Agusts

Any of those are a good choice, can add ADV 160 or Aerox 155 to the list, but I would pick PCX or Nmax myself, best bang for buck, comfy and can handle any usage scenario - specially two up travel as well, more roomy than other two... Find one no more than 2 years old and no more than 15000 km, still under warranty and can't go wrong. Also never buy a used bike without a comprehensive test ride first..., good luck.

Yes, the address up to date is now checked all the time, when I arrive the landlady does it next day, then when I go on bike tour various hotels re-register with new address. Last time I went to get re-entry permit stamp + 90 days report, and they checked and said you're registered in Nakhon Si Thamarat...!? Not Phuket... I had to call my landlady from the immigration office and beg her to update my address quickly, fortunately she was available and did it on her phone app that they have, officer immediately saw the update on his computer and said it's okay now..., lucky, saved me another trip...!

How about if the company rent a bar or a massage shop or some similar business and add it to it's operation, would that make it legal...? How do they make these companies illegal, is it the definition of a company...!? I mean anyone can create a company and then do anything with it, they buy a property in this case - maybe sell at some point in the future... , would this also be illegal if in UK or US etc. ....? Does a company oblige to do certain business, buy/sell, make/lose money etc .. .? There maybe a lot of illigal compranies out there in that case...!!! Maybe that's why they can't make a serious crackdown, big net that can catch some other Thais too...! By the way, they do some creative, but legal, trick with preferential share types that makes company 51% Thai owned, but the Thai owner does not have 51% voting right, hence can't sell or do anything on his own..., low risk.

As the bag is synthetic fabric, maybe plastic (of some type), maybe the Sonex has desolved it somehow...! My only suggestion is to leave it under the direct strong sunlight for a whole day and hope the smelly compound evaporates... 🤞🏻

Yes, but their buyer can see the light and deal with it. In your case the light is switched off (hidden} and no ABS...!? very unfair if you ask me...! You don't mind buying a bike like that yourself...? 🤔

Some DLT offices are different in this respect, even on different days the sane office might respond differently...! In Phuket having the certificate of residence is the key, not what visa is stamped in passport...

Thanks for the feedback, but please mention this if/when selling the bike, it's an important information to pass on...!

I did mine in May, the Google Map was new to me, I instead said I draw the map like old days and he said it's okay...! 😜 There was another guy he didn't have it, and the young boy went in the office and printed one for him, their service is getting better if anything... The other thing I heard they picked on my friend's photo in front of his condo was that, it must show the house/condo number next to you clearly ...! So make sure of that...

This probably should go to the visa forum to get some replies, but I thought it was always the same, applying for retirement visa from home country required health insurance, and subsequent extensions from inside the country needed that health insurance too...!?

Naithon beach is not too bad, I even do a bit of fishing sometimes off season... , I always wonder why would people want a completely deserted beach, what they like to do there...!?!? 😉 Only good maybe for taking photos for magezines .. I don't mind some people around, of course not overcrowded, but a few soles around is not a bad thing, maybe somewhere to get a drink and food etc.

I had similar problem on a 65k km Suzuki Hayatte, they checked everything at Suzuki dealer in Phuket town and finally said engine has to be opened. They opened, change piston rings and pin, and some other small washers and cleaned valves, I guess adjusted valves too, it was as good as new after, all included was 1600 baht (some 7 or 8 years ago). But I would not trust Honda dealers, never had good experience with them, many I came across were not reliable or fair on price...! No experience with Yamaha dealers...

I probably go with you on that too, but there are some people don't care about ABS at all, they say they have enough skill to stop properly without ABS...! And some people just want to stop the light showing on the dash, so I guess it's really not important to them... It's not hard to test ABS either, I do this almost every month, just get speed up to 40/50kph in a quiet dry road and pull the brake hard, can see if it works or not, should definitely try that after any repair too...

I met a guy who had Xmax and the same issue, he said he did extensive research and went to quite a few mechanics. It turns out the Nmax and Xmax have the exact same ABS unit and it's 20k baht to replace for both. He said that's like half the price of Nmax and he would never dream of paying it..! But for his Xmax he was seriously considering it, until a guy told him the unit can be repaired for 2000 baht...😳 He was in Phuket and this repair can only be done by a guy in Bangkok. So the mechanic opened his ABS unit and shipped it to Bangkok, he couldn't use his bike for about two weeks. Then the unit came back all repaired and working, cost was 2k + some shipping...!? I don't know if it meant just the light was okay, or the ABS would actually do it's job properly...? 🤔 I'm sorry I have no contact, but ask on Thai Facebook Xmax or Nmax groups, I'm sure somebody reply,... in Thai, need Google Translate...

This is interesting and makes sense that they don't make a colour copy, but I have done this the last 5 years at Phuket DLT office, once I get my new tax sticker I come out and on the left, opposite parking lot, there's a copy guy and he always does it for me...!

This can easily be enforced by just taking the key, and even like before, ask to pay the fine and come back in an hour... But I don't see the obsession with helmets, there still can be horrendous injuries with a helmet, doesn't that count...!? They should really target preventing accidents altogether, and that means nobody rides without licence, getting a licence means going for compulsory training, and a really hard test to pass to get the licence, far better result than just forcing all the dangerous riders loose on the roads putting on a helmet.