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Looks full face to me.

13 minutes ago, soihok said:

First accident I had on a bike was when a dog ran out into the road and I went over the bars.
Will never forget the sight of the road at about 30kph going past my face at about 5mm away.
If I was wearing an open face helmet I would have had no jaw bone.


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A friend of mine did the same last year on his scooter in Bangkok. Was only going about 30kph. Spent a month in hospital with his lower jaw, teeth and eye socket smashed in. Had he been wearing a full face, he could have stood up, brushed himself down and carried on his merry way.

He learnt the hard way. Needless to say, he now wears a full face... always.

If they are a known brand such as Michelin, Dunlop, Pirelli etc then they should be fine.

If they are standard IRC brand then change them. They last a long long time but their grip in the wet isn't good at all.

Don't worry about it. Sounds like the incident has already been resolved. It's just a scratch, hardly worth him trying to take it any further.

On 10/1/2018 at 6:00 PM, Xavnel said:

Stability is very good with the Click 150i .  Most of my driving on it is with my wife.

Already put over 500km on it and I am very happy with it.  I know that 500 is not a bunch yet, but only had it a little over a week. 

And to the previous poster, I have had zero issues with the brakes or anything else.  Maybe yours just needed them adjusted. I had a rental a few months ago that I needed to tighten the back brake. 

I didn't say i had issues with the brakes, just that they are not good at all. The rear brake is almost meaningless for stopping power, I'm talking about the important front brakes, and they sucked. I rode 2 different clicks and both were the same. Perhaps I was spoiled with the Yamaha for comparison.

The same goes for stability, at top speeds the click wasn't 'unstable' or anything. If one never rode anything else then it would seem fine. However, once you get on the Yamaha you realise it's far superior. Don't get me wrong, i think the click is probably a great little bike, but the larger Yamaha's and PCX are just better.

On 9/29/2018 at 11:19 AM, damascase said:

I am hesitating between the Click 150i and the Aerox. The latter has far wider tires (140 rear) and as I am looking for stability I am now leaning towards the Aerox. How about stability on the Click, is it really good - also with a passenger?

Go for the Aerox. It's a really smooth ride.

I rode the new 150 click for a couple of days and the brakes suck.

Unbelievable!

22 minutes ago, off road pat said:

This article didn't go into details, but she probably was abused.

Agreed, it seems likely. However, it could have been a lot worse. A couple of weeks is better than a couple of years.

Lucky she didn't end up in some Cambodian border brothel.

Sounds like you've answered your own question. You love the look of the Z300 so just get it.(I agree) The performance differences between it and the MT03 are minimal. MT better low end, Z3 better top end.

I would suggest the new Ninja 400 as it reads like its head and shoulders above the rest but u don't want a sports bike so Z300 it is.

Friend of mine has the MT-03 and he noticed a large bulge on the cooling pipe to/from the radiator. He felt it was about to burst.

He took it to Yamaha, who told him that there was oil in the coolant. (My first thought was head gasket.)

My friend didn't look himself and just took the word of the shop. Anyway, the shop says it's just needing a new radiator.

They told him the bill would be 2900B not much compared to where we mostly come from, but seems a bit much for a radiator.

Could it be a head gasket replacement and they are just not telling him?

Either way, the main question is, shouldn't this be covered under warranty?

I'm not a mechanic and I don't know exactly what the Yamaha warranty covers on the MT-03/R3 so any experts out there with some advice?

Take it to another Honda shop, there are many.    Seems obvious.

Worst case, take it to a private mechanic. Parts and labour are very cheap here.

4 hours ago, rostocker said:

Would be an Aerox suitable for a 168 cm tall woman? The seat is quite high so I am curious if my wife would be able to reach the ground by her feet waiting for traffic lights to change. I read one indonesian test where the rider was 168 cm short and as they said he could easily put his feet flat on the groud sitting on it. Hard to believe.

168cm isn't that short for a woman in this country. She should have no issues riding one. Have her sit on one before buying it.

7 hours ago, wombat099 said:

 

Can you tell us which support rack did you use to support the Shad SH40 Cargo?

Where did you buy it.

 

Tia

Try 320sp in Wong Wian Yai, BKK. They have racks for most larger bikes.

Not normal at all. Take it to another dealer.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Kawazaki 250SL or S. Very slim and lightweight comparable to a Raider, I would think they are the best for getting around BKK with still decent power when you need it.

Looks an excessive example to me. Clearly been using it off road a lot without taking any care of it at all.

I have a Ninja and after 2-3 years it's still in excellent condition. IMO the Kawasaki 300 series are better quality than both Honda and Yamaha.

I can assure everyone that there will be no problems at the airport whatsoever.

There will also be no problems at immigration, if applying for an extension of stay in the future.

I know this as I have been in and out of the country several times without issue.

I have also renewed my yearly extension of stay at the same immigration office, even when I hadn't done any 90 day reporting for a couple of years.

It seems immigration at the airport simply don't care about it, as you are leaving.

Immigration at Chaeng Wattana also don't care. The only ones that do are the 90 day reporting section.

I have read somewhere, that once you leave the country the 90 day reporting counter resets back to zero should you ever come back.

58 minutes ago, masuk said:

I would imagine that the average US and UK adult would be able to swim.  Sadly, the opposite is true of most Thais.

True, but one would imagine that, a man who owns a boat would also be able to swim.

Perhaps alcohol was involved.

RIP

Mine is up this month. I remember reading something about, if I wait till new year, I will get an extra year or something like that.

Does anyone remember what the 'trick' was?

Either will be fine. Late model scooters are all fuel efficient and easy to get repairs.

The Fino will be good value(for you at least) as there is nothing wrong with nearly new.

Your biggest problem is the girl and your(her) immediate family. Many Thais have issues with buying 2nd hand for various reasons. (Ghosts being one)

She may hate Finos, find out what she likes.

I would ask your wife and her mother what they think of your plans. If they are cool with the Fino then get it, if not.....

4 hours ago, lvr181 said:

 

What's with the 'pedestrian cutter' protruding above the front wheel? 

To cut pedestrians, Ivr.

On 10/29/2017 at 6:43 PM, madhav said:

I spoke only in Thai from start to finish but probably the white skin is enough for the usual price adjustment.

“He Farang, he rich. Make price more.”

 

I went to the other dealer on the island, and the price I was quoted was 70k baht, and this was just for the standard model. Not including registration, was another 2k. I said that I want to do the registration myself and they said ‘mai dai’. So I said thanks and walked out.

 

Am going to bangkok next week so will pick one up there. Have seen a few second hand options with 2-3k km on the Odo going for around 50k baht. Will buy one like this and send it back via the post office for 2.5k. Baht. Will save at least 13k baht like this.

 

There is almost no incentive to buy from local places like this. I understand people want to make a profit but how stupid do they think we are. 

The price has gone up since they first came out and it didn't include registration on the sticker price.(Never has)

So a couple of k on top of the Yamaha website price is quite reasonable for an island price. Items on any island are always a bit more expensive. Get a Thai to ask the price when you are not around. I suspect it will be the same.

2k extra for registration and insurance is standard practice and normal.

I think you are overthinking , as you are not being ripped off in any way. If you want to live on an island you have to pay a little extra for things. It's not the farang price, it's just the price.

If you went to the mainland and bought a new one, it would still end up costing you the extra in travel/shipping expenses anyway.

Sure come to Bkk and get a used one, but it won't be new and then welcome to the whole new crazy bureaucracy of trying to register it in Surat Thani.  (do they not have used ones there?)

My advice to you is pay a bit extra there. You are not being ripped off. Buying a used one from another province will cause you serious headaches.

9 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Are you forreal? Treated more fairly because they were farang!!

You need to wake up, you cannot keep going through life looking through rose tinted specticals.

Yes I am for real.

As weird as it sounds it does happen this way sometimes. 'Farangs' that live here are often treated differently than than the 2 week tourist. I have experienced it myself unrelated to this topic.

Perhaps not all barstool/ Thaivisa stories are real.