JimmyTobacco

Yeah to be honest I never even considered going to an official Honda dealer for my CBR repairs. They usually don't have great ratings for repairs and can overcharge by quite a bit.

This is why I always tend to prefer Honda when I bought my CBR150 I had to do quite a bit of maintenance on it and all parts were cheap and easy to find

Yeah I was considering CBR300 or CB500X or something like that. can put some decent boxes on those as well and travel around a bit. and not expensive at all. why would you not buy a cruiser?

so far the CBR150 is serving me quite well in the city and it's much more fun to drive than the Click, which we also have at home. sometimes the Click is much more useful when carrying stuff ... or people of course. I usually drive the CBR just cause it's a lot more fun.

How about a good Steed 400? One that's in good condition? Kawasaki Vulcan is also not easy to find. I like some Honda Rebels but some of them look a little weird to me. I like the ones with the classic look the most, the Magna or Shadow look.

Chiang Mai But I'd mostly take the bike for rides outside the city. I have a CBR150 which I use around town. Maybe I'd go for a little cruise on the cruiser with my gf to the old town once in a while ...

Yeah but it's still confusing me as I'm preparing my strategy for the coming tax year.

Ultimately religion is something so foolish and yet so evil for the world, that we can only assume it was invented to purposely misguide people into hating and killing each other. With Islam and Judaism taking the top two spots. Furthermore, I am of the opinion that, unfortunately, only genocide is able to put a halt to the hate that these two religions/countries/regions have for each other. It would be better for them to just drop their religion, but this they will never do.

I'd love to get a Honda Magna VF750 from the 80s but those are hard to come by in Thailand, especially if you want them with a green book and license plate. The same goes for similar bikes like the Yamaha Virago. So I'm thinking to go for models more readily available in Thailand like Kawasaki Boss, Honda Phantom or Honda Steed. I see the Steed is available in 400cc (not so sure about those others) and even 600 cc. I'd love to get people's opinions on these bikes and the best cruiser you can get for Thailand.

Now it finally seems I can bring money into Thailand tax-free but I still can't open a bank account to send it to (on DTV)

It just seems obvious from the whole situation that Thailand wants to basically reverse its decision on taxing worldwide income, especially for people like pensioners who receive a monthly payment and usually need that money immediately.

Indeed, the confusing thing about this whole situation is that the rule seems now reversed to the opposite of what it was before. Before you had to wait for the next year to bring in your earnings to Thailand to avoid it being taxed; now you will have to bring it in immediately to avoid it being taxed. I agree with another user that in practice, it takes some doing to prove which money is earned in which year. Personally, I have savings, investments and bank accounts, and any money earned is mixed with other money earned previously in either of those places, and some of that money is sent ... well if I were actually able to open a bank account in Thailand, some of that money would be sent to Thailand. Since I am not, it finds other ways to Thailand, like cash, or send it to my girlfriend through Wise, after which she gives me cash.

All I can say is: if I look at what's happening to Europe right now, I wish we had a little bit more of Thainess in us.

Nobody is saying that having a bit of cash on hand is a bad idea, but if we are following your logic, we should not be relying on any internet service or device for our daily tasks, just because the internet might stop working? When you drive somewhere, do you still bring roadmaps?

Thailand is way ahead of many Western countries in many regards, especially old-fashioned countries like Germany, Italy or Spain. Try paying for your espresso with a debit or credit card in Italy. If possible, they will give you a very angry look and complain.