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Daily coffee enemas are one of the cheapest and most effective ways to stay healthy

Silly me, I've been pouring it into the top hole for decades!

Haha. Good comeback Guzzi. You do realise that my post was tongue in cheek right?

Most of HD riders are excessively defensive and good to poke for a good fun.

Harley!

Right?

Seedy bought a Harley is my guess.

Doubtful. Don't think a Harley can do more than 300 kms a day, haha.

I disagree.

Do the math.

If one left at 1 AM and rode until a noon lunch, [11hr; 544km.]

one would have to average <50kph.

That is doable on a Harley or a PCX.

You forgot to account for the time it would have sat broken (1hr per each 1 hrs of riding at the most) on the shoulder waiting for his support vehicle to arrive (an old 'Yota Hilux with a greasemonkey inside).

So HD would have to be riding at 100 kmh. Still doable but with a stretch.

2 things come to mind, piss poor quality helmet and the total lack of awareness. Those big trucks don't make a split second U-turns, it takes a long time to execute that maneuver and had the IP (injured person) been aware of what was going on around him, he would have stopped or avoided the accident.

Many still have this Western mentality, "I'm doing it right so if something goes wrong it's not my fault". Who cares whose fault is it it your'e dead or paralyzed? It also not the US of A and you can't expect to win a multi-million dollar settlement and leave happily ever after (without a leg or in a wheelchair or ....).

One more time. Many countries won't accept this new money because it causes them a logistics burden and a financial burden to hold it in reserve so they can trade.

Countries will accept that which they trust

Just because one once had trust does not mean they will hold it forever.

If the one that was trusted shows itself to be nothing more than a paper IOU

backed by the printers promise of worth & ever more printing which devalues

that worth then confidence will fail.

Burden of moving or not while it may seem unlikely at this given moment...

when something like a bank run starts most will also run especially if an alternative exists

Agreed, it may seem unlikely at this time but it certainly not impossible that the certain "world currency" can not be replaced with another world currency, it won't happen overnight but it could happen.

That's silly, for all of your questions I can say you're driving too fast and you're very unlikely to sue any songkranians even if you could find or identify them.

Get some good off-road tires, you'll need them when going clockwise, after the pavement ends.

In all cases related to decreased O2 intake I have never seen the body go compensatory and evidence "brief panic." Never! I can only conclude from this piece that the doctors actually had no idea what they were doing or an inability to communicate effectively. When O2 is removed air remains- you still breathe! Its just not perfusing tissues with the required O2. If I could choose a way to die this would be it. We should all be so lucky!

"Brief panic" may not be evident with the gradual removal of O2 from the air. However I do not have experience with stepping from one room filled with air into another one filled with Nitrogen (etc) so just speculating here.

By the way:

When O2 is removed air remains- you still breathe!

Air by definition is a mixture of N2+O2 in 79/21 ratio. If you remove the O2, it's not "air" any longer.

Helium.

No need to waste this (or any other) expensive gas on the scum, Nitrogen will work just the same and the air is already 79% Nitrogen.

You should visit Chiang Mai. Our business is next door to the Ducati dealership. Nowhere in the world have I seen so many Ducati's being ridden (incompetently) by young people, and half of them have no licence plate.

You are legally allowed to ride a bike with no plate until you receive your plate along with the green book. For some people / dealers, it only takes a few weeks, for others it takes up to 6 months or more. It took me 4 months to receive my. Riding with no plate shouldn't have been brought up into the argument.

Incompetent young riders are a different story however and that is what that "special" driver license hopefully will fix.

I couldn't do the triumph in Thailand. Sure there made here but they haven't got the dealer network like ducati.

As he said.

How about a nice 1983 Honda NV400 shaft drive? fantastic bike with one careful owner (all the others were reckless) I would take 235k for mine

Daydreaming are we @AllanB ?

Most young kids can't afford a big bike, and they ride these little 125cc bikes like greased lightning anyway...

People that I know that can afford big bikes are usually older, have had a few bikes and are more careful.

...but I see his logic, and personally, I think it's in the right direction.

I also see his logic. BIB will be able to pull over every big bike they see. They will know that big bike drivers have more money. No special license? That will cost you 1000 baht! Great money making scheme for the BIB. They won't have to squeeze 100 baht from the kids riding without helmets from now on and that means less work for more money.

I don't think big bikes have higher accident rates in Thailand. If there was such a study, I might support the proposed licensing law. But, this is Thailand and I know they don't compile accident report statistics. Otherwise. a lot of hazardous road conditions would have been fixed by now.

Why do you think the big bike riders would be riding without a proper license? BB riders are most of the time (!!!) properly geared and have better riding skills which in the most cases (!!!) translates into bigger brains.

I'd expect there will be a transition phase to allow the current BB riders to switch over to a new license.

Bloody hell, now they're being elevated to a position were they have a special designation, "BBs"! Maybe all other bikes should be LBs.

" BB riders are most of the time (!!!) properly geared and have better riding skills which in the most cases (!!!) translates into bigger brains."

That's the weirdest logic I've heard for a long time. Rather flawed, not to say full of yourself, to say the least.

We can talk when you get some years on a big bike in Thailand behind your belt, until then stick to your car (DELETED)

Where do I submit my opinion?

What makes you think the government cares about your opinion?

My post was sarcastic in part, but read the OP and don't ask silly questions.

Here I'll make it easier for you:

“We considered the engine size and are thinking of 400cc. But we are open to people’s opinions. Some have said the minimum age [for a big bike license] should be 20 or 25 rather than 30.

Where do I submit my opinion?

Oh... Poor buggers are being bullied by municipality? Sounds like karma is getting back to them.

I've been to Lipe a few times and quite like it the second time as it was a low season (the 1st time was over the new year eve and it was bad... until Jan 1st came).

You got it wrong, I don't mind it the place is getting developed but I do mind large crowds.

http://s70.photobucket.com/user/StillGeordie/media/Phi%20Phi.jpg.html

Does this answer your question?

Amazing difference but no, it didn't really answer what I wanted to know. I know its getting developed all the time, I was more interested in the amount of people that are on the island, I don't like crowded places very much.

My 1st trip there was in June 2009, it was pretty empty and I had no complains regarding trash or anything, so I can't agree on it always being far too busy.

Since, each of my following trips there I was less and less satisfying, each time I returned there were more bars, larger crowd, more junk, etc.

Was hoping due to the crisis and low season it would be better, but looking at the picture above, I can't see how it could get better to the point that I would like it.

Some pictures I took back in 2009.

That photo in post #12 is shocking! No no no no no no no no no no......... I don't want to be there even if it was a free ride and stay.

Another trip to Lipe it is, or will see if I can discover some new place.

Thanks for the tips, sounds like I won't like it any better than on my last trip. I better off going some place else.

How would you compare it to say 1-2 years back? Is it busier now than before?

I also remember never having to book a hotel in advance but one of the recent times (a few years ago I think) I got there and almost ended up sleeping on the street! Wife talked to some locals and was able to find a room behind one of the small restaurants. That was the last time I've been there.