wjmark

See my flyer!

Nice bike - small and very quick.

Too small for me, and my girlfriend doesn't live in CM any more.

I keep it near the X-Center in Mae Rim

Call me if you are interested in seeing it.

I am taking this flyer to the Mae Jo bike market tomorrow, so call me soon if you want it!

Mark 081 402 3885

Just noticed that the site forces my Firefox to open in an IE tab, don't know if that could be part of your problem: changes at the destination site . . ?

JxP

Very strange. I normally use Ubuntu. To open the site from within Ubuntu and Firefox, I must use a proxy. If I boot into native windows and try Internet Explorer or Firefox, I have the same problem. Thanks for trying.

I have maxnet and No problem opeing the site

TOT ChiangMai - opens in Firefox 3 - no problem.

wjmark, you happy with the 47 sprocket? I had a chance to try out the top end of my 38 sprocket coming back from Pattaya Bike week Friday night. My speedo isn't working but i was following a mate on his Harley. Of course he'd blast away off the lights but then would sit on 80mph (130kmh) and i would catch up. I never got into top gear! I'd say the 38 is a little long for my use, i might go back to the 44. Alan, i weigh 75kgs, so have a little less, ummmmm, balast than you; you got hold of Bard's Ninjette yet?

I agree with wj, do the simple changes like Michellins, header pipe, plug, leads and air filter. The original header weighs a ton and the stainless steel one is nice and shiny! My header drones a little, but i like the sound. I wouldn't want a cdi without a rev limiter. I've changed the carby on mine, but wouldn't recommend it unless you get a good carby and have someone to set it up right. I was running 91 fuel before, but with the bigger carby it seems happier on 95.

I bought one of those LED gear change indicators, nicely made and Tong seems a nice guy. The instructions are in Thai but the photos are good, so shouldn't be a hard install. The sensor bolts onto the gearbox, replacing a cover already there. Just waiting to get a new speedo and will get my mechanic to fit everything. Anyone fitted one yet?

The 47 seems fine. I get the torque coming on at slightly lower speeds, and that adds pep for sure. But I still hit 140 easily - and 6th gear is now pretty hot. Before, 6th gear gave me 120km at 9,000rpm. Now it is 9,600rpm...

I didn't do anything to the carb, btw. In fact, it still has the stock jet. The only problem I have with my bike is there is a dead spot from about 6,000 to 6,800rpm - especially in a higher gear under load. Other than that, it still lights up really nicely at 7,000, and pulls (pulls like a schoolboy, as they say in NZ) right up to 13,000.

ALSO, there seems to be a resurgence in 95 around CM. The Shell on Huay Keow (just past Central) is carrying 95 benzine again. And someone saw it at another Shell around town. So I don't have to go to Arcade bus station or Hang Dong to fill up. And I truly believe that 95 makes a noticeable difference from 91.

Let us know how well that LED works - and how easily it installs. Sounds like the shit!

someone who knows more about fuel and the like than me might be able to answer this. went to the shell station on huay kaew to fill up the bike today and they seem to have replaced the usual 91 with something called 'v-series'. . . .so i took the staff recommendation and filled up with it, it seems fine, but it's about twice the price of 91. which is annoying. anyone know what this stuff is?

I don't know what the "v series" brand is, bt I can tell you most petrol stations have 2 91 octane petrol offerings. The cheaper one is gasohol and the more expensive one is not. I buy the more expensive one for my wifes car and equipment using small HP motors, as neither seems to run well on gasohol.

It's funny. I just stopped there and was going to post about it now. I had posted a few weeks ago about trying to find it in Chiang Mai.

Anyways, the definitive answer:

The v-series is 95 octane benzine (NOT gasohol). It had been phased out of most stations in Thailand, but there have always been a couple around Chiang Mai that continue to carry it. I just stopped at the Huay Kaew Shell, and yes, they have reintroduced 95 benzine to their line-up.

I don't know how many more stations will bring it back, but I am very happy to have it available close to my home again.

I ride a small sports bike, and want all the burn I can get. 95 is more expensive, but does add a little bit of extra pep to my bike. Now I don't have to go out to Arcade bus station, or Hang Dong to find it!

There's a local red cross office along the river between the US consulate & the flower market. They offer first aid courses in Thai. There's a regularly scheduled course, or if you have ten people, I think, you can organize your own course through them. The cost for 10 people is 7000 baht. I'll probably be organizing one of these "private" courses for my wife and her staff in a couple of months. Let me know if you might want to join up with us.

If any courses start, I would be interested in joining. Just PM me...

Thanks, Mark

This bothers me quite a bit. Though i no longer live in Cm i went here every weekend.

It was within walking distance from my mother-in-law's house and I had quite a few friends who sold things there (probably the ones selling that Honda C70). I will have to call some people up and ask what is going on and if it will be moved to a new location.

Let me be clear about what I was told. They are only going to close the Doi Saket rd section of the market on Sundays.

The rest of the market will operate as normal. On Saturdays there will be the market on both roads, but on Sunday, only on Bumrungrat rd.

That means that about 1/3 of the vendors cannot set up on Sundays.

My market buddy is hoping it is just a prelude to some small fee, but that has not been mentioned - just that as of next Sunday, they cannot set up on Doi Saket - Saturday is no problem.

But yes, please check it out - if there is some way to sway opinion in city hall, then let's do it!

ps - hey Black Arty - I don't think it is the same people with the Honda 70. I think I know who you mean - they always have a few interesting bikes there (nice people too). They have a sweet Honda 70, but they want wanted 15,000 for it. They also have that gorgeously done up Chally (100cc modified) for 15,000. They shouldn't be affected by this new policy, as they are on Bumrungrat rd.

they told me to pick up litter for 20 minutes, which I did

Did you have a work permit for that?

My parents are in town for the next month and my mother suffers with Coeliac disease and is allergic to both wheat and gluten.

Does any body know where I can buy food products that cater for this condition? Last time they were here we stayed in BKK and Villa supermarket had a section devoted to just these products.

Any help or advise appreciated as her trip kind to CM kind of depends on me finding a source for this

Many thanks

Without being snarky (well, without TRYING to be snarky), why not have them eat rice? Cut out bread, pasta, cakes etc, and eat rice for their carbs. So instead of looking for places that "cater to this condition" why not just eat foods that don't promote 'this condition'?

There are so many foods that are suitable, that to be honest, I cannot understand why her trip to CM depends on you finding a "source for this". Most foods do not have gluten - just don't eat the ones that do.

Wikapedia says :

the disease is caused by a reaction to wheat proteins." Oats are also off the menu, they say. Also, "Other cereals, such as maize (corn), quinoa, millet, sorghum, chia seed, and rice are safe for patients to consume. Non-cereal carbohydrate-rich foods such as potatoes and bananas do not contain gluten and do not trigger symptoms.

Wikapedia also notes:

Several grains and starch sources are considered acceptable for a gluten-free diet. The most frequently used are maize, potatoes, rice, and tapioca (derived from cassava). Other grains and starch sources generally considered suitable for gluten-free diets include amaranth, arrowroot, millet, montina, lupine, quinoa, sorghum (jowar), sweet potato, taro, teff, chia seed, and yam. Various types of bean, soybean, and nut flours are sometimes used in gluten-free products to add protein and dietary fiber. In spite of its name, buckwheat is not related to wheat; pure buckwheat is considered acceptable for a gluten-free diet, although many commercial buckwheat products are actually mixtures of wheat and buckwheat flours, and thus not acceptable. Gram flour, derived from chickpeas, is also gluten-free.

Hemp seed is a gluten free source of energy with digestible edestin protein, a good balance of essential fatty acids, dietary fiber, as well as vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin E, Iron, Zinc, Copper and Magnesium.

So, unless I am mistaken, most Thai food would be safe? Except of course deep-fried and breaded foods (fried chicken, spring rolls, etc etc).

And most Thai food doesn't use soy sauce (which usually has wheat products in it), so I don't understand why your mum couldn't easily spend time here. Unless MSG is a problem - then she really is in trouble!

Issan food would also be safe, wouldn't it? Gai Yan (bbq Chicken), Som Tam (papaya salad), Soop No-Mai (bamboo shoot salad), Kao Neaow (sticky rice) etc., etc., etc...

Anyways, good luck. There are so many foods in the world that don't use wheat, that I don't really understand the problem...

On Saturdays and Sundays there is a great second-hand market near Prince Royal College.

It is held on Bumrungrat rd between Kaew Narawat and Doi Saket Kao roads. It also runs along one side of Doi Saket Kao rd.

I was talking to a friend who has a stall there, and he tells me that ChiangMai City govt has ordered the Doi Saket Kao section to be disallowed on Sundays. The vendors can still set up on Saturdays and Sundays on Bumrungrat rd, but can only set up on Doi Saket Kao on Saturdays.

Apparently the city says it causes a traffic problem on Doi Saket Kao.

I have been going to this market for years now, and there is virtually no disruption of traffic on that very wide street, and certainly not on Sundays when there is not much traffic anyways.

I don't know the logic behind the decision (or if anybody's palms are being greased), but this affects about a hundred vendors who set up along that part of the street.

It is a lovely market with all sorts of second hand items ranging from crafts to tools, clothes to motor-bikes (saw a Honda 70 there today for 9,000bt), art to junk, food to kitchen stuff (I have bought a few cast-iron woks there), bicycles to TVs, stereos to toys - almost anything else one could think of. It is also generally very cheap (I bought 6 25cm hand-carved little wooden gargoyle monsters for 100bt/6).

It would be a shame to see half of it gutted due to an officious bureaucratic decision.

This is people's livelihoods they are playing with, and with no clear reason to do it. To close half of it due to 'traffic problems' (which in my opinion don't exist) and to close it for Sundays, not Saturdays shows the ridiculousness of that decision. And with the economy crashing, it makes it even more important to keep as much commerce alive as possible.

Any ideas who I could contact, and if anyone else wants to jump in, that would be great to.

I suggest that people check out this market - so much different from the touristy Walking Street and Sunday markets. People always thank me for telling them about it...

Why can't you take a bike on the toll road? Because it's against the law... But why don't you try it and let us know what happens.

I did it. From Bkk to almost Rayong.

Last June I took my CBR150 on a bus (from CM) to just outside Bkk. They dumped me on the side of the highway at 6:30am, pointed up another highway, and said "Rayong".

In a light rain, I zipped along this empty highway for about 20k, and came to a toll booth entrance to the highway. There was no way around it, and the only option was to go back towards Bkk and come around another way.

I put on my hard-done-by face, and the toll-collector told me to get off my bike and push it across the line. Didn't take any money, and made the hand-cuff sign to me indicating that the police will grab me if they can.

So at about 7:15am I entered the toll-way, and away I went. I didn't care about about the right lane law, as I was already beyond redemption...

The CBR was in top form - I zipped at 140-145 in the fast lane for more than half an hour (great bike), going through 2 more toll-booths. The first one looked at me as if I was from another planet (I am actually - my planet allows bikes on motorways), and just let me through. The second one tried to wave me over, but I bullied my way past him and kept going.

Then, after about an hour total, I lost my bottle (as they say), and dropped off at the next exit. Took another hour to do the next 60k to Rayong...

It was kinda neat feeling to realize that I was the ONLY bike (probably) on any toll-way anywhere in Thailand .

But hey Jack get on ya bike and either go to Khon Kaen next weekend or korat later. it's good fun. i got a down pipe you can have for the cbr for 1,000 baht. and a muffler (its very loud)800. personally i would just get the down pipe. i gotta get an adapter so it suits the standard muffler.

Yup - the down-pipe makes a big difference. I got one that didn't need an adaptor - but he did have to make a small 3cm plate to bolt the muffler about 1 cm lower on the frame.

Mine is stainless steel, and cost 2,500. Made a huge difference (coupled with the air-filter and air-box holes)! And not too much noisier...

If someone only does a few mods, I would say pipe, and tires. Different bike then - handles 4x as well, and is clearly quicker. (I like the unlimited CDI, but be careful for sure - if you keep taking it to 15k, well... 'boom'!).

In retrospect, I realize that I haven't done many 'mods' to the bike at all: down-pipe, K&N air filter (with air-box holes), CDI, silicon ignition lead, iradium spark-plug, synthetic oil, NSR coil, 47tooth sprocket (still hits 140k), and aluminium 5-position clutch and brake levers (second hand - 600baht cheap!).

And I always run 95 benzine.

The Tiger Motor website is Tiger Motor website, there is also a Tiger Boxer Motorcycle Club

And if you in Bangkok and being a foreigner you probably best of contacting Tiger Motor directly as the sales manager clearly studied in England and speaks remarkable good English.

If you in the North side of Bangkok your nearest location is 1865 Phahon Yothin Rd, Lad Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 tel:02-511-2270 and if you more at the South side of town you can visit the factory 500 Moo 8, Buddharaksa Rd., Taibanmai, A.Muang, Samutprakarn 10280 tel:02-388-0868-77

For all it is best to make a appointment with Mr. Pariya his email address is [email protected]

Seems like a really nice guy. He just emailed me saying that the Chiang Mai dealer is getting both the Boxer 250 and the Sachs Kikass 125 (Tiger is now distributor for Sachs in Thailand).

He wrote:

"Just letting you know that we are sending Boxer 250RS and KIKASS 125 to Chiangmai tomorrow. The bikes should arrive at the dealer by Sat afternoon.

Supanit Motor 444/7 Jareung Muang rd, T. Watgate, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50000 tel:053-246724"

It was kind of fun to teach my brother in laws the Canuck way. I taught them to give the finger when we got cut off. It was HOOT teaching to shout yu motha f cka!!! and wave fists. (:+P

I told them in America they shoot drivers that cut them off.

Yah. And in Thailand they shoot drivers that "give the finger when cut off and shout yu motha f cka!!! and wave fists"

Licences muct have been on "special". I paid 500b plus (cant remember being given receipt).....plus 100 baht for photo and had to stuff around at immigration and pay 500 baht to get a certificate proving I was living in CM

...(snip)...

Why was your name on the computer, you mean they are actually linked. my temporary licence was issued in Bangkok.

Took me 5 hours as Immy closed for lunch.

Sorry - checked my receipts 500bt and 100bt photo (coulda sworn I got change from a thousand for two licenses).

My work-permit saved me that 500bt - I like that!

I got my temporary here in CM last year - they just had the address entered incorrectly. Dunno about Bkk.

I got repremanded for smiling when they were taking my photo, you gotta have that standard polititians sour look for all official photos.

The lady at the counter is the most helpful govt employee i have ever come across.

Helpful, and most attractive!

I went in at 7:55am today with my expired (18 days ago) 1 year temporary license. I also had my medical certificate, passport, work permit, plus copies of passport and work permit. And 460 baht.

At 8:10 I saw a woman go to the counter and I asked her if I had to wait at the Info Desk for a queue#. She went over my paper work, filled in a few things, took me to the Info Desk and gave me queue #1.

At 8:25 I was called, and in spite of them having the wrong address for me on the computer, and in spite of the printer printing three 'duds', I was still out of there with my 5-year by 8:50am.

No test, nothing. And as my birthday is in December, I actually have a 5-year, 11-month license...

They wouldn't let me smile either (too bad - I was really happy!).

90/80 Michelin Pilot Sporty front

100/80 " " " rear

Taichiplanet said it right - 400% better.

Fantastic - corners that felt a little hard or tight on the IRC's have just become comfortable and faster!

Also changed the sprocket from the stock 44 to a 47. Nice little extra zip - haven't tried top-end yet.

About the front sizing - my mechanic made me look at how round the 90/80 is on the rim - anything bigger wouldn't be such a good curve (he says). I will try to post a photo looking down on the tire later (unless TV.com keeps refusing my uploads).

(dave_boo - haven't checked the logo on the rims yet...).

Haven't been to that market, but I regularly see 'under-bar' bikes (no gas-tank) for 3-5,000 baht. Maybe they are stolen, or just old and beat up, or just cannot be registered for lack of inspection. But lots of them around. I recently saw one with a side-car for 6,000, but couldn't think of a use for it...

Also lots of small 'real' motorcycles (gas tanks and clutch) for under 7,000 too - 2-stroke engines mostly. Noisy, dirty, and really quite fast...

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There is a thread going now started by a woman whose father caused an accident. Many of the posters said that the father (who caused the accident) should have driven away without stopping (no damage to his vehicle). While one must question the ethics of this suggestion, there could certainly be a 'convenience' to not having a registered bike. Have a problem - just walk away...

(For entertainment value only. The author of this post does not advocate breaking the law...)

Dude....you could have posted that information before I stuck my foot in my mouth! Can you list who makes the rims? I think I remember them having the , but I could be wrong about that also!

Then it wouldn't have been as much fun!

Actually, I only found out yesterday that the rim has the size listed on it. The mechanic showed me the info on the inside of one of the channeled spokes...

I will look later today for the insignia...

And thanks to you Vato - very good point about the front/rear tires! Of course if I am happy with the combo I am getting I won't change them....

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update - I just got the phone call - the tires are in! Monday I will get them installed...

Don't quote me as being correct, but since nobody else has stepped up, I believe that I remember seeing on the rims that the CBR uses a 2,75". I would go with the manufacturer's recommendation about the size of rim to use; they've studied and proven their designs to work ideally with the recommendations.

I will quote you as being wrong! C'mon - get it right C'mon!

Seriously, I looked at the rims on my CBR last night, and it says right on them - front 1.85 and rear 2.15. (If you look on the spokes you will find the info...)

So I talked to my mechanic again, and they cannot get the 110/80 right now (thanks ThaiCBR - we checked Golila on motocyc.com and they are out of stock for 3 months).

And again he really recommended against the 100/80 for the front. I see that the Dunlop chart (see above) shows the rim size for their 100/80 as being 2.5 with a range of 1.85 to 2.75, so it is definitely within the range. But my mechanic pulled rank on me and said that he is a professional racer (he is, and a good one), and he said 90/80 front. He then crossed his arms and just looked at me, waiting!

I asked him if 100/80 for both front and rear was ok, and he said he wants me with the 90/80 in front! So that is what I am getting - same as you, Taichiplanet (you are happy with them, aren't you?).

If after a few months I feel like changing, I will then get the 110/80 rear, and move the 100/80 to the front...

Later...

Stop doing the maths. put some sticky tyres on and ride the bloody thing.

all this 4.3% faster is <deleted>. skinny tyres are crap, fat bulging tyres are crapo. ideal size tyres are fuc_king wonderful.

I had the Michelins on a CBR150 and even with my fat arse 114k AND a 130/70-17 rear tyre (not recommended) it would still go to 145kmh on the clock.

the 100/80-17 and 110/80-17 are perfect for the Cbr150 for all round performance, braking and stability. also the extra confidence that they inspire means you go faster, safer.

Finally got my bike back yesterday after a month at the mechanics. Thanks to Alan's advice I got the Mich Pilot Sportys 90/80 front and 100/80 rear. They had them in 2 days after i ordered them for B2500. Everyone i asked a month ago couldn't get the 110/80 . Big difference in feel from the IRC, i feel a lot more confident on the bike. Had to do an emergency stop about 2 mins after getting the bike back and it pulled up very nicely!

Had the carby changed to 28mm and they 'reworked' the original muffler. Seems to go a lot harder but difficult to compare as spent the last month on the gf's scooter. I've just been cruising around town and getting used to it again but i am happy with it. Except that it stalls at lights, i think the idle is a little low or maybe the carby is suffering from heat sink. The mechanic said it will get better once the bike is used more, which it has slightly, but maybe it was a polite Thai way of saying 'Go away'! The paint work they did is very good, just the refitting of the panels is not correctly aligned. No big deal but a little annoying; one day i will pull the panels off and clean up the frame anyway. The problem is that there are several bike shows now and they are busy preparing a few bikes. They just won B100k for a Yamy Nuovo, so i can see why they wouldn't bother too much at the moment with pissant jobs like mine!

It is not much more noisy except for the induction noise has increased, they put a 'Thai Racing' air pod on it. Not sure about the quality of it but seems ok for the moment. I am guessing it goes as hard at low revs as before but once it hits about 5k it starts to pull a lot harder than before. Im really haven't had the opportunity (or confidence) to rev it out.

Is it worth while getting the exhaust header pipe (manifold to exhaust) changed to a bigger size?

WJ, how's your bike going? Still beating everthing off the lights?!

Bike going good (going well?)!. ThaiCBR is right about the header pipe - makes a big difference.

I am hoping for my new tires soon...

wj mark pm sent.

your mechanic is talking horse <deleted>. the 100/80-17 and 110/80-17 is michelin recommended fitment for the cbr125 in the UK. he is telling you this <deleted> because he can't get the sizes you asked for. golila on mocyc.com has stock.

even with those stock sizes it will be better than the stock IRC'S.

'donut' jeeeezzzzzzze louise its only a little wider. if you were asking to put a 120 on then yer it would be like 'dunkin donuts'

Thank you for your (believable) advice!. I have changed my order to 100/80 110/80.

And I will let you know if I end up 'dunkin donuts'...

Tdog i would defiantly change the difference is like night and day. a guy was also advertising on mocyc for the pilot sportys

http://www.mocyc.com/store/view.php?idclassified=79572

he has the 110/80/17 but dont know what the writing sez

i would use 100/80-17 front and a 110/80-17 rear if you can get them. the 130 is to large will fit on the rim but leaks air cos its oversize.

Allan

Thanks for the size suggestions. My plan has always been to change to the Pilots, but didn't plan on the front tire going bad in the boondocks. Are those the sizes you are using now?

Still waiting for my tires. My Chiang Mai mechanic couldn't get them over the holidays, but he tried again, and says Friday.

He talked to his other mechanic, and phoned his supplier and he recommends against the 100/80 front - says it is too big for the rim and might 'donut' (his word). So it is the 90/80 for my front...

And he says a 110/80 back will certainly make the bike a lot 'heavier' in corners. For a big guy that might be perfect, but I am 65kg, so I am going for a 100/80 back tire.

He also said they were good because they were manufactured just a few months ago (November). Fresh tires are better? I guess so!

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T-Dog - you wanted the address to my mechanic. I posted this earlier and couldn't add a map for some reason - TV.com couldn't accept the upload. It still won't. If anyone wants the map just PM me...

His name is Toy. And his shop is "Race Shop Thailand" Very nice guy - speaks a little english. Really keen to please...

On the south side of Rattanakosin road, west of the small bus station on ChangPuak road. It is before the roundabout and before the Chiang Mai Municipal Stadium (on the opposite side).

Put another way - it is about 200 meters east of ChangPuak road on the right (south) side.

089 517 1233 is his phone.

There is a nice little (and cheap) vegie restaurant in the little strip of shops behind the Rimping Supermarket in MaeJo. I eat there every time I am out that way.

But as the ladies and men say, sometimes an inch makes a big difference....

A whole inch? How I dream of a whole inch!

But I did hit 151km/hr on the CBR a couple of days ago...