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What carby they putting on? also what make down pipe, avoid the welded section tksukgi they are crap they resonate like mad and i broke 2 in 4 weeks.

Also make sure if they change the muffler they get one with a 'DB noise KILLER' cos the DBS and endurance muffler's are NOISY. so noisy i even got stopped by the BIB in my home town with him telling me its 'dang dang' and thats the 1st time in 3 years here.

you have been warned

Thanks for the heads-up. I won't know the brands until they get the parts in, she couldn't give me the names at the time. I stressed several times i want a quiet exhaust, but will have to wait til i see it; it is the LOS after all!

What are some good carbs to use?

The shop is the same place that Moo9 mentioned in post #321

yer the DUNLOP is a tt900gp i think. nice sticky tyres but not radial. 2.500 is a good price do they English if so post up a number or full address.

allan

The mechanic (Te) doesn't speak english but the woman looking after the place speaks reasonable english. It looks like they do show bikes and seem to know what they are talking about (i say 'seem' as i don't have a clue!) The address is 115/27 Naklua Rd Pattaya Phone 086-5677500 085-9444308. If you head from Pattaya (Dolphin round-about) along Soi Naklua (about 3-4 kms), past Soi 12 or 14 (there is a 7-Eleven just before the Soi) on your left then about another 100 meters on the right is the bike shop. It is 2 doors down from the I.M.F. restaurant, which has great Thai food!

I'm gonna drop the bike off next Tuesday and leave it with them for a week or so and will let you know what the work is like. Decided to change the carby, exhaust and rear sprocket (4000 Baht), get some paint work done, a service and the Michelins. Didn't want to spend so much money but then decided i wanted the bike right if i am going to keep it. A mate just bought a CB400 and will leave it with me when he goes back to Australia in 3 months for long spell, so that should do for when i want a dose of more power!

Ok its a big NO on the Michelin Pilot Sporty 110/80-17 rear but you can get 90/80-17 front and 100/80-17 rear from this guy 02223789 (ask about the 110/80-17 rear)

AND they are SO much better than the IRC will cost about 3,000 a set. so about double the price but 500% better.

Allan

Got the phone number bookmarked. It's my understanding that it's 3 000 THB for both tyres right?

Thanks Allan, just got back yesterday. Found a bike shop that seems to do nice work on Soi Naklua, have organised a set through them for 2,500. 80 Baht per tyre to fit. She mentioned that there was Dunlop in 110/80-17 but i didn't get a price. Gonna get them to service the bike and do some paint work also.

thanks Issaan Law for the translation, looks like it may be a bit easier for us married to thai ladies, interesting on the 15 day visa run now, that will effect some expats surviving on visa runs.

thanks again

jimmyyy

just had a mate come back from a border run to Cambodia. He is on a one year vsa so the 15 day rule wouldn't effect him. He did ask and was told that the 15 day rule had been 'suspended' for the time being. Seems they've come to their senses!

yes they will be alot better. what is so funny is that they recommend the 110/80 as fitment on the cbr125 in the UK. they are just typical of thai business in that they dont ask the questions or they say no one will want it. its so bloody frustrating. And still no answer. Allan

No sweat, yeah anything outta the ordinary and you get blank stares. And a smile of course, which always makes me smile and go 'mai bpen rai!' The set of IRC on the bike must be about 2 years olds and not much tread left, so even a new set of IRC would be better. Hopefully we will get some info soon! lol But long weekend now, maybe next week.

Starting to get the feel of the bike, still only going for short jaunts around Pattaya to gain confidence. Getting used to the traffic and trying to second guess the unexpected road behaviour. I know, waste of time and brain energy! Still don't like going down the left hand side of moving traffic, rather go down the middle. At least going down the middle there is a lot less traffic coming the other way; compared to the left hand side!

What's the go with Crowboy being reduced from a super moderator?

No mate, i didnt have time today hopefully tmorro. i will text him see if he answers with the info lol

Got my partner to call the local Michellin tyre dealer in Nakluea. They took all day but they did get back to her, so obviously they must have talked to HQ! Can't do the 110/80 rears, they can do the Mich Pilot Sporty 90/80 front for B1,500 and 100/80 rear for B1,800. I dropped into a couple of Honda dealers and they rang Michellin (not sure where) and said 'mai mee!' for the 110/80. But the link

for Michellin Thailand catalog in the Ninja Forum clearly states a 110/80! http://www.michelin.co.th/eng/tyre_catalog/Bigbike2008.pdf

Anyway, when i get back from China (very optimistic that AirAsia is not gonna stuff me around me anymore!!!) if we can't get the 110/80 then i will have to go for the smaller set up. Even those have gotta be a huge improvement on the IRCs.

Happy Birthday To His Majesty. Thailand needs you more than ever!

What a fun day i had today! Had to go to Chonburi Dept of Transport to transfer the bike with half a rainforest of paper work. And that was transferring it into a Thai name, i can only assume i would've needed to take the other half of the rainforest if i wanted it in my name. Next bike will be a new one, a lot less trouble if a dealer does it! Ohh, because it is from another province I couldn't do it at the Pattaya office and it will take three working days before it is transferred and then the bike has to go to the Chonburi office for a visual on the VIN (chassis number)! My woman is not impressed as she had to go personally (as it is in her name) and lost a day's wages! At least she was sweet enough to do it and not complain too much!

To top it off AirAsia pulled the plug on my flight out on the 5th Dec and next available is the 7th. I've only been waiting since the 26th Nov! The icing is they had a flight out of Utapao today and didn't tell me about it, even though i asked yesterday!

I suppose it gives me time to polish up the bike! Crowboy's dent in the tank is on the wrong side for me, not that i am wishing to make an impression - so to speak.

As a novice rider i like the CBR150, it is a lot easier to ride than the woman's scooter. Any news on those Michellins Allan?

AirAsia is offically a crap airline to me now! I was booked on the 26th Nov to Shenzhen, been ringing AirAsia every day (as they couldn't/wouldn't automatically put me on next flight) to go on the next flight until they knew when Bkk airport would open. Ok, on hold about an hour or so costs about Baht100 each day. Not their fault, so i put up with it, at least they answered the phone eventually! Kept asking about Utapao and they said we can only operate out of Suvarnbhumi. Yesterday they say Bkk airport is closed until 5th, first available flight is 5th. Of course i was elated last night that the airport was opening on 5th and i could salvage some of my trip. I ring tonight just to confirm flight and they say Cancelled, no flights to Shenzhen until 7th! Not only that, i find out that there was a flight out of Utapao to Shenzhen today! They have my email and mobile but couldn't be bothered to contact me. Anyway i know it useless to whinge about it but i am feeling pretty frustrated as was supposed to be on a course in China and will only have 4 days instead of 14. Besides i just had a beer and i don't drink! Bloody AirAsia is turning me into an alcoholic!!!

Big surprise, the P.A.D. won't be leaving!

Ever wondered why most civilized countries don't negotiate with terrorists?

Now you get your answer.

PAD are not terrorists. Save that word for real terrorists such as in Mumbai.

Redshirts murdering people with bombs, what would you call them?

There was no negotiation with the courts. The courts ruled how they were going to rule. What was negotiated exactly?

The PAD have not achieved what they want. The Thaksin forces are just going to rebrand and install another Thaksin puppet/relative.

I think that by international law, taking over the international airport's control tower is an act of terrorism!

Any news on Honda releasing a 250 in Thailand? The honda big-bike site still only has 'Coming soon' on their products page, not that i am sure what big-bike' means in Thailand!

I would be doubtful of the likely hood because any release of a 250cc will make the cost of the bike in the 100K plus price bracket and that limits its domestic market.

I think you worry too much. While I doubt that they could get say the CBR 250RR in a price competitive bracket with the Ninja (I'd assume you'd be looking closer to the 200K THB mark), the VTR250 is going to be approximately the same price, and at current exchange rates the CB*250 is actually just a bit more expensive then the CBR 150R. I do agree that it is essentially priced out of the local market at well over 100K, but you need a flagship model to divert people's attention from competitors. While there are many who'd like a ZX-14, most of the people who flock to Kawasaki in the States actually get a Ninja 250....for example. Also, it's a well known fact that the Japanese Big 4 produce those large bikes at a loss, just for the spill-over allure that they offer to the rest of their product line. Maybe something of the sort would happen to a "large" bike in Thailand?

The Thai law (unless it has changed) still limits the bike capacity to 200cc. This means any larger capacity such as 250cc is an import and heavily taxed and limited in numbers.

The law you're remembering has changed. And while it didn't strictly limit the capacity to 200, it charged an exorbtitan tax for the pleasure of riding a big bike, thus essentially doing the same thing. Also, 250's are reasonably affordable, you can get a Tiger Boxer for a hair more than a CBR 150R, or get a Kawasaki Ninja for almost what you'd pay for one in the States.

CB

You'd think Honda would have to match the Ninja on price and performance. Something around B100k would be nice, but it would probably be a bit sluggish. What about dropping a 250 engine in the 150?! Should be easy for the factory to do and keep the price down but will it improve performance by much?

Anyway it has become a mute point for me at the moment as i bought Crowboy's Repsol today! I hope it gives me a year or 2 of faithfully service as it did Crowboy.

Hmm, I have yet to find a Michelin dealer under the motorcycle section of Michelin's website in Nakhon Sawan; however, there's some 4 fairly close together that I'm going to hit up and try and get a pair of the 100/80 - 17 since the CBR is fairly agile and I doubt it would lose much by getting that set.

Hi, I am new to this and new to bikes! Hoping to get a CBR150 in a couple months (have to organise a work visa so i can get a thai licence). Are bike tyres the same as car tyres; so if you go up one size in width you have to go down in wall height to keep the same rolling diameter? Since the standard rear tyre is 100/80-17, would you have to go to a 110/70-17? Anyway i am going to be asking a lot more stupid questions in the near future! Love the forum. Ride safe!

Hi, i did check this up... you can get a Driver License for bike if you have a Tourist Visa ! . . . This is working at Pattaya Trafic office . . . maybe not all over the country.

Thanks for the info. Supposed to have left the country but seems to be a small problem at Bkk airport. Since i don't have anything better to do, i might check it out. Who knows, Thai officials might have to start being nice to farangs!

Any news on Honda releasing a 250 in Thailand? The honda big-bike site still only has 'Coming soon' on their products page, not that i am sure what big-bike' means in Thailand!

A mate and I went to Bureau of Immigration yesterday at Sathorn. We got a very nice lady that actually apologised to us for the inconvenience that this has caused! My mate just did a visa run to Cambodia this morning (he can no longer wait for the airport to re-open, he has to go back to work) and said there was no problem with the overstay if you have the documentation; he had to write some sort of letter as well, explaining it.

Maybe due to the high Baht (for some of us), no tourists coming from other Asian countries, and a 30% drop in overall tourist numbers before this crisis, they are starting to realise that they have to look after the people that are wanting to stay or return!

still.... you go to thai immigration in chiang mai and they give you 7 days for 1900 baht. No discretion applied.

Hmm, I have yet to find a Michelin dealer under the motorcycle section of Michelin's website in Nakhon Sawan; however, there's some 4 fairly close together that I'm going to hit up and try and get a pair of the 100/80 - 17 since the CBR is fairly agile and I doubt it would lose much by getting that set.

Hi, I am new to this and new to bikes! Hoping to get a CBR150 in a couple months (have to organise a work visa so i can get a thai licence). Are bike tyres the same as car tyres; so if you go up one size in width you have to go down in wall height to keep the same rolling diameter? Since the standard rear tyre is 100/80-17, would you have to go to a 110/70-17? Anyway i am going to be asking a lot more stupid questions in the near future! Love the forum. Ride safe!