ragpicker

My Khao Yai entry problems were at Pak Chong gate.

H1w4yR1da (can't you just call yourself Joe or something), if you make that trip (or anybody else), can you try and find out the db limits? I got no explanation at all, only "start" and "no". He held the db meter about a meter away from the exhaust side with the bike at idle. He only looked at the meter for a split second before his "no" and walked away. I don't even know if the meter was turned on! Thanks

Now I know why I rarely post here. I was merely trying to warn other bikers they may be turned away when trying to enter Khao Yai National park. I wasn't expecting all the drivel, such as the type of monkeys I encountered, or that I could take another route following all the truck drivers. That's all I need is more trucks on the same road as me. My plan was to go THROUGH Khao Yai, not around it. You would probably advise me to go to Mogadishu instead if I was planning a trip to London! And comments regarding racing and redlining? More drivel.

Thanks to RubberSideDown for some useful db information. If those are the standards/limits set by the local authorities, then I'll have to abide by them. I still feel there should be a grace period of at least one year and warn bikers their motorcycles are too noisy for the Khao Yai butterflies. I also realize this is Thailand where rational is rarely considered.

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Good idea. But we all know that such planning isn't a strength of thai officials. I often wish they would make such things more public, preferable in english language too, but TiT. Its sure not about the monkeys you see sitting on the streets. They are used to noise and wait for peoples feeding them with all kind of shit. Of course this is forbidden too, but people like to do it.

But if you know your bike is too loud, why are you riding it thinking you will never have any trouble? There is a law about pipes and it seems you know you are breaking it. Am i right? It isn't fair to blame the park guards to not let you in. The police should have told you long time before. Maybe they did but you did not listen?

I didn't say my bike is too loud. It was the opinion of this Knob at the Khao Yai entrance. Actually, the bike sounds pretty good to me

I had been through Khao Yai before on the same Harley with the same exhaust. I'm not saying it's the quietest bike there is, but the pipes do have mufflers. Turning me around ruined my little vacation. Yeah, I know you non motorcycle riders could care less, you just want some peace and quiet.

If there is a change in a law such as this, I feel there should be some sort of grace period. Maybe a year or two. OK, let me through this time with a warning.... my bike upsets the Baboons and tourists, I'll let you go this time but the law will be enforced Jan. 2015.

By the way, I never "rev" the bike as I travel anywhere. Nor have I ever treated Khao Yai like a race track. When I went through in the past.... the monkeys were either deaf or the noise didn't bother them as I was able to get within a few meters of them on the roads.

Tried to enter Khao Yai 2 days ago. Some clown came over with a db meter, asked me to start my bike (Harley Sporter) and immediately told me I could not enter. I was too pissed off to ask what the db limit is?

If the government really cared about motorcycle drivers, they would forfeit their greed and reduce or eliminate the tax on quality imported helmets. You can easily spend over 20,000 baht on a deceit helmet because of the ridiculous taxes.

"Red and green lights are merely "suggestions" here, as there is no traffic law enforcement. And no standard for what is acceptable as to quality of helmet. Throw the book (maybe more like a notepad) at driver. Pay off the family a good chunk of change at a minimum (tho that is often maximum here, as we know)."

Certainly agree with the problems regarding quality helmets. Sure good imported helmets are available but they are heavily taxed making the prices outrageous.

What sort of government would put such ridiculous taxes on safety devices??

I haven't priced the Asus RTN66U in Thailand. I purchased mine in the US for $150. This is a dual band router and I am very happy with it. It also has two USB ports for connecting had drives, printers, etc. The 500 baht BBB modem/router is junk. I guess you get what you pay for. This thing is not only very slow but also has a short range, though you mention range is not an issue. I have also had good luck with D-link routers.

You beat me to the punch Malthus101. I was thinking the exact same thing. I've made that trip about 15 times over the years without incident but have always been concerned when crossing that ravine. Seems this concern is becoming more and more justified lately.

Drove both big & small bikes in Bangkok for over 10 years. No problems. Since then been driving bikes in Pattaya for 18 years. Because much of the driving in Bangkok is reduced to a crawl, I feel it's more likely I'd have an accident in Pattaya. Having said that, Pattaya isn't far off from being exactly like Bangkok, especially on weekends. I use to frequently help support the BIB in Bangkok. I got pretty fed up with that. Usually the "keep left at all times" nonsense.

Pattaya Memorial hospital USED to be fairly reasonable only a few years ago. Today I was charged 1500 baht for a flu vaccine. 700 baht of this charge was for 30 seconds with a Doctor who bored me with the basics of the vaccine that could have been covered by the nurse who later administered the shot.

I won't be going back.

I have over 100 palm trees planted on a couple rai of land. I purchased a considerable amount of "Super products" from the above mentioned shop. The Rainbird stuff is excellent but expensive. The so called Super Products are junk. It is all made of cheap plastic that quickly gets brittle in the sun. The hose, mainly the small 1/4" drip line, more or less useless. Within a few months it was and is cracking/splitting/leaking at the push on water feed connections. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a quality/uv resistant replacement in Thailand.

It has to be 5w, apparently. I have purchased these things called Ricor "Intiminators" to hopefully improve my ride. The Intiminators cost almost $300! I do not wish to experiment at this stage with other oil weights or mixes. Ricor recommends Amsoil 5w, but it's unavailable here. I found a shop that promised Motul 5w in 2 days... 4 days ago! TIT

Yeah, you're probably right BSJ. I'd take Castrol if I could find it here in Pattaya. I assume it is also synthetic?

Thanks guys. I tried Motul's main distributor in Bangkok "BIKE CARE INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD." 455 baht but none in stock & no date when it will be. Got another quote for the same 5w Motul from tpmotorcycle.com at the "special" price of 1000 baht! If I can't find Motul, I'll look you up Allan.

 Hello.  I have been searching around Pattaya for 5w fork oil.  Thus far, no luck.  I've tried 6 big bike shops thus far.  Anyone out there know where I may find this oil?  I've also started searching via the internet from Bangkok.

Thanks