In the jungle

One of my bikes got to seven years old before the vehicle testing place noticed that the number plate does not match the details in the green book. There is nothing sinister about it. That was how it was supplied by a Honda main dealer. Presumably an error at the Transport Department. My pragmatic solution was to take it to another vehicle testing place who passed it. It is ten years old now. Still the same plate.

Not convinced but certainly less cock.

When I saw the title Circumcision I was fearing it was a new requirement in some immigration law.

Nah, way better to put it into crypto. Its rock solid. Backed by erm, ............

I am very much a fan boy of Honda motorcycles. I have seven Honda motorcycles and no other brand. But I do not buy the assertion that Yamaha are inferior in terms of quality. I think Honda and Yamaha are broadly the same in terms of quality and both are markedly better than most. Where I do believe Honda in Thailand are way better than Yamaha is their dealer network, parts support and documentation. By documentation I mean the fact that you can find the parts book for just about any model sold in Thailand online for free. Honda are also remarkably good in parts support for their older models.

Clearly the brown envelope was not big enough.

His antiques are not the best. No Michelangelo, no Ming vase.

Those exemption clauses only apply if you are Thai.

So why is the policeman pointing at someone who is not the suspect? I thought Thais had the pointing game nailed. Mr Plod is really letting the side down.

Do they really need to wait for an 'injury report' on the dead guy run over by a two tonne truck?

You thought I was serious? I think you are going to get burnt worse than a Russian tank crew.

Damn. The Russian Ruble is doing so well I must put all my money into it right now; well perhaps with a little Mexican Peso thrown into the mix.

I think your current servicing schedule is fine. Stick with it.

You don't need to modify anything. Just chuck the weight in the back of the truck. It is what the truck was designed for. You may need to increase tyre pressures. The owner's manual will cover this.

It is interesting that you choose the US flag as your thumbnail. Presumably you know that, given a free hand, the Chinese would happily destroy everything that flag stands for. Why would you choose to give them money to help them do that?

On the immigration point I believe that if you have no close connections to the UK all legal avenues for settling open to you in the UK involve very substantial inward investment. I suggest you do some research on that.

Having just spent five months in the countryside near Inverurie for me the climate is the overriding consideration. Even in August at times it was necessary to have a fire burning in the evening as the temperature dropped to single figures (celsius). I don't think I would be prepared to live there twelve months a year. But if you want a suggestion for an area to look at mine is the Moray coast north of Aberdeen. No shortage of stone and slate cottages up there although they tend to be poor in terms of thermal efficiency.

Whenever I see someone driving a Chinese MG I assume they are an idiot.

If I remember correctly a lot of the Rover SD1s were banana yellow for some strange reason.

Tell her to find a good independent VW specialist.

1949 international driving licence is the requirement for Thailand.

I like the CT125 but it is not that easy to find in showrooms and you could build a ghetto version from a Wave or Cub/Dream for not much money. Plenty of people do that round here for farm use.

The most implausible part of Liz Truss' CV is that a man had an affair with her.

I am in the process of doing a rebuild on my Honda Dream 100. I bought the bike new in 2001 and in recent years I have kept it only because I was curious as to exactly how long it would run without work on the engine. I now have my answer. After 217,000 km a main bearing failed. I find this longevity from a cheap, small, air cooled single cylinder pretty remarkable and it is one of the reasons why I am a big Honda fan. It did not actually break down and it never has in 21 years but when the bearing failed vibration increased markedly. I am doing the rebuild myself and my guess, based on previous experience, is that the rebuild will cost 3K or so and certainly less than 5K. After that it will be good to go for another twenty years. Another thing I find remarkable is parts availability on these old Hondas. Back in 2017 I went to the local main dealer to check availability on a complete set of new bodywork. I thought it was a long shot given the age of the bike but my enquiry was met by a question as to what colour I would like. From memory the bodywork cost about 2.5K.

Half a Rai is not that big and you can probably get by with a cheaper mower with a Honda engine. Be prepared though for the general crappiness of the Non-Honda parts such as control cables, blades, wheels, the deck etc. Patco is probably the best of the local brands I have come across as they do a model with an aluminium deck of reasonable quality. Patco blades are made of cheese but at least they are cheap. The Honda HRJ216, which I assume is what you are talking about at around 30K, is a great mower and high quality in all respects. Be aware though that it is pretty heavy at around 48kg and that the blades are hideously expensive if you buy them in Thailand. I use a Honda HRJ216 as a back up to an imported Honda ride on mower. Any parts I need for the ride on have to be sourced from abroad which is why I have a back up. I source the blades for the HRJ from Australia where you can buy tradesmen's packs of genuine blades for sensible money. Bought this way the blades are one sixth the price you will pay in Thailand. One set of blades will last years. I have about three Rai of lawn to cut in total.