+ jangan TAKUT.... +

kali ni post aku lain sikit. tak de tulis cerita pasal latest ride, gamba ride pun tak de.. tapi citer nie ada sikit-sikit pasal dunia ride... bahasa pun guna bahasa rojak lah, sebab kesilapan grammar dalam tulisan english aku ya amat lah banyak... apa-apa pun tak kisah la apa bahasa, apa grammar... janji aku boleh share citer ngan korang... paling tidak pun aku syok sendiri... hehehe

kat Hard Rock

malam tadi masa lepak-lepak kat Hard Rock, port biasa hari jumaat malam sabtu ada sorang member bagi tau... 

+ member + "Roi... adalah dua tiga member cakap ko kempen kuat sekarang..."

+  aku lah + "kempen kuat...?"

+ member + "ye lah ini tahun kan tahun election kat HOG..."

+ member + "derang cakap ko kempen kat fb macam-macam bende ko buat, ko tulis...." 

+  aku lah + " owwhh..... hahahaha..!"

aku tediam jap, tapi lepas tu sambung bual macam biasa. tukar topic sebab malas nak citer panjang berjela... lepas habis set live band aku angkat kaki, balik...

kat atas moto

dalam perjalanan balik bila teringatkan cerita member tadi aku tersenyum sendiri. seperti yang aku jangkakan, cerita-cerita macam ni mesti akan keluar... terutama bila aku agak aktif tahun ni dalam fb HOG Malaysia Chapter. ye lah, mana taknya... awal-awal tahun lagi aku da canang kompang pasal Camping Ride, pas tu aku post pulak citer-citer ride weekend aku ngan kawan-kawan, baru nak reda... aku up plak pasal HORE.... over sell btol la si Roi ni... hahaha...

sampai umah | dlm bilik study

nah... ni aku dah start nak bebel pulak. anyway, sambung balik pasal citer kempen election HOG nie. kalau adalah.... kalau betol lah, ada kawan-kawan yang rasa aku terlebih syok... mintak maaplah. bukan sebab nak kempen, bukan sebab election dan bukan juga sebab nak masuk bertanding jawatan HOG tahun nie...

"I've been there | Done that.... "

so untuk kawan-kawan yang rasa nak bertanding jawatan HOG tahun ni, teruskanlah usaha anda... jangan TAKUT, jangan gundah dan jangan rasa irihati... bukan sebab aku buat semua ni nak cari publisiti tapi lebih kerana syok sendiri.

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

i've once been volunteered myself to be the HOG Malaysia office bearer. masa tu tujuan tak lain hanyalah sebab minat sangat nak jadi Road Captain. sapa-sapa member yang ada masa election tahun tu mesti ingat "ya saya nak jadi Road Captain, sokong lah saya"... isi borang pencalonan pun cuma isi ruangan Road Captain saja (terima kasih Bro Jalal & Fizan) hinggalah Sdr. Nik Adelin (Hon. Secretary masa tu...) bagi tau yg dia masukkan juga nama saya dalam ruangan Safety Officer.

+ Nik Adelin + "kawe takuk dema kaloh post Road Captain, demo ada chang lagi jadi Safety Officer".... heheh, terima kasih Bro Nik... 

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

maka kalah lah tahun tu dan tak dapatlah jadi Road Captain, tapi dapat jadi Safety Officer. and the challenge came right after i being introduce as a new Safety Officer sehinggalah ke mesyuarat pertama selepas AGM dan ke mesyuarat kedua, ketiga dan seterusnya... tapi aku teruskan juga. meeting tetiap bulan, kadang-kadang tiap-tiap minggu pun ada, tak masuk ride sana sini dan campur aktiviti ride sendiri.. it was never been easy, kena marah kena maki dah sampai mangli tapi minat punya pasal, aku stay dalam committee... timbul tengelam hari berganti bulan, bulan berganti tahun... lepas 2 tahun sampai lah masa AGM untuk election seterusnya...macam sama tahun yang dulu, kali ni aku nak gak jadi Road Captain. dah rezeki, maka menanglah tahun tu... jadilah Road Captain yang aku idamkan. campur tolak setahun, jadi itu ini, meletup sana sini, bang meja dan kerusi especially lepas Johor HOG Rally... dengan berat hati, aku dengan rela lepaskan jawatan Road Captain yg aku sayangi....

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

thats it...! itu je lah... cita-cita aku nak jadi Road Captain dah tercapai walaupun banyak bende yang aku nak contribute tak tersampai, never been in my mind or plan to go for any post further than being a Road Captain. jauh sekali nak jadi Presiden... now i've better plan, different ball game, different field and different style. 

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

untuk rakan-rakan yang ada minat nak jadi HOG Malaysia Chapter office bearer tahun nie, i wish you best of luck. it's not an easy affair as you must put lots of effort and commitment... kempen kena kempen sebab kalo nak harapkan on the election day it self for people to know u, it's gonna be tough. kempen bukan buat chai, atau jual nama sana sini... tapi kempen la dengan organize banyak aktiviti, ride lah sana sini supaya members kenal siapa empunya diri... jarak masa sampai AGM tak lama lagi, campur tolak adalah 30 hari, belum terlambat sebab masa ada banyak lagi...

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

HOG AGM - photo by Lee Loong Wun

as for me, i'll continue doing what i love most - riding and promoting Harleys. i've achieve my dream of being a Road Captain for HOG Malaysia Chapter and now i'm making new many other dreams to achieve. i always interested to promote riding Harley-Davidson motorcycle to the public coz that are most what people dream. at the same time, i'll keep on promoting the legacy and culture in Malaysia Harley-Davidson community. Brotherhood, Love & Respect among Harley owners, great riding stories, riding skill activities and competent Road Marshal for everybody SAFETY. perhaps this year, i should start to do more talking, learning, meeting people and writing a book about Harley scene in Malaysia. A thousand mile journey start with a small step and as beginning i should put all dreams into planning.

to all my fellow Chinese Harley owners, i would like to wish you Gong Xi Fa Chai & more prosperity..!! as for the rest, happy holidays. ride SAFE..!!

Roi

9th February 2013

Malaysia Harley Owners Riding Experience (H.O.R.E.) Course #01/2013

HORE #01/2013
*photo courtesy of Sir Joe Labu

in the beginning it was known as Basic Riding Course (BRC) when it was first launched in 2009. back then when i developed the module of this course i was the Safety Officer for HOG Malaysia Chapter. the main objectives of this course was to provide a platform for the Harley owners in Malaysia to share good practices in riding Harley-Davidson bikes besides creating safe riding awareness among all. In addition, this program was introduced by HDKL as one of their value added services to the customers.

not like in US and Europe that they have Riders Edge program, there was no such structured program being conducted or organized before BRC. for the Harley owners in Malaysia most of us especially those coming since from the HD Dealer 222 PJ and HD Dealer Sunway were self thought and based from our year to year riding experience. some learn from the hard way which is falling off from the bike.... 

so in 2009, 4 courses were organized and conducted with some help from TJ (HOG Activities Officer '09), Kamil (HOG Secretary '09) and Nawi (ex Safety Officer '08). it's not easy to get the "buy in" from the Harley owners to participate to this program during those years. we been challenged by many bikers on our capability in conducting the course... some even question on how we could certified the riders where's we were not being certified by any certified organization i.e. JPJ, PDRM, etc. let alone on the course name it self (BASIC Riders Course) as some Harley owners were reluctant to join as they didn't see why they should come for a basic session where's they have been riding for many years.... in total, 35 Harley owners mainly new owners attended the course for the whole year of 2009. not bad isn't it..... ;-)

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” ― Alvin Toffler.

in 2010, we organized 4 sessions of the same course in that year with some changes to the name of the program. Thanks to Dato S.M. Zulkifli (CEO of Naza 2 Wheels) who always being supportive to us by giving great  advise and feedback on what we have done has suggested us to reconsider the course name to pull more participation from the Harley owners. BRC course was later known as Riders Orientation Program in 2010.

course name changed but nothing much changed so far in-term of the numbers of participant registered to the program. among the Harley owners, we heard some feedback that the word ORIENTATION has hold them back from joining the program. perhaps bad experience during orientation session in college still haunted their mindset... but we stay focus and always motivated to continue organizing and conducting the course when the dates came. that year in 2010, 45 Harley owners have attended our program ..... extra 45 people from the first year ;-)

since then the course name has not being changed. we organized 4 more sessions in 2011 and 2 sessions in 2012 (low session due to bz schedule). slowly but surely, the demand for the same course came from the new Harley owners. this time we thank the HDKL and their salesperson who keep on promoting the program to their clients.

this year 2013, the course has been face-lift with some additional input of it contents, slides, excercise, material and name. it's now known as Harley Owners Riding Experience or HORE (pronounce as "HO Rey"). HORE module includes :

1. Introduction to Harley-Davidson, it's stories and legacy

2. Safety & defensive riding - road positioning & riding strategy (new)

3. Risk Awareness, Risk Accepteance and Risk Management

4. Preparing to ride and pre ride inspection

5. Basic maintenance, routine services and planning your parts & accessories (new)

6. Riding skill

7. Incident & crisis management (new)

8. 8 riding drill (new)

9. HOG Membership via hog.com (new)

10. Riding in Group 

last 2nd & 3rd Feb, 24 new Harley owners have attended the HORE course. that was the biggest ever crowd we could get in a session so far. more sessions will be organized this year and this time not only it will be organized in HDKL PJ but will be in Penang too. 

next courses dates will be announce soon and we do hope many more Harley owners will join. for those in other states i.e. Johor, Terengganu, Sabah, etc. if you interested to organized this course at your place, do let us know and we will be much happy to come and jointly organize with you.

in-addition to HORE, some good news that we would also wanted to share which are, this year we will be launching 2 more new courses to the fello bikers. 

1. Road Captain & Road Marshal course

2. Initiating and organizing riding in group

till then, ride SAFE & continuously improve our riding skill ....

Roi

group debriefing after riding skill drill

riding skill drill - circle

riding skill drill - handling bike

facilitator feedback

demonstration - 2nd gear without holding clutch

riding skill drill - slalom

riding skill - stopping

close guide by course facilitator

ride it right

LOH - Noni

riding skill drill - maneuvering 

Million Mile Monday 2011 - Malaysia Log 7,125 KM!!

75 bikes + 95km each + 93 members ..... 7,125KM log on Million Mile Monday 2011 

from Harley Owners Malaysia..!!

Group Photo @ KLCC - by Ganeson

Thank You to all Brothers & Sistas of Harley Owners in Malaysia for participating in this event! Despite heavy downpour we had this morning in K.L. .... you have shown the great support and living the spirit of brotherhood by riding with us tonite!!

Road Marshals - pic by Ganeson

Thank you to all Road Marshals - Rosham, Napiee, Fuad Siam, Zeff, Naem, Oja, Andy and TJ for the great work & dedications...

Thank you to TJ & Zeff for organizing this event.

LOH Malaysia - pic by Ganeson

Thank You All & Congratulations Malaysia!!

RESPECT THE RIDE - by HOG.COM

It has been a while i didn't visit the HOG.com website due to my bzness with daily schedule and photo editing. However, today i managed to browse into it as at the sametime i would like to check on my International H.O.G. membership validity.

Done with that i continue browsing just to check if there's new updates from HOG and i found this article. I would like to share this article to my fellow riders and also friends to tell you that tho we ride Harley-Davidson bikes that known with it loud pipe, but we do care our seroundings too.....

Enjoy reading ;-)

p/s : HOG members, please log on to www.hog.com for further readings


One Man's Music Is Another Man's Noise
Call it temptation, but there's something about a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle that calls its rider to open the throttle. The resulting roar stirs emotions of power, euphoria, and freedom. Simply put, to love a Harley-Davidson is to love the sound of a V-Twin engine.

For some, however, the throaty V-Twin sound is nothing more than "noise." It's this sentiment that has led a growing number of communities throughout the country to implement noise ordinances that target motorcycles. In some U.S. areas, if your pipes exceed posted decibel limits or are missing an EPA compliance label, you could face hefty fines.

The issue sheds light on the need for all motorcyclists to ride respectfully to preserve the freedoms our sport enjoys. As H.O.G. members, we are, in some special ways, the public face of Harley-Davidson. So perhaps have an extra responsibility to set a good example in this area. Please read and take to heart the respectful riding practices presented here. And help us prevent the spread of unnecessary motorcycle regulations and restrictions.

Before you set out on your next ride, consider the following:

• Outfit your bike with EPA-approved parts. Many after market exhaust systems exceed acceptable EPA noise levels and are therefore subject to fines, depending on the community. Harley-Davidson's Screamin' Eagle® Street Performance Slip-On Mufflers always come with an EPA label – and they sound great to boot! • Noises carry. Motorcycle noise is especially amplified under bridges and overpasses and echoes off buildings in downtown areas. Similarly, a wide-open throttle in a residential area causes disruptions for the people who live there. Be aware of how the sweet music of a V-Twin can quickly turn into a major noise issue for others. • Attitude goes a long way. While most Harley-Davidson riders are respectful of the communities in which they ride, there are those who either don't consider the impact a loud exhaust may have on others or purposefully seek to attract attention. Regardless of the reason, excessive motorcycle noise creates a problem for all of us. Avoiding the wrong kind of attention is easy. Be mindful about when and where you make yourself heard.

• Idle considerately. Idling as little as possible in early morning hours goes a long way to keeping the peace with neighbors. As one rider has suggested, roll your bike to the end of the driveway before starting up. The additional distance between your bike and the neighbor's house can make a big difference. • Get educated. Keep current on the noise issue in your own community and around the country. A simple Web search can produce a lot of information about noise sensitivities in your area or those in which you'll be riding.

Get the ball rolling in 2011....!! HOG MY Com. #001/2011

HOG Malaysia Chapter Committee had our first meeting in 2011 last nite ;-)

Plan your ride in 2011 with HOG Malaysia Chapter!!

HOG Malaysia Chapter has published the 2011 TENTATIVE RIDE AND EVENTS CALENDAR in their website recently. Please visit HOG Malaysia Chapter link here for all the latest updates on the club matters or event happenings in 2011.

HOG Malaysia Chapter Website Page

 Or please click here if you want to view the 2011 TENTATIVE RIDE AND EVENTS CALENDAR.

2011 Tentative Calendar

Please note that not all events listed in the calendar are HOG events as it's also include other bike event for reference by the members.

So with this latest update & calendar.... we should be able to plan much earlier & spent time to ride more. Remember, "fail to plan is plan to fail"... :-)

Ride SAFE!!

Good Bye 2010...Welcome 2011...!!

Time flies...and i realised it flies faster lately ;-) Baru saja nak merasainya, tahun 2010 begitu cepat berlalu meninggalkan kita. Namun alhamdullilah, thank God that last year was an interesting year i had with so many things happenings in my life especially to what i love most.... my experience and life with Harley-Davidson.

Last year started with Ultra King Ride organized by few old friends like Jai, Hazlin, Mike Gan  & Naem.  more than 50 touring bikes of Harley-Davidson turn up for the half day event.

Late January marked another great occasion that happen to me as i was given an opportunity to participate in the HOG Rally Coordinator Training (HRCT) in Texas, United States. I spent almost 3 weeks in States attending the program that related to HOG and I met with 200 new HOG members around d world. At Texas, we learned, we see, we talked, we shared and we exchanged ideas due to one reason and interest, Harley-Davidson.

It was an eye opener to me to learn on many things, meeting new people, seeing new culture when i was in States. I was so lucky, and will remember every single experience i had on every single day when i was there and hopefully to share all this with my children one day in future.

Came back from States, i conducted the Basic Riders Course for all the new Harley owners in Malaysia. Last year in 2010 we managed to run 4 sessions of such courses and almost 30 people have attended the course. I hope for those that attended the course have learn somethings about this beautiful hobby and keep on riding and clicking millage on their odometer. 

Some that i could remember are Dr Rajhi & Dr Amba who is now ride most of their weekends, Kak Ju & hubby have ridden till East Coast & West Coast, Michelle & Ray are now enjoying their time riding together with their 48 & Fat Boy, Oja as most active guy in town has clocked 20k millage on his Street Glide. 

Rosham & Putri, Abg Mustafa, Nik & Aisha, Kak Zah, Nurul & Rose, Alex, Chua, and many more which i didn't mention in this post. I wish them to ride Safely and having lots of fun with their bikes. 

In May, we had the Sensational Saturday with Capt Nik & malaysia Airlines. In that month too we had the 7th Malaysian National HOG Rally lead by our VP Nik, to one of Malaysian National Park in Jerantut Pahang. Almost 100 bikes had joined this local event, we rode on beautiful Malaysia road with surrounded by Malaysian Rainforest scene and it was successfully organized by Nik with some helps of the committee members.

June was a busy month for most of us in HOG Malaysia Chapter as last year was the first SEA HOG Rally been organized by 5 neighboring countries. Meeting was almost every week at HDKL despite our daily job. With almost 250 participation came from Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Malaysia, we managed to make this BIG event a succesful event and memorable for those who joined it.

Early July i took a time off from HOG ride as most of the members were in their resting period recovering back from SEA HOG Rally. I spent time riding with my SeDARAH Brothers in conjuction to Million Mile Monday covering North Malaysia, Penang and Betong Thailand for 3 days. It was a great ride as all of us were riding our touring bike on the beautiful scenery of northern Malaysia and southern Thailand and clocked 4950km for the whole journey.

Came back from the Kepak Ride, once again i rode with few friends from other MCs to Hatyai Thailand for the Hatyai Bike Week. It was a great ride especially when seeing few MCs like Motorhead MC, Violent Storm MG, Indipendent MC (now MC) and few HOG members rode together in one group. 

Although we were in different colors but with high respect and deep passions, we enjoy every moment on the road together.

September was quiet as most friends and me were concentrating on the holy Ramadhan month. But it doesn't take long time for us to be back on our saddle because as soon as we completed the fasting month, i rode with my SeDARAH Brother Jonthrow for our first Tour of Malaya in October, covering 6 states in 4 days ride. The best ever ride experience i had and hopefully we'll do more in future.

November came fast last year and HOG organised a 3 days ride to Lanjut Pahang. About 80 bikes joined the ride and most of them are new Harley owners in Malaysia. We had great time in this ride especially seeing many Ladies rider ride along with us.

 

Came back from Lanjut, we jamm the Indipendent MC for ther anniversary party.

End of November i miss another ride organized by HOG to Kenyir lake as i was occupied with my company CSR project. 

December, HOG Malaysia Chapter members rest their bike at home but still spending time together but on the cruise sailing from Port Klang to Langkawi and Singapore. I'm not a sail fan hence i made a short trip to JB for a JB Bike Week with few SeDARAH Brothers. Came back from JB, HOG members rode to Manjung for Manjung Bike Week but i've to let it go due to my tight schedule preparing for the Harley Kids - Ride With The HEROES program.

Harley Kids - Ride With The HEROES program was another succesful program organized by HOG Malaysia Chapter and i felt greatful to see many members & their family participated in the event. Although it was a short ride from PJ to Putrajaya, but the activities we did during the event was something we will not forget.

 

 

2010 bike scene in Malaysia closed with the greatest event ever organized by Red Garage - the KL 2nd Bike Week (read my write up here).So many riders turn up during the event despite it was organized during Christmas day. I was lucky too to participate in this program especially during the sunset ride. Congrats to Red Garage for a such meaning full event last year.

So that's it! Many things happening last year.... good times, great times and memorable times. Thank you HOG Malaysia Chapter members, committee members, all Malaysian motorcycle club (MCs) , HD of Kuala Lumpur for the great support and all Harley owners in Malaysia for the great participation in most of the ride held last year.

Good bye 2010... Welcome 2011, more millage to be done this year. Till then, Ride SAFE & have Fun!!

Roi,

Safety Officer

HOG Malaysia Chapter