Biking was always one of the thing I enjoy doing. I used to have a cruiser which I rode from KL to southern Thailand and I really had a lot of fun on that bike.
As I get more experienced as a rider, I felt that I need a little but more horsepower than my old 250cc Hyosung GV250. After owning her for about a year and clocked about 10,000 km on the odometer, I decided to upgrade my B2 (250 cc and below) license to a B (also commonly known as the B Full) license here in Malaysia and get a slightly bigger bike.
This was how my old faithfull look like at the beach of Ao Nang, southern Thailand. The picture was taken back in November 2012 when my buddy and I went on a 5 days ride from KL to Surat Thani. It was fun to travel long distances on a cruiser. But I guess I just wanted to try something a little different.
I have given a lot of thought about which bike to get as there are many factor to be considered when buying a new bike, i.e. budget, availability of spare parts and accessories (important if you crash it), second hand value, riding position, panniner and luggage availability, engine configuration, etc. In Malaysia where prices of motorcycles are higher, we would need to consider the factors above as they would make a big difference in costs.
I have made the choice of a naked motorcycle which was assembled in neighbouring Thailand with lower excise duty, making this one of the most popular motorcycle here in its class. So this is my new ride since 2 weeks ago and she is not even broken in yet! Hopefully with my wife's blessing (lol) I will be able to clock more miles in my new ride.
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