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<p>A prominent figure during Malaysia&#8217;s golden age of motor racing, Yusni Yahya has gone from coaching champions like Shahrol Yuzy Ahmad Zaini and Ibrisam Daud to fixing motorcycles in a small tent outside his home.</p>
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" ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/61.jpg"  title="6"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/61.jpg"  title="6" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Despite his many achievements, Yusni is now a forgotten figure in the motor racing scene. 
</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1452017 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="He earns a living fixing motorcycles together with his son Awal Mohamad Al Fikri. " ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/71.jpg"  title="7"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/71.jpg"  title="7" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">He earns a living fixing motorcycles together with his son Awal Mohamad Al Fikri. </div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1452017 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="But his dreams live on in Awal, who wants to be a motorcycle racer himself one day. " ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/81.jpg"  title="8"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/81.jpg"  title="8" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">But his dreams live on in Awal, who wants to be a motorcycle racer himself one day. </div></div></div></div></div><script>var rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0c = {"version":"3.2.1","id":1452017,"class":"id1452017","roboGalleryDelay":1000,"mainContainer":"#robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0c","loadingContainer":"#rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0c-block-loader","loadingContainerObj":"rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0c-block-loader","columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"resolutions":[{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":960},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":650},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":450}],"descBox":true,"descBoxClass":"rbs_desc_panel_dark","lightboxOptions":{"gallery":{"enabled":true,"tCounter":"%curr% of %total%"}},"facebook":true,"twitter":true,"pinterest":true,"vk":true,"overlayEffect":"direction-aware-fade","boxesToLoadStart":12,"boxesToLoad":8,"waitUntilThumbLoads":1,"LoadingWord":"Loading...","loadMoreWord":"Load More","noMoreEntriesWord":"No More Entries","horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"lazyLoad":1,"wrapContainer":"#robo-gallery-wrap-rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0c","filterContainer":"#rbs_gallery_69d1497cb9d0cfilter","loadMoreClass":"button-flat-primary button-large "};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/js/robo_gallery_alt.js"></script><link id="gallery" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/css/gallery.css"><link id="font" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cms.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/robo-gallery/css/gallery.font.css">


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From champion maker to motorcycle repairman

A prominent figure during Malaysia's golden age of motor racing, Yusni Yahya has gone from coaching champions like Shahrol Yuzy Ahmad Zaini and Ibrisam Daud to fixing motorcycles in a small tent outside his home.