Weekend ride away - KL to Betong and Back

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Kuala Lumpur - Bentong - Raub - Kuala Lipis - Gua Musang - Jeli - Gerik - Pengkalan Hulu - Betong

Betong - Pengkalan Hulu - Kuala Kangsar - Kuala Lumpur




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All videos are shot with Xiaomi Yi Action Camera

MTP 2014 - Day 3 - Changlun - Perlis - Butterworth - Penang Island - Kuala Lumpur

We had some very nice Thai food at Waterview restaurant the night before and started off day 3 on a lower key.

We only fully geared at about 11 am and off we went to cross our border.

The group arrived the Perlis border at about noon. After that we proceed to Penang via Butterworth. 

We got on the ferry. 

What else to eat in Penang. Hawker food of course. 

After lunch, we took the new Penang 2nd bridge to get back on the mainland. We parted ways at Simpang Pulai here. It was raining the whole way. 

Here's a video I put together for the trip.

All pictures and videos are shot using my Samsung Galaxy S 4 and Nikon D7000.

MTP 2014 - Day 2 - Kuala Terengganu - Jerteh - Jeli - Gerik - Baling - Gurun - Changlun

Day 2 of MTP flagged off at Batu Burok beach with a sexy picture of all riders with our new club flag.

Entering Kelantan at Pasih Puteh. Location here.

Morning Tea break at Machang on the 4.  Location here. The morning ride to this location was refreshing as the 3 from Kuala Terengganu to Setiu covers some very nice high speed corners.

After tea time, we passed Jeli and ride on to the mountains. Here we are. This is one of my many times to this location. Titiwangsa rest stop.

Getting slightly sentimental here.

On the 4 from Jeli to Gerik is just corners after corners. Pure biker's bliss. 

Blue sky with lots of greens, beautiful day to ride. 

This is a scary location to take picture. We took a quick one and on the bike we went. Location here.

Baautiful Tasik Banding. 

Here is photogenic Winter. 

Winter on his ER6n.

We stopped at Gerik for lunch and then head towards Gurun on the A173. It was a beautiful roads with very able high speed corners. Proceed with caution. We headed from Baling to Jeniang and it was a very hot afternoon we didn't stop for pictures. However, once we reach the north south highway, our good friend Ray dropped his wallet and the 3 of us had to turn back to look for it. An hour of search later, we found cash on the highway but there were no wallet. Piece of advise, never keep your wallet in a zipper pocket thinking that you will zip it every single time.  

Way point for Day 2 is as per below.

All pictures shot using my Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nikon D7000.

This is MTP! by Choppers Garage Malaysia

MTP stands for Mini Trans Peninsular tour, or I heard some say the Malaysian Trans Peninsular tour, I'm not exactly sure which one is better, but I was fortunate enough to be invited to join this annual event over a weekend last September, organized annually by Choppers Garage Malaysia and as usual, I was thrilled to be on the road again!

A chopper is a type of motorcycle which is modified from its original form or being built from scratch hence the name a chopped down motorcycle and often customised by a talented craftsman. Each bike is unique and each bike is special in its own way and each one, is one of a kind. Choppers Garage's Mr Joe "Hungryghost" is one excellent craftsman in producing such work of art, whom I get to know better throughout this trip. Joe is a man with such dedication in choppers and he work through his bone to get the job done. I have the deepest respect for the man and his work.

This is a picture of his garage located in Puchong.

Few samples of the finished products from Choppers Garage. 

The MTP is running on its fifth year, and the plan was to round the peninsular from central Kuala Lumpur to east bound on the East Coast Highway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), then from the end of the highway, go up north while enjoying the magnificent view of one the most beautiful beaches in Asia. On the next day, the tour continues from Tanah Merah, Kelantan heading west, riding the scenic hills and beautiful valleys of the Malaysia mountains, and ends on another high note in Penang. On its last day, the convoy rides to the end of the trip back in KL on the sunday. 

Are you a real hard core rider, or just a key board warrior. Put your words into action by getting on the bike and ride.   

The party flagged off at about 7.30 am in the morning on Friday from the very frequented RV point for many east bound riders, the BHP petrol station at Gombak with more than 25 bikes, it was a real magnificent sight. 

Hungry Ghost Customs 

Live to ride

Mr Skeleton on his white customs with suicide shifter

The group took attendance and had a roll out briefing in the morning, talked about ride safety and approximate locations where we would be stopping. The first day would cover over 650 km and they had a long way ahead of them. The convoy on-the-bike at about 7.30 am and moments later we reached Temerloh rest stop where we were met with another group of riders. By then, the group was assembling more than 25 bikes and I was getting really excited to see such a big group. 

Even mama biker with her pretty daughter showed up reminding me to go slow. They are posing here with the zebra. Check out Zyke's site here. 

Finally, here's a video I made for the trip. 

At the end, I had to turn back and headed for KL at about 1 pm when the group was refueling and rode on the trunk road for about an hour, while they continue on heading for Tanah Merah. 

Later on the trip, I saw these pictures posted on my phone. 

 The group pose for picture at the Penarik Beach.

More bike photos on the beach.

A must stop for bikers rest stop on the puncak Titiwangsa mountain range on the 4, Jalan Gerik - Pasir Puteh. 

This was my favourite photo from the trip, cropped from my video. The zebra is seen here leading the pack. 

Joe "Hungry Ghost" and Rafiz "Techman". 

All photos and videos were shot using my Samsung Galaxy S4 and Nikon D7000. 

Day 3 South Thailand Ride Nov 2012 Surat Thani - Rajjaprapa Dam - Au Nang

It was a sunny morning and we went downstairs of our hotel waking up to the morning busy traffic or Surat Thani just outside our hotel.

It was around 8 am in the morning and we went across the hotel and ordered each a cup of coffee and we signal for some food to the cook who seems to be cooking some porridge for breakfast. Minutes later a waiter sent over 2 bowls of porridge for our consumption.

Breakfast was cheap here. Both of us paid less than 100 baht in total for the porridge and the coffee.

We went back to our room and got ready. The feeling today is slightly different as I think fatigue is starting to kick in. Once the helmet is on and engine started, I could fee the difference of energy level today. Still I am happy to be on the saddle.

We follow the route on our GPS and headed towards the Rajjaprapa Dam. There were several routes to get there and we choose to turn in to the 4100 from 401 at a small town Ban Tham Niap. The roads were scenic and surrounded by trees and greenery.

You do not get to ride in landscape like this every day. 

There were no cars in sight and we carried on. 

The view of the road on the 4247. 

The view of the mountains and forest here was simply breathtaking. We passed by a small village Khao Phang and ride pass about 20 minutes of gravel. After the short drive on gravel we return onto paved road to our first destination. 

We arrived at this majestic dam in Rajjaprapa with a view that was enough to make us hold our breath long enough to turn our face blue. 

There were some local tourists pass by waving at us. The Thais are really a friendly bunch.  

I am proud of my small 250 cc that could make it this far. 

We went up hill another 500 meters away to see the view from the top. 

We stopped by here to have lunch as there is a small eatery here serving some local food.  

They have some stalls selling some fried meat and noodles here. I had a coke and some meat here and we went on our way. 

Today was the third day of our ride and it seems that my luck have nearly ran out. As we were leaving the dam I could see rain was upon us. I put on the rain gear and then brave the rain in my Givi rain suit which Terry regards them as non breathable garbage bags. When I stopped and put on the gears he was just waiting on the bike as he was fully rain proof in his Gore-tex jacket, rain proof pants and shoes and US20 Kreiga dry bag.

The next 1 hour was a wet ride and the rain was so heavy I could hardly see the road. Thinking back, I should have decided to stop to wait the rain out.

We reached Ao Nang beach in about 4 pm in the afternoon after a couple of stops for coffee, fuel and confirming our direction where Terry started his relentless nagging at me advising me to invest in better quality rain proof riding gear which at the time sounded like a great idea.

Once arrive at our destination, we were outnumbered by thousands of tourists at the beach and getting on tourists jeep taxis. We decided to ride away from the tourist area and look for a less touristy area for a more competitively priced accommodation.

We checked in a hotel about 2 kilometers away from the beach Hasnah Palace. I could not find any link on google of the place to show you but this is the view from the room with our bikes parked just at the entrance.

We took separate rooms and it cost us 700 bath per room after some negotiation. The room was new, nice and clean so there was no complain.

After 2 nights of Thai food, Terry has decided to have some western food for a change for dinner. He pointed to a place out of town in a tourist brochure and both of us hop on to his W800 in search of this mysterious steak house in the middle of nowhere.

On the road in search of steak in Ao Nang. 

Enroute to Thara Steak House we see the tourist spot selling probably I heart Ao Nang T shirts. 

The cockpit view of the W800. 

Miles of riding and some wrong turns later we reached our destination. It was a small place and easily missed. 

Only pork shop was available that night. It was a bit of a disappointment for me.  

I hope the owner of the kitchen did not buy these souvenirs at the local tourist spots at cut throat prices.

However, after a few rounds of beers and I was a happy camper. 

After some discussion of our next destination tomorrow, we headed back to the hotel with night sky start to drizzle on us. Our plan of exploring the night spots was cancelled and replaced with an early good night sleep.

I decided to get some supper instead. This noodle pad thai was bought opposite the hotel.



See the GPS route below.

All pics taken with my Nikon D7000 and Samsung Galaxy S 2.