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KMOG Borneo Ride 2017 (Day One)

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1^st November 2017 – The KMOG (KTM Malaysia Owners Group) Borneo Ride 2017 starts today.
The ride will travel from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to Kuching, Sarawak over ten days.
This KMOG Borneo Ride 2017 will surely confirm the capabilities and reliability of KTM’s adventure bikes.

We reported on the KTM Malaysia Owners Group’s (KMOG) Defensive Riding Program (DRP) Vol. 2 in August (click here for Day One and click here for Day Two). The program’s objectives were meant to demonstrate the limits of their machines; and to be comfortable at those limits.

The culminated objective of DRP, consequently, was to prepare the participants for this epic event: the KMOG Borneo Ride 2017.

KMOG has been actively organizing rides to many exotic places, including to Cambodia, Laos, Phuket, among other locales in the past. The group decided on Borneo this year.

The KMOG Borneo Ride 2017 will fully demonstrate the capability and reliability of KTM’s adventure bikes as the convoy travels through every type of road imaginable, including certain unpaved sections.

The simplified plan calls for starting the ride in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and travel to Kuching, Sarawak. But it won’t be as straightforward, isn’t it?

Instead of travelling directly southwest to the capital of Sarawak, the participants will first ride north to the Tip of Borneo, before turning back south then east to Sandakan, south to Tawau, back west to Keningau, and to Labuan for a one night, one day rest.

The convoy will resume on Day 7, riding through the eastern portion of Brunei and re-enter the kingdom for a stop at Bandar Seri Begawan. From there, they will ride along the coastal road to Miri and Bintulu, continuing towards Sibu and finally Kuching on 10^th November.

The KMOG Borneo Ride will total distance to be covered is 2,613 kilometres, over 10 days.

Participants will travel through various breathtaking and historic sites, including the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, and crossing over the Crocker Range.

Day 1 (1^st November 2017) is considered a free-and-easy day as the organizers waited for the arrival of participants and guests. KMOG had also expected the owners’ bikes to arrive at the port, having been shipped over from West Malaysia.

The weather has been scorching hot in Kota Kinabalu during the previous week. However, it was already raining heavily when the plane touched down.

As such, it wasn’t safe for the container ship to berth at the docks and that wrecked the organizer’s plans to retrieve them.

Regardless, we will still visit the Tip of Borneo tomorrow, and continue with the ride afterwards.

A welcome dinner was held tonight for the members, where the committee members of KMOG, representatives of KTM Asia Pacific and KTM Malaysia briefed the participants on the plans of the KMOG Borneo Ride 2017.

There is a total of 40 motorcycles with 45 participants.

PICTURE GALLERY

Among the hardworking KMOG and KTM Malaysia crew

These guys have many kilometres of touring experience

Kudos to this McDelivery rider (in GIVI rainsuit) who sent the food in heavy rain!

Pretty Sabahan girls welcomed us to the dinner

Ong Soo Yong delivering the ride’s briefing

Motonation Roadshow stirs up a motoring storm up in Penang

The Motonation Roadshow made their way to Stadium Batu Kawan, Penang as their fourth stop.

The roadshow gathered thousands of people with events such as gymkhana, auto salon competition, RC drift races and performance by local legend OAG.

The main Motonation Carnival will happen from 1 to 3 December 2017 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).

The fourth stop of the Motonation Roadshow made its way all the way to the Pearl of the Orient that is Penang, Malaysia. With the purpose to promote their gigantic main event this coming December in Putrajaya, the Motonation road carnival gathered thousands of motoring enthusiasts in the Northern region for a one-day extravaganza filled with high octane action and performance. (more…)

Idemitsu launches new fully synthetic 4T lubricant

Idemitsu Lube Sdn Bhd has launched a brand new lubricant for four-stroke motorcycles which is the Idemitsu 4T 5W40 SL/MA2 Fully Synthetic.

The new lubricant from Idemitsu is suitable for all sorts of riding conditions no matter if it’s ripping through the tracks at high speeds or even for daily commute to the office.

Idemitsu’s 4T 5W40 SL/MA2 Fully Synthetic will work as promised in a wide range of temperatures while offering high levels of durability.

Idemitsu Lube Sdn Bhd has just released a brand new addition to their ever-growing line-up of premium fully synthetic motorcycle lubricant during last weekend’s MotoGP round at the Sepang International Circuit. The all-new Idemitsu 4T 5W40 SL/MA2 Fully Synthetic has been formulated with highly-refined PAO synthetic base stock which promises great performance. (more…)

Ducati and Rizoma collaborate to produce special parts

Ducati and Rizoma have formed a new partnership to come up with specially-made bike accessories for Ducati bikes called ‘Ducati by Rizoma’.

The two giant Italian brands are known for producing great motorcycles and also bike accessories.

The first few samples of ‘Ducati by Rizoma’ will be unveiled next week during the EICMA 2017 in Milan, Italy.

The giant Italian bike manufacturer Ducati together with a renowned bike parts manufacturer Rizoma has joined forces in a partnership to produce accessories specifically-made for Ducati motorcycles. This official partnership between the two brands will be marketed as ‘Ducati by Rizoma’. (more…)

Malaysia’s First MotoGP Rider in 2019

Hafizh Syahrin is slated to be Malaysia’s first MotoGP rider in 2019.
He will join the Petronas Sprinta Racing team next year, managed by the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).
SIC CEO, Datuk Razlan, is confident Hafizh will do better next year.

The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is determined to groom Hafizh Syahrin for the big time: MotoGP.

As was reported earlier, Hafizh Syahrin’s long-time team Moto2, Petronas Raceline Malaysia had split ways for the 2018 Moto2 season (click here for our report). Hafizh will join the Petronas Sprinta Racing Moto2 team next year. The team is managed by SIC.

SIC’s Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Razlan Razali has expressed the intention of having Hafizh in MotoGP with Dorna and MotoGP teams. “We have expressed our interest with Dorna and also discussed the matter with a number of MotoGP teams this past week,” he said.

Datuk Razlan Ramli, courtesy of gpmalaysia

But the 2018 slots have all been taken. “There are still slots available for new satellite teams in 2019,” added Datuk Razlan.

Datuk Razlan is confident that Hafizh will do better with Petronas Sprinta Racing, before making the leap to the top class.

The fact that Malaysian racers, including Hafizh, have traditionally done well in wet weather is not lost upon Datuk Razlan, “We also need them to do well in dry races. Hafizh has done well (in mixed weather races) here at and this is what we want.”

Datuk Razlan believes Hafizh will do better in 2018 as Petronas Sprinta Racing (read: SIC) will provide him a better bike and mechanics.

The target for Hafizh Syahrin is to finish in the overall top five in the Moto2 class next year. Syahrin is currently in 11^th this season, with one race to go. He had finished 9^th overall in 2016.

Difficulties saw Hafizh finishing last Sunday’s Shell Malaysia Moto2 race in sixth, after qualifying in tenth.

This report is adapted from Sepang Circuits Facebook post. You could visit their Facebook page by clicking here.

And have you heard that Petronas wants to give some lucky people a year’s worth of engine lubricants? You can be one of those lucky people too by taking part in a simple contest. For more information on the contest, you can visit www.mymesra.com.my/pengejarimpian

Honda PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid Unveiled

Honda has unveiled the PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid at the 45^th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.
Both bikes are slated to be sold in Asia from 2018.
Honda is pushing hard to meet the datelines set by certain countries to go electric.

While we were on the edge of seats and cheering our hearts out for our favourite racers in the 2017 Shell Malaysia MotoGP, Honda has launched the new PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid scooters at the 45^th Tokyo Motor Show.

Honda says that both bikes will go on sale beginning 2018 across Asia.

The Honda PCX Electric is a fully-electric scooter featuring a high-output motor developed by Honda. However, its most novel feature is the Honda Mobile Power Pack, which consists of two detachable lithium-ion battery packs. Can’t find a charging station? Remove the Power Pack and bring it to a plug point.

The Honda PCX Hybrid, conversely, uses Honda’s newly-developed and original hybrid system specifically for motorcycles. The compact hybrid system employs a high-output battery and the AC generator (ACG) similar to the starter-type Idling Stop System in the current petrol-powered Honda PCX 150.

Both PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid look similar to the petrol PCX, except for a few differences.

Honda is pushing hard to go electric to meet the datelines set by many countries to prohibit the production of internal combustion engines within the next decade or two, in the interest of reducing greenhouse gases which contribute to global warmin. Honda Motor President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo added that the PCX Electric is part of Honda’s goal to increase production of EVs to two-thirds of all vehicle production by 2030.

In Asia, India is leading the way to go electric, having proposed 2030 as the dateline, while China will complete their EV infrastructure by 2022. Malaysia, on the other hand, is still stalling.

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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1st November 2017 – The KMOG (KTM Malaysia Owners Group) Borneo Ride 2017 starts today.

The ride will travel from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to Kuching, Sarawak over ten days.

This KMOG Borneo Ride 2017 will surely confirm the capabilities and reliability of KTM’s adventure bikes.

The Motonation Roadshow made their way to Stadium Batu Kawan, Penang as their fourth stop.

The roadshow gathered thousands of people with events such as gymkhana, auto salon competition, RC drift races and performance by local legend OAG.

The main Motonation Carnival will happen from 1 to 3 December 2017 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC).

Idemitsu Lube Sdn Bhd has launched a brand new lubricant for four-stroke motorcycles which is the Idemitsu 4T 5W40 SL/MA2 Fully Synthetic.

The new lubricant from Idemitsu is suitable for all sorts of riding conditions no matter if it’s ripping through the tracks at high speeds or even for daily commute to the office.

Idemitsu’s 4T 5W40 SL/MA2 Fully Synthetic will work as promised in a wide range of temperatures while offering high levels of durability.

Ducati and Rizoma have formed a new partnership to come up with specially-made bike accessories for Ducati bikes called ‘Ducati by Rizoma’.

The two giant Italian brands are known for producing great motorcycles and also bike accessories.

The first few samples of ‘Ducati by Rizoma’ will be unveiled next week during the EICMA 2017 in Milan, Italy.

Hafizh Syahrin is slated to be Malaysia’s first MotoGP rider in 2019.

He will join the Petronas Sprinta Racing team next year, managed by the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

SIC CEO, Datuk Razlan, is confident Hafizh will do better next year.

Honda has unveiled the PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.

Both bikes are slated to be sold in Asia from 2018.

Honda is pushing hard to meet the datelines set by certain countries to go electric.

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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 1^st November 2017 – The KMOG (KTM Malaysia Owners Group) Borneo Ride 2017 starts today.

Honda has unveiled the PCX Electric and PCX Hybrid at the 45^th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.