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It might be because the dealers don't usually transfer directly into their name upon purchase. When I bought a second hand bike, the paperwork was from the previous owner. They probably do it to avoid paying the transfer tax when it's going to another buyer anyways.

I think you would have better luck listing it on Thaivisa's classifieds. They are very effective and Westerners would prefer to buy bikes owned by other Westerners anyways. You'd probably get more money for it.

Good luck

I have an alpinestars perforated leather, and it is indeed suprising how good it is at cooling. However, with that said, in Thailand it's mesh (Joe Rocket).

you could try ordering from here. It's got wholesale pricing, and parts if you are brave enough to build (which is a lot of fun)

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-Acoustic-Guitars_c_361.html

I would recommend this.

It's a telecaster style (so it's small) semi hollow body (so you can play it acoustically) electric guitar. Fairly cheap too.

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-Electric-Guitars_c_116.html

Death penalty is too lenient. I support tying up the murderer alive covered in honey next to an ant hill.

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I don't think the problem is taking it out of Thailand is a problem. Actually think thai government is happy to have one less bike on the road. I think the problem will be with the home country and whether they will allow bike in. I don't know what country he is importing into. In the us if the vehicle is over 25 years old it can be imported and does not need to meet smog requirements. I don't know if it the same situation throughout world. Btw I love the Suzuki. That bike is what my grandpa rode in Thailand

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Ok a few things, with the 2015 date coming, you could import your own bike at the reduced rate from what I understand. The reduced tariff is just on any bike made in japan so as I understand I could ship my 06 cbr1krr. So if your gonna get a liter bike get it imported from the states not japan directly.

The cbr1000rr is a bitch and a half. Yes it was brian at Sumet cycle who tried to deristrict. Before that it was 'dunder' who had a zx-10 Kawasaki.

My cbr1krr that you have seen photos of here... I bought off an impound lot for $900 and rebuilt. It is in perfect shape now.

Anyways at the time Brian was looking into it I was looking into deristricting the bike took. A previous attempt was made by a guy in Russia and his attempts show that it's not just the ecu that is different, it is also the wiring harness itself. The restricted has extra wires which if you try to cut off to for no restricted ecu bike will not run. So to get it unrestricted you will need a ROW ecu, and harness. Honda is a weird company and that was not the only difference, but the restricted uses different throttle bodies so to deristrict you need new air box. Now what both Dundee and brian did is try to run a unit to piggy back ecu which unblocked the rev limiter. From what I understand it didn't work and as far as I know no one on this forum has had success bypassing a honda ecu. Way back when I was into running nsx's with forced induction. What me and my other friends learned is that Honda Ecu's do not work with piggy back units. So long story short, if you get a Thai spec bike, you will have to completely replace parts from ROW bikes. Buying the neutered cbr isn't much of a bargain because it will cost a lot to deristrict

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Cool info. Thank you

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Guesthouse is really right. In Thailand the Thais can feed on Thais and Falang. Falang can only feed on other Falang. Anytime it is a Falang and involves a request for money it's just a red flag. It's something about the country people come over to start over again and they just up using their resources and become desperate.

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so, anyone knows if japanese spec cbr1000rr can be fully derestricted.

Actually there were a couple of threads buried somewhere here about deristricting bikes, the Kawasaki Ninja 1k and CBR1000RR. From what I remember, it isn't as easy as just swapping out the ecu's or reflashing the chips. IIRC the people that did it had to at least replace the wiring harness (which can be bought from USA salvaged bikes), and the throttle bodies and the airboxes are different too. I just kept reading about the problems. I don't even know if the derestrict came out properly tbh. 7K from Red Barron plus parts? I just don't think they can do it.

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Do I love Thailand? Yes. Like that crazy girl that would constantly do the wrong thing, but you still love her.

I am reminded of a quote from William Faulkner. He was a writer from the American South (for those non Americans) who was asked if he loved the South, and how he could still love the South after the history of slavery and segregation. The response was

"You don't love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults."

You don't love a place or a person because of any particular attribute; you love the whole despite the flaws.

The deal is you are going to have a very hard time. Has been discussed on bike forum. It would be nice to ship a harley into LOS piece by piece to avoid the customs tax. However, Thai government specifically enacted laws to prevent you from doing that. If you are going to do something like that, it is better to start with the frame of a bike that is registered and has a green book already. Then just add engine and change it in the green book.

Ok, as I am prone to doing, I go on Ebay looking at stuff I really cannot afford to buy. Spotted this lovely lovely BMW done up cafe racer style.

I love this bike. I want one. With that said, anyone else want to share pics of either cafe racers that they think look really cool or cafe racers spotted in LOS?

I'm thinking military junta 2016. It seems to be working in Thailand. I say we give it some time and if Thailand is still in good shape by then, USA should give it a try.

Other countries have the problem of serial killers, Thailand doesn't. Thailand just has a problem with alot of people killing themselves in complicated ways. A body found cut up in plastic bags is just someone who planned their suicide very well.

^^ I heard about that one as well. It was in Thaivisa news section. He killed, I believe, 9 or so people which would make him a serial killer.

The topic of serial killers is interesting. My ex GF was a cop, and also studied psychology in school and continuing education classes as a part of the job. Serial killers are the ultimate apex predator, humans preying on other humans. With 70 million people or so, yes there will be serial killers in Thailand. Any large enough population will have serial killers among them. The thing, however, is that in order to identify serial killings requires good police work and forensic science. Like the Green River killer or BTK killer in the U.S., were operating for decades and it was the forensic detective work that tied them all together. In Thailand, I kind of don't think they'd go through that level of thoroughness in Thailand. In Thailand, the police like to lump all suspicious deaths as a suicide.

 

I am not kidding will ride from Pattaya to Chiang mai have done before no problem.

Be very careful on the road to Bangkok, the hard shoulder can be in very bad condition at times, and if there is a vehicle parked or broken down, the big lorries on the first lane, and there are plenty, will not let you out. I rode my bike from Pattaya to Bangkok, and in that time, I only came across one other bike.

Not trying to put you off, but be very careful.

 

The ride between BKK and Pattaya and back, is a really miserable ride.  Lots of pot holes.  Lots of being stuck riding in the slow lane.
 

Yes. And google is your friend.

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