andrewrooney

If they can get it down to around Ninja 300 price I bet it will sell well. Looks like a really fun bike.

Call me stupid but what's a naked gym

Recent news report about the Police shutting a gym where naked ladies help the members to exercise.

Why is it I find out about these things after they get shut down?

If you're going to be driving in traffic a lot I'd go for the CBR, personally.

How much did you pay for the Akrapovic? Is it a slip on or a full system?

Slip on 6k...

Where'd you get it? I've been wanting to change my pipe too

How much did you pay for the Akrapovic? Is it a slip on or a full system?

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/more-why-we-shouldnt-have-mandatory-helmet-laws.html

Just for the debate

and last this one looks interesting:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/motorcycles/news/coming-this-fall-the-augmented-reality-motorcycle-helmet-16836594

26% of head injuries are caused by leisure!

I'm going to start wearing a helmet while I'm watching TV or dicking around on the computer.

Not as expensive as I thought. Not actually considering buying one or anything, but they're cool to look at!

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It's a 'Boss Hoss'- you can get one with a 502.

What do you figure the import tax on that would be?

There is a guy in North Carolina, USA who builds bikes with 427 cu. in. V-8s.

No need to shift, as no transmission.

You can get a 327 built for the wifey too.

Any pictures?

I passed a cop on a CBR 300 today! I saw him as I was coming home from work on Seri Thai road, on my CBR 300. He was having a little trouble lane splitting and got out of the way to let me past. I slowed down to check out the bike and give him a thumbs up.

I have to say the bike doesn't look so great in shit brown with those big huge crash bars on the front

Mine looks a lot prettier

The "R" is a strange choice , would have thought the "F" was more suited to city use. Hope these 275 engines have the valve / cam problems of the 250 engine finally sorted out. Are the BIB being used as test mules to see if this engine is OK ?. .

I'm really starting to think a Honda must have run over your dog when you were a kid or something

I do agree the F may have been a better choice, though.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. So far I'm liking the idea of Ninja mirrors. If anybody has more ideas, keep 'em coming!

I might not respond for a couple days as I'm heading up to Sangklaburi for the weekend but I'll definitely check out all suggestions when I get back!

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I have the 500F and I did read that KTM mirrors fit and are better looking than the stock Honda units plus better vision !

Which KTM model? For the 500F I guess you would fit the Duke mirrors, but for the CBR would the RC mirrors fit? They look nice but I'm not sure if the mounts are the same.

I hated my CBR mirrors too.

This may seem an odd suggestion but the Ninja 300 mirrors. Look stylish, great visiblity, zero vibration at high speeds, can be folded back in heavy traffic and as they are spring loaded you can flip them back out easily enough. I have seen these on a Honda CBR so I know they fit. not sure how much they are though.

Most cheap after market mirrors may look ok but you can't see much and the quality isn't good.

The Ninja mirrors seem like they could be a good option, I've heard of people doing that before. They look good, they look a bit meaner than the CBR mirrors.

One thing I worry about with aftermarket mirrors is vibration, I definitely want something that will stay put while I'm riding.

One of the stock mirrors on my CBR300R is busted. It no longer holds position correctly. Since I'm not exactly in love with the stock mirrors anyway, that means its time to start looking at other options.

I'd like something that provides decent visibility (at least as good as the stock mirrors, if not better), but hopefully doesn't interfere with lane-splitting too much, since I live in Bangkok. If they look nice it's a bonus

As far as I know the CBR 150/250/300/500/650 all use the same mirror mounts. I've read that Ninja mirrors could fit as well.

So I put the question to anybody who owns (or has owned) a CBR or similar: what kind of mirrors do you use?

The police do tend to look at you differently once you produce a Thai license. They realize you're not a tourist. Sometimes when I show them my license they ask me where I work. After I tell them I'm a teacher they let me go.

Probably one of the few advantages to being a teacher in this country

The new ones should be able to run gasohol just fine.

To answer your question though, benzine is still available some places but you have to go looking for it!

Sorry folks.

I wouldn't of posted had I known it was being discontinued.

Its strange it had such a short run.

I believe it was only released last year.

2012 it was released as the CRF-L followed by the M

I can imagine that it's being discontinued in Thailand. Thai's simply can't sit on it, they won't get their feet on the ground. You need to be at least 180cm to enjoy sitting on it!

The father of a student at my school rides one. I see him in the parking lot most mornings, and usually say hello. Nice looking bike, the black with gold rims looks great. Now that you mention it, though, he's definitely above-average height for a Thai guy!

Yes it make sense of using the same 300cc engine on all 3 models, production will be cheaper.

I fell sorry for OP but okay you got it now and as long you are happy with it, then all is good.

Now the big question is; when will the 300 off-roader be for sale?

Think Honda has it bad? What about Kawasaki?

Z250.........parallel twin (62.0 mm × 41.2 mm)

Ninja 300..parallel twin (62.0 mm × 49 mm)

KLX250....single (72.0 x 61.2 mm)

The KLX250 engine is used in their D-Tracker and Ninja 250SL bikes also. I don't know if there's various states of tune or not.

Isn't Kawa replacing the Z250 parallel with a Z300?

That seems the sensible thing to do, it doesn't make a lot of sense to keep making that 250 twin just for the Z250.

One more

seedy no threat.just phuket does not sound like a good place for the faint hearted.

driving here as most likely all of asia feels like going in to battle every time.no copers except at check points .cars passing on the wrong side of road doing 100 a hour.its full battle ready once my helmet goes on.

the truth is there are many things that can be done here to better thailand for everyone.one such would be enforce bike shops.its easy and requires minimal man power like take the copers from the check point scam and have them make sure bike shops are competent renters.

thailand second most road fatalitys in the world per 100,000 populouse.only nigeria has 1 more fatality i read this here on thaivisa so did you all.

I accept my role in the dilema i am in its not me blaming thailand for my problem.i blame a guy from england for that problem.its his lack of respect and responsibility that my 1 year planned holiday ends in 4 months because i will need to go back to california to get new license to drive.

2000 dollar air fare then another 1500 to get to my next destination. That copper cost me 3500 bucks in 5 minutes.

That is who i am blaming and only saying if bike shop had asked me for my driving license it would be a different story.

but then there is the story of the guy who was standing before the judge and the judge said guilty because if you were not here this would not have happened.

so there we leave it again

i would not have rented a bike i would hsve rented a car if the law told me so.

Just a quick thought:

If you were planning to stay here for a year why not get a Thai license?

It can be done in about a day.

Seems like a better option than calling your holiday short.

It's not a Ninja300, no way in hell will it be that much faster, there is some talk about Ninja 650 which is believable.

Look at the Thai comments below the clip, sadly my Thai is lacking, perhaps others can chip in.

The cb300f is naked and the ninja300 isn't so why compare them??

I for one is too old for riding small (or big) sports style bikes and prefer a more upright sitting position.

In the Thai comments they're debating it a bit, some people are saying Ninja 300, some are saying Ninja 650. It's tough to say from the quality of the clip. The 650 has similar vents to the 300 so it could be either one. It's also possible there are two different bikes passing him: First one bike passes him at 4 minutes something, than he catches up to it and passes it at the u-turn, than he passes another bike at 6 something, and then he gets passed again.

Beats me. I'm not too worried about it. I own a CBR300R; We all know the Ninja 300 has more power at the top end than the CBR/CB300F. It also costs 50,000 baht more, so that's something to keep in mind.

Nice to know that Harbin Bangkok, a profit making entity, charges white people more than Asians. Boycot this shameless place at all cost! And spare me the 'but Thais earn less than you bogus', cause there are a l8t of wealthy Thais as well.

What is Harbin Bangkok? This thread is about the ice sculpture festival in Harbin, China.

Foreigners are not employed as police in Thailand.

They have no right to take any documents from you, or issue any fines.

Don't be fooled by fake police, if they aren't Thai, tell them to bog off.

Agreed. If one of these volunteer guys tries to push you around, tell him to get a real cop or just get out of your face.

I've had one for about six months now. Very happy with it. I'm also in Bangkok and find it handles the city traffic really well. Light handling, good acceleration, good brakes. It doesn't have the top end power of larger bikes naturally but it is happy cruising around 120-130 with enough power left over for passing. I've taken it on a few trips up to Sangklaburi and it handles mountain roads just fine. Overall I think it's a great bike, especially for the price.

Wow that is quite a ride up to SGKB... I imagine going around the turn must have been fun. Have you modified the bike? Tires? Exhaust system?

In the south..there are a few roads, like the one on the way to the temple in SKB...

Holding tight until the bike arrives, will most likely modify the exhaust.

Cheers thank for the insights.

It's loads of fun getting up there!

I haven't done any mods to the bike yet other than minor cosmetic stuff. I am planning to change the exhaust soon. I'll probably just go with a slip-on rather than a full system. The stock exhaust isn't terrible but it's a bit too quiet, and doesn't sound good at low revs.

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Didn't go anywhere too far, just from Nakhon Chaisi to Don Toom and back. Rode back just after dusk, in case you couldn't tell

JUST after dark is the worst time to ride a bike here in LOS.

Yeah, the ride out was more fun. Oh well, washed the bike this morning and wiped up the helmet, no harm done.