Re: Motorbike
I've always loved big bikes and wished to own one in future... however, knowing my earning capability, instead of really huge racebikes (not that i can control that bike either) i'm leaning more towards touring bikes... meaning bikes that is designed to go for comfort and long distance running. No, not like those Harleys or god forbid, Modenas Jaguh. nay... those are called easy riders with a laid back sitting position. and after an hour of riding ur butt will scream bloody murder.
nope, not those.
The touring bikes looks like the common bike in a forward position, albeit a lil bit big in size, but withOUT the oomph of a back breaking and ear-deafening racebike. Their engines are designed to go the extra mile and gives u a pleasant riding experience.
I've wanted to be working in KL and travelling each day KL-Klang on the highway, such bike would be a luxury! I've already set my eyes upon this 250cc Japanese made bike, not the biggest engine capacity (cc) around but that's the tops that my license class would allow.
However, as all of us always know, parents stand in the way of everything we wanted to do. They would give u "advices", "guidances" and "words of wisdom" when in fact those are orders to be obeyed upon. Yes i know driving a car is way safer than riding a bike anytime, but riding is my passion... to hell with buying a car...
What's the point of buying an extra car when there's already an under-utilised car (parent's) at home while my girl is going to buy a car soon? insurance, road tax, petrol, parking, toll and maintenance of a car is not cheap you know!? might as well put those money into smart use by getting a bike!
1, it serves my craving and passion,
2, it's much more economical to run, and
3, i dont have to pay toll and still get stuck in jams!!!
ok, some may argue that riding a bike in Malaysia is pitiful with the hot tropical sun or the torrential rain, but hey, that's part and parcel of riding. If u have the same passion as i do, chances are these are but negligible obstacles. 99% of Malaysian riders ride bike not out of passion, but out of necessity. prohibitive car prices and low spending power here in malaysia is the cause of that.
Time and time again we'll hear these big fat politicians says our fuel prices is the cheapest in the region "excluding brunei", but we never hear them saying our car prices (or rather, taxes) are among the highest in THE WORLD!!! (Bikes as well).
it's a sad country we're living in yet this is the country i'm born in, so i'm not going down 6-feet under without a good fight. at least i know i've stood up for myself.
anyway now i'm stuck, between doing the "sensible" thing just like everyone else (buying a car) or giving in to my desires (getting a bike). heck i dont want to be like some animal that moves in one huge crowd, heads following the tails and end up jumping off the cliffs into some financial doom. Neither would i want be be like some balding uncle who's having his mid-life crisis, trying to act young, tough and macho by getting a big bike.
i'm gonna buy a car in future either way. the angel tells me to be a good kid and listen to my parents, since i'm gonna buy, why not now? while the devil said, being a young gun is only once and if i dont live it my way, i'm gonna regret it when i'm old.
so what if i die young? *touch wood* James Dean went on and became a legend wat...
I've always loved big bikes and wished to own one in future... however, knowing my earning capability, instead of really huge racebikes (not that i can control that bike either) i'm leaning more towards touring bikes... meaning bikes that is designed to go for comfort and long distance running. No, not like those Harleys or god forbid, Modenas Jaguh. nay... those are called easy riders with a laid back sitting position. and after an hour of riding ur butt will scream bloody murder.
nope, not those.
The touring bikes looks like the common bike in a forward position, albeit a lil bit big in size, but withOUT the oomph of a back breaking and ear-deafening racebike. Their engines are designed to go the extra mile and gives u a pleasant riding experience.
I've wanted to be working in KL and travelling each day KL-Klang on the highway, such bike would be a luxury! I've already set my eyes upon this 250cc Japanese made bike, not the biggest engine capacity (cc) around but that's the tops that my license class would allow.
However, as all of us always know, parents stand in the way of everything we wanted to do. They would give u "advices", "guidances" and "words of wisdom" when in fact those are orders to be obeyed upon. Yes i know driving a car is way safer than riding a bike anytime, but riding is my passion... to hell with buying a car...
What's the point of buying an extra car when there's already an under-utilised car (parent's) at home while my girl is going to buy a car soon? insurance, road tax, petrol, parking, toll and maintenance of a car is not cheap you know!? might as well put those money into smart use by getting a bike!
1, it serves my craving and passion,
2, it's much more economical to run, and
3, i dont have to pay toll and still get stuck in jams!!!
ok, some may argue that riding a bike in Malaysia is pitiful with the hot tropical sun or the torrential rain, but hey, that's part and parcel of riding. If u have the same passion as i do, chances are these are but negligible obstacles. 99% of Malaysian riders ride bike not out of passion, but out of necessity. prohibitive car prices and low spending power here in malaysia is the cause of that.
Time and time again we'll hear these big fat politicians says our fuel prices is the cheapest in the region "excluding brunei", but we never hear them saying our car prices (or rather, taxes) are among the highest in THE WORLD!!! (Bikes as well).
it's a sad country we're living in yet this is the country i'm born in, so i'm not going down 6-feet under without a good fight. at least i know i've stood up for myself.
anyway now i'm stuck, between doing the "sensible" thing just like everyone else (buying a car) or giving in to my desires (getting a bike). heck i dont want to be like some animal that moves in one huge crowd, heads following the tails and end up jumping off the cliffs into some financial doom. Neither would i want be be like some balding uncle who's having his mid-life crisis, trying to act young, tough and macho by getting a big bike.
i'm gonna buy a car in future either way. the angel tells me to be a good kid and listen to my parents, since i'm gonna buy, why not now? while the devil said, being a young gun is only once and if i dont live it my way, i'm gonna regret it when i'm old.
so what if i die young? *touch wood* James Dean went on and became a legend wat...
posted by Andrew at
1:43 pm
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