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On 6/16/2021 at 12:05 PM, OneMoreFarang said:It's definitely good to learn "new" skills and ABS is definitely nice to have.
I think another problem is that there are just too many (older) guys who buy the newest 1000cc bikes.
Is that a good idea? Sure not!
I had a 400cc VFR400 with about 65HP in Thailand. That thing was a rocket - or at least I thought so. Except on a racetrack and maybe the Autobahn there are few places to ride that "little 400cc bike" up to it's limits.
I remember when maybe 40 years ago the first bikes with 100HP were sold. Most riders though it is just crazy to have such a bike on normal roads. Now many 1000cc bikes have about 200HP. Mix that with riders who are not professional racing riders and who use the bike only on good weather weekends and then it's no surprise when too many things go wrong.
Personally I don't think I will ever buy a bike with more than 400 or max 600cc in Thailand. And I am pretty sure I will never be able to use those bikes up to their limits. What's the point in more powerful bikes for "normal people"?
Well you see very few 1000cc sports-bikes in Thailand but maybe they sell well in EU? In the bike groups I ride with here, only one has a 1000cc S.B. but he only uses it on the track and rides an adventure BMW on the roads. He say that he will likely kill himself if he do, doing wheelies at +160 km/h and all that crazy <deleted>, 555.
One point of having a powerful bike is the fun factor, it's huge, the power is always there when you want/need it putting a big smile on my face each time, you don't have to run it to the limit to have fun. My bike is naked so if I go very fast, I can't do it for a very long time because of the wind pressure.
The problem I have now: Most bikes feels boring as hell compared to my own bike and that's a fact.
Below photo is not me but taken from MCN where they gave the bike 5 star out of 5, so we are a few that likes such bikes.
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/yamaha/xsr900/2016/
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6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:Don't get me wrong. But I like to ask: Should you, or anybody else, ride a bike which needs all this electronic support? And if the bike wouldn't have these support functions you (and me and many others) wouldn't be able to control such a bike?
I just saw an interesting video on YouTube about 600cc vs 1000cc bikes.
My summary of that video is: Lots of guy buy a 1000cc bike and they only survive on that bike because it has all those electronic control features. If these guys would buy a bike according to their riding skills then they should never buy a 1000cc...
Today's 1000cc sports bikes are crazy powerful, +200hp is the norm.
I would never buy such a bike, especially for Thailand. Most don't have the necessary skill-set to utilize all that power and you can't on a public road anyway it's way too risky.
My own bike has app 115hp and that's more than enough for me but as I said, the traction control kicks in often during heavy acceleration because the roads are not that clean compared to EU. Even those painted 80km/h green dots on Sukhumvit road in Pattaya can easily trigger TC if I accelerate hard up to 80-90 km/h on that road.
Conclusion: Yes I need T.C. on this particular bike but I can actually switch it off if I want (3 settings: Off-1-2). The bike also have 3 engine modes: (Rain-Normal-A mode). A mode gives a very snappy power response and very easy to lift the front wheel when taking off, very fun indeed. Rain mode + TC2 is good in heavy rain, everything is dimmed down quite a lot and the bikes becomes "lazy".
The bike I recommended to OP don't have all this fancy stuff (T7) but you can switch off ABS if you want for off-roading.
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22 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Sure. But then millions of motorcycle riders were perfectly fine without ABS for decades.
Is it nice to have ABS? Yes. Is it necessary? No.
Its necessary on a big bike in my opinion but not so much on a scooter. Yes it was not there before but things have moved on, we also drove cars without airbags before but I will never buy one without them in 2021.
Same as traction control on my big bike, the power is so brutal it kicks in many times when I ride it hard, a life saver on Thailand often not so clean road surfaces.
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Versys 650 is a real good bike, I had one for a few years but sold it on.
It's a bit heavy at app 220kg but very comfortable for riders with long legs.
You can buy them cheap 2nd hand.
But yes, keep a scooter for short trips to the supermarket and you have a good set-up.
I would never buy a big bike without ABS, never, saved my ass a couple of times.
Honda Forza 300/350 is okay for some, it all depends what you want/expect. I know a few guys that swear by them and go all over the place on them. Forza have all kinds of nice gadgets, windscreen can go up down with a push of a bottom, a little light in the under seat compartment that comes on when you open the seat. Okay I personally don't like this set-up with the windscreen, it just adds weight and complicate matters (more that can go wrong). When I get old I might be interested.
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So Anutin where are the vaccines??
Oh sorry you are not the man responsible for this <deleted>
Nobody wants to take responsibility, sad state of affairs, a man with balls would make a press conference and say sorry, I am working on it!!
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The Yamaha Tenere 700 might fit the bill?
Fairly light, enough power for Thailand, can do mild off-road.
Tall so commanding view in heavy traffic and has become a best seller WW, the MT07 engine is very robust.
Okay +400K so not cheap.
I am thinking about getting one at some stage but will keep my pcx and my current big bike.
Did a 1 hour test ride on one here in Pattaya and I really liked it, it's great fun.
I hate riding my pcx on the highways, not enough power but perfect for city.
I will advice OP to have a small Thai scooter together with a big bike, those small scooters are really cheap to maintain and don't use much fuel.
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20 minutes ago, ukrules said:
The AZ in the topic title stands for AstraZeneca
Off course, I didn't see that.
So where did you get it, thanks
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Congt on that.
Where and which vaccine did you get it?
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I am interested in Portugal as part time living, Thailand in the winter.
I will check out Madeira when I eventually retire, heard the weather is really nice all year around (on the right spots).
However expensive transit getting out there, app 90 min flying from Lisbon.
I am a EU citizen so not so interested in Americas but prefer EU as an alternative to Thailand.
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Try look on FB:
Expats riders Thailand, motoLOS and likely more where you can get more info.
I am sure there will be many groups in BKK, some expats, many Thai.
Just here in Pattaya we have 3-4 that I know of but there is more than that, mainly expats but everyone welcome off course.
There will also be some HD groups, those HD guys can be very fanatic about their bikes (not all). I know from personal experience but I don't have HD anymore.
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I use VPN all the time.
I do some trading (shares), on-line banking, download stuff like TV series/movies.
I like to keep a very low profile.
I am not too happy with my NordVPN, can't always get it going when I start my PC in the morning but when it running it's quite good.
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There are options but must admit I find the idea ridiculous.
The bottom one is the fully rain prof model, speeds over 20km/h not recommended.
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The big four will likely make a standard battery pack for their scooters.
This will make life much more simple.
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Interesting article on the BBC but okay not about hybrids but EV's.
A friend of mine is moving back to EU and he will be buying an EV.
I don't know how long time before Thailand have the necessary infrastructure for pure EV's, minimum 5 years?
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This could be a very good movie one day.
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I had a test ride on one at the parking lot at Triumph Pattaya.
Okay a parking lot ride is next to useless but gives you a very rough idea how the bike balance & fells at low speeds.
It's very nippy so very easy to ride in heavy traffic, small but relatively heavy compared to my own XSR900.
Was out riding with a bike group from Pattaya last Thursday and one expat came on one, he just gone back into riding after a few years absence and like it very much so far.
I love 3 pot engines.
I think a more experienced rider will prefer Street Triple or one from MT09 family with +100hp.
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It's raining pretty heavily now.
Hmm and I thought this app was fairly precise, guess I was wrong.
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Yes I sold everything.
Had a good profit over the last year but I am only playing with small money.
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I saw Dolly Parton promoting getting vaccinated in the US, singing in a news program so pretty normal that celebrities does this kind of promotion.
I don't mind taking Sinovac it seems to help you from getting seriously ill if you gets C-19
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21 minutes ago, jackdd said:
I don't see it as "extremely" expensive. With the TMAX you get quite a few features that you don't get on the XADV: Cruise control, heated grips, heated seats, electrically adjustable windscreen, GPS tracking. It also has 3HP more and weighs 20kg less.
Yes extremely expensive.
You can get a 120hp Yamaha Tracer 900 with cruise control, adjustable suspension (on the fly) quick shifter up/down (2021 model) for that money.
The choice is not hard for me.
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I find the Yamaha 560 extremely expensive for what you get.
You can get the Honda X-ADV for just over 400k, 750cc.
There is also the NC750X which is fairly cheap at about 350k baht, same engine as the X-ADV.
Both have auto transmission, so twist and go, engine is bullet prof, about same HP as the Yamaha but much bigger engine.
https://www.thaihonda.co.th/hondabigbike/motorcycle/adventure/x-adv
https://www.thaihonda.co.th/hondabigbike/motorcycle/adventure/nc750x-dct
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1 hour ago, cnx101 said:
Very easy I registered yesterday no waiting just in with passport friendly service in Tesco Lotus in and out about 20 minutes and picked hospital to get, only thing probably get done July first is old and sick Thais.
How does that work? Can you register in Tesco Lotus? How?
Thanks
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The Sinovac is maybe not so bad as people think.
They are also developing a booster for the variants.
If I am offered Sinovac I think I take it.
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I don't really mind about the extra 14% tax.
The Thai economy is in bad shape, no tourists, hotels are closed, associated businesses closed, Thai airways looses I don't how many millions per day.
So every little extra income they can get counts and getting a jab from a private hospital is not something everyone can afford so the well off helps with this indirectly.
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Which way to go ? 2nd hand or New ?
in Motorcycles in Thailand
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Buy 2nd hand if you can and you know what to look for, lots of money to be saved.
My current big bike was bought 2nd hand from an expat taking very good care of it and he did a lot of expensive suspension upgrade which I then got for free.