Yeah it's because of euro4. I really don't like stock bike exhausts nowadays, they look like huge metal tumours. Well, good business for aftermarket suppliers...

Kawasaki seems to have confirmed the z900 and z650:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2016/oc...new-motorcycle/

z650 looks like a MT-07 competitor. Even the design is kinda similar. If the 187kg weight stated is actually wet weight, that's pretty impressive. Not much more than most 250cc bikes and very near to the MT-07.

Are they gonna still produce the z800 once the z900 hits the market? Seems like the z800 will become obsolete since the 900 features more stuff like a slipper clutch and even lower seat height (for us tiny Asian riders ). If the stated 210kg weight is wet weight as well...idk why anyone would pick the 220kg+ z800. Maybe the next few years will see a lot of cheap second-hand z800s on the market...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KooABbX0lQA lol

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Puma touring boots for RM250. How is this even possible?

http://www.trademysuperbike.com.my/accesso...CK_%26_WHITE%29

That's what I wanna know lol. Sounds to good to be true. Especially if its real Gore-Tex.


A wallet containing a big wad of cash that looks just like the bike's purchase price usually helps

Riding to the shop on your own 'superbike' (250cc+) also seems to get a better reaction from my experience.

Most Fast Bikes stores (Triumph dealers) hold semi-regular test ride days where anyone can come and try their bikes. I went last year, just signed a form and test-rode a Street Triple. They even gave me a free t-shirt!



Most large shops should allow test rides..or at the very least let you sit on the bike first to feel how it fits.

Can try this guy out, sells mostly supermoto stuff so has a few MX-style bars in stock. I've ordered from him before, very good communication/quick delivery.

https://www.facebook.com/warungmotard/



You back on the bike? Awesome

Does the lack of inner visor bother you? Not sure whether I'll need one with my next helmet. It looks cool but so far I've only used it for like 1% of total riding time...and less weight is always good.

Regarding jacket tightness, for leather it's normal and the jacket will break in over time (tip: wear it 24/7 to speed up the breaking-in process ). Better to be slightly tight so the armor stays in place. One thing I hated about the old Dainese mesh jacket I had was that the sleeves were too baggy and the armor moves around easily. No tightening straps on the sleeves either.

For sleeve length, in some cases when you reach out for the handlebars, the sleeves will be pulled back. So sleeves that feel long when standing straight will actually reach the right length when you're on the bike. But this depends on the jacket lol.

Eh I thought motorcycles were supposed to attract lots of pussy...


Excellent point! But after hauling all my crap in a backpack to Thailand and back...my next bike is definitely gonna have a topbox

Sup guys,

Looking for a 2nd hand 2009-2011 ER6-n. Preferrably located in Penang or nearby (e.g. Sungai Petani). PM if you got one!

Kawa's new Z650 and Z900 are already in, I think. Seems a bit weird for Yamaha to lag like that, especially for one of their main models.

Hahaha macam Kawa lagged so hard they ended up back in front of the 'race'.

Saw a guy with a 2014-style z1000 headlight on his 2012-style ER6n. Really good fit, looks like the bike came that way from the factory!

http://www.bikesrepublic.com/features/bene...ing-new-kapcai/

Woah, Benelli's new kapcai has USD forks, 3(!) spark plugs and 6 speeds. Sounds like fun...

Haha yup. It's just so weird to see that name attached to a kapcai..normally something purchased for reliability and ease of use.

Need sifu's advice on motorcycle insurance/road tax.

Does the insurance and road tax have to expire on the same day?

e.g. I bought my Ninja (together with 1 year's insurance) in October, while its road tax was due to expire in November the same year.

When I went to renew road tax at the post office, there seemed to be some issue caused by insurance and road tax expiring in different months. Managed to get it renewed but the expiry dates are still different.

Can someone help explain this? Damn confused right now, the second-hand bike I'm looking at now has its road tax expiring in August 2017. If I buy it tomorrow, can I ask for insurance just until August 2017?

Thanks for the tip

OK cool, I managed to get some insurance in line with the new bike's road tax expiry date, will sort everything out once I go and renew road tax. Thanks for the info!

Guys, just listed my old bike on Mudah and got a rather out of the ordinary request...a buyer from the US is interested, he says his account officer will transfer money into my account and a DHL agent will deal with transfer of ownership and shipping the bike to the US. Any opinions? Seems like a lot of trouble just for a 250cc. Also not sure if its some kind of scam

Haha alright, I blocked the guy. He claimed he wanted to buy the bike for his son as a bday present in the US Pretty shitty English for an American too.

So far all the interested parties are scammers nia, haih

Oh shit, missed that completely

So now I've got a new bike, with insurance following the previous owner's road tax (which is now void). What do I do? Go to pejabat pos and get a new road tax and insurance, then cancel and hopefully get refund on my previous insurance for the new bike?

Thanks for bringing this up Dunno when I would have found out if you hadn't...

I thought bike only needs inspection if renewing road tax after it has lapsed for more than a year?

Just went to JPJ and checked.

The guy at the counter told me that the road tax currently on the bike (from the previous owner) is still valid and fine as long as I have insurance (which I do). According to him, the only issue will be the insurance and road tax dates not matching when its time to renew both.


Hahaha, there's always some sort of drama whenever stuff gets renewed at pejabat pos. The staff always pull through but you rarely have a nice smooth transaction

Haha yup. Well it was nice to confirm everything.

Went to Betong for the weekend, stopped and was checked at a M'sian police roadblock somewhere near Baling. They looked at the VOC, tax etc. No issues *phew*

That's weird, normally lowering the front should quicken the bike's turning ability, right?

One reason I can think of is that the clip-ons are narrower than the stock handlebars which means less mechanical leverage for steering...not sure how much lowering the front will counteract that.