Hili

been out for a while.... intresting docu

Paid about 4k for the first service of my 899. The 6000 service is not an official service interval! Nothing wrong to do it yourself if you are able to.

To just got bake from the superbikes races in buri ram .

Anybody who says that a 600 cc bike is enough for that track sits down to urinate !

It's a horsepower track you wimps !

Rob

Congrats that makes a total of suitable 1000cc tracks of ONE also it's ~400km away from "central" Thailand.

Go home rob

There's a young guy who owns / runs a place called PowerSpeedShop right at the end of Pattanakarn before it joins Onnut. He imports and sells litre sports bikes, and races them too (used to race cars before that). He also has a dyno and has just bought a new one although it was still in the shipping crates when I was there a few weeks back.

Basically he gets orders for bikes and then brings in a container - this is what was on offer for the last lot according to his FB (https://www.facebook.com/powerspeedshop)

- Bmw S1000RR 2015 : 990,000 บาท

- Suzuki GSXR1000 2015 L5 : 780,000 บาท

- Kawasaki ZX10R 2015 : 780,000บาท/ABS 820,000บาท

- Yamaha R1 2015 : 939,000 บาท

- Yamaha R1M 2015 : 1,5xx,000 บาท

/ Line : powerspeedshop

Or he's got an old Gixxer (GSXR1000 K6) for sale for THB 380,000 with reg etc.

Doesn't speak great English but he seems like a decent bloke. Maybe worth a visit.

good tip and good shop but the op doesn't like imports.....

I think the gsxr1000 is unrestricted here isn't it. Also you can buy from the official dealers; not the latest version yet though. Price is around 800 something. But still funny as you get such a bike with no proper tracks to use; save some money and have more fun on a 600cc.

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That's the way it should be, but as easy as it is to get licensed in Thailand, not everyone is aware of such rule.

I heard there were some changes in testing and examination when one goes to get a new (or re-new) a license, I heard it takes longer and harder to get it, but then @Hili said is was the same as before? So no changes and drivers/riders will no smarten up.

Yes i just renewed my 5 year driving licsense. Process was as always (with the same old lame equipment)

- Stupid video

- Color blindness test

- Reaction test

- Stereoscopic vision test

- Pay

- Done

Maybe the rules for doing a NEW licsense changed; however i just renewed my so i dont know about this.

You can pre order all the latest literbikes through importers as RSD mentioned already; mostly prices compared to official dealers are cheaper but service and warranty could be harder/ worse than through official dealers. Nowadays many of the super car importers in los also imports superbikes - if you need contacts let me know.

On the other hand if you looking for a track bike only you still have the options with older grey imports which are not registred; due no registration they are much cheaper. But you should know about bikes as they can be in tricky conditions; mostly imported in parts and reassmbled by "someone" here.

search for powerspeedshop in facebook

Maybe they hike the price of the Hyper 821 too?!

While a monster 821 > 500k kinda sucks I can believe it. Because that is the sweet spot for selling these bikes in Thailand. If people are paying it... go grab the money.

The new "SR2" monster - which is really the 796 with some stripes, coloring,maybe some other farkles, I don't know - costs nearly 500k baht. Sometimes more than 500k, depending on the options. Which is way out of range for what you get, a plain old 796. It's a much worse bike than either an 821 Hyper or monster. But they're selling very well.

Thais dont have a clue about these things the only thing they see is Ducati; about 2 months later they will pop up on the 2nd hand market.

Pricing will be intressting indeed for the 821; but looks like Ducati doesnt care too much to disappoint their customers with these stange pricing strategies as we have seen in the past.

However i still like the air-cooled engine and want to keep it; they have its own nice character.

confirmed

Sale figures doesnt tell much in TH there are more likley more Z800 for sale cause its cheaper but still the monthly rates cant be payed regularly because they dindt think/ planned long term; seemed cheap on paper

since the law changed and bikes imported by companies without an official import license cant be registered anymore it became a coomplete diffrent story about invoice bikes they are still around but most don't sell/ buy them anymore. also the whole big bike market in the last 2 years changed completley which also makes grey imports less intressting. you can still buy them if you know the risks up to you...

Currently there is "superbike 2015 show" at mega bang na until 8th... Mostly the common brands are there just 2 or 3 gear/ aftermarket stalls. But you can test ride most of the bikes there.

Lets keep the misses at home

Aprilia RSV4 RF

sounds good count me in

i think it will be helpfull to anounce for which type of bikes and which riding style this event will be. imo it doesnt make sense to mix 150cc bikes with 1000cc bikes nor mixing racers with beginners for example.... i dont want to exclude anybody but in order everybody can enjoy the ride the types are bikes shouldnt vary too much

i have good experience with Philips X-Vision available in different brights

a lot of words - just only for the riding experts here to analyze raw uncut bkk riding which should answer most points of this thread - at least for myself

Back to the same old arguments, No I have not got a lot of experience of riding in Bangkok. Obviously its road conditions are totally different to all other major cities in the world and all other parts of Thailand! NOT.

You experts carry on telling everyone how you are obviously the worlds best riders while the accident rate keeps going up.

This is not rocket science, you want to ride faster than everyone else in a built up area?

You are an accident waiting to happen.

Carol as you said you have no clue about riding here so better stop talking, things are different here. And you might not able to get that within your next holidays here; maybe better stay in Europe then where everything is so much better organized and more safe.

the faster the better

Beware 2 riders on bicycles who atempt to go around the world on their bikes got killed in Thailand. Chances on a motorbike are even higher!

Stay in bed then, you'll be safe there as long as you have Wi-Fi

Nope i am riding my friend, just wanted the op to be aware of the circumstances.

Beware 2 riders on bicycles who atempt to go around the world on their bikes got killed in Thailand. Chances on a motorbike are even higher!

Sorry to say so but yes iam a chicken when it comes to chicken stripes on open roads, just dont want to risk my live too look cool for some. Tracks or Roads i know well i am fine to lean into my comfort zone.

This happen on a straight... and i am glad to be alive.