Top 10 most popular videos on paultan.org in 2017
First we brought you our top 10 reviews of the year, now let's have a look at the top 10 videos on paultan.org. We've compiled this list after scouring the films that …
Top 10 most popular paultan.org bike reviews in 2017
Although the editorial staff at paultan.org have our favourites amongst the cars and motorcycles we review throughout the year, you, dear readers, have your own particular choice on which reviews garner the …
Top 10 most popular bike posts on paultan.org in 2017
Despite a softening motorcycle market, both worldwide and in Malaysia, 2017 was an exciting year for Malaysian riders. All the major manufacturers had new releases in the quarter-litre and middleweight class, and …
Can motorcycles use the highway emergency lane?
A recent Facebook posting showed a photo of a motorcyclist using the emergency lane on a toll highway, along with a rant from the poster taking the rider to task getting angry …
1957 to 2017 – sixty years of the Harley Sportster
While Malaysia will be celebrating 60 years of Merdeka on August 31st, an illustrious name from the motorcycle world will also be celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Harley-Davidson Sportster. The very first …
Illegal for motorcycles to use the fast lane in Malaysia?
In March last year, deputy transport minister Datuk Aziz Kaprawi said the transport ministry would request that the relevant road transport authorities deny motorcyclists use of the fast lane on gazetted highways …
Are motorcycle helmet tinted visors illegal to use?
Helmets are essential safety equipment for all motorcyclists. Indeed, it is against the law to ride a motorcycle without being thus equipped, but, are they illegal to use? Our colleague Hazril Hafiz, …
California Superbike School with BMW Motorrad – how to hone the craft while taking it to the edge, in safety
Having ridden and raced motorcycles for over three-and-a-half decades, there are many who ask me for tips and guidance on how to ride motorcycles. To the many such requests I get, I …
Malaysian family of three travels 6,011 km in 16 days across Indo-china by kapchai and scooter
Motorcyclists are familiar with that wanderlust, the urge to take the road less travelled and see what's on the other side. In the case of Rusli Osman (37), and his wife Yong …
Motorcycle road tax and insurance – what do you pay?
It is a known fact that the road tax for vehicles in Malaysia does not actually bear any real relation to the amount of road use, or damage to the public road …
The paultan.org 2016 Top Five bikes – best of the best
It's been a year since we joined the crew of paultan.org, and in that time, 62 different motorcycles passed through our hands. Some were review machines, others were for evaluation, and most …
Malaysian Anita Yusof returns from year-long solo round-the-world trip on 2015 Yamaha FZ150i
When most riders think of a round-the-world trip on a motorcycle, the most obvious choice of machine would be a big dual-purpose adventure machine, preferably German, with two-cylinders and 1,200 cc. But …
Riding in the haze – should or shouldn’t you?
It is apparent that hazy days are here again, and everyone will be up in arms complaining and ranting on social media or otherwise. But the situation being what it is, what …
The MIROS motorcycle lane safety survey – any good?
A survey on motorcycle lane usage and satisfaction has been up on the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) since June, 2016. The simple online survey form records data such as …
Federal Highway motorcycle lane – the danger is real
After the heavy rains over the weekend, we did wonder what the situation might be in the Federal Highway motorcycle lane, more specifically, the tunnels. We got our answer from these pictures …
FEATURE: Dangers of the Federal Highway bike lane
A recent statement by police that all motorcyclists, regardless of the size of bike they are riding, must use the motorcycle lane along the Federal Highway or face a fine, drew comments …
FEATURE: Setting up a Superbike race machine – Suzuki GSX-R1000 L5 Team Suzuki Hiap Aik Racing
The story may be apocryphal, but legend has it that the moment the second ever motorcycle was produced, two riders lined up before a line drawn in the dirt, and motorcycle racing …
Kenstomoto BOBR: Malaysian Kenny Yeoh’s third custom, based on a Kawasaki ER-6n – exclusive pics
Most will recall the Kenstomoto Demolisher, which we featured in March. The Demolisher, based on designer Kenny Yeoh's vision of a motorcycle based on the Japanese "Gundam" fighting robot suits, was a …
Is banning motorcycles from highways the solution?
A statement by deputy transport minister Datuk Aziz Karpawi that motorcycles would be banned from using the fast lane on Malaysian highways and expressways, pending approval of a request from his ministry, …
Forcing it in – super and turbocharged motorcycles
When Kawasaki introduced the supercharged H2 and H2R in 2015, it said the bikes were intended to "shake up" the world of high-speed motorcycles. This sector of the market had, in its …
