For them, riding with their friends is cheap and fun – fun which they create themselves,” said Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia psychology expert Prof Madya Dr Rozmi Ismail, who has dedicated more than a decade of research on the mat rempit phenomenon. As a mat rempit, if you have RM10 or even RM5, you can go round the town for the entire night. “ Riding a motorcycle is the cheapest way for these people to have their thrills, as they’re thrill seekers. For those who curi-curi borrow their parent’s motorcycles or actually steal one, then that’s the best option of all, since it’s yours for FREE*! ( *Disclaimer: We’re only joking, we would never condone acts as criminal as these!) So we looked at the secondhand market, where the Honda EX5 (apparently one of the hottest models in Malaysia) currently retails at about RM2,780. But kamon lah, what true-blue mat rempit would ever buy a brand-new kapchai? According to a local comparison website, the cheapest scooter currently in the market retails for RM4,509 - which is the Sym Jet Power 125. Let’s start with the most important factor: the kapchai. So how much would it cost to be one of the mat rempits?
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