Riding over the famed Crocker Range not far from Keningau
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The just-completed KMOG Borneo Ride 2017 was truly memorable in many ways. it covered cities and villages, great roads and broken roads, mountains and sea, heat and rain, as the participants encountered excitement and exhaustion.
But as of every ride, it’s not only the journey or destination that truly makes a mark, it’s also the people and what they experience on their bikes. That’s right, rides or convoys as we like to call them in Malaysia, is what motorcycling is about.
It’s also worth mentioning the hard work and dedication put in by members of KMOG (KTM Malaysia Owners Group) and KTM Malaysia in ensuring the success of the ride.
So here is a collection of our favourite photos to relive the KMOG Borneo Ride 2017. It’s a shame that we could not follow the ride to its ultimate destination in Kuching, Sarawak.
The KMOG Committee members awaiting the arrival of participants and more importantly, the bikes!Among the hardworking KMOG and KTM Malaysia crewKudos to this McDelivery rider (in GIVI rainsuit) who sent the food in heavy rain!These guys have many kilometres of touring experiencePretty Sabahan girls welcomed us to the dinnerSelfie!All smiles as the participants were welcomed with traditional bead necklacesCouldn’t wait to the ride to beginOng Soo Yong delivering the ride’s briefingThe KTM factory racing shirt was signed by KTM’s factory riders and presented to Soo Yong, who put it up on lucky drawParticipants visited the Tip of Borneo 2nd November – by bus – as the bikes have yet to arriveGroup photo at the special plaqueOne for the momentThe current may be a bit rough but it was clearGroup shot with the cove in the backgroundI’m the Queen of the world!We’re here!Great view of the sea from the rocks belowDown at the coveThe Milky Way (our home galaxy) is visible on clear nights
Romantic settingThe third and final container of bikes arrived just as returned to the hotel!The guys got right to workUp and over!Outside the hotel at KundasangPhillip Ho and his roaring 900R AdventureMount Kinabalu. Note the evidence of landslides due to the 2015 Ranau earthquakeGroup photo before continuing on the rideStopping at the Sabah Tea Plantation for tea……and picturesAt a restaurant in SepilokThe owner of restaurant treated us to the UFO cakeAt the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation CentreThese guys couldn’t help monkeying aroundWefie timeWe were told to stay out of this guy’s wayWaiting for feeding timeThe orangutan is waiting to be fedStopping fuel on the way to TawauStopping for lunch in TawauGot hammered by heavy rain just after we left TawauStopping to fuel up the 990R AdventuresStill time for a wefieVisiting the looOutside Keningau after a 12-hour and 600km slogRiding over the famed Crocker Range not far from KeningauComing off the Crocker RangeRefuelling at Kuala Penyu before lunchA great view should not go to wasteKuih KelupisWe were welcomed by a traditional bandButod (sago tree weevil larvae) – a local delicacyA group photo before we moved onOn the ferry to LabuanA group shot on the ferryThe quicker way to Labuan, locals call these boats “flying coffins”Full view of the ferry like the one we boardedThe marina behind the hotelAnother great setting for a KTM
