There's a new rider in town. Maulana Sandi

Dec 28, 2021

There is a new Deus rider in Java and he’s unquestionably one to keep an eye on. We’d first met Sandi back in 2019 when he traveled all the way to Bali to compete at the Deus Slidetoberfest. At the time we were definitely impressed by his riding but what also caught our eye was the cut of his jib. His style was on point.

Then, as you all know, everything when sideways so it wasn’t until we ran into Sandi at the Purnama Land Flat Track event in August 2021 when Dean Permana went there to ride slide under the full moon. They were already mates but they got talking.

Sandi then came to Bali for the Tasik Ride in September and once again we were impressed by his riding, it also allowed us to sit down and see if he would be interested in wearing the Deus badge. We were super excited, as was he. Sandi looks the goods, rocking his perfectly natural vintage aesthetic and rides like he was born in the saddle.

Anyway, enough from us, we posed a few questions back to Sandi after he sent us a swag of cool images from the Slide on Sunday event he attended in Jakarta late November.

Whats your full name? Maulana Sandi
How old are you? 28
When did you start riding off road motorcycles? 2014
And competing? 2018
What is it you love about the enduro/dirt motor cross style? The adrenaline
You’re also into vintage motorcycles, why? They have this certain characteristic
When did you first hear about Deus? The 2015 Slidetoberfest Event
Where are you working at present? I’m a Bengkel Boy with Barokah Djaya, a garage in Bandung
Do you also work for Purnama Land? Nah, that’s just Association

You just went to Jakarta for the "Slide on Sunday", can you give us a bit of colour about the weekend?

The event was held in Buperta Cibubur. I went up there with the Barokah Boys and the Purnamaland Team Bandung, all of us were super excited. Weather wise, it was a little cloudy the entire time. The track is grass and so it was always a little wet… we’d heard about the "slippery grass surface" It is so different to what we are used to, you have to think about when and how much gas you give the bike and you definitely have to have a good turning method.

Everyone just pitched their tents right next to the starting line, ahead of what was going to be an amazing day.

There are several classes in the competition, with about 200 participants in total and there must have been around 500 spectators.

We brought the Deus Kawasaki KLX 150 Flat Track bike out of the Deus store in Bandung and participated in two classes of the competition, the 150-250cc & the Corsa class.

We didn’t have any problems with the bike which was great. I took first position in the two preliminaries & also my semi-finals. Then took 3rd place in the finals, I was super proud of that because the CC’s of my competitors’ bikes were much bigger.

But it's not about who wins, it's about where we can pour our fun.

Thanks for your time Sandi and welcome to the Deus Family.

Photographs supplied by Yulian Abdul Sidiq & Garin Anugrah

BAHASA VERSION

Deus sekarang punya pengendara motor baru di pulau Jawa, kemampuan nya tidak diragukan lagi. Kita ketemu dengan Sandi di tahun 2019 ketika dia datang ke Bali untuk berkompetisi di Deus Slidetoberfest. Saat itu juga kita mulai terpukau dengan cara dia berkendara dan yang juga mencuri perhatian kami adalah penampilannya. Style nya sangat on point.

Kedua kali nya kami bertemu Sandi adalah di Purnama Land Flat Track event di bulan Agustus, Dean Permana juga sedang berkendara malam itu. Sandi dan Dean sudah tahu satu sama lain tapi kali ini mereka benar-benar kenal.

Sandi kembali ke Bali untuk mengikuti Tasik Ride di bulan September dan sekali lagi kita terpukau dengan cara dia mengendarai motor, kami ajak dia duduk dan bertanya apakah dia tertarik untuk mengenakan badge Deus. Kami sangat senang, Sandi pun demikian. Sandi kelihatan sangat keren, dia membuat vintage aesthetic look kelihatan natural, seakan akan dia memang terlahir untuk berkendara.

Anyway, cukup dari kami, kita tanyakan beberapa hal ke Sandi setelah dia mengirimkan kita foto keren dari Slide On Sunday event yang dia kunjungi di Jakarta, November kemarin.

Nama lengkap kamu? Maulana Sandi
Umur kamu? 28
Sejak kapan kamu mulai mengendarai sepeda motor offroad? 2014
Dan mulai ikut kompetisi? 2018
Apa yang kamu suka tentnag enduro/dirt motor cross style? Adrenaline nya
Kamu juga suka motor vintage kan, kenapa kamu suka? Karena motor vintage punya karakteristik masing-masing.
Sejak kapan kamu dengar tentang Deus? Tahun 2015 di Slidetober Event
Sekarang kamu kerja dimana? Saya Bengkel Boy di Barokah Djaya, sebuah bengkel di Bandung.
Kamu juga kerja di Purnama Land? Nggak, itu cuma asosiasi.

Kamu baru saja ke Jakarta untuk “Slide On Sunday” bisa kamu gambarkan tentang event di akhir pekan itu?

Event itu di adakan di Buperta Cibubur. Saya kesana dengan Barokah Boys dan Purnamaland Team Bandung, kita semua senang sekali. Cuaca… waktu itu berawan seharian. Track nya rumput dan juga sedikit basah… kita juga dengar tentang “permukaan rumput licin” beda dengan yang biasa, kita harus berpikir kapan bukaan gas yang tepat dan yang jelas kita harus punya metode belok yang baik.

Semua yang datang membangun tenda di dekat garis mulai, yang tentunya akan menjadi hari yang menyenangkan.

Ada beberapa kelas di kompetisi ini, ada sekitar 200 partisipan dan sekitar 500 spektator.

Kita membawa motor Deus Kawasaki KLX 150 Flat Track dari toko Deus di Bandung dan berpartisipasi di 2 kelas kompetisi, 150-250cc dan kelas Corsa.

Untungnya tidak ada masalah sama sekali dengan motor. Saya menang juara satu di dua kali penyisihan dan juga semi-finals. Di final saya di posisi ke-3, saya bangga karena CC motor kompetitor saya jauh lebih besar.

Tapi ini bukan masalah menang dan kalah, yang penting ini menyenangkan.

Terima kasih untuk waktu kamu Sandi dan selamat datang di Keluarga Deus!

Photographs supplied by Yulian Abdul Sidiq & Garin Anugrah

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW

Sabtu pagi, 17 Juni 2023, menjadi hari yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh 250 peserta reli sepeda motor dan 80 kontestan flat track race di Bali. Itu merupakan acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure keempat yang diselenggarakan oleh komunitas pecinta motor trail vintage yang lebih dari sekadar menggemari motor dual purpose era 80-90-an. Dikenal sebagai Trail Asik Adventurer, AKA… Tasik Adventure yang telah menunggu setahun untuk merencanakan dan mengerjakan nya demi tidak mengecewakan siapapun yang ikut berpartisipasi.

Coba kamu bayangkan , ada dua sisi koin berbeda pada event kali ini. Yang pertama adalah Reli. Mereka memberi nama Challenge "Tantangan", menjadikan setiap peserta sebagai "Penantang" Challenger. Jadi, di tempat parkir Sangeh Monkey Forest, sambil menikmati keteduhan pohon jati raksasa yang awet muda, 250 Penantang parkir untuk menerima kode QR untuk etape pertama rute reli. Seluruh perjalanan adalah 3 etape dengan 3 titik pemberhentian. 4 jika Anda menghitung tujuan.

Ada beberapa motor keren di sana, Honda XR, Yamaha DT, Suzuki TS, Suzuki DR, dan beberapa custom modern, motocross dan scrambler. Sekitar sepuluh atau lebih, mereka berbaris di titik start dan memulai rally dari sana. Misi setiap orang adalah menyelesaikan setiap tahap dan berhenti di 3 titik pemberhentian untuk mendapatkan kode QR untuk bagian berikutnya. Keindahan Bali selalu menjadi pendamping, saat kami terbang di sepanjang kombinasi jalan aspal, jalan pedesaan, dan jalan tanah di daerah Tabanan. Kami perlahan-lahan terbang tinggi dan semakin tinggi ke perbukitan dan pemandangan sawah dan hutan akhirnya habis, sebenarnya lebih seperti perlahan menjadi satu ketika kami sampai di tujuan. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF) yang juga menjadi tempat berkemah semalam. Jika Anda mengumpulkan semua kode QR Anda, Anda mendapat medali Rally sebagai bentuk penghargaan.

Sisi lain dari koin yang disebutkan sebelumnya, atau event kedua, adalah balap jalur datar (flat track). Atau dalam hal ini jalur dengan landasan yang tidak rata karena tempat mereka membangun jalur itu berada di atas tempat yang dulunya terdapat dua sawah terasering. Jadi titik start finish lebih tinggi dari jalur lurus pertama dengan penurunan pada tikungan pertama dan sedikit menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Saat kami masuk ke BOF, kami sudah bisa mendengar suara motor flat track dan sorakan penonton yang berkumpul. Kami parkir dan membuat jalur jalur seperti lebah.

Keseruan seutuhnya pada acara, disaat tingkat kesulitan tambahan dimasukkan ke dalam jadwal sore hari menarik perhatian yang sangat luar biasa. Mereka berhasil menarik sekitar delapan puluh peserta, terbagi dalam 4 kelas: Kelas Mesin Horizontal, Kelas FFA 4T Max 250cc, Kelas FFA 2T Max 250cc Flat Track, dan Kelas FFA Big Bore.

Antusiasme untuk balapan flat track sangat terasa. Kegembiraan tumbuh saat kami melewati babak penyisihan dan membangun sesuatu yang luar biasa untuk final setiap kelas. Tidak ada kata menahan, mereka hadir untuk memenangkannya. Pembalap dari setiap komunitas bersaing sengit di setiap kelas. Nama-nama seperti Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, dan lain-lain tak main-main, sebagian besar dari memamerkan skill mereka tanpa mengesampingkan sportifitas dan keselamatan.

Trek dengan permukaan tanah liat merah keras yang kering memberikan tantangan. Di awal, para pembalap disuguhkan dengan bagian menurun pada tikungan pertama, setelah itu mereka memeras gas di bagian trek lurus sebelum berputar ke kiri lagi tapi kali ini menjadi bagian menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Itu memaksa mereka untuk menggabungkan keterampilan balap trek datar mereka dengan banyak teknik motocross. Pada akhirnya, semua pembalap bersenang-senang dengan debu tanah liat merah yang menutupi segalanya dan semua orang.

Saat matahari terbenam ke arah cakrawala, saudara dan sahabat motoran kami meraih pecahan cahaya terakhir untuk mendirikan tenda mereka dan dalam persiapan untuk berkemah malam. Matahari menghilang di balik Gunung Batukaru memberi semua orang pemandangan yang menakjubkan, tetapi segera menyelimuti kami dengan udara yang jauh lebih sejuk dari dataran tinggi di Baturiti Tabanan ini.

Percakapan tentang rute reli dan balapan flat track mengalir dari pintu tenda semua orang yang berkemah, yang lain membaringkan tubuh mereka yang lelah untuk mengantisipasi perjalanan keesokan harinya, perjalanan yang relatif santai ke Pantai Pasut.

Dengan begitu, acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 pun berakhir. Sampai bertemu lagi tahun depan, salam untuk semua penantang, pengalaman yang luar biasa.

Berikut daftar pemenang Kelas Flat Track:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana

Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, was a highly anticipated day for 250 motorcycle rally participants and 80 flat track race contestants in Bali. It was the Fourth Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure event organized by a community of vintage trail motorcycle enthusiasts who love more than fanging about on their dual-purpose motorcycles from the 80s and 90s. Known as the Trail Asik Adventure Community, AKA… Tasik Adventure people had waited a year for the follow up and none were disappointed.

Just so you can get it straight in your head, there’s two very different sides to this coin. The first one was the Rally. They hung it under the banner of “Challenge”, making each partaker a “Challenger”. So, in the carpark of Sangeh Monkey Forest, which enjoys the shade of giant ageless teak trees, 250 Challengers parked up to receive the QR code for the first leg of the rally route. The entire ride was 3 stages with 3 stop points. 4 if you count the destination.

There were some amazing bikes there, Honda XR’s, Yamaha DT’s, Suzuki TS’s, Suzuki DR’s, and some custom modern motocross and scrambler bikes. In lots of ten or so, they lined up at the starting point then let them out for the event. Everyone’s mission was to complete each stage and stop at the 3 stop points to get the QR code for the next bit. Bali’s beauty was the constant companion, as we flew along a combination of asphalt roads, rural roads and dirt tracks in the Tabanan area. We slowly winded up high and higher into the hills and the views of rice fields and forests finally ran out, actually, it was more like blurred into one when we reached our destination. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF), which was also to be the overnight camping spot. If you collected all your QR codes you got a Rally medal as a form of appreciation.

The other side of the aforementioned coin, or second event, was the flat track. Or in this case staggered track because where they had built the track it was over a spot that had once held two rice terraces. So the Start finish straight sat higher than the return straight with a drop on the first turn and an uphill bit on the second. As we were pulling into BOF we could already hear the flat track bikes and the assembled crowd cheering. We parked up and made a bee line track side.

What an absolute corker of an event, the added degree of difficulty jammed into the afternoons schedule made for the most marvelous distraction. They’d managed to attract around eighty participants, split over 4 classes: Horizontal Engine Class, FFA 4T Max 250cc Class, Flat Track FFA 2T Max 250cc Class, and FFA Big Bore Class.

The enthusiasm for the flat track races was palpable. The excitement growing as we whittled down through the heats and building to something of a crescendo for the finals of each class. There was no holding back, they were in it to win it. Racers from each community fiercely competed in each class. Names like Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, and others were letting nothing slip, flaunting their skills without compromising sportsmanship and safety. Mostly.

The track, with its dry hard red clay surface, presented challenges. Off the start, the racers were presented with a downhill section on the first turn, they hit the gas on the bottom straight before spinning left again but this time into an uphill section on the second turn. It forced them to combine their flat track racing skills with a slew of motocross techniques. In the end, all the racers had fun with the red clay dust lay across everything and everyone.

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, our compadres and accomplices grabbed the last shards of light to set up their tents in readiness for a night of camping. The sun disappeared behind Mount Batukaru affording everyone a magnificent view, but immediately enveloping us in the much cooler air of these high grounds here in Baturiti Tabanan.

Conversations about the rally route and the flat track race flowed out of the tent flaps of all those who camped others bedded their weary bodies down in anticipation for the next day's ride, a comparatively leisurely meander down to Pasut Beach.

With that, the Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 event came to an end. Until we meet again next year, greetings to all challengers, what an amazing time.

Here is the list of the days winners:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana