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Motonation 2017

  • Eastern Bobber memerlukan bantuan dana anda bagi mewakili Malaysia di INTERMOT Jerman pada tahun ini.
  • Pembuat motosikal buatan khas, Omar Jumiran, beserta karya ciptaannya, Bone-X, akan bertanding di “AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building 2018”.
  • Dia akan menjadi warga Malaysia pertama yang akan bertanding di sana dan memerlukan segala bantuan (dan dana) yang dia boleh bagi mewakili Malaysia sebaik yang dia boleh.

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Eastern Bobber needs your help with funding to bring Malaysia to INTERMOT Germany this year.

Custom bike builder Omar Jumiran and his creation, Bone-X, will compete at the 2018 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building.

He will be the first Malaysian to do so and he needs all the help (and funding) he can get to reach there in the best possible way.

National custom bike builder Omar Jumiran of Eastern Bobber was recently announced as the first ever Malaysian who will compete at INTERMOT in Germany at the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building later this year. (more…)

Artikel oleh: Wahid Ooi Abdullah

  • Kehadiran X-1R di Motonation 2017 adalah bagi menyorotkan perhatian kepada manfaat produk tambahan untuk motosikal dan kereta anda.
  • Ke semua produk-produk mereka telah dipertonjolkan sewaktu festival selama tiga hari berkenaan.
  • Hampir kesemua produk berkenaan boleh digunakan dengan selamat di dalam motosikal.

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  • Sewaktu festival tiga hari Motonation 2017 yang telah diadakan di PICC, Putrajaya, WD-40® telah memperagakan keseluruhan produk tawaran mereka yang amat menakjubkan.
  • Rangkaian WD-40® Specialist™ Automotive telah ditonjolkan sepanjang demonstrasi yang telah dilakukan ke atas KTM 1290 Super Adventure T.
  • Rangkaian itu terdiri daripada Chain Lube, Belt Dressing, Machine & Engine Degreaser, Throttle Body, Carb & Choke Cleaner serta Brake & Parts Cleaner.

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  • X-1R’s appearance at Motonation 2017 was good to highlight the benefits of supplementary products to your bike and car.

  • All the products were highlighted during the event.

  • Most of the products can be safely used in motorcycles.

X-1R has been anonymous with automotive engine protection products and what better way to highlight them than at the recent Motonation 2017 grand finale at PICC.

X-1R has been working together with the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the past 22 years, and such, their products are “Space Certified.” Their lubricant is especially used in “The Crawler,” the vehicle which transports the assembled space vehicles such as the Space Shutter and other rockets from their assembly buildings to the launchpad.

The know-how gained from this venture is what gives this company the edge in engine and mechanical protection in the gruelling real-world driving scenarios.

During Motonation, X-1R Asia had displayed and sold their world-famous products, headed by the Engine Treatment.

This product is formulated as a supplement to whatever engine oil you have in your engine and works to further reduce friction amongst the working parts. From reduced friction, benefits include increased engine life, improved fuel economy, reduced operating temperature, reduced mechanical noises and of course, increases overall efficiency and performance.

A variant of this Engine Treatment is available for motorcycles, called the X-1R Small Engine Treatment. It works to perform the same tasks.

Another product we’ve tried and liked is the X-1R Octane Booster.

It has long been an indispensible companion for this writer on his long-distance touring trips, especially to neighbouring countries. The product came into play during his recent trip into Cambodia and counteracted the negative effect of using fuel of suspect quality. (Click here for the report.)

Other products included the X-1R Engine Flush, which is useful when your bike is due for an oil change. Changing the engine oil without first flushing the old oil may leave behind some residue and possibly sludge in older engines, and end up corrupting the new oil.

This writer has also used the X-1R Fuel System Cleaner on a few occasions, especially after letting his personal bike sit at home for many days and weeks. The compound in the product removes the gum and varnish residues left over by evaporated petrol in the tank, fuel lines, fuel pump, parts of the throttle bodies and fuel injectors.

Also showcased was their Diesel System Treatment. There’s no diesel-powered bikes yet, but this product should be used for the pickups used by those who use them to transport their bikes.

For more information and availability of X-1R’s proven products, please head to X-1R Asia’s website and X-1R Asia’s Facebook page.

During the three-day Motonation 2017 festival held at PICC Putrajaya, WD-40® showcased all of their amazing products on offer.

The WD-40® Specialist™ Automotive range was highlighted through demonstrations performed on a KTM 1290 Super Adventure T.

The range includes Chain Lube, Belt Dressing, Machine & Engine Degrease, Throttle Body, Carb & Choke Cleaner and finally Brake & Parts Cleaner.

During the recent Motonation 2017 festival held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), there were many established companies who showcased all their goods and services to all those who attend. Mixed in with all the big names and manufacturers was WD-40® and their line-up of amazing products and lubricants. (more…)

 

  • Di antara pelbagai syarikat yang telah hadir di festival Motonation 2017, ada beberapa yang telah menarik perhatian kami.
  • Terdapat pelbagai syarikat yang telah hadir sewaktu acara berkenaan namun syarikat-syarikat ini adalah khusus untuk pengguna motosikal.
  • Kami berharap lebih banyak lagi syarikat yang lain akan menghadiri festival Motonation yang akan datang.

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  • Eastern Bobber bersama dengan motosikal buatan khas yang menakjubkan mereka itu bakal menjadi wakil pertama dari Malaysia yang akan bertanding di AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building di Jerman pada tahun hadapan.
  • Pertandingan motosikal buatan khas yang telah dianjurkan semasa karnival Motonation di Putrajaya pada hujung minggu lalu telah menyaksikan lapan penyertaan dari Rusty Factory, Beautiful Machines, serta ramai lagi pembina-pembina yang lain.
  • Pemenangnya telah dipilih oleh ‘Showmaster’ AMD sendiri, Neil Blaber.

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  • Among the many vendors during Motonation 2017, a few caught our attention.

  • There were many vendors during the event but these catered specifically to motorcycle users.

  • We hope to see more in the next edition of Motonation.

As we reported earlier, the Motonation 2017 finale saw the participation of motorcycle manufacturers, besides automotive-related distributors, suppliers and vendors of every kind. (Click here for the report.)

The most prominent in terms of motorcycle products, however, were X-1R, WD-40 and Modenas.

Modenas’ main pavilion in Hall A was erected over a large area and consisted of their latest motorcycles, including the massively successful Pulsar RS200 and NS200, the latter mounted in a wheelie position as part of the photo booth.

More significantly, Modenas also displayed the customized V15 bikes for the SUPER MOD contest (as part of the Bakat Besi competition). The bikes were then judged by AMD Showmaster, Neil Blaber, who also judged the Motonation custom bikes competition.

Modenas also had a smaller booth at the mall area, next to the main stage. Here, they displayed the Cub Prix race bikes. Their riders made a short demo run during the official launching of the event on Saturday.

X-1R’s booth in Hall A were fully converted to reflect on the lubricant specialist’s famous yellow corporate colour and theme. X-1R supplies lubricants and engine maintenance products, hence their unique products in little bottles were displayed on oil drums painted yellow, that had the front portion removed to form display stands.

Products included the Octane Booster, Small Engine Treatment, Fuel System Cleaner, Engine Flush, Petrol System Treatment and many more.

There were two driving simulators for visitors to try their hands on. There was also a custom bike by Bigcat Customs being displayed centrally and prominently at the booth. Other activities included a huge 50% promotion for their products and visitors stood the chance to win special gifts by spinning a “wheel of fortune.”

Over to Hall B was WD-40, the infamous multipurpose penetrating oil. WD-40 was running a special promotion for the original yellow and blue can product, starting from just RM10 for the smallest can to just RM12 for the largest!

However, WD-40 had also introduced a new line of maintenance and cleaning products during the event, which they had demonstrated their effectiveness in cleaning a KTM 1290 Super Adventure T. The 2-year-old bike looked spanking new when they were through with it.

The products included the Engine Degreaser, Parts Cleaner, Chain Lube and so forth.

 

 

  • Neil Blaber dari AMD Magazine telah dijemput bagi mengadili pertandingan motosikal buatan khas Motonation dan Modenas SUPERB MOD.
  • Motonation bakal menaja pembina serta motosikal pemenang untuk menghadiri Kejohanan Dunia di Intermot.
  • Neil berasa amat kagum dengan kualiti serta tahap kreativiti para pembina Malaysia.

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Eastern Bobber and their amazing custom bike will become the first ever Malaysian to compete in the 2018 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building in Germany next year.

The custom bike contest organised during the Motonation event in Putrajaya last weekend saw eight entries from The Rusty Factory, Beautiful Machines and many more.

The winner was chosen by AMD Showmaster himself, Neil Blaber.

Eight custom bikes entered and one bike emerged as the winner. Out of all the amazing custom creations that entered the custom bike competition organised by Motonation during their gigantic festival in Putrajaya last weekend, it was Eastern Bobber and their amazing machine who won what we think one of Malaysia’s most interesting custom bike competitions yet. (more…)

  • Neil Blaber of AMD Magazine was brought in to judge Motonation’s custom bike and Modenas’ SUPER MOD contests.

  • Motonation will sponsor the winning bike and builder to the World Championship at Intermot.

  • Neil was impressed with the quality and creativity of Malaysian builders.

We had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Neil Blaber of AMD Magazine at the recent Motonation carnival in PICC. Neil had been called in by the organizers of Motonation to judge the custom motorcycles competition.

It was a high-stakes game as Motonation will support the winner’s entry to the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building 2018, in the Intermot Show in Cologne Germany. (Click here to read more of our coverage of Motonation and here for the report of the competition).

Bikes Republic: How does AMD run its bikes shows?
Neil Blaber: We did bike shows and competitions a little bit differently than those in the past. We’ve had people enter their bikes in more than one class, and found out not to ever, ever do it. It’s a nightmare, because how we do the judging is all the competitors vote on their peers’ bikes.

We’ll have a few VIP judges also, but they’re usually builders who didn’t enter their own bikes. There’ve also been trusted journalists who don’t just won’t for their mates (friends), besides other experts in the industry who know what they’re looking at.

It’s done almost like a survey among experts. When you think about it, who are the best qualified to determine which is the best bike than these guys. You’ve got all these experts there and if judging is handed over to just four guys, it’s all wasted.

So, in the end, if people aren’t happy with the results, at least they know it’s fair because it was peer reviewed.

In the end, you could end up with a hundred votes papers returned. Counting the ballot papers was hard work, I’d usually be up until 4 in the morning, tabulating the results. I’d take the feedback from the ballot sheets and key them into the spreadsheet for the results to be tabulated.

They’ll vote for their favourite 12 bikes, the top build will receive 15 points, second place gets 12, third gets 9, then 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1 points respectively. What that means is that getting voted as the top isn’t necessarily a huge advantage. In the end, the winning bike is usually the one which was rated reasonably high by all the guys. (What Neil means here is the entries must be good overall.)

You may get a controversial bike which was voted first by three guys but no one else, on the other hand, you get a bike that’s voted for third or fifth by everyone and it will win.

Bikes Republic: Is peer judging carried out in many bike shows?
Neil Blaber: It is carried out in many bike shows now but not many are done properly.

For example, you got have enough bikes for representation, because if you just ask for which is your favourite bike, you’d probably end up with the same result. However, if there are enough bikes, and if a certain or a few judges don’t like a certain type of bike and put it as last, the bike still earns a point.

Some shows look for the Top Three and the spread is just not enough in order to get a true representation of what people sincerely feel.

Some people don’t like not winning and the World Championship is the worst feeling. They may have spent two years or more working on their bike then ending up 50th is, well, you know how it’s like.

We award down to 10th place for the Freestyle class, and the Top Three of the other classes, as the latter classes attract smaller entries.

Bikes Republic: What’s your thought on what you’ve seen this weekend?
Neil Blaber: Honestly, I had no idea to see what Malaysia had to offered and I surprised and impressed at what I saw this weekend. Those eight finalists had some truly wonderful material.

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