VocalNeal

^ How much riding do you do? Price an object?

There are lots of more upright bikes.

That is a horribly unsafe (and illegal) product. I was behind one of these guys the other day.

Please define illegal in the context of Thailand?

I found it distracting and actually made it more difficult to intuit his intentions when there are so many other things demanding my attention. Every time he braked I had to look closely to see if he was turning or braking.

If he put the turn signal on before he was braking? Maybe he didn't signal at all but you saw him?

For OP.

Small shop/kiosk near Sukhumvit 42/1 they have an LED bulb. It flashed slowly like F1 rain light/ bicycle light and then flashes quicker when you brake. B120 just retrofit in place of the old bulb.

On the subject, does anyone use a headlight modulator? I've got HID headlights and they're not compatible so I haven't installed a module, but do the cops bust your balls for using one?

From my experience the roads turn my headlight into a modulating one! At least it looks that way to me at night!

The Kia is far better than the Mitsu or Chevy, its really well done, but I hate auto boxes, which tend to spoil any car.

All the new Kia models are pretty nice but it's the same old sole importer with little to no dealer support problem for servicing and repairs (and that's in Bangkok).

Yes, that is a problem. But even companies with loads of service centres often offer poor support, so for me I would still buy a car that is the one I enjoy most.

You don't always need extra capacity to get extra performance

The easiest way would be to go for a ride with a 1/2 or 1 litre bottle of gasoline or with a friend and a length of plastic hose and find out! It will differ with road conditions.

The nice thing about Asia or Thailand is that you are never very far from one of these.

Or even a petrol vending machine

Yip Yap,

The problem with Bangkok is that it is a large place.

The ones i have seem flash like a F1 rain rear light and then come on solid when braking. You might also need LED rear lamp?

Put two holes in the lid, the second one has a bunch of drinking straws or a plastic tube all the way to the bottom. When you invert the container the end of the "tube" will now be at the top above the liquid and will let air into the top of the container. The water will pour out and it will be empty in an hour and a bit!

That is the science bit now you have a parts locating, supply problem!

^ Would appear it might be regional or national. With American/Australians favouring electric brakes, whereas Europeans use inertia/overrun braking. May also be size related.

So everyone is correct.

Cleaning the streets isn't one of the strength of BKK administration.

Must be where you live? There are sweeper trucks driving on Sukhumvit and Rama IV regularly. I hear someone sweeping in my Soi every night.

Johnston wins its largest order in the company’s history to date, to supply over 100 truck sweepers to Bangkok in Thailand.

There are caravan dealers here already or at least places that have caravans. Has the OP looked at them?

Last Friday while walking beside Thinglor, this Fat Bald Farang guy on a motor bike, driving on the pavement, no helmet, looking like a baboon......., weaving in and out of the pedestrians ?? Dangerous or what....

The danger depends on what percentage of the pedestrians where Thai( I predict mostly Thai) as they expect that and the skill of the rider to avoid said pedestrians and to some extent the speed difference. The unknown is the riders ability. More unpredictable if he was riding in the same direction as the majority of locals.

A lot depends on where you live. Take Pattaya for instance, used to be when ANY bike with a loud or aftermarket got "fined", even the small ones." In Bangkok you are more likely to get "fined" for incorrect lane choice. But yes the colour of the bike has to be predominantly what is says in the book.

Looks like that piece has been "wandering" around for a while. I pick up screws/nails etc. all the time while I am walking. You were simply unlucky.

Yes its a crackdown, those stupid rules about bikes staying left should be abolished.

This is funny:

One group wants motorcycles banned from the roads, the other wants them to be allowed ALL over the roads.

VocalNeal, on 28 Jun 2014 - 11:51, said:

So the OP can use plugs from the Suzuki set the gap down from 1.1mm to 1.0mm and change then at every oil change.

And the benefits of doing this would be ...............

That you are following NGK's philosophy for spark plugs on LPG vehicles. You are using components that are already readily available.

Unlike me who can't easily find (so far) BKR7ES. I'm sure they are here but in Thailand when looking for stuff it is not so much where to look. It is who or what uses the thing you are looking for.

It is easy for NGK the higher the number the harder or colder the plug. So if the stock plug is say a BKR6E then for LPG use a BKR7E. The problem being is that unless the BKR7 is a common plug used in other vehicles it will not be super easy to track down. Which is why it is easier to continue with a 6 and change more often.

Have a 165,000 on one of our LPG trucks and have the plugs changed at oil change. Yes one can use "special" LPG plugs but the cost works out to be the same.

In the OP's case the stock plug for his car is Denso K16PR-U11 which is a NGK BKR5E rating plug. So it is easy as the Suzuki Carry uses a BKR6ES which is equivalent to Denso K20PR-U11 (and yes I know the NGK doesn't have a V groove)

So the OP can use plugs from the Suzuki set the gap down from 1.1mm to 1.0mm and change then at every oil change.

Have tried the old turn on the headlight and see how dim it goes when starting trick?

Maybe it is not your original battery

Maybe they finally ran out of forest to burn.

No they are still making paper

What an absurd sense of entitlement many Westerners have - almost as if they believe Thailand owes them something for flopping here and contributing nothing but a little money to the common wealth. What part of 'it's their country, theirs to make the laws and do as they please' is it difficult to understand?

Go and moan in private to your expat friends, the Thais couldn't care less.

Does it offend you that people of other nationalities choose Thailand as an adopted country

They may choose but it doesn't mean that Thai immigration policy wishes or allows it. As above that is a sense of entitlement. Ie have money so I can live where I want.

Thai immigration unusual compared to international standards because every immigration office imposes different rules and requirements.

Read the small print. In most if not all countries it states something akin to "At the discretion of the immigration official" So even if you have all you I's dotted and T's crossed you can still be denied entry. Nothing in immigration is a right, it is a privilege. Except of course in a country where the individual has "right of abode".

Most western countries do not have immigration policies that allow for six months of "tourism." Thailand on the other hand is very accommodating.

It is also a question of taxation. If one lives here and uses the infrastructure and what services are provided then one should expect to pay ones fair share of tax (no 7% Vat is not enough) As has been said there are provisions for wealthy people to stay here that are structured so they pay upfront.

But no. So far one cannot come here with a "reasonable" amount of money , rent a hut on the beach for $500-1000 a month and stay here indefinitely.

For the OP Malaysia has similar climate, nice beaches, etc.. they have MM2H scheme that may suit as it gives a 10 year visa. "Applicants under 50 are required to show liquid assets above RM500,000 and a monthly income of over RM10,000 (equivalent)". (That is 5 million baht and 100,000 baht a month).

As has been said in reality there are ways for people who wish to either pay or make the effort. Just want to stay here because you want to. NO

I don't have a problem with bikes because I know what to expect.

What I was alluding to but this is more succinct.

I know guys here with big bikes and they all agree that the guys driving those scooters are an absolute nightmare.

Yes keep the downtrodden masses off our roads.

I think there was a rant once from a hi-so woman in the BKK Post who wanted all buses removed from BKK because they were a menace to her navigation.

In Cricket it is called sledging, in Baseball trash talk, in Hockey chirping. Verbal intimidation has long been an integral part of boxing especial at the weigh in.

​It's just the same thing but on a stadium level. ..and I believe they only do it when the opposing goal keeper takes a goal kick.

​I see nothing wrong with a bit of community/fan spirit.

There are special plugs for LPG but here they are about B600 each. Solution use one grade harder than std and reduce the plug gap. The problem them becomes finding odd ball plugs so use normal ones with the gap less and change them every time you change the oil. Normal spark plugs are about B600 a set. Labour is inexpensive here.