Scorpio, Indonesia's Coolest Custom Yamaha
22 Mar 2013, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After seeing Thrive Motorcycles' Yamaha Scorpio we understood that there is literally no limit to how cool can a small-displacement bike be. If you think that a quarter-liter motorcycle can...
Honda GL200 Becomes Dolores, the Indonesian Pain
23 Jan 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When a man baptizes his custom motorcycle "Dolores" (dolor is Latin for pain), we really think it really stands for something. Unfortunately for Indonesia bike enthusiast Arya Pratama, the...
Indonesian Rider Couldn't Care Less for the Incoming Train
12 Jan 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Running the red a bit and other similar things look more like a child's play when compared to simply not caring too much about the incoming train. This Indonesian biker is in some kind of a hur...
Indonesian Sharia-Inspired Regulation Makes Women Ride Sidesaddle
8 Jan 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indonesian province Aceh is governed according to Sharia, the Islamic law. Now, that could have passed unnoticed if the local authorities didn't rule women straddling motorcycles outside the Is...
New Kawasaki Prototype Sketch Leaks, Looks Great
19 Dec 2012, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With no further ado, here's the facts: the Indonesian fellow-riders at TMC Blog received a photo from an user (Bro Jacky) and that picture showed a very neat and seemingly credible sketch of a ...
Studio Motor Custom Honda CB750
10 Dec 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The original 1972 Honda CB750 was not that much of a looker. With a rather flat and inexpressive design, the '72 CB750 can though make a great staring point of you feel like adding your own to...
Old Recipe: Wheelie Fails, Rider Gets Hurt
29 Nov 2012, 16:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say some of the old recipes will never change because they produce the most exquisite results. Well, that's true for food and so many other things, but I am sorry to say that this phrase i...
Studio Motor Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight
28 Nov 2012, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nice piece of custom craftsmanship form our Indonesian fellows at Studio Motor: an 1200 Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight which came in the shop pretty mauled after a serious crash...
Darizt Design 16th Attempt, a Bike to Fall in Love With
26 Nov 2012, 14:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We must say we love Darizt Design's bikes more and more, with each new "attempt", as Agus Sudariswanto himself (the man behind Darizt) calls his bikes. Since a 200cc bike is already a...
Indonesian Studio Motor Insanely Cool Honda Shadow 1100
24 Nov 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With most motorcycles in South-Eastern Asia being small-to middle displacement ones, stumbling upon a custom 1993 Honda Shadow 1100 was quite a stir. It's only after we got to the root of this ...
Studio Motor Hooligan Custom Suzuki Thunder 250
21 Nov 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / South-Eastern Asia may be the realm of small-displacement bikes, but this doesn't mean you won;t be seeing a heap of amazing motorcycles there. And if you're still somewhat of a skeptic, h...
Tata Motors Coming to Indonesia in 2013
10 Sep 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tata Motors will begin sales of the Nano in Indonesia early next year, according to local reports. The least expensive car in the world will be exported from India as a completely built unit. The de...
GM to Launch Indonesian-Built MPV
14 Jun 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM will be launch a Chevrolet-badged practical seven-seater MPV called the Spin, a vehicle which will be built in (and for, mostly) Indonesia, and more specifically in GM’s Bekasi plant locate...
Honda Start Construction of New Indonesian Plant
4 Jun 2012, 13:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda want to increase their current Indonesian production from 60,000 units per year, to over 180,000 with the addition of a new plant. The construction of the new factory will take place in a subu...
Volkswagen T5 Transporter and Multivan Assembly Debuts in Indonesia
31 Jan 2012, 11:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last year, we had quite an adventure while testing the T5 VW Multivan and this vehicle found a way into our hearts. Thus, we are happy to find out that VW has found a new way of bringing more units...
Daihatsu A-Concept Shows Its Face in Indonesia
25 Jul 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese small car manufacturer Daihatsu has just taken the wraps off its latest goodies at the Indonesia International Motor Show. The line-up includes the A-Concept, several show models based on c...
Four Oshkosh Striker Vehicles Delivered to Indonesian Airports
14 Mar 2011, 07:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Oshkosh Airport Group, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, recently announced it has concluded its first ever sale of Oshkosh Striker 3000 aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles to Indo...
New CBR250R Launched in Indonesia by Repsol Honda Riders
4 Mar 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new CBR250R, which was presented to the public for the first time at last year’s EICMA show in Milan, stunning the audience with its looks and features, has recently become Honda’s f...
Nasim to Boost Exports of Peugeot 207 to Thailand
22 Feb 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nasim Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of the Peugeot cars in Malaysia, has announced it will increase exports of the locally-assembled 207 to Thailand soon. In an official statement made yesterday...
Toyota to Build Low-Budget Model for Asia
16 Feb 2011, 10:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is reportedly working on a new affordable model specifically designed to tackle the growing demand for this type of vehicle on the Asian market. A report by the Nikkei business daily reveals ...