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Richard-BKK
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First the Harley-Davidson Street 500 is officially not available in Thailand, in Thailand we only have the H-D Street 750 (XG750). This means that you not only will pay a good amount for importing the motorcycle, you also will have to pay for exhaust emission, environmental and road safety testing…
My advice is to sell your HD Street 500 in Australia, and buy a new Harley-Street 750 in Thailand which costs 557,000 THB. Of course in Thailand you also have the option to go for a Honda Rebel 500 (220,000 THB) or a Kawasaki Vulcan S (293,000 THB).
In the +500,000 THB range you also have several choices from Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and even Moto Guzzi with the V7 II Stone for 569,000 THB. At the over 600,000 THB range you find motorcycles like the Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber (635,000 THB).
For the more exclusive range, say from +800,000 THB you can find the Indian Scout (845,000 THB).
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The truth is that buying a Honda Phantom 200 and upgrading it with a Electronic Fuel Injection system will cost more than buying a new 250cc V-twin cruiser motorcycle standard equipped with fuel-injection.
A good quality Honda Phantom TA200 will be around 50,000 THB, even if you find a cheap 25,000 THB bike, you probably need to fix a few items namely the rear shocks, tires, and sprockets and chain… which still makes 50,000 THB. Most aftermarket fuel-injection kits that actually work are not cheap, they can cost as high as 23,000 THB (with shipping and import duty).
Another point is that most aftermarket fuel-injection kits are for automatic (CVT) scooters, this are often not suitable for non-automatic motorcycles. This has to do with engine braking and creating a extreme-lean fuel/air-mixture in the combustion chamber when you close the throttle.
Anyway a new 250cc V-twin motorcycle cost around 80,000 to 90,000 THB and comes with 2 or 3-years warranty (depending on the brand you select)
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1 hour ago, macknife said:
Richard, i generally respect your posts but really? Are you trying to say that a CBR300 has more power than a Ninja300? You can quote stats all you like but in the real world a ninja leaves the CBR for dead on the road.
Dear Macknife,
The 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 300 has 4 horsepower more than the Honda CB300F.
The Honda CB300F has 3 to 4Nm (depending who you believe) Torque more than the Kawasaki Ninja 300.
The Kawasaki Ninja 300 is faster that is true, but on day-to-day riding I would not call the Honda CB300F underpowered.
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The seat height of the Stallions Scrambler 400 is 780mm. The problem with Stallions Motorcycles at the moment is that they sell motorcycles like pancakes, they cannot make enough and waiting lists at dealers become something as a problem... Also they not have a clear distribution channel as some of the other brands.
You can also look for a GPX Legend 200, and change the tires to a more scrambler / off-road type.http://www.gpxthailand.com/GPX-Legend-200
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I would visit a Stallions motorcycle dealer, they have some nice looking 150, 250 and 400cc scrambler style motorcycles, that not break the bank. If the looks of the motorcycle is not a hot issue I would recommend the Lifan LF200GY-5 (Cross 200) which is an road legal enduro machine which cost only 47,000 THB new.
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The Honda CB300F is not underpowered, it is equipped with a 286cc single-cylinder engine that produce about 30 horsepower and 27Nm of torque. For example the Kawasaki Ninja 300 has 4 horsepower more but almost 4Nm less torque.
If you ride a 300cc and expect the performance of a 500cc or 650cc you just have bought the wrong motorcycle.
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On 1/19/2017 at 8:52 AM, 01322521959 said:
Well. I own one and there are two others at my condo. We've all had the recall carried out and neither they or myself are having any probs.
The Honda CX 500 had a problem with the camchain tensioner on the 1978 models, it was sorted out by Honda but took a long time to get rid of the stigma. I owned a 78',model in 1983, No problems.
Do you own a CBR 300 by the way?
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Dear 01322521959,
I’m sure that Honda is capable to fix the problems with the Honda CB(R)300RF engine. To be honest, the Honda CB300F and CBR300R are actual motorcycles I like. My post has little to nothing to do with me having a Honda 300cc or not, it has more to do with reason why Honda doesn’t introduce the (Made in Thailand) Honda Rebel 300…
I’m sure that lots of people would love to get the hands on a Honda 300cc cruiser style motorcycle again, the last small capacity cruiser-style motorcycle from Honda they Phantom TA-200 was taken off the market some 10-years ago… and is still in demand.
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3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:
Looks like a kwacka copy or is one with a different name.
https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Korean+Bike+Co.+Hyosung&tbm=isch&imgil=
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I hope you not base your idea of a Kawasaki copy on the fact that the single rear shock is on the right side? As this is actually something Kawasaki borrowed themselves… in the late 70s – early 80s BMW had rear suspension that looked very similar to what Kawasaki introduced in 2007 on the ER6n and Ninja 650R, the Kawasaki ER5 series had a center rear mounted shock
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You not need to import the motorcycle from Korea, you can buy them in Malaysia, where they're sold under the Naza Brand www.nazaworld.com.my
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Honda themselves not think that all is fine. The launch of the Honda Rebel 300 was postponed... as Honda expect disappointing sales numbers for the model. Of course this are rumors, but nothing from Honda to say anything different...
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In July 2016, Motorcycle Thailand received a email from BMW that the G310R is expected to arrive in Thailand by the first quarter of 2017. So we likely will see the BMW G310R before or the middle of March at the dealers in Thailand.
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The 500cc engine swap looks good and the performance is pretty amazing, but I would have started with a Honda CB500X and modified it do come to a similar solution. Using a Honda CB500X would make the motorcycle still road legal...
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Most desktop computers, based on an Intel processor, that have been sold for the last few years have enough graphical punch to run Linux. Even with most Intel based mainboards it’s possible to have two monitor setup. Of course the newer the mainboard and processor the smoother it works.
If you have one of the early Sandy Bridge mainboards based on a Intel P67 chipset (Asus P8P67-Pro for example), it’s possible that you have no graphic connectors on the mainboard at all. In that case I would recommend a simple Nvidia graphics card, you can has a GTX750Ti (2GB GDDR5) for 3500 THB that is fast enough to do anything you would ever need in a office situation.
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If you’re using 13-years AIS one-2-call I have to say that I have a completely different experience. Because I have used my One-2-call number for also 13-years, I’m a Serenade Gold or Platinum member (never sure), but I almost never have to wait long for service when I enter a AIS shop, I get birthday presents, and if I call for service I always helped, called back within 15 minutes and never had a problem….
The biggest problem I ever had was that I needed a police report, because I lost one of my AIS SIM’s (that is apparently a new government rule) and I had a annoying time explaining to the police officer why I lost the SIM but still had my telephone… I had the idea that the police officer was thinking of a AIS SIM in Credit-Card size… While I use NanoSIMs and swap them often as I travel around in Asia...
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Most MS Windows fans will indeed tell you that Linux has a very low desktop base market impact, this is true and not.
For instance the the development of Linux is moving faster than any other operating system, this is because the linux kernel you use in your mobile ‘Android’ phone, WIFI-Router, Satellite receiver, DVD/Bluray player, Microwave oven, Fridge, Dishwasher or washing machine are all the same.
Some people take advantage of this and modify a standard Internet-Router and use them as NAS, Mediacenter or even as bittorrent download client… Functions the manufacturer never intended for the router, but as the software is available for Linux it is not difficult to make it run on anything that uses the Linux kernel.
Why is Microsoft so investing in Linux? The answer is very simple, with Windows for phones failing and desktop PC sales numbers dropping every year with impressive double digits… Microsoft needs to get on the bandwagon of the biggest growth market, which is Linux, or more specific Android… Microsoft tried it with a huge investment in Cyanogen OS, which was for a short while one of the most promising alternatives to ‘Google’s’ Android. But Cyanogen OS is closing it doors and most manufacturers well roll back to using vanilla Android from Google…
Microsoft was in 2015 and 2016 in the top 3 development contributors for the Linux operating system. They made during the same time the biggest contribution of projects to the open-source community, with making .net open-source and several other around 195 projects and counting… https://opensource.microsoft.com
Another change in Linux is that with Wine 2.0 (MS Windows conversion shell) you can run much more MS Windows programs without the need for a MS Windows license. I even see somebody install MS Office (full Windows x86 desktop version) on a Android table and work with it smoothly…
Microsoft is currently at the same position as Digital Research (CPM OS) in the early 1980’s, Digital Research was once market leader of computer operating systems, but failed to adapt to a fast growing market trend… For instance if Digital Research had spend less effort competing with MS/PC-DOS and sell the enhancements they had in DR-Dos as separate utilities for MS/PC-Dos they would probably still be around today…
For instance everybody who ever used MS-Dos remembers the himem utilities, with this you could load some software above the 640kb range and free-up the base memory. This idea was first developed by Digital Research and included in DR-Dos. The ability of loading software into hi-memory was first introduced to MS/PC-Dos by independent 3th party software developers, but if we look back.. the way Digital Research did it was the most efficient and fastest, pity it only worked with DR-Dos.
So maybe Microsoft doesn’t ‘yet’ has a specific reason to be with Linux… One thing they know for a fact is never bet against a fast growing market and miss the train….
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Lots of people think that IRC makes bad tires, this mostly because they supply most budget 150 to 350cc motorcycles made in Thailand with tires. Stock tires for motorcycle manufacturers are a compromise between cost, durability and performance (most of the time performance is the one that gets the less attention).
I had in the past a few experiences with IRC tires, and could not find anything wrong with it, sure if my name was Valentino Rossi and could ride a motorcycle like he does I would maybe think different. But Valentino Rossi also finish a set of tires in less than an hour…
For the average and more advanced riders I can recommend IRC tires, or if you want even a bit more but hate the high price tags look for Mitas SportForce + tires.. Mitas is famous for off-road / adventure bike tires but lately get more and more into the sport-touring tire market with good quality products...
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To be honest, personally I think we cannot call the Thai made Honda’s a Japanese product. And I agree that if a motorcycle manufacturer outsourcing parts they need to have the same standards, and like all products outsourced they need to be tested if they meet the standard.
A bit more information about the fuel pump issues, the problem starts when you run out of fuel and basically run the fuel tank dry… After that, if you fill-up the fuel tank you apparently will have problems with the consistency of engine fueling. So, how many of us let a fuel tank run dry… I agree it should not create a problem…
So if you have a Honda CB300F or CBR300R, you best not let the fuel tank run completely empty. Running the fuel tank empty will likely damage the fuel-pump and until Honda issues a recall, replacing the fuel-pump is costly…
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The Lifan 250V Cruiser is made in Thailand, and since late 2015, early 2016 they also have the Lifan LF250-P available which is a upgraded version - this model has fuel-injection and a few modern gizmo's.... Of course the whole light cruiser market is holding its breath, is Honda going to launch the Rebel 300 in Thailand or not... The Honda Rebel 500 is already available for 220,000 THB.
As lots of you probably know, the single-cylinder 300cc engine also found in the CB300F and CBR300R is going to some rough time in Thailand with recall after recall... Lately I hear more and more people complaining about fuel pump problems with the CB300F, which is not that unexpected as Honda already has a recall in the rest of the world for the fuel-pump from the Honda MSX125 and Forza 300...
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I can remember that I bought a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse set, after a few months the keyboard developed a problem, in Panthip I was by the shop I bought it from redirected to a service center from Synnex ... 30 minutes I walked out of Panthip with a brand new Logitech keyboard without any problems...
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The piston assembly for the Yamaha RX135 (ART) cost 1,497 THB per set. The Yamaha Thailand article number is 5YP-E1630-02. This is the complete Yamaha piston assembly set, which include the piston, piston ring set, circlips (2x) and a piston pin.
You can also order the latest revision of this Yamaha piston assembly (set), which is article number 5YP-E1630-06 (but I cannot guarantee that it's made by ART).
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I’m also interested in the 10% import duty on used motorcycle engine parts? So if I specify that engine parts are for a below 500cc motorcycle engine, can I also get 10% import duty?
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The only official things you need to register a small-capacity-bike (max 350cc) is :
- A copy of every important page in your passport. This includes the info page, page with your visa, page that shows when you last entered the country, page showing your current visa renewal (if applicable), and the page showing your last 90-day report.
- A copy of the rental contract from your house or apartment, or house registration booklet
- 2 visa photos
- 500 or 600 THB (the cost seems to variate from DLT office to DLT office)
- Residence Certificate application form (available at the immigration office)
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Registration for a small-capacity-bike (currently 0 to 350cc) is only 600 THB, motorcycle in the big-bike segment cost much more to register. Also because the scooter was never road legal, as it was not registered... for the Thai law the scooter was never used on the public road and therefore no back taxes are possible.
The original invoice would be a interesting document to look at, as this would likely show that the scooter was sold with financing or not (but this is not 100% waterproof, I once bought a Ducati and did the financing with my bank).
Harley Davidson Street 500
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The Triumph Street Twins are not really the same style of motorcycles as the Harley-Davidson Street 500. The Triumph Thunderbird would be a nice alternative for a Harley, but sadly the Thunderbird is not available in Thailand....