It talks about the various braking technologies used by Honda. It is a bit technical and cheem. But it is readable. But I help to simplify for you below:
Ever brake so hard and you go "Woooh!!!" and feel like you and the bike are going to flip foward?
This article basically says that braking for motorcycles is different from that of cars.Motorcycles experience greater degrees of nosedive than cars because of higher center of gravity and shorter wheelbase.Pictures all extracted from www.world.honda.com.
Fear not. Honda to the rescue. Honda developed CBS (Combined Brake System) to make braking for motorcycles easier.Think using CBS or LBS brakes are not macho or manly because using traditional un-integrated front and rear brakes is a more difficult and delicate business?Well, CBS was developed out of Honda's racing. Then you shouldn't be sitting on a modern motorcycle because many parts are developed out of racing too, like the disc brakes.
This article shows how Honda's dual CBS works.In short, press your foot brake, the rear brake works harder, but the front brake still works.Press your front brake lever, the front brake wors harder, but the rear brake still works.Press both front lever and foot brake, you get all the front and rear brakes work to their max.
This fancy looking chart above is basically saying that those macho-but-dinosaur-brained sports riders who say, "Oh, I can like the traditional unlinked brakes because I ride a sport bike and I go to the track, so I have Rossi's braking skills, and therefore I can brake within a shorter distance using unlinked brakes."Ya, maybe you are right. But only under very optimal and very limited conditions that you can achieve your optimum effectiveness.Whereas the dual CBS allows you to achieve shorter braking distances in the vast majority of the time.
Not satisfied with just putting dual CBS into their VFR, ST1300 and Blackbird, Honda added in ABS.This diagram shows how ABS sits in-between your brake controls and the brake pistons so that the ABS can jump in and smooth things out.More interestingly, the techno-crazy but always understated Hondarians also have an angle sensor in their ABS! So when your bike is leaned over, the ABS will work differently compared to when your bike is upright.
Think all ABS are alike?Well, there are ABS and ABS.Above shows that the motor-driven ABS is much smoother when it comes in.That's why there are reports of some manufacturer's bikes experience more abruptness when the ABS kicks in, whereas some others are much smoother.
This chart shows that CBS+ABS gives up to 2.3 times more stopping power than conventional brakes.
Still don't like Honda motorcycles? Well, before you were even borned, Honda Soichiro already applied for his ABS patent design back in 1959.
I have been inspiration-less for 2 months on writing a blog article. Don't you have this kind of feeling before? Go to the work, don't feel like working. Know got school test coming up, don't feel like studying. Now and then, I feel like that. Especially from Mondays to Fridays.
Lucky I got idea to kick start my lazy brain. You see, I like to keep interesting quotes that I come across. So I share with you some of my quotes and how they relate to me. I hope you will find them meaningful to you too.
My Chio Bu in Recent Ad
Before I start, let me digress a bit to tell you my chio bu appeared in a major advertisement recently. You might have seen her in this ad:
My Chio Bu as the model in Singtel Mobile RedPac Advertisement She appears as the mother in the ad.
Image from Singtel Mobile advertisement from http://home.singtel.com/kidz/redpac.asp
Printed advertisement appeared on the main sections on: 5 March 2008, Wednesday--Lian He Zhao Bao 5 March 2008, Wednesday--Strait's Times 8 March 2008, Saturday--Strait's Times
TV advertisement scheduled to air on 17 March 2008, all major channels of MediaCorp including Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U.
With so much exposure, maybe she will be better recognised than that wanted JI terrorist Mas Selamat that escaped.
She appeared in many other ads in the past. Like Acuve, POSB, IBM, CPF, etc etc she say until I also cannot remember.
Ok, break over. Back to main topic.
"The Journey Is The Reward" Phil Jackson, head coach of Chicago Bulls during the Michael Jordan 7-year NBA championship years.
This is my personal favourite and motto. Because quite easy to remember.
Possessions, accomplishments, fame, wealth: hese are all fleeting. Impermanent. One day they will all be gone. Also, we by nature are greedy. The satisfaction you get from attaining them is short-lived. We will never get enough and get satisfied. We are always hungry for more. Also, in life, nothing is guaranteed. You may or may not get what you want. So in the end, where is the satisfaction going to come from? It is from the journey.
Good hor? This quote is also good for people like me. Go chase girls but in the end never get them. So I think myself, "Nevermind, the journey is the reward."
"You always have a choice." Pete, Spiderman 2.
Spiderman is actually quite wise. People remember his more famous quote, "With more power comes more responsibility". But this is the one that I thought is the wisest.
You ride motorcycle and a car just cut-across in front of you causing you to jam brake narrowly avoiding hitting you. You cursed and swell. #@%#*&.
You not happy right? Fine, you always got a choice. Don't ride bike lah. Go take public transport lah. The cursing immediately stops.
This thought not only applies to riding. But to any everyday event whenever we feel frustrated. We feel frustrated because we felt we have no other choice. Wrong. We always have another choice. Pause and think a bit harder.
We would end up happier. Even when we still end up sticking to the same unpreferred choice, we do things smarter.
So you see, Spideman is not stupid one ok. If I see Spiderman, I will use his quote on him. Because that Kirsten Dunst who plays Mary Jane, look like sai to me. I will tell Peter Parker,
"You always have another choice."
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Yoda, Star Wars
This one you should remember right? That Yoda is a wise monk in disguise. George Lucas actually embedded the wisedom of Shaolin monks into Star Wars. Don't play play.
Why this one useful leh? First, it tells me not to get angry. At anyone even if it is not my fault. Because in the end, I will kena suffer as well. Sure one, I tell you. Like back in school days, that #$%@ boy in your class steal your eraser and you feel like punching him, but you sure cannot escape one. Sure kena punishment from teacher if you pull the punch. So better don't get angry.
It teaches me to have a cheerful character as well. You must smile more. Don't belive? You see Ronald McDonald smile so wide. See how rich he is now.
“Do or do not... there is no try.” Yoda, Star Wars
This one also from Yoda. Also very useful.
If you got subordinate and you ask him to do something and he respond with "I try".
You can tu (rebutt) him with "There is no try. Do or do not. This is Yoda say one."
He sure boh wei kong one.
"He who butters your bread holds the knife." Forgot by who.
This one is to remind myself to dong. To restrain. To control myself whenever kena scolding by my boss, even when kena scolded until chao tao.
If you think this one quote not enough, you can combine with the earlier quote, "You always have a choice."
Suddenly, what your boss scold you for starts to make a lot of sense.
"The Stone Cutter.
Whenever I feel depressed or want to give up, I will go see the stone cutter. He sits at the same place, hitting the same piece of rock at the same spot. Each hit leaves not a mark and the rock remains intact. But on the 101st hit, the rock falls apart."
Jacob a riis. 1901. Socialist and writer.
This one tells me to lang lang just work hard. Also to just continue to buy Toto. Maybe one day, will really hit jackpot.
“He told me that his philosophy is to simply do what he is good at, work hard, and do it very well everyday. He does not care about trends, but just what his customers like there.”
Jeremy, founder of Vis a Vis french restaurant in Singapore. It is in Bukit Timah area.
Means if you work in a company, you must listen to the customer and serve the customer well. If you no time or no money to attend those MBA thing, just take good care of your customer and your business will prosper.
If you not customer facing, means serve your boss very well. If you work in the government, means serve the voters very well.
"The harder I worked, the luckier I got." George Milkan, a famous NBA basketball player in 1940-50s.
Or I wished to believe.
But I really just prefer the lucky part without the hard work part.
"So in life, you take the cards given to you." Lee Kuan Yew
This one lao Lee say one. Lao Lee say one how can be wrong, right?
Means you kena allocated a HDB flat in ulu ulu estate without MRT, without provision shop, without kopi tiam, face carpark, don't complain understand?! Just take it. Not happy ah? Go buy private property lah.
"Every dog has it's day" My Chio Bu
Yes, not eye is not playing tricks on you. It is that chio bu who appeared in the Singtel ad above who said it.
I also equally shock that she said such got ink quote that I quickly write it down.
It means one day I will surely strike Toto!
Wahahahahaha!!!
"In Haste, we add Waste" Endlessloop
This one by me. Because whenever I kum cheong and rush out of my house because late, I would reach my vICE only to realise that I forgot to bring it's motorcycle key out, or I left behind some important items in the house. And have to go all the way back, so waste even more time.
So plan properly, give yourself sufficient time before you start any project of all kinds, start promptly, then you can relax, enjoy the journey and finish your job sui sui.
"Clear Vision. Swift Action. Good Results." Lim Kim Sang. Chairman of SPH.
I try to apply his advice. Must work right? If not he wouldn't be chairman of SPH wao.
I think I got good clear vision because I know what I want. I also can act very fast. Kah qiu must be faster a bit, if not wait lose out.
But my results not very good leh. How ah? Where I go wrong?
"Sit Tight. Walk Right. Stand and Fight." Pastor Lawrence Kong, from FCBC Church in Singapore.
Wah, pastor also teach people to fight ah?!!
No lah. He means when you are faced with crisis, just walk upright, do things that you can answer to your conscious. Deal with the problem and not run away.
Lawrence Kong is my favourite speaker of all the churches I have been so far in Singapore.
"Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!'"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Serious. It really work. You don't believe?
You try jay walking at a red-man traffic light. I tell you, the other pedestrains beside you will all follow you and jay walk across.
You try illegal parking your bike on the pavement at one spot. When you come back to your bike later, you will see many other bikes all copy you and illegal park next to you.
What bold dream do I have? Hmmm.
I want to one day marry my favourite Japanese AV actress Mai Asoh! Go check her out!
One Song that Rocks
Go listen to this song from Hebe, one member of S.H.E.
Landed at Beijing airport, People's Republic of China (PRC).
I failed to notice the thick clothing the airport ground crew were wearing, to protect them against the harsh cold of Beijing's winter. I paid the price later suffering from brain freeze and hyperthermia, walking a mere 100 meters in the open air.
China is huge siah. Look at the mountain range below. If Osama can speak mandarin, he hide there confirm nobody can find.
China is gearing up for 08.08.08, the date of the next Olympics to be held in Beijing.
I had to travel to China for one whole week. Not to go find china wife or mistress; or to import Geylang "Foreign Talents". But to zho kang, to work.
I decided to take this opportunity to send my Vice, my beloved STX1300 Pan European, into the workshop to do some servicing work.
To have the hydraulic fluids in both brake reservoirs replaced (over 1-2 years, hydraulic fluids will absorb moisture from the air and caused the brake feel to feel soft and spongy) and the brake pads replaced.
I had actually just changed the whole 3 set of brake pads just 2 weeks ago. At a particular famous motorshop in Alexandra Village that even does dyno testing. My original brake pads were worned out. The chief mechanic there recommended changing to a particular aftermarket brand of brake pads as they are cheaper than OEM Honda brake pads and give better performance. Trusting him, I said ok.
But later regret. Even after 2 weeks and over 1,000 km of riding of baking the new brake pads, my STX's brakes no longer feel jiat, strong. I need more effort on my fingers, braking distance is longer, I can no longer brake to a smooth stop using just the front level. The new brake pads were disappointing.
So I decided, instead of living with a pain over prolong period of waiting for the brand new set of brake pads to be replaced, I decided to have them replaced immediately.
I send my bike to Planet Motorcycle at Ubi Avenue. Boss is Ah Cheong.
China
Some highlights of my china trip:
I tried out the new Changi Airport's Terminal 3. The airport is so new, the fur on the carpet is still so brand new and long that when standing on the carpet, I felt a bit wobbly.
If you think China is ulu, think again. See the tall modern and fancy buildings in the cities.
The city of Guangzhou.
The busy streets of Beijing.
- Whenever I stepped out of even my highclass Shangrila hotel at Shenzhen, pimps will come and approach me to offer girls. Some of the pimps are women. Sorry, I forgot to ask the rate, so no need to email me to ask.
- Beijing is one of the coldest places I have visited. It is winter in Beijing and the cold felt worse than it's -6 degrees celsius. Walking with a heavy jacket without gloves, in the open air at night, within 100 meters, I start to shiver and I developed brainfreeze--headache from drinking cold water too fast. I realised the cold there can be lethal. If don't wear enough thick clothing, can literally die cock stand. Also, don't think China govnmt will have problem enforcing Beijing citizens to limit to one child policy. The place is too cold to get naked to make babies.
- I stayed in 5 different hotels within 7 nights. Beijing, Guanzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong. I changed hotel until blur. Once, forgot what room number because thought it was the previous hotel room number.
My Beijing Intercontinental room's toilet. Big and nice enough I could just sleep in it.
My Guangzhou Westin room.
My room in Guangzhou Westin. Note you watch your girl bath from your bed.
- I actually think the hotel service was first class, best even Hong Kong's. I like the service at Beijing Hotel Intercontinental and Guangzhou Westin.
The customer service in Beijing and Guangzhou hotel impressed me.When I stepped into the room the first time, the TV screen flashed a greeting with my name on it, "Mr Tay".
I get chauffeured around in a Benz C- and S-Class. China is left hand drive.
Want to know what I look like on my working trip to China? Check out my Tai Kor Tai dressing. Cool or not?
Look like Chow Yuan Fatt's dressing in the movie A Better Tomorrow? Just needs a some wind to blow my hair to make a grand entrance. Plus must remember to walk slow-mo.
At one of the Char Chang Ting, or tea restaurants in Hong Kong. Hong Kongers are like Singaporeans. Eating is a passion.
Look at the amount of fat in this roasted meat in Hong Kong.But must try! The roasted crust is crispy. The meat inside is soft and juicy. Super nice! (Make Makansutra Sitoh's orgasm face)
Do you know this guy?
At Hong Kong's Avenue of Star.
Reunited with Vice
When I landed back at Changi airport, my chio bu was there to pick me up from the airport. After been to 5 cities in China, my chio bu is still the most tok kong one.
She sent me to Planet to collect my Vice. Ah Chong did a good job and charged me a very fair price. When I rode my STX, the familiar progressive feel of the brakes came back. I was so happy. Morale of the lesson learnt: Don't anyhow change to aftermarket brake pads. Stick to OEM Honda brake pads. At least for Honda STX1300's case. Also, for my previous Honda CBR954 FireBlade case. Echoed by the owner of Honda Blackbird.
I was so happy when reunited with Vice. Once again, I was struck by how agile the STX feel; how torquey and yet smooth and vibration free the V4 engine is; how powerful the brakes are; how comfortable the bike is; and how well designed everything is on the bike. Absence really makes my heart fonder for my Vice.
A Taxi Driver's Sex Adventure with a Masseur
While Vice was at the workshop, I travelled on taxi a little bit and I hear a few interesting stories from the taxi drivers. And this is one of the most intersting one.
The taxi driver is a Malay uncle in his 40-50s. He told me, one day he picked up a China girl in Singapore. The girl is very pretty to him. He see until his eyes steam.
He drove a little while. The pretty China girl asked "Uncle, you want a massage?" She starts to massage his neck and his shoulders as he continued driving. Unable to resist, the uncle taxi driver says agreed to $50 massage session. Drive the girl to her massage parlor.
At the massage parlor, the girl asked uncle lie on his stomach on a bed and massaged his back first. Then after that, asked uncle turn around and lie flat on his back. Girl sat on uncle to massage stomach, then move up to chest. Then, the girl sat uncle face. Uncle says girl not wearing panties.
Girl offered $100 for sex job. $50 for blow job. $30 for jerk job. Uncle is clever. Said he only got $20 niah. Girl said, ok lah ok lah. She accepted $20 for blow job.
And at this point, taxi uncle drive until almost missed the turn to my destinaton. "Ooi, ooi, ooi, uncle, please turn here!" I told him. "Don't get too excited until forget." Uncle said, "Sorry sorry." He said after he dropped me, after telling me his sex adventure with the massage masseur, maybe he go visit Geylang.
Mind over matter. Finding stillness and tranquility in a bustling city like Hong Kong.
TourerGP: Has Kawa pulled off an upset against the mighty Honda?
Kawasaki just launched their high-powered high-tech 1400GTR tourer to go slug it out against the heavy weights of Honda, Yamaha and BMW. How does this new (big) kid on the block stand against the current market favours?
If you want to find out, go get the current issue of Bike Magazine from UK for the full story. The article is informative as well as entertaining.
My favourite bike mag.
I'm not going to spoil the fun and the business of Bike by giving away everything the magazine commented on these 5 bikes. I would just give you some samples as appertizers and add my personal comments:
Kawasaki GTR1400 Review Bike says:
Good points:- Bloody hell this is fast. Set the fastest 0-100kmh recorded by Bike (broken by the new Busa 3 days later). - Most gizmos after the BMWs.
Weak points: - Screen too low when at lowest; buffers head when at highest. - Hard work to corner fast, mid and low speed. - Firmest suspension and seat. Fast motor not really needed for the job at hand.
Endless says:
This bikes are all at the top of the pyramid. Every manufacturer got to give their best shot and can afford to because these bikes are not on budget. So there are no bad bikes here. And no best bikes. Rather, it is what kind of rider you are.
The 1400GTR is for those who likes all the power to ride very very fast, in a straight line eg: NorthSouth highway--but first got to change to taller aftermarket windscreen or your neck gets blown off by the windblast. 1400GTR is for those who like the idea that they are owning a bike whose got more horsepower than the guy next to him, with the highest top speed, fastest 0kmh to whatever kmh. May appeal to a mellowed Hayabusa or ZZ1400 owner.
BMW R1200RT and K1200KT Bike says: Good points: - Put them in 1-2 pole positions in this long-distance riding shootout (I can't believe this). - Comfortable. Brillian screen and fairing.
Weak points: - Clunky gearbox. Need to get used to the telelevel fork shit thing. Need to get used to the separate left and right turn signal buttons shit thing.
Endless says:
BMW must have gotten Bike bribed with the most advertisement money. Don't tell Bike or I'm going get sued. How else is there to explain that "Buy this BMW bike, even though it is so expensive, it's got a worse gearbox feel than bikes a quarter its price"?
Sorry, I am very fussy about the gearbox feel as I am not those type of rider that just sticks my bike to top gear and than ride straight and at constant speed all the way to my destination without playing with the gears and engine revs.
Ok, Ok, to be fair, the BMWs here are designed and built by a manufacturer with amongst the most experience in building tourers. So they have got almost all the chinks knocked out by decades and decades of listening to thousands and thousands of owners and new owners. These experience are intangibles that cannot be substitued by the lastest gizmo or highest specs or more horsepower engines.
It is like the best-tasting chilli crab is still the best-testing chilli crab, even though there are other stalls that offer bigger crabs, more chilli, better service.The BMWs are for owners who wish to own something different. And not just another japanese bike. And for those people where the BMW brand means more prestige than Japanese brands (Japanese brands in motorcycling don't mean anything? They haven't been watching MotoGP)
Honda ST1300 (STX1300) Pan European Review
Bike says:
Good points: - The smooth, mellow flavour of the longitudinal V4 motor. Feels like a sportsbike. - Can handle and corner like a much lighter Hornet 600.
Weak points:- Honda bland. Not outstanding in any one area. - Looks like a scooter (it is not the Pan's fault. Those scooter builders went to build their scooters like the Pan.)
Endless says:I say exactly what Bike said. I love the V4. It is so relaxing when cruising in Singapore. And it grips the tarmac like a vice when cornering and accelerating. I also love the willingness of the ST1300 to corner.
The Pan is really very much like the BMW. Almost perfect and flawless as tourers/sports tourers like years of feedback from owners. If something is not there, you almost can be sure you don't need it, no matter how much you think you need it (eg: more horsepower).
People who go for the STX are people who trust the Honda brand for build reliability and design experience. And for those who go for finesse riding style over brute acceleration and top speed. And for comfort and refinement.
Yamaha FJR1300A Review
Bike says:
Good points: - Sporty. Good engine - Feels like what a proper motorbike should feel (versus the STX, a bike that accelerates but you can't hear the engine sound).
Weak points: - Old tech. - Screen a bit too low for long-distance touring.
Endless says:
I will put the FJR as a midway between the GTR1400 and STX. It is for those trust the Yamaha brand. For those who likes to hear a bit of engine and exhaust sound from their bike. But some of those in the FJR camp may be attracted to go over to the GTR1400 camp because of the appeal of higher horsepower.
Conclusion
Touring and sport touring is one style of riding where higher horsepower, highest top speed don't mean as much. There is no one way of quantification that can measure a bike that is best for touring/sport touring, unlike pure sportbike. And for every strength, it necessites a trade-off.
Eg: To have more horsepower to ride at higher speed or accelerate faster, the suspension has to be firmer and harsher and less comfortable. The wheelbase has to be longer to give greater sense of stability at high speed at the expense of needing more effort to turn the bike.
So the conclusion is there is no best bike here. More like what is your style? What does your priority lie?
What someone else like may not be what you will like. Knowing yourself well is just as important as knowing the bikes out there.
Golf is not just for the rich ang high class people. Even Endless me is also learning to play golf.
And you don't need a car to bring golf clubs. Ride motorbike also can bring golf clubs. How? Just buy a "sunday bag"--a soft case golf bag which can carry a good 7-9 clubs. I sling it across me and I can ride my bike comfortably with it.
If you think golf is a very serious and formal sport, then you have never play golf with Endless. Just watch these videos filmed by Endless.
Value-for-money golf game
Lang kor
Pot Mark
I think ESPN should hire me as a golf commentator. Don't you think I will give those ang mor a good run for their money?
1. Never get any demerit points! 2. Never claim any bike insurance. Yipee! 3. Still 100% safe. 4. Organised Traffic Police-Bukit Batok Safety Day ride, and HOV talk 5. My loudexhaust blog crosses 15,000 hits. Realised it was read by many bike enthusiasts. Thank you for reading. Will continue to write more adventures. 6. Got chio bu Ms Huppy to be guest blogger. Only wrote 2 articles. Since then, she zhao lor liao.
Most Memorable Rides
1. Betong Thailand 2. Twin Peaks Faiser Hill and Genting Highlands 3. Pagoh Challenge. Need a 2008 version. Wrote this article for Motor Culture. All my school english teachers would have never guessed one day I would write for a magazine. But then, Motor Culture is such a beng magzine.
Interesting Events
1. Frost no more. Become, I AM VICE. Changed from Fazer1000 to STX. Honda's got to me again. 2. Hornet Nest to Moto-v. Have to keep telling people I don't ride with an engine oil company. 3. Learnt diving. Got advanced diving cert. Almost drowned. 4. Picking up golf. Start of a self-torturing sport. 5. Was there during the Indian protest rally at KL, tear gas, ang-chia, helicopter and all. 6. My STX peng san twice within one month and need to thank 7 people who helped to upright it.
Wishes for 2008 1. Maintain my 100% riding safety for my 12th year running. 2. Go on more interesting rides. Hopefully with less qiu-cheng (screw-ups). 3. Show you more chio-bu! 4. Organise more safety events to help more riders save their skin. 5. Do Pagoh Challenge 2008! Happy New Year!
Attraction: Rengit & Pengarang are old traditional fishing village World War II British Ops Centre
Big in Kulai. The stars of Edmun Cheng and Xiang Yun are still shinning in Kulai. Property advertisement.
We had breakfast at Kulai. There are 22 bikes on this ride. I sat next to Daniel, an Australian who rides a VFR. I was shocked when he ordered the famous super-big tau pao at Yun Lai and conversed to the kopi tiam auntie in mandarin. I asked him how come he knows how to speak mandarin? He replied in complete phrases of Beijing-accented mandarin that once he went to tour China for 4 months. And he had no choice to learn mandarin. Because everyone down there speaks mandarin and little english. He has to learn to speak mandarin, othewise, no hotel, no food, no transport...
Trucks also got siamese-twin type joined at the hips? One on right of photo kena accident and become pai kah cannot move. One on the left come and rescue and shift its cargo (sand) over to carry on delivery.
Route 90, en-route to Pengerang. Route 90 is like a road kena carpet bombed. Craters left and right. Got to split in between craters at times.
Ride along J52, along the southerntip of east coast of Malaysia was fantastic. Flat plains all around.
Coconut trees blowing in the strong sea breeze on the left. Beyond is the South China Sea.
Arriving at Sungei Rengit. I think its landmark is a huge prawn.
Our bikes attracted a crowd of young fans.
Reached Sunget Rengit, a town before Pengerang. Beautiful view of the sea. And can see lots of large cargo ships moored out in the sea in front.
The flat green at the background is Pengerang, where we are supposed to head to. When there, supposed to be able to see Singapore. You can actually take a boat from Changi Village and take you to Pengerang.
After riding so far to get here, a photo to capture the moment that might never return.
House with a view of the sea. A few feet in front of the house is the South China sea. Fantastic place to live in as retirement home. But need RM130K.
Tall coconut trees lined both sides of the road. You know you are near the sea when you see so many coconut trees.
We stopped by the roadside to take photo. This road is interesting because rarely, the sea is just next to the road.
Me and my marvelleous and dependable Vice. The STX1300 never fails to amaze me with its athletic finesse even though I have already experienced it before already. It is not a tourer. To me, it really is an upright Blackbird.
We reached the jetty, Jeti Tanjong Pengelih, that is at the southermost tip. But cant see Singapore leh. And nothing much to see. Snap a photo and we u-turned back.
We had lunch at Sungei Rengit town. I ate my kin. This is wild boar dish. That animal is my Chinese zodiac.
Sunray bursting through the cloud cover. The weather today was great. No rain and cool somemore.
Another stunt photo of mine. What's so special of this photo? I was the leader of the convoy back. And I took a photo of the convoy, turning myself facing backward, while still riding.
Entering Kulai town on the return trip, saw aftermath of an accident. The Malaysian Vios langga into the rear of a small lorry. Huge jam behind.
The woman from the Vios, still suffering from the impact.
