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Yes the Real helmets seem to be DOT approved and are selling on the internet in $US,average about $350 i bought one recently for 1,200 baht and feels quite comfortable, the liners clip in which come in 3-4 size ranges S-M-L-XL which is great as up to now having a pin head made it impossable for me to get a helmet that fits, but the S insert fits real snug and tight, you can also get replacement inserts for about 300 baht when the old ones get a bit tired or start to get on the nose, i guess you could clip them out and get them a clean as well. It seems that Index copy the Shoei helmets and Real copy the Arai, so by going to your local sticker shop and getting some Arai stickers, you can make your Real helmet look real, same applies to Index helmets and Shoei stickers. Summing up, if Real helmets are DOT approved they should be the safest helmets on the Thai market, sadly though those expensive SHARK helmets are manufactured in Thailand, but can only be sold here if they are imported, i have heard though that occasionally the Shark factory sell off seconds or helmets that have passed thier manufacturing date (this date only applies for people that race as the date is checked before competition). Sorry guys but i dont intend on crash testing my Real helmet to actually see how good it is but the better fit makes me feel a little safer.

Tell her it was the vandals! Dylan said the vandals stole the handles.

The Thai Dunlop feels good when new but after about a month they start getting hard and slippery and are not as good as the standard IRC eagle grip, the best for the front of a CBR 150 is the Vee rubber circuit competition tyre, speak to Natt at the piston shop, he is located on the way to Tesco lotus opposite the car yards (North end not the Hang Dong Tesco) also you can get Michillin rear tyres for the CBRs now in Chiangmoi rd which so far i am fairly impressed with, but believe me dont push the front end too hard with that Thai Dunlop especially in the wet.

I caught Boy Blues band two weeks ago, when illustrious Guitarman proprietor Nicky stood in as bass player and did a great job of it too.

An extremely eclectic and innovative Thai bluesman whose name I do not know, took turns with Boy for the guitar leads; Boy providing sophisticated, understated, weeping leads and this other bluesman attacking the axe from a 12-dimensional angle, ranging all the way from furious atonality over Parliament-ish funk chops into smooth, tip-toeing jazzy licks.

The best jam I have seen in Chiang Mai, and right up there with the gigs one is sometimes lucky enough to catch in Bangkok's Saxophone bar on a good night.

Took is without a doubt a highly accomplished blues guitar player of the traditional type, but I agree it seems he sticks with the same set of cover songs and does not want to expand his playing.

I recently experianced Boy Blues band at guitar man and thought they were great but was not too impressed with the venue, had a lot of trouble getting a drink and when it came time to pay the bill some freaky looking Thai girl with bright red hair totally screwed it up and was really rude to us all, dont think we will be back