HORE #1/2014 - HDKL PJ. Mission Accomplished...!!

Shukur Alhamdullilah, Thank to Allah for once again giving me the opportunity to conduct the HORE session last weekend at HDKL PJ. I'm glad that for this first session in 2014, i got the chance of meeting and knowing Ravi, Jocelyn, Nora, Abang Zul, Han, Fauzi, Nat, Thomas, Andrew, Shiham for the first time as they are among the participants for the course....

It was quite a good turn up and a great session we had despite the hot weather especially in the afternoon during the riding skill session. Some were good at handling their bikes especially for the Sportsters owners while some may have to practice more and ride more from time to time to improve their skill. 

The issue with new riders on holding much to their clutch are normal issue and hope that they could move on to better riding habits in future. Abang Zul, Ravi, Nora and Andrew had those problem the most during the riding skill session perhaps they are struggling in ensuring their bike didn't stall in the middle of exercise. Jocelyn was quite nervous during the first day perhaps too much pressure upon looking at the training field and people around. It's okay Jocelyn, we will do more session this week moving forward.

And for the first time this year, i had the chance to test the Softail Breakout 2014. it was a sexy bike and look cool to ride, got some similarity to v-rod feelin but i've to agree with Ravi that the handlebar was quite long and straight which not easy to handle especially during taking close turn or slow corners....

On second day session which was riding in group exercise, we had experienced few more findings.... Nat was quite hesitate during taking corners, perhaps one way to help her is to go for more rides especially on the zig zac road condition to build her confidence and later enjoy more character of her bike... Nora who used to ride within 80km/h, managed to ride till 110km/h during the session... the riding pace within the group improved especially during our way back to the dealership from Cyberjaya....

Well, basically those are some observations i had for the past 2 days during the session. i hope that most of the participants could benefit and enjoy the session as much as i did. i wish that we will be given more chances to ride again together in future. as for now, i'm preparing and focusing myself for this coming weekend Road Captain Development Program with the Lady Bikers Malaysia in Port Dickson.... see u guys soon...! Ride SAFE!!

Roi

*p/s - ThankYou to HDKL, Jimmy Othman and Jim for helping me during the course.

Harley Owners Riding Experience (HORE) is back for 2014

Dulu when it was introduced back in 2009 it was known as Basic Rider Course.... tapi program tak dapat sambutan... maybe the course name "basic" doesn't attract the riders to join.... a year later, the program name has been changed to Riders Orientation Program.... great turn up especially from the new Harley owners sekitar KL. but still low participation versus the numbers of bike being sold via HDKL. So last year, we have decided to revamp the module, slides and content so it has be given a new name to which is Harley Owners Riding Experience....

learning has 2 methods... self learning and structured learning. self learning mostly via own experience, reading, browsing Google or watching YouTube. meanwhile structured learning is about classroom based, have learning material to refer too and course content that been developed to assist the learner....

kat Malaysia nie memang jarang ada structured class especially dedicated for Harley bikes.... luckily, HD KL has initiated one and continued supporting the event. it's not about teaching the new owners but getting them in a proper platform to share ideas, knowledge and information about owning the Harley motorcycles, understanding the lifestyle, aware about the risk in motorcycling, so on and so forth.....

so for those who interested to join this course, please give a shout and we will meet at the program soon.....

in addition, i would like to take this opportunity to thank Harley-Davidson of Kuala Lumpur, the Dealer Principal En. Azian & Bro Jimmy for giving me the opportunity to lead the course again. Your continuous support in promoting safety riding program are highly appreciated and should be followed by other automotive players in the market.

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+ 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

#1st Week | #1st Ride | 2013

I was driving to Puchong last Saturday eve after the whole day doin nothing at home when suddenly  i received a phone call from Rid (Mohamad Riduan) inviting me for a ride on Sunday with a bunch of Sea Shepherd supporters. Without taking much time to think, i accepted the invitation and has promised Rid to meet him with the rest of the members at Puchong Gateway on Sunday morning.

I've proposed to Rid that the route for Sunday ride will be towards to Morib using combination of trunk road and highways.

As promised, i woke up early on Sunday morning and rode my bike to the meet up point at Puchong Gateway. 10 minutes late from the promised time and upon my arrival i saw Raez, Yassir, Jim, Rid and Aida already waited for me at the Petronas petrol station. Reza and Adzri can't make it with the group this time due to their late appointment last nite. As usuall, we had a stick of cigarette before makin a move when suddenly Abang Nazli stoppin by with his GS to say hi to us.

So 6 of us, that it... good enough to start the ride that morning and we make a move towards the SKVE to Morib. The initial plan was to ride through Dengkil - Banting trunk road but due to Yassir proposal, we have chosen the SKVE highway toward Panglima Garang in Klang.

It was a great day to ride, great weather with the blue sky and fresh air passing through us on the rides. SKVE Highway is still quiet with vehicles, perhaps not many people knew about it... so we took this advantage to ride and view the beautiful scenery along the highway. Only few spots on the highway were not even but manageable to ride safely.

Upon reaching at the end of the highway, we entered the trunk road from Teluk Panglima Garang towards Banting town. Traffic was quite heavy around the small town with people busy doing their weekend shopping at the market area.

6 Harleys on the road is great enough to shake the town with our roaring engine sound, but it just for awhile before we proceed the ride to Morib.

Arrived at Morib, we stop for a breakfast beside the beach. Not many people were around the place... perhaps it was too early for people to go picnic beginning of the year. As usual, we had chit chat over the breakfast and took some photos before heading back to KL using the same route.

The route we chose in general was a good route to ride. Many things you could see along the road and highways, mainly the scenery of traditional village houses and plantation. Good distance to cover for a short weekend ride so that you'll be back at home before lunch time. Just need to be extra careful of the local motorist that came out to the main road from the small junction and those that turn into the intersection from the main road.

Till the next ride... ride SAFE!!

Roi

Harley-Davidson Malaysia

New Year... New Post.... New Resolutions!!

Dear Friends.....

this blog has not been updated for almost a year...!! demn how lazy am i... i'm sorry for those that used to follow the updates... or perhaps no more follower due to web "yang dah bersawang".... anyway, i'm back... like normal early years, with a new energy and "semangat"... my this year resolutions for this blog is that i'll try to be more active and keep on writing sharing updates on my riding activities and the Harley-Davidson motorcycle scene in Malaysia.....

First things first, my ride has a new color..... okay, not so new.... few months old... although the old paint was still in a good condition but the new CVO paint was so tempting till i decided to change it... and off course, with a CVO decal at both side of the tank. Yellow and Black is my favorite color for 2013 so there is it...!!

the bike now not only has new paint but new radio too.... as much i wanted to keep the original radio on my bike but due to it's setting which does not permit me to discover more frequency in Malaysia.... i've decided to replace it with Pioneer Radio... but this time i add 2 additional speakers and 2 tweeters to support the current speaker which i have... no, not Harman Kardon but Mohawk speakers are good enuf to make me entertained while riding..... thanks to Lee Bikers and my audio tech for a superb work in this "pimp my ride" project.... hehehehe

okay.... 2013 finally came. more ride to do this year which i've missed last year... furthermore it's suppose to be an active year to ride as Harley-Davidson is celebrating the 110th Anniversary this year...!! yuhoooooo...!! so apart from the weekly ride that never been plan, Pataya Bike Week, Phuket Bike Week and Hua Hin Bike Week are in plan... few rides along with other local MCs in Malaysia is great too.... but what i'm dreaming off is attending the 110th Harley-Davidson Anniversary in August this year at Milwaukee US...!! 8 months to go, i definitly desperate in saving money to go for this trip....!!

Well, seems August is quite a long way to go.... why not we start with small first as this month... i'm organizing a special ride which i called Camping Ride.... more to come and stay tune for more updates in this blog....!!

Ride Safe & Ride On...!!

Roi