a nerve-wracking 45 miles back to Molalla since it never really did rain hard enough to get the gunk off the roads. It was very slippery everywhere right up to my own driveway and I was pretty tired at this point. I eased the bike into my garage and called it a night.
So my first Iron Butt endurance ride is complete. Now Jim and I just have to send in our forms, logs, and receipts for official verification and we’ll soon receive our certificates and the coveted “World’s Toughest Motorcyclists” license plate frame. I don’t really feel tough right now though, just sore and tired…
Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000: Success!
Aug 19th, 2007 by Jim.
Let me begin at the end: my buddy Jim Lash and I rode 1,059 miles yesterday in eighteen and a half hours, successfully completing an Iron Butt Association Saddlesore 1000. We have documentation in the form of time stamped receipts from each place we stopped along the route from Hillsboro, Oregon to Bliss, Idaho (just west of Twin Falls) and back.
I met Jim and his Harley Heritage Softail at the Chevron on 185th in Hillsboro, just off of highway 26. This would be our start and end point. We set out just after 5am yesterday and headed east. This was no sightseeing trip–the goal was 1,000 miles in under 24 hours, so we were going to take Interstate 84 to just short of Twin Falls, get our time stamped receipt, turn around, and head home.
Riding through the Columbia Gorge as the sun rose was beautiful, but just before our first gas stop in Arlington it shone right in our eyes and made it very hard to see. Jim’s Harley has a tank about half the size of the one on my GS Adventure, so we planned on stopping every two to three hours for gas and a quick stretch of the legs. After topping off in Arlington we hit 84 again.
It was a little chilly at the summit on I-84 on the Blue Mountains, and both Jim and I were wishing we had put in our jacket liners. We stopped again in La Grande at about 9:30am and I remember thinking “I used to think La Grande was a long way from Portland, but I’m already here and it’s not even 10am!”
Jim Lash and the bikes at our outbound stop in La Grande, Oregon.
Our next leg was from La Grande to Boise. On this segment of the trip Jim’s Harley must have felt this long distance trip was challenging my Harley stereotypes too much (they’re not long distance bikes, they break down all the time, and other myths) because it decided to chuck it’s chrome swingarm cover at me at 80 miles an hour! All kidding aside, it wasn’t anything serious and I’m incredibly impressed with the stamina of both Jim and his Harley. Maybe most Harley riders barely ride their bikes 1,000 miles in a year, but Jim is definitely not one of them.
We had a very quick lunch at a gas stop on the east side of Boise and soldiered on. We were getting close to the turnaround point, which we had originally planned to be in Twin Falls. I did a little calculation with the GPS and realized that, since we’d started in Hillsboro and not at the Shell in Portland on MLK we had originally planned, we had enough margin to turn around sooner. I sped up and passed Jim who had been leading the whole time (since he knew when he would need gas) and signalled to pull off at the Bliss, Idaho exit.
Halfway done. We gassed up at “Stinker’s,” a Sinclair station in Bliss (Sinclairs are the red and green gas stations with the little dinosaur logo you find in some parts of the west, but not Oregon) and shook hands. It was 2pm. Now all we had to do was turn around and ride home. Simple, right? I snapped a few pictures and marvelled at “Bob’s Museum” before we hopped back in our respective saddles and hit the road.
Me relaxing with a bite of homemade beef jerky at our turnaround point in Bliss, Idaho.
“Bob’s” Museum in Bliss, Idaho.
Our next stop was in Fruitland, Idaho, just before the Oregon border. We met a cool BLM agent who chatted with us a bit about the Iron Butt and the dirt bikes his agents used on BLM land (BMW F650s, it turns out) and we were on the road again. Fruitland was where I started downing a Red Bull at each stop to make sure I would stay alert for the last half of the trip. But we were both still feeling pretty good at this point.
As we approached Durkee, Oregon it looked like there was a huge weather system ahead of us. But when we finally got to where we were expecting rain we found it was the smoke from a huge wildfire. It was so thick you could look directly at the sun, which was blood red. It was like driving on another planet for about 30 miles. The fire hadn’t been there this morning at 10am when we passed through. When we finally stopped for 5 minutes at a rest stop just east of La Grande to get the smoke out of our eyes we saw that about half the streaks on our windscreens weren’t bugs, they were ashes.
We were making good time so we decided our return stop in La Grande at 6:30pm would be a full hour so we could have the luxury of a sit down dinner. We’d had enough home made jerky and power bars and needed something more substantial. With bellies full and more Red Bull coursing through our veins we were on the road again. It was starting to get dark. We were settled into a groove, just munching away at the miles trying to get home. According to my GPS we would arrive back at the Chevron in Hillsboro at 11:45 at the pace we were on.
Endurance riding is a very solitary endeavor, and even though I was doing this with my friend Jim we only really were able to talk briefly at our short stops. As the sun finally faded away the sense of isolation only grew. I concentrated on watching Jim’s tail light and the upcoming curves while we ran for Arlington and our last stop before the finish.
We arrived at Arlington at 9:21pm. I topped off the tank, noted the time for my log, and downed another Red Bull. My neighbor Eric called me (good timing!) on my cell phone to check on our progress. Eric was our start and finish witness so he wanted to know how we were doing and about what time we thought we’d make it back.
It was pitch black now riding through the Gorge on our last leg. There wasn’t too much traffic so we only had the headlights from my Beemer and Jim’s Harley to illuminate the way. I normally kind of like riding at night and find it sort of peaceful, but the combination of wind, darkness, and fatigue was making this night’s ride an ordeal to get through.
Traffic started picking up once we got to Troutdale, and as we headed for the finish line through downtown Portland and onto highway 26 to Hillsboro it started sprinkling. It was raining just enough to slicken the roads but not enough to wash off the oils and other goo deposited by cars. In any motorcycle safety class they’ll tell you to wait out this kind of rain until the slippery mixture of water and oil has had a chance to dissipate, but we were on a deadline. I backed way off my speed and was very careful as I headed up the offramp to 185th street. The last thing I needed to do was drop my bike on the slick asphalt this close to being done.
We made it! It was 11:46pm when I pulled into the Chevron. Jim had arrived slightly before me. We had planned on celebrating a little and reveling in our achievement, but it was late, dark, and wet and we each still had to get home safely. I topped off the tank on my Beemer, getting the all important time stamped final receipt, and gingerly headed back out onto the slick streets for home. It was a nerve-wracking 45 miles back to Molalla since it never really did rain hard enough to get the gunk off the roads. It was very slippery everywhere right up to my own driveway and I was pretty tired at this point. I eased the bike into my garage and called it a night.
So my first Iron Butt endurance ride is complete. Now Jim and I just have to send in our forms, logs, and receipts for official verification and we’ll soon receive our certificates and the coveted “World’s Toughest Motorcyclists” license plate frame. I don’t really feel tough right now though, just sore and tired…
Monday, December 27, 2010
Ride Merry Christmas & Happy New year
Prepping Yourself
1. Learn to manage the miles. Building up the tolerance to do those distances takes practice and time. Ride. Ride everywhere. Ride in adverse conditions and to different destinations. Did I mention ride?
2. Hydrate. Drinks lots of water before, during, and after your ride. Get a Camelback or other hydration system that's easy to access while you're tooling down the road.
3. Snack a lot, big meal later. You won't have much time to eat, but get something in you. Energy bars and bananas are great. Increase protein intake and decrease carbs - those will only make you drowsier.
4. Wear the proper riding gear. Develop a system of equipment to combat any weather or temperature situation. Try accessories such as heated gear, soakable cooling vests, and packable rain suits.
Prepping Your Bike
1. As you practice doing the miles, reflect on your personal comfort needs. Do I need a new seat, sheepskin, gel pad? Would a cruise control aid/device come in handy? Are my handlebars, foot controls, etc. ergonomically sound? Do I need to change/remove/upgrade my windshield? The list goes on and on. Multitudes of motorcycle accessories are available to adjust your motorcycle to suit your style. A little research goes a long way.
2. Complete essential and major services before you take off. Do that oil change. Lube that chain. Perform that major service interval. Change the tires if they're almost worn out. Your bike will perform at its best when it gets its necessary TLC.
3. Learn your bike's quirks. That two wheeled machine between your legs is a friend you'll learn to know intimately. Take time to do research and learn its special needs. The less you learn the hard way the better.
And finally...what kind of motorcycle should I use?
The "best" motorcycle for an Iron Butt depends on the rider and the type of roads to be crossed. For riding interstates for prolonged periods of time, a larger engine displacement bike would be ideal because of the lower revs the bike needs to maintain those higher speeds. Additionally, a heavier bike with a fairing and windshield would cut down on the fatigue caused by wind blast. Larger bikes also equate to larger gas tanks so you'll be minimizing the amount of stops to get from point to point.
In this case, my FJR1300 has been my weapon of choice as well as that of many an Iron Butt participant because of its smoothness at higher speeds, generous wind protection, luggage room, and versatility to accommodate many types of riders. There are many bikes out there that are designed to do the miles; the challenge is to find the one that's right for you.
1. Learn to manage the miles. Building up the tolerance to do those distances takes practice and time. Ride. Ride everywhere. Ride in adverse conditions and to different destinations. Did I mention ride?
2. Hydrate. Drinks lots of water before, during, and after your ride. Get a Camelback or other hydration system that's easy to access while you're tooling down the road.
3. Snack a lot, big meal later. You won't have much time to eat, but get something in you. Energy bars and bananas are great. Increase protein intake and decrease carbs - those will only make you drowsier.
4. Wear the proper riding gear. Develop a system of equipment to combat any weather or temperature situation. Try accessories such as heated gear, soakable cooling vests, and packable rain suits.
Prepping Your Bike
1. As you practice doing the miles, reflect on your personal comfort needs. Do I need a new seat, sheepskin, gel pad? Would a cruise control aid/device come in handy? Are my handlebars, foot controls, etc. ergonomically sound? Do I need to change/remove/upgrade my windshield? The list goes on and on. Multitudes of motorcycle accessories are available to adjust your motorcycle to suit your style. A little research goes a long way.
2. Complete essential and major services before you take off. Do that oil change. Lube that chain. Perform that major service interval. Change the tires if they're almost worn out. Your bike will perform at its best when it gets its necessary TLC.
3. Learn your bike's quirks. That two wheeled machine between your legs is a friend you'll learn to know intimately. Take time to do research and learn its special needs. The less you learn the hard way the better.
And finally...what kind of motorcycle should I use?
The "best" motorcycle for an Iron Butt depends on the rider and the type of roads to be crossed. For riding interstates for prolonged periods of time, a larger engine displacement bike would be ideal because of the lower revs the bike needs to maintain those higher speeds. Additionally, a heavier bike with a fairing and windshield would cut down on the fatigue caused by wind blast. Larger bikes also equate to larger gas tanks so you'll be minimizing the amount of stops to get from point to point.
In this case, my FJR1300 has been my weapon of choice as well as that of many an Iron Butt participant because of its smoothness at higher speeds, generous wind protection, luggage room, and versatility to accommodate many types of riders. There are many bikes out there that are designed to do the miles; the challenge is to find the one that's right for you.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas and a Creative New Year 2011
Wishing you and your love one
Merry Christmas
and a
Creative New Year 2011
METAL BUTT SOUTH EAST ASIA ENDURANCE 2010
VENUE: KUALA LUMPUR TOWER
TIME : 10 PM
RIDER: 35 RIDERS
BIKES: BMW, DUCATI, YAMAHA, KAWASAKI, KTM, HONDA, NAZA
Sponsorship by: Petronas Syntium Moto, Two Wheel Garage, BMW Malaysia Club, Bikers 69j
TIME : 10 PM
RIDER: 35 RIDERS
BIKES: BMW, DUCATI, YAMAHA, KAWASAKI, KTM, HONDA, NAZA
Sponsorship by: Petronas Syntium Moto, Two Wheel Garage, BMW Malaysia Club, Bikers 69j
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