Singapore rides

[shunoski]

Your mito giving tantrum again?

[scubasimon]

hahaha...ya lor...was at yishun dam last night and could not start all of a sudden. teruk.

[shunoski]

Probably it's a sadist, it need to be ridden hard! Rev higher then switch gears, 7 gears a lot to play with. Has it seen a doctor yet?

[scubasimon]

hahaha...its still alive and kicking. i think got taxed too much is all still, its no fun leading a ride on the mito...very tiring to ride at lower speeds and start/stop style too...much better for long solo and faster rides.

 

i'll lead with my TW200 only in the future even if it means i'll be late a little bit

[shunoski]

What do you mean you'll be late? Mito is meant for track ma, that's why I never considered sports bike because of my commuting needs. My back will probably ache. Better lead with your tw, my ybr isn't a fast bike too. haha!

[scubasimon]

i was going to get home and switch bikes before going for the ride last night. but doing that would mean i'll be late for the meetup. i don't like being late so decided to just go directly.

 

still like the mito very much. will have to sayang it a little more

[Finrod]

finally finished by annual ict.....let me clear my evening and night shifts b4 i can clear a bit of time to join u for rides okay simon.

[scubasimon]

okidoki Finrod!

[nabil15]

mornings Simon and the rest

 

went to woodlands ride yst night and then after which to the dam, went with the woodlands clang, 4 of us.

 

when the next ride?? hahha, bring me more places!! haha

[nabil15]

today's going be a long busyyyy day, alot of work to do

hope I have no OT!

[scubasimon]

@nabil15: i have posted 2 rides and will post more over time. surely will have opportunity to ride on new roads

 

at this point of my riding, i enjoy the act of riding. any road that is quiet works for me. so i go back to my old favourites all the time. but now and then some new places beckon and its time to go exploring...like yesterday

 

so when you feel the bug biting, don't resist...just go with the flow and you will discover nice and new roads for riding too

[JackOHJack]

I went out for a ride last night with Nabil on my Mito...and it did not go well for me. I was blogging this morning and felt compelled to take another ride...this time on my faithful TW200. Here is a report on how that ride went

 

Here's a link to the gallery if you prefer to just view the pictures

 

nice sigg! turut track there veli nice to corner (not those extreme kinds), plus veli windy, a very "free" feeling and nice view!

Edited October 6, 2009 by JackOHJack

[scubasimon]

@JackOhJack: yes, i do like the bends. but more importantly, i love the feeling of being alone on the track. just me and my bike...feels good!

[JackOHJack]

eh? how come my earlier post cut short?

 

wanted to ascertain roughly what time ride ends, coz Sat quite a busy day for me.

 

ya, it's kinda like jogging peacefully, except not so shag. :lol:

[scubasimon]

@JackOhJack: start at 5:30am...normally ends around 9-10am. you can also leave earlier if needed

[coolthought]

hey simon...sorry for disappearing a while after the last week ride... even though it is a sg ride, it is still pretty exhausting especially when I have to work the next day.... but the curves you brought us to is fantastic!!! :thumb:... never tot there is still so many wonderful roads in sg I have yet been to. Thank you.

 

I wish I could join your 10oct early morning ride....duh...clashes with the canon photomarathon...got to save energy for this event as it is a whole day event running round the whole island....if necessary....

 

PS. Personally, I feel that your TW200 looks good in white. *shrugs*

[scubasimon]

@coolthought: glad you enjoyed the roads i won't be doing any rides for 2 weeks as my bike is in the hospital...so we will ride again soon!

[coolthought]

@coolthought: glad you enjoyed the roads i won't be doing any rides for 2 weeks as my bike is in the hospital...so we will ride again soon!

 

err....not anything serious happen I hoped.

[JackOHJack]

@coolthought: glad you enjoyed the roads i won't be doing any rides for 2 weeks as my bike is in the hospital...so we will ride again soon!

 

r u alright? what happened?

[scubasimon]

@coolthought, JackOhJack: i am fine. unfortunately, my bike is not it is now in the workshop and will be there for 2 weeks as some major parts need to be replaced. how this came to be is a true mystery given the stories told to my by different parties. but sticking to the facts tell a very different tale. for now, lets just say it is a major operation...and i will write more about it when everything is clarified.

 

thanks for your concern made my day!

[Chewbacca]

Get Well Soon (your bike, scubasimon).

scubasimon - can't quite remember if you've mentioned about riding through the Jalan Lam San/Chichau stretch which links Old Jurong with Brickland Roads before - just curious to know if it is even passable to normal traffic - it's one part of Singapore that I've yet to see.

 

Will possibly join yous all in a couple of weeks time - been a while since I last rode for leisure and taking snapshots (busy with work lately ), so I'm really looking forward to some good riding with great company

 

Actually heading up north this Saturday - nope, not riding but driving - to Tebrau City with the kid and family) It's about the only place I've been to (in JB) when I used to ride my Honda Wave (easier to blend in) upstate to watch movies for half the price of what we have pay here - haven't been back there since I sold off my wave.

[Magg]

Hello. Was recommended to this thread by a fellow forum-er. I enjoy taking photographs too, but I'm don't have a DSLR and I'm not a pro. So currently using my humble Panasonic LX3 to take photographs.

 

BTW I'm not a rider (or rather, not yet because no $ to buy bike haha) but a pillion. Nonetheless, I still make myself useful by taking shots (on the bike) while my bf and I travel to different places.

 

Here are some shots:

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1040613.jpg

 

Taken along the NSHW while returning from a Port Dickson trip

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070447.jpg

 

Travelling to Cameron Highlands at 1+ am.

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070537.jpg

 

Reached one of the rest stops at 6+ am. Watched the sun lit up the whole sky

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070567.jpg

 

A shot taken of my friends while I was on the bike as a pillion.

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070767.jpg

 

Beautiful backdrop of an impending sunset in Cameron Highlands. Taken from the balcony of my hotel room

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070821.jpg

 

Leaving Cameron Highlands. Background is the hotel that we were staying in

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070872.jpg

 

One of the highest point of Cameron Highlands while we were trekking Mount Brinchang. Taken by my bf

 

 

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn46/gracepans/SBF/P1070979.jpg

 

A shot of my friends marking the exit back to Johor Bahru. Love the sunset.

 

 

Just my humble shots.

[scubasimon]

Get Well Soon (your bike, scubasimon).

scubasimon - can't quite remember if you've mentioned about riding through the Jalan Lam San/Chichau stretch which links Old Jurong with Brickland Roads before - just curious to know if it is even passable to normal traffic - it's one part of Singapore that I've yet to see.

 

Will possibly join yous all in a couple of weeks time - been a while since I last rode for leisure and taking snapshots (busy with work lately ), so I'm really looking forward to some good riding with great company

 

Actually heading up north this Saturday - nope, not riding but driving - to Tebrau City with the kid and family) It's about the only place I've been to (in JB) when I used to ride my Honda Wave (easier to blend in) upstate to watch movies for half the price of what we have pay here - haven't been back there since I sold off my wave.

 

hey Chewbacca...yes, i did give that stretch a try...but unfortunately, it is not passable to road bikes...and there is a guard there. i was there late at night on one of our rides though. i will try it again on a weekend...just to try my luck. cos it looks like a really nice trail!

 

enjoy your trip up north!!

[scubasimon]

@Magg: you have a good eye...and very obviously, you make very good use of your equipment. thank you for sharing your shots!! join us one day for a ride (you and bf) and we can experiment together. i did post a photography ride for last night but ended up not going as my bike is in hospital. will post one up again when my bike is ready

[Magg]

@Magg: you have a good eye...and very obviously, you make very good use of your equipment. thank you for sharing your shots!! join us one day for a ride (you and bf) and we can experiment together. i did post a photography ride for last night but ended up not going as my bike is in hospital. will post one up again when my bike is ready

 

LOL thanks. Sure I'll join you guys. Oh I saw that you went to Yishun Dam? My bf and our biker friends always go there every Saturday Night too. Perhaps I'll bump into you there one day.