In the jungle

I read the OP's intention as leaving Thailand and then re-entering using the same tourist visa to trigger another sixty days. That would not work. I assume from what you said that you interpret the OP's post differently.

No that will not work. But you can extend your stay for 30 days relatively easily at your local immigration office.

Just go to Savannakhet. Other ways involves a ridiculous amount of paperwork.

"As for maintenance free batteries, I was under the impression they were filled with a gel, not a liquid electrolyte, but, I could be mistaken." AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries are what I think you are referring to. Nearly all motorcycle batteries are AGM these days but I have not seen AGM batteries for cars in Thailand. AGM batteries are great. You can fit them any way up and you never get acid spills.

The 'Thai DIY man' probably charged it using too high a current as is very common here and fried the battery hence no electrolyte.

I saw people at check in in the UK with these boxes on a KLM flight to Schipol, Amsterdam. I did not speak to them or know where they were going but KLM does flights from the UK to BKK transiting Amsterdam.

Three million Lao Kip is about enough to buy you coffee for a couple of weeks.

1974 would be single overhead cam.

Triggered. ie Most participants in this thread

Strong Leadership ......generally used by weak men who get aroused by the mere thought of Vladimir Putin

Electoral fraud ie We lost because we suck

Televangelist ie Charlatan and fraudster

Trickle down economics ie Huge tax cuts for the rich paid for by the poor

Free Speech As in licence to promote hatred, bigotry and poison.

I wouldn't buy another CTEK. They are not cheap and both the ones I had failed. The same problem with each one; the on/off/mode switch stopped working. I use cheap ones that I bought in the UK from B&Q. They work fine. About 1200 Baht each at current exchange rates.

If decisions are made within three minutes why are there fees for "express service" and "super urgent service"?

So would you pass on a ride on a TZ250 or an NSR500? Yes I know you have a bigger capacity bike.

And why so aggressive? You came here asking for opinions. You got one. Why the unjustified and clearly ignorant hate?

OK. Got that loud and clear. Slipper clutch = cush drive; to you at least. Not to anyone else but clearly you think you know best. Slipper clutch cannot be retro-fitted? Try a better dealer.

1. ABS: It adds complexity and a little weight and on the CRF it is probably a fairly unsophisticated system. I certainly would not pay a premium to get it. In fact I would probably remove it on a dirt bike. 2. Slipper clutch: Desirable in my opinion. It isn't really comparable to a cush drive. Suggest you Google how it works rather than me attempt a half baked explanation. Almost certainly could be retro-fitted to your current bike if you want it. 3. A little more power is nice within reason; or alternatively improve other aspects of performance such as weight, suspension, brakes, tyres, comfort etc. 4. Warranty: It's a Honda. Not worth paying the price to swap bikes for this.

My local village bike shop, that fits all tubed tyres for me, doesn't have a pressure gauge. Generally when I check the pressure after they have fitted the tyres they will be 60+ psi.

A lot of the difference is just the difference between new and old. Although I too fit a decent brand as replacements on small bikes. Currently favouring Michelin.

I ride the NC30 probably a couple of times a year. Draining the carbs would be a good idea but to do that I would need to remove a whole bunch of bodywork and it is all genuine 30 year old plastics by Honda. Brittle as hell. Carbs can be serviced by pulling the tank off but that can be done without removing most of the plastics.

I don't know why but the average village bike shop freaks out when they see a car style tyre valve and they don't want to touch it.

I can service carbs too but on the NC30 it is a days work. That is a pain. If I used the bike more it would probably be much less of a problem.