Banksy Renamed As Bumblebee ("BB")

Banksy would henceforth be renamed as Bumblebee. Not that it has anything to do with the Chevy from Transformers, but simply because its transformation programme has its yellow-and-black scheme becoming more and more obvious. Hence the Bumblebee.

Haha, the sting looks like the current mudguard.

Now, this Bumblebee is fierce-looking.

I went about polishing Bumblebee between 11.30 pm - 12.30 am today, after the brood has gone to sleep. I collected Bumblebee from the mechanic's place at around 7.00 pm, and there it was in all its glory but with oily hand print stains all over its body and all. And I couldn't stop wanting to look at her, so off I went with my polishing cloth and all.

Anyway, back to the mechanic's place, with the stuff that I ordered duly-installed, it really changed the whole outlook of the bike. She looked so much meaner and fiercer now, but that could be just in my eyes. You decide for yourself when you look at the pictures later.

Before and...

After.

The LeoVince Cobra looked so beautiful perched at the side of the bike. And when I started it, the exhaust bass was so strong that even the few Versys and Shiver owners servicing their bikes at the workshop came over to check out Bumblebee.

The exhaust note was oh-so-beautiful it would also attract too much attention from the authorities, so I had the silencer installed and thereafter, it was just-a-tad muted down. Just-a-tad.

The ProTaper cushion bar and hand guards added a touch of zesty yellow to the front of the bike, and it really added to the whole character of Bumblebee. No longer does the front looked dull and average-looking, now it exuded a sense of wilderness and danger.

Looks like an elk from this angle.

My riding view.

Looks good to me.

Right side, external.

Right side, internal.

Left side, external.

Left side, internal.

Add in the motard seat net and Racing Boy reflective sticker for sports rims, and the whole bike really looked the part. The Hella BM dual-horn improved upon the safety aspect while riding. However, the mechanic was unable to modify the footrests though, so we would have to go through other channels.

Spot the horn.

The ride home felt really good. Bumblebee's street cred and presence improved ten-fold at the very least, and other vehicles moved to give her space when I revved the boomy LeoVince to let them know that I needed to go through.

The bike's pick-up improved tremendously and there was a surge that was non-present previously. All in all, the LeoVince  really changed the nature of the bike.

And here she is in all her glory.

More to come, perhaps.

And for comparo purposes, here she was in stock form earlier the year as seen from the showroom.

Stock platform good to begin with.

Going forward, I am toying with the idea of changing the 2008 Kawasaki ER6N headlamps into Bumblebee. There are a few selling on Mudah now between RM350 - RM550 per piece, and I believe that the headlamp would change the whole outlook of Bumblebee all over again. Of course, the year 2011 ono Kawasaki ER6N headlamps would look even better given its more aggressive stance.

However, my mechanic has cautioned that those headlamps were quite heavy and that may affect the motard's agile riding experiences. Hmmm... let's sleep over it further.