Ride Philippines

Biker's Den, Baguio, July 25-26, 2017, 380km Manila-Baguio and Back via Nlex, Sctex Tplex

Since diving became a business, riding a bike became my stress buster and my happy holiday away from the ocean (yeah it has come to that point)...

I got pulled into traveling by motorbike when I was based as an ad media expat in Vietnam (started with a pre owned Honda Cub and a a Vintage Vespa VBB in 2010) where before heading back to Manila, had a final Saigon to Vung Tau 400km tour which opened my eyes to the joys of traveling by motorbike.

my first bike in my lifetime, a Honda Cub 50cc, my weekend fun bike in Saigon 2009

second bike, a 1950 Vespa VBB where I had my first taste of a 400km Saigon-Vung Tau and back to Saigon adventure

My Ride- Vietnam (one final 2011 ride Saigon to Vung Tau)

In Cambodia (short stint as Head of Sales-2015), I got hooked to the custom cafe / brat culture and bought and rebuilt my TU250 Brat which brought me to many places in Cambodia...

bought a 1995 Suzuki Grasstracker, but did a major asesthetic rebuild

designed myself, the Grasstracker TU250gb make over resulted to a much sexier ride

My Rides in Cambodia (2015 sojourns)

Back in Manila, bought my first bike, a pre-owned Yamaha XJR400 which I personally rebuilt as a brat/tracker/bobber sort of build. It always broke down and spent more time in shops than on the road so I bought myself a newer bike

a fugly pre owned XJR400 which I turned to a Brat/Tracker kinda thingy

Tired from being in the garage more than on a ride, I picked up a pre-owned KTM Duke 200 February 2017 and learned more the technical side of riding via almost daily sojourns to Marilaque (Cafe Katerina, Jariels and Pililia Windfarms come to mind). Was a solid performer but needed more horses...

Bought Feb 2017, this bike taught me how to really ride..twice a week on the Marilaque twisties

I bought a brand new Sixty2 Scrambler (on a silly whim, I kinda regret buying this) since I missed the classic bike aesthetic and needed more power (which I now find quite torpid-top speed 170 kph...BITIN but on hind sight, I never knew I could go this fast) , but I'll probably just upgrade next year to a much higher cc  JAP adventure bike which suits my current riding style and sensibilities. (i need cheap to maintain, reliable-bulletproof chariots).

One foggy day at Biker's Den in Baguio, My Sixty2 has been reliable so far at 4800km (as of Jul 27, 2017)
but maintenance cost is a bitch (another 6tkm Php6.5k up keep costs looming) and my rear Pirelli MT60s are almost worn out

my ride map- Philippines

Here is a collection my adventures with mostly new found buddies and our respective rides... if you want to join us, don't hesitate to call me at +639159473888 or send me a pm on Facebook,

Jun

Cambodia and Vietnam

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