Gazza

I noticed a very slight loss of power when I was switching between 95 and gasohol on both my bikes, Honda 400 and Harley 1340. Both '98 models.

Felt like I was riding on a road with a very slight gradient.

Only noticed a loss of consumption on the Harley. I used to nearly always get around 220kms out of a full tank using the bike to go to the same places and riding sedately as always. Now I get around 200kms to a tank.

No other problems though.

Mike, I've never heard of gasohol causing a problem like yours so quickly. You put in gasohol one day and by the next it's ruined your carb and possibly the top end?

How old is your Boss? I thought most vehicles since around '93 (?) were able to run on Gasohol.

Did you have to pay for a WHOLE new carb or just carb jets, needles and seals?

If there's anyone here with Tele Kinetic powers, raise my hand.

Sorry Gerd but the Discovery Channel is

there is a guy in the USA, James Randi who will pay $1,000,000 cash to anyone who can demonstrate this ability.

he has had the cash in the bank for the past 10 years that I know of.

I only know this guy as a sceptic. If he no longer was, would he still have the notoriety as he has now?

Even if he was faced with something that could not be explained away, he would find some mundane excuse to get to keep his money. Some people just won't ever admit to being proved wrong.

Never heard of any mechanic problems with Siam Sportbike on Pattanakarn Rd.

Forget Red Baron. I get the impression that they cater for Thai and Japs. I never seem to feel welcome there somehow.

I had them put on a rear tyre and later noticed that the swing arm end caps which are for adjusting the chain tension, were upside down. They're clearly marked 'UP'. No big deal but they both have holes on one edge to allow any water in the swingarm to drain out.

Also, noticed a severe wobble in the tyre when re-adjusting to the correct tension and saw that the tyre wasn't seated properly on the rim. Lucky I noticed it the same day otherwise I would've lost a lot of life out of the tread very quickly.

I had to have a complete engine strip down to replace a drive shaft about a year ago and they seemed to have done a good job with that. But after picking the bike up and while filling up, I noticed light scratches on the fairing and skid pan. Clearly someone must've test ridden it and took a slow speed dump on it.

Waste of time going back to complain because they no doubt would've denied everything and put the blame on me. My fault in a way for not checking the bike thoroughly.

Twice bitten, thrice shy?

Good on ya too lacoste... We like folk who can take a bit of ribbing, and all.

hmmmm....crocodiles....ribbing......now there's some ingredients for the making of a joke or pun.

Thanks JD, that's a bit better. But the scrolling is still jittery when totsters full length feature film avatars come into view.

Probably need to uprgade my 8 y/o PC.

Request denied..

totster

Denial of request duly noted, copied, pasted, and saved in folder 'Pending Revenge'.

Now if only Totster would change his!

Yeah Tots. And if you could resort to a simple picture or something it would be much appreciated. Those movie clip avatars fukcs up my scrolling and TVisa isn't exactly known for it's speed.

Some of us are still in the darks ages using 56k you know.

Khutan, I liked the Issan/Nissan best like the one Mattnich used to have. Whatever happened to him?

This is the line that caught my attention:

Police said Marher would plead guilty to the charges.

meaning he hasn't confessed and pled guilty YET, but after a few more sessions of administering electrical shocks to his testicles, that he would?

Give him the water treatment then the electric shocks

A few nights ago I mistakenly forgot to unattach my wife's electric nipple clamps from my testicles while showering, and boy does it hurt. Strangely though....it's a nice kind of hurt.

Quantum physics suggest that the mere act of observation affects the object observed (the case in point being which of two possible paths an electron takes from point A to B ). When observed, the electron always chooses one of the two, but quantum physics suggest that if there is no observer, the electron can go from A to B without taking one of the two "possible" paths.)

Whether this conclusion is correct or not, I cannot say as I am not a quantum physicist.

I recently saw a documentary film about something similar. When a child's cowboy doll named 'Woody' was observed it always lay in an innate state. But when not observed it was able to move from A to B without any assistance and also had the uncanny ability to mimic Tom Hanks' voice.

Set up a company with English speaking staff who can provide 24/7 assistance to farang home owners/renters who need electricians, plumbers, and other house maintenance people.

I thought of that soon after buyimg a house. I'd certainly pay extra to be able to explain certain jobs that I want doing.

I've got water coming into my kitchen everytime it rains but when I show the local handymen a diagram of why the water comes in and how it can be prevented, they turn the diagram this way and that way without a clue as to what they're looking at.

Forget banana juice, it's too much of a gamble.

You'll either be paid off in millions by the energy drink companies to keep quiet, or, like discovering an alternative to gasoline, you may find yourself suffering a heart attack while stuck on a railway crossing in a car with dodgey brakes.

have you got any business ideas you care to share that will give you a half decent income?

I know a business you can't do, is to open a bar. so many of them already out there.

No you can open a bar, if you get the right location and dont make it look the same as everyone's, but you will need alot of cash to invest for it too be successfull.

He could buy a bar and take the roof off it and call it a 'topless bar'. Ought to get a few suckers in.

Monkies are great.

I have seen lemon juice in a bottle before, so nothing new there.

Where exactly did you see it? Thai or foreign brand?

It seemed to be as rare as banana juice.

About a year ago I wouldn't have said that bottling lemon juice was a good idea because that's what I had thought of and was keeping schtumm about it.

I saw that in the supermarkets there were shelf upon shelf of all kinds of sauces, vinegars, seasonings, naam pla this and naam pla that etc.etc., and realised that nobody was selling lemon juice in a bottle.

Great! Says I, I've found a niche in the market. Something that locals and farangs would buy and especially restaurant owners.

Sadly, I pondered too long over making something of it and only just recently purchased a small bottle of lemon juice from Tops.

So my dream of being Thailands only lemon juice tycoon has been dashed. I was pipped at the post so to speak.

If I find another niche in the market I'll be sure to let you all know immediatley. Or maybe not.

I had a Harley trike back in England and found out I was much safer on 2 wheels.

A trike in Thailand? No way. 3 times the amount of bumps to take as well as making it harder to avoid road crap.

The thought of moving at the same pace as cars in traffic jams sounds nightmarish. A hot sun beating down on you as well as the heat from a hot engine wafting up at you, all the while 2-wheelers are weaving passed you through the jam to get to the front at the lights.

Buy a motorcycle and ride within your limits and the limits of your bike. Once you start overstepping the limits you start opening yourself up for more accidents.

Alternatively, I could hire someone and send you the bill, after I've tacked on some extra for my discomfort and suffering.

Around these here parts they call me 'The Bum Gun Kid from Kalasin' but I don't go around offerin' maself fur hire,sorry. Hope y'unnnerstand.

I rekkon I'll mebbe jes telegraph to one of ma pardners, 'Two Bum Gun Jake' or 'Red Ringo' and see iffen one of them could be a-helpin' you out. They're both mighty good at clearing up other peoples messes and they can shoot off the left leg of a shithouse fly at twenny yards. Yesirree

Ayam gets my vote too. Stay away from the Mc Garretts brand, they're bloody hard, tasteless and too many of the skins gets stuck on your teeth.

Not free but my kids have some of the Disney Activity Games that are sold in the shops. I think around 150b for original. Buzz Lightyear, Little Mermaid etc.

Games include the likes of finding an item of a particular colour and shape in a picture. Spot the difference, painting by numbers etc.

I use the spray 'n' shake method. Spray the ol' chocolate starfish of any unwanted Clingons and then I 'Shake that Booty".

Wiping? No thanks. I said goodbye to skidmarks long ago.

For periodic cleaning of the bum gun I use one of those specialised brushes with a long handle for greater control, an angled head to access all areas and twisted bristles to remove unwanted waste from any cavity. Not sure the technical name for it. I just call it 'My Wife's Toothbrush'. Seems to work better after an argument for some reason.

...my score: 78.

Can a clinic help?

I think you need to check out www.online-shrink-sessions.com

Jeez, I only got 22 and classed the same as Tots and DrPP who surely live on here so much they're paying rent.

Nowadays I go with the casino bus.

Leaves: 4:00 am (about)

Arrival Poi Pet: 7:00 am (about)

Return: noon

Arrival Bangkok: 4:00 pm

Cost: THB 100 one way. Friendly staff. No check if you visit the casinos or not.

Sniffy, any idea if the casino buses have pick up points on route and other times of departure?

Visarun buses don't really concern me because I like to stay overnight in Aran.

Anyone ever gambled at the casinos? Do they give you a nights free-stay when buying 10K's worth of chips?

I'd say that probably there'd be more problems the first few days at Suvibumi(?) than problems the last few days at Don Muang. Because the majority of airport staff at DM still lives in DM. How many are going to be late because they've got stuck in traffic or underestimated the distance to Suvvanabummi(sp).

And how many airport staff and airline crew won't be able get the taxi driver to understand that they want to go Suwannaboomy when they can't even spell the word let alone pronounce it?

It's taken me about 17 years just to get half the 'Don Muang' pronunciation correct. The 'Don' part was the easiest.

I used to go to PNR from BKK quite regular on the m/c but with higher fuel prices I now go to Aran. Quicker and much cheaper than PNR who demand 200b for doing a 1 day turn-around plus an extra 100b for visa.

Aran lately is simply 1000b for the Cambo visa and nothing else. Avoid early morn and late afternoon and the queues are not too bad. Queues are non-existant at PNR so you'll be in and out in around 10 mins.

If you're coming from Pattaya/Rayong then PNR will be much quicker.