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Blame it on Google maps but I once rode my Versys 1000 2-up, fully loaded with top and side cases over a pedestrian bridge onto the grounds of temple in the Chom Thong section of Bangkok. Considering the narrow road I was on going forward just seemed like the better option.

The only thing I can say about Triumph in Thailand is that they are very popular with Thai motorcyclists AND that many of the models are built here. Other than that I can't really comment. Hopefully others can. My experience at the two Kawasaki dealerships in Thailand has been fine and actually better (so far) that my experience at those in the US. I think that the other side of the question you are asking is how reliable are these bikes, i.e. how often will you need to depend on the dealership to fix problems that are common to a particular model/brand. The KTM's are great performing bikes for sure but in the states I heard horror stories of new KTM bikes that were in the shop more often than on the road. I recall the experience of one owner who had to get a lawyer in order to force KTM to honor California's lemon law.

I don't know if this will be the case for others (hopefully not) but I just got my email notification from Immigration that my 90-day due date was coming up. I noticed that the due date was not 90 days from my last due date but 90 days from the time I submitted my last online application to notify the kingdom of intent to stay longer than 90 days. So effectively my 90 day period has shrunk, and will continue to shrink to 75-76 days unless Immigration fixes or reverses this policy. Not a big deal as long as online reporting works but disingenuous. Regarding online appointments is anyone else having issues with the new site? It now requires us to confirm our email with a OTP code before selecting an appointment date and time. I've tried two email addresses, different domains multiple times over the last 24 hours and each time nothing is sent (yes I checked junk/spam).

Although I haven't ridden one (yet) I'll second the Triumph Trident and also the slightly larger and sportier Street Triple. I'm looking to get a second, smaller bike to add to my large Versys 1k which I typically tour on and the Trident is at the top of the list. Before I moved to Thailand I had a Triumph Sprint GT and the fit/finish/build quality was superior to every other Japanese bike that I've had. And to me the sound of a piped triple is absolutely intoxicating -

For me the most painful part was when the doctor delivered the steroid which was a volume of a few milliliters. If she or he is in the right location I would feel crushing pain down my leg that lasted for 5-10 seconds. Pain when the doctor was positioning the needle wasn't too bad since local anesthetic is injected ahead of the needle that delivers the medicine. Injections done by one doctor in the US gave me considerable pain later that evening. Injections by other doctors, including the pain doctor that I see at Bangkok Hospital, have been relatively pain free.

Not to hijack the thread but maybe give the OP a sense of where it could go - I've consulted with a surgeon recommended by the pain MD who then ordered nerve conduction tests. There was some impact but it wasn't too severe. After reviewing the results we both felt that surgery wasn't indicated. Yet. I appreciated his honesty and reticence to just get me on the operating table. By contrast I encountered a surgeon at Bumrungrad in 2018 who basically wanted to cut me open then and there. For the OP - One question I would ask any doctor performing the injection is where they get the steroid formulation from and how the hospital knows that it is really sterile.

I've had injections at L5-S1 2-3x per year for the last 8 years for disc herniation, stenosis and disc degeneration. These were done in the US until 3 years ago when I moved to BK and began seeing a pain MD at BK Hospital's Spine Center. Until recently injections would give me relief from lower back pain as well as nerve pain affecting my left leg and upper right leg. Relief would last for about 5 months and return to baseline at ~6 months. Along with the injections I also perform stretches and exercises. If I was experiencing acute pain from walking, lifting heavy objects or just sleeping in the wrong position I would take prescribed opiates (thank God for those). Last year I noticed that the benefit that I would get from the injections was less pronounced and would last for shorter periods of time. Early this year I gave up on them completely as it was no longer worth the cost. I've never looked into doctors in Chiang Mai however when I lived in Hua Hin for several months I would travel to BK for injections and consultations. If I I had moved to Chiang Mai and was still getting injections I would definitely travel to BK to have the same MD perform them. If you're looking for a doctor in CM I think you want someone who is both competent with injections AND willing to prescribe "pain killers" as needed. The last point can be tricky as pain tends to be under-treated in Thailand and if you ask up-front then the doctor probably will see you as a farang who is shopping for narcotics. Good luck.

I'm not surprised that it broke. Also I would not want to drop anything on it capable of scratching it for fear of it shattering. Look at what shards from spark plug insulators can do to a car window. On the other hand hundreds of thousands of thousands (maybe millions?) of hobs have been installed into countertops all over the world without issues.

In August I submitted my 90 day application 13 days before the due date. several days passed and my application was still pending so I booked an appointment at CW scheduled a few days after my due date just in case. Sure enough, my due date passes and the application is still pending. The morning of my scheduled appointment I got an email saying that my application was approved. I doubt that the timing was a coincidence. Luckily my appointment was in the early afternoon and I had not left the house yet. My advice is to schedule your appointment later in the day if you are going to do this.

OK.... I'll feed the troll Note that the glass is above and in contact with the countertop.

The wife and I recently had a new kitchen installed by contractors working for a large home improvement store that wasn't HomePro. We had bought an induction cooktop and the workers refused to install it according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Even after printing out the installation manual in Thai and showing it to them they insisted on installing it their way. The manual called for placing the cooktop glass directly on the countertop. They insisted that the glass wasn't strong enough and that the metal subframe that covered the electronics should carry the weight. I even showed the workers pictures of installed cooktops in showrooms and from the interwebs but they wouldn't budge. I had to get their supervisor on site in order to have them (grudgingly) install it correctly. Even the supervisor warned us about putting anything too heavy on the cooktop. He evidently doesn't know that glass is often stronger than steel. What I learned from all this is that for Thai workers "the easy way is the correct way"

I applied online 12 days early. Yesterday was my deadline and still my application is pending. I planned ahead for incompetence and made a reservation for in-person reporting last week. It's still a hassle to travel to CW but I guess that's the point of the online system not working like it had been.

I would be more concerned about Monkey B virus than rabies. Like rabies, fatal in humans but much more prevalent among the macaques.

I finished transferring my retirement visa extension and multiple entry permit to my new US passport today at CW. During my 90-day report last month I got the transfer form from the information desk. On the back side of the form there is a list of docs needed for transferring stamps. 8 items; nothing about the bank book is mentioned. After arriving at CW I went to the document check desk where I presented everything including my bankbook which I had updated the day before (thanks to this thread). I was quickly informed that I needed to have the bank book updated to today's date AND that I needed to provide a them with a photocopy. I resisted the urge to point out that the bank book was not on their list of required doc's. Luckily the bank branch downstairs was able to perform the simple update quickly. No letter from the bank was needed. From there everything went as smoothly as anything else I've done at CW. The on-topic info in this thread saved me from having to make a return trip to CW and a lot of aggravation.

What exactly is my fault? Please share your wisdom And to those who recommended 29 Tires - Thank You. Very good service and I can see why they are so popular. The owner ordered the tires at 1pm and by 4pm they were on the bike. I couldn't have done a better job myself.