3rd - 5th December - Johor Biker week.

Monsoon Season 2010

Here comes another season of wet roads, wet clothes and get wet by another passing cars. So bros that drives, always keep a lookout for our fellow anonymous FTW.

FTW means - Forever Two Wheelers and it applies to us bikers; day in day out, rain or shine we comb the street with our jarring pipes. Digression : There is a saying Loud Pipes Saves Lives.

Riding and being seen dashing the wet roads is really not practical, thus I would love to reminds my bros of funks to always ride safe.

Some of us are freestylers, some of us ride with the freedom and some of us always maintaining the funky styles when we are on our chopper.

Skills versus luck, I would say it is fate that leads us safe to our next destiny so I still believe in reciting some prayers before the we thumb the start ignition.

So the moral of the story of this random thread is:

1) Ride safe brothers

2) Always think of your loving family

3) Focus on the road and upkeep FTWFC.

4) Make sure your choppers are in Top Form especially the brakes. :)

Again digression 2 : My Fav tag line " WAWWA " - We are what we are..

Funk Wheelers.

Wheelers

'Mat motor' bantu mangsa letupan Gunung Merapi in Berita Harian 5th November 2010.

HULUR DERMA: Encik Ramle (berdiri barisan depan tujuh dari kanan) bersama rakan-rakan daripada beberapa kumpulan motosikal menyumbang wang bagi membantu mangsa ledakan Gunung Merapi menjelang Hari Raya Haji ini. -- Foto TAUFIK A. KADER

'Mat motor' bantu mangsa letupan Gunung Merapi

Oleh
Shamsul Jangarodin
KUMPULAN-KUMPULAN motosikal sering kali dikaitkan dengan kelakuan ganas dan 'hanya tahu membuat bising' semasa mengiringi pengantin. Namun langkah yang diorak pengasas kumpulan Riders Aid, Encik Ramle Ismail, 42 tahun, dan Encik Suriya Kumar, 45 tahun, mendapatkan lebih 800 'mat' motosikal menderma bagi membantu mangsa ledakan Gunung Merapi di Yogjakarta, Jawa Tengah, menyangkal stereotaip itu.
Malah, usaha murni Riders Aid, yang diadakan sempena Hari Raya Haji ini, juga dialu-alukan Persatuan Karyawan Muzik Melayu Singapura (Perkamus), yang akan turut membantu mengutip derma di acara Maraton Konsert mereka yang bakal diadakan di Kelab Masyarakat Chong Pang pada 14 November ini.
Selain Perkamus, Restoran King Satay dan Kampong Glam Cafe turut menyumbang derma. Projek Menunggang Motosikal Amal Hari Raya Haji, yang kedua diadakan Riders Aid, bakal melihat lima penunggang motosikal ke Yogyakarta pada 15 November nanti.
Di sana mereka akan menunggang motosikal yang disewa untuk meninjau kawasan yang terjejas dan membeli habuan. Sejurus selepas solat Aidiladha pada 17 November, mereka akan mengagihkan habuan - daging daripada 30 kambing korban, 100 kilogram beras, 100 kilogram gula dan 200 peket mi segera.
Kumpulan itu dijangka pulang pada hari berikutnya. Menurut Encik Ramle, sejauh ini mereka telah berjaya mengumpul $6,000. 'Projek ini sebenarnya susulan kepada projek amal tahun lalu yang membantu mangsa gempa di Yogyakarta. Kebetulan Merapi meledak, kami buat peruntukan untuk mangsanya sekali. 'Harapan saya mudah-mudahan Merapi tidak meletup lagi agar mudah bagi kami menjalankan tugas,' kata Encik Ramle, seorang kakitangan awam. Sekitar 38 orang terkorban sejak gunung itu meletus baru-baru ini.
Misi yang diketuai Encik Ramle itu disertai wakil daripada kumpulan Team Black Pirate, Team Canggih, Team Mat Motor (Funk Chopper) dan ahli silap mata, Imran Mohd Ishak.
Di sana, mereka akan disambut 150 motosikal daripada kumpulan Harley Davidson Chapter Indonesia, Kumpulan Pemilik Skuter (SOG) Indonesia, Kelab Honda Tiger dan Kelab Kymco Scooter Matik.
Menurut anggota Team Black Pirate, Encik Mohd Shahrin Abdullah, 40 tahun, beliau menyokong usaha amal itu kerana 'ia mampu mengubah tanggapan negatif masyarakat tentang 'mat-mat' motosikal'. Mereka yang ingin menderma boleh menghubungi Encik Ramle di talian 9445-7439 atau e-mel ridersaid@yahoo.com.sg.

600 over km ride with our brothers Jakarta.

FCFTW "SLEAZEFUNK" , MMBB "STERMON"  and ZERO MG "AXE" had a wonderful 600 over km of ride from Sin City to KL , KL back to Sin City over the Deepavali Weekend.

We hosted our brother from Jakarta.. Wulung from Tanjinsat MC, Jessie from Chopper Bastardz followed by 2 professional photographers for their upcoming Travellogue " Nusantara Explorasi Indonesia for 10 Months ".

Chilling at Highlander Pub Clark Quay

This ride is to prepare them for their fatigue endurance before going on the long long ride in the not so good roads of Indonesia.

We got to Harley Davidson Singapore at 830am to get their bikes. It was raining till 1000am before we head off to Tuas Checkpoint.

Wulung and Jessie was so excited of the long roads when we get into the Highway and they were ramming the machine to its max. Amazed to themselves that they can never ride of that speed in Jakarta, Herman the pillion for Wulung managed to capture the speed via his camera posted below.

It was indeed their 1st ever ride from Singapore to Malaysia and after the trip, they have suggested Singapore to Phuket next year. Hmmm.. 

Time to head off

Mere 140 at the beginning

AXE talking to JESSE

In Front of Hard Rock KL

My Bro Wulung

Getting ready to head back Singapore

Stermon fell in love with Cati..

Invitation to Deepavalli open house by Minister

Funk Choppers a.k.a Mat Motors Bikers Boyz is invited for this coming event.

To all my brother Bikers,

New Minister for  Home Affair Mr K.Shanmugam Cordially inviites all Bikers who support the recent Deepavalli Project Give to a Thanks Lunch session at Chong Pang CC (Yishun) and Farewell to six bikers pesonnel to jogyakarta Indonesia in aid of Mt Merapi on Sunday 14/11/2010 @11am to 2pm.

There will be a concert marathon also from 2 pm till night in support of Riders Aid Hari RayA Haji Charity Ride II de Jogyakarta.

Your attendants so much appreciate.

Regards

Ramle ismail

FOUNDER 

RIDERS AID [SINGAPORE]
Social Entrepreneurship

Random Afternoon

3F’s at its best. FFF.. FUNKYREEDOMREESTYLERS.....

Cool Flakes

You gotta see it in the night neon lights especially when you rollin' down the street and the street lamps reflected start running from big and then tapered down over the curve of the lid. Cool. Pure cool candy stylin' feel. Funky. Superstar funky. It sort of add some bling into retro-ness fashion sense. Try getting one. Mine came with a button at the end of the strap so that the excess doesn't flap around. The cushioning is just snug comfy and firm. It was well-built. It is a Biltwell.

Big Bikes, Big Boys, Big Hearts

Naturally we love riding. We get together and talk shop about bikes. Our own rides and any cools ones we spot  on the streets. My main bro rides a Softail Night Train while most of us riding Sportsters. We keep our bikes slim with as little hassle as possible. In our city state, an urban landscape with the traffic jams, our rides cruise around fairlywell - sneaking in between cars and trucks. Most of us grew up in the 80's. We were jumping off curbs and ramps on BMXs! So eventually when we moved on and settle for a mechanised two wheelers, we thought we had to find and retain the exposed metal looks and the old skool flavour of dirt bikes and fender-less tyres! We love our Harleys. We love riding in a formation and keeping it tight. It's like a pack of rumbling warriors heading off into the sunset in funky cool style, sneakers or leathers, chromes and matt blacks. Funky Freedom Freestylers. Please check out: funkchoppers.blogspot.com. Ride safe and be merry. God Bless Bikers and Biltwells.

About the Funky, the Freedom and the Freestylers...

Funky is about stylin'.

Freedom is about livin' the life on two wheels.

Freestylers are all that is contrary to what your Dad said...

"It can't be done son. I've tried it before. It just won't work." "
Well Dad, I'm not you. You didn't have a Harley. And you didn't get the funk or the freedom. I will show you how I'm gonna change all that. Check out my new apes, my new pipes and load of fresh funkyness on my new Rootbeer Biltwell.

Don't wait up for me Dad. I'm going on a road trip. See you in 3 months!"

About FC FTW SPRAYCAN

FC FTW SPRAYCAN is an educator of an high school in the west zone of Singapura. Passionate in arts, he is also the members of APAD Singapore and also the EXCO that brings the art scene in Singapore alive !
In Funk Choppers, Spraycan is our SE Advisor, active in all the outdoor adventures, he is also our Activity FC 2.

Custom Cycles Singapore Doctor Tony working on the bikes before he closes his shop end of November.

Our Best mechanic Doctor Tony is closing and moving his shop to a new place soon.  Tony have been the best mechanic of mine for the past 6 over years. 

Custom Cycles - 5 Star ratings.. 

Mount Merapi Charity Collection.

Greetings to MC’s and MG’s in Singapore.

 In conjunction of the Jogjakarta Mount Merapi Eruption. Riders Aid Social Enterprise and Funk Choppers Aid De Mission is checking if any clubs will like to take part in this Hari Raya Haji Qurban and in conjunction of helping the Mount Merapi eruption. This donation will be handed to the organiser in Jogjakarta on the 15th of November 2010. Certificates will be provided

 There is also a package of $450 for the 3 days 2 nights trip to join them in this event, leaving Singapore on the 15th and be back by the 17th November. Bikes will be given tentatively to ride into Kaliurang area to see the survivors and dinner with the S.O.G and H.O.G Indonesia and some other local clubs.

 Otherwise. If you wish to donate cash. By supporting the needy family with kambing meat in conjunction with Hari Raya Haji. This package is $290 per club will include Sugar, Rice and Noodles. Please advice if you wish to contribute for the needy

Please contact our Public Relations Manager
Ms Adele Sim - +65 67373767
adele@funkkmedia.com

~ Please consider if you really need to print this email. Let’s do our bit for the environment

Charity Ride Jogjakarta 2010 in Suria News today

Funk Chopper Sleazefunk and Mat Motor Adiwira together with Mystifying Imran the magician at our preshoot for the news in Suria today.

Oleh Roslinda Rahmat - BeritaOnSURIA

"Setelah kami mendapat tahu daripada Ramle, ketua Riders Aid Singapore yang beliau akan membuat satu acara menunggang motorsikal amal ke Jogja, saya dan teman-teman dari Kumpulan Mat Motor merasa ingin menyumbang apa yang selama ini telah kami lakukan dalam rancangan ‘Mat Motor’ yang ditayangkan di Televisyen Suria. Jadi kami memang mengalu-alukan perkara-perkara kebajikan sebegini."

Begitulah ujar Ariff Budiman Mohamad, anggota kumpulan penunggang motorsikal, Mat Motor, yang tergerak hati untuk sama-sama membantu menghulurkan dan mengumpul derma daripada para anggota kumpulannya, demi membantu 120 keluarga mangsa bencana alam di Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.

Menerusi acara ‘Menunggang Motorsikal Amal Hari Raya Haji’ anjuran Riders Aid, acara Korban dengan sasaran 30 ekor kambing, mengumpul 100 kilogram beras dan gula, serta 200 paket mi segera, para aktivis bermotorsikal ini akan terbang ke Jogjakarta dan bergabung dengan mat-mat motor di sana, untuk menjalankan beberapa acara amal.


Selain merasa terpanggil untuk membantu para mangsa letupan Gunung Merapi, penunggang-penunggang motorsikal ini juga merasa ramai yang punya salah tanggapan terhadap mereka. Lantas, menjayakan usaha kebajikan seperti ini seolah-olah memberi mereka peluang untuk merubah pandangan sinis itu.


Inilah yang dikongsi Asmawi Abdullah dari Kumpulan Black Pirate; "Dahulu, kami telah dilabel sebagai kumpulan ‘budak-budak jahat’ jadi kami hendak ubah tanggapan, tunjukkan kepada masyarakat yang kami ini pun boleh berubah dan boleh berbakti kepada negara serta masyarakat."

"Ramai orang fikir yang kami para penunggang ini suka melepak, suka berjalan-jalan ke sana ke sini, tetapi kami pun ada menderma juga. Niat kami untuk menderma kepada anak-anak yatim di Jogja, dan sempena Hari Raya Haji yang menjelang"; tambah Amir Hamzah dari Kumpulan Canggih pula.

Maka itu, penganjur acara amal khusus untuk penunggang-penunggang motorsikal berbilang bangsa dari Singapura, Riders Aid meletakkan sasaran untuk mengumpul derma bagi membeli 50 kilogram beras, 50 kilogram gula dan 200 paket mi segera sebagai habuan derma. Selain itu, Riders Aid juga bermatlamat untuk mengorbankan sebanyak 30 ekor kambing sempena Hari Raya Korban. Sejauh ini, 15 ekor kambing sudahpun diikrarkan.

Semua ini demi membantu sejumlah 120 keluarga mangsa gempa bumi Jogjakarta tahun 2006 lalu yang sehingga hari ini masih memerlukan bantuan, serta yang terbaru, mangsa letupan Gunung Merapi.

Menurut pengasas-bersama Riders Aid, Ramle Ismail; "Kami bekerjasama dengan kelab-kelab motorsikal di Singapura seperti Black Pirate, Mat Motor, Eagle dan Canggih. Ahli silap mata Singapura, Imran juga akan bersama kami menghiburkan anak-anak yatim dan golongan susah di Cabean Bantul, Parangtritis, Jogjakarta Indonesia. Di sana, kami akan menyerahkan derma yang kami kumpulkan, selain mengadakan acara Korban untuk mangsa-mangsa bekas gempa bumi 2006 di Bantul dan juga mangsa-mangsa Gunung Merapi yang baru-baru ini tercetus di Indonesia, yang mengakibatkan puluhan nyawa terkorban."

Asmawi Abdullah dari Black Pirate menambah; "Saya akan membuat kutipan daripada anggota kumpulan motor saya untuk mengumpul sumbangan. Mungkin kami akan berkongsi agar seorang anggota mengeluarkan beberapa puluh dolar untuk kumpulan kami sumbangkan lima ekor kambing, beras dan juga gula."

Selama tiga hari mulai 15 November, sempena acara Menunggang Motorsikal Amal Hari Raya Haji itu, lima wakil kumpulan motor akan berlepas ke Jawa Tengah, di mana mereka akan disertai oleh lebih 150 mat motor Indonesia. Kerjasama ini lantas membuka peluang untuk para penggiat saling berkenalan dan membina jaringan.

Ariff Budiman Mohamad yang lebih senang dengan panggilan ‘Adi’, dari Kumpulan Mat Motor merasakan; "Sebagaimana asas kumpulan Mat Motor, memang kami sememangnya ingin melakukan kebajikan dan kami merasa bangga dapat menolong orang-orang yang berada di dalam kesusahan. Selain itu, kami juga dapat berkenalan dan melakukan kerja-kerja amal bersama kumpulan-kumpulan lain dari Singapura mahupun Indonesia.

"Kita yang di Singapura merasa syukur yang sekitaran kita agak stabil. Di atas sebab itu, kami ingin membantu dengan menyumbang apa yang ada, bersama kawan-kawan - para penunggang motorsikal yang lain. Dengan cara ini, kami juga ingin menyampaikan mesej kepada golongan muda agar menyumbang-semula kepada masyarakat," celah Erman Eusope dari Kumpulan Mat Motor pula. 

Masyarakat umum dan para penunggang motorsikal yang lain juga berpeluang untuk turut menyumbang sama kepada usaha murni ini, dengan memberikan wang derma bagi membeli tambahan beras serta kambing.

Pungutan akan dilakukan di Kampong Glam Cafe mulai jam 8 malam pada 1 November 2010.

 

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World Animal Day 101010

On 10/10/2010. Funk Choppers were invited to be part pf the SPCA World Animal Day. All of us were told to meet at Dempsey Carpark at 0830am and we will ride in Convoy with the SPCA Directors, Staffs, Volunteers to East Coast Carpark D1.

S.P.C.A Director giving an introductory talk of the event and thanking us all for joining.