A Malaysian Roadtrip

The year 2020 has gone just like that. I took a break of work to return home to Malaysia for a holiday and between that I had motorcycle rides planned in the Himalayan region of Nepal and India. Due to the pandemic, I have been stranded here in Malaysia unable to return to Australia. In addition to that my planned motorcycle road trips had to be cancelled.
IN spite of current situation, I had an opportunity that I have been longing for which is to ride a loop around west Malaysia that I never found time to do. Malaysia had tight border restrictions in place since March, but were relaxed at about the month of August.
So I took this opportunity and off I went on my Royal Enfield 500 classic
The catch of this ride was to not use highways but only old roads and I rode without the use of a GPS. Solely relying on signboards and help from locals.
The Itinerary
Day 1: 10th Sept
Subang Jaya - Putrajaya - Sepang - Port Dickson - Tanjung Tuan - Melaka
Day 2:
Melaka - Muar - Batu Pahat - Simpang Renggam - Skudai - Johor Bahru
Day 3:
Johor Bahru - Mersing - Endau - Kuala Rompin - Tasik Chini - Gambang - Kuantan
Day 4:
Kuantan - Teluk Cempedak - Cherating - Kerteh - Rantau Abang - Kuala Terengganu - Merang - Besut - Bachok - Kota Bharu
Day 5:
Kota Bharu - Tumpat - Rantau Panjang - Jeli - Gerik - Kulim - Bukit Mertajam - George Town
Day 6:
George Town - Gelugor - Sungai Jawi - Kamunting - Taiping - Changkat Jering - Kuala Kangsar - Sungai Siput - Ipoh
Day 7: 16th Sept
Ipoh - Menglembu - Batu Gajah - Tanjung Tualang - Teluk Intan - Sekinchan - Kuala Selangor - Shah Alam - Subang Jaya
This seven day itinerary consist of approximately 2000 kilometers covered with a riding time of about over 40 hours. I visited as many tourist spots on the route possible as I had to ride about 7-8 hours daily to reach my destinations.
The only state I was unable to ride into was Perlis, and also the capital of Kedah which is Alor Setar. These areas were still hotspots for Covid-19. Therefore I opted to leave them out.
Bike: Royal Enfield 500cc Classic
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