Birthday Present

Got this helmet as a BDAY present! Love it!

Box it in!

Gave in and bought a Givi box today. Been stuck in the rain one too many times. Went for at least 2 meetings drenched wet. So during my 3,000 km service, installed a Givi bracket and E33 box. Bought a substantially better Givi raincoat and paid RM508 for the entire bill :`(












I was afraid it was going to look ugly, but it doesn't look THAT ugly. Just reasonably bad. Its not a huge box, and only fits one full face. But it will store my raincoat, water + gel, rain slippers/shoes.

MIROS Motocycle Report

Read an interesting MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ROAD SAFETY (MIROS) RESEARCH report on Malaysia's motorcycle statistics and accident characteristics.

Summary:
- Assuming 70% of registered bikes are active, there are 6.2 mil bikes in Malaysia
- Out of the 6.2 mil, 113,962 have been involved in road accidents, causing fatalities of 3,640 riders, and another 430 pillions
- Motorcycle fatalities continue to outnumber other road users (no surprise)
- Most of the road accidents involving motorcycles occurred at straight roads, with no significant difference in the number of accidents during daytime and night time
- Injuries are getting more and more fatal, with a bigger percentage of KSI (Killed and Series Injuries)
- Highest KSI cases in Malaysia are in Klang, followed by PJ *gasp*

Download the full report here.

B Full Lulus!

Yahoo! Aced it. I should have got 20 out of 20 marks. The JPJ officer didn't see me using the hand brakes. Ceh...

Examination

My bike exam is on Monday. Today was my last run on the Kawasaki ER-6n before the exam. 6 rounds of the circuit felt easy, compared to the first day. However, I slipped off the bridge once today.

I'm gonna be the first to take the test on Monday morning. The pressure is on! Anyway, its gonna be a busy weekend with lots of work to finish up. However, all I can think about is how puny the 150cc feels after getting off the 650cc ER-6n :(

COTY2u 2011 - Kawasaki Versys

A good friend had tickets to Car Of The Year 2u 2011. The highlight of the event is sitting on the Kawasaki bikes. There was a yellow Versys there, similar to these pics (stolen from Google images, btw if you want your pic taken down, just let me know):











However, these are the few reasons why I won't buy it:
- the reason I'm riding is because of cost savings. Considering mortgage and car loan, I don't want to get into another loan.
- the fuel consumption is RM20 for 330km. The FZ150 does almost 400km on RM16. Bigger engine, poorer fuel consumption.
- the meter is quite ugly:

Another accident :(

While on the way home from Ikea, saw a motorcyclist laying on the ground without his helmet. The aftermath of the accident was spotted at the Sprint Highway traffic lights, at SMK Damansara Jaya. A big malay youth, delivering pizza for PHD was writhing in pain. Spotted bruising on his left eye and raw flesh on the left elbow.

He was not the only victim, an Indian lady was also sprawled on the ground, right in the middle of the traffic lights. She too was without her helmet. Her teeth was red, stained in blood, and was still in shock from the unfortunate tragedy. Another Indian man, assuming her husband, was standing, looking calm, however, the wound on his head was gory. Flesh carved out until the bone on his left temple and cheek. However, the cries of his wife (on the ground) and daughter (no more than 4 years of age) left him standing stunned. The young girl was not hurt, and onlookers were trying to comfort her, while the others (including myself) tried to be of help.

A car banged the 2 motorcycles. The car driver was on the phone, calling for help, while we tried to move the injured to the side of the road. A kind samaritan (2 nurses in a white MyVi) stopped to offer transport for the Indian family to a nearby hospital, Damansara Specialist. They don't look like they have any insurance though...

It was a traumatizing scene.

Prayers go out to this family. May they recover quickly, without any complications and recoup their losses. Amen.