Apabila bercakap tentang kotak simpan untuk motosikal, tak lain tak bukan nama GIVI akan mula dipetik dibibir pengguna dua roda.
Manakan tidak, GIVI menawarkan ruang simpanan terbaik di samping selamat untuk sepanjang perjalanan di atas motosikal.
Baru-baru ini, GIVI memperkenalkan ‘top case’ terbaru, B42N Antartica selepas seminggu berkongsi ‘teaser’ di laman media sosial.
‘Teaser’ yang pada awalnya bertujuan menarik minat orang ramai, kami sebagai pengamal media turut sama berasa teruja dan ketika peluang itu hadir untuk mencuba sendiri tawaran terbaru daripada GIVI Malaysia, kami semua tidak berfikir dua kali untuk ke GIVI Asia di Bukit Beruntung.
Antartica merupakan kotak simpanan revolusi baharu daripada GIVI.
Bukan sahaja menawarkan pelbagai ciri terkini dan selamat malah ini merupakan kotak simpan yang dibuat 100 peratus di Malaysia untuk pasaran seluruh dunia.
Selepas lebih setahun enam bulan – daripada peringkat R&D ke pengeluaran – akhirnya Antartica dipertontonkan kepada umum beberapa hari lalu.
Ciri paling menonjol adalah bahagian ‘Prismatic Reflective Insert’ yang terletak di dua penjuru depan yang menonjolkan lagi rupa keseluruhan model ini di samping menawarkan pencahayaan terbaik ketika berada di jalan raya.
Pada masa sama, ruang 42L ditawarkan boleh memuatkan dua helmet semi jet (open face) atau satu helmet jenis modular dengan lebihan ruang boleh diisi dengan baju hujan dan sebagainya.
Mungkin ada yang berpendapat saiz 42L terlalu besar terutamanya jika diletakkan pada motosikal kapcai tetapi hakikatnya ruang tersebut sangat praktikal dan tampak tak kekok apabila diletakkan pada motosikal kecil – penulis meletakkan pada skuter jenis Honda Vario.
Pada awalnya, kami juga agak skeptikal tetapi selepas lihat dengan mata sendiri, Antartica nampak cocok dengan motosikal kapcai mahupun skuter.
Sementara itu, Antartica terhasil dengan menggunakan bahan jenis Polypropylene (PP) kelas tertinggi sekaligus menjaminkan keutuhan dan tahan lasak.
Ciri keselamatan juga dipertingkat dengan sistem ‘Micro 3 Locking’ yang kini lebih efisien dan selamat di samping penggunaan
Senang cerita, barang yang disimpan – mengikut had berat yang ditetapkan – tidak akan melayang sewaktu menunggang dalam keadaan cuaca panas atau hujan lebat.
B42N Antartica ditawarkan pada RM420 seunit dan sebelum ada yang mempersoalkan harga tersebut, diingatkan model ini juga didatangkan dengan waranti dua tahun sekaligus menjadikan kotak simpan ini pelaburan yang berbaloi untuk jangka masa panjang.
Bagi yang berkenan, boleh tinjau GIVI Point seluruh negara atau di pengedar rasmi Ogos ini.
Pengeluar aksesori yang terkenal dengan kotak simpanan motosikal, GIVI telah melancarkan model ‘top case’ baharu, B42N Antartica, hari ini.
GIVI turut melakar sejarah baharu apabila melancarkan produk ini menerusi siaran strim langsung di Facebook GIVI Malaysia.
GIVI Antartica didatangkan dengan reka bentuk baharu yang lebih dinamik hasil penyelidikan dan pembangunan yang menyeluruh.
Elemen primastik dengan keupayaan reflektif di empat penjuru menjadikan model ini antara yang menawarkan ciri kebolehnampakan yang tinggi ketika berada di jalan raya.
Menawarkan kapasiti 42 liter, model ini menawarkan ruang yang lebih besar dan mampu memuatkan sehingga dua buah helmet ‘open face’ atau satu helmet jenis modular.
Sebagai ciri keselamatan, B42N Antartica ini juga dilengkapi sistem micro 3 locking yang kini lebih efisien dan selamat.
Model ini mengguna pakai bahan Polypropylene (PP) kelas tertinggi dengan gabungan teknik ‘injection’ bagi memastikan model ini kekal kukuh seperti yang terdapat pada ‘top case’ lain.
Orang ramai boleh mula mendapatkan B42N Antartica ini di GIVI Point seleuruh negara bermula Ogos ini dengan harga RM420 sahaja.
GIVI Malaysia has unveiled its latest generation top case for the Malaysian market in the form of the GIVI B42N Antartica top case. The monolock top box features the latest design and features embedded with its iconic Italian brand DNA. (more…)
GIVI Asia organized the GIVISTA Ride to Cameron Highlands over the weekend.
It was the first activity for the GIVISTA Community for 2020.
Guest of honour was world traveler, Bert Boute.
GIVI Asia organized the GIVISTA Ride to Cameron Highlands over the weekend.
The ride was the first of such activity for the GIVISTA Community for 2020. It had been planned for an earlier date but was put off due to the Chinese New Year and subsequent Covid-19 scare.
The GIVISTA Community accepted the invitation with glee, filling up the 35 spots in less than three days. Perhaps it was a great opportunity to get away from everyone’s self-imposed isolation from the Covid-19 epidemic, besides the spell of hot weather.
This time, the convoy gathered at the Rawang R & R Northbound area, instead of GIVI Asia’s headquarters in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor. Participants from the south and Klang Valley headed there, while those from the north waited at certain points along the way.
Joining us as marshals were Tun Shahir with his Honda Gold Wing and Boy from Desmo Owners Club on his Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro. The special guest this time was Bert Boute, the world traveler from Belgium.
The convoy was split into two groups – one for bikes 200cc and above, while the other was for bikes below 200cc. It wasn’t discrimination, we would like add, but for safety due to the speed difference. Doing so also divided the convoy into smaller groups of bikes, rather than having one large gaggle which could well disrupt traffic. The first group departed 10 minutes ahead.
We rode towards Simpang Pulai, while stopping for lunch at Restoran Tasik Raban in Canning Garden, Ipoh.
From there it was up the mountain on some of the best sets of twisties. The weather started as hot and humid but became cooler and cooler the more corners we negotiated.
The convoy made a number of stops along the way, including at the famous vantage point on the bridge overlooking a range of hills and the asphalt ribbon which winds its way around them.
We arrived at the Dear Dino Villa soon after. Everyone was elated to arrive safely, while the villa welcomed us with plump fresh strawberries and chocolate dip.
Being situated on top of a hill, the villa let in a cool breeze. Every participant ran around taking pictures, a few took lungful of deep breaths of the crispy air. They were also given free time to roam around Cameron Highlands, but few took up the offer as the roads outside were already choked with weekend traffic.
A BBQ dinner was prepared by GIVI. The honey marinated chicken had the group descending on it like a hungry horde.
Bert Boute presented a summary of his travels so far. He had ridden through Europe, Central Asia, parts of Southeat Asia and had stopped in Malaysia before continuing onwards to Australia and New Zealand. His photographs and stories had everyone glued to their seats.
After the presentation, we were allowed to carry on with our own activities. Some participants rode to the night market, others watched a movie set up by GIVI, or just got together to catch up.
We checked out the next day, but the community members decided to cancel the planned trip to the Boh Tea Plantation and factory. The traffic was picking up and it’s decided to best avoid that destination.
Every participant arrived home safe and sound to cap off another successful GIVISTA event.
Desmo Owners Club Malaysia (DOCM) dengan kerjasama Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF) melancarkan Desmo Cup 2020 yang akan berlangsung dari Mac hingga November tahun ini.
Memasuki musim kedua, Desmo Cup 2020 akan menyaksikan hampir 30 pemilik Ducati di Malaysia berentap di dalam tiga kategori; Superbike, Super Sports dan Super Naked.
Desmo Cup sentiasa mencuri tumpuan tatkala satu-satunya kejuaraan tempatan yang menawarkan peluang menyaksikan bukan sekadar model Panigale malah Multistrada, Hypermotard, Monster dan Streetfighter berlumba!
Dalam perkembangan sama, penganjuran Desmo Cup kali ini menyaksikan pertubuhan Desmo Racing, yang kini bertanggungjawab dalam memastikan kelancaran perlumbaan tersebut.
Selain daripada MSF, Desmo Cup 2020 juga menerima sokongan daripada GIVI, Welly World Cycle dan Country Heights.
DOCM merupakaan kelab pemilik Ducati yang komited dalam menawarkan ahlinya pengalaman Ducati terbaik menerusi pelbagai acara – antaranya Desmo Cup.
Anita Yusof will begin her Global Dream Ride 2 (GDR2) in a few days’ time.
GDR2 will cover 70 countries.
She was given a grand send off last Sunday from GIVI Asia Sdn. Bhd’s headquarters in Bukit Beruntung.
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 <<<.
GIVI Asia Sdn Bhd baru-baru ini mengadakan GIVI Mega Ride & Camp 2019 bagi meraikan komuniti GIVI dan GIVISTA.
Para GIVISTA bersama pengamal media yang dijemput telah sama-sama menunggang jentera masing-masing dengan Lata Lembik, Raub, Pahang menjadi destinasi utama kali ini.
Seperti dianjurkan saban tahun, perjalanan dimulakan di ibu pejabat GIVI Asia terletak di Bukit Beruntung.
Konvoi kali ini melibatkan pelbagai jenis motosikal dari kapcai sehinggalah ke motosikal berkuasa tinggi.
Menariknya, tema berkhemah kali ini menyaksikan para peserta melengkapkan jentera masing-masing dengan pelbagai kelengkapan perkhemahan dan penggunaan aksesori GIVI ternyata membantu.
Tatkala konvoi berada 40 kilometer daripada destinasi dituju, Sam Sharman, Pengurus Pemasaran GIVI – yang turut menyertai konvoi menggunakan jentera Honda X-ADV – memaklumkan para peserta keadaan cuaca di Lata Lembik yang dilanda hujan lebat.
Meskipun tiba di Lata Lembik dalam keadaan basah dan sejuk namun sepanjang tunggangan GIVI memastikan konvoi bergerak dalam keadaan selamat dan teratur.
Para peserta menghabiskan malam pertama dengan khemah yang disediakan pihak GIVI.
Hari kedua menjadi penarik utama bagi para GIVISTA yang berpeluang untuk merasai tunggangan ‘off-road’ dengan tunjuk ajar daripada Remy Buragas.
Percaya atau tidak, terdapat YSuku dengan spesifikasi ‘touring’ yang berjaya melepasi laluan berbatu dan berlumpur tanpa sebarang masalah!
GIVISTA kemudiannya disambut dengan kehadiran ‘food truck’ yang menawarkan pelbagai makanan dan minuman sebelum hidangan BBQ disediakan di sebelah petang.
Menariknya, peserta turut diberi peluang untuk menyaksikan beberapa produk baharu keluaran GIVI yang hanya akan dilancarkan dalam masa terdekat.
Konvoi kemudiannya meneruskan perjalanan balik ke rumah masing-masing keesokan pagi.
Perlumbaan ‘off-road’ paling mencabar, Rimba Raid, kini kembali bagi edisi 2020 selepas kejayaan penganjuran di Rimba Valley Motocamp, Julai lalu.
Rimba Raid 2020 bakal kembali ke Mat Daling, Jerantut, Pahang, yang merupakan venue bagi edisi 2018.
Bagi edisi tahun depan, peserta akan menempuh hampir 90 peratus perlumbaan di dalam hutan yang melibatkan jarak di antara 360 hingga 420km!
Menurut maklumat yang boleh didapati di laman Facebook Rimba Raid, keseluruhan perlumbaan akan mengambil masa empat hari dengan hari kedua dan ketiga merupakan masa genting.
Difahamkan, kelas C tidak lagi dipertandingkan dan akan digantikan dengan kelas Endurao Rally – terbuka kepada motosikal bersesaran dari 250cc.
Sementara itu, jentera jenis ‘trail bike'(DR, CRF, KLX dan sebagainya) dibenarkan untuk memasang tangki yang lebih besar bagaimanapun, motosikal jenis ‘pure enduro’perlu berada dalam keadaan stok – naik taraf ekzos dan sistem penyerap hentakan dibenarkan – dan saiz tangki perlu dalam keadaan standard.
Sebanyak 100 penyertaan dibenarkan bagi kelas A, 30 penyertaan bagi kelas B dan 100 penyertaan bagi kelas Enduro Rally.
Untuk perkembangan lanjut layari laman Facebook Rimba Raid!
The GIVI Bella group organized the GIVI Bella Ride to Pangkor.
The group consists of all lady bikers.
The event also saw the handover of the Women Riders World Relay to the group.
The GIVI Bella group organized the GIVI Bella Ride to Pangkor 2019 from 14th to 16th September 2019. The event was the second GIVI Ladies Ride & Camp event and formed the next leg of the Women Riders World Relay.
GIVI Asia Sdn. Bhd. is now fully supportive of bikers of all ilk and gender. Take for example the GIVI Bella group, which consists of lady bikers only. The group has grown strength to strength with through many activities along with GIVI since their inception just a number of months ago.
This second edition of the Ladies Ride & Camp activity came hot on the heels (no pun intended) of the popular first edition, which proved popular among lady bikers.
The Women Riders World Relay, on the other hand, seeks to empower lady bikers around the globe. GIVI was represented by Brand Ambassador Anita Yusoff who received the Women Riders World Relay baton from the group “Bad Girls Throttle.”
The ride was flagged off from GIVI Asia’s headquarters and factory in Bukit Beruntung. A total of 22 participants joined the event.
The convoy took the ladies to the jetty at Lumut, where they transferred over to Pangkor Island for some fun on the beach. The campsite was right at the beach. The participants also set up some fun and games. They even had an aerobics class the next day.
What’s the beach without a BBQ? The GIVI Bella prepared and made the BBQ themselves, which is even more satisfying than calling for catering.
The group then rode home on Malaysia Day while flying the Jalur Gemilang.
Here’s looking forward to the next GIVI Bella event and GIVI Ladies Camp & Ride.
Edisi kedua Ladies Ride & Camp telah berlangsung baru-baru di Pulau Pangkor menyaksikan 22 peserta bersama wakil GIVIBELLA menyemarakkan Women Riders World Relay.
Konvoi memulakan perjalanan dari Kilang GIVI Bukit Beruntung yang turut menyaksikan penyerahan baton oleh Bad Girls Throttle bagi Women Riders World Relay.
Menariknya edisi kali ini, khemah diletakkan di tepi pantai sekaligus memberi peluang kepada peserta untuk melakukan aktiviti beriadah sambil mengenali antara satu sama lain.
Hari kedua dimulakan dengan aktiviti senaman yang diketuai pengajar Bella sebelum disusuli aktiviti ‘island hopping’.
Waktu malam kemudiannya diraikan dengan BBQ yang disediakan oleh para peserta sendiri sambil masing-masing berkongsikan pengalaman menunggang jentera dua roda.
Kejayaan edisi kedua Ladies Ride & Camp membuktikan GIVIBELLA terus komited dalam mempromosikan aktiviti menunggang motosikal dikalangan kaum hawa.
GIVI Rimba Raid at Janda Baik 2019 was the biggest and best to date.
Such a huge event will send ripples through the region’s motorsport scene.
Take a peek of the excitement in this video.
GIVI Rimba Raid at Janda Baik 2019 may be over for close to two weeks now, but many are still reminiscing over the biggest and best edition to date.
The scars may have healed, broken bikes fixed, the glow of winning slow fades but memories will remain forever with the competitors.
Surely the spectators who showed up in droves were amazed to no end seeing heavyweight (read: expensive) adventure bikes being used for such purpose instead of blasting down Karak and parked outside Nanyang Kopitiam and Starbucks Gohtong Jaya (10% discount here for “BMW bikers” says the receipt, but they give it to all big bikers). Perhaps it was even more heartwarming to see the excitement of the children. Who knows, they may dream of owning such a bike when they grow up.
The GIVI Explorers who rode in with the GIVI Malaysian Adventure 2019 were equally, if not more awed at the event. Bear in mind that among these men and women from 16 different countries have large motorcycle rallies in their backyards. For example, Jeremias Israel who was an ex-HRC Dakar Rally rider who also took park in other world-class rallies. The Chilean even took part in the Janda Baik race and came away mighty impressed with the event and may well return. And then there were GIVI Explorers from Australia, Mexico, Thailand, Italy, and so forth. These are nations where motorcycle rallies are the norm. Yet, they were impressed with the organization and scale of GIVI Rimba Raid.
But if the event was amazing, it’s due to the extraordinary effort and hard work put in by the organizers led by Dato’ Captain Nik. He had only a number of people to rely on. It wasn’t merely a case handing the competitors their jerseys and telling them to ride through the jungle. If planning a trackday was hard enough, no amount of imagination can tell you how hard it was to plan and execute GIVI Rimba Raid. And yet there were critics.
Let’s not forget GIVI, of course. Together with the Rimba Raid crew, the GIVI crew had spent four days and nights to set up Kampung GIVI, ILMU and the surroundings along the track andoff the track.
Which brings us to the motorcycle manufacturers and sponsors. We have one question: Who says off-road riding on dual-purpose motorcycles isn’t a big thing?
BMW Motorrad sees the event as an opportunity, hence sending in their dealers (Auto Bavaria this time) at each edition, since many competitors ride the GS anyway. Ducati had the presence of mind to brand their Scrambler albeit last year, as they had to consolidate at Art of Speed this year. Bombardier were there to promote their latest side-by-sides, buggies and ATVs. But where was Honda? Yamaha? KTM? The field was filled with bikes from these brands. A little support to the competitors riding their brands would’ve gone a long, long way.
Anyhow, we hope that you enjoy the video. We can’t wait for the next GIVI Rimba Raid.
The GIVI Malaysian Adventure 2019 ended with Day 9.
It was an amazing ride to show what Malaysia offers.
It was also an amazing ride due to the organization and support.
All good things come to end. Unfortunately, it had to be the GIVI Malaysian Adventure 2019 on Day 9.
For the last day, the GIVI Explorers were pretty much let loose to enjoy the best riding road we Malaysian bikers have come to love i.e. Karak Highway, Bukit Tinggi and Genting Highlands.
Many of the riders were very skilled especially with the Triumph Tiger 800 XR, XRx and XCx in their hands. Mexican Explorer Manuel stood on the pegs of the XCx most of the time while blasting through corners. I can second what he did, because the XCx is one bike which instills supreme confidence in the rider.
The ride ended at the Grand Ion D’Element Hotel. It was a great way to end the ride at a place that’s cooling.
We gathered for the Gala Dinner that night, when Joseph handed out gifts to honour the Explorers based on their “exploits” during the ride. Check out the pictures to see what the gifts were!
The police escorts received a boisterous cheer for their efforts in keeping the routes clear and us safe throughout. The same kudos went to the marshals as well, who always checked to see that there were no rider missing from their flocks.
A personal view of the adventure
The adventure had been epic, taking the GIVI Explorers on a loop through Peninsular Malaysia. We started at the West Coast, rode over to the East Coast, before turning back west. We had crossed the central spine of Peninsular Malaysia twice; dined in a limestone cave in Ipoh; spent a day and night at beautiful Redang Island; partook authentic Baba and Nonya food in historic Melaka; fed elephants at Kuala Gandah. In short, we rode from the city to a cave, lake, beach, island, jungle and up mountains.
Amongst all that, though, the crown jewel had to be GIVI Rimba Raid at Janda Baik. Here we not only watched an event but took in an experience that has no equal anywhere around the world.
But there’s no illusion that it’s our beautiful Malaysian roads that connected all these locations. The marshals from Desmo Owners Club Malaysia who recce’d the routes did a fantastic job in seeking out asphalt ribbons with corners after corners, thereby minimizing zombie-like droning on the highways. They were the ones who filled our fuel tanks when we stopped.
I couldn’t stress enough about the pleasure of having the Traffic Police escort us all the way. Imagine riding through Kuantan and Melaka without escort: The convoy would’ve have fragmented so terribly that some riders would’ve either gotten lost or worse. If local riders find it challenging, what more to those who were visiting Malaysia for the first time!
More importantly, no one got left behind or hurt.
The accommodations were top-notch, as always, and served great food. It’s something good to look forward to at the end of the ride each day.
The GIVI crew provided superb support everywhere we stopped. They were always there to make sure that there was parking and space for us to sit down as a group. Drinks and snacks were always available in the back of the Honda Odyssey, so much so I called it the Snack-On-Wheels. Besides that, they were the ones who moved our luggage into our hotel rooms before we arrived, then pick them up and load them up when we checked out, only do it all again the next day.
I also couldn’t ignore the fact that the GIVI equipment was reliable. The tank bag could accommodate a 2-litre hydration bladder in addition to my DSLR camera. The Trekker Dolomiti hard cases not only looked classy, but stored everything away safely.
We were also very lucky that the weather stayed on our side throughout. We had expected rain, but none caught us. Besides that, the ride ended just one day before the haze from Sumatra returned!
Roll of Honour
The epic ride was the direct result of extensive work put in. It’s work that we didn’t see that manifested in the smooth running of any event. There’s no such thing as just organizing a ride of this magnitude and crossing fingers.
So, a big thank you to Mr. Joseph Perucca. The GIVI Explorer project is his baby and it highlights a number of salient and important points. It’s already established that GIVI produces the best motorcycle luggage and accessories, but there is a driving passion behind it. The people of GIVI, distributors and dealers are what constitutes a family. The GIVI Explorer expeditions are the result of this familial togetherness, sharing the passion for riding and exploration the world over, while using the real world as the rolling laboratory for GIVI products. This love for the family is especially seen in the Explorers who had joined the annual rides from the very beginning (this being the seventh).
Joseph and his wife Van
I wish to also thank Joseph and Pietro (Ambrosioni – GIVI’s Communication Manager). Joseph would send Pietro to accompany everytime I needed to break free from the convoy to shoot pictures.
Next on the list is Mr. On Hai Swee, the Managing Director of GIVI Asia Sdn. Bhd. It was a pleasure to finally ride with him and Mrs. On. I’ve always learned so much about GIVI from him. His hard work and foresight has brought the brand to where it is in these 25 years in Malaysia. A special appreciation to him for arranging the Traffic Police escort throughout the ride.
A thoroughly special thank you to Dato’ Hussein Al-Malique, Chief Executive Officer of Triumph Motorcycles Malaysia. Every Explorer on the Tiger 800 (XR/XRx/XCx) had a great time and there wasn’t a single concern about their bikes. They were perfectly suited to the curvy road along the tour’s routes.
Thank you and congratulations to Dato’ Captain Nik Huzlan who put together another stunning and the largest yet Rimba Raid. I wished I had more time to cover the event, but Insy’Allah I could do so from a rider’s perspective next year. It’s always great to chat with you and I could count on learning so much!
This list wouldn’t be complete without the hardworking (read: overworked) GIVI crew on both the ride and at GIVI Rimba Raid. Sam Sharman, Edwin, Sherlyn, Julian Loh, Aina, and everyone you guys were amazing as always. It was great to see familiar faces everywhere we stopped!
A special shout out to Jeremias Israel. He may be a Dakar and pro racer but he’s one of the most down-to-earth guys I’ve ever met. The guys who attended his off-road clinic enjoyed it immensely and we were all behind you at Rimba Raid.
Let’s not forget Nikkasit, the official photographer who worked non-stop. Awesome pictures, Khun Nikkasit. Please visit soon!
(L-R) Manuel, Nikkasit, Kok Ping
Last but not least, kudos to the GIVI Explorers. It’s always nice to see everyone I’ve met before, but I make new friends everytime we ride together. Your laughs were always so infectious. I hope to learn Spanish and Thai before the next ride (if I’m ever invited again). I hope that you guys enjoyed Malaysia and come back for a more extensive tour. There’s so much more to offer than what we experienced during the ride.
