Short Loop, Kemasul Ride, Central Malaysia

nikhuzlan

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GSA, NC700D, KLX450R
I have always wanted to explore Central Peninsula south of the ECE. A quick look at the map indicates quite a number of rural and estate roads that
leads to the area of Tasik Bera and Chini, but doing both will mean riding 550km, too much for a day round trip.


So I decided to plan the following Route;


BHP - Karak - Kg Chemomoi - Felda Kemasul - Bera - Mentakab - Karak - Home. 340km.


Six bikes turned up including Faudzi Din on his Harley VRod. Aquila will be on her Tiger 800 joining for her first offroad ride. The list looks like this;
1. XR GSA
2. Mel R1200GS
3. SP Lee R1200GS
4. Cee Kay R1200GS
5. Aquila Tiger800
6. Faudzi Din Harley VRod.


Ready to leave BHP Gombak RV Point

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A quick stop at Karak town for breakfast.
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The rural roads leading to Kg Chemomoi
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After the turn-off that leads to Felda Kemasul the roads look even more interesting
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We rode through a Forest reserve
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Then we passed through this huge Plantation undergoing replanting
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This portion is littered with potholes and cow dung, ready to catch the unwary
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We hit this roadblock and i gently asked permission to pass through. Estates are essentially private property, and access is limited.
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Just 1km into the estate the road changes
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Clearly these guys cannot wait. Mel shot off
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Followed by Cee Kay
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SP Lee
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Even Aquila was eager
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Faudzi Din followed, eager not to be left behind by a girl
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After about 7km we came to a junction. We stopped here;
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Group Foto
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We continued on, passing Rubber Trees and Oil Palms
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Passing the almost deserted Kemasul settlement
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The road became more dusty towards Bera
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Although the urge to go faster and enjoy some sliding was irresistible, it was a good thing we prefer sedate as there will always
be the odd vehicle on the single lane road.

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More estate pix
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We got to Bera soon enough, and was surprised to find this fast food joint there,
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We left after an hour
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We followed Pahang River, the longest river in Peninsula Malaysia until we cam to a turnoff that is the short cut to Mentakab.
We were pleasantly surprised by the road

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We passed by a huge but orderly Chinese cemetary
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We stopped at Genting Sempah for lunch before heading home.
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Another good short day ride on roads not commonly used by Superbikers.
 
Thanks for the very nice pictures and the write up. Beautiful skies over there - quite a difference with here in Chiangmai with a grey sky but no rain (yet)
 
I just love all those plantation shots in your reports :)

Thanks again for sharing.

Ally
 
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