The ticking sound coming from the cylinder head has been bugging me since I owned this bike about a year ago. Since then I've spent countless hours reading in the R1 forum checking for possible solution (if there is a problem). Most of the forumers suggest that it is a normal 'Yamaha tick' and there is nothing to worry about. It make sense but I'm not convinced, so yesterday I took the bike to the workshop and ask their expert opinion. Well, much to my relief the mechanic confirms that it is normal and even newer Yamahas also making the same ticking sound. So to all R1 owners out there, don't worry about the ticking sound, it is just normal.

R.I.P Supersic#58

It is hard to describe because finding the right words this very sad moment is very difficult. I was there at Sepang Circuit during the race (and during qualifying a day before) and remember telling a friend sitting next to me that Marco Simoncelli will become the next Rossi. I' ve been following his progress since he moved to MotoGP simply because his riding style reminds me of Rossi and since Rossi in having a difficult time with Ducati, Sic is the rider that I hope can break the Repsols trio dominance. 

MotoGP will never be the same without you Sic. RIP.

Rossi Is Now On Twitter

Well this is yet to be confirmed but according to Mr. @Alex_Briggs (Rossi's crew member and an avid twitter user), VR is on twitter @ValeYellow46...follow him if you are his fan, I did...and just hope that he will tweet in English ;-)

Motivational Poster

When seeking your daily motivation boost – motivational poster does help.The intent of motivational posters is to make people achieve more, or to think differently about the things

that they may be learning or doing.  This is not how everyone views such posters, however…and being a petrol head, I bet most if not all of us are more inspired by the motorcycle-related motivational poster. 

So here are a few quick fix for ya all..take a quick break and 10-30 second look at the motivational poster and I hope your are back in the zone. 

Good News For Yamaha Fan

Yamaha might be pulling out their effort from World Superbike in 2012 but having Andrea Dovizioso to ride for them in MotoGP next season will definitely boost the morale of Yamaha fan all around the world.

More news from twowheelsblog:

http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/7679/andrea-dovizioso-and-yamaha-tech3-deal-officially-confirmed

Roda-Roda: Happy 25th Anniversary

25 years of good reading is what Roda-Roda magazine is all about. Happy 25th Anniversary Roda-Roda..

New (& Faster) Look For My Bike

In the last post I was contemplating between two colour scheme...well, I've sorted it out quite efficiently (i think)  by combining both design. I' ve decided to maintain red as the base colour simply because it fits well with my riding gears and errr...it looks faster, as you can see in the pics :-) . It was taken on my first track day after the bike roll out of the paint shop

Decison..decision..

Bike crash mean it is now time to change to a new colour scheme..well, after hours of internet browsing since the crash, i  am now down to these two choice...decision..decision

Honda Malaysia will recall 2009 City and 2009/2010 Jazz

No, I have no intention to turn this blog into a four-wheeled one…but being under the Power  of Dream flag since my old City IDSI and currently Civic, I should take this opportunity to let you know that Honda Malaysia has announced that it will recall 21,956 units of the third-generation City (model year 2009) as well as 1,680 units of the second-generation Jazz (model year 2009 and 2010). The recall addresses problems with the lost motion springs and the retainers in the affected vehicles, with replacement of these to be carried out with countermeasure parts. In the affected cars, the lost motion springs – which are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use – may bend or break over time, resulting in irregular engine noise and potentially causing engine stalls –whatever that means…if you are one of the victim, you should be getting a letter from Honda Malaysia on that.

Track dates for 2011…

The thrill of riding a sportbike is how it accelerates and hangs in the turns..and if you love corners and fast riding, there is no safer place to do that than on a race track. Our good friend Dann is organizing a track day for us ‘track-addict’ to sharpen our skill, improve track time, make new friend…or crash-if we are unlucky.  Here are the dates for 2011:

• March 5th (4pm - 6pm)
• April 17th (12pm - 2pm)
• May 4th (4pm - 6pm)
• May 26th (4pm - 6pm)
• June 6th (4pm - 6pm)
• June 20th (1pm - 3pm)
• July 14th (4pm - 6pm)
• July 31st (1pm - 3pm)
• September 27th (4pm - 6pm)
• October 26th (1pm - 3pm)
• November 10th (4pm - 6pm)
• November 24th (4pm - 6pm)
• December 15th (4pm - 6pm)
• December 25th (1pm - 3pm)
• December 31st (12pm - 2pm)

See you there...

Let’s get started…

I crashed my crotch rocket last Sunday. Well, that’s not really a good way to start this blog isn’t it? but Alhamdulillah, I managed to walk away with only bruises in my hand and my bike is still ridable . I was wearing a full race suit and my bike was fitted with crash protectors-both did their work perfectly to save my limb and vital parts of the bike.  

I guess my only advice to all bikers out there, just be careful and have fun riding. It is always worth it to invest in good quality riding gear as well as some crash protectors because we always have a decent chance of breaking or tearing something while riding our bike, especially if we push ourselves hard ;-)