TAGGING : The Making of My Very First - Act 2

3rd bike
I was captivated by the beauty of a bike called Suzuki RG Sports 110cc. It's the first kapcai in Malaysia that has a mono shock rear swing arm. So I went to Kedai Motor Anda at Jalan Pasir Putih, Ipoh & gave the downpayment to its owner Mr Pang. I wanted a red bike coz it looks "garang" (fierce). But no stock available & have to wait for another month or so, so I just grab a metallic sky blue & owned it. Yeah, in 1993 I became the proud owner of that bike. To make it remarkable, I'm the first few owner that owned that bike in Ipoh. I called that bike "Acila" due to its reg. no. ACL2083. I've used Maxoil (the best lubricant at that time) & as an agent I got the price cheaper than market price.

I rode it everyday for work to SK Pasir Kubu, Teluk Sena, Kg Gajah from opah's house in Parit (+/- 80km 2-way journey). What a bike! It took me 30min only to reach half that journey, with max. speed reaching 150km/h & maintained it all the way. Then I got bored, no more fun coz everyday with that speed it had become normal to me...

Then I when to my trusty old buddy Manan the Mechanic in Pengkalan Pegoh, Ipoh (we've been friends since 1985 when I was still in secondary school). He's the one who was responsible in transforming my previous Honda C70 AN843 to Anak Naga. I asked him whether he can upgrade my bike to a new level. He said he has never got a friend or customer that sends this type of bike for servicing, coz this bike is very new in the market. He then recommended me to his senior mentor Idris the Brutal (Yeop Deris) in Kampung Melayu, near Medan Gopeng, Ipoh as he's at that moment into Suzuki RG Malaysian Cub Prix racing. I've seen him before & he's the motocross guy that trained many clubs & organisation that ride dirt bike. But how come into cub prix?

So we went there with my brother (he's riding Anak Naga) coz thinking we had to leave the bike there. When we arrived, there are many bikes already rebuilt... motocross, superbikes & racing cubprix bikes... in a wooden workshop just infront of the man's also wooden house! Manan told Yeop Deris that I had enuff with standard spec RG & wanted to do 1st stage upgrading. I asked them how much will it cost,

Manan just replied, "Hang pi bubuh je mutu hang, lain biaq Derih buat. Aku dah habaq mai kat dia hang sedara aku bukannya nak race, tapi dok ngajaq budak skolah dok ngulang jauh hari-hari". Manan is a Penangite & never let go of his distinctive accent...
(Translation) "You just put your bike there & Idris will do the rest. I've mention him that you are my relative & not planning on racing, but riding long distance to work everyday".

I asked Manan whether Yeop Deris could do it & he replied, "Hangpa kalu nak tau, dia ni hang bagi superbike Ducati ka, BMW ka, Motoguzzi ka, apa benda mutu yg hang tak penah dengaq brand dari mana pun selamba ja bikin. Hang penah dengaq brand KTM? Husqvarna? Dia besa buat... Ni kan pulak Moto Jepun, tambah lagi kapcai. Senyum ja dia..."
(Translation) "If you wanna know, give him superbikes such as Ducati, BMW, Motoguzzi or any brand-type from what ever manufacturer, he'll do it with ease. Have you heard the brand KTM or Husqvarna? He's done it... Japanese superbike is like peace of cake to him, moreover an underbone bike. He'll do it while smiling..."

continued..