In the jungle

Boris is fond of a drink.

Excellent news. Lettuce for PM!

Carb does not need lube. Both cables work perfectly (throttle and choke).

I am not convinced as to replacement. I have never had to replace a carb in nearly 50 years of riding/driving. Why throw away a perfectly good carb. That is a good price on that carb but if buying I would need to check it was the correct spec as often there are periodic minor changes. Mostly carbs are replaced here because some idiot has wrecked the thing. I avoid that by working on all vehicles I own myself. Last time all carb gaskets and seals were replaced was 130,000 km ago but it is only about half an hour to strip and check the carb so I will do that.

You could be right. I will give it a try. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Thanks for the suggestion. On the Dream I have there are O rings either side of the inlet manifold. I have replaced them before but that was 130,000 km ago at 80,000 km. Will look at them again.

Define love.

I am not sure if that question is to me or the OP. If it is to me then I stay on top of maintenance well by spreadsheet. Spark plug gets swapped at 10K max. Fuel filter also gets changed regularly. Carb only gets stripped and cleaned if problems appear. Bike gets almost daily use.

The Dream 100 I have has a cable operated choke. I have verified that it is fully off when the bike is running. In fact I have never use the choke in any circumstances in 21 years.

I should add that I have owned the bike from new and it has always had this characteristic.

I have a 2001 Dream 100. Idle screw (tick over) is the larger of the two screws and protrudes from the carb. Mixture screw is smaller and flush with the body of the carb. On my bike setting it up does involve a compromise. If I set it up so that it idles when the engine is cold the idle will be too high when the engine is warm. If I set it up so that it idles correctly with the engine hot then it will not idle when the engine is cold. The way I have it set up the engine will not idle from a cold start but it is fine after two or three minutes running. When hot the idle is slightly higher than I would like. I spent quite a bit of time messing around with different settings and that was the best compromise.

It is good to know that life back in Blighty turned out to be less disastrous for you than it might have been. Often in my worst nightmares I fear that I could end up on the streets and frozen stiff there. Thankfully for me that is unlikely to happen. I spent five months back in the UK recently and I was surprised that generally speaking food in the UK is better quality, vastly better in terms of variety and generally cheaper than Thailand. I became a big fan of Lidl while I was there. They make Tesco and the like look a bit silly in terms of price. Germany for the win. Yet the British public still bitch about prices. Where I live you cannot buy beef, cheese or bread that is worthy of the name. CP deserves much of the blame for the overpriced rubbish that Thai consumers are offered. Best wishes and I hope it is onwards and upwards for you.

So not really worth getting your panties in a bunch if you have to walk from one to the other ????

I seem to remember it is only about 15 metres from the visa office to the immigration desk at this border crossing. Is that right?

Last time I replaced a brake lever it cost less than 100 Baht. Genuine part from a Honda dealer. I would not mess about trying to straighten a lever.

So the muppet in the video thinks the Navy should sink them with gunfire? Did I get that about right?

I doubt this thread serves any useful purpose. It is just going to go round and round in circles.

I think they give some ludicrous figure on the London Thai Embassy website which is at variance with what the law actually requires. As I understand it the figure the law requires is the equivalent of 20K Baht for a single applicant. As a real world example of a figure that worked in a UK application I provided a UK bank statement showing a balance of just over 3K Pounds. That is simply because that is what I happened to have in my account at the time. I believe a lower figure would be accepted.

Kao Yai national park is an easy day trip. Many riders seem to view Kao Yai as some sort of race track but I would advise against that as there are many potential hazards. You will almost certainly encounter monkeys but it could be something much larger like an elephant. I seem to remember reading that they can refuse admission for excessively loud exhausts.

I went through exactly the same process with the London Embassy. It was an absolute PITA and I resolved to do my best to avoid doing it again. In my case it was probably a day and a half of faffing about including having to download and learn photo editing software to resize documents to comply with their requirements. And why on earth do they need three different facial photos (including the one in the passport)? If I were an ordinary tourist with no particular ties to this country I would just go somewhere else where I do not have to put up with this.

In the unlikely event that Putin turns up I do not doubt that he would have his own security goons with him. Make sure to stay well away from windows if they are in tow.

Only one point I would add to the excellent advice you received earlier. If you are having work done on the brake system try and get them to use DOT4 brake fluid. DOT3 is commonly used in Thailand but it is a lower spec than DOT4 and DOT3 is not sold in my home country in Europe with good reason. DOT4 is reasonably easy to get in Thailand.

Is that a Croc in that creatures mouth?

The number on the plate is the same as in the book. It is the two Thai script characters that precede the number that are different. That is why I did not pick it up sooner.

Dealer is in Bangkok and I am 500 km away. I will most likely get the owner of the local village bike shop to sort it out. He is very good at this sort of stuff. There will be a charge but likely cheaper than me tackling the issue.