An Ode to "Good Boy"

This blog has been quiet for a bit and I'm getting harassed by many to get it updated.....hey 3 people is still many ok. I shall not bore you with details of what's been keeping me busy because actually there isn't any. I can of course enlighten you with the "white nose hair discovery while trimming nose hair" story, though I'm pretty sure that's a surefire way to lose my loyal readers....yes all 3 of them. So on to the bike then.

Now this is a significant post for me as over the weekend the bike reached a new milestone. On July 15 2011, I have had the bike for exactly 1 year. It was a Sultan Cup event bike and had 100km on the clock when it made its way into my grubby hands. It's now proudly sporting a seasoned mileage of close to 38,000km without missing a beat, crossed into Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Singapore and covered every single state in Peninsular Malaysia. Not bad eh? of course I pat myself on the back also coz I  rode all those miles mah.....

Real miles ok....not put on treadmill you know.

So I knew I wanted to have a "celebratory" ride and at 10pm Thursday decided with Husref we're going to East Coast and to meet up in Sg.Buloh R&R at 7.30am. We knew we're going to Gua Musang through Cameron but beyond that we're playing it by ear. If names such as Cherang Ruku, Tok Bali, Penarik sounds unfamiliar to you then you're missing out on some of the nicest coastal roads that you can ride on. I can still taste the otak otak sotong and ikan we had in Penarik....yum yum. We ended up the 1st day in Merang Suria Resort in Merang(duh) after a 600km ride and at RM158/night with breakfast it's good value I'd say.

The next day we made our way down South. The plan which is not a plan is to get to Cherating hugging the coast as much as we could. This is when we passed Terengganu International Endurance Park(TIEP). How apt coz this is where my bike tasted it's first 100km. So some sort of homecoming la...

So with our road tires we went exploring the track which is just next to the beach. I can tell you, riding on soft sand scares the shit out of me, especially since my steering is so light. Thought I was gonna lose the bike so many times. This would definitely be fun with knobbies on.

Soft sand track + beach + bikes = awesome

My feeble and limp attempt at a burnout

Husref showing how it's done

Tak aci, he got 14 extra horses...well that's my excuse

The Moose Monster may have forgotten his hat but he's still intent on terrorizing the people of Terengganu.

Run people of Terengganu....Run!

If you're passing by Kemaman do stop at the famous Kedai Kopi Hai Peng. If you've never had the blended ice coffee give that one a go. The roasted coffee taste is there without being overpowering or too bitter, plus the ice cream and whip cream I have no idea how many calories it was but trust me.....it's worth it!

We ended the day in Cherating and after another full day of riding we just wanna settle in with a quick dinner and get a good nite's rest. The next day we made our way back to KL and on the Gambang road just as we were about to turn right into the highway, we made a snap decision to turn left and headed towards Segamat (we never plan mah....) and headed towards Chenor. Stopped in Tasik Chini resort for a drink where we witnessed horses being mistreated so Husref had a word with management about it. All I can say is, many that are in the service industry should NOT be in the service industry. A quick Patin stop in Temerloh and we headed back to KL for end an overall a good trip. Other than the last 100km to KL, the weather was brilliant with temps rarely rising above 30 deg.

As for the title, you know I've never named any vehicle that I've owned and as such have never bothered to name my bike either, then I came to realise on a few occasion after a long ride I'd pat the side the side of the (false) tank and say "good boy, good boy"...and now with 38,000km under its belt in a year, it's definitely a well deserved name.