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Guy Martin quits road racing

Legendary road racer Guy Martin has decided to call it quits on his career as an international road racer following an unsuccessful return to the road racing scene.

After an unexpected return to road racing by accepting an offer from the Honda Racing Team, everything went downhill from there for both Guy Martin and John McGuinness.

As McGuinness sat out of the Isle of Man TT race following a broken leg from a crash in the North West 200, Martin finally puts a stop on road racing after fruitless attempt with the Honda Racing Team.

Following his recent withdrawal this year’s Ulster Grand Prix prior the 2017 Isle of Man TT, legendary road racer Guy Martin has decided to call it quits on his career as an international road racer. After suffering a major crash at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix road race, most of us would think that Guy Martin would count his lucky stars after making out alive from that horrible crash which resulted in weeks of hospitalisation. (more…)

Stefan Bradl withdraws from Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance race

Stefan Bradl has been declared unfit to race in the final round of the FIM World Endurance Championship happening this weekend in Suzuka.

The German rider has been advised not to fly over to Japan due to health complications related to an ear infection.

Bradl was supposed to compete in the Suzuka 8 Hours race with the TSR Honda outfit that was looking to finish on podium for the very final round of 2017.

As the 40^th Coca Cola Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race gets closer and closer, some sad news have been sent by the Red Bull Honda Superbike Team regarding their star rider, Stefan Bradl. While the teams, mechanics, crew members and race machines have already made their way to Japan, Stefan Bradl who was set to race with the TSR Honda outfit has been deemed unfit to race due to health issues. (more…)

History of Boon Siew Honda – How it all began

The history of Boon Siew Honda started way back in the 1950s when a 43 year old man from Penang went for a vacation to Japan set his eyes on the Honda Cub motorcycles.

The late Tan Sri Dato Loh Boon Siew decided to ship some model back to Malaysia to help Malaysia find the right mode of transportation to rebuild the nation after World War II.

Together with Soichiro Honda himself, Boon Siew Honda managed to turn the Honda motorcycles into household names by the 1970s when they introduced the very popular Honda C70 and the rest is history.

The late Dato Loh Boon Siew with Soichiro Honda

It was sometime back in 1958 when a 43 year old man from Penang made his way to Japan and saw something that would change his life as well as the Malaysian motorcycle industry forever. At the time, the late Tan Sri Dato Loh Boon Siew witnessed a Honda motorcycle that struck his very core with its beauty as well as practicality and being the natural businessman that he was, he decided to ship over a few Honda cubs over to Malaysia to test the waters. Those models are the Honda C100 Dream and Honda Bealy. (more…)

Boon Siew Honda introduces upgraded 2017 Honda CBR650F & CB650F – From RM44,995

Boon Siew Honda (BSH) has just released and upgraded versions of their 2017 Honda CBR650F and Honda CB650F with a bunch of internal and external upgrades.

The new 650F range now comes with a reworked engine with more power and torque as well as upgraded suspension, brake and lighting systems.

The upgraded 2017 Honda CBR650F and CB650F are priced at RM47,117.94 and RM44,995.94 respectively (basic prices with GST).

The folks over at Boon Siew Honda (BSH) have just introduced the latest 2017 Honda CBR650F and Honda CB650F upgraded for 2017. The middleweight sports bike options from BSH now comes with a bunch of upgraded specs as well as new colour schemes. (more…)

Is this the new 2018 BMW S1000RR?

There’s a photo going around that some people have already assumed is the latest generation 2018 BMW S1000RR.

Photographed by Motorrad Magazine, the suspected new sports bike from BMW Motorrad sported all-round new updates to the chassis, swingarm and other body panel.

Rumours have also been circulating regarding BMW’s super brand new four cylinder engine that they’re going to put in their next generation premium sports bike for the coming year.

There’s one very specific picture that’s currently making its way around the internet that shows what people are assuming is the next generation BMW S1000RR. Based on our findings, we can confirm that the people are not wrong when referring the photo you see above. (more…)

GIVI launches new square 32-litre GIVI B32 Bold Topcase – RM222

GIVI Asia has launched their latest GIVI B32 Bold Topcase with a square boxy design and 32 litres of capacity.

The new design was chosen specifically to provide a different option for those who are not into the oval-shaped topcases in the current market.

The new B32 Bold Topcase is priced at RM222 (basic price with GST) and comes together with a base plate. Motorcycle rack is sold separately.

GIVI, the very well known Italian motorcycle accessory manufacturer has unveiled their latest addition to the medium size topcase motorcycle storage or “topbox” known as the Monolock B32 Bold. Developed with the patented Monolock System, the new B32 Bold has been specifically designed for maximum storage capacity for smaller displacement motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. (more…)