[Group] HONDA Hornets' Nest 250/600/900

[tingchiyen]

talking about makan... we had lunch at Lenggong town along the way up Gerik highway... we had the special carrot-fish, guess how much it cost...

 

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[Spectrum]

Gyan: No worries about Map... Yours As Souvenir for a Great Trip!

Ahem... Have to As Smokin' about keeping his GPS... Ha ha...

 

Chi Yen: Think Gerik Carrot Fish... $5rm to cook & .50cents for Carrot....

(just catch fish from lake gerik... )

[Parker_Pen]

whahaha not bad if i can have that superb GPS.

 

Whao... thats really a huge carrot fish...............................

 

 

Its a fresh water fish, but cant tast the mud taste... so far i feel its really the better fresh water fish.

[tingchiyen]

Spectrum: RM$80-00, my friend... the "carrot" refers to us, the fish-eaters... actually, the fish is quite good, something called a "sultan fish", the scales are edible one, tastes like you're chewing on your own fingernail... the rest were complaining all the way about getting chopped like cai-tao, damn expensive...

[Spectrum]

"Cai-Tao" leow ah... $80rm for One Fresh Water "Cai-Tao" Fish.

Better Let us Know the Location of this Exotic Kopi Tiam!

So we will S-i-a-m!

 

Anyway... Looks like it taste nice..

So it ok... Exotic fish, place & price.. Ha Ha...

 

Well, Always wanted to Do the Gerik Highway...

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Next time... Who's Next...

[Guest nE0]

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Sorry if its abit messy, just roughly plot our route.

[DeusExMachina]

I see that you guys encountered the unfinished gravel road between Jeli and Gua Musang.

 

It's a good thing you guys were southbound. That dirt slope is easier to go down than up. On my recent trip, I was heading Northbound from GM to Jeli.

 

One of the guys on my trip fried his clutch trying to bring his heavy tourer up that slope.

I would think that fanning the clutch while maintaining a relatively high RPM is a pretty dumb way to go up a slope when one can use low gear and torque.

[Guest nE0]

Oh yes, that 5km of gravel road was terrible. I didn't think much of it, but now that you mention it, most of it was downhill! Thank goodness!

 

The Jerantut to Maran stretch was the best. Some of the corners are so good I scraped my toe sliders. But it does get boring after about 100km or so..

[Spectrum]

Nice Map Neo... Quite Clear on the Route The Fab 4 Took.

Perhaps Further East to Kuala Trengganu would avoid the Unfinished stretch.

Mud road certainly not for Street Bikes...

How u Manage on sport bikes... Must be one urk ride...

 

Good thing it was not wet on the Mud...

[Guest nE0]

Well, if we took that route, we would miss out on the best twisty sections

[Spectrum]

Yup... Did They Say when unfinished Road Will be Ready...

Guess if u Cut across the New Cameron Highland road...

U would still do the 999 corners & miss the unfinished rd

btw Gua - Jeli...

 

Then of cause u don't get to Eat the $80rm "Cai-Tau" Fish...

 

Guess its a bit more than the 99 corners I did in Penang...

Ahem.... like 900 more.. ha ha..

[c y au]

wow guys,

well done,welcome back.the trip should be enjoyable with the scenary n the greens n hills.is it raining there when ur there?

[DeusExMachina]

Originally posted by nE0@Nov 7 2005, 02:51 PM

Oh yes, that 5km of gravel road was terrible. I didn't think much of it, but now that you mention it, most of it was downhill! Thank goodness!

 

The Jerantut to Maran stretch was the best. Some of the corners are so good I scraped my toe sliders. But it does get boring after about 100km or so..

 

Yesh. 5km of uphill gravel for my group of 3. Imagine an Duc999, an FJR1300, and an R1 doing the scrambler thang. Uphill somemore! PUI! I'm never going thru that sh1t road again until it gets completed.

 

Utter sianness....

 

 

Fortunately, the 999 and my R1 got thru unscathed. The FJR got bogged down on the slope and burnt the clutch doing abovementioned dumb fan clutch manuever for nearly 10 mins. After cooling down it was rideable. But less than 200km later, it died on the Gerik Highway just a few klicks after Tasik Banding. Fully engaged, the clutch didn't even bite.

 

BTW, the best road IMO on the whole trip is the Pos Slim route from Simpang Pulai up to Cameron highlands. Especially around the low mid mark uphill. Full of hairpins and decreasing radius corners. A real challenge. Downhill it gets even hairier, scarier and hard-on inducing.

 

Gua Musang rates No. 2 for the excellent tarmac condition, minus points for being mostly full of more-of-the-same sweepers.

 

The 'legendary' Gerik Highway doesn't really do anything for me. Sweepers, and Mersing-like road conditions... I don't really give a hoot about surrounding scenery or photo ops, so... no points for that, too bad.

 

Haven't tried the Jerantut route yet. Perhaps next time.

[Guest nE0]

Well, Cameron is boring compared to the Jerantut to Maran route aka ChiYen's playground aka 999 turns Its just one after another of different corners, hills, dips, corners right after crests, deep hairpins, left right S turns, everything imaginable....

 

I had even more fun there than on PG, or any other stretch. Pity I had like 10kg of stuff strapped to my seat, otherwise the bike would handle even better.

[tweety64]

Originally posted by nE0@Nov 7 2005, 01:38 PM

http://www.picturesky.com/albums/userpics/10129/fantastic-collage.jpg

 

Sorry if its abit messy, just roughly plot our route.

Welcome back guy!!

U guy really enjoy the ride men....

How i wish i can make it!!!

 

ohya...'Motrax' when r we going for sweat out again!!(badminton)

[hornet_ghost]

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[hikaru179]

Hornets,

 

which type of engine oil are you'all using?

 

i'm currently using motul 300v (fully synthetic)..

previously using castrol R4.. (just switched brands for a sample taste)

 

any recommendations?

 

[tingchiyen]

Right now I'm using royal purple synthetic. Used to be using motul 300v. Like you, switched over to try try.

[hikaru179]

Originally posted by tingchiyen@Nov 8 2005, 10:50 AM

Right now I'm using royal purple synthetic. Used to be using motul 300v. Like you, switched over to try try.

how's the performance of motul 300v? comments?

 

right now, i've juz switched to this motul engine oil..

so had to realli rev up thru this 5000km mileage, in order to know its performance..

 

hmmm.. Royal Purple.. heard its reviews: bikers seem to like it (unique colour as well as hi-performance)

can give some comments too on this particular engine oil? thanx.

 

Maxima (Extra) also seems favourable..

 

wow, so many engine oils to try out!

 

[Motrax33]

Hey Guys, i will be ordering Rear Hugger for my Hornet600. ABS Plastic Black at $160 Each 3-4wks to arrive. I need to submit my orders by friday. Those interested riding Hornet 250 and 600. Just pm me, or sms mi.

 

Motrax33

[Spectrum]

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NEWS FLASH!

 

Tomorrow... 9th NOV

2 Days Trip To Kuantan Beach Resort

 

Meet: 7am 2nd Link Esso GP

 

Ride Itinerary:

 

N-S Highway to Kulai (Breakfast)

Route 50 - 3 (coastal route) to Kuantan

 

Should Arrive about 2pm

 

Route Back:

 

Leave After Breakfast

 

Route 12 Across Central Mountain Range

Aur - Segamat

Route 1 - Yong Peng - N-S Highway to GP 2nd Link

(dinner time)

 

1. Spectrum

2. Endlessloop

3. Eien

 

U are Welcome to Join this Ride.

Please List your Name & PM Me.

(sorry for last min. post... Just Hatched)

[tingchiyen]

wah piang, you guys don't need to work ah?? this week no holiday leh...

[jkaiser]

Originally posted by tingchiyen@Nov 8 2005, 10:50 AM

Right now I'm using royal purple synthetic. Used to be using motul 300v. Like you, switched over to try try.

just curious..u using maxcycle rite..how much izzit?

[Spectrum]

Originally posted by tingchiyen@Nov 8 2005, 03:30 PM

wah piang, you guys don't need to work ah?? this week no holiday leh...

Aiya.... Last week work already...

U on holiday mah... we shift workers...

[tingchiyen]

Originally posted by jkaiser@Nov 8 2005, 04:00 PM

just curious..u using maxcycle rite..how much izzit?

about $22 per bottle.. i think... i not very sure one, people say how much, i just pay... sorry.