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It all started on May 2003, the only course I had to take since they provide me the 'money' to further my studies. My dream was to take medical, but sadly, no one wanted to offer it to me. Therefore, I took electrical and electronics engineering, my second choice.The hardships started on 2004 as I’m officially became an undergraduate. It makes me to think a lot whether I’m strong enough to take

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I might not active for a while in blogging since I was involved in a motorcycle's accident last Saturday, on my way to buy some computer's accesories in Kuala Lumpur. I had quite a lot of injuries. My knees and my left palm are the worst. Futhermore, I'll have difficulty in typing and writing since I broke my right thumb and had a plaster casting around it. The doctor asked me to rest for 3 weeks

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Oh man, I missed it again, although they run replays on it in Astro. The race was on 9th of March 2008. I watched it on YouTube.com and surprised with Rossi performances. He's not performed well during qualifying and race. Maybe, his era will end soon, but hope not. Nevertheless, I amazed with his teamate's performances, Jorge Lorenzo. Although, he didn't won the race, at least he finished in top

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Last weekend, me and some of my buddies from UTP went to Cameron Highland for a vacation. The day was last Saturday. We prepared all the equipments and beverages a few days earlier. We stayed there for 2 days 1 night. About 24 persons joined this event, we called it 'Kabuki Riderz's Family Day. They were, myself, Dayah, Ida, Anis, Feno, Husna, Meera, Anas, Bob, JJ, Shin, Nazli and others (sorry

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The journey started from my home in Kuala Lumpur. I departed at about 8 am. As usual, I meet the regulars at a stall in Simpang Pulai. I reached there at about 10.15 am and met my colleagues, Bob, Ida, Halim and Meor. They had to go to Cameron Highland to find a place to stay for the Riders Malaya - Kabuki Riders' family day, which will held next week. Bro Azman and the gangs reached later at the

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Firstly, I wanted to wish to all Chinese, Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Chai!It started from 7th February 2008 till 10th February 2008. Quite a lot of things I've done during those period. We rode our bikes to Kuala Klawang for corners and took a dip into the waterfall of Tekala, Selangor. About 6 bikers and a passenger took part on it. They're Bob Vulcan, Radi ZZR, Hafizan, Razak, Raul ZXR

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We departed from Doha at about 11 pm yesterday, and reached here at about 9 am this morning. I really enjoyed it and maybe, plan to work there, hehe. My dad fetched us at KLIA and my two cousins were brought home by my aunt and their mother. Sadly, accidently, I damaged my little sister Nikon D40, and I have appologized about it to her. Most of the pictures were taken by her and I really thanks

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All get ready to pack up to go home. Renting a quad bike at Waqra, about 20 km from Sealine is way cheaper than renting it at the Sealine. QR 400 for 6 hours. We played poker in the tent. A few days later, we went back to Souk Waqif to buy souviniers for our families in Malaysia.

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I salute Ammar's dad driving skills on the sand dunes. Listened some explanation from Ammar's dad about dunes bashing. Increase back tyre pressure from 15 psi to 38 psi for road usage after dunes bashing. We really enjoyed ourselve here accept those Egyptians who rent the quad bikes to us. They cheated us. So guys, be careful next time. We lose about QR 250. Damn Egyptians.All posing at the end.

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Cousin posing on the top of sand dunes. Ammar's dad doing dune bashing. Posing with cousin and Ammar at the top of the sand dunes. Took Ammar and his dad, my lil sis and cousin picture from below of the sand dunes.

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Muslims resposibilities. And got stucked again.The best solution is, give those machine a push to harder surface.

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Although I was not playing football, I am still involved in it, became a line's man, hehe. In the evening, we went to Akmal's house for barbeque.The next day later, we went back to Sealine to play quad bikes with Dr. Azhar and Mr. Tajul families. We waste a lot of time renting those quad bikes with those machines, got stucked in the sand. We were camping for a day at Sealine.

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On the third week, we went again to Sealine. An arabian 'rempit' doing wheelie behind me. Some of arabians 'rempits' doing their stunts at Sealine. A few days later, there's a football match between Malaysia's expats here in Doha. Nice green field. My uncle who work in Doha, Professor Zain. The weather was very cold in the morning, that's almost 13 degees celcius. Met Ammar, my colleague in

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My lil sis and cousin wanted to decorate their hand with henna. A few days later, we went to Al Khor, a city at Northern Qatar, a fishing village.They also have Corniche, but in small size, hehe. As usually, nothing else to do, we went for an evening stroll at Corniche, and met new friends, Mahmod and Osama.

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Barbeque at the back of the house. Nothing else to do, then, therefore.... Hehehe. Just an evening stroll at Souk Waqif. At Souk Waqif. Sisha addict, hahaha.

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A few days later, we went to Losail International Circuit at the Northern part of Doha. Pose with cousin at the main enterance. Then, we went to 'dead' historical place, a fort, but nothing interesting here. Just wasting time.Then we headed to Landmark, a shopping centre, not far from Al Duhail, just for window shopping. Took some pictures at the historical place and coincidently, we found

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Pose in front of Malaysia Embassy during morning tea after 'Khutbah Raya'. Met Akmal, Hanis's friend at City Centre shopping centre. A few days after that, we went to Sealine, a recreation place at Southern Doha. It is a nice place to picnic and do dune's activities. Ride camels at QR 10 per head. If they ask for more than QR 10, don't ride it. We went to Aladdin Kingdom, a place with 'quite'

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On the second week, we met Rezza, my university's colleague and asked him to join us for 'Takbir Raya' at the Malaysia Embassy. Pose after 'Takbir Raya' at the Malaysia Embassy.At Doha Sport's Complex. Driver of the month, hehe.Window shopping at Villagio.Listening to 'Khutbah Raya' after solat Aidiladha.

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11th December 2007, the day I started my journey to Doha, Qatar. My parents sent me to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 7.30 am and we arrived there at about 8.30 am. My flight was at 11 am. My mother and my sister will join me later on the December 16th. As usual, my dad will not join us since he rather to go for a vacation only for 4 of us. Two of my cousins, Alif and Afif joined me.

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I guest, you guys heard this word for the first time, right? This word only can be found in Malaysia. It refers to bikers who had really bad attitude on normal public roads, such as, speeding like hell, like to disturb other road users, doing illegal stunts and so on.However, at one time, this thing becomes worse as it involves drugs, snatching handbags, gangsterism and even murders. Usually,

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The wedding was held on 2nd of December 2007 at Penang Island. This is the first time I attended a friend's wedding in my life. lol. Since I just finished my final exam for this semester, I took this opportunity to attend his wedding.Therefore, I decided to bring along my mom and my little sister. We took about 3 and a half hour to drive all the way from Kuala Lumpur to Penang.We arrived Seberang

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I'm very sorry for not reviewing the last 4 races. I'm quite busy with my study and Final Year Project, since, this is my Final Year in UTP. Other than that, I've got some difficulties with my ex-girlfriend, which she made my life harder for the last 3 months, lol. Anyway, I'm glad she's already gone in my life, and therefore, my life will be back to be normal, again, lol.I'll make a quick review

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The first step to becoming a better rider is to recognise the mistakes. This is 15 of the most common ones and how you can avoid them.MISTAKE: RIDING AS IF ALL ROAD SURFACES ARE THE SAME TWO things keep us on the road. One is our tyres, the other is the road surface. If we haven't got a good bond between them we're going to struggle to ride fast. Watch the road surface and learn how your bike

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Yesterday, the race was held in Estoril, Portugal. Sadly, this time, our TV satellite provider, Astro, didn't show the live telecast. We all in Malaysia, have to watch the delayed telecast on 1.50am (should be 10pm, before).The race was won by Rossi, his first ever win since Assen. It was the battle between Rossi and Pedrosa for first place. Pedrosa managed to finish at 2nd position with only

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The first step to becoming a better rider is to recognise the mistakes. This is15 of the most common ones and how you can avoid them.MISTAKE: FAILING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE CLUES IN YOUR VIEW THE best riders are those who use every clue they can to see where the road is going.That gives them time to react to the ever-changing view without fear of the unknown chiming i to slow their ride.Others

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Casey Stoner, Ducati Team during the press conference This time, the race was held in San Marino, Italy. During the practice session that happened on last Friday, it was raining, heavily. The pits were flooded with water. In qualifying session, on Saturday, Stoner managed to get pole position while Valentino Rossi in second place and Nicky Hayden in third.During the race on Sunday, Rossi's Yamaha

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31st August is our independence day.I finished my class earlier at 1pm on last Thursday, since, I got flu right after my Electrical Machine 2 lab. So, I went to the clinic to meet the doctor. I fell asleep for a moment right after I took my medicine.Then, after I woke up, I packed up my things and head on to Kuala Lumpur, about 240 kilometres from my campus at about 6 pm. After the Tapah's rest

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The first step to becoming a better rider is to recognise the mistakes. This is 15 of the most common ones and how you can avoid them.MISTAKE: HOLDING TOO TIGHT/BEING TOO TENSEThere's no need for a leotard or a Yoga class, but to be fast, smooth, safe and focused on a bike you need to be relaxed. Remember the time you got buzzed by a rapid rider passing you? When the red mist descended you got

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The first step to becoming a better rider is to recognise the mistakes. This is 15 of the most common ones and how you can avoid them.MISTAKE: ASSUMING DRIVERS CAN'T/WON'T ATTEMPT THE SAME OVERTAKE AS YOUHOW many times have you gone to overtake a slow-moving vehicle only to have a car pull out from the queue behind it to attempt the same thing? That's frustrating if you see him swerving out in

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Today, I was invited by a couple of bikers from Manjung to come to UiTM Bandar Iskandar in Perak for the launch of a safety road campaign. The campaign was launch by an OCPD (forgot his name) and by the director of the university, Dr Mohd Yusof Hj Othman. The event started at about 9.30am. I came with my friend, Husna. There's also bikers from Ipoh, Tapah and also Tanjung Malim, came to

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Trade Secret Tip #5:At NAZA ShowroomNew Version 5,431.101 just released!Some motorcycle models just keep getting built year after year for a dozen years or more with slight "improvements" to keep it up to date sometimes. This is a tricky tip and can be good or bad depending on the revision history of the model.This is where you as a buyer have to play detective and figure out the history of the

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Trade Secret Tip #4:Ride to Tekala's WaterfallLower beats per minute, more relaxed state.As with humans, if our heart beat too fast for too long, we could die. Same with motorcycle engines. Push the RPM into the red line one too many times and that engine's life expectancy will drop to one day it just won't want to run anymore.As an engine runs into its high RPM range many things happen. Oil is

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Trade Secret Tip #3:Move less, live LongerEngineers have known for a very long time that the less moving parts you have the greater reliability potential of any part is. Take a tire iron, zero moving parts = last almost forever. Take a jet fighter = zillion moving parts....All motorcycles are pretty much created equal by nature. They have 2 tires, a frame, seat, handlebars, brakes, but the engine

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Trade Secret Tip #2:A Motorcycle on the Jenny Craig program is not healthy.Jenny Craig may be positive for weight loss in humans, but it can be very bad for a motorcycle long term. Now we are not talking about voluntary weight loss (removing engine guards, chrome, swapping a stock exhaust for a lighter aftermarket one etc) but built in weight loss from the factory. Typical Steel Frame:There are

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This time, the race was held in Brno, Ceske. Unfortunately for Rossi, he just manage to get 7th position in the race while Stoner won the grandprix. Hayden managed to get second while Hopkins managed to get 3rd. The points margin between Rossi and Stoner become larger and it will give a hard time for Rossi to catch up. Congratulation to Stoner.Qualifying positions:Last results:source from

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How to find a reliable used motorcycle and what to look for: Kuala Klawang Ride I like the expression: "While most improbable it is not impossible" and that can sum up every used motorcycle of every model ever for sale. Some people will have the world's worst motorcycle commonly known and take it around the world, own it all their lives, put 250,000 miles/kilometers on it and never have an once

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Forward:Roadblock in Ulu Yam Motorcycling is back in full force popularity again and we are no longer in the 1980's slump. People from all walks of life are again enjoying the sport of getting on a motorcycling and getting out into the great unknown. Many of the new riders to the sport are the baby boomers who started the whole motorcycle generation back in the 60's, but we see the brand new

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Choosing a motorcycle is a personal experience, it has to be like that so you can enjoy your new life style as you want to experience it. Every type of bike will give you a little different feeling and view of motorcycling, with no view being more right, better, worse or wrong. They are all different flavours offered to you to be enjoyed at your own time of choosing.So, what do you choose? Where

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1. Some riders think when the rain starts to come down, so should the garage door, tucking the bike away until the sun shines again the following spring. Unfortunately, they're missing one of the best motorcycling experiences. Riding in the rain can be fun as long as you know what to expect and how to change your riding accordingly.First of all, clothe yourself properly. A good rainsuit, gloves,

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10 habits of a good rider** riding is always good riding. Riding safely is mostly a matter of knowledge and attitude, and riding safely doesn't have to be boring. In fact, riding safely could add years of enjoyment to your life. **1. Be ready in mind, body, and bike.There are three ways riders should ready themselves for a ride. First, there is mental readiness. Are you ready to concentrate on

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This time, it was in Laguna Seca, USA. I like this track because it has an 'unique' turn. Some called it the 'cockscrew'. Rossi didn't get on podium this time. It was won by Stoner. Vermeulen and Melandri took second and third.This is the result:source from MotoGP.com

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This time the race was held in Sachsenring, Germany. Stoner started it in pole position. As the race started, it seems that it was the race between Pedrosa and Stoner. Rossi started at 6th position. But sadly, at a few laps forward, Rossi fell down as he wanted to overtake Randy from Kawasaki from inside. Then, a few laps afterward, Stoner became slower and slower, and as I was told, he suffered

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This time, the race was held in Assen, Netherlands. And thank God, Rossi won the race, followed by Stoner in second and Hayden in third. This was the first time Hayden been in podium in this season. Rossi, who was qualified in 11th, manage to catch Stoner, who was in 1st place at the beginning of the race, manage to overtake Stoner at the last 5 laps, if I'm not mistaken. Pity to Vermeulen, after

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It was a good race anyway. This time, it shows the adavantages of each tyre's manufacturers in MotoGP, that are Michelin and Bridgestone. The race was won by Casey Stoner, from Ducati Malboro Team, again. The second place was Colin Edwards from yamaha Team and third was Chris Vermeulen from Suzuki Team. I salute to Bridgestone because their 'wet' tyre provide a better grip than the Michelin and

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That time, I was on the way back home. Normally, most of the riders including me using the Karak's highway to go home. But, this time, I want to make something different. I rode back home using the old, Ulu Yam road. Usually, most of the riders from Kuala Lumpur, will use this road to go to Awana.On the way back, using Ulu Yam's road, I stopped by a nice waterfall at the side of the road, since

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This video show how to change your motorcycle tyre by hand. In this instruction video he change a motorcyle tyre by hand with no hydraulic presses are used. Just plain old fashion labor. Thanks to ObiTwanK for this wonderful knowledge he had shared.

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I found this in YouTube and I really amaze that the rider can knee scraping on a Zephyr. I've tried before this, and I only managed scraping only the foot-pegs. Enjoy....

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Sadly, couldn't watch it since our satellite tv distrupted by heavy downpour this evening. Heard from the forum that it was a good race, fight between Stoner, Rossi and Pedrosa. Stoner won the race, followed by Rossi in second and Pedrosa in third.Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya - June 10thReport Day 3Courtesy: motogp.comPrint media use onlyCasey Stoner took his fourth World Championship victory

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Haha. Got it from the internet.

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This is the video made by Nik Huzlan and his son during a motorcycle stunt show made by Christian Pfeiffer during Formula 1 race in Malaysia, this year. He's really awesome and hope that someday, he'll be back in Malaysia. Enjoy!

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Last Sunday, me and Bob Vulcan went for a wedding event in Rawang. It was a Bob's friend's wedding. Although Bob had invited some of our friends to attend the wedding, only the two of us came there, excluded Bob's old friends which I'm didn't know them well. Huhu.Then, after the event, we wanted to go back home, but, we had overshot from rawang towards Kuala Kubu Bharu, the road that lead to the

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It is nice race anyway. Hope it will be Stoner, but in the end, Rossi won it. Maybe, it is because of Pedrosa, Rossi, from 4th position, managed to snatch 1st position till the end.Here's the result.source from MotoGP

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Sadly, I don't got enough time to watch the race since I'm too busy handling my final exams.So, here's the result. Po.No.RidersTyreTeamMachineMakerLapsTimeBest Lap TimeBest Lap 171Chris VermeulenRizla Suzuki MotoGPGSV-RSuzuki 2850:58.7131:39.4776 233Marco MelandriHonda GresiniRC212VHonda 2851:11.3121:40.0504 327Casey StonerDucati Marlboro TeamDesmosedici GP7Ducati 2851:

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My blog will be under construction for about a week. But, all of you still can browse in my posted posts.Anyway, enjoy....

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ConclusionAm I Going Fast Enough?A track day is the New Math of motorcycling. It really doesn't matter how fast you are, as long as you use the right method. Working on lines, working on weight transfer, working on braking points -- all these are things best practiced while riding below 10/10ths.To start with, you may even get slower as you unlearn bad habits and slow down to get things right. A

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Rain is FUN!But the real secret to riding fast in the rain is simple: enjoy it!Riding fast in the rain gives you a unique opportunity to examine the dynamics of riding the bike. The tires' response time is slower, you have to take more time over your actions, and the overall effect is of riding in slow motion. You have more time to think about what you're doing, observe how the bike reacts, feel

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VisionYou can't ride if you can't see. This applies whether you're doing 10mph in city traffic, or 180mph on the racetrack. So prepare for rain to give you the best visibility.There are two keys to seeing in the rain -- clearing the rain from your visor, and preventing fog on the inside.Clearing the rain from your visor is easy: Rain-X. Apply it using the directions on the bottle, and it'll work

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Drag StripsIf it's that wet, you won't be able to roll on much in the corner as you take a Rimshot. You'll be exiting the corner straight upright, without a whole lot of speed, a couple of feet inside the outside of the track to avoid the exit rubber. Now you have a drag strip straight to the braking zone for the next corner.So in flood conditions, the course is a series of Rimshots and Drag

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RimshotsWhen it's really wet, riding a "correct" line can take second rank to finding traction. If the track's well-used, or there was a sports-car race right before the bike event, the rubber will be on the line -- it will lay down in the braking zone, go across to the inside, and track back out at the exit. So taking the line will put you on slippery pavement.Under these conditions, you'll find

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Find the Most TractionWhen it's really wet, as opposed to damp, going fast means finding the most traction. If some parts of the track are wetter than others, you want to ride on the drier part.As you ride around, be aware of the track and how the water gathers. Most corners on a track are banked to the inside, so the water will run from the outside in. That means that in the case of a wide

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RainThere's nothing magical about riding fast in the rain. Moisture doesn't change vehicle dynamics. All the principles you use in the dry also apply in the wet. Modern tires -- the latest generation in particular -- provide excellent traction in the wet. There are factors you need to take into account to go fast, though...Give the Tires a ChanceIn the wet tires take longer to adapt to new

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PassingOn Corner ExitEvery successful pass on a straight comes out of the corner before. To pass someone on a straight, you have to exit a Type I faster than they do. That means you need to have enough space between you mid-corner to roll on properly on the exit. You want to reach your own track-out point as if you had the corner to yourself, and then use your extra speed to pass. So don't go

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Other MistakesShiftingMissing an upshiftNo problem. Just pull in the clutch, roll off the gas, and shift up again. Maybe you'll be in the right gear, maybe you'll be in one higher, but it'll work.Missing a downshiftNow if you miss a downshift, you have other worries. It will distract you, and probably mess up the braking you're doing at the same time. Keep braking deeper into the corner as you

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Our last trip to Teluk Senangin a few months ago was posted in this month Roda-Roda motorcycle's magazine. Thanks to Bob (Action_Kamen) for the report and also thanks to the others who had made the trip possible. Hope we can make another more trips next time in the future.

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How to Fix ItYour priority is to get back on the correct line as soon as you can. The longer you leave it, the harder it is to correct. If you correct it early enough, the impact on your exit speed can be small; leave it to the end, and it'll affect your speed much more -- for example, your speed in a drainage ditch is pretty low.Go wider, slow down, turn back inYou can widen your line, which

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Signs of an Early ApexThe worst thing you can do, street or track, is apex too early. You'll end up running out of road, ideas, and options very rapidly at the exit. Since we want no-one crashing today, I want you all to learn to recognize when your apex is early. The sooner you recognize it, the sooner you can fix it.So the single most important thing you can do to be safe on a racetrack -- or

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Got this news from a friend who passed by the location of the accident. It happened at Cameron (the road from Simpang Pulai to Kampung Raja). Been told that the rider (CBR 1000RR) passed away. Not sure if it is true or not. If not, hope that the rider is ok. I was told that it was happened between 3-4pm. The pictures I recieved were from my friend.This bike was knocked down by the car who's doing

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It was a great race anyway. Rossi have made a mistake when he tried to overtake Casey Stoner and made him overshot. Although he drop to 3rd place because of that mistake, he manage to overtake back John Hopkins to snatch 2nd place. Casey Stoner won the race, with Valentino Rossi at 2nd and John Hopkins at third.The Ducati was really strong for the circuits that have really long straights. The

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This will be a slight of brief report about the ride.We met at 'Gerai Makcik' (a food shop) about 9 am. There's only 6 people joined the ride.We rode till the 'bridge', quite close to Titi Kong. Titi Kong means Titi Village.Then, we headed up to Tekala's waterfall.Met up a few bikers joining a charity event near to the waterfall.Then, we took a dip into the waterfall. It is a nice place for

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I'm very sorry for the late updates, since last 2 weeks were my busiest week with a lot of projects, assignments, tests and quizes.Anyway, I'm still will update the results in Turkey in this blog.MotoGP250125source from MotoGP.com

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The VIR Spiral Revisited -- the REAL line!The VIR South Course has one corner where almost every line modification reason has to be taken into account. It is of course the complex called the Spiral. I'm sure you all thought it looked interesting enough when we considered a flat racetrack back when we looked at Type III corners, but that doesn't even begin to describe it.The first turn of the

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Elevation and CamberThere is an added complication that has to be taken into account in the line -- changes in the slope of the track, whether uphill or downhill (elevation), or banked or sloped outwards (camber). This affects how much total traction you have available, and in some corners can change the line quite radically.TractionSimply put, whenever the bike is being pushed up by the road --

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Did I Get It Right?Exit speed is the only real measure of how good you are at a corner. If you want an objective measure of how well you did a corner, get yourself a site picture of the exit and pick a spot just after your track-out point. Your rpms, or speed, there is the measure of your corner. If it's a corner where you have to shift after it, see where you have to shift up -- the sooner you

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Is This One Corner or Two?Some long turns -- generally 180 degrees or more -- give you a choice of lines. A good example is Courage on the VIR South Course, which connects the front straight and the infield straight leading to the Spiral.With these corners, you can take it as a single Type I. You can turn in once, take a late apex, and exit it onto the next straight just like a textbook Type

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The Real Double ApexSo is there such a thing as a double apex turn? Sure there is, but they're rare. To be a double apex turn, it first has to be one corner, which means one turn-in point. If with that one turn-in, your line takes you to the inside, back out a bit, and back in to another apex, it's a double apex.There are no double apex turns on the VIR South Course.From TrackDoD Novice Group

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The Lazy LineMany riders take a halfway approach to a II/I Combination. While they'll take the second part correctly, turning in at the right place, a nice late apex accelerating hard out onto the straight, they'll throw away the first part.I'm sure you'll hear a lot of this today. "It feels much better to take the first part of Oak Tree wide, then turn in for the second part." The line looks

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The Mythical Double ApexA Type I/Type II Combo is not a double apex turn, no matter what Joe Racer tells you. One turn has one turn-in point; two turn-in points means it's two corners. Many riders -- the majority, in fact -- lock themselves into a slow line by thinking of this Type I/II Combo as a single turn, and end up taking bad lines as a result. Knowing it's two corners -- remember: ONE

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Type II + Type I CombinationAt many tracks, there'll be a corner or sequence of two corners that leads from one straight to another. Again, we have a textbook example on the VIR South Course, at Oak Tree. Although it has one name, you can see clearly that it's two corners, connected by a straight so short you can't even call it one. (Another example would be Turn One and Turn Two at Roebling Road

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I watched this movie at a cinema, near to my campus. This story is about a group of middle-aged friends decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. Taking a long dreamed-of breather from their stressful jobs and family responsibilities, they can't wait to feel the freedom of the open road. When this mis-matched foursome - who have grown far more used to the

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Type III CornerThe Type III corner is -- taken in isolation -- the least important. Speed into or out of it is of very little significance.That does not mean, however, that the line through a Type III is not important -- far from it. Any sequence of Type III corners must end with a Type I before the next straight, and so it's vital to take a line through the Type III that sets you up correctly

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Type II CornerOK, back to corner types. We spent a lot of time on Type I corners because they're the most important on the track. Not only that, but perhaps even more significantly: if you take every corner on the street as if it were a Type I, you will probably never crash in a corner or even get close to a dangerous situation. And you'll exit every corner quickly, and blow away every single

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Type I CornerOur object in a Type I corner is to maximize exit speed. To do that we must take a line which lets us roll on the throttle early and keep rolling on.Remember the traction circle? To accelerate hard, you can't be turning hard. So we do most of the turning right away in the corner so we can concentrate on accelerating out. We turn in late, trail braking into the first part of the turn,

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Picking the LineClassic CornerBack before the development of racing as a science, a corner was a corner. The object was to take the smoothest line around the corner. Since the larger the radius, the faster you can go, you plan a circular line that turns in from the outside of the corner, comes close to the inside of the corner in the middle, and reaches the outside of the track again at the

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Analyzing the TrackThe key to finding the proper way around a track is to analyze it before you ever take a fast lap. The first step in that is to pick out the straights -- since they're where you get your lap speed -- and then identify the corners.Identifying the corners is not quite as straightforward as it sounds. Remember our definition of what a straight really is, and you'll see that not

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I got this from a forum, posted by a disabled forumer. I'm felt so embarrass about it. Erm, better you guys read about it and think about it.Mods please move this if its in the wrong section.Please read before commenting on the title...In IOI Mall, there is a designated parking spot for Disabled People in front of the Starbucks. Clear signs have been posted and the area is marked so that the

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It will be a memorable day for me. Guest what?But sadly, that week, it will be filled with a lot of assignments, projects, quizes, tests and etc. I couldn't enjoy it so much.

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Last weekend, on the 7th and 8th April 2007, my university held an event, that is Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Outdoor Carnival 2007. There's a lot of activities for the students, the staffs, the lecturers and the outsiders to enjoy with.But, me and my friends rather have a try to ride a pocket bike on that event.The funny thing is, this is my first time to ride it, and, I really enjoy it.These

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Types of CornerThere are three types of corner, depending on how they relate to the straights they connect.Type IType I corners are the ones that start a straight. They're the most important because the faster you come out of a Type I corner, the faster you'll be all the way down the straight.Type IIType II corners are the ones that end a straight. The goal here is to keep your speed up as long

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The TrackCorners and StraightsEverybody talks about corners, but they're only part of the trackIn fact, despite what you hear, races are won on the straights, not the corners. You spend so much more time on a straight than in a corner that the straights are actually more important.The catch is that your speed on the straight depends on how you come out of the corner before it. The faster you exit

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Gear SelectionNo-one can tell you what gear to useJust like braking, picking the right gear for a corner, and deciding where to shift up, depends on so many factors that only you can determine which gear to use. Also like braking, the right gear might change during a track session, so you have to be constantly re-evaluating which gear to use as well as re-evaluating your braking points.So how do

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Braking PointNo-one Can Tell You Where to BrakeYou are the only person who knows where you need to brake. Other people can suggest decent starting points to brake, but even someone else riding your own bike can't tell you where your braking point will be.Your ideal braking point depends on many factors. It depends not only on the bike, but the tires, the track conditions, your own braking

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Geometry DynamicsThere's another effect to trail-braking that helps you get a non-sportbike to turn almost as quickly as a sportbike (again, a sportbike will do it better, but you can make a non-sportbike be pretty good). That's the geometry effect of the forks compressing (swingarm front ends don't do this).The basic principle at work is that the steeper the front end, the quicker the bike turns

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Weight Transfer DynamicsRemember what I said about giving the tire a chance? Exactly the same thing applies to the suspension. Like sport tires don't need much chance to catch up, it's the same with sport suspension. That's why sportbikes tolerate bad riding, and why lazy riders say "I need a sportbike."Today, though, we're going to concentrate on getting it right. And quite possibly the single

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Last weekend, motorcycle club, Kabuki Riderz and some outsiders (eventually from MBC) went to Sungkai Hot Spring in Perak. They really had a good time but unfortunately, I couldn't joined them last weekend since I went home to visit my parents in Kuala Lumpur. These are the pictures that were taken during the trip.They stop by to enjoy the sceneries at a paddy field.As they reached there, they

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Tire DynamicsBasicsModern sport tires are sticky enough to stoppie, wheelie, and drag parts while hanging off. That's all the traction you can use, and usually they have some reserve beyond that too. On a dry surface, you have to work to exceed the limits of a modern sport tire.Touring tires may not have the traction to do all that. They may slide if you put too much force into them without

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Traction DynamicsThe Traction CircleThe BasicsThey talked about this in MSF. The more the weight is on one end of the bike, the more traction it has. There's only so much traction to go around -- you can use it for acceleration, braking, turning, or a combination of those. What is amazing is that many track riders -- and almost all street riders -- only use half the circle.Today I want you to

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DynamicsTraction, Tire, Weight Transfer, and GeometryIntroductionYou've heard it all before:"My suspension is too soft.""I need a sportbike.""This bike doesn't handle.""It doesn't turn in quick enough.""It's like a pogo stick in the corners."All of these mean one thing: "I'm a lazy rider," which in turn means "I can't manage weight transfer."Riding a bike properly is all about managing dynamics.

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The second round of Formula 1 Championship will be held in Sepang, Malaysia this weekend at 6, 7 and 8 of April 2007.For more information, please click here!For the tickets, click here!

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DraftingA consequence of the bike being an aerodynamic brick is that it leaves a big hole in the air behind it. A following rider can sit in that hole and let the bike in front punch through the air for him. In fact, if they get close enough, the bike behind starts to fill in that hole for the bike in front, smoothing the airflow off the back, and so not only does the drafter get a tow, the

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CorneringGoing round the corner is much more important than reducing drag. For one thing, you're going slower in the corner anyway, so drag doesn't count as much. For another, your exit speed depends more on taking the corner correctly than on reducing drag. Sure, as you exit onto a straight, move across further into a tuck as the bike straightens up, but it's not as important as getting the

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