A Kuala Lumpur man in his 20s has lost five motorcycles after JPJ seized the heavily modified machines, following separate enforcement actions against him since last year. The rider reportedly spent up to RM25,000 modifying the motorcycles, including engine and braking system modifications as well as the use of components that failed to meet safety specifications.
Investigations revealed four of the five motorcycles did not belong to him. According to Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior director of enforcement Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, the bikes belonged to the rider’s father, younger sibling, mother and uncle.
The motorcycles were reported to have been borrowed from the relatives before carrying out the modifications. The fifth motorcycle, which belonged to the rider himself, was seized during a recent “Op Ekstrem” operation against modified motorcycle in the capital.
“All five motorcycles are currently in the process of forfeiture and will be auctioned off,” said Muhammad Kifli during a press conference. JPJ said the offences involved extreme modifications such as removing rear brakes, fitting ‘tayar sotong’ or narrow width tyres, changing the ECU and modifying engines.
Muhammad Kifli urged so-called “hardcore” riders to stop carrying out such modifications, warning that they can seriously compromise motorcycle safety and increase the risk of fatal crashes. “I want to appeal to these ‘hardcore’ riders to stop taking these useless actions,” he said in a Bernama report.
During Op Ekstrem on August 8 and 9, JPJ inspected 443 motorcycles, taking enforcement action against 336 and seizing 140 motorcycles. From January 1 to August 10, JPJ has conducted 441 Op Ekstrem operations nationwide, inspecting 68,528 vehicles. Of those, 18,534 vehicles were subjected to enforcement action, while 1,942 vehicles were confiscated.
JPJ also warned that it will not hesitate to take legal action under Section 59(2) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) against parties who refuse to restore modified vehicles to their original specifications.
Auction off? Aren’t these bikes going to be on the road again later?
Auctioned off and modified back to standard before being eligible for registration again
PDRM should more often cracked down all this illegal bikes, its really annoying and irritating….should also impose heavy penalties including jail.
Ini motor most probably semua lari kedai….tu sbb pakai nama ahli keluarga lain sbb nama dh blacklist kaw2.
Takkan lah mak dia atau pakcik dia pakai Y15
I think Road Transport needs to amend the law of unlawful vehicle modification; hefty fine to bail out the vehicle or permanently destroy it, so that the officers do not need to repeat the “catch and release” practice every time every year.
this is blatant day light bullying! rakyat paid hard earned money to sustain their hobby, but gomen no sapot and seize their asset.
A stupid hobby that endangers others and noise pollution. Spending money to be hated by the public.
How about keeping your hobby out of public roads.
if jpj think by issuing news bites gonna deter them, try something else
saman je la. source of income. besok2 boleh beli kereta JPJ baru
auctioned off? so these dangerous machine will go back on the streets? should have just melt it down for recycling
Just stim roll the bikes and send for scrap.
Make it public. See how long they continue with their antics.
Many will be still modify thier bike.. Enforcement roadblock everyday it the way to go.. Had been tired with those extreme mod with loudest bike.. Wanna had a good sleep also cannot..
Terbaik jpj Dan polis, Kasi clear, nampak Salah, tangkap