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  REVIEW: 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe – RM72,372

  27 December 2018 / 10 comments

  Dressing mutton for lamb is a time honoured practice amongst vehicle manufacturers, but is the 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe at RM72,372 a prime example of this? It cannot be denied the current trend for motorcycle […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2018 Honda X-ADV – scootering gets tough

  26 December 2018 / 0 comments

  As a motorcycle manufacturer, Honda has never shied away from producing various engine configurations, sometimes inserted into some very off-beat body styles. Case in point is the 2018 Honda X-ADV, retailing in Malaysia at RM61,748, […]

   

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  FIRST LOOK: 2017 TVS Apache RTR200 – RM10,950

  12 December 2018 / 5 comments

  With the launch of the 2019 TVS Apache RTR200 V2.0 in Malaysia at a price of RM10,950, paultan.org was given the chance of a first look at this made in India 200 cc sport bike. […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2019 Yamaha YZF-R15 – lots of fun for RM12k

  15 November 2018 / 22 comments

  We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: if there is one thing Yamaha does and does well, it is making small displacement engines that hit well above their weight class. A case in […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2018 BMW Motorrad R 1200 RT – RM127,900

  23 October 2018 / 9 comments

  Before the ubiquitous presence of long suspension adventure bikes as touring rigs came on the scene, most riders made do with a standard motorcycle to travel long distances. Slap a pair of panniers on either […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 250 – the Ninja attacks

  1 October 2018 / 14 comments

  Malaysia’s quarter-litre sports bike segment is extremely competitive, notably for young men with hot blood who are getting on their first “real” motorcycle. Updated and revised is the 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 250, priced at RM23,071 […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2018 Yamaha XMax 250 – scooterific fun

  7 September 2018 / 18 comments

  There comes a time in every rider’s life when functionality outweighs the fun and a different steed is required. In terms of ease of use and general running about, there is little that beats a […]

   

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  FIRST RIDE: 2018 Ducati Panigale V4 S – welcome to the new world, but is four pots better than two?

  4 September 2018 / 5 comments

  Across some 40 years, Ducati’s V-twins have had an illustrious history, notably in the World Superbike championship back in the 90s with with a certain Mr C Fogarty. But things change as things must and […]

   

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  REVIEW: BMW S1000RR vs S1000R vs S1000XR – which four-cylinder Motorrad is the one for you?

  14 August 2018 / 6 comments

  As purveyor of the benchmark overlander motorcycle, BMW Motorrad strives to provide a motorcycle for every rider and every occasion. This is perhaps exemplified by its trio of four-cylinder litre bikes, the BMW Motorrad S […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2017 Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled – RM65k

  26 July 2018 / 2 comments

  Coming as they do in several flavours, Ducati’s retro-styled Scrambler series of machines have been always about a lot of flash and looks, and while delivering somewhat in the performance stakes, the bar for performance […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M – road-going race bike

  23 July 2018 / 3 comments

  It is indeed unfortunate that Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia is not offering the 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M, or for that matter, the more mundane YZF-R1, for sale locally. Chock-full of race goodies, the YZF-R1M is a […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M – chariot of the gods

  28 June 2018 / 14 comments

  So, halo motorcycles that sit at the top of the manufacturer’s catalogue. As we’ve said before, almost every manufacturer has one. What Yamaha brings to the table and refuses to serve you – in Malaysia […]

   

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  Honda CB650F, Kawasaki Z900 ABS, Triumph 765S, Yamaha MT-09 – which RM50k bike is best for you?

  21 June 2018 / 26 comments

  Many paultan.org readers have asked the author to conduct comparison tests for various motorcycle segments, comparing like for like and to enable better informed purchase decisions. It is not as easy as you think it […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2018 Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black – muscular retro-styled classic riding, RM74,900

  14 June 2018 / 10 comments

  Form over function, style over substance – these words can pretty much be used for most retro styled motorcycles these days, with manufacturers feeding the trend for nostalgia, and charging you a pretty penny for […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS – the killer cometh

  8 May 2018 / 14 comments

  Way back in the 1970s, when disco ruled and ABBA topped the charts, the Universal Japanese Machine, or UJM, was king of the roads. 40 years later, it appears the UJM has returned in all […]

   

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