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Triumph Motorcycles Malaysia welcomes GENE Advance Sdn Bhd as the new central region dealer.

According to Triumph Motorcycles Malaysia, GENE Advance is a sister company of Welly Advance Bikers Sdn Bhd that has been the cornerstone of the Malaysia motorcycle industry over the last 25 years.

Scheduled to open at the end of March, the new outlet – located at an exisitng Welly Advance Bikers facility in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur – will house a showroom, a service centre, spare parts and merchandise.

Chief Executive Officer of Fast Bikes Sdn. Bhd Dato’ Razak Al Malique Hussain is adamant that the appointment of GENE Advance and Welly Advance Bikers will expand the brand exposure in the country. 

“The people behind GENE Advance and Welly Advance Bikers are strong and a very much respected and authoritative motorcycle dealer.

“Only the best will do for Triumph Motorcycles owners, and we have every confidence that GENE Advance will contribute significantly towards supporting the brand and our customers,” he said.

Meanwhile, Eugene Ngo Ting Jun, General Manager of GENE Advance Sdn Bhd, is looking forward to the new adventure with Triumph.

“Triumph Motorcycles have a very diverse collection of bikes, and we expect the adventure and touring models to do exceptionally well, as will the sophisticated and desirable range of modern classics that are simply timeless motorcycles.”

Gene Advance is the sixth appointed Triumph Motorcycles flagship store in Malaysia, joining the leading showroom in Petaling Jaya and supporting outlets in Penang, Auto City Juru, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu. 

Road-biased Himalayan Scram 411 is set to be unveiled on March 15 2022 as announced by the Indian firm via its social media platform.

The Himalayan Scram 411 is a continuity of the capable Himalayan adventure motorcycle but with increased usability in an urban environment.

 

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 Despite the Scram 411 retaining a similar silhouette of the Himalayan, the motorcycle missed out on the tall windscreen, handguards, raised front fender and dedicated rear and front luggage racks.

Other fundamental changes include a 19-inch front wheel in place of the off-road friendly 21-inch on the Himalayan.

While the Scram 411 is closer to the ground at 200mm – 220mm on the Himalayan, it features spoke-wheels and a dual-purpose tyre.

Other significant features include cast metal headlamp cowl, offset speedometer, urban badge plate with Royal Enfield branding and single-piece saddle.

Nevertheless, the Scram 411 continue to run on the same 411cc single-cylinder, air-cooled engine that generates a humble 24.3hp @ 6,500rpm and 32Nm @ 4000-4,500rpm. Power is delivered to the rear wheel via a 5-speed constant mesh gearbox.

Other features include:

  • telescopic front forks
  • rear monoshock with linkage
  • 300mm front disc
  • 240mm rear disc
  • dual-channel ABS

Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto secured its first point in Moto3 after Xavier Artigas delivered a Top 10 finished at Lusail, Qatar.

The 18-year-old rider secured 10th place to claim the team maiden Moto3 points of the 2022 season despite starting from 13th.

Fellow teammate Carlos Tatay managed to push himself into the leading group before Sergio Garcia forced the rider wide and crashed.

Although Garcia was penalised for the incident and Tatay could restart, he was later forced to the pitlane.

Nevertheless, Artigas calmly secured CFMOTO Racing PurestelGP’s first point of the season.

“I’m really happy with the whole weekend because I understood the bike and where we need to improve.

“We’ll be ready for the next race after this learning experience, and I want to give many thanks to the team for all their hard work.

“This is just the start,” said the Spaniard.

Meanwhile, Tatay was still in high spirit despite failing to finish his first race of the season for the team and already looking forward to the next stage in Mandalika, Indonesia.

“Overall, I have to be happy because we had a strong pre-season, we worked well and my pace was so good here in Qatar.

“I’m disappointed with the race because when something like that is not your fault, then there is nothing you can do.

“We need to keep focused, keep pushing and go for it in Indonesia. We will maintain our strategy. This is just the first race and we have twenty more to go,” he said.

Buell Motorcycle has officially pulled the wrap off the SuperTouring 1190 and Baja DR dirtbike at the Daytona Bike Week.

The returning American brand decided Daytona Bike Week as the best platform to announce the company’s latest revival.

After the success of unveiling the Hammerhead 1190 RX sports bike back in November 2021, Buell began its 2022 campaign with the official launch of the SuperTouring 1190.

Claimed as ‘The World Fastest Touring Bike’, the SuperTouring 1190 makes 185hp and 137Nm from the Hammerhead’s detuned 1190cc V-Twin engine.

While it is a big claim from the American company – which the Kawasaki H2 SX can easily debunk – the SuperTouring 1190 comes with a hefty price tag of USD21,995 (RM92k).

Although the teaser photo – unveiled last year – looks promising, the finished product certainly caught our attention mainly because of its oddball looks and unusual road-bias set-up.

The side profile features an alloy fuel-in-frame design, while the front-end is dominated by two circular headlamps – taken from the Buell XB12 – wrapped in a chunky rectangular cowl paired to a vertical windscreen.

Frankly, it looks as if the bike pieces together from a different set of motorcycles altogether.

Meanwhile, the DR Baja marks the company’s first step into the dirt bike category.

The DR Baja is also fitted with the same 72-degree V-Twin 1190cc engine capable of pumping 175hp, making it the most powerful production dirtbike in the world.

Harley-Davidson first adventure touring motorcycle, the Pan America 1250 Special has won the prestigous Thailand Bike of They Year Award for best ADV category.

The award was handed by Grand Prix International after the Pan America 1250 Special emerged as the best Adventure Heavyweight motorcycle in the country.

“We are grateful for this award and support from the motorcycle community in Thailand and are committed to delivering excellence to meet our customers’ demands.

“More than a century ago when many roads were little more than dirt trails, Harley-Davidson stood for adventure and continues to do so.

“We hope to encourage adventure seekers to ride more and ride further,” said Sajeev Rajasekharan, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson Asia Emerging Markets & India.

Interestingly, the Pan America was also chosen as the best bike of the show at last year Bangkok International Motor Show.

The all-new Pan America is powered by a Revolution Max 1250 dual spark VVT that produces 150hp @ 9,000rpm and 127Nm @ 6,750rpm.

According to Harley-Davidson, the unit is built from the ground-up in an effort to improve the weight distribution.

The Pan-America Special is packed with a beefy 47mm inverted fork with trick semi-active suspension, including Adaptive Ride Height adjustment.

The suspension automatically drops the bike down to 855mm once you come to a stop before returning to 890mm once you are on the move, simple yet practical for many.

Both the Standard and Special gets full colour 6.8-inch TFT touchsreen display, full LED light setup, cornering ABS, lean-sensitive traction control, cruise control and hill control  assist.

As far as an adventure motorcycle goes, Pan America offers a 21L tank with a weight of 258kg for the Special and 245kg for the standard.

The Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special is available in Malaysia from RM115,900.

Indian Motorcycle has launched the new eFTR Hooligan 1.2 electric bicycle in partnership with ‘American lifestyle adventure brand’ Super73.

The eFTR Hooligan 1.2 is based on the Super73-S2 platform and features a similar removable 960Wh battery that resembles an FTR fuel tank.

Other features include an inverted front fork, moto-style handlebars, LED headlight, and an FTR 1200 Rally-inspired windscreen.

The eFTR also features a gold chain and an all-terrain Super73 GRZLY 20-inch tires to create the ‘hooligan’ look.

According to Indian, the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 can deliver 65km of range at 30 km/h in throttle-only operation and more than 120km when using Eco pedal-assist mode.

Similar to the Super73-S2, riders can select four riding modes via the Super73 mobile app:

  • Class 1 – pedal assist with 30km/h max speed
  • Class 2 – throttle operation and pedal-assist at 30km/h max speed
  • Class 3 – pedal assist at 45km/h max speed
  • Off-Road – up to 2000W of power and speeds more than 45km/h

The Indian eFTR Hooligan 1.2 is available for USD3,999.99 (RM16k) and will be offered in Spring 2022.

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