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ja99, my missus has a ninja 250 which had IRC tyres on which I think are the same size as the CBR 250. I finally persuaded her to stick some Pirelli Sport Demon's on and the bike is transformed, I had to fight as she was adamant about the IRC's being ok as they had plenty tread, happy to say she is now fully converted, well worth the money for the extra safety and feedback

Have to agree with Dave Boo and LL2 on this, mine has nearly 17000K on it now and never had any issues. I got to about 13000 on the Scorpions and then changed to Pirrelli MT60's which I really like, all in all I have been really happy with the bike and in my opinion it's just about the perfect bike for Thailand and certainly fast enough and good in traffic

My experience with Big Wing in Pattaya has been very positive and compared to the Kawasaki shop across the road which the wife used to use for her Ninja they are streets ahead, I have not bothered with the Versys which I like the look of partly for that reason

I would love a new toy and had a test ride on a CB650F and a Benneli 600 problem is I am still very happy with the CBX and I cant really justify an upgrade plus I would probably get my self in trouble with the extra horses, the speed on the 650 is a big step up from my 500 and the Benneli was also a nice ride but I reckon overpriced and lacking ABS

question for JDinasia: if evidence showed the headman's people were the culprits, would you accept that?

Absolutely. Real evidence not the crap from conspiracy theorists.

Question back at you. If the semen DNA matches will you accept the guilt of the 2 Burmese men? (it is a little unreasonable to think that they raped but didn't kill- there is still the rest of the circumstantial evidence)

Absolutely if the DNA the British Police have from the body matches the DNA the Thai Police Farce have.....would I accept the Thai Police DNA without external verification....would I <deleted>@kk!!!

Lies! This was a perfect police investigation and you farrangs just need time to understand.

Happiness in the Kingdom now sits at 120% and corruption has been eradicated.

Love live the Generalissimo

What do you smoking buddy ??

Are you an American, just wondering is all...

Where are all the apologists? there's usually one or two about to tell us this happens all over the world and it is no big deal...

If someone is arrested it is admitting there is a problem, why would the Police Farce want to arrest anybody as it essentially tells the public and the pondlife further up the food chain that they don't have control of the situation especially after the spotlight has been on them before for the same subject. No much much easier to make the victims into illegals so they can be locked away and forgotten no loss of face then......

Why not things have happened with the Koh Tao farce that have been forced by people on social media, the world is looking at LOS and maybe somebody in authority might grow a pair and start doing something about the corruption here, that said I am a realist so I wont hold my breath.....

I disagree by forcing people to look at it and face what is going on there is a chance something could change. I live in Thailand and my daughter is the next generation, I am embarrassed for the Thai people and I worry for my family when I see all this shameful shit on the news and unless people in authority start to act Thailand is on the slippery slope....

Don't worry BJ and his friends will be along soon to tell us how we are all wrong and it never really happened and even if it did it is worse elsewhere....gotta love those apologists!!

After all the previous allegations of murdered Rohingas, forced labour on Thai fishing boats and the ongoing travesty of justice on Koh Tao the BBC have just reported dozens of modern day slaves from Bangladesh and Burma have been rescued in Southern Thailand.....it is difficult to know just how low Thailand can go but what is becoming apparent is Thailand is becoming an International embarrassment

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29612045

This case has made a few things clear about what we already knew about Thai justice or in fact the lack of, it also highlights the complete desperate adherence to face even at the expense of self respect and justice...

The other thing I have realised is that TV has quite a few prolific posters who are complete and utter crack pots, it is one thing having rose tinted specs on but another entirely when they are so far gone that they are acting as apologists for the Police Farce, quite disturbing really.....

I have a Ninja a CB500X and and a Keeway and much as I really like the Ninja it is definitely nowhere near as comfortable as the other bikes for me and given the choice I would use either of the other two over the Ninja for a long trip, that said for short trips around town the Ninja is good fun....

I think you may struggle on that budget but Keeway have the RKV of which we have 2 and they have not had any issues with them, if you up your budget a CB 500 X would be ideal and I do a lot of miles on mine and rarely get a sore arse from it

That might be the achilles heel then as I wont be able to return on the specific date, I did ask this question at Jomtien immigration but left more confused than when I entered so thanks for the help I might go ahead and see what happens as I don't think I really have much to lose with it...

I know what you mean it is all as clear as mud....your right though if you have cancer or kidney failure or need a camera up the jacksy it does appear to cover you but I rereally hope I never have to put that one to the test!!

Cheers Guys! It is actually more like 5 weeks in usually but this will be about 6 out but it seems that it can be done, hopefully, the only bit I am a bit unclear on is if they keep hold of my passport or if it is going to be a problem as I will be out of the country when the 30 days is up and I would need to return for the permit, anybody offer any advice on this?

Joe I think you are missing the point, you are right I should have read the small print a bit closer but I would expect to be covered for life threatening emergencies in the country that I live in and where I bought the cover

The policy specifically says you are covered for emergencies worldwide and it is only when you dig a lot deeper that you find out that is not the case and actually in Thailand you are not covered unless you are bedded down for 24 hours or undergo a surgical procedure

Ref not being bedded down if you attended with chest pain or shortness of breath, like I did, you would not necessarily be hospitalised exactly the same if you required treatment for anphalaxis or many other things but you would require a full range of tests to try and work out what is going on and to make a diagnosis all of which will cost you dear

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and yes if I was in the same position I would ask to stay in the night in hospital but there will be people out there who have been paying this insurance for years thinking they are covered when actually they aren't

I do not know the specifics of BUPA cover but I do know that when I needed the ACS cover it wasn't there so like I said you live and learn

I have had a trawl through the past topics about getting an extension of stay due to marriage and cant find the answer to my questions so if anybody knows the answers to these or has any suggestions I would be grateful

I already hold a multi entry none O from Savanakhet that goes out of date in early October as well as a pension to cover the 40,000 baht per month however I am unsure on if the marriage extension can be used the same as my present visa ie going in and out of the country every month or so...

I have to return to work in the last week of this month so if I am not going to be in the country is that going to be an issue, I believe I read somewhere about an under consideration stamp being issued first and then the full details with in 30 days??

As anybody in a similar position to myself had any recent experience of doing this?

Thanks in advance....

Thailand, Thailand and yes..

Had a reply from the Insurance Company so like I said if you have the ACS module 1B you are effectively not covered for any emergency in Thailand unless you are bedded down in the ward for 24 hours and have some kind of surgical procedure, I should have read it more thoroughly and if I had I would not have wasted time and money on them and gone with BUPA straight away, still you live and learn.....

So are you massaging your calves and twiddling your feet now when flying? That is said to reduce the chance of deep-vein thrombosis.

Did not have a DVT or if I did I never realised it but I have been doing some horrendous flights this year so that appears to be the source of the problem....

Cant work out what you are disagreeing about as I cannot see where any of that was written but what I can catagorically state is that the brokers in this case have been useless

Partington wrote that part I disagreed with.

Why has the broker been useless BTW, because he did not agree with you or because he did not do his job?

You know BTW that you can appeal a decision made by the insurance company with an independent institution?

Because they did not do their job as an example they had received the decision on the morning but never bothered getting in touch to tell me, it took me to get in touch with the administrators to find out anything....

I have got in touch with the French mediation service after finding the address on-line I had asked this information off both the broker and the insurance company directly several times but never received anything back, I also know there is an ombudsman which I can use but again I have asked for a contact directly to the broker and the insurance company and again they have not bothered to reply...you get the picture...

Good luck there Stevenl!!

Cant work out what you are disagreeing about as I cannot see where any of that was written but what I can catagorically state is that the brokers in this case have been useless

A medical emergency is something that requires immediatte attention in order to help stabilse and save life

This is what Patient. co .uk says about my condition and they don't appear to agree with you but what do they know....

Pulmonary embolism (PE) results from obstruction within the pulmonary arterial tree. The emboli can be caused by:

• Thrombosis - accounts for the majority of cases and has usually arisen from a distant vein and travelled to the lungs via the venous system.
• Fat - following long bone fracture or orthopaedic surgery.
• Amniotic fluid.
• Air - following neck vein cannulation or bronchial trauma.^[1]

The rest of this article deals with thrombotic PE.

Just had a chat with the missus wasn't 60,000 it was actually only 35,000 baht so far so a bargain really! oh forgot the $1500 in 2011 which has raised to about $2000 last year, still you live and learn....