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I suggest you open a bank account at UOB BANK (united over seas bank). It's a Singaporean bank, and they do have branches in Malaysia as well. Once you have that bank account, you do not need to apply for an ATM card unless you want to have that option, although I suggest you do take the ATM card (debit VISA/MASTERCARD) as it works everywhere in the world. You can later install the UOB banking app on your smart phone and pay with QR code almost everywhere in Thailand. If you like the idea to have a True Wallet (application not in ENGLISH) I'm sure that some thai girlfriend can help you install that =). I think it works both for a Thai, or Foreign citizen. I do not recommend the hassle and benefits of using True wallet. When I go to 7/11, I can pay with their own pre-payed cards, just tap and pay cards. Hope I saved you from a few unnecessary bank visits. /Regards Dave.

If my budget would be around around THB 200,000 or so, I definitely would buy 1 of those 500ccs

 

"The 500s aren’t the fastest, sharpest and probably not the sexiest. What they are, are some of the most accessible, practical, entertaining motorcycles you can buy."

 

http://rideapart.com/2013/10/the-best-motorcycles-of-2013/

What bike do u ride?

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What after market pipe are you guys using for your cbr500r? I have seen alot of brands like leo vince and two brothers. .. but I haven't seen and heard them fitted on a real bike. Only on videos. In looking for mostly a nice good sound not to dark like the 2 bros.i heard a acrapovic slipon genuine one from youtube and I loved that sound. På let me know if you got any nice recommendations.

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Taken from a bike forum from a member based in the US.

 

I've been doing ride swaps with the bro-in-law. I get his ZX-14 and he rides the CBR500R. Since then, he's decided he's sick of his ZX and wants to get rid of it. LOL...a classic example of usable power/fun in the conditions you ride every day. He wants to swap bikes.

 

 

I believe that is all made up! Probably one of those seniors from Honda trying to get more sales lmao.

I don't say the bike is crap I mean I own that bike even that model of it the cbr500r. But it is not "FUN" COMPARED TO THOSE OVERPOWERED LITRE BIKES. I could believe him if the weight of our bikes wasnt 200 kilos.i get from time to time some short and controlled wheel spins when accelerating out from soi to bigger roads.but then again that's mostly cause i pull the shit out of the bike and that the roads are fukin slippery ass hell in thailand. I think it's plenty of power for thai roads and for others driving behavior.

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Sorry, I was incorrect. According to Big Wing there is still a trip to Malaysia, but not as many people as last year.

Amazing ppl living in thailand and thinking instead of knowing

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Did anyone of you here think about hondas big wing big trip to Malaysia? If it didnt cost 25k I would love to do that ride.

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There wasn't much interest in the trip to Malaysia this year. It has been canceled. They have changed it to an invite only trip to Japan. Mostly celebrity and VIP customers with import bikes.

Haah amazing thailand!

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Did anyone of you here think about hondas big wing big trip to Malaysia? If it didnt cost 25k I would love to do that ride.

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ThunderDuck 

Iam going to Bangkok next month will pick up lots of tools there. Still official shop should do a decent job also when you ask them to, not simply ignore it. When I asked when do I need to change pads he said not yet without even looking at it or testing.

 

Another problem Iam facing in CR, you cant get any parts here at all, 3 new shops opened and f... all there apart from clothes. Nobody can even order anything. Trying to find a shop that can get me fresh pirellis but no luck so far one shop has them but they are flipping old covered in spiders web like nobody touched them for years. 

 

Sounds lke a good start.

 

With the right tools and a workshop manual, you may be surprised how at how much you can achieve.

 

As for parts, my only suggestion would be perhaps to order online from Bkk shops. Postage only ever seems

to be a couple of dollars.

 

Having just returned from 3 months in CR, there seems to be a particularly friendly biking community

whom I expect would lend some advice if necessary.

 

 

 

I strongly do not recommend him or no one to fi and change your brakes by yourself unless you really can state that you know what you are doing. This is not a kindergarden here! You'll die and might even kill others if your brakes arent working when you need them.

Brakes ,wheels, steering. Sensible stuff.. if you wanna change the oil or the oil or air filter or even the mirrors it should be fine though haha.

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Exhaust mod, anyone?

Thanks for the video! Just wished it was possible to assembly the pipe and drill a nice clean whole from the other side of the silencer.

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I have ridden all over Bangkok for many years. I mean a lot. I reckon I have more BKK motorbike mileage than 99% of posters here. In tight central BKK traffic, there is no way a CB 500 X, which I now own, is going to be more convenient than a much narrower scooter. It is simply too wide and cannot do those narrow 90 degree turns through the cars when you are negotiating through queues. No way. Anybody claiming otherwise is just stupid grandstanding.

 

I reckon some of the 2-stroke, now no longer sold, bikes e.g. NSR or the old, carburettor CBR 150 would be the quickest. But if you are determined enough and prepared to reduce margins to fractions of an inch then a Honda Wave will keep up with anything in the traffic.

Exactly! But I guess the only thing that will convince that clown is to challenge him on a real heavy traffic day! I own the cbr r500 and a Honda air blade scooter same stuff like click and nuovo. And if your a bit intelligent is not hard to change the original mirrors to some smaller folded ones on the scooter. And yes that's nothing to argue about the smaller the better in that big beast of traffic of bkk.

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Mouse in a maze! That's about what it is! And the others are fat hamsters in that tight Maze and stuck in most of the gaps haha!

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i found my cbr 150 to be faster between cars (between lanes) because of the location of the mirrors and easier to balance because of the gas tank.

 

but when zig zagging  bumper to bumper, scooters can be more easier flicked around, its like a mouse in a maze.

There you go!

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I like using my bigger bike.... as for the whole commute its better but for the real congested parts the smaller scooters are better. I thought we were talking about real congested parts not over a whole commute. If there are parts fast moving highway and such the bigger bike is better again.

 

Exactly. We were talking about "really tight traffic". Thats how this discussion started. There are many BKK areas in rush hour where a scooter is simply the better choice. Talking about "needed skills" for riding an entry level 470cc bike through Bangkok is kind of funny

 

 

You need some skills for riding in heavy traffic or at least not be daunted by it. I've seen many posts on TV by riders who simply won't ride in Bangkok, why is that?

I guess we don't all come from big cities and some can be put off by sheer volume of traffic. I come from a big city so Bangkok was never really a problem for me.

Bangkok can be really heavy at times but it does move and open up sometimes. I'm with ll2 on this one, I use Rama IV everyday during rush hours and my Ninja would beat my scooter on most days. There is no gap that my scooter can get through that my Ninja can't, the only exception is when trying to turn in-between cars as the ninja has a larger turning circle. You could say that means the scooter wins but as I said when the road opens up after a light change etc the bigger bike will gain back what it lost(if any). So if I never have to turn in-between cars, which is often the case, then the bigger bike will win.The Honda CB(X or R)500 is slimmer than my Ninja(Once the honda owners change the mirrors) so I can't see why it would have any problems in heavy traffic. I will concede that a scooter is better for total gridlock(for cars) but I've rarely seen it as bad as that, and I've been here for years. Sukhumvit is worse than Rama IV though. I'd accept a challenge from xastunts down Rama IV but maybe not down Sukhumvit.

 

dam_n it, I don't know . . . Here' a quick recipe for waffles instead.

  Directions

• Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth.
• Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot.

In this post I have to say that I do like the recipe of the waffles more.

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Scooters ride better in tight traffic. I have ridden my nouvo 135cc and my cbr 250r and an Ninja 650. Scooters win in heavy real heavy traffic. Anyone denying this is a bit crazy in my opinion or has never ridden in really tight traffic. 

 

I am not saying im an expert driver but its only logical that in real heavy traffic (cars not moving and such making 3 lanes from a 2 lane road ect ect) that scooters win.

Atleast there is someone here with common sense in their mind.

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What you mean? I wasnt talking about skills or riding fast. Was taking care of the subject if the cbr500 xfr is good in traffic or not.

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That is so much bullshit that im challenging you for a busy traffic ride through sukhumwit road. I remember having this debate before and as I said before the smaller the better in tight heavy traffic. I be faster on a bicycle than a scooter even. And scooter vs big bikes I will easy be home before the big bikes looking for big enough rooms to get through.

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Is the ninja 300 for sale in thailand now?

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You have to lick them! The better the better service

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I agree! In thailand you have to be very polite and almost lick their ass to make them do the job for you in a decent way. If how ever you are complaining or beeing unpolite you surely will expect an ignorant service by the staff and yes in worse case sabotage.

I remember taking just the scooter to a oem honda dealer a few months back and at first the mechanic was very nice and everything seems to be fine until I asked him to look more into the bike and fix more issues he started to raise his voice abit like he was complaining when he talked to me. Believe me this is how it works in Thailand. I remember I wanted to change the front brake and also the disc to it. After 30 mins or so they told me they didnt have the front disc brake plate. So he put the wheel back again and I drove to another honda dealer.

When the other mechanic at the new dealer looked at my brakes he told me how did I manage to drive all the way here. And I asked him why? What do you mean?

He then pointed at the front forks where they are attached to the front wheel and there I saw this bolt ALL LOOSE AND POOKING OUT ATLEAST 2CM.

Believe me if they dont like you they will really show it here in thailand. Its more personal than businesses here.

How ever im not saying that you where an <deleted> with them but the way I see it you didnt lick their ass good enough

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I found this frame sliders on a online shop called 678 racing on facebook. There is a screen shot of their name snd logo below. In like how this sliders are mounted low. 5500 bath is not cheap though. What you guys think?

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How much taller is the windshield and also if you could tell where did you get it and how much? Does it wooble and move around on high speeds or is it rock stable as the stock? Those sliders looks quite rock solid to! How much and where can I get thoose? Cheers!

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380 Euro for 1000km service of a cheap thai made 470cc bike? Unbelievable

 

 

Have they been told the brake pads from that single front rotor only last 5k km yet?

 

 

Where did you get this info?

 

 

A poster on here was saying it.

 

Guess it's to do with having a single rotor on a 190+kg bike.

 

 

Posters on here say a variety of things.

Don't believe everything you read here 

Apart for the fact that my brake pads are still ok after 7000 km, I won't be telling porkies.

Porkies looool hahaha

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Just as expected BigWings Chiag mai assurance that my bike will be ready by the end of the week.... not happening....they still did not get that piece of plastic. Thing is they dont even bother to call. I told them I will come on Saturday but call me if something goes wrong, they said yes sure and took a number.

 

Ehhhh..... sorry guys just getting really pissed off....

 

Thats the piece they forgot to order, the black one right after white one. {style_image_url}/attachicon.gif IMG-20130219-00321.jpg

That sucks! If I where you I would keep the bike for use and insisting in that they have to order the new part. And regularly call them and be pushy

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Hahaa I have missed this debate here lol! Im still thinking of which exhaust to put and whether it's going to be a slip on or a full system. As for a full system you better get a power commander which I don't think we have for our bikes at the moment

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Sounds good too. Wonder if they could get it the TIS stamp.

Do we need that in Thailand?

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