Getting Sideways with Tasik Adventure
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Sabtu dini hari yang masih remang-remang menemani kami melemparkan tiga motor balap kami ke dalam mobil van. Kru kami bersemangat sekali. Kami dapat telepon dari komunitas Tasik Adventure, dan kalau mereka bilang mau mengadakan acara, ya datang saja, tidak usah banyak tanya.
Soalnya, belakangan ini adegan custom motor jadi sangat gila. Cuma punya motor yang kelihatan keren saja sudah nggak cukup. Ah tidak, semua orang sekarang gatal untuk melihat apa yang bisa 'dilakukan' kreasi mereka. Dan kru Tasik, mereka memuaskan kegilaan itu dengan "Balap Jalur Datar" mereka – yang sudah ketiga kalinya, tapi yang ini janjinya akan berbeda. Tahun ini, mereka memindahkan seluruh acaranya ke Pantai Mertasari di Sanur.
Jujur saja, trek tahun lalu cukup mengecewakan. Tanahnya rusak parah, mustahil untuk diratakan. Tapi ini? Ini sama sekali cerita yang berbeda. Sebuah sirkuit pasir tepat di pantai. Benar-benar menantang, pasirnya berubah dan bergeser setiap putaran. Tapi itu bukan alasan untuk tinggal di rumah, bukan? Itulah justru alasan kamu harus datang. Untuk mendukung semangat independen, untuk menjadi bagian dari gerakan ini. Dan kami tahu, baik itu demi balapan atau tidak, acaranya pasti akan sangat seru.
Mereka menyelenggarakan sebelas kelas yang jumlahnya sebanyak itu. Daftarnya panjang sekali. Mulai dari "Modified Underbone Trail Bike Open Class (Under 150cc)", "Modified 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)", "Modified 2-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 150cc)", "Free For All Open Class - Modified 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)", "Open Special Engine Class", "Special Beginner Class - Standard Bike (Under 155cc)", "Special Beginner Class - Adventure Overland Style Bike (Under 250cc)", "Free For All - Custom "Sleeper" Bike (Under 150cc)", "Free For All - Custom Bike (Under 250cc)", "Free For All - Custom Chopper (Under 250cc)", sampai "Free For All - Custom Big Bore (Up to 400cc)".
Kami ikut mendaftar di hampir semua kelas. Bahkan content creator kami, Yoga, ikut mencoba peruntungan di kelas "Sport Trail Modif 4T under 250cc" dengan KLX 140 pribadinya. Gila, dia hampir saja finis di podium sebelum akhirnya disalip di detik-detik terakhir. Geri ikut terjun dalam kelas – "Special Class Pemula". Persaingannya sengit sekali, benar-benar sikut-sikutan. Tapi kami tidak kecewa. Hari ini bukan tentang menang. Ini tentang semangat untuk beraksi. Tentang ikut merasakan atmosfernya.
Tapi tetap, kamu selalu ingin merasakan euforia kemenangan, kan? Dan itulah yang dibawakan oleh Dede Juntha. Setelah terjungkal dan bangkit lagi sepanjang hari, dia berhasil merebut posisi kedua di kelas "FFA Custom Chopper Under 250cc" & Dewa Dimas juga berhasil masuk juara 3rd di kelas FFA 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc). Sorak-sorai kru kami bergemuruh. Itu baru namanya kemenangan.
Tapi kemenangan sebenarnya, bagian terbaik dari acara lokal seperti ini? Adalah orang-orangnya. Bertemu dengan semua kru lainnya. Rider Sing Mebekel, Rotten Road, Naskleng 13, Monkey Brothers... dan masih banyak lagi. Lautan jabat tangan, senyum-senyum lebar, dan cerita-cerita yang dibagi bersama. Itulah inti segalanya.
Saat matahari mulai terbenam, kami semua berkumpul di depan panggung besar dari bambu mentah yang mereka bangun. Dede menerima pialanya untuk posisi kedua, dengan senyum pemenang menghiasi wajahnya. Dan seperti itu, dengan teriakan penutup dari para panitia, berakhirlah satu acara lagi.
Tinggal mengemasi van, kulit terasa penuh oleh matahari, garam, dan pasir, sementara hati dipenuhi oleh perasaan yang membahagiakan. Sangat luar biasa.
The crack of dawn on a Saturday saw us chuckin' three of our race bikes into the back of the van. The crew was buzzing. We’d got a call from the Tasik Adventure mob, and when they say they're throwing a party, you just show up, no questions asked.
You see, the custom scene's gone absolutely mental lately. It's not enough to just have a bike that looks the goods anymore. Nah, everyone's got the itch to see what their creations can ‘do’. And the Tasik crew, they're feeding that beast with their "Balap Jalur Datar" – their third crack at it, but this one was set to be different. This year, they'd moved the whole circus to Mertasari Beach in Sanur.
Last year's track was a bit of a shocker, to be fair. The dirt was properly rooted, impossible to flatten. But this? This was a different game entirely. A sand circuit right on the beach. Proper challenging stuff, the sand reshuffled with every lap. But that's not a reason to stay home, is it? That's the reason you go. To back the independent spirit, to be part of the movement. And we knew, stoked or not, it'd be a hell of a laugh.
They had a whopping eleven classes on the card. The list was longer than a Monday. Everything from " Modified Underbone Trail Bike Open Class (Under 150cc), Modified 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc), Modified 2-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 150cc), Free For All Open Class - Modified 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc), Open Special Engine Class, Special Beginner Class - Standard Bike (Under 155cc), pecial Beginner Class - Adventure Overland Style Bike (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom "Sleeper" Bike (Under 150cc), Free For All - Custom Bike (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom Chopper (Under 250cc), Free For All - Custom Big Bore (Up to 400cc).
We threw our hats in the ring for nearly all of 'em. Even our content creator, Yoga, had a red-hot go in the "Sport Trail Modif 4T under 250cc" on his personal KLX 140. The mad lad came super close to a podium finish before getting pipped at the post. Geri? He found himself in a "Special Class Pemula" class. The competition was fierce, proper cut-throat. But we weren't dirty. Today wasn't about winning. It was about the send. About getting amongst it.
Still, you always want a taste of that euphoria that comes with winning, don't ya? And that's where both Dede Juntha and Dewa Dimas delivered. After being spat out and picking himself up all day, Dade snagged a second place in the "FFA Custom Chopper Under 250cc" & Dewa Dimas got 3rd place in FFA 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc). The roar of support from our crew was epic.
But the real win, the absolute best part of a local gig like this? It's the mob. Catching up with all the other crews. Rider Sing Mebekel, Rotten Road, Naskleng 13, the Monkey Brothers... the list goes on. A sea of handshakes, shit-eating grins, and shared stories. That's the heart of it.
As the sun started to dip, we all gathered in front of this massive, raw bamboo stage they'd built. Dede collected his trophy for second place, a champion's grin on his dial. And just like that, with a final shout from the organisers, another one was in the books.
Nothing left to do but pack the van, skin full of sun, salt and sand, and hearts full of the good stuff.
Bloody magic.
The Winners List :
Modified Underbone Trail Bike Open (Under 150cc)
1st : Benny Bendot
2nd : Dodok Garage
3rd : Arda
Modified 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)
1st : Lippo
2nd : Yoga Kodok
3rd : Mang Ming
Modified 2-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 150cc)
1st : Adit
2nd : Moyo
3rd : Indra Jernat
Free For All Open - Modified 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Sport Trail Bike (Under 250cc)
1st : Adit
2nd : Lippo
3rd : Dimas
Open Special Engine
1st : Adit
2nd : Lippo
3rd : Dimas
Adventure Overland Style Bike (Under 250cc)
1st : Rai Anggara
2nd : Anargya
3rd : Sanny Pratama
Free For All - Custom "Sleeper" Bike (Under 150cc)
1st : Dodok Garade
2nd : Lippo
3rd : Febri Widiasa
Free For All - Custom Bike (Under 250cc)
1st : Benny Bendot
2nd : Ali Topan
3rd : Arya Dharma Putra
Free For All - Custom Chopper (Under 250cc)
1st : Arda
2nd : Dede Juntha
3rd : Dodik Dharma
Free For All - Custom Big Bore (Up to 400cc):
The race was cancelled due to the low number of entrants.
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