MattCinderey

It's Thailand.

As a judge said to me once (in court) "Even if you are in the right, as a foreigner you will have to pay something."

Very true.

However, it's definitely worth having both a bike and car driving license here. A lot of the Thai's don't have them, so it may give you a slight advantage if anything ever went to court...

Very interested in this. I need some body work doing on my Mitsubishi Triton. I went to Dan Auto, they quoted me 50k for a complete respray, which it doesn't need...

Happy Birthday mate.

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Another thumbs up for the Jungle Club. I heard they have great wifi up there as well...

The road is now concrete all the way to the top.

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Dtac 3G at Grand Diamond Hotel, Suratthani...

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Dtac 3G at Donsak Pier. It's pretty quick as well.

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Then, of course, there's the shipping costs from England . . .

R

That's no problem, I'm sure I could get someone to bring that over in their suitcase...

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to keep the Hornet and do it up. I spent most of last night reading hornet forums, so I'm quite excited and have lots of ideas to play with.

The 600 engine would be sweet. I wonder where you would get one from?

I thought you said the original engine was fine and that the bike was perfect for Samui. Why change? Then all the paperwork hassle?

Neal, you're right, I'm just toying around with ideas. I doubt very much I would change the engine. Like you said, it's far too much hassle.

The 600 engine would be sweet. I wonder where you would get one from?

How are you enjoying your 2012 Ninja?

If you need help with logistics I can deliver the parts to the powder coating place. Send me a PM when you are ready.

Neal, where are you based? I'm down here on Samui.

I'd hold on to it too, i've not seen a 250 hornet here in Thailand until now, nice looking bike

Thanks Karlos. I love this bike. It's very quick, but not as fast as the Ninja, so I can't get in to much trouble... The gear cam at the front makes an amazing noise, like an aeroplane turbine. I had the baffles taken out from the exhaust, so it's very "throaty"

I'm pretty tempted to get it sprayed and make it look nice. I've also been told the 600 engine pretty much bolts straight in.

I guess if I could get it re-painted and all touched up for 20k-30k, that wouldn't be so bad. I'd definitely hold on to the bike then. It's a great motor. It's pretty rare as well, I haven't seen many hornets about.

This is what I'd love to have it look like.

This is the bike at the moment.

I bought a Honda CB250 Hornet about a year ago with green book for 80k. It was in half decent condition, mechanically sound.

I absolutely love this bike, the gear drive whine, the exhaust tune. It's not slow either. The perfect size for Samui roads. I enjoy riding it more than my 650R.

Now, unfortunately it's a bit tatty. The guy I bought it from decided to paint the frame red, it looks nasty.

I'd really like to do this bike up. Strip it down, have the frame re-painted, then the gas-tank and all the other bits to another colour. I'd like to change the colour of the engine to black, change the lights, powder-coat the wheels, black, etc. etc.

I'd just like to make it look like a very tidy bike.

I have no idea how much it would cost to do this, maybe 50k in total? My friend said I would be daft spending this sort of money on an old bike and if I sold it I would lose it.

I'm not sure what to do, whether to keep it as a project bike or sell it on as a friend of mine has offered me 90k for it. I'm very tempted to sell it and put the money towards another bike. I'd like to get rid of the Ninja as well.

I really love my in-line 4 cylinder bikes. I used to drive a CB400 V-Tec and that was my favourite bike I've ridden. I would definitely buy another if a good one came along, but they're pretty rare and I'm always concerned about buying bikes here due to dodgy green books, etc.

I guess my other option would be a bike from a dealer like an FZ6, or I really like the Ducati Monster 795 or the Triumph Street Triple.

Any advice would be great.

The 400 V-Tec is an great bike. I love the V-Tec engine, at 6,500k it takes off! I prefer the CB400 V-Tec to my Ninja 650R.

Thanks. I'll drop the front forks a bit and also lower the rear with the kit Tony has posted. Thanks for the info!

I'd like to lower my Ninja if possible, only about an inch or so. The ride height is a little tall for my short legs.

I have a Hornet CB250 - great little bike. The ride height is perfect for me. I'd like to adjust my ninja to the same height.

I was thinking of getting the seat opened up and some padding taken off.

Is there a way to lower the suspension?

Matt.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Problem with your adsl line. Your ping (latency) is very high. It should be around 50-60ms.

Tropicalevo - any idea what time they finish? I'm flat out with work until 6pm. Will head over as soon as I'm done.

If the OP is from the UK he may not be able to give blood here due to vCJD threat.

Interesting. Unfortunately I am from the UK. I was born there in 1977 - so was definitely resident between 1980 and 1996.

Thanks for all the replies.

Does anyone here on the forum donate blood?

I was wondering if you can go to any of the hospitals here to give blood? I used to donate in the UK as I have a rare type and would like to do the same here is possible.

Matt.

Great replies, very interesting!