I sent my TNT600 in for a scheduled valve clearance service and this is how it ended up. Sigh.

My insurance doesn't cover fire and the workshop's insurance only covers the building, so.... faham-fahamlah. I can only hope.

That bike was good for another 2 years of commuting. I was hoping to put off buying a replacement bike till 2022, but I got no choice now. I friggin HATE driving to work, coz I need to leave home at 6:15am to avoid crawling for 35km.

I have no idea where to start...

Anyone has any experience with Suzuki or the GSX-S750...?

19 big bikes burnt to a crisp, including mine.

Now I got no bike and it's becoming a royal pain in the arse getting my ass to the office.

Tapi seteruk2 aku, teruk lagi owner bengkel. His only consolation is that nobody died. My consolation is, nasib baik motor aku bukan superbike mahal yg hutang bank puluh ribu sampai 6 tahun. Tapi melopong gak aa hangus tetap hangus...

Kena korek-korek bawah sofa cari duit tercicir utk bikin tabung beli motor lain...

Hmm... you're probably right. On a hindsight.... now that Kawasaki has announced the new upgraded z900 for 2020, I think shops might be eager to flog off stocks of the old model at a good discount. I'll try find time this month to go look-see.

Nobody wants to be stuck holding the old model in stock when the new one comes in.

But I loathe that weird dash... still, better than Honda's dim, Mars Bar-sized dash...

Been a crazy busy month heading biz pitches, summore hv to present & defend my thesis proposal next month... motor plak hangus... knnccb... haihhhh....

They have started to let the stock run out. I asked around a few places for the cheapest non-SE model - habis, stok tarak.

Only the more expensive 2019 SE model is available.

I think they're preparing for the arrival of the new 2020 z900.

Lol...!! Bie Mo Wo (don't touch me)

Geng 'marshall' halang traffik is actually illegal even in Msia. But so is beduk lampu merah, lawan arus trafik di highway & lompat divider. Cuma bila PDRM malas buat kerja, bikers start to think semunya OK.

That's why when they cross into Thailand, they do that.

Tapi yg kelakarnya... bila masuk Singapore, pandai pula x impot perangai haram dari Msia... sbb polis trafik sana mmg buat kerja & xleh dirasuah.

Lagi satu aku nyampah, geng 'marshal' ni sekadar status validation je. Siapa motor paling besar, kepala paling otai... dapat anugerah marshall. Pastu naik kepala ingat diri dia sama status dgn polis outrider.

These CBX750s are ex PDRM vehicles that hv been auctioned off. Private owners can buy & ride, but they are not allowed to display police emblem, run sirens & blue lights.

Blue lights are illegal on private vehicles, because they are used by emergency vehicles. But polis malas saman, so now ppl think they can put any rainbow colour in their headlights.

Got clever ppl put red light in their headlights to encourage head-on collisions at night.

Now that you mentioned it, I noticed on FB they're back up for biz.

Thanks for reminding me.

I'll give the fella a shout later this week to ask him how.

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: May 6 2020, 03:25 AM

Thanks for the info. Bini aku baru dok ajak naik motor gi Genting...

Online, always cheaper there... plus sometimes got free shipping/discount coupons/coin rebates etc to lower the price even more. Just be sure to check the seller rating & reviews to avoid getting conned by fake oil peddlers.

I bought a dozen (1 carton) of fully synthetic for like RM20/bottle.

The only thing the adjustment does is to make the clutch bite earlier or later in the clutch lever travel, itu je.

Driving schools will frown if they see you make hamfisted adjustments to the clutch lever.

Too tight, it bites very early and may have trouble engaging. Too loose, it bites very late and may have trouble disengaging.

To me, unless the clutch cable is badly worn and stretched or improperly adjusted at the nut near the clutch housing, anywhere in the middle is fine. All you need to make sure is that you have enough clutch lever travel to feel the clutch engage and disengage cleanly.

The rest is all about your skill in slipping the clutch while dragging the rear brake.

Remember... you gain titi time by slowing down (dragging the rear brake) but at the cost of losing your balance, and gain balance by slightly accelerating (letting the clutch bite more) but at the cost of losing titi time.

Resist the temptation to balance a heavy B full bike using your body as you would a kapcai. Balance it with your clutch and rear brake.

Good luck.

Kalau fulusss ada, barang confirm ada.

Persoalannya ada fulusss tak...

What, no clip-ons? It ain't a cafe racer without clip-ons....

If this was a China motorcycle, sure kena hentam coz FUGLY and berat macam babi for an ADV bike.

Luckily it's American, so nobody dares to say anything.

The premium model weighs >250kg wet, more than the already heavy BMW.

Maybe it doesn't matter coz Harley riders don't go offroad or ride across the Mongolian desert to the other side of the planet anyway.

But if it was some other funny sounding brand name on the tank, I doubt they would be as kind.

Seldom go out for months now, but whenever I have to I use a modular helmet and wear a mask at all times.

Youtube algorithm keeps showing me videos of bikers violating SOP & inter-district travel openly.

Ramadhan amal ride visit rumah anak yatim la. Balik kampong ride la. Ada lagi satu Wesak ride, thrashing 190km/h all along several empty highways from Ampang sampai Sunway.

Damn bengang... dah la ingkar arahan, siap bangga tayang kat geng motor lain suruh tiru...

Macam mana kes tak mencanak naik sampai >9000 sehari?

Kalau sakit mampos sendiri, xpe... ini orang lain yg kena...

True dat!!

Night time is when you find a lot of slow lorries struggling to overtake even slower lorries, and blocking 2-3 lanes as a result.

Worse are the broken down lorries parked by the wayside, jutting into the left lane. A nasty surprise when you can't see them from behind another heavy vehicle.

These are all hazards when you're cruising at 110km/h.

Got come here or not?

Brixton Motorcycles updates model range, Cromwell 1200 and Crossfire 500/500X retro bikes introduced
In Bikes, Brixton Motorcycles, International Bike News / By Mohan K Ramanujam / 2 December 2021 4:34 pm / 0 comments


With the introduction of the Cromwell 1200 and Crossfire 500 and 500X, Brixton Motorcycles moves into large displacement retro-bike territory. The introduction of this pair of big bikes adds to a general update of Brixton Motorcycles range of 125s and 250s, previously introduced to Malaysia in 2018 under the Force Bike Holdings banner.

With a Euro 5 compliant, liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engine fed by Magneti Marelli, the Cromwell 1200 gets 82 PS at 6,500 rpm and 108 Nm of torque at 3,500 rpm from 1,222 cc. A six-speed gearbox and chain final drive gets power to the rear wheel, a 17-inch hoop shod in Pirelli 160/60 rubber.

On the 18-inch front wheel, wearing a 110/80 tyre, a pair of Nissin callipers grab twin brake discs. Suspension follows conventional retro-bike styling, with telescopic front forks and twin KYB shock absorbers at the back.

Ride-by-wire throttle gives the Cromwell 1200 traction control as well as two ride modes – Eco and Sport. LED DRLs and an LD instrument panel complete the fit out, with seat height set at 800 mm and the whole package weighing 235 kg.

For the Crossfire 500 and the scrambler styled Crossfire 500X, a unique fuel tank stamped with an ‘X’ on the sides sets this middleweight twin apart from the rest. Power comes from a parallel-twin, liquid-cooled with 486 c, producing 48 PS at 8,500 rpm and 43 Nm at 6,750 rpm.

J Juan supplies the braking system for the Crossfire 500 with a single hydraulic calliper on the front and rear wheels while suspension uses upside-down forks and adjustable KYB monoshock. Seat height for the Crossfire 500 is set at 795 mm and weight is claimed to be 190 kg.






This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: Dec 3 2021, 01:00 PM

Owned a second hand one that was left to languish by a farmer in Sekinchan.

It was my ride to work every day for a good few years before I lost it in a bike workshop fire. It got me to where I wanted to go reliably. No qualms, no fuss.

It weighs a shit ton compared to my current 888cc bike. But, despite being a China kafir communist tongsan bike, it was far, far, far better built than my Dominar 400 that has been having endless problems in the short time I own it.

For example, the forks did not 'need' fork covers or gaiters to stop the seals from leaking like sonofabitch (I have been harrassed & given an unbelievable amount of grief by Dominar fanboys over this).

Finding a good example might be a challenge, but if you run into one that's still in good nick, all you need to do is swap out the wear & tear parts and you good to go.

Parts weren't expensive back then. For example, I bought a brand new rear shock for like RM400 or something from China. The bike was left at the workshop to have it fitted when the whole place burned down.