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2018 Husqvarna FS 450 announced – A Supermoto Enthusiast’s Wet Dream

The 2018 Husqvarna FS 450 was announced by the Swedish manufacturer as their latest race-ready supermoto race bike.

The latest FS 450 has a brand new anti-hopping clutch mechanism sourced from race expert, Suter.

The supermoto is powered by Husqvarna’s 449cc single-cylinder engine which churns out around 63hp that drives all that power down to the rear wheel via a five-speed gearbox.

Want to be a part of the Supermoto scene but don’t want the hassle of building and customising your own race machine? Well, one Swedish manufacturer has you covered. We are of course referring to the latest 2018 Husqvarna FS 450, the race-ready supermoto with all the tech goodies. (more…)

MV Agusta RVS #1 – The Manufacturer’s First Saviour

The MV Agusta RVS #1 marks the Italian firm’s very first bike of the “Special Vehicles Department” program.

One bike commissioned to one specific owner is the main concept of the RVS program where the bike is heavily based around the customer’s requests and ideas.

The RVS #1 looks like a heavily-modified Brutale 800 which has the manufacturer’s most powerful 798cc three-cylinder engine that produces over 140hp and 85.4Nm of torque.

Just a couple of days ago, we reported on the very existence of the MV Agusta RVS program which stood for “Reparto Veicoli Speciali” or “Special Vehicles Department” or Special Vehicles Operations” in English. Via a special video debut, the firm introduced the first MV Agusta RVS #1 to roll of the fully-customised line. (more…)

Evil Knievel Stunt Bike for Sale – From RM340,000!

Want an Evil Knievel stunt bike of your very own? One of his stunt bikes will be on auction this 27 June 2017 at the Profiles in History Hollywood Auction, California.

The heavily-customised 1976 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLHC1000 was used in Evil Knievel’s 1977 movie “Viva Knievel!”

The bike has predicted to go for auction at a price range between $80,000 to $120,000 (RM340,800 to RM511,200)!

One of the most famous and iconic stunt motorcycle riders of all time has been through a lot of ups and down is his stunt riding career. Ten years on after his death, the name Evil Knievel is still one of the most recognised figures in the motorcycling industry. Evil Knievel was so big during his time that there was even a movie made by him entitled “Viva Knievel!” (more…)

Ride Home Safely with Kawasaki and Waze

For this Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Kawasaki Motors (Malaysia) would like to take this opportunity to remind all motorcyclists to do maintenance and service their motorcycles before heading to their respective hometowns.

Kawasaki has collaborated with popular navigation app Waze to help locate all of the selected Kawasaki Exclusive Service Centre (KESC) and Kawasaki Pit Stop (KPS) near the user’s area.

Kawasaki would also like to remind all motorcyclists to wear proper safety riding gear to ensure added safety during the Hari Raya journey back home to be with families and friends.

For the upcoming major Malaysian holiday that is the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, Kawasaki Motors (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (KMSB) has collaborated with the world’s most popular navigation app, Waze, to help fellow motorcyclists locate any nearby Kawasaki Exclusive Service Centre (KESC) and Kawasaki Pit Stop (KPS) within the app itself. (more…)

2018 Yamaha YZ450F – A dirt bike you can tune using your Phone!

The all-new 2018 Yamaha YZ450F dirt bike can now be tuned using an app which can be downloaded on your iPhone or Android devices.

The bike features a Wi-Fi enabled ECU which helps in making changes to settings like fuel and ignition mappings with just a touch of the phone.

Other new features include a new engine, frame, transmission and radiator which sum up the price of the 2018 Yamaha YZ450F at $9,199 (around RM39,201).

That’s right, people! Yamaha has announced that their 2018 Yamaha YZ450F not only comes with a brand new engine, radiators, electric starter and lithium-ion battery but also has the ability to be tuned according to your riding needs via an app you can download on your smartphone! (more…)

TESTED: 2017 Kawasaki Z650 ABS vs Kawasaki ER6N


 Video: Our video comparison of both the Kawasaki Z650 & the ER6N, listen to 
 the difference in engine and exhaust sound.

The 2017 Kawasaki Z650 ABS is the replacement of the previous and very popular ER6N naked bike.

While the ER6N is considered to be a very capable and perfect bike for beginner riders wanting to try bigger capacity bikes, Kawasaki had to something big for its replacement.

We got our hands on both bikes and in this special feature, we’re going to put both bikes to test to see once and for all if the Z650 ABS is truly worthy substitute to the almost iconic ER6N.

As most of you have already know, Kawasaki Motors Malaysia released their first wave of new and exciting motorcycles in the Malaysian market earlier this year with the Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS, Z650 ABS, Z900 ABS and the Versys-X 250. The Ninja 650 ABS, Z650 ABS and Z900 ABS are all the next generation street machines that replaced the previous ER6F, ER6N and Z800 respectively. (more…)