Motorcycle Philippines

Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH), the country’s only integrated automotive company, marks a major milestone in its history as it celebrates its silver anniversary. Established in February 1985, Suzuki Philippines has earned a well-deserved reputation for offering superior quality yet affordable motorcycles to Filipino consumers. Suzuki motorcycles were first introduced in the Philippines in 1959 by Rufino D. Antonio & Associates, Inc., who handled nationwide distribution. In 1975, Antonio... more

An interesting discussion has been brewing the past weeks regarding the apparent exclusion of Underbone Motorcycles and Scooters from the 16th National Motorcycle Convention of the National Federation of Motorcycle Clubs to be held in Cebu on March 4 to 7, 2010. In the discussion, several points have been raised. A Cebu based poster confirmed that “small bike” (as opposed to their “BIG BIKE”) groups are allowed to join the convention given the following caveat.. “as... more

Soon after the Vespa Club’s visit to the headquarters of Laguna Choppers in San Pablo City in Laguna, Wawel (our club president) quickly arranged for the unveiling of Manny’s Lammy (The Manny Pacquiao-themed Lambretta) here in Manila, before being transported to GenSan, the boxing champion’s hometown.  The scoot made its inaugural debut last week in-between sets of the mod/soul band Juan Pablo Dream which has a regular Thursday night gig in Eastwood City. Transporting this one-of-a-kind scoot... more

We could not get enough of “Manny’s Lammy” after we saw it at the Laguna Choppers headquarters in San Pablo, Laguna earlier this month, that we approached its owner, Warren Manilay, and invited him to display his custom Lambretta during Juan Pablo Dream’s final gig at Eastwood City this month of January. We told Warren that interest in this one of a kind scooter has been so strong, that it would be a great treat for the Manila scooter community to have it displayed in Manila... more

The Ride for A Cause (RFAC) Ride called as Mission 9 Season 2 was successfully accomplished last January 17, 2010. The chosen beneficiaries were the Children of upland town of Siniloan, Laguna. Mostly indigenous families, their source of income comes from vegetables and fruits farming. Also drift wood furniture making, kaingin or uling (charcoal) making. Sometimes they travel to nearby towns of Real Quezon to find livelihood that would took them roughly 30kms to reach. Schooling for the children... more

Running on an electoral platform promising policy changes designed to send the FIM Asian continental union for motorcycle sports to greater heights, Stephan Carapiet was elected president of the FIM Asian Motorcycle Union (UAM) during the 2010 UAM FIM Congress held Saturday January 16, 2010 at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila. UAM Congress 2010 Press Relase 1 NAMSSA Web Site  Read More →

Best of 2009 – Motorcycles of the Year – Motorcycle.com. While we enjoy ripping on substandard motorcycles, crappy bikes are hard to find these days. Take a look at any of our comparison tests from the last couple of years and you’ll find only marginal differences between our declared winners and their competitors. With so much high-quality product to choose from, culling the field down into our Best Of winners was an arduous task. But that didn’t stop us from coming up with... more

Biker’s world: Unfair branding of motorcyclists on a major news paper. In the statement given by Gwendolyn So, the author of the said article, she branded motorcyclists as morons in general. Stating mishaps and close encounters with those behind the handlebars. In truth, I don’t blame her for being irked by these riders who bend the law to go around other people in the streets. In doing so, they catch others in surprise and disgust over their actions. This is something that we cannot... more