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KMB 2008 (Kembara Motorsikal Borneo 2008) is supported by the Malaysian Tourism Ministry and amongst the 20 registered participants it combines the entry of three international motoring journalists plus a rep from msportbike, being the local publication :-)

1) Thomas Wielecki of TWO WHEELS (Australia)
2) Howard Stafford of FRICTION ZONE (U.S.A)
3) Kenneth Robert Freund of BIKE SA (South Africa)
4) Norman Rahman of MSPORTBIKE (Malaysia)

For a period of 12 days, the group will travel the entire length of (North-West) Borneo, also will be visiting and stopping at major tourist destinations which is eco-tourism driven. This includes stops at the Cultural Village in Kuching, Gunung Gading National Park , Semenggoh Wildlife Sanctuary; Mulu Cave National Park which is a World Heritage site or a visit to Niah Cave National Park. And this is just in Sarawak.
 
And in Sabah, the journey commences to Beaufort taking a train ride which dates back to the colonial era to Padas for a grade III-IV white water rafting, the unspoilt Kudat for the beaches and so on.

The 20-pax strong group anticipates to hit an estimated 2500 km (around 1600 miles) throughout the journey. 

Daily ride reports will soon be made available and uploaded on KMB 2008's official website here : http://www.bumibikers.com/main.html 

Kembara Motorsikal Borneo 2008 - Riding Together.

- Norman will be riding the G650 X Country courtesy Auto Bavaria & BMW Motorrad. Gear supplied by BMW Motorrad.

- Norman's helmet is supplied by SOL model 48S-Race-G fullface

- Norman's Back Protector is supplied by msportbike.

- "Unstoppable" enduro long-sleeved shirt & Classic six-panel BMW cap supplied by BMW Motorrad.

msportbike would like to thank BMW Motorrad and Auto Bavaria Malaysia for their support.

msportbike would like to thank Winmaster Sdn Bhd (SOL Helmet) for their kind support.