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1 hour ago, Gknrd said:

Tariff's like the one's by Trump are to bring the counties to the bargaining table fast. It is happening. You will be driving one of those if you want soon. If they don't then he will negotiate. I love this guy.

The big guys aren't caving. Even Vietnam today says they want Trump to postpone the tariffs and they want to negotiate. There are no wins there yet. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2995846/vietnam-asks-us-to-postpone-tariffs-and-engage-in-negotiations

> I love this guy.

Clearly.  He doesn't love you.  

27 minutes ago, Gknrd said:

I love this, these tariff's are just shock and aw, Trump is my hero. Anyone that let Fridays investment opportunitys pass them by may get another next week. These tariff's won't last long , nor will the investment opportunity's.. 

This guy is playing the world like a fiddle... hahaha

Also think there will be a big uptick and a good opportunity to sell. The bottom will slowly drop out but this ain't it.

I was waiting on Trump crazy for investment opportunities, I had almost given up. This guy never disappoints.

Which student were you in either  of these two videos?

On 4/3/2025 at 4:41 PM, robz said:

Again:

Drop the abnormal 300% import tax on cars.

 

I drive A LOT. This would definitely increase the number of cars on the road which we don't need. In the US I've owned a Ferrari and a McLaren and while I'd like to be able to drive one  here at a 1/3 of the current price I'd rather have less traffic and less red bull heirs running over people in them.   The import tax has also made some manufactures build here.  

I don't know what it is about Nazis lately. Most of my wife's side of the family in the US are Trump voters and starting believe Hitler was maybe on to something and got a raw deal. Their reasoning is that he must have been if Nazis are so universally hated by the left. 

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Looks decent...     How big is it ?... ie.. would a 6 footer look like a bear on a circus tricycle ?
 

 

No storage, which is why I ended up going from a 'normal motorcycle' to a scooter in the first place (convenience)... but that could be overlooked - this thing looks fun !!! 

 

Others have posted the top end speed. I've attached the specs from the manual.  If you can't read it let me know what measurements you'd like to know. I'm well below 6ft so it makes it hard for me the gauge what a six foot person will look like on it.   I will probably find a way to add some extra storage container to the back.   The torque is probably what makes this fun for me. At 336nm its over 150nm more than a Suzuki Hayabusa.  You can find some recent videos of it on youtube is you search FW07.  

17 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Lighten up sunshine! 

 

I ride too and don't mind a laugh now and then. 

I apologize I didn't notice you were the same person adding a legitimate post above it.  Every time I post about motorcycle and scooters in a forum there are always  someone that just wants to tell me I have a death wish or that should buy a car or crotch rocket if I want a real bike. I tried to delete the post but I once. I noticed but I can't figure out how to delete here or if you can. 

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1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

125 kph

did an edit with more accurate info

 

If not needing top end or range, then take a peek at DECO Motorcycles

Less expensive 

With government subsidy it currently is discounted to about 150.  Still a little more than a 150/160cc ICE scooter but fully worth it for me. 

I ordered this 6000w electric scooter(Felo FW07) at the recent motor show here and received it last week.   Before the motor show I had previously test drove it on the motorsport park track near Suvarnaphumi was happy with the acceleration, brakes, and handling around the track.  It is able to get me from Bang Yai Nonthaburi to downtown Bangkok and back easily on a charge which was the main ability I was looking for.  It also doesn't look that goofy.    It has type 2 charging so it can share the wall charger I use with my plugin hybrid Volvo.  The biggest minus for me is probably the storage space. There is barely room for paperwork under the seat.     Later this year I will probably pick up a used Yamaha TMax 560 to complement it and allow for longer trips with a better bump absorbing suspension.

3 hours ago, beammeup said:

Well he said 200 pages of crap when it is only 114 pages of crap so he does have a trend towards exaggeration.

To be fair you left out "by xmas" meaning that it will about at 200 pages in a little over two more months which isn't unreasonable considering it only started a little over a month ago. It will take a few more news items about the taxation to keep this thread lit. 

5 minutes ago, honcho said:

tell that to usa... they tax americans worldwide.... you must give up your usa passport to get them off your back....

American digital nomads that are working remotely outside of the US for a specific period of time can deduct up to 120k on their US taxes.  This doesn't work for most forms of passive income though.  Nonetheless its possible in some cases to get them off your back for the majority of your federal taxes on regular income except for social security and medicare which you still must pay.

3 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said:

They scrubbed it, was on the old site back in 2019.

You can't scrub it from the wayback machine.  You can see yearly snapshots of the faqs and privileges going back to 2003. I checked one for 2019 and unsurprisingly I am unable to confirm your claim. 
https://web.archive.org/web/20190601000000*/http://www.thailandelite.com  

2 hours ago, dannyb123 said:

Where exactly does it say this, I've not been able to find it

It probably came from this site thailandelitevisas.com: 
 

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Elite Visa holders are exempt from paying taxes on their foreign income, providing significant savings, especially in Thailand’s progressive tax system, where higher earners pay a higher tax rate.

But thats not the official thailand elite website and I can't find this claim on the official site so take his claim with a huuuuge grain of salt.  

 

Volvo XC40 PHEV.  

At least Obama tried to make good on his campaign promise to end this Bush legacy.   On his second day in office Obama issued an executive order to close Guantanamo down within a year. The right wasn't on board with this plan at all and congress thwarted most of this.   Donald Trump also made it clear he apposed it.  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-failed-close-guantanamo

I hope the BlankPink concert I hope to attend next year in Bangkok has none of the same crowding issues.  The group has become even more popular since their last visit.   

I brought a Specialized carbon-fiber mountain bike in a quality bike bag for the cool season one year. The bike got stuck in one of my transit countries and had to even tell baggage claim at Savarnabhumi what was in it.  The bike arrived the next day and they delivered it right to my condo making it even easier despite the initial stress of it not showing up at baggage claim initially.  

There are too many unhelpful replies to your question.  When I asked many years ago for recommendations bald people came out of the word-work to try to shame me into just cutting it all off.  Most of them get angry when I suggest they do them, and I'll do me.  They need to validate their own choice to themselves or something.    Anyways, I've had two good experiences at Apex in Thong Lo.  It might be a little more expensive than the average here in Thailand but they had some famous thai personalities use their services in the past so I trusted them more.   Quite happy with the results 4 years later. 

Looking for people in Bangkok who have a mountain bike or might be getting one that might want to meet up to travel to areas outside of Bangkok for downhill and other biking adventures.   I have the ability to haul a total of 3 or 4 bikes.

Has anyone used this 23,000 baht colonscopy screening package at Bumrungrad?  I'm curious how much total after preop/postop medicine and consultation I would be paying.  Thanks.   https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/packages/colon-screening

I test drove the Haval H6 in January at Central Bang Na and it was an enjoyable test drive. You get a lot of tech/safety features for your money.   The only deal breaker for me personally was it just felt a little too large for my liking and I just have a harder time judging clearance distances with larger vehicles. Others may find the size a positive. Maybe I should have test drove the smaller Jolien but I ended up buying a low mileage Volvo XC40 plug in hybrid instead that I felt more at home in.

I can't eat horseradish therefore I also can't the stomach the fake wasabi made from it.  However in Japan I had real and expensive wasabi  and now I can at least understand why some people enjoy it.