ktm jeff

14 minutes ago, Denim said:

Yes....my bad. When they first came out they were cheaper but I guess they went up or the dealer I saw them at had a deal on.

No problem mate. If they were 34K new , it may not have been worth buying second hand , if service history / oil changes cant be verified.

You need to kick-start these bikes with intent  and meaning , in boots. In England i still have 3 500 cc KTM 2-strokes , kick-start only , they wont bump , unlike a Honda XR 650 R i had. Wheel truer , my late mother - bless her - was once a wheel lacer / spoker for BSA in Birmingham. She loved old Brit bikes.

16,000 KM is fine but for the extra 2,000 Baht , yes , id go for the one with 5,000 KM . Denim thought they were 34K. They were 39K when i last saw them. 25K is a bargain. What auction , the one near the airport on the Hang Dong road ?.

Front and rear brakes on a bike should be controled independantly  , as you dont want the front brake coming on half way around a bend. Many items can be adjusted for size , but not by an electric switch , as in a car. A correctly set-up / ridden automatic wont cause an accident.  Get well soon.

112 cc and a manual clutch/gearbox means it is as "fast" than most scooters , and ripe for modification when funds allow. Would make a good run-around , that looks more like a motorbike than moped , and just as cheap to run.  An alternative is a 150 cc Stallion or an older CBR 150 , or a scooter. I thought they were 39K.

Last year a friend borrowed his bosses Nissan Leaf .Took it for a spin up to 88 MPH to see if i went "Back to the future". I didnt , but in 3 Miles - 5 KM , it used 15% of its battery under hard driving. Even with a larger , more advanced battery i wouldnt risk going further than 100 KM from home or you wont get back. Unless you can find a charging station and have several hours to waste. The problem with electric cars ( until the  battery range can be doubled / charge time halved ) is that 99% are bought to supplement a "proper" car. So the massive amount of extra pollution created in producing your extra car ( its production carbon footprint ) will not be off-set due to "cleaner" running for many years. Its been estimated to take 100,000 KM before break-even point is reached. Then theres the battery life , 6 to 8 years , and its replacement cost , both financial and enviromental.  The "Total Life" carbon footprint of a supliment EV is higher than a standard ECO car when everything is added up.  Things will improve , but not for a least 6/8 years.

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

"What is not very clear on the photo is that the first yellow sign is from the slip road and the second from the main road, indicating to both roads have priority."

Again, why do you reach the conclusion one is for the main road and the other for the slip road? It seems more logical, since they are on the same side, they are for the same road.

Look carefully at both yellow signs. ( i wouldnt have noticed this when driving , but then regardless of signs , i look left/right/up ! ). The second signs  THICK black vertical arrow shows a THIN black line on its left side , meaning a minor road can join from the left. Correct.  The first yellow sign also has a thick black arrow , but this one has a thin black line on the right. Wrong. Its a major 2/4 lane road on the right and the line should be THICKER than the arrow.  A tricky one to spot.

tg , thank you for the kind offer. I think a few hours in your workshop would be great , although its been a few years since i milled and turned on a Bedford. And your  a few hours from Chaing Mai.  That heavy crank on the Triumph must require a leap from the upstairs window to fire it up.  Im assuming the trial Yams are well.  In the bike garage , whats that blue frame on the far left shelf - wheel truer ?.

Can i claim my prize. I said the first yellow sign could/should say its a main/major road joining from the right - although i miss-spelt major. I wouldnt have noticed this when driving. 

7 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Will Honda dealers be selling it at the RRP, or demanding 10-20k baht on top if it's popular?

Another 10-20K on top of the already " 20K too high" price of 100K ?. I dont think Honda "dealers" will be so stupid .They must know and accept there is too much competition , from many other companies , for them to continue to rip off/overcharge customers. Many people are looking elsewhere for there next bike , and many are buying better quality/value bikes from elsewhere. At first i thought the photo was a photoshop fake , but it seems real. If  -  IF  , Honda can get their build / component quality issues sorted i think its competition for Yamaha etc ( bobbin , i dont dislike Hondas , im just sadly disapointed they have lowered their standards over recent years as i believe they are capable of so much more. Although looking at the F1 fiasco , i may be wrong ) and more competition is a good thing for everyone. Just think back 7/8 years.

Theres no pickup - 1/upside down ,  2/billowing smoke  , 3/having a "rage" moment.  OK , i dont know.     Could / should the first yellow sign say its a main / mojor road joining from the right.

TG , everytime i read these informed write-ups and replies from yourself , i have to read them more than once so the technical information slowly sinks in. Ive worked on more modern cars , bikes , boats , and strokers , ( even my neighbours plane ! ) , but not old / Brit / HD stuff. You certainly know your craft. Do you offer workshop tours .  He He.

Blatant copy of the far higher quality Yamaha. Is this all Honda can offer , after 7 years. Im assuming , as with other Hondas , it uses many Chinese made components , but where is is put together. Many Hondas come from India , Brazil Thailand etc and this will effect its price. As most Hondas are 20% overpriced , it needs to be cheap , but its a very nice looking bike - like a Yamaha. 

Hi. If your analogue gauge is accurate ( try checking readings against another gauge ) , then its fine. LCD ones are smaller and can be easier to use on smaller scooter wheels. Garage gauges , if dropped , may be out . Could be said they are better than nothing though. Shell garages often have good gauges.

Theres a very good Stalion dealer just past KadSuan Kaew shopping mall on the Huay Kaew road , North West ( Chiang Mai Ram Hospital ) corner of the moat .

Lena. This could be fuel starvation. The fuel cap should have a small hole in it to allow air in when fuel is used. Try blowing through the hole. Or see my previous posts , and find Nung in Hang Dong , near BIG C , but opposite , on the North bound side , returning to town. I dont have the co-ordinates for his workshop , and im now in England so cant take you - sorry.

Rider only , F 29 , R 33 sounds right. Raise rear to 35 / 36 for pillion. Use your own digital gauge. Check every 2 / 3 weeks.

Thank you CMKiwi , i will seek out that shop sometime.  Dont want to cause you further upset , but that DRZ SM did sound good , but , as you know , sooner or later you will have to produce the GB , either at a police stop or an accident. Your fault or not .  Then what happens ?. You wont come out smiling , or with the bike. If you live near a kart / motard track it would make sense.  None in Chiang Mai that i know of.  Im in England now , and off to a top level "Pit Bike" race this weekend with some professional BSB and Superstock racers , over Daventry way. I used to race Mini Motos ( Had a DRZ SM version ) so Pit Bikes are considered sensible.

You have to think of alternative ways to ask the question.  If their first answer is no - hab , which happens all too often , try asking them  "same - same" or "same - same but different". Even "same - same" 50 / 50.  Helps to speak Thai.

No green book - - track bike ONLY. The BIB will soon "confiscate" an expensive bike such as that. Import taxes will have meant it may have came in under the radar so to speak. May i ask what shop . i know of Burning and a few others. Dont know what has happened to the shop next to Riders Corner , who had some nice non - GB bikes. 

As you say CMKiwi , there is the SVX 550 and the RVX 550. Did you also know there were two 450 models , SVX / RVX. The 450,s were both designed for the 450cc racing classes , and so was more "peaky" than the torque monster 550. Dry weights are 120 / 122KG. Very nearly bought the gentler 550 for green laning ( in England ) to replace my kickstart only liquid cooled Honda XR 650 R , that was too heavy , carbed and had very basic susspension.

I would first check with the transport office and your / his insurer , if this can be done , legally. Are there standard fitment seatbelts in the rear. If all is OK , then have 4 seats and their mountings secured to the floor. And i dont mean by a handfull of wood screws !.

On 30/07/2017 at 3:50 AM, jeab1980 said:

But that makes no sense. Our book price which is insurance book price is 450k i get 440kif writen off thats not 80%

Maybe the first year only pays out 80% , as the first year is when the biggest de-value ( price drop ) will occur.  Someone may know if this is correct. As the car/bike gets older , the insurance payout moves closer to the  book value. Either way , due to your good purchase price , your more than covered.   Flooded cars - after repair , still aint right.

1 hour ago, jeab1980 said:

Is that only for new cars? This 80%quoted.

Ours is 8yrs old first class insurance bought for 380k 5 years ago (farang sale he needed a quick sale).

Book price now as of a week ago according to insurance people 450k. I get 440k if its written off minus 5k which i opted to pay first 5k of any accident.

Its 80% of the raconised "book price". If you paid less , your agreed value of 440K gives you a profit.

I think it would make more sense ( yes , i know ! ) if the red car goes first as it will clear the junction quicker than the bus , which will impead the cars progress for longer.  Dont know of these exact traffic signs as im English , but i think keeping the traffic mooving is priority.  I await to be praised / flamed.