This 2 months beginning Nov. 1 2024, JPJ and PDRM are carrying a nationwide exercise on motorcyclists to see if they follow the rules. On the 4th day, it was reported 1K+ already got various summons. This reminded me of my past experience years ago:
While returning from parent’s house at noon, I on the motorcycle lane reached the Federal Highway-Jln Lapangan Terbang roundabout. PDRM blocked the motorcycle lane, diverted riders where a bunch of policemen were waiting. An officer signaled me to come that way. They usually leave me alone as my bobber is considered in the superbike group but this time, as no riders passed, they bored were enthusiastically rubbing their hands and licking their lips.
5 officers came over: One inspected my IC, another inspected my driving licence, the third checked my road tax, the forth measured the no. plate details while the fifth looked at the overall motorcycle. He said he had never seen such a motorbike but another officer clarified it is factory customed so asked if I had done any modifications. I replied none except the rear portion holding the no. plate, brake light and sidelight was vandalized. I repaired them with original parts, vandalized again in less than a month so I installed a cheaper side no. plate holder as I could not afford the expensive original spareparts. They approved it as they said they could still see it from afar and the alphanumeric numbers were set in landscape mode. I wanted to get off my motorcycle but was told not to as he wanted to take a photo as an example to other riders. My heart stopped a beat. He was apparently the senior officer, came over, smiled, salam my hand and thanked me for following all the rules.
I took the opportunity and told them the seller gave me a RM1K discount to let go off his last unit but it was black in colour. I grabbed the offer but later felt it was hard to see in the night so custom painted white stripes like a zebra making it easier to notice. The senior officer said that was fine though said he could not tell what JPJ would say as it was out of his jurisdiction. (Incidentally, when Puspakom came to my house to check my Peugeot 407, they saw my bobber and said the custom paint job was not an issue as they concentrate on safety technicalities) I gave my salam, so did they and rode off.
Looking back, they didn’t check my Bell helmet. Although I glued the SIRIM sticker back after it was custom sprayed, I rendam and brush the helmet in soapy water 2x/yr to remove the smell of my sweat. Bell Helmet Malaysia clarified it’s safe to clean their helmet that way. However, one day, I realized it came off while riding. I don’t know what a JPJ road block will say but for one thing, the inside of my helmet now smells of Breeze.
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