Damrongsak

20 hours ago, dcsw53 said:

Is that her exacting revenge on his nether regions ? Go girl !!

 

Based on a true story in the USA:

I'm surprised that they've already started the rehabilitation process.  Looks like they may have given him shock therapy and a Thai boxing lesson. 

9 hours ago, khaowong1 said:

Looks kind of like a baht bus in Pattaya.  

Pope songthaew ...

Basilica Baht bus ...

On 7/10/2019 at 10:30 PM, bert bloggs said:

Yes to me it just looks like a way of making some money , how can they say for sure it was the Pad Thai ?

Perhaps it was the bottled water?  Khlong Toey mineral water?

Hmmm.  Ban something before researching and educating farmers about the alternatives... brilliant.  Stick it to the farmers one more time.

One possibility for the mirrors - a vibration isolator with the rubber dampener:

I don't know if you could drill a small hole in the mirror housing and pour in some lead or tungsten shot, similar to a dead-blow hammer.

I like the last paragraph where they will "...consider the suitability and compatibility of such measures...".  They are very good at forming lunch committees to consider most anything and everything.  Thoughts that will last a lunchtime.

10 hours ago, JAG said:

The white bits make the pedestrian easier to see, and therefore a better target! ☺

Road kill is easier to spot on a white background. 

23 hours ago, alx123 said:

Looks like it, same bore X Stroke. Although a little more horsepower with 27hp @ 9700 rpm vs the 21hp @ 7500 rpm of the KLX. 

 

There's a relatively simple mod for the KLX 250 (at least older ones) which involves changing the camshaft timing. Seems that the mod will yield 25 HP.  Maybe the Z250SL was tweaked like this.

And apparently there were various versions of the KLX 250 that had as much as 30-32 HP.  Maybe those were pure dirt bikes.

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum/klx-250s-71/klx-250-300-camshaft-mod-marcelino-35904/page2/

Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis  - I think he was the guy who lived next door.  Haven't seen him in awhile.

2 hours ago, Tops said:

As I already wrote on last Friday's post about motorcyles meeting Euro 4 standards....

 

I had a discussion about this last weekend with a Thai. He told me to get myself a other exhaust system on my high powered bike. I could gain about 1 HP more with a complete new exhaust system and my bike would make some noise. I told him that 1 HP more would only mean less than 2% extra power and that I don't like having more noise when riding. He said that my bike should make a lot of noise and that people would hear me coming so they would notice me and that should be safer.

 

I told him that a Somchai in a pickup wouldn't care if there was a bike with a lot of noise coming. I told him driving safe has to everything with anticipation and using brains. He asked me antisiption, what is antisiption ?? He never heard the word or phrase anticipation. I told him that is was looking further than the smart phone in your hand while driving a.nd predict what might be coming or happening further down the road. Ohh, he said. We have Bhudda for that.

 

Summary :

1. Educate people.

2. Let them forget Buddha.

3. Enforce law !!!

When riding a motorbike, I always wear protective gear.  I've got my back covered.

10 hours ago, overherebc said:

Doesn't an explosion require something to actually cause an explosion. That material seems to be left outside the vehicle by a lot of them.

In a vacuum, implosion is more likely.

Awhile back in downtown Loei, a woman made a 90 degree left turn and continued to turn.  She hopped the curb, drove up three steps and onto the porch of a shop.  She hit a guy sweeping the steps and took out two concrete benches on the porch.  This was at low speed, right in town.  She either didn't have a license or had just gotten it. 

"Cruising" around town using Google street view, I was amused by the number of motorcyclists not wearing helmets.  Saw a cop in the traffic circle appadently directing non-existent traffic.  People without helmets were riding past him only meters away.  Closer to the market, there were two guys on a saleng without helmets and no license plate.

In another "street" view, it appears that the camera guy must have walked or ridden on the sidewalk for about two blocks!  Google Sidewalk View. 

Is the engine the exact same as the KLX250? 

One brother-in-law works 5 1/2 days a week as a chef in a Thai restaurant and his wife works in another.  He makes money on the side repairing cars.  A couple of his vehicles were free, aside from a bit of repair parts.  They recently bought a house after about 8 years in the U.S.  They rent out one bedroom.  Their daughter will soon marry an American and has a job at a state-owned liquor store.  Her son is studying graphic arts at the local University, apparently with tuition assistance.  He works part time as well.

Another BIL came 30 years ago on a tourist visa and overstayed.  He worked very long hours at a bagel shop.  Married a Thai gal just for the paperwork and got legal.  He eventually bought a bagel shop in NY.  He sold it and moved to the Tampa, FL area and I think he bought a modest little house.  He also bought a few rai of land in Loei for retirement.

Sis-in law also worked in restaurants and recently bought out a Thai restaurant that she and her daughter run.  She divorced her Thai husband and married a half-Thai American.  They bought a house and also rent out a room or two. Her daughter (a college grad) married an American and just had a child. 

We also know a Cambodian family who came as refugees.  The guy worked for years as a heavy crane mechanic and port master at the local port.  They eventually bought and operate a small resort motel on a 200 km² reservoir. Good, hard working people.

Incidentally, it took 10 years to get immigrant visas for the SIL, BIL and their families.  (I didn't know the families came with the package. ????)

4 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Or just dump the boyfriend.

If you have to feed a dog, don't pass up free protein.

17 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

I'm OK with that. Generally a bad idea to interfere in a spat between a couple. Often ends with the both of them turning on you, particularly when drink/drugs is involved (the woman seemed to be on something to me).

 

The guy claimed that he was stood by in case it got serious. Took care of her dog too. Absolutely the right course of action.

Right you are. I have a pal who was a state policeman in southern Virginia, USA.  Tough guy.  He got between a couple who were having an altercation and he had to fight his way out of it.  They both turned on him.

I note that the little foo-foo dog gave a tiny yap of disapproval, which was more than the (nice) guy holding him.  The lady should get a Rottweiler, German Shepard, Belgian Malinois or Pit Bull as a companion.  Or maybe an Argentinian Dogo, a Chow or a Tosa.  Or a wolverine or honey badger. 

On 10/28/2019 at 7:07 AM, dallen52 said:

These are the same people who want the 100 baht foot massage and ask for a discount...

Maybe they were missing a couple of toes.

14 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

"Shopping!"

 

 

I wondered what it was she was pointing at in the distance.  UFO? Then I realized it's a booger or something on my screen.  Where's the Windex?

Rice Blast, also Wheat Blast.  Same same and devastating.  Insidious pest and now worldwide I believe. Dangit.

21 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

...How long is a piece of string? ...

Holding it vertically from the top, or the bottom?

Khao Dawk Mali 105 (KDML105) variety?

36 minutes ago, nightfox said:

He was looking at the death penalty or life in prison according to a few news articles for the 1kg of drugs, so anyway you look at this he was dead one way or another. Cant blame him for the brazen escape and taking his own life instead rotting in a Thai prison.

He made his final statement, eh?

14 minutes ago, Langkawee said:

Better to be Chinese than farang that's for sure. Has anyone ever studied and researched this phenomenon of how divisive the farang expat community in Thailand is to their detriment. Chinese and Japanese citizens are very well looked after because they show solidarity when their citizens are scammed or murdered. My only guess is Thais no farang are pathetic bufallo and any crime against them is easy. They know that's not possible with Chinese or Japanese tourists or expats. So farang must get used to being victims and long jail sentences. In such a corrupt country with open contempt for farang it is mind boggling how readily Thai Visa members accuse farang in Thailand of crimes they never did. Astounding really. Low IQ I can only assume of many expats in Thailand. 

You make some good points... divisive, lack of solidarity ...  Perhaps because farangs are a multitude of countries and cultures?  Most lack a home country with a billion people or even 100 million. Just one of those things. 

21 minutes ago, papa al said:

really?

damn!

6.5 years at uni wasted

I did about 4.5 years at Uni and about 2 years post-grad with my weenie in Thailand.