Yep, I second that. No more appetite for weekend heroics up Genting for me.


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But after sales support & parts can find or not for MotoGuzzi?

Jangan jadi mcm Laverda dulu, cukup.... last time Diamente & Ghost 650 all good price, but damn kaww useless... after a while company bungkus terus...

Nice one. I thought the Poor Man's Ducati Diavel model is supposed to be the 402S. I guess they decided to give it an extra 100cc - nice one! Maybe same 500cc parallel twin engine as Leo's Capuccino.

The 752S, now that's even more interesting. Said to be the 2-pot equivalent of the Tnt600 inline 4....but whatever the hell happened to the proper touring oriented TNT600GT..??

One thing I beh tahan are sellers who agree to sell to you after nego then do one of the following:

1) When u want to meet, inspect & pay deposit they FFK.

2) when u want to meet, inspect & pay money, they demand more than the agreed price coz suddenly "got another desperate buyer" who want to pay more.

Never let yourself get into a bidding war, confirm kena kencing cam sial.

Kan..! Perangai x amanah camni mmg auta. Padahal dah janji, last minute main trick cuba kikis duit lebih. Most of the time menipu alasan.

Pingpong tu apa...?

When buying a second hand bike, you can still use the old roadtax from the ex-owner. Just that when u buy insurance, you hv to pay for 1 year + the remaining duration of the roadtax. Then the next time you renew roadtax & insurance, they'll be synchronized.

That's what I always do.

However, depending on ur insurance cost and roadtax price, it might still be cheaper just to buy a new roadtax (esp if you buy expensive 1st pty insurance) at the start. Gotta do the math lor.

This is why I love buying second hand bikes directly from owners.

There are a hell lot of ppl who buy bikes as weekend toys, as a result if you hv the cash you hv a good chance of finding low-mileage bikes under 3-4 years old with little wear & tear at cheaper prices, without paying SST. Huge savings compared to buying new.

Check it fires up ok from cold & beware of 'motor simpan' problems - bikes that hv been unused for a very long time hv their own set of problems.

I got my TNT600 from a farmer who suddenly got rich after selling his land. He rode it suka2 for a year (under 5000km) and left it under his house for almost a year. Bloody bargain at RM23k, paid cash. Luckily I bought it in time coz if the bike had been unused & the roadtax had expired for more than a year, the new owner will need to bring it to PUSPAKOM b4 transferring ownership...mafan...so that's something for u to keep in mind.

GSXR750-W series from the early-mid 90s, the cradle framed liquid cooled one just prior to the SRAD. Older oil-cooled ones also OK, but most are junked by now.

Already comes with low clip-ons. All you have to do is ditch the fairings, slap on a round headlight and sort out the rear seat.

These cradle-framed Gixxers were the original favourites for streetfighter conversions. Bike mags of the 90s were full of people stuffing the GSXR1100 engine into the 750 cradle frame and turning them into wheelie monsters called 7-Elevens.

This is the engine that should have gone into the TRK502.

There's supposed to be a Leoncino version that uses the same 750cc engine too.

That 750cc engine makes all the difference. 500cc taruk tepi...

Pasang sendiri la.

Since USB ports only function when you plug something into it, you don't need an on/off switch, or a relay triggered by your ignition key... it's just a matter of wiring it directly to your battery.

Jomtes Zontes..!!

Ada satu ketika geng motor KL berduyun-duyun pi kedai Ah Boy belakang Sim Lim tu... actually area tu dulu berlambak kedai aksesori motor dan di Msia habuk pun tarak. Lagi satu MotoWorld kat Bukit Merah... 3 tingkat penuh barang motor, naik rambang biji mata. Tambah pulak time tu 1SGD = RM1.9 gitu. Tayar nak botak je, tak fikir panjang.. Sabtu 5 pagi ride turun pi Ah Boy... nak cari jaket, racing suit, spare parts Suzuki semua turun Singapore. Cari used spare parts pun masuk SGBikes forum, pastu turun pi ambik (motor Singapore yg dah cukup haul wajib barai spare parts jual murah).

Sekarang... huhh... nak masuk Singapore beli barang motor pikir 20 kali...

Lol... entahlah kenapa suara dia garau... but that guy damn famous, even among KL bikers.

The place is different now after they built the new lrt station there. The helmet shop with the huge styrofoam Arai is gone, so is the Suzuki parts distributor. But both of Ah Boy's shops are still there... one in Kelantan lane, the other behind it.

Lawa... I wonder why anyone would be rather cough up RM50k for a grossly overpriced, low tech, low performance Chennai mari Royal Bollywood bike instead.

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I hv always wondered... if DIY oil change, where do I chuck out the used oil?

That's the only thing stopping me, coz my condo does not allow me to pour the stuff down the longkang...

Holy cow, BT020 is from like 15 years ago or so. They still make them?

Used to match BT010 front with BT020 rear back in the day.

TRK502 desperately needs this engine.

It's the 360-deg crank that makes it sound sooo goooood.

The other parallel twins like the usual 250cc suspects commonly use 180-deg cranks that result in that... umm... "typical"... parallel twin sound. The exceptions are bikes like the MT07 that use 270-deg cranks for a throatier roar.

You're crazy if you're willing to pay RM38K for a CB400, coz at that price point you might as well pony up for a CBR650.

And I'm not too sure if you'd wanna pay that much for a 2-cylinder Z650 either, coz you can easily get a used Z900 (double the cylinders, double the horses) and laugh like hell every time you twist the throttle.

MT-07...? Mayble, if you're desperate to experience the privilege of being the first to place your testicles on a virgin seat. But me, I'd go for a used Z900 -- there is no substitute for the 100+ ponies between your legs.