The day started off with everyone waking up late and we left my place at 8.30am, 30 minutes late. Then I missed the entrance onto the expressway to Singapore Customs haha. After an eventful start, the trip was pretty much peaceful until breakfast. Went to Old Town White Coffee again because we were lazy and didn't want to think where to go for breakfast. I think they changed the menu or is this the breakfast menu?
Got myself a Nasi Lemak with Fried Chicken, coupled with a cup of hot black coffee.
Okay, I admit I took a few bites out of it before I remembered to take a photo. Not particularly cheap for a Malaysian meal but heck, it was still cheaper than Singapore prices. Tummies filled and we were all ready for the 229km trip ahead of us.
If you see the picture of the route, our route is mostly on the North-South highway until we eventually exit for Malacca. Oh by the way, there are 2 ways to spell the city's name. Melaka is the Malaysian name, whereas Malacca is the English name. Okay, back to the ride. The traffic was smooth with occasional slowing down due to idiots who move into our lane and maintain their slow-ass speeds. It got a little tiring after about 100km at highway speeds, my hands were going numb. It was as if I was holding on to 2 vibrating dildos. Eric was apparently fatigued too, even in his comfortable car with air conditioning. Why? His new tyres were producing too much noise haha. Mid-trip, we exited the highway and stopped at an R&R stop for drinks.
15 minutes later, we were back on the highway. This second leg of the trip up was pretty fun. Firstly, our gang of 3 bikes increased to 4 when a Malaysian biker on an R1 with no number plates decided to join us and he stayed with our convoy formation for a while before he decided we were too slow for him. Judging from his big duffel bag, I reckon he had his leather suit inside and he was heading for Sepang Circuit, or maybe he just likes big duffel bags.
Another 100 odd kilometres or so, and we finally exited the highway after seeing the sign that read 'Melaka'. That brought us to a toll gate and once again, it's free for bikes yay! Seeing the change in landscape, I figured we were just outside Malacca and signalled the convoy to stop for photos.
After taking those photos, Eric walked over and said the 'Welcome to Melaka' sign is just up ahead. Oh well, at least I remembered to take photos! So we donned our gears and went in search of our photo-worthy sign. 2 minutes later...
The red lights in Malacca are horrendously long, we were literally cooked to well done perfection under the scorching sun. It took us 45 minutes just to traverse 9km in the city, crazy! There were a lot of people and tourists, and the streets were packed with cars, probably due to the Hari Raya week. There was no space to park near this chicken rice ball stall we wanted to try, we gave up searching for a parking space and settled at this small stall by the river.
Best to keep your cars and motorcycles in your view at all times in Malaysia. The short time we were there having our food, a lot of passers-by stopped to look at our second wifes. Well maybe because they admired them, but we were not taking any chances, too many friends of mine lost their bikes in Malaysia. After the light and late lunch, we decided to head back to Singapore. It was about 3pm, after a final fill up at the nearby Shell station, we set off for the road home at about 3.30pm.
The only eventful thing that happened was during our mid-way stop at an R&R stop. I accidentally entered the female toilet without knowing and I was changing my top. The lady manning the toilets did not say anything but just stood outside watching me change. Until a woman came out from one of the cubicles, then did I realise what happened. Geez!
About 2 hours of hard acceleration and braking, we finally reached our favourite petrol kiosk. The Second Link Shell station!
Full fuel tanks, a short rest for drinks and we headed back to Singapore. Good ride! That's all for this post and stay tuned for my next post. Ride safe!
