An Overwhelming Riding Passion

 Assalamualaikum w.b.t

It's been quite couples of week since I last rode my Versys 650 (V650). I don't know why recently my riding passion lost.

But, last night I decided to ride together with my wife around. Don't worry, we are still following SOP in 10km radius. Usually, we just ride our SM Sport 110r only to get some fresh air from night.

I would say, the power of throttle itself had made me to feel the riding passion again which lost recently. Seriously I don't know how to describe the feeling itself. 

It's quite upset to the fact that up to now, all Malaysians are still not being allowed to cross the state or even district. But, SOP still SOP and we cannot be selfish. Even some of you might say that our current government is fail in handling rising cases of positive covid 19, but at least please think about the endeavor and hard work that are being devoted by our frontliners days and nights. 

I hope that with the speeding of vaccination process (even it's still slow up to my standard), after few months, we will be allowed to cross the state with tight SOP. Of course the first thing first, I would like to see my family and my wife's family and after that, I want to plan for a long distance ride together with my wife. Our part is to pray and to follow whatever established SOP so that we can at least feel partially old norm which once we had before. In sya Allah.

New Bike : Versys 650

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,



As per my update before, I have mentioned that I have bought a new bike. As you can see picture above, that's my new bike, Versys 650 (2018). To ride this bike, I need B full license. Right this moment, my license is still L. But never mind as long as I can ride it.


Regarding this bike, I would say it is nice bike. Later, I will review this bike after 1 month I have used it. Now, I am just using it about 1 week plus only and it is till fresh and I just did my 1st service 2 days ago.


Hope to see you guys on my next update

Sad Moment For My R25

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,


long time no update here ya. So, I am writing here today because I would like to update regarding my beloved bike.

Straight to the point, I will trade in my bike (my bike still have balance 13k plus, I give the bike to shop for full settlement and I get nothing) because I am going to get a new bike. To be honest, it's kind of sad actually because my R25 is my first bike that I bought using my money. So many incidents and moments we had been through. But, in order to get a better one, I need to sacrifice. That's life.

Whenever we get new thing, of course we will lose something that we have. For now, I will not update what is my next bike. I will update once I get that bike.


That new bike is loan basis and my loan also already approved. Downpayment? Of course I paid already. So wait for my update ya

Review : RON 100

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,

In this entry, I just want to review a bit only. Last time, I compared RON95 VS RON97 : please click the link beside to read it  (https://stereodereo.blogspot.com/2019/02/ron-95-vs-ron-97.html)

There is nothing I wanna to highlight. Just a few items only



1) Cost
That time I forget already how much the price per liter. However, what I remember is the difference using RON95 & RON100 is almost RM10 for my motorcycle.


2) Mileage
Almost same like using RON95 & RON97


3) Smoothness
Almost same like RON97


4) Power delivery
I don't know why but I feel like RON95 has more power. When using RON100, I feel like my motorcycle lost power which make me quite disappointed.


5) Suggestion to reader
I think better you test on your own motorcycle and feel the different. Maybe some people might get a good result or maybe same like me. But theoretically, higher RON will have more protective on your engine. For my motorcycle, RON95 is just enough.

Full Tank R25?

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,

All R25-user-to-be might be wondering how much to get full tank R25 and how long it can go. These are normal questions whenever you are in the survey mode. 

In ideal condition, all people want less petrol with high mileage. But, that is ideal condition where it doesn't work in real world. Usually, big tank comes with more petrol resulting in more mileage. That's the reality.

If you are a kapcai or mopped user before, you will feel a bit different in term of cost for one time petrol pump in and mileage for every full tank.

So, here I would like to give an info base on my experience. Usually, I will go to petrol pump whenever there is one bar left (before blinking). At this time, usually around 10 liter of petrol will be enough.

Why I give in term of volume instead of cost? This is because in Malaysia the petrol cost is not consistent. Let say the petrol cost at that time is RM2.00/liter, it means RM20 for 10 liter.

As you can see the picture above, the mileage is 270.4km. This one is average speed of 115 km/h to 120 km/h. My motorcycle is using bigger wheel compare to stock (my bike = 150mm width, stock =140mm width). If using stock wheel, it will be more mileage because less load. 

Review : Strength of Yamaha R25 (Blue-2017) - Part 1

Additional disclaimer : I was not paid by any party and this is my honest review after 2 years using this bike

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,

In this entry, I would like to review my Yamaha R25. This is based on my own opinion and my honest review. Maybe the items that I will include in my review will be contradicted to other people. I will review this bike in term of what I like (the strength-Part 1) and what I dislike (the weakness-Part 2). Hopefully you will enjoy for this entry. 

Part 1 : Strength

1. Multifunctional meter

Good job Yamaha and congratulation for making such a good meter display. I am totally like with its meter. Here is the items available on meter :

• Clock - this is totally important since I may know the current time without looking at the watch. I might use this vital clock also when I am late to go to work hahaha.

• Gear indicator - this one also important since I might know which gear currently I am running. Certain motorcycle do not have this item which is a weakness (for me).

• Speed indicator - this is normal only. For R25, it is in digital form

• RPM indicator - this one is in analog form. If it is in digital form, it might be more attractive. For R25, the indicator value is up to 15000 RPM

• Heat & Petrol indicator - Both item are important but they are quite usual actually.

• Gear shifting light - this one also quite special. The purpose of this light is to prevent the rider from over RPM. It is like a signal for the rider to up shift the gear. However,  every user can set which RPM the user prefer the light to give signal. Like mine, I set at 11000 RPM.

• Trip distance - it is a distance that has been traveled by the rider but can be set to 0 back. There will be Trip 1 and Trip 2. It is up to the rider to set for what. For me, Trip 1 is for the chain lube alert. It means when I have applied chain lube, I will set trip 1 to 0. After my bike has traveled up to 150km, then I will lube my chain again and the cycle continuous. It same goes to the Trip 2. This one I use for petrol tracking mileage. Which mean I want to know if full tank, how many km my bike can travel (I will write a separate entry regarding full tank R25 and how many km it can travel)

• Change engine oil indicator - after 1000km (first service), there will be a signal with indicator of "OIL" which mean we need to change engine oil. For the subsequent service, every 5000 the signal will come out.

• kilometer / liter indicator - this one also quite nice which we will know how many km our bike will travel with 1 liter of petrol. This value keeps changing depends on our throttle control. 

2. Center light

This one is so special and exclusive since this light only available at Yamaha R25. The mentol also can be changed to other color. For mine, I am just using the stock color only like normal head light.

3. Design

It looks sporty and high aesthetic value. Undeniable.

4. Handle bar with clip on.

This one is also good because it is adjustable. For standard stock, when you ride, your riding position will be like touring. However, you can change you riding position to sporty by lowering your handle. This is base on the rider preference. For me, stock riding style is just enough since I use it for daily ride and every week around 600km mileage.

5. Performance

This is subjective. For me, the power delivery is just nice to me. Not too much and not too little. So, those who are newbies and wanna try a big bike, this R25 is just nice and suitable for you. Top speed? This one also might be different for every people. Some people get 180++ and some people get 190++. Mine? Hmmmmm..... Secret....Hahahahha. If I mentioned here, my beloved wife will be nagging to me..hehehe

Actually, there are still many strengths that equipped to R25 especially in term of handling. So, those who want to feel this bike, just buy. Don't worry. This bike is good (everybody will claim their bike is good hahaha). For Part 2, I will focus on items that I dislike regarding this R25. Stay tune yaa

RON 95 vs RON 97

Additional Disclaimer : this entry is based on the result that I tested on my R25. The result might be vary with the other user. 

Note : Please help to read and understand about internal combustion engine & engine knocking since I will not explain these terms. 

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,

Today I will be writing an entry regarding the petrol in Malaysia. This is quite hot and controversial topic since every people have different opinion. To be specified, I am testing the usage of the RON95 and RON97 on my Yamaha R25. 

As per today, the current price of petrol for RON 95 is RM1.98 per liter whereas RON 97 is RM2.28 per liter

Before I proceed more deeper, I will explain roughly on the RON. RON stands for Research Octane Number which indicates as measurement of the resistance towards compression before it ignites. In another term, higher RON will have higher resistance against compression.

Then how about lower RON? Here is the issue. Petrol with lower RON might have higher tendency to engine knocking which eventually will cause harm to engine and reduce the performance. 

In my review (I would say), I will highlight on the following items :

1) Price

In Malaysia, the price of petrol is inconsistent. So, it's quite hard to make judgement on this item in more details. However, I will make an assumption that the price of petrol is constant in one month as per price mentioned above.

My R25, generally, needs around 10 liters per full tank (left 1 bar and still not blanking). Every week, I might need around 2 times full tank due to high mileage travel. In another term, my R25 needs 80 liters per month.

Calculation:

• RON 95 (monthly) : 80 liters x RM1.98/liter = RM158.40 per month
• RON 97 (monthly) : 80 liters x RM2.28/liter = RM182.40 per month
• Save = RM182.40 - RM158.40 = RM24 per month (can eat Tower Cheezy Burger by adding another RM1 😜 see review here : https://stereodereo.blogspot.com/2019/02/review-tower-cheezy-burger-at-bke-corner.html )

2) Mileage

Before this, I heard that RON 97 has better mileage compare to RON 95. To be honest, I am quite disappointed with this statement where it does not apply on my motorcycle. I would say I cannot feel the difference.

3) Engine performance

This item cured my sadness (need to pay more) over the RON 97. During long distance riding, I can feel the smoothness of engine. But, after 1 month using RON97, I change back to RON 95 and I feel my engine become quite rough.

4) Top speed

This item is the item that most of the riders prefer on their bikes. Also I get a sad result. Slightly same.

5) Suggestion to readers

• I think better you test which RON is better on your motorcycle
• For me, I would prefer RON95.
• Sometimes if you want to feel engine smoothness, you may use RON97 (might help to protect engine also)

That's all what I feel on my bike base on RON95 and RON97. One thing we need to know, there is no right and wrong in using which RON as long as you pay using your own money.

>>Now I am testing RON100<<

YZF-R25 : GET ONE!!!!!

Disclaimer: this is the actual experience by me (I buy last 2 years ago)

Assalamualaikum w.b.t & Hi,

It’s been quite late for me to write the entry regarding an exceptional motorcycle: YZF-R25 since it was launched a few years ago in Malaysia. Never mind, I will proceed.

I will divide into 4 categories for you all to understand

1) Survey

This part is quite tired for someone like me who try to look for the best offer (those who doesn’t care about money, you can directly go to your preference shop and apply loan for it or buy cash).  For me, I had surveyed a few motorcycle shops in Alor Setar, Kedah. 

Different shop will offer different things. Like me, I choose one shop with these conditions:

a)      Motorcycle : YZF-R25 Blue (2017)

b)      Downpayment : RM7000

c)       Installment : RM472 x 48 months (4 years)

d)      Free gift : Movistar open face helmet (add on RM50 and this is ridiculous), raincoat, disc lock

e)      Loan : shop loan

My advise : better you choose shop that offer more free gifts  (basic free gift : Fullface helmet, riding glove, riding jacket) so that you no need to buy basic free gift.

2)  Loan approval

The shop only asks me to provide photocopy of identity card & license. The documents needed depend on shop or loan institution (you may refer to motorcycle shop).  I need to wait around 2 weeks to get motorcycle.

3)  Get motorcycle

When you get motorcycle, there might be a few things you need to consider

a)      Condition motorcycle

b)      Manual book

c)       Free gift

d)      Basic advise from shop

e)      Maintenance can be done there?

Point (e) is very important. Like me, at first they said to me that they can do. When I want to do first service, suddenly they said they don’t have proper equipment. I am totally disappointed. At last, I did myself which is more saver (when motorcycle under warranty, better proceed with shop)

4)  Instalment

This one is the least motivation to do hahaha. But remember, once you choose to buy, you need to pay. This one can be either auto debit or transfer on your own. For me, I transfer the money on my own. Make sure, you don’t have any lapse in payment even 1 month for your own good

So, it’s up to you whether you want to buy or not. Don’t follow other people.