Skutik Pake Velg Ring 17

Ups, enggak tahan rasanya melihat skutik pakai lingkar roda ring 17. Ibarat cewek, kayak model berkaki panjang, pokoknya sexy. Apalagi dipadu dengan pelek alumunium warna-warni. Dipastikan lebih bisa menawan hati.  Sebenarnya gaya lingkar roda ini duluan tenar di Thailand sono, lalu ramai juga di Indonesia. Apalagi makin maraknya skutik bertenaga gajah, yang dipakai balap trek lurus alias drag. Sampai yang hanya ingin gaya ala skutik drag negeri gajah putih Thailand. Semua berlomba-lomba pasang lingkar roda ini.  Namun untuk merubahnya jadi ring 17 artinya butuh jari-jari lebih panjang dari standar yang hanya ring 14. Sebelum bernafsu ganti pelek ring 17 harus tahu daftar belanjaan jari-jari yang cocok untuk modifikasi ini. Karena sudah pasti jari-jari bawaan tidak bisa lagi dipakai. Pada prinsipnya semua skutik yang memiliki lingkar roda ring 14 memiliki ukuran teromol yang sama. Baik Yamaha Mio, Honda Vario, maupun Suzuki Spin. Berarti kesemuanya bisa menggunakan jari-jari yang sama. “Yang terpenting untuk depan cari jari-jari yang memiliki kode 10x164, sedang yang belakang 10x157,” terang Dikin, tukang setel pelek di kawasan Petukangan Utara, Jakarta Selatan. Oya, biar enggak bingung, 10 itu adalah ukuran baut nipel pada jari-jari, sedang 164 adalah panjang jari-jari. Nah, untuk ukuran 10x164 yang akan dipakai pada roda depan salah satunya bisa ditemui pada jari-jari roda depan Yamaha Force One.  Sedang yang 10x157 untuk roda belakang adalah ukuran yang bisa ditemui jari-jari belakang Kawasaki Binter Merzy. "Atau untuk jari-jari belakang bisa juga menggunakan jari-jari roda depan bawaan skutik dan Jupiter MX," ungkap Agus dari Matic Shop, Ciledug.  Namun karena sedikit lebih panjang harus memotong jari-jari. Urusan potong memotong biar serahkan saja pada tukang setel pelek. Yang jelas cukup siapkan jari-jari tadi sebelum memasang pelek ring 17. Dan siapkan juga dana Rp 40-30 ribuan untuk biaya setel pelek. Jadi deh skutik seksi ala pragawati.

Yamaha Mio Berbaju Batik

Ajang kontes modifikasi motor, bagi Tommy sudah merupakan makanan sehari-hari. Tak heran, bos Mitra Motor Sport (MMS) Cimahi, Jawa Barat ini lumayan kondang lantaran sudah aktif berkompetisi sejak 2003. Dan ia acap menampilkan karya yang unik dan bukan follower. Termasuk pada Yamaha Mio 2007 dalam pemilihan model airbrush. "Sesuatu yang baru kali ini dan kita coba mengambil tema cinta Indonesia," ungkap Tommy yang identik dengan tema permainan seperti ini. Motif batik yang dihadirkannya pada kontes Yamaha di Bandung beberapa waktu lalu, tergolong unik.   Saking uniknya, ketika ditanya motif batik itu dari daerah mana, dia malah gelagapan. "Nggak sempat cari ide dari batik Solo apa Yogya. yang penting, kesan batik aja," kekehnya. Namun secara keseluruhan , pemilihan warna garis-garis itu sangat pas sama kelir dasar bodi yang putih. Termasuk jok ikut dimodif menjadi single seater agar memiliki bidang yang bisa diberikan motif yang sama. Jadi, tampilan Mio benar-benar berkonsep total batik. Selain sadel yang digarap, juga bodi. Langkahnya dimulai dengan mengganti seluruh cover standar dengan Mio Soul. "Bodi Soul tadi diperbesar dengan fiber," ungkap Tommy. Caranya, menyambung  bodi standar yang plastik dengnan fiber. "Jadi terlihat lebih paten karena nggak ada sambungan. Selain itu juga terkesan clean," lanjutnya. Seperti cover depan, ukurannya memang sudah menjadi lebih besar tapi terlihat masih proposional.Untuk pelek, Tommy menerapkan model custom dari mobil. Alasannya, ingin mendapat lebar telapak maksimal, jadi yang depan lebar 4 inci dan belakang 5 inci yang dikombinasi dengan pelek standarnya. "Sengaja pakai palang asli Mio supaya enggak meninggalkan ciri aslinya," tegas Tommy. (Nurfil)   DATA MODIFIKASI Ban depan : FDR 120/70-14 Ban belakang : FDR 140/80-14 Pelek depan : Custom 4x14 inci Pelek belakang : Custom 5x14 inci Sok depan : G@zi Sok belakang : TF Headlamp : Mio Soul Setang  : Fatbar Knalpot  : Custom MMS  : (022) 6642352

Yamaha Mio Berbodi Skuter Perancis

Tampang skubek di Eropa seperti apa sih? Geba Leisure Parts (GLP) coba mengapresiasikannya lewat Yamaha Mio, milik seorang pengusaha asal Lamongan, Jawa Timur. "Konsepnya mengarah ke Eropa style karena di sana banyak matik buat cowok," ungkap Gerie Nur Mayurie, pimpinan rumah modifikasi GLP di Bandung, Jawa Barat. Nyata sekali hasil dari garapan GLP ini. Beberapa detail diambil dari Peugeot Ludix, skuter yang populer di Perancis. Seperti model head lamp, kemudian bodi samping Mio yangslim dibikin lebih gendut. Menurut Ardhi Kupret, jagoan desain dari GLP, desain itu supaya Mio ini gagah dan enggak cewek banget. Sektor seputar bodi samping tampak digarap serius. Contohnya cover kipas magnet ikut dibikin gambot. Untuk penyesuaian hasil pemelaran bodi, bagian buritan diperpendek, membuat skubek berlambang garpu tala ini lebih semok.     Tampilan bodi samping jadi lebih manis setelah dikasih semacam lis berupa pipa krom. Ini merupakan inovasi. "Kalau motor laki kan terlihat keren dengan deltabox. Nah, ini semacam rangka tipuan," senyum Gerie sambil membahasframe palsunya yang menggunakan pipa 1 1/2 inci dengan panjang 140 cm. Cara pemasangannya tidak sulit. Lis diikat dengan baut ke rangka asli. Hal ini untuk mempermudah bongkar pasang.     Untuk memperkuat tampilan gaya Eropa, bagian lain ikut disentuh. Seperti setang, di sini Gerie mencomot dari Yamaha X1R, meski harus di-custom lantaran kurang pas sama bodi dan posisi pengendara. Caranya, menambahkan aluminium setinggi 8 cm pada bagian tengah setang.     Pemakaian kelir ikut menentukan. Di sini, GLP sengaja memakai cat doff dari Spies Hecker. Kalau terlalu kinclong, kata Gerie, terkesannya girly banget. Jadi, sebelum dilabur dengan cat candy red, bodi terlebih dulu dicat silver. Untuk membentuk tampilan kelir doff, dipakai pernis tipe khusus yang bisa menimbulkan efek tersebut. "Secara efek, motor menjadi lebih serem. Kelemahannya kala hujan atau kena air, bodi tampak belang antara yang basah dan enggak," aku Gerie. *

Yamaha Mio Low Rider dari Malang

Malang lagi dilanda deman low rider. Lihat saja karya Fatkhur Rohman terhadap Yamaha Mio 2004. Skubek yang dimodif konsep low riderpunya terobosan baru. Saya tidak hanya memanjangkan lengan ayun, tapi juga melebarkan sokbreker depan supaya sumbu roda makin panjang," ungkap sarjana teknik alumnus Universitas Islam Malang (Unisma) itu. Menariknya, konsep memanjangkan wheelbase cukup sederhana. hanya menambah lengan agar posisi as roda jadi di depan sokbreker. Diikuti pula dengan membalik  sokbreker depan, sehingga posisi rem cakram yang tadinya di sisi kanan jadi di kiri. Teknik ini membawa risiko karena dudukan kaliper yang semula di belakang tabung sokbreker kanan, kini jadi di depan sokbreker kiri. "Pemasangan kaliper agak sulit, makanya harus menambah pelat sepanjang 50 mm supaya ada ruang untuk dudukan kaliper," jelas Fatkhur. Risiko lainnya lagi, sokbreker standar jadi empuk akibat lengannya memanjang. Bakan saat di tes jalan, sepatbor mentok besi segitiga. Solusinya menambah oli sokbreker. Beres dengan kaki depan, giliran yang belakang dan garapannya lebih sederhana. Untuk memperpanjang swing arm ke poros lengan ayun dengan bantuan bikin semacam jembatan. Agar kokoh, konstruksi besi kotak yang kopong dibuat seperti tangga. Setelah selesai, Fatkhur merasa karyanya belum sempurna.Konstruksi asli monosok belakang tidak kuat. yang dirasa, suspensi motor terlalu empuk dan mantul. Makanya ia mengubah jadi sokbreker ganda di sisi kiri. Caranya, dudukan bawah sok tetap memanfaatkan posisi asli di mesin, hanya dudukan bawah peredam kejut dibuatkan baru. Dan sekarang terlihat seimbang. Agar Mio bisa lebih mengundang perhatian, kelir motor yang tadinya biru diubah kunig yang terinspirasi dari Jazz. Supaya tidak kelhiat polos, pada bagian belakang ditambah ornamen airbrush tengkorak tipis merah menyala garapan Gaok Airbrush.Trus pada bagian buritan dikasih kamera CCTV yang diletakkan di balik lampu rem. Keren, abis.

Pengukuhan Mio Bergaya Motocross Sebagai The Best Black Bike

Show Off Your Dreams....Wujudkan impianmu, kalimat ini memang tepat untuk menggambarkan bagaimana antusias para modifikator di Samarinda dalam menggubah tampilan standard motor mereka. Salah satunya dengan motor Mio lansiran tahun 2005 milik Yoes Sudhartah asal Bontang yang tampil bergaya motocross. Ubahan total pada hampir sebagian body, kaki-kaki, ban, velg maupun beberapa variasi memang membuat Mio yang satu ini jauh dari tampilan standard. Dibalut cat full hitam semakin menambah kesan macho motor keluaran pabrikan Yamaha yang satu ini. Turun di 4 kelas dalam Djarum Black Motodify 2008 Samarinda, motor ini memang memberi isyarat lampu merah bagi para pesaing-pesaingnya. Mengenai konsep dan ide awal motornya, Yoes menjelaskan "Konsep motor ini pada dasarnya adalah touring. Untuk ide awalnya sendiri saya banyak mempelajari bagaimana karakternya modifikasi Mio di pulau Jawa yang kebanyakan hanya main ban besar jadi saya coba ingin buat Mio modif ala motor gestrek (motocross)". "Kelebihan motor ini yang betul-betul jadi ciri adalah saya melakukan ubahan total gaya trail dan hanya menyisakan parts standard mio pada bagian mesin saja," katanya menambahkan tentang kelebihan motornya.     Jika tidak dilihat secara seksama atau membaca spesifikasi modif yang diletakkan di motor ini, mungkin banyak orang yang tertipu kalau sebenarnya motor ini adalah motor matic Mio. Lebih spesifik tentang motor ini, kaki-kaki depannya yang meliputi fork memakai fork model up side down, cakram PSM, kaliper standard F1ZR, sedang rem serta tromolnya masih menggunakan parts standard Mio. Untuk kaki-kaki belakang, motor ini juga menerapkan shock up side down di bagian arm-nya walaupun remnya masih menggunakan rem tromol; sedang kaliper, master rem, serta tromol masih menggunakan standard Mio. Beranjak ke sektor roda, motor ini menerapkan pemakaian velg depan TK 17 sedang belakang memakai Tk 14. Velg ini dibalut ban depan Swallow serta ban belakang merk Kenda. Tidak cukup hanya mengalami ubahan di bagian kaki-kaki dan velg, demi mengejar konsep motocross, Yoes melakukan ubahan total mulai dari rangka kedok depan, fairing dan buritannya yang memakai model dari Customer. Untuk mesin hampir rata-rata masih standard baik dari blok, piston, karburator, maupun intakenya masih standard Mio. Hanya mengalami sedikit modifikasi pada bagian pengapian yang diganti CDI keluaran BRT, oil cooler dan knalpot menggunakan racing costum, berikut tangki bensin custom dari YZ 85. Untuk variasi lain, motor ini memakai lampu depan Costumer, lampu sein halogen, footstep SE. Untuk stang, stabilizer stang,tensioner rantai menggunakan merk SSR Industrie, selain itu Yoes juga mengganti gas spontan dan spion dengan merk Daytona. Untuk pengecatan motor full hitam ini memakai pewarnaan dari Top Cales dan dilapisi pernis merk Platinum. Dengan segudang modifikasi-modifikasi diatas tak heran kalau Mio modif bergaya motocross ini banyak juga menarik perhatian pengunjung Djarum Black Motodify Samarinda. Dan ketika sampai pada pengumuman daftar pemenang, motor ini boleh berbangga hati karena dinobatkan sebagai The Best Black Bike di Samarinda. Lama pengerjaan yang intens di Virgina Motor selama 2 minggu dengan total biaya modif yang mencapai 10 juta akhirnya terbayar dengan kemenangan ini. Tidak hanya menang sebagai The Best Black Bike, motor ini juga menggondol gelar sebagai The Best Customized Matic.Salut buat Yoes!!!

Duo Yamaha Mio West Custom

Soal modifikasisepedamotor, Jawa Timur jangan dilawan deh. Pemodifikatornya berani merombak ekstrem. Tengok Yamaha Mio produksi 2002 dan 2007 milik M.Irfan dan Andi Widiatmoko, yang keduanya asal Jember, Jawa Timur ini. Kedua skuter bebek (skubek) itu sama-sama menganut aliran West Custom, sehingga ada bagian tertentu memiliki kesamaan. Seperti pada bagian depan, kata Irfan, kedua skubek menggunakan lampu Yamaha Nouvo-Z. “Tadinya sempat terpikirkan pakai lampu Mio Soul. Tapi, karena harus inden lama, akhirnya pakai Nouvo,” lanjut lajang 23 tahun ini. Kemudian, untuk roda depan sama-sama mengadopsi pelek orbital, yang banyak digandrungi penggila modifikasi di Jatim. Yang membedakan, ukurannya saja. Bila Irfan pilih 14 inci, Andi yang 17 inci. Kini, kita intip perbedaannya. Kekuatan yang ingin ditonjolkan Irfan berupa pemindahan peredam kejut belakang bergeser ke tengah di atas dek. Sokbrekernya sendiri sudah diganti dengan milik Supra yang disambung dengan pipa besi. Posisi sokbreker baru ini benar-benar menjadi daya pikat dan banyak orang yang nggak ngehkalau itu sok belakang. “Malah banyak yang bertanya berfungsi apa tidak sok itu,”kekeh Irfan. Sementara Mio milik Andi memiliki keunikan pada roda belakang. Ia memilih pelek mobil ukuran 15 inci keluaran BBS. Jelas, ketika merayap di jalanan sangat menguras tenaga. Kreasi fenomenal lainnya dari motor Andi ada pada sistem penggerak roda belakang. Tidak hanya mengandalkan CVT, namun sudah ditambah dengan memakai rantai. “Itu karena konstruksi pelek dan jaraknya yang enggak mungkin pakai belt,” papar Andi. Jadi, pakai gir dengan perbandingan gigi yang sama 14:14. Cara kerjanya, tenaga dari CVT menggerakkan gir depan yang kemudian diteruskan oleh rantai sebagai penggerak gir belakang dan as roda. Agar tampilan belakang sedikit sangat, penghenti laju memakai disc brake, juga lengan ayundengan model flame. Selain pemakaian ban belakang, rancangan buritan juga beda. Meski sama-sama model tunggangan MotoGP, namun buntut Mio punya Irfan lebih memanjang, sedang Andi membulat ke atas. Yang pasti, kedua Mio dari Jember ini mengundang kagum.

Ragam Sepatbor Buat Skubek

Buat pemilik skubek yang ingin mengganti sepatbor depan atau belakang, bahkan bagian kolongnya, kini sudah tersedia beragam model. Pokoknya, tampilan motor jadi lebih gagah. Termasuk untuk motorsport, tapi baru  buat  Kawasaki Ninja 250. Serat karbon Berkat Motor (BM) di Jl. Ciledug Raya, Ciledug, Tangerang menawarkan sepatbor bolt-on kolong untuk Kawasaki Ninja 250. Sekalian juga sarung (kondom) lengan ayunnya, sehingga membuat tampilan kaki belakang lebih kekar.   “Bahan dibuat darifiberglass dan mudah diaplikasi,” bilang juragan BM, Rudi Gunawan. Menurut Rudi, ada dua model pilihan. Bisa sepatbor kolong saja atau berikut kondomnya. Selain model, harga juga beda. Untuk model plus kondom arm dilego Rp 1 juta (untuk warnadoff). Sedang motif karbon dibanderol Rp 1,5 juta. “Yang karbon bukan model carbon printing, tapi dilapisi serat karbon,” urai Rudi. Seumpama nggak mau pakai kondom, hanya dihargai Rp 350 ribu. Bentuknya pun lebih panjang ketimbang sepatbor di kondom lengan ayun. MOSBI Toko sparepart dan aksesori di Tubagus Angke, Jakarta Utara ini, juga  menyodorkan dua model untuk Ninja 250 . Untuk sepatbor depan atau kolong belakang model bolt on. “Untuk sepatbor kolong, desain diambil dari Ninja 250 di Thailand,” bilang Ayung Zulkarnaen, bos MOSBI. Desain sepatbor berbahan fiber ini dibuat menyatu dengan penutu  arm. Soal harga, ada dua pilihan, warna atau motif yang diaplikasi. “Ada motif karbon dan cat solid (doff),” bilang suhu modifikasi motor di Indonesia ini. Untuk bahan karbon dihargai Rp 1,6 juta. Sedang motif cat, mulai dari Rp 750 ribu sampai Rp 850 ribu. Harga itu untuk sepatbor depan yang tinggal pasang. “Sepatbor depan motif karbon full Rp 600 ribu, sedang model setengah karbon Rp 500 ribu,” sebut Ayung. Skubek Motor yang sudah dimodifikasi menggunakan pelek lebar atau dibikin law rider, tentu tersandung masalah. Biasanya, lebar speatbor tidak pas dengan lebar bannya. Masalah seperti ini, bisa diatasi dengan mengganti sepatbor  buatan Robby Mangolang, modifikator dari Studio 9 di Jl. Dr Sutomo, No. 37, Ciledug (Pojok), Tangerang. Fiberglass dengan motif dari Dainese jadi tema yang ditawarkan. Pelat nomor masih bisa tetap dipasang lantaran tersedia dudukan buat tanda pengenal kendaraan itu. Sayangnya, bicara harga Robby sedikit tertutup. “Lebih baik ke saya langsung aja deh,” bilang pria yang bisa dihubungi di nomor 0819-0558-6629.

Khas Ikan Lohan Menjelma di Yamaha Mio

Maksud hati Yohanes ingin mengubah Yamaha Mio miliknya  bergaya Yamaha R6. Itulho, moge sport. Namun setelah  digarap, skubek keluaran 2005 itu malah mirip dengan ikan Lohan. Selain pemilihan warna yang unik,  pada sekujur bodi bebek itu  banyak  jenongnya seperti pada ikan hias dari China itu. Dengan dimensi imut dan menerapkan sasis underbone,cukup sulit untuk menyulap Mio menjadi motor laki. Ditambah model sokbreker tunggal ukuran pendek penunjang kaki belakang. Punggawa rumah modifikasi X-16, Johanes tak kehilangan akal. Kebetulan modif yang diinginkannya tidak merombak total. Artinya, ia masih mempertahankan ciri khas Mio, di antaranya dek tengah, penutup tulang bawah. Trus, khas motor sport berfairing diakali dengan merombak di sektor penutup kaki bagian depan (tebeng), sayap hingga buritan. “Semuanya dibikinj ulang pakai fiber dan bukan body kit, lho. Supaya cover depan yang lebih menjorok ke depan menyerupai fairing, terutama moncongnya,” papar Johanes. Pada pelindung kaki (tebeng)  oleh Johanes ditambah ornamen foglamp sebagai pengganti lampu utama. Termasuk penutup sisi samping yang menyatu hingga buritan diganti dengan bahan fiber. Sampai-sampai pelapis jok, juga diadopsi dengan serat kaca. Wu..uuaaala, jadi licin, dong. Yang bikin Mio ini mendekati motor sport R6 tampak pada setang yang menganut model jepit dari Yamaha X1, berikut spidometer digital Koso RX1 di balik windshield. Termasuk juga knalpot kolong. Ada satu modifikasi yang unik dilakukan Johanes. Pasang ban lebar ring 16 inci dengan rem cakram di dalam rumah CVT. “Tekniknya, pelek mobil dari material babet disambung ke tromol asli Mio denngan kembang pelek desain sendiri,” bocor Johanes. Soal cakram di rumah CVT, dijelaskannya kalau piringan diikat sejajar mangkuk kopling sentrifugal. Semengtara kaliper dibaut pada rumah CVT bagian atas. Tepatnya, di bekas lubang hawa CVT. Diakuinya, untuk sementara cakram nggak panas.

GUEST WHAT ????

GUEST WHAT ????

Modification inspire from many reference, the one is cigarette advertising. Honestly this is not pioneer modification, but we only want to shown that BudiJaya also can makes modification like the above picture. We make sample and try to self modification without any detail drawing or picture. for the result you can appraisal by yourself.
Also the inspiration come from Lowrider style with shifting swing arm and using mono shock.
for the wheel using standard, painting body is mixing with chrome.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Harga Paket

Jenis Velg :

1. Velg Kaleng.

• Ukuran Velg : 6.5".
• Ukuran Velg 5.5".
• Ukuran Velg 5".
• Ukuran Velg 4".
• Model jari-jari : Kipas 72, Lurus 72, Lurus diameter 6~7 mm dgn 36 jari-jari.
• Warna Velg : Chrome / Nickel, Poles Alumunium, Cat Bermotif.

1. Velg Racing Mobil.

• Untuk Ukuran Ban Belakang :
• Velg 5"--> 140/70/14, 140/60/14, Jenis Ban Tubles.
• Velg 5.5"--> 140/70/14, 140/60/14, Jenis Ban Tubles.
• Velg 6" --> 140/70/14, Jenis Ban Tubles dan non Tubles.
• Velg 7" --> 160/70/14, jenis Ban Tubles.
• Untuk Ukuran Ban Depan :
• Velg 4" --> 120/70/14, 120/60/14, Jenis Ban Tubles.
• Warna Velg :
• Cat Bermotif.
• Poles Alumunium [Kilap Alumunium].
• Chrome / Nickel.

Harga Paket :

• Paket Velg Racing Mobil [Velg-Baru].
• Velg Belakang 5" - 6" Ban 160/70/14 Tubles.
• Velg Depan 4" - 4.5" Ban 140/70/14 Tubles.
• Rubah Segitiga, Engine Monting Center dengan Cat Bermotif.
• Harga Rp 4.550.000,-
• Spesifikasi yang sama dengan Velg Poles Alumunium, harga Rp 5.250.000,-
• Spesifikasi yang sama dengan Velg Chrome / Nickel, harga Rp 6.450.000,-
• Paket Velg Kaleng 1@.
• Velg Belakang 5", Velg Depan 2.5".
• Ukuran Ban Belakang 140/70/14, Ban Depan 100/70/14.
• Engine Monting geser 15~20 cm.
• Warna Bebas pilih.
• Harga Rp 2.850.000,-
• Spesifikasi Velg Kaleng Chrome / Nickel, harga Rp 3.850.000,-
• Spesifikasi Velg Kaleng Ukuran 5.5" Cat Bermotif, harga Rp 2.950.000,-
• Spesifikasi Velg Kaleng Ukuran 5.5" Chrome / Nickel, harga Rp 3.950.000,-
• Paket Velg Kaleng 2@.
• Velg Belakang 5", Velg Depan 4".
• Dengan Merubah Segitiga depan.
• Engine Monting geser 15~20 cm.
• Cat Bermotif, harga Rp 3.650.000,-
• Chrome / Nickel, harga Rp 4.150.00,-

Harga Diatas NEGO! Harga dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu tanpa Pemberitahuan terlebih dahulu dari Modifikator

SMP 1 PECANGAAN

SMP 1 PECANGAAN

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Yamaha Mio Super Melar Titisan Jepang

Modifikasi aliran low rider pada skubek kini kian edan. Molornya roda belakang udah enggak kepalang tanggung. Bila umumnya 15 cm sampai 25 cm, Roby Istim Mengolan melakukannya pada Yamaha Mio Soul lebih ektrem. Roda belakang dimundurkan hingga 30 cm sehingga as roda sudah melewati ujung lampu belakang. Roby mengaku terinspirasi modif di Jepang yang lagi kini digemari. Keunikan lain, tengok pada kedua roda. Pemakaian jenis velg yang berbeda, depan model jari-jari (spoke), dan belakang palang, menurut Roby, lantaran yang punya ingin bergaya rada chopper. Kembali ke penggunaan undur-undur 30 cm tadi. Karena kerangka sudah molor panjang, sekalian Roby bikin skubek itu lebih rendah alias ceper. Caranya, posisi shockbreaker di desain kembali. "Kita atur kemiringannya yang sudutnya hampir 35 derajat sehingga bisa didapat tampilan seperti ini," bilang pemilik Studio 9. Peredam kejut sendiri menggunakan merek YSS yang sebenarnya diperuntukkan bagi Suzuki Satria 120R. Makanya, ketika diduduki atau saat jalan, jarak antara bagian depan roda belakang dan cover bodi tinggal dua jari. Sekalipun melewati polisi tidur atau menerjang lubang, menurut mantan pemain Vespa ini, mesin Mio masih terbilang aman karena, dari hasil modif ini, posisi mesin tidak turun. Selain as roda yang melar, masih ada ciri lain yang menguatkan lowrider ini bercita rasa Jepang, yakni kelir putih membalut seluruh bodi yang menjadi favorit di Negeri Sakura. Tampilan skubek ini kian gagah diperkuat oleh model sepatbor depan yang lebar. Termasuk knalpot belakang yang dibikin menjulang ke atas. Justru ini yang bikin pemandangan belakang sedikit kurang bagus. Menjadi lebih elegan kalau ketinggiannya sama dengan roda ujung paling atas dan diameter selongsongnya sedikit lebih kecil.

Honda Cub, Design yang Trendy

Sebuah design motor scooter yang modern, itulah pertama menulis melihat foto motor matic ini. Motor ini di rancang oleh Sam Jilbert, bahan bakarnya menggunakan hydrogen fuel cell. Dari segi design bentuknya sangat simpel tetapi mempunyai karakter jiwa yang modern dan mempunyai kesan anak muda yang trendy. seperti kata sang  designer : “I’ve based this concept around the Honda Cub, which has been around for decades and is still very popular on the continent with locals and tourists alike. The Cub is very practical but this concept takes it to a new level, with a provocative image and being environmentally responsible, the new Cub should appeal to young city professionals and the young trendy market in general.”   Kita lihat saja deh perkembangan dari motor ini..

Seni Dipadu Unsur Hi-Tech - Honda Icon

Sssttt...! Menurut orang dalam PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) dalam acara launching Honda CS-1 di Surabaya, Minggu (6/4) kemarin, AHM dipastikan akan menjual adiknya Vario untuk menyasar kelas low end. Ya, betul skutik yang di Thailand dinamai Icon.  Malah kini di negeri Gajah Putih sudah banyak versi modifikasinya. Mulai ubahan ringan hingga ekstrem. Contoh di halaman ini. Konsep ubahannya disebut art techno yang maksudnya mengombinasi seni mendesain bodi dengan unsur hi-tech. Rancangan bodinya sendiri kental nuansa sport. Terlihat pada bagian buritan yang digarap meruncing bak pacuan MotoGP. Apalagi setelah kedua ban ditukar dengan yang bertapak lebar. Alhasil aroma motor sport jadi makin santer tercium. Sementara unsur teknonya diperlihatkan pada pengaplikasian beberapa part yang desainnya berkesan canggih. Misal saluran gas buang yang silencernya dibentuk macam segitiga, lalu pada sisi samping diberi kisi-kisi kayak saluran pernapasan ikan hiu. Kemudian konstruksi monosok belakang yang semula tegak, diubah tidur. Belum lagi penambahan arm di sisi kanan roda belakang yang dirancang menyatu fender roda.Oh ya, motor ini hasil persembahan AP Honda Thailand. Ikut dipajang di boot mereka dalam gelaran 29th Bangkok International Motor Show yang berakhir Minggu (6/4) kemarin. Di samping beberapa modifikasi lain. Nah, siapa tahu ubahan ini bisa jadi inspirasi buat Anda yang nantinya hendak membeli skutik itu. Gimana, keren kan?    Data Spesifikasi Ban dpn/blkg : Vee Rubber Racing LS-V266, Radial Ukuran 110/90 - 12 Sokbreker depan : G@zi, upside down Sokbreker blkg : G@zi tipe gas Swing arm kanan : Panom Fender roda blkg : Panom Knalpot : Custom Rem belakang : Disc Brake

Honda Vario Berkaki Unik

Unik dan lucu. Kalau motor menggunakan empat roda, asumsinya dua depan dan dua belakang alias all terrain vehicle (ATV). Namun, Honda Vario punya David Laibahas ini justru dimodifikasi dengan keunikan tiga roda di belakang. Ini lantaran si pemilik sering mengikuti kontes modif mobil, tak pelak banyak unsur roda empat melekat di motor berlambang sayap mengepak ini. Jadi penasaran, apakah ketiga rodanya berfungsi? "Hanya ban di tengah yang aktif," ungkap Andit, jagoan modifikasi dari A-Custom di Surabaya ini. Hanya satu roda agar kerja mesin tidak terlalu berat ketika menjalankan keempat roda.

Low Rider Extreme dari Suzuki Skywave Umumnya, modifikasi low rider didominasai dua merek, yakni kalau enggak Yamaha Mio, ya Honda Vario. Nih, sekarang ada Suzuki Skywave 125 buatan 2008 yang digarap rumah modifikasi X-16 Motor Bike. Karya rumah modifikasi di bilangan Kemayoran, Jakarta Pusat itu punya keistimewaan tersendiri di beberapa bagian. Paling nyata, pada ban. Ring asli 16 inci diubah jadi 17 inci yang dibalut ban ukuran 200/50 profil tipis. “Tadinya hanya mau pakai ring 16 seperti aslinya. Tapi rada susah di ban, maka diakali pakai ring 17,” ungkap Johanes Hanafi, sang modifikator. Keuntungan yang dipetik, ketinggian motor tidak berubah banyak. Namun penggarapannya tidak segampang membalikkan telapak tangan. Dengan lebar telapak ban belakang 8 inci membuat posisi mesin harus bergeser sejauh 6 mm. Jarak itu didapat setelah diukur center antara roda, mesin, dan bodi motor bagian depan. Mundurnya dapur pacu tentu diikuti dengan sumbu roda. “Caranya, pakai undur-undur 20 cm, tapi harus benar-benar kuat karena desain Skywave beda dengan Mio atau vario,” papar Johanes. Untuk memenuhi tuntutan itu, undur-undur dirancang model kotak pakai pelat 2 mm persis sama dengan mobil. Untuk penempatan posisi disc brake belakang dan baut roda dikasih adaptor. “Tidak terlalu tebal, hanya 8 mm,” ungkap Johanes. Untuk velg belakang, Johanes memakai punya variasi BMW sekalian dengan baut rodanya (5 buah) yang tidak tampak karena tertutup dop roda. Beda ketika menggarap roda depan yang banyak ubahannya. Paling jelas dalam desain palang yang sama antara kiri dan kanan. “Menghabiskan dua velg dan yang diambil palangnya,” tegas pria yang bangga dengan roda ekstrem ini. Hanya itu keistimewaan karya Johanes? Masih ada lagi. Lirik knalpot, juga pakai asli buat mobil. Pertimbangannya, untuk mengimbangi roda belakang yang lebar itu.  Kemudian intip posisi sokbreker belakang. Tidak rebah seperti kebanyakan aliran low rider, pada Skywave ini justru tegak dan monosok. Pilihan Johanes pada YSS untuk Satria F-150. “Itu lebih pas karena ukuran atau panjangnya pas dengan kondisi Skywave sekarang,” urai Johanes. Pada setang terpasang spidometer imut dan varian terbaru dari merek Koso. Meski bentuknya kecil, tapi indikatornya lengkap. Ada penunjuk bensin, putaran mesin, odometer dan lainnya.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas box art
Developer(s)	Rockstar North
Publisher(s)	Rockstar Games
Distributor(s)	Rockstar Games (retail) JP Capcom (retail) Valve Corporation (Download)
Series	Grand Theft Auto
Engine	RenderWare
Version	3.0
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360[1] Mac OS X
Release date(s)	PlayStation 2[2] NA October 26, 2004 PAL October 29, 2004 Microsoft Windows[3] NA June 7, 2005 EU June 10, 2005 Steam January 4, 2008[4] Xbox[5] NA June 7, 2005 PAL June 10, 2005 Xbox 360 INT October 20, 2008
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	1-2 players
Rating(s)	BBFC: 18 ESRB:[6] Original: M Re-rating: AO Re-release: M OFLC: Original: MA15+ Updated rating: RC Re-release: MA15+ OFLC (NZ): R18[7] PEGI: 18+
Media	DVD, download
System requirements	PlayStation 2 Memory card Xbox Memory unit with 38 blocks free Microsoft Windows[8] 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon CPU 256 MB RAM 8x DVD drive 3.6 GB hard disk space 64 MB DirectX 9.0-compatible graphics card DirectX 9.0-compatible sound card Windows 2000/XP.
Input methods	Keyboard and mouse, Gamepad

GTA San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (abbreviated as GTA: SA) is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and video game developed by Rockstar North. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and fifth original game overall. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004,^[2] the game has since been ported to the Xbox and Microsoft Windows, and has received wide acclaim and high sales figures on all three platforms. San Andreas was succeeded by Grand Theft Auto IV and was preceded by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

The game is set in the fictional state of San Andreas, comprising three metropolitan cities. Set in late 1992,^[9] San Andreas revolves around gang member Carl "CJ" Johnson returning home from Liberty City to Los Santos after learning of his mother's murder. CJ finds his family and his old gang, the Grove Street Families, in disarray. Over the course of the game, CJ gradually unravels the plot behind his mother's murder while reestablishing his gang and exploring his own business ventures. Like other games in the series, San Andreas is composed of elements from driving games and third-person shooters, and features "open-world" gameplay that gives the player more control over their playing experience. The game adds several features, such as gang wars, car customization, and character personalization.

Much like the previous entries in the Grand Theft Auto series, San Andreas's critical and commercial success has not been without controversy. The most notable controversy was over the explicit "Hot Coffee" sex minigame found on the Microsoft Windows game, which was disabled but left within the game's code. Its discovery led San Andreas to be re-rated briefly as an adult game and pulled from retailers' shelves.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Gameplay 2.1 RPG features in character development 2.2 Vehicles 2.3 Other additions and changes 3 Synopsis 3.1 Setting 3.1.1 Los Santos 3.1.2 San Fierro 3.1.3 Las Venturas 3.2 Characters 3.3 Plot 3.3.1 Continuity with other Grand Theft Auto games 4 Soundtrack 5 Reception 5.1 Sales 6 Hot Coffee controversy 7 The Introduction 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History

Following the success of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, consumers anticipated a new Grand Theft Auto game on the PlayStation 2 in late 2003. The first concrete evidence of a new installment came on October 29, 2003, when Take-Two Interactive announced that an untitled GTA game was set for release in the "later half of the fiscal fourth quarter 2004".^[10] Although no further information was available at that point, as to the setting or plot of the new game, there were rumors that it would be based in either the fictional city of San Andreas, California or a Las Vegas-themed Sin City, Nevada.^[11]

On March 1, 2004, Take-Two announced in a press conference that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas would be released on October 19, 2004 in North America, October 22 in Europe, and October 29 for Australia.^[12] The first news of the game's content was revealed on March 11, when it was divulged that San Andreas would not be a city, but rather an entire state consisting of three whole cities and the surrounding territory.

On September 9, 2004, in Take-Two's third quarter financial results for 2004, it was announced that the release date would be pushed back by a week. In the same release, Take-Two announced the Microsoft Windows and Xbox versions of the game.

San Andreas was released for the PlayStation 2 on October 26, 2004 in North America and on October 29, 2004 in Europe and Australia. It was released in Japan on January 25, 2007.^[13] The Windows and Xbox ports were released on June 7, 2005 in North America and June 10, 2005 in Europe and Australia.

On 20 October 2008 it was made available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace as an Xbox Original.^[14]

[edit] Gameplay

The player driving towards the Grove Street cul-de-sac in Los Santos (PC version)

San Andreas is structured similarly to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming, climbing (the first GTA game in which swimming and climbing is possible) and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can drive a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bikes. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them.

The open, non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain cities and content, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own leisure. When not taking on a storyline mission, players can free-roam. However, creating havoc can attract unwanted and potentially fatal attention from the authorities. The more chaos caused, the stronger the response: police will handle "minor" infractions (attacking people, pointing guns at people, stealing cars, killing a few people, etc.), whereas SWAT teams, the FBI, and the military respond to higher wanted levels.

The player can also partake in a variety of optional side missions. The traditional side missions of the past games are included, such as dropping off taxi cab passengers, putting out fires, driving injured people to the hospital and fighting crime as a vigilante. New additions include robbery missions, pimping missions, truck and train driving missions requiring players to make deliveries on time, and driving/flying/boating/biking schools, which help players learn skills and techniques to use in their corresponding vehicles.

Unlike Vice City and GTA III, which needed loading screens when traveling between different districts of the city, San Andreas has no load times when the player is in transit (which is notable, given how much larger the in-game map is than in the previous games). The only loading screens in the game are for cut-scenes and interiors. Other differences between San Andreas and its predecessors include the switch from single-player to multiplayer Rampage missions (albeit not in the PC version), and the replacement of the 'hidden packages' with spray paint tags, hidden camera shots, horseshoes, and oysters to discover.

The camera, fighting, and targeting controls were reworked to incorporate concepts from another Rockstar game, Manhunt, including various stealth elements,^[15] as well as improved target crosshairs and a target health indicator which changes colors from green to red to black depending on the target's health. The PC version of the game implements mouse chording; the player has to hold the right mouse button to activate the crosshairs, and then click or hold at the left mouse button to shoot or use an item, such as a camera.

The player has a gunfight with members of the enemy gang, the Ballas (PC version)

In addition, players can swim and climb walls for the first time in the series.^[16] The ability to swim has a great effect on the player as well, since water is no longer a viable barrier to the player and can no longer instantly kill the player (although it is possible to drown). For greater firepower, players can also wield dual firearms or perform a drive-by shooting with multiple gang members. Also, due to the immense size of San Andreas, a waypoint reticule on the HUD map can be set, aiding the player in reaching a destination.

The game's artificial intelligence was also improved. No longer can the player beat a pedestrian to death on a busy street in broad daylight and have bystanders not respond. While most pedestrians will flee or duck for cover, some armed civilians such as drug dealers and enemy gang members will attack CJ, and friendly gang members will shoot at and pursue his opponents. Cops will now chase non-player characters who are committing crimes, instead of just the player.

RPG features in character development

Rockstar has emphasized the personalization of the main protagonist by adding many RPG features. Clothing, accessories, haircuts, jewelry, and tattoos are now available for purchase by CJ, and have more of an effect on non-player characters' reactions than the clothing in Vice City. CJ's level of respect among his fellow Grove Street gang members varies according to his appearance and actions, as do his relationships with his girlfriends. Players must also ensure CJ eats to stay healthy and also exercises properly. The balance of food and physical activity has an effect on his appearance and physical attributes.^[16]

San Andreas also tracks acquired skills in areas such as driving, firearms handling (when skills are high enough, double-wielding of certain weapons is possible), stamina, and lung capacity, which improve through use in the game.^[16] CJ may also learn three different styles of hand-to-hand combat (boxing, kung fu and kickboxing) at the gyms in each of the game's three cities. CJ can also speak with a number of pedestrians in the game, responding either negatively or positively. According to Rockstar, there are about 4200 lines of spoken dialogue.^[17]

Vehicles

In total, there are nearly 200 types of vehicles in the game ^[18], compared to the approximately 85 in GTA III. New additions include bicycles, dune buggies, a combine harvester, a street sweeper, a hovercraft, and many others. Car physics and features are similar to the Midnight Club series of street racing games, allowing for much more midair vehicle control as well as nitrous upgrades and aesthetic modification.

There are several different classes of vehicles that serve different purposes. Off-road vehicles perform better in rough environments, while racing cars perform better on tracks or on the street. Jets are fast, but usually need a runway to land. Helicopters can land almost anywhere, but are slower. While previous Grand Theft Auto games had only a few aircraft that were difficult to access and fly, San Andreas has 11 airplanes and 9 helicopters and makes them more integral in the game's missions. Several boats were added, while some were highly modified.

Other additions and changes

Other new features and changes from previous Grand Theft Auto games include:

• Gang wars: Battles with enemy gangs are prompted whenever the player (either alone or accompanied by fellow Grove Street Families members) ventures into enemy territory and kills 3-4 gang members. If the player then survives three waves of enemies, the territory will be won and fellow gang members will begin wandering the streets of these areas. The more territory owned by the player, the more money that will be generated. Occasionally, the player's territory will come under attack from enemy gangs and defeating them will be necessary to retain these areas. Once all marked territories are claimed for the Grove Street Families, they no longer come under attack.

• Car modification: Most automobiles in the game can be modified and upgraded at various garages. All car mods are strictly visual apart from a nitrous oxide system which gives the car a speed boost when activated; and hydraulics, which lowers the car's height by default and allows the player to control various aspects of the car's suspension. Other common modifications include paintjobs, rims, body kits, side skirts, bumpers and stereo system upgrades.

• Burglary: Continuing the series' tradition of controversy, home invasion is included as a potential money-making activity.^[19] By stealing a burglary van, CJ is able to sneak into a residence at night, and cart off valuables or shake down the occupants.

• Minigames: Numerous minigames are also available for play in San Andreas, including basketball, pool, rhythm-based challenges (dancing and 'bouncing' lowriders with hydraulics), and video game machines that pay homage to classic arcade games. In addition, there are the aforementioned casino games and methods of gambling, such as betting on virtual horse races.^[20]

• Money: The money system has been expanded upon, compared to previous titles. Players can spend their cash on gambling, tattoos, meals, etc. Excessive gambling loss can force the player to sink into debt, which is shown in red negative numbers. When the player leaves a safehouse, CJ gets an unexpected call and a mysterious person tells him about his debts. Four gang members suddenly appear and shoot Carl on sight if he does not erase the debt when the mysterious person calls him a second time.

• Multiplayer: Rampages have been modified to allow two players to complete them. The players are both shown simultaneously on the screen, meaning they must stay within close proximity of each other. The multiplayer Rampages were removed from the PC version of the game. However, for the PC version, there are also online multiplayer mods called Multi Theft Auto and San Andreas Multiplayer which allow players to connect with hundreds of people online through various servers and fan-made game modes.

Synopsis

Setting

San Andreas
— Fictional State —
State of San Andreas
Country	United States
Largest city	Los Santos

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place within the fictional state San Andreas, which is based on sections of California and Nevada. It comprises three major fictional cities: Los Santos corresponds to real-life Los Angeles; San Fierro corresponds to real-life San Francisco; and Las Venturas and the surrounding desert correspond to real-life Las Vegas and the Nevada and Arizona desert.^[16] Players can climb the half-mile (800 m) tall Mount Chiliad (based on Mount Diablo), parachute from various peaks and skyscrapers, and visit 12 rural towns and villages located in three counties: Red County, Flint County, and Bone County. Other notable destinations include Sherman Dam (based on the Hoover Dam), a large secret military base called Area 69 (based on Area 51), a microwave dish, and many other geographical features. San Andreas is 13.9 square miles (36 square kilometers),^[21] almost four times as large as Vice City, and five times as large as the GTA III rendition of Liberty City. While its predecessors' areas were limited to urban locations, San Andreas includes not only large cities and suburbs, but also the rural areas between them.

Los Santos

Los Santos, as seen from the poor district of Idlewood.

Like its real-life counterpart of Los Angeles, Los Santos comprises several diverse areas. This includes the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Ganton, Willowfield, Jefferson, Idlewood and East Los Santos, based on their actual counterparts of Compton, Willowbrook, Watts, Inglewood, and East Los Angeles, respectively.^{[citations needed]} Also located in the city is a busy downtown section based on Downtown Los Angeles; the wealthy Rodeo and Mulholland districts (Rodeo based on Beverly Hills and named after Rodeo Drive); the beach-side districts of Santa Maria Beach and Verona Beach, Vigin Islands Santa Monica and Venice Beach; and the glitzy Vinewood and the giant Vinewood Sign are based on Hollywood and its Hollywood Sign. Los Santos features landmarks reminiscent of Los Angeles, which include the Watts Towers, the Los Angeles Convention Center, the Capitol Tower, the Los Angeles City Hall, the U.S. Bank Tower, the Griffith Observatory, the Forum, the Santa Monica Pier, the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Rodeo Drive, the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, and Grauman's Chinese Theater.

San Fierro

Gant Bridge, modeled after San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

Like its real-life counterpart of San Francisco, San Fierro is characterized by a prominent cable car system and hilly terrain. San Fierro features several interpretations of many of San Francisco's districts and landmarks, including the Haight-Ashbury district (;Hashbury), the Castro district (Queens), Chinatown, and the Golden Gate Bridge (Gant Bridge). Several other familiar landmarks have been recreated, from the Embarcadero clock tower and the Transamerica Pyramid (Big Pointy Building) to Lombard Street (Windy Windy Windy Windy Street), and the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge (Garver Bridge). San Fierro's City Hall closely resembles San Francisco's ornate city hall. San Fierro also contains remains of the Cypress Street Viaduct which collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake. A naval base near the city's airport also has an aircraft carrier and submarine docked in the bay.

Las Venturas

A casino on Las Venturas' main strip.

Like its real-life counterpart of Las Vegas, Las Venturas is home to legalized gambling and several casinos. In these casinos, the player can partake in blackjack, video poker, wheel of fortune, roulette, or play slot machines. In addition to gambling, strip clubs are also prevalent in Las Venturas. Many real Las Vegas Strip casinos are faithfully interpreted on Las Venturas' Strip, including the Excalibur Hotel and Casino (Come-a-Lot), the Sphinx and pyramid of the Luxor Hotel (The Camel's Toe), Treasure Island (Pirates In Men's Pants), The Mirage (The Visage), Circus Circus (The Clown's Pocket), Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) (V-Rock Hotel, which is named after the Vice City radio station), Flamingo Las Vegas (The Pink Swan), Imperial Palace (The Four Dragons Casino), and Caesars Palace (Caligula's Casino). Other casinos are the Starfish Casino, the High Roller, and the Royal Casino. Other landmarks include a replica of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and interpretations of Vegas Vic and Vicki as Vice City characters Avery Carrington and Candy Suxxx.^[22] Suites in several of the hotels are available for purchase. In addition, Las Venturas features a large surrounding desert region, residential areas, and strip malls, as well as a seedy area (Old Venturas Strip ) with several strip clubs and gambling parlors based on the Old Vegas Strip.

Characters

Main articles: List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and List of gangs in Grand Theft Auto series

The characters that appear in San Andreas are relatively diverse and relative to the respective cities and locales which each of them based himself in. This allows the game to include a significantly wider array of storylines and settings than in Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City. The player controls Carl "CJ" Johnson, a young African-American gang member.

The Los Santos stages of the game revolve around the theme of the Grove Street Families gang fighting with the Ballas and the Vagos for territory and respect. East Asian gangs (most notably the local Triads) and an additional Vietnamese gang are evident in the San Fierro leg of the game, while three Mafia families and the Triads who all own their respective casino are more prominently featured in the Las Venturas section of the game.

Like the previous two GTA games, the voice actors of San Andreas include notable celebrities, such as David Cross, Andy Dick, Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, Peter Fonda, Charlie Murphy, Frank Vincent, Chris Penn, Danny Dyer, Sara Tanaka, William Fichtner, rappers Ice T, Chuck D, Frost, MC Eiht and The Game and musicians George Clinton, Axl Rose and Shaun Ryder.^[23]

Young Maylay makes his debut as the protagonist, Carl.

The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition lists it as the videogame with the largest voice cast, with 861 credited voice actors, including 174 actors and 687 additional performers, many of those performers being fans of the series who wanted to appear on the game.^[24]

Plot

After living in Liberty City for five years, Carl "CJ" Johnson returns to Los Santos in 1992 for his mother's funeral. There, he finds his family and gang, the Grove Street Families, in disarray. While ironing out issues with his fellow gang members and fighting enemy gangs for territory within the city, Carl begins to bring the Grove Street Families back to prominence. However, with the Families on the cusp of retaking control of Los Santos, he discovers that his best friends, Big Smoke and Ryder, are working with the crooked Officer Frank Tenpenny and Grove Street's rival gang, the Ballas. Smoke and Ryder set a trap and help the Ballas ambush Sweet, Carl's brother. Tenpenny sends the police to arrest Sweet and kidnap Carl, whom Tenpenny ditches in the distant rural countryside. Carl, realizing Tenpenny is his only hope of staying out of jail or getting Sweet released, continues to run the cop's crooked errands, in the process killing or discrediting people involved in building a criminal case against Tenpenny.

Carl steadily befriends new allies throughout the game, among them: a blind Chinese Triad leader and businessman Wu Zi Mu, who is currently fighting a war with the Da Nang Boys, a Vietnamese Criminal Organization; an old hippie called The Truth, who for unknown reasons is under Tenpenny's control just like Carl; and Cesar Vialpando, the leader of the Varrios Los Aztecas who, like Carl, has been betrayed by his old friends. Carl, Kendl (CJ's Sister), Cesar and his friends open a garage in San Fierro while they wait for an opportunity to return to Los Santos.

While in San Fierro, they hitch a plan to destroy the Loco Syndicate, a drug empire that is responsible for the large amounts of drugs spread throughout Los Santos, after killing Jizzy B, San Fierro's Biggest Pimp, Carl gains a phone which gives him the location of where the Syndicate (who will be using the San Fierro Rifa and their leader T-Bone Mendez, who is the muscle of the Syndicate) will be meeting Ryder and the Ballas. Carl, Cesar and some Triads ambush the meeting at Pier 69, killing T-Bone Mendez, and blowing up Ryder in a boat chase. Mike Toreno, the Loco Syndicate's leader, is currently at a Police Helipad in Downtown San Fierro, Carl finds and destroys the Helicopter, and Toreno is presumed dead. After the presumed death of Toreno, Wu Zi Mu informs Carl of the Loco's Drug Factory, Carl blows up the factory with a car bomb and the Loco Syndicate are put out of business for good. Carl becomes immersed in the affairs of Mike Toreno, who wasn't actually in the Helicopter at the time and was obviously at his Ranch in Tierra Robada, Toreno also mentions he is a government agent, and implies that he will release Sweet if Carl helps him with his covert operations.

After learning how to fly aircraft and doing two jobs for Toreno and The Truth, Carl works alongside Wu Zi Mu to promote the growth of a new casino (The Four Dragons Casino) in the Mafia-Run Las Venturas, and to create a robbery to steal the mob's money and to force the mob out of Venturas. During Carl's stay in Las Venturas, Carl rescues failed rapper Madd Dogg and becomes his manager, and turns out better than Madd Dogg's previous one, who Carl killed for OG Loc before his exile from Los Santos. Consequently, Carl enjoys newfound wealth and eventually returns to Los Santos. Toreno makes good on his earlier promise to release Sweet, but much to Carl's surprise, his brother wants no part of Carl's new lifestyle. Sweet insists on returning to the hood and working to reestablish the Grove Street Families rather than rest on the laurels of Carl's success.

Tenpenny goes to trial for several felonies, but the charges are dropped for lack of evidence, as all the prosecution's witnesses are either missing or dead. Tenpenny's release sends the citizens of Los Santos into a violent citywide riot, similar to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Fueled by Sweet's resolve to topple Big Smoke, who has become the city's biggest drug kingpin, Carl reacquires lost gang territory and hunts down the traitors responsible for pushing drugs that destroyed the Families. He kills Big Smoke in a shootout, escapes from the burning crack palace and pursues Tenpenny, who has fled with Smoke's drug fortune. Sweet and Carl chase Tenpenny through the streets of Los Santos until Tenpenny loses control of his firetruck and drives it off a bridge. Carl is about to shoot him, "just to make sure it's finally over," but is stopped by Sweet. Sweet simply tells him, "It's just a cop that died in a car accident." Tenpenny then dies from his injuries. The final scene shows the Johnson family reunited. As his friends and allies celebrate their success, Carl turns to leave. When asked where he's going, he replies, "Fittin' to hit the block, see what's happening."

Continuity with other Grand Theft Auto games

Many characters, locations and fictional elements from previous Grand Theft Auto games reappear in San Andreas. Catalina, the main antagonist in GTA III, accompanies CJ on a number of robbery missions. Claude, GTA III's protagonist, also makes a brief appearance as Catalina's new boyfriend after she dumps Carl. They proceed to compete in a street race, which Claude and Catalina ultimately lose. Catalina hands Carl a deed to a garage in San Fierro instead of the car's pink slip, stating that, "He needs his car to get to Liberty City". In a bit of an inside joke, numerous remarks are made about Claude's apparent muteness, due to the fact that he had no spoken lines in GTA III or San Andreas ("That mute asshole" and "That fuckin' snake without a tongue"). Catalina also continues to call Carl through the rest of the game in an attempt to make him jealous of her new relationship.

Ken Rosenberg and Kent Paul, from GTA: Vice City, feature prominently in several Las Venturas missions in connection with Salvatore Leone, the Liberty City mob boss featured in GTA: III and Liberty City Stories. Maria, who later becomes Salvatore's girlfriend, also appears as a waitress in Caligula's Palace. CJ also mentions that he worked for Joey Leone, Salvatore's son.

During the events of the game, Carl briefly returns to Liberty City to assassinate a high ranking Forelli Mafia member at Marco's Bistro, under orders from Salvatore Leone. The mission takes place in a section of southeast Saint Mark's, where Carl must fight through attacking Mafia members in Marco's Bistro and kill his target in the back lot of the restaurant.

Jethro and Dwaine also appear in San Andreas, they were seen when Tommy Vercetti buys a boat yard in Vice City, The Truth mentions that their business was bought by the mob.

According to interviews with the developers, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Advance, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are considered part of the Grand Theft Auto III canon, while Grand Theft Auto IV marks the beginning of a new series canon where different gameplay rules are observed. For example, motorcycles were supposedly banned from Liberty City in GTA III; however, in GTA IV this restriction does not seem to exist.

Soundtrack

Main articles: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set

Just like the previous two entries in the Grand Theft Auto series, San Andreas has an extensive amount and variety of tracks taken from the time period the game is based in. Notable inclusions to the game's soundtrack include The Who, Toto, Faith No More, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Soundgarden, KISS, Rage Against the Machine, Danzig, Cream, Alice in Chains, Guns N' Roses, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A., 2Pac, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Stone Temple Pilots, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Ozzy Osbourne.

San Andreas is serviced by eleven radio stations; WCTR (talk radio), Master Sounds 98.3 (rare groove, playing many of the old funk and soul tracks sampled by 1990s hip-hop artists), K-Jah West (dub and reggae), CSR (New Jack Swing, Modern Soul), Radio X (alternative rock and grunge), Radio Los Santos (gangsta rap), SF-UR (house), Bounce FM (funk), K-DST (classic rock), K-Rose (country) and Playback FM (classic hip hop).

The music system in San Andreas is enhanced from previous titles. In earlier games in the series, each radio station was essentially a single looped sound file, playing the same songs, announcements and advertisements in the same order each time. In San Andreas, each section is held separately, and "mixed" randomly, allowing songs to be played in different orders, announcements to songs to be different each time, and plot events to be mentioned on the stations.

The Xbox and Windows versions of the game include an additional radio station that supports custom soundtracks by playing user imported MP3s.^[25]

Reception

Awards
IGN's Best of 2004	PlayStation 2 Game of the Year,[26] Best PlayStation 2 Action Game,[27] Best Story for PlayStation 2[28]
GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2004	Best PlayStation 2 Game,[29] Best Action Adventure Game,[30] Readers' Choice - Best PlayStation 2 Action Adventure Game,[31] Readers' Choice - PlayStation 2 Game of the Year,[32] Best Voice Acting,[33] Funniest Game[34]
2004 Spike TV Video Game Awards	Game of the Year, Best Performance by a Human (Male), Best Action Game, Best Soundtrack

Prior to its release for the PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was one of the most highly anticipated video games of 2004, along with Halo 2. San Andreas met most of these expectations, as it was praised as one of the PlayStation 2's best games, with an average review score on 95%, according to Metacritic,^[35] tying for the fifth highest ranked game in PlayStation 2 history. IGN rated the game a 9.9/10 (the highest score it has ever awarded to a PlayStation 2 game), calling it "the defining piece of software" for the PlayStation 2.^[20] GameSpot rated the game 9.6/10, giving it an Editor's Choice award.^[16] San Andreas also received an A rating from the 1UP.com network^[36] and a 10/10 score from Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Common praises were made about the game's open-endedness, the size of the state of San Andreas, and the engaging storyline and voice acting. Most criticisms of the game stemmed from graphical mishaps, poor character models, and low-resolution textures, as well as various control issues, particularly with auto-aiming at enemies. Some critics commented that while a lot of new content had been added to San Andreas, little of it had been refined or implemented well.^[37]

[edit] Sales

By March 3, 2005, the game had sold over 12 million units for the PlayStation 2 alone.^[38] As of September 26, 2007, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold 20 million units according to Take-Two Interactive.^[39] As of March 26, 2008, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold 21.5 million units according to Take-Two Interactive.^[40] The Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition list it as the most successful game in the Playstation 2, with 17.33 million copies sold for that console alone, from a total of 21.5 million in all formats.^[24]

Hot Coffee controversy

Main article: Hot Coffee minigame controversy

Wikinews has related news: Video game's secret sex scenes spark outrage

A screenshot of the hidden sex minigame unlocked by the "Hot Coffee mod"

In mid-June 2005, a software patch for the game dubbed the "Hot Coffee mod" was released by Patrick Wildenborg (under the Internet alias "PatrickW"), a 38-year old modder from the Netherlands, who had reverse engineered the code.^{[citation needed]} The name "Hot Coffee" refers to the way the released game alludes to the unseen sex scenes. In the unmodified game, the player takes his girlfriend to her front door and she asks him if he would like to come in for "some coffee". He agrees, and the camera stays outside, swaying back and forth a bit, while moaning sounds are heard.

After installing the patch, users can enter the main character's girlfriends' houses and engage in a crudely rendered, fully clothed sexual intercourse mini-game. Later in June 2005, a console 'hacker' known as Jay "FNG" released an "Action Replay Power Save" for the Xbox console, enabling the "Hot Coffee" mini-game. On July 12, 2005, Jay "FNG" released codes for the Action Replay game enhancer that allowed the scenes to be accessed in the PlayStation 2 console version. The fallout from the controversy resulted in a public response from high-ranking politicians in the United States and resulted in the game's recall and re-release.

Wikinews has related news: Stores drop game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" after given 'Adults Only' rating

On July 20, 2005, production of the game was suspended and the game received a revised ESRB Rating of Adults Only, making San Andreas the only mass-released AO console game in the US. Rockstar has given distributors the option of applying an Adults Only ESRB rating sticker to copies of the game, or returning them to be replaced by versions without the Hot Coffee content. Many retailers pulled the game off their shelves in compliance with their own store regulations that kept them from selling AO games. Rockstar North released a "Cold Coffee" patch^[41] for the PC version and re-released San Andreas with an M rating. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions have also been re-released in a "GTA Trilogy Pack"^[42] for Xbox and PlayStation 2, as well as a Special Edition for PlayStation 2 that includes the documentary film Sunday Driver.

On 8 November 2007 Take-Two announced a proposed settlement to the class action litigation that had been brought against them following the Hot Coffee controversy. If the proposed settlement is approved by the court, neither Take-Two nor Rockstar would admit liability or wrongdoing. Consumers would be able to swap their AO-rated copies of the game for M-rated versions and may also qualify for a $35 cash payment upon signing a sworn statement.^[43]

A report in The New York Times on 25 June 2008 revealed that a total of 2,676 claims for the compensation package had been filed.^[44]

The Introduction

The Introduction, an in-engine video, was provided on a DVD with the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack, as well as the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition re-release for the PlayStation 2. The 26-minute movie chronicles the events leading up to the events in San Andreas and provides insight on the development of the characters of the game, to the point when Carl learns of his mother's death in a phone call from Sweet and returns to Los Santos.