A group of intrepid riders from the Ateneo and some misfits from the towns along SLEX braved the rains last Sunday to visit the Carmelite convent in Lipa City and offer a token financial contribution to the sisters. They then proceeded to Tagaytay via Midlands/Highlands to visit the Little Angels Orphanage and give a little joy and support to the kids in terms of food, clothing, diapers and some money. Overall it was truly a blessed day, with the intermittent rains and ever-present fog welcoming them in Tagaytay making it an even more beautiful and enriching experience.

Video here.
View the thread and some pictures here.

Since the inception of Bikeline last May, the idea of versatile, strong, affordable and stylish motorcycle bags has become an evident trend, maybe even a need specially for us bikers residing in Metro Manila with all the traffic, potholes and what have you. For instance, gone are the days when we need bungee cords that scratch our bike’s paint just to hold down our bags we need to bring around our stuff. No more do we have to carry a “back-heater” backpack that elevate our body temperature by sealing off ventilation to our backside. Neither do we need to have ugly plastic bags either strapped to our body or our bikes that make us look like a Lamborghini with a campershell. Since Bikeline came out with the FIRST and original idea of a tailbag that functions well and looks cool on our bikes, those things can now be truly called “a thing of the past”.
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CHEQUERED FLAG REPORT - ROUND 3, JAKARTA, INDONESIA

Turbo retains Championship lead over injured Aep while Cody clean sweeps Round 3

Round 3 of the 2006 AMSC was hosted by 2005 Best Event Award winner Helmy Sungkar at the 1.25 Km Rasuna Epicentrum Circuit on August 6th surrounded by spectacular Jakarta high rise buildings in the very heart of the Indonesian Capital.

Visiting Riders from 9 different Countries attended Round 3, however injuries curtailed the arrival of India and UAE entries, but with the upsurge of quality Riders in the host Country, the 125cc category boasted a full gate with 2 reserves while the 85cc category fielded an entry of fourteen 12- u15yo youngsters.
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While listening to the radio yesterday morning during my Sunday morning coffee, I caught the MMDA segment on DZBB. This broadcast was surprisingly level headed, though still containing a lot of misconceptions regarding MC riders, like the use of the sidewalk, the weaving in and out of traffic and of course the ever popular, making “silong” under walkways when it rains, the show was generally and surprisingly pro MC.
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