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  Honda RS150R vs Yamaha Y15ZR – supercub comparo

  28 October 2016 / 25 comments

  In the underbone, or kapchai market, cost and value are of primary importance to most buyers. A margin of a few hundred ringgit can make the difference between the sales success, or failure, of such […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 – more is always better?

  30 September 2016 / 13 comments

  Triples occupy that delicate balance between power, weight and handling. Combining the torque of a twin, with the power of a four-cylinder, three-cylinder motorcycles are unique in the biking world. There is a lot to […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Yamaha MT-07 – a hooligan bike in commuter clothing, with some touring on the side

  20 September 2016 / 21 comments

  Remember that kitten you had as a child? How soft and cuddly it was, and then it would suddenly turn around and sink its fangs and claws into you? This is pretty much what the […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Honda Future FI – the future is now?

  2 September 2016 / 28 comments

  Underbone motorcycles, known as cubs or kapchais, are ubiquitous on Malaysian roads. Most motorists have a love/hate relationship with kapchais, usually along the lines of loving to hate them. But it cannot be denied that […]

   

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  2016 Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 – ride impression of Ducati’s RM53k 400 cc retro-bike from “the land of joy”

  16 August 2016 / 4 comments

  When Ducati announced the 2016 Scrambler Sixty2 last year, reactions were mixed. In certain market segments, a mid-sized, low-power two-wheeler like the Sixty2 makes sense, based on that specific market’s motorcycle license regulations. There is […]

   

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  Long-term review: 2016 Triumph Street Triple 675R – why bikers feel the need to accessorise their machines

  5 August 2016 / 10 comments

  As we piled on the miles on our long-term test 2016 Triumph Street Triple 675R, we discovered it was entirely possible to change the character of this do-anything middleweight with the addition of a few […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R – road or race?

  2 August 2016 / 15 comments

  Almost every vehicle manufacturer has a top-of-the-line or ‘halo’ product in its range. These halo vehicles are a showcase for the manufacturer’s engineering design capability and technical prowess. Most of these machines are technological marvels, […]

   

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  2016 Honda RS150R – ride impression of new cub

  1 August 2016 / 36 comments

  During the fifth round of the Petronas Malaysian Cub Prix series in Teluk Intan, we were invited by Boon Siew Honda to take the recently launched 2016 Honda RS150R kapchai for a quick test ride. […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2016 Triumph Thruxton R vs Thruxton 900

  19 July 2016 / 3 comments

  The name Thruxton comes from a racetrack in the south of England in Hampshire, where – back in the 60s – Triumph successfully raced its parallel-twin machines. A triple win in the Thruxton 500 endurance […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Triumph Thruxton R – the ultimate retro

  16 July 2016 / 11 comments

  That retro-styled motorcycles sell is no surprise. There is a certain demographic of the riding population, usually the older, more affluent rider, who wants to revisit the nostalgia of his or her past, that favours […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Yamaha NMax scooter – PCX150 killer?

  13 July 2016 / 47 comments

  Scooters are perhaps the prime example of individual urban transport, designed to be light, easy to ride and fit into holes in the traffic where other bikes dare not go. That scooters are popular in […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 Ducati Scrambler Icon – for hipsters?

  8 July 2016 / 2 comments

  Retro machines seem to be coming to the fore over the past few years, feeding into that hipster-vintage vibe where everyone looks at things through sepia Instagram filters. While Kawasaki waved bye-bye to the W800, […]

   

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  Long-term review: 2016 Triumph Street Triple 675R – delivery, running-in, first service and accessories

  4 July 2016 / 14 comments

  Motorcycles are funny things. For most people, it is basic transportation, just to get around. Some bikes, on the other hand, have character, and owners tend to form lasting bonds with the bike, despite any […]

   

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  REVIEW: 2016 KTM Adventure 1050 – an alternative to BMW Motorrad’s invincible Gelande/Strasse?

  24 June 2016 / 8 comments

  When the concept of the heavy-duty, long-distance, touring motorcycle was put into regular production as the Gelande/Strasse by BMW Motorrad over three decades ago, no one could have fore-seen what was basically a niche product […]

   

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  FEATURE: Setting up a Superbike race machine – Suzuki GSX-R1000 L5 Team Suzuki Hiap Aik Racing

  15 June 2016 / 3 comments

  The story may be apocryphal, but legend has it that the moment the second ever motorcycle was produced, two riders lined up before a line drawn in the dirt, and motorcycle racing began. The need […]

   

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