Inspired.......to ride away into the sunset
Fuzz has hit upon some inspiration. He woke up this morning with his mind set on making a trip up north into Malaysia with his beloved Ayesha.
For those not in the know, Ayesha isn't his wife or girlfriend....or maybe she is in a way...she's his trusted CB400 Super 4. Laugh if you want, he doesn't care. (Damn.....why am I talking in the 3rd person like a certain good friend of mine?) erm, ok, like I was saying, I don't care if you think naming my bike is weird, coz she's not JUST a bike. She's got feelings and moodswings too. Trust me, when she's in a bad mood, she's well capable of giving me a real hard time! And when she's in good spirits, I get a top-of-the-world feeling riding her......erm....enough details I suppose. People have come, and people have left, but she's been ever so reliable a companion and stayed with me all thru the past 5 1/2 years whilst humans I thought would stand by me regardless of whatever test left me high and dry. (Albeit at times I've been abit pissed by the expenditures she's caused me.) Nevertheless, every penny spent on her has been worth it. She's been there to provide me with the company of a good ride into the horizons to reflect and do some soul-searching everytime I've needed such a moment.
Back to the point.....actually, the trip is not something I came up with only this morning. I've been wanting to go on one since a long long time, but for one reason or another, it never quite happened. But this morning, with more determination than ever before, I decided that this hols, I was definitely going.
Destination: Somewhere in M'sia thats for sure. Malacca, Ipoh, and Penang are some shortlisted points. Not to the city and the concrete jungle thats for sure. Shopping malls are definitely not on the list of stopovers, but the odd trip into town for food/chilling out could be possible. Thinking of avoiding KL as a stopover; have already seen so much of it so many times (unless of course any of my M'sian friends are at home in KL and I cld visit them). The only place in KL that might interest me wld be Klang, coz I've never been there before, and I've got quite a few friends from there that I'd like to see the places they grew up in. I want to take a route with a good mix of little village and mountain roads as well as some parts of the highway. Village/mountain roads for the scenery and to provide the setting for an extended journey of soulsearching. A little bit of the highway to flex Ayesha's muscle and race against the wind now and then. She looks innocent, but she can be a real mean machine when she wants to and burn some rubber :)
Duration: Currently it looks likely to be a 3 day 2 night trip, but that cld change, depending on budget restrictions. It cld extend to a longer trip.
Accommodation: No big hotels. Cheap motels in the villages is what I have in mind, but this has to be chosen with great care with Ayesha's safety in mind. I'd hate to return to S'pore with just a helmet and a bike key to remember her by.
When? Anytime between Nov 19 and the Dec holiday season. The holiday season is one of the worst times to be in M'sia as a lone biker.
Though planned to be on a tight budget, the trip will be designed to feature stopovers at exciting places like waterfalls, interesting sights of nature, etc, and of course, food joints dishing out exhilarating food, especially seafood (this is where the budget gets thrown out the window :p).
I know that travelling alone on a riding trip is not the best of ideas, but I couldn't find anyone with similar agenda as me. The bikers from SBF and SRF seem more keen on hitting the highway at average speeds of 150km/h and getting from point A to point B in the fastest time. I, on the other hand, intend to travel at slower speeds and relax, except maybe for occasional bouts of speeding to quench the insatiable thirst for an adrenaline rush. Amongst my closest friends, there aren't any bikers (well, there's Jackie, but she doesn't have a bike now) or anyone whom I think wld want to come with me as a passenger. There are pros and cons of travelling alone as well as travelling with company. But if YOU are interested and think YOU share my agenda, then let me know. Company is most welcome and safer too.
I've started a little scrapbook collating data of sorts relevant to the trip. Contents of the book include among others the following key checklists:
- a maintenance checklist to ensure that Ayesha is in the best possible condition for such a trip
- a list of important items to bring along
- info on possible destinations, hotels/motels
- valuable tips from experienced riders who make frequent trips up north
hehe....Fuzz is excited beyond all description.......
For those not in the know, Ayesha isn't his wife or girlfriend....or maybe she is in a way...she's his trusted CB400 Super 4. Laugh if you want, he doesn't care. (Damn.....why am I talking in the 3rd person like a certain good friend of mine?) erm, ok, like I was saying, I don't care if you think naming my bike is weird, coz she's not JUST a bike. She's got feelings and moodswings too. Trust me, when she's in a bad mood, she's well capable of giving me a real hard time! And when she's in good spirits, I get a top-of-the-world feeling riding her......erm....enough details I suppose. People have come, and people have left, but she's been ever so reliable a companion and stayed with me all thru the past 5 1/2 years whilst humans I thought would stand by me regardless of whatever test left me high and dry. (Albeit at times I've been abit pissed by the expenditures she's caused me.) Nevertheless, every penny spent on her has been worth it. She's been there to provide me with the company of a good ride into the horizons to reflect and do some soul-searching everytime I've needed such a moment.
Back to the point.....actually, the trip is not something I came up with only this morning. I've been wanting to go on one since a long long time, but for one reason or another, it never quite happened. But this morning, with more determination than ever before, I decided that this hols, I was definitely going.
Destination: Somewhere in M'sia thats for sure. Malacca, Ipoh, and Penang are some shortlisted points. Not to the city and the concrete jungle thats for sure. Shopping malls are definitely not on the list of stopovers, but the odd trip into town for food/chilling out could be possible. Thinking of avoiding KL as a stopover; have already seen so much of it so many times (unless of course any of my M'sian friends are at home in KL and I cld visit them). The only place in KL that might interest me wld be Klang, coz I've never been there before, and I've got quite a few friends from there that I'd like to see the places they grew up in. I want to take a route with a good mix of little village and mountain roads as well as some parts of the highway. Village/mountain roads for the scenery and to provide the setting for an extended journey of soulsearching. A little bit of the highway to flex Ayesha's muscle and race against the wind now and then. She looks innocent, but she can be a real mean machine when she wants to and burn some rubber :)
Duration: Currently it looks likely to be a 3 day 2 night trip, but that cld change, depending on budget restrictions. It cld extend to a longer trip.
Accommodation: No big hotels. Cheap motels in the villages is what I have in mind, but this has to be chosen with great care with Ayesha's safety in mind. I'd hate to return to S'pore with just a helmet and a bike key to remember her by.
When? Anytime between Nov 19 and the Dec holiday season. The holiday season is one of the worst times to be in M'sia as a lone biker.
Though planned to be on a tight budget, the trip will be designed to feature stopovers at exciting places like waterfalls, interesting sights of nature, etc, and of course, food joints dishing out exhilarating food, especially seafood (this is where the budget gets thrown out the window :p).
I know that travelling alone on a riding trip is not the best of ideas, but I couldn't find anyone with similar agenda as me. The bikers from SBF and SRF seem more keen on hitting the highway at average speeds of 150km/h and getting from point A to point B in the fastest time. I, on the other hand, intend to travel at slower speeds and relax, except maybe for occasional bouts of speeding to quench the insatiable thirst for an adrenaline rush. Amongst my closest friends, there aren't any bikers (well, there's Jackie, but she doesn't have a bike now) or anyone whom I think wld want to come with me as a passenger. There are pros and cons of travelling alone as well as travelling with company. But if YOU are interested and think YOU share my agenda, then let me know. Company is most welcome and safer too.
I've started a little scrapbook collating data of sorts relevant to the trip. Contents of the book include among others the following key checklists:
- a maintenance checklist to ensure that Ayesha is in the best possible condition for such a trip
- a list of important items to bring along
- info on possible destinations, hotels/motels
- valuable tips from experienced riders who make frequent trips up north
hehe....Fuzz is excited beyond all description.......
Chronicled by No. 7 Man | 11:16 am
4 Comments:
Wow, that was an amazingly fast stopover from someone worthy of giving me professional advice. Thanks for the tips!
An eating trip is definitely my cup of tea....but such a trip is fun only when you have company, though I'm quite capable of changing my mind when I catch sight of the food :P I agree that the traditional foodstalls have more pleasant surprises for the tastebuds than the air-conditioned polished ones. I don't have anyone guiding me, but I'll try talking to my M'sian friends for more tips, though I doubt the KL folks would know much abt the village/township roads I have my sights on.
I'm feeling like a Lone Ranger on a roadtrip........
P.S. I checked out your website, its an info-packed webbie which will come in very useful :)
Sounds like a cool trip... If I was still around in Singapore I'd have jumped at the chance to join you on your adventure! Anyway my friend, whatever you end up doing, make sure you are always safe and take good care of Ayesha :-)!!!
Indeed I will! And yes, you would've been great company for such a trip and we wld've had an awesome time! Maybe that's something for you to think about for this Dec hols......
dude, don't think i can make it to Singapore this December, as I have a lot of work to do, but the next time I come down, lets do it!
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