JonnyF

I just bought a 2005 gsxr600 and rode it back from Chiang Mai to Bangkok this weekend. It's a great bike but the suspension is way too hard for me at the moment, the bike is set up for someone quite a bit heavier than me.

I'm pretty sure the spring rate is correct but I just need someone with experience with setting up suspension to adjust the preload, rebound etc for someone my weight. Pretty sure I won't need new parts - just someone with a few tools and some knowledge.

My first thoughts were K.Boy at Chicane or someone at Red Baron, but if anyone has any suggestions or can recommend a suspension guy in Bangkok (ideally but not necessarily around the Bangkapi area) can they let me know? Thanks a lot…

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What is your head worth? Buy a new one.

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Kind of what I was thinking. Not wishing to be argumentative Tony but didn't you post a video a while back where you were riding with no helmet at all? And another one riding over 200 kph? Maybe he's planning on using it for the local trips to the 711 etc. The type that we've all done with no helmet or one of those plastic 150 baht thingies... Best not to jump to conclusions sometimes...

There's one in Classifieds for 28k

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/automotive...odel-53465.html

Yeah Thonglor is good for me - can anyone can book it at such late notice?

There's currently a few nice Gixxers on sale at Red Baron.

One amazing-looking bike in particular- http://www.redbaronbkk.com/products/item.p...=100430-0000440 is very low-priced. Maybe I'm out of touch with second prices of Jap bikes but I'm just wondering, after reading the above posts, if it's safe to assume that many low-priced bikes at RB have previously been crashed and rebuilt?

Or could it be that RB sell bikes without plate and book?

Given the history and photos of the bike discussed in this thread, I'd be pretty surprised if your average Thai importer was importing the "cream of the crop" from Japan.

Of course I could be wrong, maybe they're paying top whack for low mileage bikes without a scratch on them so that we can all ride the best bikes available. In practice, only rigorously enforced laws stops this kind of thing in our home countries and even then a few creep through.

In Thailand? I don't think it's that hard to work out.

Some of these are already covered but...

1. 2 fingers on the front brake at all times.

2. Assume no-one can see you, even if you know they have.

3. If you sense someone is about to do something stupid then they probably will, beep the horn and/or flash the lights.

4. No sudden movements, especially side to side but also rapid acceleration and deceleration (unless avoiding an accident - obviously).

5. Don't rely on indicators, brake lights etc. working, if they're indicating there's a good chance they're not turning and vice versa.

6. Never let a Thai think you're racing them, they'll take obscene risks not to lose face and put themselves and others in danger.

Not bashing, just observations.

I thnk it's an issue with a lot of the imported Japanese big bikes.

I know this particular bike was crashed in Thailand, but why would a Thai importer pay top price for a Jap bike in A1 condition when they can buy a wrecked Jap bike for less than half the price and just import, re-assemble and repair it on the cheap in Thailand?

If I bought one of these bikes I'd be way more concerned that it had been wrecked in Japan than it had been stolen in Japan.

Hi Adam, I'm in for tomorrow assuming we get the minimum number of players...

Good news about the "corruption". I thought the new guy was trying to squeeze more out of us - not give us a refund for the previous rip-offs! Land Of Surprises eh

I'm available Sunday 25th...

Lovely bike, I arranged a viewing myself but you beat me to it on this one...

But what kind of range does it get? I did a few runs in the north when the distance between stops was around 250 kms, can a litre bike go that far on a tank? Just wondering as there are few other bikes on the market and I can't decide whether to go for a 600 4 pot (my preference, but limited availabilty here in LOS) or one of the 1000cc's scattered around RedBaron etc...

I **AM** in Bangkok. And I see at least 3 accidents every day. I see someone killed about once a week, and TBH, I don't even go out that much!

Goodness, what neighborhood do you live in?! I've lived in the Big Mango for about 5 years, assorted neighborhoods- Sukhumvit, Ramkamhaeng, Rama III and Minburi, and am actually pretty surprised at how few accidents I've seen considering the 'skills' of the drivers and volume of vehicles on the roads.

Come on, 3 accidents a day without going out much? I have to call BS on that. I ride in Bangkok every day and see a bike accident now and then but not more than one or two a month, normally minor prangs.

Your condo doesn't overlook the go-cart track behind Seacon Square by any chance does it?

April Fool anyone?

I've got a little netbook that I always put it my tankbag when I go away in case I get a call from work. I just use the protective sleeve that it came with and then put that inside a 7-11 bag in case it rains. Put it inbetween a couple of items of clothing while packing and I've never had an issue.

They had the new ZX6R at the Bangkok Motor Show.

Nice looking bike, quite low and very narrow, looked and felt the same size as my 250R apart from the tank which is quite a bit wider but a nice shape. Spoke to the sales guys, the first one said it was imported from Japan just for the show and not for sale, the second said that it would be available at the end of the year for 600,000 baht.

Read into that what you will!!! I love a well briefed sales force :-)

Lovely bike, but I'll be looking elsewhere now.

Just got back from the show myself, the Honda stand was by far the weakest of the Jap brands. The other 3 made an effort but the Honda stand was crap. Seems like they're happy selling Waves and Clicks, I wouldn't expect much more from them in the next 12 months based on that showing.

I'll be playing, is the court booked for 4?

I see the silver foil hat brigade are out in full.

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So if someone followed you and your family around all day recording every move with a camcorder, at the end of the day you'd tell them that it didn't bother you because you didn't do anything wrong. But if you objected, we can assume you were ashamed of your actions that day?

Just because you don't value your own privacy, doesn't mean everyone else has to surrender theirs.

If somebody was following me around with a camera then I'd likely poke them in the eye and tell them to do one.

But it isn't about that is it? It is about some people doing a documentary about something so stop twisting it into something that it isn't just to labour you point.

I'm not twisting anything. The issue is privacy. You think it's fine to follow someone else around with a camera and broadcast it to millions of people for a documentary for you to watch, but if they follow you around with a camera you'll poke them in the eye and tell them to "do one"? Or have I misunderstood your point?

I see the silver foil hat brigade are out in full.

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So if someone followed you and your family around all day recording every move with a camcorder, at the end of the day you'd tell them that it didn't bother you because you didn't do anything wrong. But if you objected, we can assume you were ashamed of your actions that day?

Just because you don't value your own privacy, doesn't mean everyone else has to surrender theirs.

I drink and drive in Thailand because the laws are practical and I can do it responsibly.

You are an idiot of the highest order. You say that you can drink and drive RESPONSIBLY, you've got to be having a lend of yourself (again ).

Common, get your hand off it. When you've killed a child or other innocent person because you were drunk and driving, you will know about it.

I think there is a lot of hypocrisy on this thread.

I'm not advocating drink driving, but I think a lot of the guys slating it would readily admit to driving well in excess of the speed limit while sober, racing other guys on the road through heavy traffic (maybe not on this thread) etc. etc.

Some guys ride home on a Honda Wave at 40kph after 3-4 beers. Other guys race other bikers through heavy traffic while sober. One is an anti-social moron, while the other is a bit of a geezer?

I'm sure the guys riding too fast would claim they know what they are doing, just as the guys riding after a couple of beers would.

It's not a matter of privacy at all, that's just an excuse.

I never see anybody complaining about people or even a film crew walking down the beach with camera's, for example. And what if it was a film crew filming in one of the Irish pubs or a restaurant for example, would the reaction be the same?

NO!

For me, my reaction would absolutely be the same. This argument that if you're doing nothing wrong then you can be filmed all day long is &lt;deleted&gt; in my opinion. If someone approached me and took my photo while I was having a meal in a restaurant without asking me then I would strongly object. I would certainly object to being covertly filmed while on the beach or anywhere else and then shown on TV without my consent. As I suspect you would.

so then as I said, if you frequent sex bars & have no problem doing so then these people shouldn't concern you.

It's an issue of privacy though isn't it?

You might frequent the beach and have no problem doing so, it doesn't mean you want to be secretly filmed taking a swim by someone with a hidden camera in their bag and then have it shown to the world on TV.

I don't believe it's illegal to sit in these bars and have a beer is it?

I've paid 6 fines in 3 and a half years. All of the offenses were real (if the offense is made up they tend to give up after a few minutes if you don't speak any Thai to them).

I paid all but one "on the spot". Just once I had to go to the station because the cop refused 200 baht. That was in Phuket and it cost me 400 baht (plus taxis), and wasted an hour of my life.

In the UK I nearly lost my licence (which I needed to do my job) for doing 56 in a 50 zone on an empty dual carriageway at 6am. No complaints on the Thai system.

I like Thailand a lot but I wouldn't say I love it either. I think most Thai's haven't been anywhere else and see lots of tourists here so they assume it's the best place in the world.

People in the office often ask me about other places I've worked and when I tell them about the clean, beautiful beaches in Australia and show them pictures of the English countryside they quite often seem more than a bit "put out", even more so if I politelty mention the stacks of rubbish I often encounter when visiting the beaches here at the weekend.

I don't see the harm in being honest about the good and the bad here, as long as you try to do it in a nice way. I've never been a great liar so just spouting off the usual stuff about how great the place is gets tiring after a while, especially as Thai's seem to ask quite a lot.

I just checked the trade in price for my bike...now 24,000km

I lose 15% from new price.

But then its a CBR150 which reflects the popularity somewhat. Also in a cheaper price bracket which opens up more prospects.

Selling privately unless it is a super bargain, most in the Ninja price range would opt to pay more and get a new bike I think.

That was one of the considerations in my decision of which bike to buy.

55k for a CBR150 with 24000 kms on it? Good luck with that!! I've seen them with less mileage for less than 40k.

Of course Ninja 250's lose more than CBR's. Same as Ducati's and Triumph's lose more than Ninja 250's. Same as a Camry will lose more than a Vios. Kind of obvious isn't it?

I think a few of the early Ninja 250's went quite cheap because farangs wanted a new toy when the er6n was released and didn't really care about 10-20k baht. Since then the market has normalised a bit so 110-120 seems about right to me.

I doubt it, but if they re-design the look of the bike at the same time then why not?

Guess we'll find out at the Motor Show next week.

I hope it's continued, more options are always good.