Residing in sunny Singapore where the food is great, weather is either too hot or too wet, where the worst drivers in the world are found and cars prices so high that car owners feel they own the road.
Now I don't really fear ants, unless they come with poisonous bites, in millions and I'm somehow lying immobilised on the ground, on their route march path.
But it is always the last thing I wanna see when I open the bike cover of my Aprilia, whom had been lying dormant in the carpark for weeks, exposed to the ravages of Singapore's merciless weather and tropical hazards.
And this time, not only did I find ants, I found them in abundance. Usually they like to shift their nest into the foam seats where it's damp and porous. However this time round, not only did they settle in the seat, they decided to breed in the electrical brain of the motorcycle.
Normal looking valve motor controller...
...is actually KK Hospital for ants!
This is only less then half of what was inside. Most of them escaped after inhaling the Baygone spray. Thankfully, the electronics are protected in epoxy resin, so no harm done. I think.
I'm just wondering what do they feed on when they reside on my bike...hmm....
While STILL waiting for my magneto coil to be flown from the US of A, happen to saw my friend AngKuGuay's post on his 3 bikes.... Not to be outdone, here are mine!
Before:
After:
Very soon though, the blue Phantom, my first love, will have to go. But that will be another post itself....
While waiting for me to update on part 2 of my new bike (well...I'm literally waiting too for a part to arrive from US of A...), check this out! This is just totally cool!
This is a much overdue post...was suppose to do this on 21 Apr 2007...
Recall my previous post on which bike to choose? Well a consequence of this is that I need to give up one of my bike, which will be the CB400, also lovingly referred by me as Stupid4.
Farewell to one of my 3 concubines....
The beginning...
The decision to purchase the Stupid4 1 year ago was based almost purely on economical and common sense. At that time I have the Aprilia RS250 (which is almost always being upgraded and/or repaired) and my Honda Phantom TA150. After the trip to Hatyai, I discovered, to my horror, that the fuel consumption of the Honda CB400 Ver S is the same as my 2 stroke mini cruiser! Added to that, it has better brakes, better handling and better resale value.... Although it's true that I once exclaimed that I will not buy a CB400 (commonly known as Super 4) because not only is it the most common bike in Singapore, I feel that it lacks soul, $$ sense got the better of me.
Hence I bought myself one, which was in ok condition (or so I thought) but at a rather attractive price. Our relationship started badly, as I've spent almost 2K replacing wear/tear items and making it more roadworthy. I thought I was really gonna regret buying it.
The lovemaking...
But my Stupid 4 does has it's merits and notable achievements. It brought me to Phuket, my furthest touring trip to date, with no problem at all....
Not only that, it also accompanied me on my virginal race track ride. And my virginal race track crash too.... click on image below to play videos. Link here and here.
My Stupid4 has also served me well on 2 trips to Melaka. It even acted as a pall bearer for the RS250 that I scraped.
The parting...
No doubt my Stupid4 has served me well. However, I was never enamoured by the charm of Super 4s. It was and it's still is, to me, a bike with no soul. A great bike, a reliable machine, a very good choice for travelling in Singapore but it lacks that certain something to make me feel proud to say "I ride a Super 4".
So finally, I decided to release her to greener pastures...with a renewed COE no less.
Goodbye....may you serve your new owner well.
Epilogue
At our parting moment in the Saturday morning of 21st Apr 07, another black Honda was seen together at LTA. Perhaps this is the real reason for Stupid4's departure?
...and you had just somehow materialise into the present world, you might feel a bit dull. Especially since your trusty motorcycle Fenrir didn't come here with you.
Fear not! Cos something's that's almost a fantasy, a wisp of creative imagination is also being materialised and rumbling here into the REAL WORLD in 2008. And I'm sure Cloud will be mighty pleased with it.....
Introducing, the Suzuki B-King
Goodbye Hornets, farewell SuperFours and send my condolences to Ducati Monsters.
Monday is usually a tiring day for me cos of my time-table. So while trudging home around 5+ pm, I step into the lift and saw a folded clump of familiar looking paper. It's a clump of $50!
Picked it up, and look around the lift but couldn't see who was the one that just stepped out. So I left a note (in English and Chinese) at the lift lobby, calling for the owner to come looking for me.
Check it out! A rock version of Pachabel's Canon in D. I'm not too sure if that guy did really arrange it (including the backing instruments) but it yes, it's pretty good!
Do you guys know I actually have 3 electric guitars, 1 electric bass, 2 acoustic guitars, 3 practice speakers, a 4 track mixer as well as a 12 track powered mixer? Oh, and also a keyboard. And technically I own a set of drums too.
Just when I thought Transformers is way cool/must watch kind of movie for me..... take a look at this! You gotta watch a movie that Chow Yun Fatt says "Welcome to Singapore!"
