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you can get it dynoed anytime if you pay.

I have no first-hand knowledge, but I've read that Big Wing will only dyno Hondas- have they changed their policy (or did I hear wrong?)

Don't the 795 and 796 have different frames?

The Ducati Monster Club Thailand confirms it on FB:

Ducati Monster Club Thailand

3 hours ago

DUCATI M796 Corse Stripe (สวิงอาร์มเดี่ยว) รถสีแดงคาดแถบขาวที่บังโคลน, ครอบท้าย และถัง

ราคาเงินสด 449,500 บาท

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That's probably another 'limited to stock on-hand' sale- if anyone is interested, you should make your move ASAP- there probably won't be any left by the end of the show.

If it's the 796, it seems like a great deal.

A "wetdream" and a vfr750fj (my third), can't beat the whine of the gear driven cams and the growl through the 4 into 1 motad.

I had an '89 VFR750F in Japan- my gear-driven-cams were of the first-gen defective variety, and they let go and ate a surprisingly large portion of my engine- I liked the bike a lot, though, and Honda worked out the issues in the next redesign.

Right now I've got a ZX-14R that's set up pretty nicely by local standards (it was a real PITA to get it done- I had to import stuff as there's nothing available in LOS except generic small parts like frame sliders):

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"I had an '89 VFR750F in Japan- my gear-driven-cams were of the first-gen defective variety,"

Methinks you are somewhat confused sir. There were no issues with the '86 onward gear driven cam engines, far from it, they were completely over engineered to make up for the pre '86 VF models which had severely damaged Honda's reputation with their chocolate cams. That's not to say you didn't have problems with your bike, there's always one as they say, but you must be the most unlucky man in history as 99.99999999% of properly maintained VFR 750's never had any engine problems, EVER!

Yeah, I've read that as well, but I knew two other people who had the same issue with the same bike (was this an issue with Japan-spec bike, which were limited in power compared to export models and were a bit different? Maybe)- perhaps we were all unlucky, but it still was an unhappy occurence.

Got to get these prices checked man. Phew!

880k for a Honda CBR 1000 or 550k for a Z1000? ??

I don't want to sound like a Red Baron salesman, but they have a CBR1000RR (2012, I believe) for about 780K, and it's not restricted like the Big Wing version. The 2014 Z1000 will probably be in line with the 629K price of the 2014 Ninja 1000- 550K is for the outgoing 2013 model (which was originally 660K).

RB has a '13 KLR650 for 518K.

518 k for a klr?

My god.

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It's been there for months, so I would imagine not many people find it attractive at that price.

RB has a '13 KLR650 for 518K.

The price at the Thai Motor Expo will be 4,099,000 (considering how few will be made I would guess only one or two are on the list for LOS- Desmosedici RR owners get the right of first refusal in the US- it's probably the same here).

Thailand will officially get 10.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=654547091263452&set=a.277943848923780.85376.262031227181709&type=1&theater

That's way more than I thought- looks like the Ducati market is becoming increasingly important here- I wonder how many are already spoken for?

The price at the Thai Motor Expo will be 4,099,000 (considering how few will be made I would guess only one or two are on the list for LOS- Desmosedici RR owners get the right of first refusal in the US- it's probably the same here).

A "wetdream" and a vfr750fj (my third), can't beat the whine of the gear driven cams and the growl through the 4 into 1 motad.

I had an '89 VFR750F in Japan- my gear-driven-cams were of the first-gen defective variety, and they let go and ate a surprisingly large portion of my engine- I liked the bike a lot, though, and Honda worked out the issues in the next redesign.

Right now I've got a ZX-14R that's set up pretty nicely by local standards (it was a real PITA to get it done- I had to import stuff as there's nothing available in LOS except generic small parts like frame sliders):

I remember watching an episode of 'Jay Leno's Garage' where he was showing his collection of steam-powered vehicles, and he had one of the last ones produced, which was a huge improvement over its predecessors and was actually way better than the recently-introduced petrol-engined vehicles that were available at the same time- he made a point that I think is relevant to the E-bike introduction- 'The last days of old technology are generally better than the first days of new technology'.

768K is for any leftover '13 14R stock (no new orders are being taken at that price- Real Motosports still had one as of last week)- the price for the '14 model (which may or may not come with an Ohlins shock- the dealers don't know which version is coming to LOS yet) is still 920K.

550K is also for the '13 Z1000 (last I heard they were sold out)- the price for the redesigned '14 hasn't been announced yet.

Thanks- I'm going to try to get there on Saturday or Sunday- I'm not 100% sure I can get to BKK, but I'd really like to go.

I am excited to see the cbr650f at Bangkok motor expo on 28th of November

What are the details for the show? I looked online but I only saw the pages from the show earlier this year- I might head over if I can free up that weekend- is it at Impact again?

Is the SP 949K? I thought is was closer to 850K- that's a different story.

In Europe you're way more likely to find non-perf suits rather than hot-weather suits in shops (I'm basing this on what I read when I researched my own suit, which I bought in the States and had shipped over).

Bump for this thread.

I'm also looking to purchase a track day suit. Do you think it would be cheaper to purchase in Europe (can claim back VAT) and by how much?

Or any suggestions as to which shop is having sales, such as Panda Rider or Paddock?

The Dainese Laguna Seca suit is being discontinued (for the new EVO version) and there are some good discounts via eBay sellers (ditto the Crono suit)- deals are better on the two-piece suits, but the one-piece suits are dropping as well- even with the tax hit they're probably cheaper than you'll find locally- take careful measurements and read a lot of reviews if you're going to buy something without trying it on first.

There are indeed some worthwhile electric bikes currently available- their main drawback is cost, but that will drop over time as the technology becomes more widespread.

This is the Zero S- it has a cruising range of 170+ miles in the city and 85+ miles on the highway, batteries made to last the life of the bike (300,000+ miles), and it puts put 67hp and 106 ft/lbs (which is close to my 1441cc bike)- fully optioned it's $15,500 which is way too much for what it offers, but that price will certainly decrease in the coming years:

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It seems your planned mods are taking you close to the price of the SP- at what point is it worth just switching to the top-spec model? If I were looking at a 100K exhaust, I might think about just going all-out.

Over 17K for a bike cover? That seems a bit steep... That Zumo 350 is less than 30K from any authorized Garmin distributor in Thailand (I have one)- they're asking 52K (and it's the Euro version, which means no free lifetime map updates for LOS).

The editors of Cycle World magazine published their new book, 'The Total Motorcycling Manual', in October- it was 1150 baht shipped to LOS off Amazon, and I ordered it thinking there might be a few things that would interest me (because, like a lot of riders, I've been riding for a long time so I think I know everything...)

It turned out to have a ton of useful info on maintenance, repair, gear, riding craft (not only corner-carving, but stuff like tour preparation and drag-strip launches, i.e.), suspension set-up- just a ton of excellent, helpful info all crammed into one hardcover book (loads of pics as well).

I highly recommend it if you're looking to accrue some helpful general knowledge (even if you know everything already:)).

What do Harleys really 'represent'? It's just a bike, like every other bike- it's not endowed with any particular qualities you can't find in other brands.

I really couldn't give a crap what someone rides- the simple fact they ride at all is what counts- but this 'Riding an HD means xxx' line is kind of silly- it sure isn't 'jealousy' keeping me off a Harley- it's performance (or lack thereof) for the kind of riding I prefer.

It seems that the 'grouping' or 'setting apart' of some HD riders is encouraged and perpetuated by those riders themselves- it's not an image or stigma placed on them by others not in their 'group'- the simple fact is that most riding groups are composed of similar bikes so there is a performance similarity, which allows riders to more-or-less stay together provided they're of equal skill.

OK- I will concede it might be possible given ll2's extreme scenario- I did read a lot of anecdotal reports claiming some pretty high figures, especially from bikes in India- it certainly has never been my own experience of many tens-of-thousands of commuter km on several Honda scooters.

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It's still an HD, and the only one I find remotely interesting.