FIRST RIDE: TRACK TEST DUCATI 899 PANIGALE
DUCATI MALAYSIA had local motorcycle media all excited to test ride the new 899 Panigale at Sepang International Circuit just after Asia Ducati Week 2014 (ADW2014). And boy was I excited. Ironically my last ride on a Ducati in Sepang International Circuit was was back in October 2012 which was the 1199 Panigale. At first […]
2015 KAWASAKI NINJA 250R SPECIAL EDITION
Sneek peek at the new livery for 2015 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Special Edition. Even after the introduction of the 1-cylinder Ninja/Z250SL, Kawasaki are still focusing their effort on this higher performance Ninja 250 2-cylinder machine. All together there is 5 new vibrant colours, a not so common Kawasaki blue for Kawasaki with matching wheel lining for the 2015 […]
FIRST RIDE: THE SUPER-NAKED STORY: APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS
THE SUPER-NAKED STORY APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS Super-Naked class was unofficially found back in 2002 when Aprilia RSV Mille was stripped of its faring and added a one-piece and leaving its V-twin engine’s thunderous 130bhp output untouched. Three years ago a similarly uncompromising approach resulted in the Tuono V4R, which was based on the super-sports […]
FIRST RIDE: 2014 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 ABS
In 2011, Kawasaki introduced the Ninja 1000, which seemed to take things even further with a torquier, larger displacement (1043 cc) inline four. Although the original Ninja 1000 was an excellent bike, and seemed quite popular with consumers, suspension damping was finicky, fuel injection response was a tad touchy, and there was some vibration at highway […]