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Join us in this journey
from Kuala Lumpur to Perlis with Honda
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for this journey, Tokwan will be riding the Honda Goldwing
and Shidi will be riding the CBR1000RR
finished with the Eidul Fitree prayer
we get back home for a short while to celebrate "Hari Raya" with our family
After the short celebration, our journey starts by heading to "Sabak Bernam"
that is our first destination for the whole journey
From Kuala Lumpur, we stop by in Kuala Selangor
to take a short rest before continuing our journey to "Sabak Bernam"
our journey from Kuala Selangor to Sabak Bernam
crossing the mildly heavy traffic
continued all the way to an interesting location called "Bagan Nakhoda Omar"
our stop in "Bagan Nakhoda Omar" is so that we can rest and enjoy the scenery after the one day journey
we were also taking the time to discuss about both Honda machines that has been ridden through out the day
TOKWAN: people are not looking at the CBR1000RR
SHIDI: yeah, the CBR is just like a table over there..
TOKWAN: Imagine that, the CBR is nothing here.. even with the fact that it is a very powerful bike
SHIDI: No, because the Goldwing is very interesting..
SHIDI: In terms of design, it is the best looking andmost attractive bike here.. at this time
HANNY: The Goldwing here is..
SHIDI: It is rare..
HANNY: No it's not rare
HANNY: It has it's own group that really exist in it's own reality
SHIDI: Yeah, it has it's own class
TOKWAN: She's saying of his husband like that.. exist in my own reality
HANNY: So it's like, when there suddenly one Goldwing in a place..
HANNY: In a place like this.. a village..
HANNY: So people are quite amazed by it
SHIDI: It's like something rare..
HANNY: Yeah rare.. or like something special..
SHIDI: Oh yeah.. something special
SHIDI: not something people see everyday
TOKWAN: In Penang, Goldwing is everywhere.. so it's not really that special anymore..
SHIDI: So after this we will part ways..
TOKWAN: What??
SHIDI: Get back to our home (Place to sleep)
The following day, we will continue our journey towards Penang in order to resume the adventure with Honda
Our journey from Sabak Bernam to Penang is silky smooth
we're only stopping for a few times for fuel.. especially for CBR
to cross into Penang Island, we decided to get on the Ferry
so that we can take a short rest and enjoy the view on board the ferry
our second destination Penang Island is a rapid growing state and booming with tourist attraction locally and Internationally
Here, we will get the chance to test both bikes in a real world situation
as we arrived at our Hotel, we decided to get some more rest before heading out again in the night
to feel for ourselves the night life in Penang
In the night, we spent our time mostly in Gurney Drive.. to enjoy all the unique food to get some more energy for the next day
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The next day, right after we had our breakfast
our journey resumes to visit a few interesting places in Penang
apart from that, we can test the bikes again especially for handling around the twistiest in Penang
We stop by in Tropical Fruit Farm that is located in the hillside of "Teluk Bahang" at the elevation of 800ft from sea level
the Tropical Fruit Farm is an attraction place to visit by local and international tourist
In here, we got the chance to taste ourselves the fresh juice from the tropical fruits available
After spending some time at the Tropical Fruit Farm, we head back to "Batu Ferringgi"
To get our lunch from Pizzeria Restaurant located in Hard Rock Hotel Penang
Next.. we are at Penang Road
To left the Goldwing and CBR for the public to gawk at
Not long.. only for 10 minutes
next.. we spent our evening in "Padang Kota"
here, we just take our time and relaxing until the night before we rest to continue our journey to Alor Setar the next morning
SHIDI: I want to honestly ask you something Hanny
HANNY: Now why suddenly you want to ask me something like this??
SHIDI: Am I good looking or not?
HANNY: NO!
SHIDI: Why not?
HANNY: Because you're not combing your hair..
NAZ: that hurts my feeling too
HANNY: So automatically you are messy..
HANNY: Even if you're riding an expensive bike
SHIDI: Ain't it cool to be messy?
HANNY: Not cool at all
SHIDI: Riding a CBR? adding the coolness?
HANNY: Oh no!
SHIDI: Nope? Why?
HANNY: Cos, the fact that it is an expensive bike.. the 2012 model.. and the rider is like..
SHIDI: Like super good looking
SHIDI: It's like this.. when you ride something like this.. you don't really have to take care of your looks
HANNY: That is what we call messy, lazy and also dirty
SHIDI: No it's not...
HANNY: I think that is why, the CBR gave him some problem just now
HANNY: Cos we ask him to take a shower just now but he didn't want to..
SHIDI: Eh how come before this the bike gave me problems but at the time I took my bath
HANNY: Cos yesterday it(the CBR) knows that there is rain upfront
SHIDI: I was only asking.. don't be mad
TOKWAN: The balloon sold is RM2 (out of topic)
SHIDI: That is expensive!!
TOKWAN: I want to ask you something.. for the past 2 days.. how the CBR felt?
SHIDI: It's great.. I felt the awesomeness
HANNY: You felt great or the bike is annoyed with you
SHIDI: No it does feels great, but it's a bit too needy at times
TOKWAN: But why is it needy?
SHIDI: The fact that it is a superbike..
HANNY: With that fact, then comes the price isn't it.. but then there's no Fuel indicator.. it's not worthy isn't it?
SHIDI: That is why.. people said.. don't ride a superbike like a moped..
HANNY: Says people or you?
SHIDI: Not it's my saying
HANNY: So you have to accept the fact you can't be emotional
HANNY: Cos the traffic in town is like that, we can't do anything to change it.. so you have to ride it according to traffic
SHIDI: You have to understand
HANNY: I always understand
SHIDI: The one who ride it is me.. The one who's getting warmed by the engine heat is me..
SHIDI: The one who has to bring a load(pillion) at the back is me..
HANNY: Yes that's true.. you want to be a rider isn't it
SHIDI: About the load I'm not sure
SHIDI: So what does teeth say?
SHIDI: No, the bike is okay to be honest,.. the handling is superb..
SHIDI: Like just now, if it's up to me I will go even faster around the corners
SHIDI: But the standard tire is not as good, the Battlax S20?
The following day takes us from Penang to the state of Kedah
Our journey that is closing to the end will make Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah as a place to stop before going to Perlis
SHIDI: Now let's go have a look around
SHIDI: Just now, it's about 1 hour riding from Penang to here
SHIDI: With a quick stop in Gurun resting area
SHIDI: Shoes, please take off your shoes yeah
The time we spent here is to learn more about the history of "Kota Kuala Kedah" and we manage to visit the museum
to learn about the past stories that is available as the exhibition contents
SHIDI: But we are talking like this, but what is our effort to spread the stories to others
SHIDI: People that know the history like you and Tokwan.. what is your effort?
HANNY: just effort for myself I think
TOKWAN: It's like when we ride our bikes from KL.. Actually we don't have to cross the border into Thailand
TOKWAN: Maybe the entertainment in Thailand is better,
TOKWAN: Even when we ride Goldwing or CBR or any bikes there is..
TOKWAN: Starting north of Perak up till Perlis, there are lots of interesting places to visit
TOKWAN: Just that it may not be as entertaining as Thailand
SHIDI: It's like a bit boring to see
Finished with our resting time in Kota Kuala Kedah, we continue our journey to look for interesting places to shoot
But all in a sudden, the wheather changes unexpectedly and we have to find covers from the heavy rain
and it changes all our initial plans and we decided to stop the shooting session for the day to get some rest
for the last day of our journey the next morning
The last day of our journey start earlier than normal
Even with the bad wheather in the morning
But we still proceed with our journey to Perlis in order to reach our ultimate destination
Which is the largest Sugar Cane Farm in Malaysia located in Chuping, Perlis
As we arrived at the largest Sugar Cane Farm in Malaysia, we received a less than amusing news regarding the farm
This is because the majority amount of the farm has been replaced with rubber plantation
[discussing about how there are still some sugar cane left in some area]
After five days of journey from Kuala Lumpur, crossing over Sabak Bernam, Penang Island, Alor Setar to Chuping, Perlis.
Finally we've had completed the journey we start on the first day of Eidul Fitree this year
With our sacrifice to celebrate Eidul Fitree with our families this year
We have successfully finished the adventure with a magnificent view of Chuping, Perlis
At the same time, the Honda Goldwing and the CBR1000RR managed to endure our test across all terrains there is
The Honda Goldwing that becomes the attention is definitely the right machine for this journey
and it's not surprised that it becomes the bike of our choice for the "Festive Journey with Honda"