In the jungle

Do you, by any chance, play the banjo?

As an added bonus in some areas you have a mosque within range. They kick off really early.

With equipment running on E10 I that can sit unused for up to a month I always drain the carburettor when unused. With equipment running on E10 that sits unused for more than one month I drain the entire fuel system. Anything two stroke I run it only on benzene 95.

If it is used infrequently a better option is benzene 95 if you can get it. Fuels with ethanol in them can cause corrosion problems in the fuel system particularly if left in there for a long time. I mention it because generators are often used infrequently.

Excellent stuff. Do say more. You know you want to.

Did you know they do a special visa for the self righteous? You could save yourself 800K!

Because they're not too good at vaccines.

Must try harder.

There is a guy near where I live who has a BMW GS1200. Pimped to the max with big screen GPS, panniers etc. I haven't seen it move in six months. The only time I have seen it in the wild was at the local coffee shop. He uses his PCX every day.

If you watch the Long Way Down, North to South through Africa, their huge and heavy BMW ADV bikes really struggled when the going got tough despite the fact they had support vehicles. Lightness is always a virtue in a bike and particularly so in an off road bike.

Yes. I think it's actually Rallye but I could be wrong. Prior to that a CRF250.

Have at it and good luck.

If you want to see what the CRF300 is capable of take a look at the Itchy Boots videos on YouTube. A Dutch woman riding one from South America to Alaska. She does things with that bike that no ADV bike could do. Also worth watching her videos from a rally across the Kalahari desert on a pretty stock CRF250. She did really well against a whole bunch of super expensive bikes specifically prepared for such an event. Well up to the point where the rear subframe broke because it was overloaded with Jerry cans and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Those are not the only ways in which you can get water contamination in the oil. It is reasonably well known that a succession of short journeys can result in a build up of condensation inside an engine.

It may be the fact that you do a lot of relatively short journeys that is causing the slight milkiness of the oil.

I have been buying bike tyres on Lazada for five+ years. I have never had a problem. Better choice and lower prices than I can get locally. The local tyre shop fit them for 40 Baht a tyre. If it is tubeless I take them to the Honda main dealer and they fit them. I don't remember what they charged.

I would just run it and keep an eye on the oil to see if any milkiness returns. Do you do a lot of short journeys on the bike?

The last time I bought the Stihl synthetic 2T was from the Stihl importer but you can get it cheaper on Lazada.

I hate buying the Stihl 2T because of the price but I still do.

OK. I use a Stihl Chainsaw but one much smaller and less powerful than yours. When I bought it I ran it on Castrol 2T which was readily available locally. It was very hard to start but ran fine once started. On the advice of the Thai importer in Bangkok I switched to Stihl 2T which is very expensive synthetic oil. No starting problems since then and no issues such as spark plug fouling. I use the chainsaw infrequently and I think it still has the original plug after ten years. I cannot think of a rational explanation but this change worked for me.

Family support. And if they don't have that......

What 2T oil are you using?

Young man, there's no need to feel down.

If you are paying for the vehicle make sure it is done in your name.

<deleted>. I have registered probably seven or more vehicles in my name in Thailand and I have never had a Thai driving licence. Every one was registered using my European licence and an International Driving Licence. I have registered vehicles in Bangkok, Pathumthani and Chumphon in this way.