Varadero 125

[adrielneo]

how much? can pay installment not? lol

 

badppl where you stay?

[huairen]

yo andy...

maybe in june....

short one only...

 

arielneo: i live in tampines.

[Andy_Eross]

yo andy...

maybe in june....

short one only...

 

arielneo: i live in tampines.

 

ohk..might gg up north late aug..joining?

[Andy_Eross]

how much? can pay installment not? lol

 

badppl where you stay?

 

installment 3% interest.. hahaha

[huairen]

maybe can join u all halfway..

coz dunno if i can take so many days of leave or not.

 

why u selling your boxes?

[Andy_Eross]

maybe can join u all halfway..

coz dunno if i can take so many days of leave or not.

 

why u selling your boxes?

 

ohk..will update u if cfm..i might b getting new h&b model.

[adrielneo]

i know u stay tampines which part?

[huairen]

tampines west

[adrielneo]

near where la i wan stalk you got time can meet up u can teach me more things bout vara wat

[huairen]

st hilda's

 

u go hunt my vara ar...?

 

u wanna learn i can share my experiences with u.

also can learn from the brothers here... they more experience

[adrielneo]

oh st 82 ah? okok next time can come stalk your vara.. i really wan to go the may trip but i got nothing to let me go.. i no FF helmet, no riding jacket, no glove, no money

[huairen]

no money? then how you get your bike? how u going to maintain your bike?

[Mr.Everyday]

no money? then how you get your bike? how u going to maintain your bike?

 

No money so must DIY mah....

[winim]

Hey All!!!

 

how is it hanging!! Sorry, that I have been away for some time Though i keep in touch with some of you. There is just so much going on plus now there is a death in the family so I do apologise to those who has been updating me with the trips updates and all.

 

Guess once my exams are over in May, I will rejoin you all for trips starting in August. Hopefully i can surprise you all with my new ride. (Hee Hee!!).

 

By the way, I managed to contact the guy who bought over my bike. Please do give him your fullest support if does ask for any form of assistance. He is a nice guy then again so is the rest of you all.

 

Take care my fellow brudders!!

 

Woof Woof!!

 

wow, what new ride ???

 

You managed to contact him, that is marvellous.

How did you do that ? Brought him back to station ? :angel:

[adrielneo]

got maintain ah.. but no money to do xtra things.. sibei sian..

[winim]

Haha. I bought for him also charge him $25 few months back. I think the extra $10+ he want to earn commision

 

LOL !!!! I apologise that I gave the wrong info. I did not say that i will get it for him. Bay is the distributor for BMW grips so you should know who is getting the commission ?

[Firhas Bizar]

ohk..will update u if cfm..i might b getting new h&b model.

 

Getting new boxes together with new bike ar?

[winim]

Guys i would like to share this useful piece of information.

 

Imagine expensive repair bills. Hospitalization. Away from work for a long period of time possibly hampering the road of advancement in your career path. Legal Law suits and counter claims. Imagine how all of these can be avoided if you are equipped with a good set of brakes.

 

It is always good to be prepare for the unexpected. Situations like Taxis pulling over right in front of you, a lost and clueless driver driving next to you looking for directions. Pedestrians randomly dashing across the roads.

 

And of course having a good set of brakes also means you lower the probability of an unwanted situation drastically.

 

So what do we know about brakes? What is involved in it, what is the science behind it? What do brakes do?

 

Brake pads are an important component in a brake system. The brakes convert the kinetic energy of your motorcycle into heat, via friction, hence slows down the vehicle. From here we understand that heat is the key factor, it is no surprise lots of brake components usually have something to do with proper cooling and heat ranges.

 

Stopping power is referred to as “brake torque”. Brake torque is measure in terms of ft/lbs to see how much stopping force you can put on a single wheel. Brake torque is formulated via the following:

 

 

 

From the above formula, you probably have observed that the coefficient of friction plays a major role in brake torque. Let’s recap, braking involve turning kinetic energy of your moving vehicle to thermal energy by friction. However, coefficient of friction is not the only factor you should consider in brake pads. Other then coefficient of friction, another important factor we should pay attention to is the heat range. As I stated earlier, brakes turn kinetic energy into heat. So it is very important that the pad you are using can deal with the heat being created by frequent and hard stops.

 

Most brake pads have listed on the box a two-letter rating to help judge the coefficient of friction at two temperature levels, 200F and 600F. While this is just a rough estimate, it is one way to judge the performance of brake pads.

 

The first letter represents the coefficient of friction at 200F, while the second letter represents 600F.

 

E: .25 - .35

F: .35 - .45

G: .45 - .55

 

The higher the ratings, the higher the CoF, which translate to more friction and for you and me higher stopping power.

 

However, please bear in mind, just like tires, they have operating temperatures.

 

So for instance if you use a HH rated pads, but you only cruise around, you never heat up the pads to the heat rating of 0.55, the brake pads will not bite...

 

On the other hand, if you are hardcore demon on brakes, and you use FF rated pads, you find your brakes fading away as you generate too much heat that exceeded the temperature range of the pads.

 

So there’s really no "BESTEST" brake pads, only the best pads suitable for you. You really have to be honest with yourself. Brake pads can be roughly broken down into about 3 types:

 

Organic - Made of stuff like cellulose, which is like ground up cardboard! The cellulose is held together with a phenolic resin binder which is a heat resistant thermosetting resin. Pot handles and stuff like that is made of phenolics. Organic pads used to have asbestos to give better high temp properties but since asbestos is now a carcinogenic a no-no, kevlar, fiberglass and mineral fillers are now also used. Organic pads have a good coefficient of friction for a light Lever effort, work well at low temperatures and are very quite. They do not work so good for high performance use as they quickly wear, fade, oxidize and crumble. They definitely do not like wet and hence the common complain of how it fail when riding in the rain. Organic pads are kind of old school and are common on cheap aftermarket replacement pads. These pads do not wear the rotors very much. Beware of these as they are worse than the stock pads.

 

Semi-Metallic - These have some powdered metal added to the mix to help stabilize the coefficient of friction at higher temperatures. Typically powdered Brass, iron or Bronze is added. Chopped brass or bronze wire is sometimes added to help give the pad more mechanical strength. Usually these pads are excellent for all-around use. They can run the gamut from very little metal to almost all metal. The more metal usually means better high temp properties, more noise, more rotor wear and less effective cold braking. Semi-Metallics run the gamut from light tan with metal flecks in them to a dark gray in color. The darker pads usually indicate a higher metal content.

 

Full metallic - These pads are made of sintered metal with very little binder. Sintered metal is powdered metal that is pressed into a mold at high temperatures until it becomes a more or less homogeneous piece. Pads of this type are pretty aggressive with ones made of brass, bronze or copper or a mix of metals being more streetable and ones using iron being more high temperature oriented. For very high temperature use, ceramic powder is added to the pad material. And they possess all the braking characteristic that a rider needs.

 

 

 

 

quoted from, http://www.singaporebikes.com/artcles/47-writeupsbrakingwoes

[adrielneo]

hmm the above mentioned is chimology, have to read 2 times to understand.

[nineh]

Guys i would like to share this useful piece of information.

 

Imagine expensive repair bills. Hospitalization. Away from work for a long period of time possibly hampering the road of advancement in your career path. Legal Law suits and counter claims. Imagine how all of these can be avoided if you are equipped with a good set of brakes.

 

It is always good to be prepare for the unexpected. Situations like Taxis pulling over right in front of you, a lost and clueless driver driving next to you looking for directions. Pedestrians randomly dashing across the roads.

 

And of course having a good set of brakes also means you lower the probability of an unwanted situation drastically.

 

So what do we know about brakes? What is involved in it, what is the science behind it? What do brakes do?

 

Brake pads are an important component in a brake system. The brakes convert the kinetic energy of your motorcycle into heat, via friction, hence slows down the vehicle. From here we understand that heat is the key factor, it is no surprise lots of brake components usually have something to do with proper cooling and heat ranges.

 

Stopping power is referred to as “brake torque”. Brake torque is measure in terms of ft/lbs to see how much stopping force you can put on a single wheel. Brake torque is formulated via the following:

 

 

 

From the above formula, you probably have observed that the coefficient of friction plays a major role in brake torque. Let’s recap, braking involve turning kinetic energy of your moving vehicle to thermal energy by friction. However, coefficient of friction is not the only factor you should consider in brake pads. Other then coefficient of friction, another important factor we should pay attention to is the heat range. As I stated earlier, brakes turn kinetic energy into heat. So it is very important that the pad you are using can deal with the heat being created by frequent and hard stops.

 

Most brake pads have listed on the box a two-letter rating to help judge the coefficient of friction at two temperature levels, 200F and 600F. While this is just a rough estimate, it is one way to judge the performance of brake pads.

 

The first letter represents the coefficient of friction at 200F, while the second letter represents 600F.

 

E: .25 - .35

F: .35 - .45

G: .45 - .55

 

The higher the ratings, the higher the CoF, which translate to more friction and for you and me higher stopping power.

 

However, please bear in mind, just like tires, they have operating temperatures.

 

So for instance if you use a HH rated pads, but you only cruise around, you never heat up the pads to the heat rating of 0.55, the brake pads will not bite...

 

On the other hand, if you are hardcore demon on brakes, and you use FF rated pads, you find your brakes fading away as you generate too much heat that exceeded the temperature range of the pads.

 

So there’s really no "BESTEST" brake pads, only the best pads suitable for you. You really have to be honest with yourself. Brake pads can be roughly broken down into about 3 types:

 

Organic - Made of stuff like cellulose, which is like ground up cardboard! The cellulose is held together with a phenolic resin binder which is a heat resistant thermosetting resin. Pot handles and stuff like that is made of phenolics. Organic pads used to have asbestos to give better high temp properties but since asbestos is now a carcinogenic a no-no, kevlar, fiberglass and mineral fillers are now also used. Organic pads have a good coefficient of friction for a light Lever effort, work well at low temperatures and are very quite. They do not work so good for high performance use as they quickly wear, fade, oxidize and crumble. They definitely do not like wet and hence the common complain of how it fail when riding in the rain. Organic pads are kind of old school and are common on cheap aftermarket replacement pads. These pads do not wear the rotors very much. Beware of these as they are worse than the stock pads.

 

Semi-Metallic - These have some powdered metal added to the mix to help stabilize the coefficient of friction at higher temperatures. Typically powdered Brass, iron or Bronze is added. Chopped brass or bronze wire is sometimes added to help give the pad more mechanical strength. Usually these pads are excellent for all-around use. They can run the gamut from very little metal to almost all metal. The more metal usually means better high temp properties, more noise, more rotor wear and less effective cold braking. Semi-Metallics run the gamut from light tan with metal flecks in them to a dark gray in color. The darker pads usually indicate a higher metal content.

 

Full metallic - These pads are made of sintered metal with very little binder. Sintered metal is powdered metal that is pressed into a mold at high temperatures until it becomes a more or less homogeneous piece. Pads of this type are pretty aggressive with ones made of brass, bronze or copper or a mix of metals being more streetable and ones using iron being more high temperature oriented. For very high temperature use, ceramic powder is added to the pad material. And they possess all the braking characteristic that a rider needs.

 

 

 

 

quoted from, http://www.singaporebikes.com/artcles/47-writeupsbrakingwoes

 

learn somethin new everyday dont we ??

[nineh]

INTEREST CHECK !!!!

 

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May Day Ride n Relax Trip : 1 to 3 May 09

Date: 1 - 03 May 2009 (Friday - Sat/Sun)

Meet: 7.00am @ GP Petronas

Please plan to be at the Singapore checkpoint side at about 6:30am to avoid being late. Thank you.

 

Accomodation cost at Sungai Lembing and 4WD ride to rainbow waterfall programme TBA.

 

Route Map

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2609956918_09d41b03a3.jpg

 

Distance from GP Esso to Sg Lembing is about 380km(one way)

 

Tentative Itinerary

 

01 May 2009(Fri)

Meet up @ GP Esso

Breakfast in Yong Peng

Lunch at Muadzam Shah

Reach guesthouse & unload/change

Set off for Sg Pandan waterfall & Gua Charas

Dinner @ Sg Lembing

 

02 May 2009(Sat)

Set off for rainbow waterfall

Return to guesthouse shower & rest

Explore Lembing town / ride to Teluk Chempedak

Dinner

 

03 May 2009(Sun)

Set off to climb Bukit Panorama (Bring torchlight)

Return to guesthouse shower & rest

Check out & ride back to Singapore

 

Will be going to the below places,

 

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Panorama Hill

 

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Rainbow waterfall

 

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/rockstock_car/2007SeptMalaysia/mini-DSC_1046.jpg

 

Teluk Chempedak

 

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/rockstock_car/2007SeptMalaysia/mini-DSC_1120.jpg

 

Pandan waterfall

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2437685559_1d23f53703.jpg

 

Gua Charas

 

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Map of Sungai Lembing

 

Those interested, please put down your name.

 

01. Datok (Auto-Insert)

02. Nineh + GF

03. adrielneo (Auto-Insert/Pending)

04. Paradigm (Auto-Insert/Pending)

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Sunrise @ Sg Lembing

 

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Guys, this plan is only tentative - wanna check out the interest level first. We could always do a 2 day one night trip and forego the 2nd day plan. no worries. all open to discussion.

 

 

If nobody is interested....I will cancel the post and proceed with alternative plan - Drag Toonz with me to Betong!

 

 

PS: The above itinerary was adapted from SBF National Day Ride '08 - organised and posted by 'Bornfree'. All credits to him. Im just borrowing the info.

 

Guys...

 

THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED / POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

I sincerely apologise for this last min pull out, but i cannot plan and lead this ride as my father is in hospital and jus underwent a major operation. he has lost one of his arms. he is stable now but i have to be around on a dily basis to take care of him and his medical needs.

 

Those still interested in riding on the May Day Weekend pls turn up for the TOP UP SESSION on Sat 25th Apr as Datok may have some other alternative plans in mind.

 

I sincerely apologise again...

 

Toonz>>> u escape this time... but im gonna drag you to Betong sooner or later!! (Winim>> ur assistance is much needed in draggin toonz to Betong!...soon!!)

 

 

cya folks on sat nite!

[adrielneo]

Guys...

 

THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED / POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

I sincerely apologise for this last min pull out, but i cannot plan and lead this ride as my father is in hospital and jus underwent a major operation. he has lost one of his arms. he is stable now but i have to be around on a dily basis to take care of him and his medical needs.

 

Those still interested in riding on the May Day Weekend pls turn up for the TOP UP SESSION on Sat 25th Apr as Datok may have some other alternative plans in mind.

 

I sincerely apologise again...

 

Toonz>>> u escape this time... but im gonna drag you to Betong sooner or later!! (Winim>> ur assistance is much needed in draggin toonz to Betong!...soon!!)

 

 

cya folks on sat nite!

 

Dear god.. Hope your dad is ok.. ok during this period i go try get myself a FF helmet and stuffs.. anyway this sat the top up is wat time to wat time? cause sat i got car lesson then sunday early afternoon my nephew 1 year old buffet.. =(

[Finrod]

Nineh, so sorry to hear bout ur dad.....hope he'll be okie soon. Be strong bro.

[Mr.Everyday]

Guys...

 

THIS TRIP IS CANCELLED / POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

I sincerely apologise for this last min pull out, but i cannot plan and lead this ride as my father is in hospital and jus underwent a major operation. he has lost one of his arms. he is stable now but i have to be around on a dily basis to take care of him and his medical needs.

 

Those still interested in riding on the May Day Weekend pls turn up for the TOP UP SESSION on Sat 25th Apr as Datok may have some other alternative plans in mind.

 

I sincerely apologise again...

 

Toonz>>> u escape this time... but im gonna drag you to Betong sooner or later!! (Winim>> ur assistance is much needed in draggin toonz to Betong!...soon!!)

 

 

cya folks on sat nite!

Bro take care man, as I say before to you anything just give me a call.

[nineh]

Dear god.. Hope your dad is ok.. ok during this period i go try get myself a FF helmet and stuffs.. anyway this sat the top up is wat time to wat time? cause sat i got car lesson then sunday early afternoon my nephew 1 year old buffet.. =(

You say wan ah....u better start gettin your act together bro... cos my dad usually recovers fast!! be ready for the next trip!

 

top up usually meet at 2300H...RTB depending. but if u wan chop chop can be hme by 2am i guess.

 

Hope to see ya there tomoro.

 

Nineh, so sorry to hear bout ur dad.....hope he'll be okie soon. Be strong bro.

 

Appreciate the concern bro...

 

Bro take care man, as I say before to you anything just give me a call.

 

Thanks again bro. Really appreciate it..

So..erhmmm... it would make me feel alot better..if i cld test ride that GS.. erhmm..so tomro top up ?? hahaha

 

Seriously,..Thnaks bro. And concentrate on ur studies hor...

A Maths...E Maths.. F Maths... watever... its only a matter of time before u get it and ace it. the question is if u can tahan long enuff to ace it.

Keep the vara and ride it to work....

Pass ur GS to Datok..

Pass ur Gebel to me to ride offroad...

 

U should have nuff time to concentrate on ur studies..