Mind you Malaysian drivers have very poor lane discipline, meaning they cut into lanes during corners.

Factor that in when lane splitting. Try not to split lanes during a corner. One, as the aforementioned lane discipline and second, during a corner, there is less visibility both for you and other vehicles as you have no clear line of sight.

Screw the kapchais that want to lane split at speed and get held up behind me, they can wait for a clearing before I pull back into lane for them to pass. My safety is priority.

Nothing wrong with lane splitting at a lower speed. In fact I usually don't go over 30-40kmh from traffic flow. 65 in standstill traffic is already too fast. In fact if city traffic goes over 80, I seldom bother to lane split at all.

Those guys that speed when filtering has no sense of self preservation, especially with non ABS bikes. Thats why you see them not brake at all ...because even if they did, they would just lock up the front and slide under whatever they are going to hit.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Apr 1 2025, 04:08 PM

Comparing premium lines to other premium lines, its only the difference of branding.

If you compare the GT Air (a sport touring helmet), with a Scorpion EXO1400, HJC Rpha 71, Shark Spartan or others equivalent in its class, the difference would be minimal. Some find Shoei's Asian fit shape better for our asian heads.

The only outlier would be Arai, where they tend to do things uniquely thier way and no one follows them.


Once you go into the ~2-3K plus helmets, there is not much separating them in terms of performance save for a few unique USPs and features exclusive to the brand.

Why not? I daily on a full face.

Don't feel secure leaving the front of my face unprotected. Just open the visor at stoplights. Or sometimes at low speed, I just leave the visor open and use the inner sunshade.

Where are you getting sore spots?

New padding may or may not solve your problem. But that said, you can find them on shopee. If Ur helmet is getting old, must as well just get the new m35 scudo. New pads for your old helmet runs 100+... While I've seen the m35 on sale for around 250.

My take on this is if you cant afford top tier protective wear, just get what you can afford. Something is always better than nothing. A entry level 22.06 full face will always protect more than that fancy J cruise.

I know a lot of people say a full face is hot. So is any other riding gear. I rather be hot than having to deal with road rash or more serious injuries that any protective gear can prevent. Sure I am aware protective gear wont protect against everything but im banking on the fact it actually can prevent some.

Riding aids like ABS and TC helps especially on daily rides, where we dont ride with full 100% concentration and something may surprise you leading to grab a handful of throttle or brake suddenly. This is why you often see kapchai accidents them locking up the rear and sliding into the car in front. Kapchai riders have been "trained" not to jam the front brake and locking up. Just using the rear brake wont slow you down. With ABS, you can just let the system handle it and use your most powerful brakes to stop you.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: May 29 2025, 10:33 AM

Yalar. But i'm more referring to people that daily their bikes to work wearing minimal protective gear. Regardless of higher speed highway use or not.

Most crashes are lower speed close to home (say 50-80kmh). Accidents like getting cut off, running into things. Protection is more for impact than slide. Crashes that would cause you to faceplant something.

People just loose concentration close to home and go on autopilot, both cars and bikers alike. I had more close calls 5km from home than in all my long rides and high speed runs. People are just tired from a day's work or just haven't fully woken up and distracted in the morning. In fact, my only accident to date (minor one) was someone rear ending me just 1km from home at the lights turning into my taman,at the row of shops where I usually do my small groceries runs by a fellow taman resident staying 2 streets over.

Fortunately I was on the was on the way back from work so I was in full gear. Even then, I got a few bruises and a sprained ankle from the bike falling on me. If I hadn't had my boots on, I might have ended up with a broken leg or foot or a broken wrist if not for my gloves. No lost skin. So, just saying.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: May 30 2025, 11:12 AM

I use a motowolf long glove. Almost full leather short of a small strip of fabric at the sides of the inner thumb. Comfortable. The only complaint I have is that it uses a TPU palm slider instead of my preferred hard slider. Race gauntlets are the most protective but I find it too bulky to use for daily. Race gauntlets have thicker leather and the all important pinky finger brace and fits much lower past the wrist.

You can find this at serdang or it's shopee store. Fits small so test at shop before buying online.

Whatever glove you buy, choose one with a hard palm slider, ideally one that wraps to the side of the palm. It's about the most important part of the glove which ironically, some manufacturers choose to omit.

Edit. Just to add why the palm slider is important. In a fall or crash, we instinctively try to catch ourselves. If you land on your hands, the force exerted on the wrist can facture it. Sliders allow the palm to slide, minimising transfering the impact force to the wrist.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: May 31 2025, 11:49 AM

none of my gloves last more than a year. 2 at most. They just all wear off. The leather ones do hold up much better than fabric ones. I do 35k a year so that might be the usage pattern as well. I find that everything starts to get thin past 20k or use.

gloves are cheap. you can get pretty decent ones for under 200 nowadays.

The 3 most important safety gear is helmet, gloves and boots. In that order.

Careful. Not all convertible street fighter helmets are P rated. Some only J (jet/open face). Know what you are buying.

My convertible Zeus 613 is P/J rated..but it's a horrible helmet. Even at that price. If you are dead set on a proper convertible..get one from Nolan...or buy a modular.

While street fighter type helmets are undeniable cool looking, they are pretty horrible as a daily helmet, let alone a highway lid.They are loud, constricted (chinbar is very close to the face), badly ventilated and have a very restrictive viewing angle from the extra small eye port...and basically lacks any niceties like an integrated sun visor.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 26 2025, 04:35 PM

Yes indeed. If you want a cool looking helmet, can just get something like the LS2 explorer ADV helmet and remove the peak. The regular ones (not carbon) isn't all that much more than a MT street fighter...going around 700-800 ish. If budget allows, the scorpion covert FX or the HX1 is a good option.

ADV helmets ( with the peak removed) are great as a daily helmet because of the increased ventilation and HUGE eye port , making it easy to see traffic and dangers in your periphery.the only downsides are they are not well suited for extended high speed highway use due to noise and aero compared to a proper sports or sports touring lid.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 27 2025, 12:33 AM

What ever helmet you buy. Just do yourself a favour and look for one that is either pinlock enabled or comes with one. Possibly the best thing you can do to any helmet.

More to ride, you must, young padawan. Come to you, it will.


Do more core exercise to strengthen your core muscles. Learn to grip the tank with your inner leg. Learn to position your feet correctly to make it easier to grip the tank.

Wind is just something to get used to. In fact as I will explain later, it actually helps on some bikes to reduce fatigue.

I can ride all day sitting bolt upright at 130 on cruise control with no hands (not that I suggest you do). I'm also on a fast naked.

I've taken newer riders to Thailand and they are all spent by the end of the day. Exhausted and sore all over only after 500km. Big portion of it is being too stiff , not sitting correctly and overwhelmed by wind and stimulus. They just stress themselves out. It's not the bike, because we all ride the same exact model.

Learning to be relaxed on the bike takes time. Being loose is important for emergency evasive manoeuvres. Being physically relaxed gives you more mental alertness to spot dangers since you are not overwhelmed.

As for wind, leaning slightly forward and using the wind to support your upper body helps take the load off your arms..something your core and legs are supposed to do anyway. Work with what you are facing, not against it.

If you are in the PJ area, feel free to shoot me a PM for a meetup and I can give you some pointers. Tuition fees is a cup of teh tarik.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 11 2025, 07:51 PM

I just posted this in another thread, but i'll repost here because I feel its applicable.



A couple of tips.

1) Look further ahead - Looking further ahead give you more time to process what is going on and anticipate traffic situation
2) Learn proper riding position - Proper foot placements, being loose on the bars and supporting your weight with your core and legs will allow you to relax on a ride and make emergency maneuvers quicker and easier than if you are all locked in
3) Bike setup - All bikes will have some minimal adjustment possibilities. Don't be afraid to make adjustments for a more comfortable position that suits you as we are all built differently. Proper lever levels and positions will help in emergencies as well. Almost all bikes have clutch and brake levers in the incorrect position from the factory (ie, set too high).
4) Additonal training/riding - Go for a track day, go off road. Vary your riding experience. Know how your bike handles at the limit or at loose surfaces. Feel how the bike handles when things gets sketchy in a controlled safer environment. This will help you learn to work with the bike and not fight it, giving you more confidence and able to relax for longer rides reducing fatigue and increasing your safety margin.

These are basic fundamentals that I see a lot of newer riders (and some seasoned riders) fail to check off because either they werent informed for know better.

I used to be a advanced driving instructor (advanced safety and track driving), so these are what we teach students. Most of these skills can be applied both on 4 wheels and 2 wheels.



If you feel you are fighting the bike or the environment and getting tired or lack confidence, try to work on the above. I have only been back on the bike 4 years and I can tell you my progress is much faster than most riders because I understand the basics. Unfortunately, these are not in normal driving schools so many drivers and riders are left wanting.

All these will come with seat time. Some riders will take to it faster than others. But we all eventually get there.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 18 2025, 10:23 AM