The 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 finally breaks cover after all of the details are finally made public in their official global website. The updated ADV offering comes in three different basic variants, the base Tiger 900, Tiger 900 GT for all you long-hauliers, and the off-road conquering Tiger 900 Rally. (more…)
Famed Malaysian globetrotter and explorer Anita Yusof will begin her Global Dream Ride 2 (GDR2) in a few days’ time. Also known as the Malaysian Iron Lady, Anita will cover 70 countries over 7 continents this time around, as a continuation of her first GDR three years ago.
She was given a grand send off last Sunday from GIVI Asia Sdn. Bhd’s headquarters in Bukit Beruntung. Datin Seri Paduka Marina Mahatir was present to express her admiration for Anita and wished the brave explorer a safe trip.
Also present was the GIVI staff headed by Managing Director Mr. On Hai Swee. GIVI is proud and happy to work with Anita as their Brand Ambassador as she embodies the company’s spirit of exploration. We would like to add that some of the products you and I use were tested by Anita during GDR1 and again in GDR2.
Bike groups such as GIVI BELLA lady riders and Lanun Bikers then escorted her to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
As of this writing, Anita told us that she’s currently in Cape Town, South Africa. She’s been reunited with her Yamaha FZ150i and getting it back to running condition after a year of hibernation. GDR2 will get rolling in a few days after she’s sorted out the necessary documents with the South African authorities.
Actually, Anita is about to embark on Phase 2 of her GDR2 tour, since she had covered Phase 1 last year when she rode around South Africa then to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Lesotho.
For Phase 2, she will travel from the south (Cape Town) to the north (Cario, Egypt) of the African continent.
Phase 3 will see her crossing over to the Arabian Peninsula to ride through Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Azerbajian, Georgia and Armenia.
Anita will then turn north toward Eastern Europe, the Scandinavians and Nordkapp in Phase 4. There, she will have to stop riding for 3 months during winter and plans to “hibernate” in her friend’s house in Macedonia.
She will continue riding after winter and head west to Central Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland in Phase 5.
She will cross the Atlantic Ocean to North America for Phase 6 and travel to Central America for Phase 7.
Phase 8 is allocated to South America and the Antartica.
From there, she will cross the Indian Ocean to Australia to being Phase 9.
The final Phase 10 will take place in Timor Leste and Indonesia before she heads home to Malaysia.
Anita added that she funds this trip herself and doesn’t see the reason why she needs to use the rakyat’s money for such a purpose. GIVI supplies the riding and adventure gear, while Yamaha sponsored her bike.
We hope to bring you constant updates of her ride from time to time. You may also follow her on her Facebook page >>> HERE <<<.
We wish Anita all the best during her ride.
Yamaha Motor Indonesia has expanded its small-capacity motorcycle line-up with the launch of their latest naked modern-retro model, the 2020 Yamaha XSR 155. With its catchphrase “Born to be Free”, fans in the country can cop one of the bad boys at only IDR36,265,000 (around RM10,717 according to the current exchange rate). (more…)
The first week of the KBS MiniGP Academy started off with quite a huge turnout as young and eager talents in the two-wheel motorsports industry showcased their skills. 40 of these talented young riders were handpicked to join the program where their month-long intensive training will commence at the Tangkak Racing Track located in Johor. (more…)
Forget about Miami Vice or Bad Boys, it’s the Dubai Police who have the hottest fleet of vehicles, now that’ve added eight units of the Ducati Panigale V4 R.
In case you don’t know, the Panigale V4 R is the homologation model for the Ducati WorldSBK race bike. In other words, it’s a street-legal superbike racer. Although at 1000cc compared to the V4 and V4 S’s 1103cc, the V4 R’s Desmosedici Stradale engine produces more power, rated at 221 bhp in stock form. The race ECU and Akrapovic exhaust bumps it up to 234 bhp.
Yes, it’s the most powerful 1000cc superbike.
The Dubai five-o (Police Department) already owns a fleet that’ll make millionaires jealous, consisting of the Audi R8, Lamborghini Huracan, Nissan GT-R; various Bentleys, BMWs and a Bugatti Veyron. That’s not all, a Lykan HyperSport also joined the force in May this year.
However, the Ducatis allow the cops to zip through traffic much easier compared to the cars. The tweet shows that a Formula 2 car was also pressed into service along with the Ducatis.
So, there’s absolutely no way of “shaking the cops like this by keeping that Porsch in fifth” (borrowing the words from a Sir-Mix-A-Lot song).
The new year is just around the corner and what better way to start things off than a huge bundle of cash, right? Well, Shell Malaysia wants to help you to ease some of that burden with their latest campaign called ‘Nak Ekstra RM20,000’ and the grand prize? You guessed it, RM20,000! (more…)
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