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Of course 7/11 is still giving out bags. Do you really think they would do anything that might cost them money?

Thailand is a lawless country. Everybody does whatever they want. Bangkok streets become a race track at night. Tuk tuks, motorcycles, trucks and busses with loud exhausts terrorize the city and keep millions of people awake. Even though noise population is the nr 1 complain nobody does anything about it.  Even government busses have loud exhausts.   

Law enforcement is a joke and it is only getting worse. 

6 hours ago, canthai55 said:

He - like us all - is entitled to his opinion

He who has no opinion of his own, but depends upon the opinion and taste of others, is a slave.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

you clearly have no idea what it means to live and let live

TG should just live and let live. Unfortunate that he is not around anymore. Always liked his knowledge and contributions to TV.

17 hours ago, darksidedog said:

While I agree wholeheartedly that anyone who uses a hospital should pay their bill, I think a major point is being overlooked. Tourism generates billions of dollars for the economy. Tourism is also by all accounts other than TAT in sharp decline. That number may well reduce further if every tourist has to pay out for an insurance policy, which may or may not cover problems they encounter. Maybe they should weigh the 448 million baht against the potential tens of billions they might lose.

There is so much wrong with your logic.

So you are saying: Thailand makes a lot of money from tourism therefor they shouldn't complain when people don't pay their hospital bills. If you let them pay their bills they might not come to Thailand anymore.

I honestly expected more common sense from a moderator. Unbelievable.

Accept that this is how things are done in Thailand or leave if you can. NOTHING is going to change, nobody cares or knows what safety means. 

not possible without work permit.

Yep they love to over-inflate. Changed tires on my VanVan last week and told the shop at least 3 times that the correct pressure was 18 psi front and back.  Left the shop and immediately knew they scewed up. Front had 28 and rear 32.  Idiots

2 minutes ago, pookondee said:

Why is someone a "bad guy" for renting through Airbnb?

I think the larger issue is that the innocent renter AND the owner is being slugged for the fine, whereas in the past it was never that way.

 

Also, i commented way back, that all this hoo-haa is yet another example of the

authorities "subtle" means of going about certain things they wish to accomplish.

 

We have already read reports of Thai owners deciding that its to much hassle to rent to foriegners.

 

So next i suppose we will be hearing reports of extra "TM30 hassle surcharges" being applied on top of our rentals.

You really didn't get what I was trying to say? Again, if you are a "bad Guy" and want to avoid doing any reporting you can rent through Airbnb. Right? As long as there are many possibilities not to do any reporting, TM30 is useless. 

You need a Thai person to help you search Thai websites. This is a very popular bike here (to modify into cafe racers, scramblers etc).. Loads of parts available.

Yes, a Ninja 650 or er6-n is great value for money. Rock solid, comfy, very decent power and cheap parts. I would try to find with with no more than 20-30.000ks and with ABS. Had a new er6-n back in 2011 I believe it was and I loved it.

15 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

Please do not buy a Royal Enfield. These bikes are so rubbish that it's already insane. They start shaking at 80 km/h and there's quite a lot wrong with these bikes.

 

   I'd ridden a Bullet 250 in India for a few months and I was impressed. Please watch the movie and it's an Indian who tells you what's wrong...!  

 

 

and it's an Indian who tells you what's wrong...!  

Meaning?

This is tricky and dangerous. You can't expect a bike to handle well if you drastically change its geometry. I would sell it and buy a model that "fits" out of the box. 

On 7/24/2019 at 6:11 PM, moose7117 said:

my wife bought me this for my birthday, its my first bike ever.

I would love to love to have that bike..in Europe

1 hour ago, SteveK said:

It's a good price for a good bike, the only issue is Thailand seems to be fairly light on Kawasaki dealers and service centres, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are very well catered for, however.

I don't know about the whole of Thailand but In BKK there are currently 5 Kawasaki dealerships.

Note that Kawas are sold by Mobius and Real. NOT by Kawasaki themselves (anymore).

I am talking about big bikes. This W175 is sold by many small local shops too I believe. 

10 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

But air transport for personal use,  wholly paid for by the Thai taxpayer,  is a prime requisite for the utterly corrupt, is it not ?

Trump flies to his golf courses on Air Force One. So he must be the most corrupt person in the world?

try another exhaust. From an older model if it fits or so

a Benelli 302s branded as HD XR338....boring