For our international readers, ‘balik kampung’ means going back to hometown. This happens everytime when there is holiday, usually for Aidilfitri, which is coming this 30 or 31 August.

This tyre safety and maintenance tips is compiled by MIROS (Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research) specifically to motorcycle and scooter and being given away to me while I was driving for ‘balik kampung’. Two-wheels rider are 15 times much more likely to involved in accident and I think this guide is a good thing by MIROS. It is written in Malay language, but lets just translate it to English for the sake of all readers. So, here goes:

Tyre Maintenance Guide:

1. Always check the tyre pressure once a week or much more frequent if the tyre is used for long distance riding daily.

2. Use pressure gauge to check the tyre pressure on cold condition.

3. Do not use worn tyres.

4. Do not ride with excessive weight limit as stated by the tyre sidewall. (Refer to Table A).

5. Follow the speed limit on the road and apply safe riding skill.

Tyre Buying Guide:

1. Make sure the tyre purchased have the MS or E label.

2. Change the tyre when the tread touched the warning zone ‘Tread Wear Indicator'(TWI).

3. Tyre need to be replaced if:

i) cracked

ii) uneven wear

iii) bump on the tread or sidewall

4. Good tyre choice are important for your safety, comfort, handling and economy. (size, load index and speed rating)

Note: I wish you all have a safe journey. Be careful and think of your loved ones!

Happy holidays and SELAMAT HARI RAYA!

You have read the title right. Yamaha 135LC Extreme Spirit with 5-speed are able to be converted to 6-speed with minimal modification to the engine. This is due to the fact that the engine shared a lot of the component from its brother with 6-speed like the YZF-R15, FZ150i and Byson(Indonesia). Modifmania.com, an Indonesia-based blog has revealed the modification for all us to see and many thanks to them for sharing the valuable information.

I think this the beginning of 135LC 5-speed extreme modification. More and more modification will come out and that just means more fun will come through. Check out for more info after the jump   (more…)

Nice red overall paint with lots racy lines.

3 more pictures after the jump   (more…)

Suzuki RD150 Type I

-Honda Dash handle bar

-TZM 150 throttle

Type II, Type III, Type IV and Type V are after the jump   (more…)

Just when I thought Triumph Rocket III Roadster is the largest capacity bike, I was then introduced to this Boss Hoss machine which got 6.2 liter of displacement  by Muhammad Faiz Haibir. Thanks for the info, I just got my knowledge upgraded, but, is there any more larger capacity bike? Please stop, this is too much already.

Technical specs are after the jump   (more…)

I thought the biggest capacity bike is the Yamaha V-Max at 1.7liter, but it seems that my biking knowledge is not as wide as I think.

This is a 2.3 liter engine enclosed in inline-3 configuration in the form of cruiser bike. The horsepower is at 146hp (5,750RPM) and monstrous 221Nm of pulling power. To put into perspective, let just compared with our lovely Yamaha 135LC that is at 12.5hp and 12.1Nm. Not a good comparison, eh?

The technical specification are as follows:    (more…)