Honda ADV 160 Car News in the Philippines

Motortrade, the country's leading motorcycle dealer, recently held the grand opening of its 100th Honda store. Strategically located along East Avenue in Quezon City, the store is also Motortrade's second Honda flagship showroom. The new Honda flagship store offers a diverse range of two-wheelers. These include sleek scooters, adventure motorcycles like the Honda Africa Twin and CRF series and exhilarating sport bikes like the Honda CBR series. In addition, Motortrade’s Honda Flagship Store not

Gilbert Chao

Oct 27, 2023

The Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, Inc. (MDPPA), an organization composed of leading motorcycle manufacturers like Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki, recently marked an incredible milestone with a grand celebration of its golden anniversary. With the theme "MDPPA Riders United: Riding Roads Responsibly for 50 Years," the two-day event kicked off on Oct. 6, 2023 at the Trinoma Activity Center in Quezon City. The event brought together motorcycle enthusiasts, industry pr

Gilbert Chao

Oct 10, 2023

MOVE IT recently launched a comprehensive rider-partner welfare and engagement program at the MOVE IT Tropang Malupet event held at the PICC Forum. Dedicated to enhancing the economic well-being of local motorcycle taxi service providers, the newly expanded Tropang Malupet welfare program encompasses optimized earning opportunities, economic assistance, aid and relief initiatives and community engagement. The company said this is one of its ways to improve the lives of its rider-partners and the

Gilbert Chao

Sep 12, 2023

The Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association (MDPPA), achieved a collective sales milestone with a remarkable 932,220 units sold from January to July 2023. The MDPPA is comprised of the country's four largest motorcycle brands – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. It reflects a 4.6-percent increase compared to the same period last year, which saw sales totaling 890,720 units. With this development, MDPPA conducted a comprehensive review of its sales targets for the latter part of

Gilbert Chao

Aug 31, 2023

We do love to document and romanticize our motorcycle journeys on social media, yes? If you’re a Shell Advance motor oil user, you might be able to get something out of your posts aside from the thumbs up from your followers. Just use the hashtag #ShellAdvanceRideNgBuhayMo in your posts and get a chance to win giveaways and prizes from Shell Advance. To give recognition to the vibrant community of Filipino riders, Shell Advance announced in an August 2023 press statement that it has launched the

Gilbert Chao

Aug 28, 2023

With the rising number of motorcycle-based taxis and delivery services, there’s a corresponding increase in the population of two-wheeled vehicles on the road. Unfortunately, this upward trend has also resulted in a higher incidence of motorcycle road crashes in the first four months of 2023. The Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group has reported approximately 4,000 incidents from January to April this year, which already account for nearly half of the 8,342 incidents recorded in the w

Gilbert Chao

Aug 8, 2023

One of the most identifying features of a motorcycle is probably its wheels. While they come in various sizes, from 10 inches to 21 inches, motorcycle wheels have two basic types – spoke wheels and cast wheels. Each type serves a purpose that goes beyond aesthetics, so it is best to know which one is more suited to your needs. Spoke wheels These days, you usually see spoke wheels fitted on dirt bikes and pantras (pang-traysikel). They are generally believed to be more robust and are designed to

Gilbert Chao

Aug 8, 2023

The problem with wearing ill-fitting riding gear is that the integrated protective padding will be in the wrong position, and they won’t be able to give protection where it matters. Unfortunately, this is sometimes the case for Filipino riders because many of the decent motorcycle riding gear available in the market are from Western brands. Thankfully, Motoworld has just launched its Komine 2023 Collection, and these products come in “Asian Fit” to suit the average Filipino rider. “Komine gears

Gilbert Chao

Aug 6, 2023

For some of us, riding motorcycles is a lifestyle choice that we can forego when conditions are not conducive, like when there is an ongoing typhoon. For others, being in the saddle is a daily necessity, regardless of the weather. For those riders, donning proper rain gear could understandably be very cumbersome, and that’s why I see a lot of them on the road these days practically riding in their swimwear (I am exaggerating a bit). But if you really have to ride in the rain, here are some quest

Gilbert Chao

Aug 2, 2023

Japanese motorcycle riding gear maker Komine is one of the most popular riding gear brands in the Philippines and globally. Unfortunately, some manufacturers are capitalizing on Komine’s popularity by making ang selling counterfeit Komine products. This is a significant cause of concern not only to Komine but also to us consumers because we could be buying something that does not give the expected protection that could save us from serious injury in case of a spill. Here are some ways how to avo

Gilbert Chao

Aug 1, 2023