papa al

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

I wish you a long life.🙏 However I told this to 2 friends already, both experienced drivers even in EU.

I joined their cremation ceremonies.

Good luck🙏

Died of heart disease or cancer.

On 4/23/2024 at 9:33 PM, AreYouGerman said:

The solution to shut down sex tourism from the west would be if females from the west wouldn't just all try to sleep with the same top 10% of men and then do mass abortion like a serial killer.

Ya.

5 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

A problem some riders have is that they try and swerve out of the way for small animals. 

 

Big mistake a lot of the time.  Unless it's a water buffalo or something that sort of size,  keep a firm grip of the bars, stay in a straight line and run the fakr over. 

 

Cats, dogs, chickens ain't worth losing your life over. 

 

I think last year a tourist swerved for a chicken, fell off his scooter and cracked his head on a kerb. Dead. 

Best do a wheelie and hit the dog with the rear wheel only.

On 4/25/2024 at 10:19 AM, JonnyF said:

 

 Generally infrequent, boring talk about whether to buy a Click or a Wave.

Wave 125

There's an ap for that.

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

why wouldn't you use a more comfortable bike?

Scooters are plenty comfortable.

Have you used the mesh/venting seat cover.

Very comfy.

Helps damper the stiff Duke ride a bit.

Those things are hot as heck in city traffic.

Yuck.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

The question is how comfortable is such a suspension after an hour or two or ten? 

papa's KTM Duke was harsher ride than Nouvo.

.

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Which mission?

a) Shopping around the corner?

b) Or a trip of several hundred kilometers?

 

a) Yes

b) No. Only if the alternative is walking. 

 

Decent brakes and suspension are just not possible for cheap scooters. And (almost) nobody would buy an expensive 1xx cc scooter.

In the olden days

papa rode a Nouvo from Chiangmai to Buriram.

[could have taken the bus I guess]

Pretty fun.!

Brakes and suspension held up fine.

Small fuel tank was a negative.

4 hours ago, eisfeld said:

I think the reason why the motorcycle subforum has gotten less lively is multi-fold and might depend on an individual readers perspective.

 

From my point of view there was a time when a lot of regular posters left due to disagreements with moderation (as mentioned). At the same time discussion on TV and then AN changed in various ways. Now there is a lot of political fighting going on. To me it looks like as if that's a big part of the active topics. Then there are the huge number of trolls, sh*tposters, conspiracy theorists and people who seem to have some kind of mental issues. People who post all day, every day. Always the same guys under various accounts. That's of course less the case in the motorcycle subforum but it pollutes for example the right side where it shows active topics.

 

To have a good productive and friendly plus lively forum is not easy. On the one hand I am discouraged to post because nearly every thread is being invaded by people who actually have zero interest in motorcycles in Thailand and therefor the topic which is just tedious but at the same time heavy moderation of these might also kill interest for others. Look at this thread, there are maybe 2 or 3 posts which I'd consider having some value and being on-topic. The signal to noise ratio is low which makes it less interesting to read and poses a barrier to wanting to positively contribute.

 

Thailand itself has also changed. The motorcycle market in Thailand has changed. The expats have changed. There is a lot more availability. There are other sources of information. Now there are a lot of Russians and Chinese. I don't see them taking part in this forum in numbers that anywhere reflect the numbers of expats. They have their own communication places.

 

It's not all bad, this forum still has some good content and posters. I don't know if any change in direction will happen, we'll see. In the end, a forum is what its users make of it. A reflection of its users.

So

many

words ... 

😱.

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

But what are the reasons for tipping ?

Is it because you"d feel guilty if you didn't ?

Or because the "service" was higher than normal ?

Or you feel compelled?

 

 

It is a karmic thing.

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Yes.

IF I lived in Texas, I would own a lot of Big Guns.

But, instead, I would opt for life in New Hampshire or Mass. or Old Black Point CT, rather than Texas.

Still, after watching the Texas video, posted in the OP, and since I would be living alone, without children, an angry GF, or a shrew of a wife, then it would be safest for me to own just two large caliber automatics, and one magnum revolver, and the shortest-barreled shotgun that is legal in the state.

 

Now I know why more people in the US seem to be buying firearms, even little-old ladies.

 

I would buy a few, too.

 

But, I would never live in Texas.

 

Why?

I would never live in Texas because I am far more of a genius than you might imagine.

 

 

Bravo.

Way to go.!

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I will live on the East Coast

Title says Texas genius.

8 hours ago, transam said:

I think very few Thai folk read here.......😉............🤭

8 hours ago, papa al said:

Farangy is just a word, in my book it means, NON-THAI..

your book

5 5

35 minutes ago, transam said:

Farangy is just a word, in my book it means, NON-THAI...........

Not to Thai people.

16 hours ago, transam said:

This is not about your immigration woes, it is about farangy's KNOWINGLY violating the employment rules in LOS......

You could start your own thread on your immigration story...😉

Not farangie so much.

Prolly <10%.

Mostly from neighboring countries.

Call a locksmith.

1 hour ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Twins are bad enough a  400/4  would be great, singles dumpa  dumpa  dumpa  dumpa  dumpa

4 banger.

Expensive.

Not a RE thing.

So believe it.

Can't really ride a 4x anywhere near to the performance designed.

Except the track.

Which would be real fun.

Honda makes a 4x/650. ? CBR

See them at track days.

On 4/5/2024 at 3:39 AM, Rampant Rabbit said:

Cant believe they didnt at least make it a Twin, single cylinder  tsk tsk tsk thats grim

what we really need is a new 400/4

why.?

How much, & where.?

$1650USD -  60KTHB a Wave 125 is a great value.

Most bang / $ on earth.

Easiest moto to sell 2d hand.

Least depreciation.

They have some nice colors.

Get one.

all good