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April 2015

2015-Honda-EX5-FI-Dream-003Boon Siew Honda has unveiled their latest model, the Honda EX5 Dream FI, its new generation of EX5 series. The Honda EX5 Dream FI is more powerful, offers dynamic performance, faster, safer, more striking and sportier in looks while retaining the features of practicality, quality, fuel-efficient and value for money.

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All the new and enhanced features in the Honda EX5 Dream FI are specially designed for
the Malaysian market and this model is an upgraded version from the EX5 Dream 110
model, which was launched in 2013. These features are created based on feedback and
comments from customers on EX5 Dream 110.  (more…)

The world’s motorcycling press went bonkers when Ducati introduced the new Monster 821 late last year. Everyone was curious as to what Ducati would do with the Monster considering that Triumph’s Street Triple and Yamaha’s MT-09 were so good at what they do, that Ducati’s Monster was and would have continued to be relegated to just a bike with a grand brand, rather than a bike with tricks. (more…)

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia (SAM) had just launched the Address scooter today at the Shah Alam gokart circuit.

Its a slightly bigger scooter than compared to the Next and runs on 14inch wheels.
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Apparently the name Address came about with a combination of two words, add and dress, which Suzuki’s idea of conveying how good the Address looks and it will match the rider even as they dress up for the occasion.

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Power comes from a 6.9Kw single cylinder 113cc four-stroke fuel injected air-cooled engine combined with a CVT.

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According to SAM MD Toru Kobayashi, the Address can go as far as 276km from its 5.2liter fuel tank.

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Apart from two water bottle slots under the handlebar, riders also have a choice of an underseat storage of about 20.6litres enough for one full face helmet.

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Another plus point on the scooter is the manual rear parking brake lock, however it did not come with a sidestand switch which stops the engine from starting if the sidastand is down.

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We had a chance to test it out on the gokart circuit and off the line we noticed on how light the scooter was.
Acceleration was strong and smooth while it handles light and easy around the corners.

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So far so good but the real judgement can only come as we get the scooter on the real world conditions, and for that we will have to wait for the full on test ride in the near future.

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The Address comes in two colours, Celebration Red and Metallic Medium Blue and retails at RM4788.00 before GST

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There are only five more days before we get to see the 1 Full Throttle ADVANCE Challenge in Elite Speedway PLUS on 3rd May 2015. The message that we want to send to all riders is to “Keep Racing Off Public Streets, Street Racing Is Not Motorsports”.

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We also want to give a chance for our rider to get the track experience by making the fee as minimum as possible. You can have your bike on the Elite track as low as RM50 for a track experience. It doesn’t matter what bike you have; Suzuki Best, Yamaha 110SS, Honda Raider, Modenas Kriss or even Kawasaki ZX10R. You can bring your bike to enter our Open Track Day, which happens for each race break. Mind you, Open Track Day is just a track experience using your own bike and it is not a race.  (more…)

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Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium & Hard; Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Hard (Main), Soft (Alternative – front), Extra-hard (Alternative – rear)
MotoGP™ returns to its spiritual homeland of Europe as round four of the world championship takes place at Spain’s iconic Jerez circuit.
The flowing, 4.423 kilometre-long Jerez circuit provides some great overtaking opportunities that have set the scene for many memorable championship battles over the years.
Comprising eight right-hand and five left-hand corners, overall Jerez is one of the less severe circuits on tyres, however a special approach to tyre development is still required at this track. For this circuit, Bridgestone provides asymmetric rear slicks with slightly softer rubber on the left shoulder to offer better grip and warm-up performance e in the slower corners, while the harder right shoulders provide greater stability in the faster right-hand corners. Rear slick options for the Factory Honda and Yamaha riders are the medium and hard asymmetric rear slicks, while the open class and factory concessions riders can use the soft and medium asymmetric rear slicks. With a wide range of track conditions possible at the Jerez, the front tyre allocation for the Spanish Grand Prix is the soft, medium & hard compound front slicks.
The Jerez circuit is extremely abrasive when wet, so the hard compound option is the main wet tyre this weekend, with the soft compound being the alternative wet option for the front tyre and the extra-hard compound for the rear.

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Boon Siew Honda had just launched the all new EX5 with fuel injection.

The bike company is cofident that the new EX5 FI will fullfil and even exceed its fan’s expectations.

At first glance the EX5 is unmistably the EX5 we have all grown up with but with distinct changes especially on the clear headlight and really big and visable rear light.

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And instead of the rear repeaters being intergrated with the rear light, the new EX5 have its repeaters mounted on the sides of the rear assembly.

According to Boon Siew Honda, the bike have been tested on a normal japanese cycle ethod and the new EX5 FI fuel consumption is 40percent better.
The engine is 109.17cc and makes 6.23kw @ 7500rpm and 8.4Nm @ 6000rpm. The fuel tank takes 4.3L.

After the launch we were given a short test ride on the new bike and our first impression was that the new bike feels a bit more powerful.
Aceleration and throttle responce is also positive as we rode it pass 60km/h and 80km/h.

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Another surprise is the ride quality, with 17inch wheels the new EX5 FI definately feels smoother to ride over rough surfaces compared to the older version.

We also spotted the favorite single or double preload adjustment on the rear shocks.

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That said we do wish they had fitted disc brakes up front instead of a drum system.

While it does give a good initial bite, its not grippy enough to stop hard.
More about the bike as we get our hands on it for a slightly longer time.

For now the new EX5 FI comes in three colours, Euphoria Red, Vital Blue Metallic, Mariana Purple Metallic.

Apart from that you can choose between the kick starter model at RM4299 or electric starter at RM4529.

Over the weekend Kawasaki Motors
Malaysia had launched its first ever flag-ship CKD concept shop called the Ninja Shop in Malaysia.

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Located in Taman Sri Serdang, the Ninja shop by Serdang Motocycle will feature all Kawasaki only bikes and also a Kawasaki exclusive Service Centre for its customer’s aftersales requirement.

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“I believe that this opportunity will definitely bring up Kawasaki to a new level as a premium brand,” said Takeshi Asano, executive officer and GM for Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Motorcycle and engine, Marketing and Sales division.

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The rookie Malaysian rider Khairul Idham (Honda Team Asia) has achieved the 9th place in his first race FIM CEV Moto3™ Junior World Championship took place in Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. (more…)

2015 Yamaha Saluto 125cc
2015 Yamaha Saluto 125cc

In 2014, the total sales of the bikes in India reached 16 millions units, which is the largest in the world. The largest market for this bike is the 100cc-125cc category which accounts 60% of the volume. With this in mind, Yamaha has released the Saluto which offers high fuel efficiency performance. Yamaha also have introduced the R15 and few other bikes in India.

Yamaha Saluto is lightweight at only 112kg and comes with new engine with a compact combustion chamber than the previous 125cc engine by Yamaha. This improves the fuel efficiency by 10%. Catering the needs of the Indian market, where carrying pillion rider is important, Saluto’s suspension, footrests and seat are setup to enhance comfort. This bike is specific to India market only.

In this modern age of reliable machinery and a ‘connected’ world thanks to the internet, pure adventures are hard to come by. It is common to hear of a group of people getting together to ride to a distant land in the name of being adventurous, but how adventurous can that be when many others have already done the same thing? (more…)

Renowned Italian motorcycle suspension brand Marzocchi faces imminent closure and will affect a number of bikes.

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Naza World Auto-Mania 2015 set to showcase Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Aprilia Vespa, and more brands with discounts, promotions, and free gifts.

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