Riding a motorcycle in Malaysia becomes the best option for those who working in urban city such as in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley Malaysia.
Due to heavy traffic jam, riding a motorcycle becomes more popular among working class in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Here we will share about the top selling motorcycle in Malaysia for you. If you are planning to purchase a motorcycle for daily use to travel to office everyday, this article will helps you to find the most reliable and affordable motorcycle for you. Lets’ start!
Introduction
As a fast develop country in South East Asia, Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley in Malaysia become the most places received outsider from all over the states in Malaysia. Some of them migrated far away from Kelantan to Kuala Lumpur and some of them from Sabah and Sarawak migrated to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor seeking for better job, better salary and better life.
Some of them bring along their family to stay with them once received the job offer to work in Kuala Lumpur or in Klang Valley. This led the significant rose of vehicles in the city then contributed to heavy traffic jam in the city especially during weekdays.
Most Common Brands
The most common brand used by Malaysian for daily use of course from the Japanese. Yamaha, Honda, and Kawasaki were common motorcycle brand you may found in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Perhaps you may found 90% motorcyclist ride the Japanese origin brand.
As of 2024, Yamaha continues to be the top-selling motorcycle brand in Malaysia, despite a significant decline in overall motorcycle sales in the first half of the year. Yamaha remains popular among Malaysian riders, particularly with models like the Yamaha NVX 155 VVA, which appeals to both urban commuters and younger riders.
Yamaha Y15ZR
This model from Yamaha among the best selling motorcycle in Malaysia. Especially for youths, they prefer to purchase this model rather than others due to their performance and affordability.
Yamaha 135 LC
For the second most best seller of the year 2020-2-23, this model becomes phenomena and trending in Malaysia. Of course for the youths to travel to office on daily basis. In addition, there are many food riders ride this model for their everyday works.
Apart from their performance and affordability, this Yamaha 135 LC is among the best fuel efficient motorcycle ever produced by Yamaha.
Yamaha NVX 155
We come to the third rank where the Yamaha NVX 155cc Scooter becomes the top scooter used by many Malaysian in Kuala Lumpur or Klang Valley for daily use. This is the one among the top performance scooter ever produced by Yamaha. Based on gender, the gentlemen prefer this design of scooter more compared to ladies.
On top of that, the design make the huge influence towards why many youth especially guys chasing money to purchase this scooter.
Honda Vario 160
Become our fourth ranking in the list, Honda Vario 160cc were most liked by women. Known for its sleek design and powerful 160cc engine, the Vario 160 is a favorite for those who seek both style and performance. It offers a comfortable ride with good fuel efficiency and is equipped with modern features like ABS and a digital instrument panel, making it an excellent choice for urban commuting.
Honda BeAT
The last in the list, the Honda BeAT is highly appreciated for its compact size, ease of handling, and affordability. It is powered by a 110cc engine and is perfect for daily use in busy city traffic. It also light weight and maneuverability thus make this Honda BeAT particularly appealing to female riders who value convenience and reliability.
From Kongsi Lah! personal perspective, this small scooter such a cute and suit for small peoples especially for ladies. In fact the fuel efficiency also great as per expected. One of our team own this scooter and we experience itself. What we can say that this scooter is cute creation by Honda.
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Conclusions
Among the top best selling motorcycle brand in Malaysia, all of them in the list are Japanese origin brand. Yamaha and Honda become the top brand among the low income to middle class income employees in Malaysia.
Their choices are based on the money friendly environment, fuel efficiency, performance and lastly the designs. Although Malaysia produced her own national motorcycle brand, but there are still a lot of work to do for improve so that the national brand Modenas can compete with Japanese brand.
Talking about the price, all these motorcycle models worth from RM6,000 up to RM11,000 roughly depend on the variant that you prefer. The price are within the range that we mentioned previously.
We hope this article helps you in order to choose the best and the most practical model for your daily commute from your home to the office. The most important thing is that all listed here are affordable for low to middle class income.
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