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[inzaghi_75]

Me nvr MIA lor.... I'm now very busy with exams lar very stressed liao...sianz...

Anyway thinking of planning a day trip up Bandar Rompin..c who is keen.

[inzaghi_75]

Hello guys, I'm planning a ride up Kuantan in mid May.Hope to get the viffer community to meetup n ride together. Ride will be confirmed if there is more than 5 participants. Weather forcast indicate nice weather in May so hopefuly we can enjoy the scenic route 3.Details will be posted later. Interested parties pls kindly indicate your preferred dates. Thanks.

 

Unconfirmed Ride.

Date : 12 or 13 or 14 May.

Time : 0630H

Venue :GP esso.

Destination : Kuantan.

 

Route Up from GP esso: NSH => exit @yong peng => HEad up Route 1 => Route 12 => Kuantan.

 

Route Down from Kuantan : Route 3 all the way back GP esso.

 

Distance : Approx ~ 700km.

 

Suggestions most welcome.

[Pauche]

Originally posted by inzaghi_75@Apr 25 2006, 04:02 PM

pls lor u were riding a litre class machine. Go pay ur fine lar

ya lor.... after trip means no more friend.

so anti social.....

[nkan0]

Hey inzaghi_75, is this trip u planning to Kuantan a Day-Trip or an over-nighter?

 

Seriously, Kuantan is not that far, but not that near to make a Round-trip within the same day.

 

but i'm planning a ride on the Vesak-Day LWE, a 2-nite affair to Lake Banding (@ Route 4-Gerik highway). some of the guys that's keen to go with me are people that you know too.

 

not making it too big a group, 5-6 bikes jus nice. we can do some planning together when u firm up.... doin 1 nite in Kuantan and then a 2nd nite at Lake Banding is a possible option that i can explore.....

[Pauche]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 11:38 AM

Hey inzaghi_75, is this trip u planning to Kuantan a Day-Trip or an over-nighter?

 

Seriously, Kuantan is not that far, but not that near to make a Round-trip within the same day.

 

but i'm planning a ride on the Vesak-Day LWE, a 2-nite affair to Lake Banding (@ Route 4-Gerik highway). some of the guys that's keen to go with me are people that you know too.

 

not making it too big a group, 5-6 bikes jus nice. we can do some planning together when u firm up.... doin 1 nite in Kuantan and then a 2nd nite at Lake Banding is a possible option that i can explore.....

Tasik Banding Resort is a super bored and LJ destination.

A place with no-life.

no tv, no booze, no entertainment and lots of mosquitos.

 

pple go there for the route 4 ride, and not for the destination itself.

[inzaghi_75]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 11:38 AM

Hey inzaghi_75, is this trip u planning to Kuantan a Day-Trip or an over-nighter?

 

Seriously, Kuantan is not that far, but not that near to make a Round-trip within the same day.

 

but i'm planning a ride on the Vesak-Day LWE, a 2-nite affair to Lake Banding (@ Route 4-Gerik highway). some of the guys that's keen to go with me are people that you know too.

 

not making it too big a group, 5-6 bikes jus nice. we can do some planning together when u firm up.... doin 1 nite in Kuantan and then a 2nd nite at Lake Banding is a possible option that i can explore.....

Well I guess it should be okie considering if we start early...

Tasik Banding ... Okie I'm keen keep me updated ok thanks...

If confirmed then I can join ur trip.

[inzaghi_75]

Originally posted by Pauche@Apr 26 2006, 08:47 AM

ya lor.... after trip means no more friend.

so anti social.....

Sigh ~ dun wanna explain myself...anyway join lar Tasik Banding trip then I can keep u entertained

[HamsterZ]

Originally posted by Pauche@Apr 26 2006, 12:00 PM

Tasik Banding Resort is a super bored and LJ destination.

A place with no-life.

no tv, no booze, no entertainment and lots of mosquitos.

 

pple go there for the route 4 ride, and not for the destination itself.

YEsh.. I SO TOTALLY AGREE... !!!

 

http://truenoapex.coolfreepages.com/bikes/bikes.htm

SEE NTOHING EXCEPT WOODEN HOUSE, CATS, CHICKENS, AND GREENERYS

 

[nkan0]

well, Tasik Banding is just a scenic R&R stop, not going to stay overnight there.

 

overnight stay will most prob be in Betong, Thailand, which is just a 30-45min ride away from Banding.

 

inzaghi_75, i'l send u the details of the itinery once its firmed up, most prob next week, then u can decide whether to join us or not..

 

but wow, yr initial plan is to do a round-trip to Kuantan in a day? since go so far till Kuantan, why not just stay a night there, makes life easier for yourself rather than rush back..... my 2 cents worth..

[nkan0]

Originally posted by HamsterZ@Apr 26 2006, 02:19 PM

YEsh.. I SO TOTALLY AGREE... !!!

 

http://truenoapex.coolfreepages.com/bikes/bikes.htm

SEE NTOHING EXCEPT WOODEN HOUSE, CATS, CHICKENS, AND GREENERYS

 

well.... when u go Touring in M'sia & Thailand, what else do u see besides wooden houses, cats, chickens & greeneries??? different people have different reasons for going riding... its not all just abt wheelies and playing corners....

 

from the looks of your signature, i guess u really see things in the OPPOSITE ways as most of us do!! the arrow signs in your signature are pointing towards the left while u are on the opposite lane going towards the right??? :cheeky:

[Pauche]

Originally posted by inzaghi_75@Apr 26 2006, 01:53 PM

Sigh ~ dun wanna explain myself...anyway join lar Tasik Banding trip then I can keep u entertained

this weekend cameron, on bo?

dun say never jio hor.

[Pauche]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 02:22 PM

well, Tasik Banding is just a scenic R&R stop, not going to stay overnight there.

 

overnight stay will most prob be in Betong, Thailand, which is just a 30-45min ride away from Banding.

 

inzaghi_75, i'l send u the details of the itinery once its firmed up, most prob next week, then u can decide whether to join us or not..

 

but wow, yr initial plan is to do a round-trip to Kuantan in a day? since go so far till Kuantan, why not just stay a night there, makes life easier for yourself rather than rush back..... my 2 cents worth..

even as a R&R stop, its not that scenic either....

i think benjamin shears bridge has a better scene than tasik banding.

 

[Pauche]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 02:22 PM

overnight stay will most prob be in Betong, Thailand, which is just a 30-45min ride away from Banding.

Betong is in Yala Province, in the south extreme (changwat) of Thailand. The neighboring provinces are (of the northwest to the right) Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. The southern borders of part Malaya.

 

In the Malayan Language, the province is written also as Jolor.

 

Yala is one of the four provinces of Thailand where the majority of the population is Moslem, composing 68,9% from to the population. Also 66,1% of the population is Malaya.

 

 

ATTRACTIONS IN YALA

 

Amphoe Betong:

This is an interesting border town of Yala, located about 126 kms. from Yala township area. Households constructed in Betong are of firm and large in size. Its modernization is equivalent to the province itself or better than some certain province of Thailand. There is a road linking Thailand and Malaysia at Betong Check Point.

 

Hot Spring:

13 kms from the Betong market, it is a large hot springs with mineral water which is good for the cures of skin diseases and muscular pain.

 

 

SOME RECENT NEWS

 

Thai Muslim leaders have criticized the government’s accusations that “militants” were being trained in neighboring Malaysia, urging the authorities to rather focus on the roots of the problem in the troubled south.

 

Yala Islamic Council President Abdulrrahman Eesee said the claims lacked evidence and were merely based on suspicion, reported the Star newspaper Thursday, December 23, on its We site.

 

He cautioned that attempting to embroil Malaysia would affect the existing cordial ties and cause mistrust between the two neighbors.

 

The Muslim leader urged the government, instead, to address the roots of the problem in the southern provinces.

 

Several Thai officials last week opened salvos at Malaysia over the unrest in the southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani, which claimed some 560 lives this year alone.

 

“If you ask me where they (militants) have been trained, absolutely one group of them has been trained in Malaysia, but we believe it was done without the knowledge or support of the Malaysian government,” Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told reporters Friday.

 

“They were trained in the jungle of Kelantan state in Islamic schools there,” he said.

 

Deputy Home Minister Sutham Saengprathum later said Bangkok had photos of Thai militants undergoing military training in Malaysian jungles.

 

Far-Fetched

 

Pattani Muslim Association Secretary Tengku Zainal Abidin Tengku Chik said Thaksin had “jumped the gun” and had not checked his facts before levelling accusations at Malaysia.

 

“It looks far-fetched. I know that Malaysia is a peaceful neighbor and has always sought to maintain the best relations with us,” he added.

 

On Monday, December 20, Thaksin said the media had “distorted” his remarks on the issue.

 

Malaysia said it has no knowledge of camps used to train “militants” as alleged by Thaksin and other officials.

 

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Sunday, December 19, stressed that “Malaysia is not a base that can be used by any group planning to take action against another country.”

 

Other officials accused Thaksin of publicly linking Malaysia to the renewed unrest in southern Thailand to divert attention from his handling of the situation.

 

“If the Thai government has such information, it is better that Malaysia be informed about it confidentially through the official channel,” said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

 

“But so far, from our information, there are no such camps in the north of the Malaysian peninsula.”

 

Najib said that Malaysia was still waiting for Bangkok to send a report on the matter and include photographs and a list of those involved.

 

He said it was now incumbent on Bangkok to furnish details of the allegation for further action.

 

“The ball is at their court. They made the allegation, not us,” said the minister.

 

Asked if sealing off the border with Thailand was an option weighed by Malaysia, he said that at the moment it was not.

 

Critics at home and abroad have accused Thaksin's government of using heavy-handed tactics against Thai Muslims.

 

Concerns over the oppression of Muslims in southern Thailand cast a shadow over the ASEAN summit.

 

The Thai premier threatened to walk out of the summit if leaders raised the conditions of Muslims in the restive south, insisting it was a domestic problem.

 

On October 25, a total of 87 Muslims died after Thai troops broke up a protest at Tak Bai in the southern province of Narathiwat with tear gas, water cannon and gunfire.

 

The majority of victims suffocated or were crushed after being bound and left for hours on trucks.

 

On April 28, security forces clashed with Muslims in southern Thailand and opened fire killing at least 107 Muslim youths in the bloodiest day in the history of this troubled region.

 

About 500 people have been killed over this past year in the South.

 

Thailand is a predominantly Buddhist nation but about five percent of the population is Muslim, and most live in the five southern provinces bordering Malaysia.

 

Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are the only Muslim majority provinces in Thailand.

 

Muslims in these provinces have long complained of discrimination in jobs and education and business opportunities.

News Politic

By : Islamonline

 

source: http://www.thaiislamic.com/pinonlines/news...newsno=00000278

[Guest cheeko]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 11:38 AM

Hey inzaghi_75, is this trip u planning to Kuantan a Day-Trip or an over-nighter?

 

Seriously, Kuantan is not that far, but not that near to make a Round-trip within the same day.

 

but i'm planning a ride on the Vesak-Day LWE, a 2-nite affair to Lake Banding (@ Route 4-Gerik highway). some of the guys that's keen to go with me are people that you know too.

 

not making it too big a group, 5-6 bikes jus nice. we can do some planning together when u firm up.... doin 1 nite in Kuantan and then a 2nd nite at Lake Banding is a possible option that i can explore.....

Hi nanako, if u have any plans, count me in as well

[HamsterZ]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 26 2006, 02:34 PM

well.... when u go Touring in M'sia & Thailand, what else do u see besides wooden houses, cats, chickens & greeneries??? different people have different reasons for going riding... its not all just abt wheelies and playing corners....

 

from the looks of your signature, i guess u really see things in the OPPOSITE ways as most of us do!! the arrow signs in your signature are pointing towards the left while u are on the opposite lane going towards the right??? :cheeky:

well.. touring consist of 2 main things...

 

1. the ride

2. the destinations

 

Some only go for the ride, the thrill the fun and the adrenaline on journeys like MHS, mersing, banding and so on.

 

Some go for the destination, maybe some getaway like songkran, genting, cameroon and so on.

 

Its a compromise.... We get some boring destinations with great ride... or a great ride with lousy destinations. My intention is just to bring across to others that Banding is NOT a destination type of place..... It has nothing to do there though... but we did had a great time catchin up with ourselves just because there was nothing to do there... i am not trying to kill the trip :smile: .. just bringing across a message of what to expect. by the way i love banding journey!!! except its was a bit wet and we didn't really have aLOT of fun ..

 

Wheelies n corners, banking to the edge etcetc is another category of adrenaline rush which probably other riders like. For me.. I love both touring n hard riding. Take a sports bike and you will realise how each type of bike performace for different categories... touring n track. They give different levels of fun and at different compromise levels.

 

I am seeing things in 2 different ways n appoach. By the way the signature pics is a 2 way dual road road. you have been touring qauite a bit and i think you should have seen ARROW sign boards on 1 side on, n sometimes on both (double sided sin boards)?. I dunt think I am in the wrong direction either..

[Pauche]

Originally posted by HamsterZ@Apr 27 2006, 07:16 AM

by the way i love banding journey!!! except its was a bit wet and we didn't really have aLOT of fun ..

did u see that there are lots of damages on the barricades along route 4? accident rate is high, due to the mountainous cornering roads...

[nkan0]

Originally posted by cheeko@Apr 26 2006, 08:21 PM

Hi nanako, if u have any plans, count me in as well

Cheeko, will keep u updated with my plans, but we're not going as an organised trip with proper marshalls & sweepers, its more of individual riding.. if you're fine with that? Ha, forgot that you've got the all-important GPS! so no need to worry abt getting lost...

 

i've been to Banding & Betong twice within this past 1 & a half year, very safe place, no probs what-so-ever with the insurgence, although no one can predict what can happen in the future

 

:cheeky:

[Guest cheeko]

Originally posted by n@kan0@Apr 27 2006, 01:12 PM

Cheeko, will keep u updated with my plans, but we're not going as an organised trip with proper marshalls & sweepers, its more of individual riding.. if you're fine with that? Ha, forgot that you've got the all-important GPS! so no need to worry abt getting lost...

 

i've been to Banding & Betong twice within this past 1 & a half year, very safe place, no probs what-so-ever with the insurgence, although no one can predict what can happen in the future

 

:cheeky:

dun worry abt proper marshalls & sweepers or not, cos i guess we dun really need them. I like ur style of Indiviual riding Do let me noe again

[Guest enHANZed]

guys sorry to interrupt and also lazy to do a search ...whats the diff between the 02 models and the rest ?

 

some one selling a FU plate 02 model for 13.5k ...can grab ? btw the ad is on the classifieds

[nkan0]

Originally posted by enHANZed@Apr 30 2006, 11:34 PM

guys sorry to interrupt and also lazy to do a search ...whats the diff between the 02 models and the rest ?

 

some one selling a FU plate 02 model for 13.5k ...can grab ? btw the ad is on the classifieds

Lots of Difference, can go view and then find out the diff yourself on the spot!

 

'02 typically no ABS.... etc..... btw, my friend also sold off his FU-Plate for ard 14K 2 months back....

 

but for those who are not fussy, with a lower budget, i guess thats the closest one can get...

 

saw a guy at Alexandra on Sat morning, ridng a FW VFR, looks pretty stock, without panniers. he said he just bought recently from a bikeshop, at ard 15++K. so i guess FU is ard 13-14K ??

[HamsterZ]

Originally posted by n@kan0@May 1 2006, 02:25 AM

Lots of Difference, can go view and then find out the diff yourself on the spot!

 

'02 typically no ABS.... etc..... btw, my friend also sold off his FU-Plate for ard 14K 2 months back....

 

but for those who are not fussy, with a lower budget, i guess thats the closest one can get...

 

saw a guy at Alexandra on Sat morning, ridng a FW VFR, looks pretty stock, without panniers. he said he just bought recently from a bikeshop, at ard 15++K. so i guess FU is ard 13-14K ??

there is ABS version for 2002 model leh.

[Guest koma]

Originally posted by HamsterZ@May 1 2006, 06:33 AM

there is ABS version for 2002 model leh.

yah mine was an 02 model with abs, if got abs the

brake calliper is gold colour. if no abs its black in colour

[nkan0]

Originally posted by koma@May 1 2006, 02:20 PM

yah mine was an 02 model with abs, if got abs the

brake calliper is gold colour. if no abs its black in colour

Ya Koma, yours have alreadi used, tried & confirm, can go OFF-Road!!!

[vfr-shah]

http://www.twobros.com/Exhaust/Honda/hon_vfr800fi_2005_dual_left.jpg

http://www.twobros.com/Exhaust/Honda/hon_vfr800fi_2005_dual_rtai.jpg

http://www.twobros.com/Exhaust/Honda/hon_vfr800fi_2005_dual_tail.jpg

http://www.twobros.com/Exhaust/Honda/hon_vfr800fi_2005_dualcans.jpg

This exhuast looks damn cool ah...

[HamsterZ]

who brings these pipes in... any idea??