Sunday, January 15, 2006

Permas Jaya Go Kart 14 Jan 06

We took advantage of the good weather and tried our luck again at Permas Jaya this week. After 10 minutes of go-karting we turned our attention to the mini-bikes.

Boy was it fun! :)

Like the go-karts, not all minibikes were equal in performance. The #38 red minibike was very torquey and was fairly quick.

The rear brakes on both bikes I tried were totally ineffective as the play on them reached the grip! I found this out on the very first bend going into the run-off, and leapt out of the seat while holding on to the bike, saving myself from a nasty fall.

Riding was challenging. Your elbows would bang into your inner thighs (ouch!) should you try to steer using the handlebars. So the only way to steer is to use body lean, but not too much or your foot will scrape the ground (double ouch!) The other thing I found out is that the minibike follows where your eyes go, much more so than even on a go-kart.

Overall a very fun experience that's strongly recommended. :)

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1 comment:

-ben said...

You fellas look like a quattro of anime / manga characters! LOL! Awesome! All you need now are wild hairdos, crazy costumes and giant medieval instruments of messy death!