Recently recognised by the Asia Book of Records as the first woman to ride around the world by herself, Anita Yusof has many interesting stories to share. Having met her in person, she does not seem the rough and tough type that could accomplish riding solo around the world. She is humble, gentle and polite, but calm waters run deep here as she is an extremely adventurous person. Having travelled the world by herself before, the backpacker and biker is also a lecturer at the Physical Education Department at a college in Perak.
Bike Festival organised by DBKL and Ministry of Federal Territories
February 24th – 26th @ Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Last weekend from 24 February o 26 February 2017 was the Wilayah International Motorfest 2017 (WIM 2017) that took place at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. Thousands of bikers and bike enthusiasts from all walks of life gathered at the bikers’ festival to celebrate everything two wheels. (more…)
Anita hails from Ipoh and is a lecturer in the Physical Education Department.
Narrowly missed an encounter with a bear in Alaska.
Tough journey as some nights were spent camping in the middle of nowhere and going to sleep hungry.
Givi Ambassador Anita Yusof has become the first Malaysian ever to be inducted into the Asia Book of Records. Anita, who hails from Ipoh, Perak, received the recognition after she completed her solo ride around the world as the first woman to ride around the world.
She was presented the award by GIVI Asia Managing Director, On Hai Swee (above, left) at the GIVI factory in Bukit Beruntung.
Anita, who works as a lecturer in the Physical Education Department at IPG Campus Ipoh, began her journey from Putrajaya on September 11, 2015, returning home a year later through Bukit Kayu Hiram on September 16, 2016. Her incredible feat includes riding through 40 countries on four continents, racking up a total distance of 65,639 kilometres.
Riding solo on a Yamaha FZ150i, Anita has been an avid traveller all her life. Preferring solo travelling to large groups, Anita says she has always travelled by herself, and had previously preferred backpacking, until she learned to ride motorcycles.
The mother of two grown up sons says Patagonia was one of the most beautiful places she has ever been. but also had a run in with a bear in Alaska, managing to avoid disaster by just 30 meters.
Naturally the ride was riddled with challenges, one that included her having to camp in the wild with no food, with the closest city being about 200km away. But she met some really nice people along the way too, including a mechanic that gave her a free oil change, did free bike maintenance, and even offered free tyres and such.
While in Costa Rica, she was also interviewed by a local tv station, you can watch the video below:
And another one from a local Malaysian station (jump to 1:27):
And this is the moment she came home:
Anita Yusuf had used only Givi accessories throughout the ride and put the equipment through the ultimate real world test. The result? Nothing broke, not the Givi products, not Anita’s spirit.
Anita is a biker we admire and respect. We will be inducting her into our own ‘Most Interesting Biker’ series soon. Watch this space.
Notis rasmi dari Hong Leong Yamaha Motor (HLYM) Malaysia
Pelan “recall” suis pencucuhan (ignition switch) dan pendakap tangki petrol (fuel tank bracket)
Perhatian kepada semua pemilik Yamaha YZF-R25. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Jepun) baru sahaja membuat pengumuman untuk sebuah pelan “recall” kepada motorsikal Yamaha YZF-R25. Ini kerana terdapat isu dengan dua komponen motorsikal tersebut iaitu suis pencucuhan (ignition switch) dan pendakap tangki petrol (fuel tank bracket). (more…)
Official notification from Hong Leong Yamaha Motor (HLYM) Malaysia
Recall plan for ignition switch and fuel tank bracket
Attention to all Yamaha R25 owners, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., Japan has made an announcement regarding a recall plan for the Yamaha YZF-R25 motorcycles. This is due to issues found related to the ignition switch and fuel tank bracket. (more…)
As we all know, the first official winter test session this year was conducted over at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) for three days from 30 January 2017 until 1 February 2017. Like every other winter test, the fans were keen and excited to have a look at what will be the special design of their beloved rider and 9 times MotoGP World Champion, Valentino Rossi. (more…)
HLYM melancarkan satu lagi Ego mereka dengan hadirnya Yamaha Ego Solariz yang memfokuskan kepada jentera automatik yang ‘Segalanya Mungkin’. Jentera automatik (skuter) semakin meningkat dari segi popularitinya berbanding beberapa tahun lepas dimana setiap pengeluar utama motosikal turut mengeluarkan jentera automatik mereka. Lihat saja Honda dengan BeAt, Kawasaki dengan J300, Suzuki dengan Nex dan Modenas dengan Karisma 125.
Tidak dapat dielak lagi dengan peraturan baru, maka, Ego Solariz ini dilengkapi dengan lampu isyarat belakang yang capang. Lampu isyarat seperti ini tidaklah saya sendiri gemari kerana mudah terlanggar dan mudah patah. Apakan daya, ini peraturan baru. (more…)
Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia (HLYM) just released another addition in their scooter line-up, the 2017 Ego Solariz
Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia (HLYM) recently launched a brand new scooter and also their first new bike of 2017, the Yamaha Ego Solariz. Primed with 125cc air-cooled, four-stroke SOHC engine, the power plant also comes with Yamaha’s Blur Core Technology. (more…)
The mighty MT-07 now comes in “Night Fluo” and “Yamaha Blue”
Good news for Yamaha fans in Malaysia. The naked sports MT-07 is now available in two new colours. Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia now offers the MT-07 in “Night Fluo” and “Yamaha Blue”. (more…)
Jorge Lorenzo launches new museum dubbed ‘World Champions by 99’ in celebration of the great champions of MotoGP™ and Formula 1
Do you have a passion for history from the two greatest motoring events in the world? Well, now you have a reason to visit Andorra as Jorge Lorenzo has just opened up a museum called ‘World Champions by 99’ in tribute to all the great champions in both MotoGP and Formula 1. (more…)
