revgreen

6 hours ago, marcusb said:

Rev I think any Honda dealer you feel confident with should be able to do the work. My Kawa was bought in Udon and I had the recall work done in Chiang Mai…..  worth a try..

Yeah it's worth asking I guess. Though I'm not sure I'd trust the local dealers here in the sticks..

Just got a call from my dealer as well. Don't have a queue number yet.

My problem is that I bought the bike from a dealer in Bangkok while living there, but I've since moved up country a bit. I've no idea how to get the bike there and bike, or what I'll do for a ~week without a bike.

So... does it apply here or not?

Loei is beautiful. I'd go that way.

A friend of mine is looking to move from Roi Et to Loie. One shipping company quoted her 15,000 thb to transport her stuff (1 suitcases, 1 duffle bag, large plastic tote of household stuff, and a guitar). Seems outrageous, no? When I moved from BKK to Roi Et I hired a taxi and paid 5000. Her belongings can fit into one large car or SUV. Any suggestions?

Been watching some videos and I'm a fan I think. If they release one here as a 300-350 I'll probably pick it up.

Will it be sold through the Big Wing branches at a set price and serviced by somewhat competent mechanics?

Or will it be sold like the CBR250 in normal Honda dealerships at an advertised price, but the dealers refuse to sell it unless paying 20% more and have 'mechanics' working on it that don't know how to screw on a tire valve cap?

If it's a 251+ cc bike it will be Big-Wings, which it seems it will be.

Well the CB®300 is not sold by Bigwing as currently they don't sell anything less than 500cc or even service them. (Correct me if I'm wrong on the service side)

This new RR is a nice looking bike and should have good specs. It will be interesting to see if it can match the Ninja or R3 with 50CCs less. If they sell it here with a 300-350cc engine it could be a winner. But like HG says, if there are only high street mechanics to service it, (like the R3) then it could be a downer for some. Say what you like about Kawasaki, but their service centres are very good.

My friend has a CBR 150 that can run circles around my CB300F and my other friend's Ninja 250. Up to about 120 kmh anyway.

You weren't saying that at all... You were saying it's a slow, junky, moped made for children. It isn't a moped. It's not slow relative to other bikes it competes with. It's perfectly capable of doing what it's made to do. End of story. What are you still on about?

this is a dead horse, will you please give up??? what do you actually expect? it's a 300cc bike. it's never been marketed as something that is made to compete with a liter bike. it's a cheap entry-level bike that is fun to flick around.

If you think stolen property is okay you're a proper piece of shit.

Also it's not new news that temples here are loud. You wanna know how to solve that? Don't <deleted> move next to a temple. Idiots.

Yes that's perfect, haha I was thinking it was some slang I just couldn't pick up on

Thanks for the both the answers.

Can you elaborate on 'ด้องการที่ด่างกัน' - specifically 'ด้อง' and 'ด่าง;

I'm so confused in how to say this phrase in Thai. Something that means "We want different things in life at the moment" or "We desire different lifestyles now"

With the vocabulary I already know this is the best phrase I can string together, but I know it's far from being correct. - ใคร่คนละอย่างความเป็นอยู่

How would I correctly phrase this?

I have a similar question I'll ask here instead of starting a new thread -

Is there anywhere in Khon Kaen, Ubon, Korat, Udon, etc to buy legit Red Wing or Chipewa boots?

I've never had this happen anywhere I've lived in Thailand. Isaan, Bangkok, the central mountain area... ???

There's an Indian Restaurant in Mahasarakham. I haven't been there but have heard good reports. It's called Namaste and they have a website so just Google it.

Cheers for this. Going to have to try it out this week.

Pretty worthless on a 300cc. Just keep a loose grip and steadily accelerate.

I'm not really worried about the heart-stopping, brutal acceleration that the bike doesn't have, more to do with the Thai roads.

As we all know some stretches of road here leave a lot to be desired. With the random potholes or the undulating roads caused by heavy vehicles, I'm sure have caused many accidents.

Would a damper help prevent an accident due to major steering wobble or tank slapping after unexpectedly encountering one of these types of road hazards?

You misunderstood.

"Just keep a loose grip and steadily accelerate." is how to get yourself out of a wobble or a tank slapper.

K-Speed is always my first choice. Locations all throughout the country.

Pretty worthless on a 300cc. Just keep a loose grip and steadily accelerate.

Ok, anyone else having problems with the clutch and shifting?

Getting into Neutral is damn near impossible, and today, on a short drive into the city, I had a hell of a time up shifting at times. Monday I'm busy, so it's off to Big Wing Tuesday morning to figure out what the heck is wrong.

Mine goes through the gears like a dream. I have adjustable levers on, and if I set the clutch in too far it can be hard to get into neutral. Might that be it?

I was impressed with how compact they are. They physically look a bit smaller than the cbr150/r15 etc 150cc bikes.

Agreed. There are a few R3s and a ton of R15s around where I'm living. Can never tell them apart until I'm right beside them. COmpared to the CBR300s and CBR150s which are pretty easily to tell apart.

if you not more 170 cm tall and not more 70 kg( so for children)

Wait wait wait. So if you are less than 170 cm and 70 kg you are a child?

I wish somebody told me.

I'm 24 years old, 185 cm, and 65 kg. I thought being 24 made me an adult... I'm happy to hear that I'm a child though. I'll go turn in my ID asap.

Oooooooh! Bad mistake to just walk in, during the daytime hours.

You should have given me a call, I'd have taken you to one of the all day open clinics in Roi Et for a Health Certificate.

Provided you managed to walk in and are breathing, they issue one without examination for 30 baht.

Give me a ring next time your in the town.

I actually tried one clinic not far from the lake in town but they wanted to charge me 250 THB because I had to get an X-Ray. In all my years living here I've never had a place actually test me for any of the 6 (or is it 8?) sicknesses listed on the form. But the clinic wasn't going to budge so I said forget it and went to the hospital. I'll need another in the coming weeks to renew my license so I'll get in touch when I go to do that.

How young? Mahasarakham has a huge student population and is good fun if you like live music/drinking/mingling.