A group of Thai riders visiting Malaysia had the brake calipers stolen off one of their bikes.
The bikes were in a 5-star hotels’ parking lot.
The theft of brake calipers is a scourge in our country now.
What is this country coming to? We hear about brake caliper thefts almost every single day now, but when it especially stinks when it involves motorcycles from other countries, like to these unfortunate Thai riders.
Information is scant but according to the original poster, the Thais had stopped at the Gurney Hotel in Penang for the night. The woke up to missing brake calipers on their bikes the next morning.
The first bike in the video is a Ducati Multistrada 1200. The Brembo calipers are missing, disconnected at the anchor points and hose’s banjo bolt. Brake fluids has leaked out everywhere.
The next bike is a BMW R 1200 GS Adventure. The calipers were thankfully in place, but the hose was already disconnected. The scum probably didn’t have time to finish his dastardly deed.
We couldn’t for the lives of us describe just how embarrassed we are about this. This wasn’t the first case. A Frenchman who was travelling around the world also lost the brake calipers on his motorcycle.
Are thieves in Malaysia so brazen now that they could steal from 5-star hotel parking lots? And do we have to remind the police that not one single thief has been caught since we posted the tips on securing brake calipers a year ago? Or should street justice prevail but sentencing the thieves to impalement with a KLX250 fork?
The 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1M were launched at the American World Superbike round.
The new bike has plenty of updates including the bodywork.
The new engine is Euro5-compliant with a number of updates.
We knew the 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1M were bound to be introduced this year (probably at Intermot of EICMA). However, the manufacturer sprung a surprise and unveiled both at the Laguna Seca racetrack during the World Superbike round.
Its predecessor and variants were mostly-unchanged since 2015, while rival manufacturers had gone ahead and updated their existing or introduced completely new models.
Anyhow, the wait is over.
2020 Yamaha YZF-R1
The new R1 and R1M looks even more “GP-inspired” and is packed with a number of important new tech.
Highlights:
New more aerodynamic bodywork with is 5.3% more efficient in flowing air. The screen and fairing combine with the fuel tank.
Aluminium air duct behind the large central intake provides more rigidity to the fairing.
A titanium lower panel strengthens the lower fairing.
New LED headlights for the new fairings.
New Euro5-compliant engine.
The 998cc crossplane inline-Four engine produces 197hp.
Updated finger follower rocker arms and new cam lobes.
43mm fully-adjustable Kayaba forks.
Six-axis IMU-based Cornering ABS.
Brake pads with new materials for higher friction.
Three-mode Engine Braking Management (EBM).
The EBM monitors gear position, engine RPM, throttle position, throttle valve position. The ECU alters throttle position, ignition timing and fuel injection.
Updated launch control system which activates at 9,000 RPM.
The YZF-R1M, gets more goodies since it’s Yamaha’s alpha bike. It’s made in limited numbers, by the way.
Highlights:
Lighter bike due to carbon fibre fairings, mudguard and tail section, besides magnesium wheels and subframe.
Öhlins electronic NPX anti-cavitator gas forks.
Updated Öhlins electronic rear shock.
YRC Settings app.
New Y-TRAC app accesses bike’s Communication Control Unit (CCU) to download ride data.
The data can be viewed in Google Maps, displaying information such as acceleration and G-forces.
Engraved badge with production number.
Will we ever get to see the Yamaha YZF-R1 and Yamaha YZF-R1M officially imported in Malaysia? Your guess is as good as ours.
A Honda X-Adv had won in the 2019 Gibraltar Race ahead of other dual-purpose bikes.
It took the middleweight category and placed seventh overall.
A competitor will ride an X-Adv in the upcoming GIVI Rimba Raid at Janda Baik 2019.
A Honda X-Adv had won in the 2019 Gibraltar Race ahead of other dual-purpose bikes.
Renato Zocchi steered the X-Adv to the Class 2 victory in the especially tough 7,000-km rally through Europe. His class win also puts him as seventh overall in the event, beating our scores of purpose-built dirtbikes and adventure-tourers.
Class 2 is designated to motorcycles between 601 to 950cc, hence includes some menacing middleweight adventure bikes such as the KTM 790 Adventure R, KTM 690 Enduro, KTM 950 Super Enduro, Husqvarna 701 Enduro, BMW F 800 GS Adventure and many more.
While the X-Adv was specially prepared for the race, the bike was reliable. Competitors faced various terrains including dirt roads, rocky mule tracks, river crossings, mud and grass. Zocchi kept the DCT (dual clutch transmission) and G (gravel) mode. The suspension was modified to provide extra wheel travel and ground clearance. The footboards remained in place.
The route covered several countries, taking the riders from the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean coast. It began in Gdansk, Poland, passed through the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, France and finally ending at the Cape Finiterre Lighthouse in Spain.
The results were surprising, of course but wait, you’ll get to witness a Honda X-Adv taking part in the GIVI Rimba Raid Janda Baik 2019 from 27th to 28th July!
Ducati will launch the Ducati Panigale V4 25th Anniversario 916 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the legendary Ducati 916.
The 916 and its later variants are the most successful bikes in World Superbike racing.
Only 500 will be built.
Ducati is launching the Ducati Panigale V4 25th Anniversario 916 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the legendary Ducati 916.
While it was the 851 which kickstarted the Italian manufacturer’s subsequent domination in the World Superbike series, it was the 916 which took Ducati into the modern-day spotlight. The man first responsible for it was none other than Carl “Foggy” Fogarty who won his first title when the bike made its debut. He would win another three championships on the 916’s later variants.
The success of the 916 wasn’t only limited to the racetracks but its legacy can be seen in virtually a modern sportbikes. It was due to the 916 that bikes now feature aggressive raptor headlamps (a change from the double round ones on Japanese bikes) and smaller cross sections. Oh, don’t forget about the single-sided swingarm, too.
So it’s only apt that Ducati launch the Ducati Panigale V4 25th Anniversario 916 together with Fogarty. The official unveiling will happen at the US round of the WorldSBK championship, at the famous Laguna Seca track. Current factory riders Alvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies will join the party.
There isn’t much details about the bike, yet, except that only 500 will be built.
Ex-works HRC Dakar Rally rider Jeremais Israel and Malaysia trails rider Acoi Pangkolo will hold the GIVI Big Trail Clinic.
It will be held on 20th July 2019 at Ukay Perdana.
Jeremais is also here for the GIVI Rimba Raid Janda Baik 2019.
Get ready for the best trail riding clinic of your lifetime as GIVI presents the GIVI Big Trail Clinic by Jeremais Israel and Acoi Pangkolo.
The clinic is specially set up in view of the Rimba Raid Janda Baik 2019 at the Rimba Valley Motorcamp on 27th and 28th July. This is a great opportunity for the competitors to learn the finer points of motorcycle control in rough and tough environments. The classes are open to non-Rimba Raid participants, also.
It will take place on 20th July 2019, at Ukay Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. Registration begins at 8am. Breakfast will be served.
The classes include:
Throttle and clutch control.
Turning (advanced).
Braking point and position (advanced).
Technical uphill and downhill.
Challenging terrain (sand, stones, mud).
The event is part of the epic GIVI Explorer Malaysian Adventure set to begin in a fortnight, and also the GIVI Rimba Raid 2019 at Rimba Valley Motorcamp. It’s also part of GIVI’s doctrine in inculcating the correct and safe handling of motorcycles in every ride.
The clinic will be conducted by Jeremais Israel and Acoi Pangkolo. The former hails from Chile and formerly competed in the Dakar Rally for the Honda HRC team. Acoi, on the other hand, is a well-known trails, enduro and stunt rider among the Malaysian off-road riding community. Acoi has taken part in the FIM Asia Trails Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand a number of years ago and is still an active participant in many local races.
Acoi Pangkolo
GIVI specially flew Jeremais Israel into Malaysia to compete in the GIVI Rimba Raid. He will be riding the new Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC. British stunt rider rode the XE version of the bike to an impressive fifth-placed finish in the Mexican 1000 Rally recently, among purpose-built 450cc dirtbikes!
To register, please Whatsapp your details below to Acoi Pangkolo at 018-3770635. You may also call him at 016-7250434.
The Art of Speed (AOS) 2019 Powered by PETRONAS will feature even more attractions for motorcycle nuts, car enthusiasts and the entire family.
It will take place at MAEPS, Serdang 27 July 2019 (10:00 am – 11:00 pm) and 28 July 2019 (10:00 am – 7:00 pm).
It will the biggest ever AOS, by far.
The Art of Speed (AOS) 2019 will feature even more attractions for motorcycle nuts, car enthusiasts and the entire family. It will be the biggest ever AOS event Malaysia has ever seen.
AOS has grown from just a small exhibition in a shopping mall’s open air parking lot to where it is now, due to the hard work put in by founder Asep Ahmad Iskandar and wife Deni, along with his partners and fellow exhibitors and vendors. AOS has now opened the eyes of not only the Malaysian public, VIPs and authorities, and media but also the international custom vehicle and its niche media communities.
Founder of Art of Speed Malaysia; Asep Ahmad Iskandar
Please don’t be put off by the terms “exhibitors and vendors” as AOS is nothing like certain bike weeks. The exhibitors here are automotive fans like you and I.
Art of Speed 2019 (AOS 2019) will once again take place at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang (MAEPS), on 27 July 2019 (10:00 am – 11:00 pm) and 28 July 2019 (10:00 am – 7:00 pm).
Begin Press Release:
Art of Speed, Malaysia’s premier Old-Skool & Kustom Kulture event, returns for its 8th iteration in 2019, bringing with it a showcase of locally-built customised cars and bikes, art gallery, interactive activities and exciting lucky draw giveaways that visitors have come to enjoy.
With a high crowd expectation exceeding 40,000 visitors across two days, Art of Speed 2019 (AOS 2019) will once again take center stage at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang (MAEPS), on 27 July 2019 (10:00 am – 11:00 pm) and 28 July 2019 (10:00 am – 7:00 pm).
A big highlight of Art of Speed is the support from international custom community and media including:
Oliver Jones Grayson a.k.a. The Cutrate; USA (Winner of Born Free 2019).
Shaik Ridzwan a.k.a. The Mighty Motor; USA.
Geoffrey Douglas Baldwin from Return of the Café Racers; Australia.
Christopher Cooper Raymond from Fuel Tank Magazine; Australia.
Matthew Everingham from Speedhunters.com; Australia.
Marlon Slack from Pipeburn; Australia.
Makoto Watanabe from Chopper Journal Magazine; Japan.
Makoto Ukai from Model Cars & Let’s Play VW Magazine; Japan.
Daisuke Katsumura & Satoshi Furuuchi from Kousoku Yuen Magazine & Street VW Magazine; Japan.
Kanda Manabu from Kalifornia Look Magazine, Japan.
Yasuo Sekijima from Vibes Magazine; Japan.
Kengo Kimura from Heiwa Motorcycles; Japan.
Keiji Kawakita from Hot Dock Custom Cycles; Japan.
The Nash from Burnout Magazine; Japan.
Daisuke Sakon from Kustomstyle; Japan.
Kenichiro Kaneko from Truck Masters Show; Japan.
Kenji Hasegawa from Orion Ace; Japan.
G Tiki Art & Pinstriping; Japan.
Makoto M&K Custom Signs; Japan.
Ken Takano from Ken’s Art Kustom Garage; Japan.
Jeffrey Chang from MOONEYES Taiwan.
Lou Nozaki from Beetle Helmet; Japan.
Every year we aim to help inspire locals by bringing in highly modified ‘kustom’ vehicles from overseas, and AOS 2019 continues this tradition with several CQQL bikes and cars from Japan for the show. This year’s featured vehicles include:
HEIWA MOTORCYCLE (JAPAN) with their BMW R9T Custom, which was commissioned by BMW Motorrad.
MOON OF JAPAN 1961 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery “PANTASTIC”.
HOT DOCK CUSTOM CYCLES (JAPAN) with their 1948 FL Harley-Davidson Custom “StG Nautilus”. The bike was awarded “Grand Champion” at S&S 50th Anniversary “World’s Largest Build-Off” in 2008.
Special highlights for AOS 2019 will include:
Art of Speed Invitational Car Build Off 2019 powered by PETRONAS, which will feature 7 builders vying for the RM10,000 cash prize (jury selection) & RM5,000.00 cash prize (public choice). The competing builders are:
The Classic Garage from Johor Bahru with builder Ravinder Singh
Naza College Motorsports Team from Shah Alam with project leader Jagjeet Singh together with 5 students
Carazee Artwork from Klang, Selangor with builder Ajie
WakSam Garage X RebanBlackbird from Subang with builders Odie & WakSam
Kazuto Garage from Klang, Selangor with builder Kazuto Soon.
Faroib Autosport from Klang, Selangor with builder Ismail Ibrahim
Garage 63 from Bukit Jalil, Selangor with builder Shawn Foo
The winning car of the Sabah Old School Mega Gathering 2019 will also be shipped in as special featured guest vehicle of the Invitational Car Build Off.
PETRONAS as Title Presenter for the 3rd consecutive year will also be releasing a once in a lifetime limited edition collectible in collaboration with Hot Wheels & Krome Bandits. Make sure to get yours at AOS 2019!
Hot Wheels will be at AOS 2019 with Global Hot Wheels Lead Designer (Premium and Collector Segments) Steve Vandervate. Coming all the way from the United States, Steve will hold a meet and greet at the event. He will be unveiling the Japan Historics 3 series, which will be released in 2020 under the theme “Legendary Japanese Cars”. Life-sized Nissan Skyline R31 and Honda City Turbo II along with prototype of the diecast will be showcased for attendees during the event. There will be a media walkabout at 10am so please register early at 9am for this exclusive experience!
Hausboom, in collaboration with Hot Wheels, will present an official 1:1 scale New Beetle Gen 1 as a prize give away for a lucky Hausboom consumer at the show. This official collaboration is the first of its kind in Asia. The Beetle will be designed and built by 405 Industries, the studio arm of Art of Speed Malaysia.
Azri Zahier, CEO Hausboom
VANS will be showcasing a tribute to “Era”, a line of shoes that goes back to 1976. This special exhibition will be featured in Hall A. VANS will also host a skate clinic and families with children can join to learn how to skateboard with equipments provided. This year Sound Circus is also proudly supported by VANS, which promises a line-up of A-list performers at this music festival.
Hail Vintage is back to AOS 2019 and will be hosted in Hall C, featuring a vintage work wear exhibition and 16 specialist vendors. This year’s exhibition will feature even more collectible vintage items to the tune of RM2 million.
Keshy Dhillon from Bikesrepublic.com will be this year’s host for our annual Kustom & Koffee Talk inside Hall A at 3pm on Saturday, together with overseas panelists Oliver Jones Grayson from The Cutrate and Matt Everingham from The Speedhunters. The forum will discuss the latest trends in bike and car industries.
Keshy Dillon (far left)
Other AOS 2019 activities include:
Roda Rumble 2019 – Two Wheels Gathering & Outdoor Festival supported by Retro Mania
Strider Race for kids organized by Strider Kids Malaysia
MINI 60th Anniversary Malaysia Celebration
Scale Dicast Culture gathering (Hall C)
Hot Wheels Club Malaysia Custom Contest & Play Zone (Hall C)
MSF Solo Masters Round 2 (Parking Hall D)
Best Of British vintage bike showcase by The Return of The Café Racer & Triumph Motorcycles Malaysia. (Hall A)
Malaysia Automotive, Robotics & IoT Institute showcase (Hall A)
Special Forum with YB Tuan Mohd Khairuddin Othman, the Exco for Youth, Sports & Human Capital Development for the State of Selangor sharing initiatives by the state government
The event will be officially launched by YAB Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tuan Amirudin Shari at 2pm, Saturday 27 July 2019
With music being an instrumental segment of Art of Speed, the main stage of AOS (known as ‘Sound Circus’) will be moved outdoors in order to accommodate an ever-increasing music fanbase. This year’s Sound Circus* line-up will feature Hujan as the main headline together with upcoming bands Bittersweet, Masdo, Gerhana Ska Cinta, Kapow and many others on Saturday & Sunday featuring Asheed Def Gab C, Kid Search and headline, Blues Gang.
*Sound Circus on Saturday is strictly for ages 18 years old and above ONLY!
Completing the show on Sunday will be the highly coveted lucky draw giveaway where a lucky winner will go home with ONE (1) unit Mini Cooper fully customized by FNG Works with a Suzuki Hayabusa engine. The winners of Best of Show motorcycle and automobile categories will win package trips to the 28th Annual MOONEYES Yokohama Hotrod and Custom Show this coming December as the Guest of Honour.
Grand Prize for STRIDER CUSTOM COMPETITION
AOS 2019 will be introducing the Speed Lane ticket, which opens one hour earlier at 10am; priced at RM50 valid for both days. Visitors can enjoy one extra hour inside the main hall and Hall C. Speed Lane ticket holders are also entitled to enter Sound Circus outdoor concert. The regular weekend ticket (without Sound Circus outdoor concert) priced at RM20 will also be on sale. Online tickets are available at https://aos.qtic.my/
“Every year there’s a challenge which prompts us to aim further and raise the bar higher, but there’s also reward and satisfaction when you look at how far our local scene has come and how it continues to grow,” said Asep Ahmad Iskandar, Founder of Art of Speed Malaysia.
“As we continue to grow with the scene, so does Art of Speed as it enters its 8th year running. New and returning visitors can continue to enjoy this year’s show with an air-conditioned 150,000 square feet hall housing a Show and Shine competition for customs and classics in Hall A, NEAT Fest in Hall C in collaboration with NoEqual, the Sound Circus outdoor concert with line-up of A-list performers, Moto Circus art gallery featuring local and international artists, family-friendly activities for parents and children by VANS and many more at Art of Speed 2019.”
