Are you Gliding today?

Heyya...




Went up to Awana Gohtong Jaya for Sunday breakfast ride at Ratha Curry House with my friend, Adha, who rides a black Harley 48..

 

HooRahh!!

"Lone Wolf, No Club".. Are you Gliding today??

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Recently a friend of mine from Jitra, Kedah came to KL and I invited him for a Sunday Ride to Awana.. Had breakfast at Ratha Raub Kari Kepala Ikan restaurant in Awana.. they served crispy roti canai, plus their mutton curry and chicken curry are the bomb!

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Are you Gliding today?

Heyya..

It's been a beautiful sunny day today.. So I grab my helmet and leather vest.. Start my gorgeous Candy Orange Road Glide aka El Chicano Road Glide..  Are you gliding today??

HooRahh!!

The Five Armies - Beyond Brotherhood

Heyya...

I have been riding Harley Davidson for the past 3 years, usually i would prefer to ride solo or with those I am comfortable within a small group.. Travelling in a small group is easy to manage and has many advantages. We could mobilize faster, plan our trips within a short period of time, save time in refueling stops, easy to book hotels for rooms availability, easy to check-in and check-out hotels, we can sit for meals in 1 table, etc etc..

We called ourselves as The Five Armies because each of us comes from different motorcycle clubs but still we always hang out and have road trips together.

It seems five of us are easy to ride together without any difficulties.. They can easily follow my trip schedule and always be on time. When travelling long trips, we always need to be disciplined and follow the ride schedule. Anyway, they never complaint about the accommodations i have booked, meals which i have ordered, etc etc.. Most importantly, we are always concerned with Road Safety Rules and Regulations.

The 5ive Armies are:

a) Otai

I have been travelling with Otai for many times. He rides Road King and recently has converted it to Street Glide (head fairing). The longest and furthest journey we rode together was to Mae Hong Son - Golden Triangle - Laos - China Border with our Harleys. It is easy to travel with him as he is not fussy on accommodations, meals (as long as he eats rice) and ride destinations.

b) Fauzan

He's THE big guy.. I've known Fauzan few days before i picked up my Harley Road Glide at Harley dealer. At that time, he was not used to travel far and even crossing borders. Such an easy rider to ride with. He really loves his beautiful Street Glide and we used to hang out during weekends when he was staying in Shah Alam. Unfortunately he has moved to southern of Malaysia and we could only meet when we have road trips.

c) Najib NJ

The first trip Najib NJ followed me was to Khao Lak - Chumphon - Koh Samui with his Moto Guzzi motorcycle. The first 1,000 km, Najib NJ was struggling to keep up with the Glides as his Moto Guzzi wasn't meant for long distance ride and he had to attach his luggage with cargonet strap on his bike. Due to this, he had to make few stops to check his luggage. I really admired for him as he could also ride and stand the high speed with his street bike.

After the trip to Khao Lak, he sold his Moto Guzzi and bought a Harley Davidson Road Glide. Hahahaha
:-D


d) Kayrul

Kayrul was the sales person whom i bought my Road Glide. He taught me a lot for understanding Harley bike, handling Road Glide properly and accessories need to be upgraded. During our rides, he's been riding his Dyna model and he is very comfortable catching up with other Glide models on his Dyna.

Continue reading:
Five Armies Pre-Ride : KL - Khao Lak - Chumphon - Koh Samui - KL
Five Armies Day 1: KL - Khao Lak, Phang Nga
Five Armies Day 2: Khao Lak - Chumphon
Five Armies Day 3: Chumphon - Koh Samui


HooRahh!!!

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Mae Hong Son (3rd Time) : KL - Hua Hin

Heyya..

During the first week of Ramadhan (July 2013), I rode my new Harley Davidson Road Glide to Mae Hong Son's 1864 Corners in Thailand.. It was my Third Time of riding to the infamous 1864 Corners also known as A Thousand Corners..

At that time, i just picked up my new Road Glide within 2 weeks.. i really wanted to prove how good my Harley Davidson Road Glide Custom FLTRX would handle in 1864 Corners.. it is normal routine for me to ride to Mae Hong Son's 1864 Corners every time i buy a new bike.. The first time i rode solo to Mae Hong Son with Kawasaki KLR 650 Redbull.. a few months later, i sold the KLR 650 and bought the BMW GS Adventure and went to Mae Hong Son.

The trip to Mae Hong Son with my new Road Glide was also done solo..

The route:
KL - Hua Hin -Mae Sot - Mae Hong Son - Chiang Mai - Ayutthaya - Pak Chong (Nakhon Ratchasima) - Chumphon - Trang - KL


KL - Hua Hin

I left KL at 3.00 am... i reached Gunung Semanggol (Bukit Merah) RnR for refueling and did another refueling at Changlun, then rode straight to the border. Surprisingly during early Ramadhan month, the queue at Thai Border Control was not busy.. it took me only 20 minutes for the immigration and customs process..

I  needed to remind myself that the journey on the first day always had to be hard and far... very far.. Kuala Lumpur to Hua Hin, the distance is more than 1,300 km.. I had to remind myself that i was riding a Harley Davidson.. not a BMW GS Adventure..

Hence, there will be more refueling stops and slightly slower average riding speed compare with the GS Adventure.. Subsequently, I would be spending more time on the road..

I stopped for my first coffee break at Amazon Cafe @ Phatthalung PTT Station for large Espresson Yen which costs 55 Baht.. By the way, Phatthalung Amazon Cafe is my routine coffee stop..




Since i hadn't had breakfast, i decided to have breakfast at Thung Song's PTT Station.. There, i met my girlfriend's uncle, P'Ell, who runs a custom bike shop in Trang.. He and his Exciting (Trang) Bike Club were heading to Nakhon Si Thammarat for Bike Week..

 

The weather was hot and good for the Dunlop tires.. Riding the Road Glide, with music blasting loud, really made me wanna ride for a longer journey..

Always had the idea for bringing my Macbook Air to update my blog.. but i ended up updating it 2 months later.. Lmao!

i I finally reached Hua Hin at Colonnade Hotel at 3.00 pm... what a great achievement for my Road Glide for covering more than 1,300 km on its first long distance run with the average speed of ~145 km/h.. What a ride!!

Checked-in at Colonnade Hotel, jumped into swimming pool... then headed for dinner at MK Restaurant nearby..

Next day ride, i was gonna be riding from Hua Hin to Mae Sot via Bangkok's Route 32 and Route 9, then a coffee break at Ayutthaya..

Ride in Style.. HooRahh!!