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  1. Who thinks different types of curves require different forms of attack?

    For example a 'tight' set of twisty curves should be handled differently than a set of sweeping curves.

    For example a 'tight' set of twisty curves should be handled differently than a set of sweeping curves.

    It boils down tho, all things being equal that the only other real difference between tight twistys and long sweepers is your actual speed through them...

    In extremely tight twisties one after another, i find putting your knee down and getting over to the side of the bike inhibits the time it takes to switch back and forth through left right left right curves.

    Riding in the mountains IMO is very different than riding on a track.

    The most challenging turns for me are the downhill switchbacks, especially on the MHS loop. Having to grip the tank with both my knees (as I have to support the weight of my pillion rider as well), trying to look around the corner, forcing my eyes away from looking at the ravine below, keeping a light grip on the handlebars and trying not to put too much weight on the front tyre. This is for me, probably the most physical turns. The uphill ones are great - opening up the throttle and sliding my butt to hang off as much as possible.

    You should check out the 109 up north right before heading into Fang when it starts to tighten up. No time to hang off the bikes sides if you plan to hit them fast.

    For me its both knees out and elbows up tilting the bike.

    The tough ones for me in the past were 180 degree decreasing radius', but now i have them licked.

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  2. Who thinks different types of curves require different forms of attack?

    For example a 'tight' set of twisty curves should be handled differently than a set of sweeping curves.

    For example a 'tight' set of twisty curves should be handled differently than a set of sweeping curves.

    It boils down tho, all things being equal that the only other real difference between tight twistys and long sweepers is your actual speed through them...

    In extremely tight twisties one after another, i find putting your knee down and getting over to the side of the bike inhibits the time it takes to switch back and forth through left right left right curves.

    Riding in the mountains IMO is very different than riding on a track.

  3. Come on ll2 get over it mate, Honda is not what it used to be. You have never had any problems but that's just you. It could also be the fact you change your bikes pretty often so you never have it long enough before the problems start. Of course all bikes can have different problems at some time or other but you just can't seem to accept that Honda has more than their fair share. It seems like every couple of weeks someone is on here asking about a problem on their Honda. I can recall at least 4 issues in the last couple of weeks. This one, a Click with a dead engine, plenty of judder issues, a CBR that stalls every time its put in first gear, clunky gearbox.

    I can tell you right now about my Honda CBR. Around the 1500km mark my engine blew...engine rebuild. About 1000kms later....Clutch went. Another 1000kms the dash lights went out...New instrument cluster. I could go on about after 2 years it just looked tatty and faded with rust here and there, even though it was never parked in the rain and regularly maintained. I didn't report any of that here on Thaivisa, so I wonder how many others there are out there just like me. I now have the new Ninja, 10kms on it and no major problems at all. Give it a wash and wax and it still looks as good as the day I bought it.

    Once in a blue moon we hear about a problem with a Yamaha. The Kawasaki 250/300, ER6N, Ninja650, Versys, Z800/Z1000 have been very very quiet for quite sometime, I wonder why that is?

    I'm not saying Honda are bad but you need to get over your love fest, you're staring to make yourself look silly, which is sad as clearly you have some very useful and sometimes knowledgeable information for other users on here.

    As far as the issue with the gearbox on this new 300 all I'll say is, Honda are good at honouring their warranties and I'm sure they'll sort it out. Getting a new bike may just mean that you'll have to sort out this gearbox issue again sometime down the line.

    what i am saying and dont like is if someone is saying here honda has lots of problems from shims, cam chain blah blah blah then i would like to see some reports and links. Where are they? just a guy or two? Comments like 'oh there might be more but they dont report' also sounds empty talk to me or assumptions and when i state this, it become Honda love fest?

    Here you go, as many problems as you can handle reading about.

    problems

    Heres more, in case you need to step back into reality.

    mo problems

  4. Do a search for the username KRS1 and his cbr 250 valve shim problem.

    so 1 in 100 thousand?

    what about my cbr250r i used for more than 20 k km and no problems?

    Im sure there are more that haven't been reported ON THE INTERNET, and even more from people who do not have mechanical knowledge and just pay for the repairs.

    If you check out cbr250.net, there's lots of mechanical failures going on over there, most people aren't mechanics so just take their bikes in when there is a 'sound' and never know what the reason was for it.

    The CBR500 series had a recall for the rocker arms which is well documented, and I believe you've been talking about fast rear brake pad wear on your bike which is also not normal.

    Im not downing Honda, but some people put Honda on a pedestal and worship its quality when that simply is not the case 100% of the time. Sure they are good bikes. But they are not perfect and break down the same as any other manufacturer.

    20k km is nothing, it's just been broken in.

    we have a user here reported the engine of his kawa versys blew up!

    so, now we generalize this to all verysy and kawas in this world? no, i dont.

    and at every forum every bike has some problems. nothing is perfect in this world.

    i was complaining about front pads the most for cbr500r but it is only me as i go track days and ride my bike hard.

    what i am saying here is you cannot come here and say ' hey 250 cc hondas are shit and have problems everywhere' without putting some examples happening to majority of these bikes.

    if you do, it is just empty misleading talk.

    especially after ktmjeff said it is cam chain or valve problem than it happened to be gearbox problem.

    so, of course credibility is lost suddenly. for you not?

    Never said all cbr 250's are crap, nor did I say they have problems everywhere.

    Learn how to read.

  5. Do a search for the username KRS1 and his cbr 250 valve shim problem.

    so 1 in 100 thousand?

    what about my cbr250r i used for more than 20 k km and no problems?

    Im sure there are more that haven't been reported ON THE INTERNET, and even more from people who do not have mechanical knowledge and just pay for the repairs.

    If you check out cbr250.net, there's lots of mechanical failures going on over there, most people aren't mechanics so just take their bikes in when there is a 'sound' and never know what the reason was for it.

    The CBR500 series had a recall for the rocker arms which is well documented, and I believe you've been talking about fast rear brake pad wear on your bike which is also not normal.

    Im not downing Honda, but some people put Honda on a pedestal and worship its quality when that simply is not the case 100% of the time. Sure they are good bikes. But they are not perfect and break down the same as any other manufacturer.

    20k km is nothing, it's just been broken in.

  6. Both the same shit in Thailand, as the pizzas and Italian food. Thais have no idea how to prepare western food, even in most restaurants with farang owners, because the owners are not able to teach the Thai staff. I love Italian food, but in in Thailand I not even think about it, they are even not able to prepare a good spaghetti or pizza.

    This is valid for almost all Western food.

    • Thais don't know, how the Western food should taste, (except it contains rice, fish sauce (nam plaa) and chili.wink.png )
    • It's almost impossible to teach Thais, to cook Western food, since they don't like it (mostly) and don't want/like to taste it. (except it contains rice....)
    • The time factor: How long does it take to teach a Thai, to prepare just halfway decent Western food?
    • Thais usually don't bother if the (Western) food is too salty, hot, cold, spicy, whatever...mai pen rai.

      Most Thais don't even care for their own Thai food: If it's somehow edible and enough, ok. They will never complain...

    Sure, there are always exceptions, but without a competent Western "supervisor" they are eventually lost.

    That's the reason, why I rarely eat outside and have started to learn cooking a few years ago.

    Thais are well capable of cooking western food upon sufficient instruction.

    The problem is farangs are picky little critics, that are never satisfied and eager to criticize anything that does not agree with their logic, personal taste, or memoirs from upbringing.

    You can have the best restaurant and you will never be able to satisfy 100% of the farang population because of the extremely large demograph from such a vast sprinkling of farangs all over the world.

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  7. In this area you would certainly know. Many of the Thais do not eat beef for religious reasons, so all beef dishes are clearly identified.

    There is no Buddhist reason not to eat beef. And Moslems are very much in favour of it.

    Many Buddhists avoid large pieces of meat such as steaks or chicken breasts, but are fine when the meat is cut small.

    The real reason many Thai people avoid beef is partly lack of familiarity, partly the strong smell, and partly the cost.

    Pretty much the only Thai people with a genuine religious reason not to eat beef are Thai Hindus/Brahmins. They are very few in number.

    There is a chinese diety named Jao Ma Kuan Imm many females worship and it is forbidden to eat beef.

  8. So who are the curve lovers? Those who know displacement is nonsense when youre on an extremely twisty road with turns, twisties, bends...whatever you want to call it. Those who love to ride fast on technical roads because its what they love, and the feeling you get when you execute a curve with precision and the correct exit slings you off.

    Do you get aroused when you see a curvy road ahead, do you twitch and get excited at the sight of a challenging technical road, does your throttle hand start to spasm, wanting to 'kill' the curves.

    Does a chicken strip beyond 5mm width mean failure to you?

  9. Anyone know if the Honda CB300F is coming to Thailand? Looks pretty cool for a city bike,

    Theoretically it should be lighter than the CBR300, but there isn't any windshield , so it's going to be a more turbulent ride, but the reduced weight from lack of fairings might make it worth it for mountain roads ?

    The handlebars are also going to be higher and closer, so it should make for a more comfortable riding position. Lots of pictures here: http://cb300f.com/

  10. You guys have never seen someone strung out on hard drugs (not weeed or X), they cannot help themselves and they simply lose control....they need help.

    Whether its training for an occupation and finding work to reduce the amount of free time...an idle mind is a succeptible one....and an unhealthy body has a weak mind.

    If youve ever seen some twitching from smoking meth with a blank gaze from no sleep from 4 days, youd realize some people simply cannot control themselves when it comes to drugs.....a true addict will always be a true addict, but you have to give them that window of sobriety so they realize just how <deleted> up their life was and reflect on it so they can make a decision.

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