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I am about to buy a CBR150 (first bike) and read up on a number of things I should watch out for when buying a used bike (green book, engine/frame number...).

Since I might need to check the bike myself, can anyone tell me where on the CBR150 can I find the engine and frame numbers? (pictures would be appreciated )

In the same context - can someone recommend a mechanic (or anyone else who knows their stuff) who I could get for a fee and check the bike for me?

frame number is on the right side under the triple clamp, in front if the gas tank, engine number is on the left side around the gear shifter.

When the battery is charging it should hold the charge voltage for about a minute or two and slowly drop to the idle voltage when the engine is turned off.

a bad battery will immediately drop from the charge level voltage to the idle voltage within seconds.

hmmm...no need for a written test to get the license - looks like a good way to circumvent and expedite things to get a moto license.

Tried the place at chiang mai gate yesterday, got 3 big pieces of bone and a surprise at 4'o clock in the morning.

Walking around the city yesterday i found another place called 'Spice' off one of the side sois around LoyKroh, didn't look to inviting, but you never know whats inside. The sign said store and restaurant, so maybe they actually sell the ingredients also? Coming from the night bizarre you take the first left after crossing the klong and its on that road.

pretty ghetto looking, after the surprise at 4am lastnight i won't be experimenting for a while..any takers?

theres the new wave automatic out, i think its a 125 cc..sounds interesting and uses a chain eventhough its an auto.

thanks everyone<br>

My friends went along to Spicy Bollywood's all you can eat buffet last night. 200 baht per person. About 5 different dishes, nan bread, and rice. The general verdict was that the food was pretty good. Not fab, but good. They said they would go back again for sure. They werent stingy on the ingredients. Plenty of nan bread too. Good service and friendly owner.

what kind of meat?

I recently tried the mutton bryanni from a food cart at Chiang mai gate (look for the cresent moon and star on the sign and the ladies in moslem headscarfs) really tasty, 4 good sized chunks of mutton in spicy curry, served on safron rice for 70B, the beef or chicken is 35B. ....since you're lookin' for cheap.

very nice curry I was eating there a couple of times a week when i was in CM. My GF is vegitarian so she was able to order from the neighbouring yen tapo stand.. we were both happy

if the pipe is acting the way you say it is, then its acting as a diaphram. Some fuel valves act like this also. The CBR 150's fuel valve underneath the gas tank works like this.

it works on suction and delivers a certain amount of oil/fuel on the induction stroke. When there's no suction, no oil fuel will be allowed to flow. Its a way to regulate the flow. So yes this makes sense.

The diaphrams in the CBR 150 usually get stuck in the closed position, not open.

Take the tube down to a Kawasaki dealer and get a new one too. Couldn't be more than 300-400 baht, and is a part that should definately be replaced on an old bike. I have a feeling there is more than one problem with your bike.

stop playing with the lines and remove the actual pump and replace all seals.

or just call it a day and just premix. Buy fuel in liters now instead of thinking in baht so you can determine the ratio.

Why do Brits always feel Indian food has to be about them and them alone....?

Its about authentic Indian Cuisine, i could care less about Brit Indian taste.

...actually i suspected that it could've have been bootleg Chang since there's quite a few bars within the same complex, and someone could stand to make some money just concentrating in that area. I remember catching a stronger buzz than usual that shouldn't have happened while eating and drinking at the same time.

in any case, Chang or the food, something still wasn't right and still represented a threat to my nasal passages, it was literally a gaseous emission it was so strong. Chang is my weapon of choice when i drink and I never got gaffled like that off a bottle of Chang.

There are no good Indian restaurants in Chang Mai period.

When a business man in CMX imports a real Indian chef from (say) Bradford and opens a restaurant then that will be the one to frequent - not the present silly imitations.

There's an Indian chef at New Delhi, saw him....but the waiter is Burmese.

"There's an Indian chef at New Delhi" and that's the problem – as I said before you have to get a real Bangladeshi chef (from Bradford/Birmingham etc) and before anyone asks there are none in CM.

Also there is a small difference between a biryanni and a "sweet tasting muslim thai massaman curry with potatoes" if you understand Indian food

just making sure YOU knew, as many wouldn't.

...and a Bangladeshi Chef is better than a real Indian chef, of which has to be from the UK to top it off....im sorry, but that is one of the most stupid comments ive ever read in my entire life.

I'm utterly stunned by the ignorance and attitude that comes with it.

Hi guys, thanks for all the input, and I don't feel that I am not taking advice. Some comments I am just unsure of because my experience and observations while riding the bike contradict it. (mostly being the idea that im flooding the combustion chambre with too much 2T) I am taking it in, and I suppose the next thing I will is check the autolube system for a leak. I do remember when the guy started it up before I bought it it smoked like a mofo so maybe it is this broken seal that has been mentioned. And yes apparetnyl the previous owner was an older guy owned the bike for 15 years and always drove slow, and I swear there was like a 1ft by 1ft pile of shit that came out of the exhaust before I just decided to change it.

After the replies I'm fairly certain that the problem before must have been it was running lean. So for now, me adding 2T is nessesary before I get this figured out, and I don't believe I am adding too much or going to break the engine as I'm adding measured amounts and observing the smoke all the time. Also about the piston, the one that got wrecked was a 2 ring and the one it was replaced with was a 2 ring. I will try and research this model to see if it is a 3ring or 2 ring but I apparently the engine had never been opened before me and the previous owner never had a reason to open it the way he drove, so it was probably completely stock when I got it. It looks stock but looks liek brand new when you wash it.

So, check the autolube system for leaks, check the piston type at stock, and check for a thermostat. Anyone know where the thermostat might be located?

Its the autolube seal, as well as being under jetted to compensate for the smoke, when one of the previous mechanics couldn't figure out why it would smoke so bad after not being ridden for a few days.

First they burned out the residue in the pipe hoping that would solve the problem, nope didn't work ...then they tried to lower the amount of autolube by setting it at the lowest bar, when that didn't work they put in a smaller autolube jet.... When that still didn't work they rejetted the carburetor.

Owner gives up and sells the bike to you, because the mechanic tells him he has to replace the cylinder which will cost him 7000 baht.

Been there, done that on a Kawa ZX 150 - trust me, go to the Kawa dealer ONLY and get the stock jets for both the carb and autolube as well as the autolube seal, and check the piston type.

PS.. the temperature sensor is either a plug looking thing with 2 wires either in the radiator or the cylinder head. A KRR has it in the radiaor, an NSR and TZM have it in the cylinder head.

make sure you have the correct piston.

the two strokes from kawasaki have two types of pistons - 3 ring and 2 ring. If youhave a 3 ring in a 2 ring application, the bike will lose power the hotter it gets until it eventually seizes.

with all the carbon that was caked up in the exhaust before you cleaned it out, its very likely that the previous owner turned down the autolube system to lower the smoke coming out, a common problem with kawasaki two strokes is a leaking seal in the autolube pump, this problem is hard to detect and most mechanics oversee it, and try rejetting to smaller jet causing the bike to run leaner and hotter.

a way to tell if the autolube seal is screwed is to park the bike for 4-5 days without driving it. If on the sixth day the bike smokes like theres a brush fire, then you know the seal is farked.

So if your bike is running inconsistent, which it is...its very likely you have to readjust your autolube pump, rejet your carb and check your piston type. Stock jetting for an NSR 150 carburetor is 145/42...so use this as a base to check your jet sizes.

its a two stroke, there should be smoke.If there's no smoke, there's a problem.

There are no good Indian restaurants in Chang Mai period.

When a business man in CMX imports a real Indian chef from (say) Bradford and opens a restaurant then that will be the one to frequent - not the present silly imitations.

Got to agree with that I'm afraid. After trying most of the Indian restaurants in CM, I concluded that, on the whole, dishes were rather generic and all very similar tasting, lacking any of the subtleties of decent Indian cuisine. I guess it depends on what you're used to really - I'm from Manchester, England where we have the famous Curry Mile, an area known to produce some of the best Asian food in the country but someone from India might find think the food there doesn't compare to what they're used to back home.

Have you tried New Delhi on Ratchwithi road? This place is pretty real.

There are no good Indian restaurants in Chang Mai period.

When a business man in CMX imports a real Indian chef from (say) Bradford and opens a restaurant then that will be the one to frequent - not the present silly imitations.

There's an Indian chef at New Delhi, saw him....but the waiter is Burmese.

yes new delhi is much better, i had the chicken schwarma and a beer chang from kabob house and it tasted like rubbing alcohol, it was actually like it evaporated into my nasal passages - but at 50 baht it was good value except for the suspect smell that may not happen again, nevertheless im not willing to find out, when new delhi is only a stones throw away.

I recently tried the mutton bryanni from a food cart at Chiang mai gate (look for the cresent moon and star on the sign and the ladies in moslem headscarfs) really tasty, 4 good sized chunks of mutton in spicy curry, served on safron rice for 70B, the beef or chicken is 35B. ....since you're lookin' for cheap.

thats right on target, thanks for that.

but are you sure it was biryanni and not sweet tasting muslim thai massaman curry with potatoes?

I went to an Indian place and got hooked on mutton tikki masal with Nan bread. This place is really good, but just a tad bit pricey to make it a biweekly or triweekly event to dine at.

Bill comes up to 200 baht for the mutton tikki masala , with nan bread and a can of lipton ice tea. If it were say around 120-130 baht per meal id be there more often.

So does anyone know of a good, authentic, fully spiced Indian place somewhere else that is cheaper and just as good as the place on ratchwithi road?

Indian curry isn't much dfferent from thai curry except i believe Indian cooking uses yogurt to thicken it instead of coconut milk (could be wrong), so if i can get a bag of curry at the market for 20 baht, cheaper Indian must be possible somewhere.

Where's it at ?

pay more cry once, pay cheaper cry forever....thats what the sign in front says..LOL

Ultimately, id prefer to not have to cry at all.

Try Hinlay - I thoroughly endorse the following post

Original post from 'Silent Post'

t is a nice place indeed. The guy who owns it is very welcoming and the food can be cooked English or Delhi style

Being British we opted for Delhi, and it was very nice, if a little too rich

The wait is good, as you know the food is f-f-f-fresh

>>>>> Hindlay Curry House off Gaewnawarat Road, Soi 2 is well worth a try.

Who is 'Silent Post' ? and what 'following post' are you endorsing? dissapearing post ???

just googled the location, have to cross the bridge and go pretty far...too much of a journey.

Hinlay Outstanding.

You gets what you pay for and Hinlay must be best value for money.

Good Indian for 120-150 is not reality.

john

why not, all the spices are available in thailand.

I went to an Indian place and got hooked on mutton tikki masal with Nan bread. This place is really good, but just a tad bit pricey to make it a biweekly or triweekly event to dine at.

Bill comes up to 200 baht for the mutton tikki masala , with nan bread and a can of lipton ice tea. If it were say around 120-130 baht per meal id be there more often.

So does anyone know of a good, authentic, fully spiced Indian place somewhere else that is cheaper and just as good as the place on ratchwithi road?

Indian curry isn't much dfferent from thai curry except i believe Indian cooking uses yogurt to thicken it instead of coconut milk (could be wrong), so if i can get a bag of curry at the market for 20 baht, cheaper Indian must be possible somewhere.

Where's it at ?

pay more cry once, pay cheaper cry forever....thats what the sign in front says..LOL

Ultimately, id prefer to not have to cry at all.

Try Hinlay - I thoroughly endorse the following post

Original post from 'Silent Post'

t is a nice place indeed. The guy who owns it is very welcoming and the food can be cooked English or Delhi style

Being British we opted for Delhi, and it was very nice, if a little too rich

The wait is good, as you know the food is f-f-f-fresh

>>>>> Hindlay Curry House off Gaewnawarat Road, Soi 2 is well worth a try.

Mutton is always the most pricey and you will pay quite a bit more for a Lamb/mutton curry than you would a Chicken Curry

Normally i go to the same place you did and have chicken curry a Nan and a beer and am out for less than 200 Baht also tried Spicy Bollywood for the first time the other day nice curry fresh and nice Nan curry was a little salty for my taste but the owner says he will correct that on the next visit

Cost was the same less than 200 baht for a Curry nan and Beer

mutton vs chicken is only a 20 baht difference at ratchwithi

I went to an Indian place and got hooked on mutton tikki masal with Nan bread. This place is really good, but just a tad bit pricey to make it a biweekly or triweekly event to dine at.

Bill comes up to 200 baht for the mutton tikki masala , with nan bread and a can of lipton ice tea. If it were say around 120-130 baht per meal id be there more often.

So does anyone know of a good, authentic, fully spiced Indian place somewhere else that is cheaper and just as good as the place on ratchwithi road?

Indian curry isn't much dfferent from thai curry except i believe Indian cooking uses yogurt to thicken it instead of coconut milk (could be wrong), so if i can get a bag of curry at the market for 20 baht, cheaper Indian must be possible somewhere.

Where's it at ?

pay more cry once, pay cheaper cry forever....thats what the sign in front says..LOL

Ultimately, id prefer to not have to cry at all.

there is a special Indian Buffet - 200bht at Spicy Bollywood on Moon Muang Road this Friday July 9 from 6.30 - 10pm

Moonmuang is a long road, what part?

i had a chicken schwarma there before, but there was something in it that tasted like rubbing alcohol and scared me into never returning.

I went to an Indian place and got hooked on mutton tikki masal with Nan bread. This place is really good, but just a tad bit pricey to make it a biweekly or triweekly event to dine at.

Bill comes up to 200 baht for the mutton tikki masala , with nan bread and a can of lipton ice tea. If it were say around 120-130 baht per meal id be there more often.

So does anyone know of a good, authentic, fully spiced Indian place somewhere else that is cheaper and just as good as the place on ratchwithi road?

Indian curry isn't much dfferent from thai curry except i believe Indian cooking uses yogurt to thicken it instead of coconut milk (could be wrong), so if i can get a bag of curry at the market for 20 baht, cheaper Indian must be possible somewhere.

Where's it at ?

pay more cry once, pay cheaper cry forever....thats what the sign in front says..LOL

Ultimately, id prefer to not have to cry at all.