ajahnlau

The process is when you buy a bike, the owner needs to transfer the ownership to you. This means the bike needs to be taken to the Land Transport Dept, they check the chassis and engine number against the registration doc, and the current owner then signs it over to you. Thus in your case, the original owner needs to get the tabien rot (registration doc) and then go with you to the Land Dept to change ownership. If he does not have the tabien rot, then he will have to get a replacement, and this may be difficult since this is often kept by the finance company if the vechical still has finance owing on it; I am not 100% sure on this, so maybe someone else can advise? I do know getting replacement tabien rots can be difficult, so best try and find the original one.

Final thing: can only get a vechical in your name if you have the right type of visa. If you are on a tourist visa, then you can't own a vechical here and will need to transfer the ownership to a local or someon who has the right type of visa. Apologies if you know this already.

She should be able to get her 5yr. Just go down to reg. office and bring in old lic.

China town.

My friend just did the opposite. He got a lawyer and got the divorce through the courts and she refused to sign or go to court.

I can get a new 2008 Mustang GT500 for about $60k. Can I import it for personel use or resale? It will be left hand drive.

Would the 2 taxes be cheaper than the complete bike tax?

Ask around at the HD shops.

If you have receipts for all the parts you might be able to ship it as such. I heard of someone else that did this by bringing a container load of parts across. This way it might be easier to deal with customs.

Klut mai dee????

To quote Ajahnlau, "some people never get it" I'd like to know more about "it" before buying. I'm new to biking. Does anyone buy a Harley because it's a decent machine or is it all image? Do you buy becuase you want to be part of that and then put up with an expensive, indifferent bike? Is it possible to be neutral and be won over by the quality of manufacture, ride etc?

Just wondering

It's not just about the bike, it's also about your fellow riders, the "image" and culture and the feeling you get when you fire up your bike and head out on the road. Like when I went to Bkk on 5 December, and joined a couple thousand other (mostly) Harley enthusiasts from all over the country. A large group of us then proceeded up to Chiang Mai for the bike week there, spent a few days camping out and having fun before hitting the road for the next destination.

There were a few non-Harleys in our group (one Honda and a BMW). Don't often see large groups of "crotch-rocket" enthusiasts doing similar ventures. Usually they are in pairs or groups of 4-5ish. When you get a group of 20, 30, 40+ Harleys thundering down the road, people stop and stare.

Riding a Harley isn't about being able to slice through traffic Matrix-style at 200 km/hr, or going from 0-150 faster than a BG's knickers can hit the floor.

I guess it all depends on what you expect, or what gets your rocks off when riding. Maybe you just got to try before you buy and get what feels right for you. As Ajahnlau said "Some people never get it". Some do, but you'll never know from behind a keyboard. Get out and give it a try !

ps: I'm picking up my 2003 Heritage Softail today. Did some shopping around, and finally found a deal through a friend of a friend. Nice clean bike (no customizations), low milage, a little more than I wanted to spend, but it should hold it's value well. Be a little nicer if it wasn't raining.

I live not to far away from UT. and have never heard of a really exceptional school for that age group. Most come here to the better schools in Phitsanulok.

All batteries here generally last about 2-3 yrs. Even original bat. imported from US and cost 5-6,000bht. Most bat. in the west are sealed.

looking for a 2nd hand scoot (Fat Boy, Road King, Heritage Softail, etc).

Harley, huh?

That's nice.

But if you would like a real bike, the Triumph showroom is on RCA and Ducati is on Thonglor.

Some people just never get it.

Paddock?

Why not get a letter from local amphur or police?

The poster above has put it very nicely. Others will say flat out forget about it.

Forget about prices back home. The prices here are alot higher because of taxes. Try looking at www.mocyc.com What years are you looking at and what's your budget?

You really need your own transport. Public transport is not that good in the day and not really available at night. Most farangs have both mc and car/pu.

Best to show up and ask around for sure.

I did a 250cc about 15yrs. ago and paid 25,000bht.

I'm pretty sure I recognize her from Beer Garden Soi 7 and Wave Pool bar.

Depends on your budget. The best hotel would be the Amarin Lagoon around 1,500, Grand Riverside 1,200, Topland 1,200 and lots of new hotels in the 7-800 range. Guest houses 150. I have had fiends recently stay at Amarin Nakorn for 800 and they were quite happy.

You'll be lucky to get 1-2000 off a new bike. Forget about what they do in the UK.

You will need the blue reg. book.

Many of the shops that sell HD type bikes can bring it in for you. It just costs lots of baht.