mania

If you land just right, those small frame sliders can become 'frame breakers' as they provide an easy pivot-point to put a lot of stress in a single spot.

Yes I cringe whenever I see those single or close together double point mounts

That is very interesting about the coconut water.

Learned something new

Thanks

I have seen it mania. It looks stronger and better than k speed ones as it is connecting from three different mount points. But it blocks the beautiful engine and people say their knees are touching it. I am not sure for this though.

Yes I do not know the brand. Price is low though.

I do like that style of impact distribution over a wider area

than those single bolt types

Mine has an even larger area covered by the plate which I like.

Mine are no problem position wise & as for blocking the motor I have full fairings

so no matter

If folks dont have any yet? fits all 3 models cbr, X & F
These are 2990 at 109 racing club in Bangkok

Weighs in at under the UCI lower limit of 6.8Kg.

So did my 585

Was just showing this to a friend here today

Congrats on the C-59

I have owned Colnago MXL's & Master X lights but never a C-40 or any carbon Colnagos

Very nice

after all, i am also thinking of buying k speed 5000 thb pipe - but not the cnc one as it looks like a knock off two bros and do not like the design.

tired of waiting something and there is a possibility of Honda releasing a cbr650r in Thailand next year so do not want to make lots of expense as if they release it, i might trade my bike.

Arrow is making some of their usual beautiful exhausts for the Honda 500 range now too

Arrow full system is never cheap though

But they have slip-on or slip on with a new mid pipe & also the full system

Those tank bolts don't look so bad now with that dampener bracket on it

Dressed it up a lot

Dainese short IOM commercial of sorts but video 3 was cool to see Carl again

I got the CNC exhaust from K-Speed yesterday. Great sound, lovely roar.

Hi there. Where in Bkk is K-Speed?

http://www.k-speed.net/product.detail_973482_th_5134228

http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=Rama+2+soi+62%2C+Bangkok%2C+Thailand+10150&FORM=FBKPL0&name=K-Speed&mkt=en-US

Honda's all new for 2014 RC213V

I'm actually not clear what the thread is about...?

As Bruce would say "Glory Days"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inCC-PAggRA

Yes it is true the west is a candy store for bike buyers.

Also accessories is so competitive you get excellent deals on close outs

Your better off selling before you leave. I have tested/Xrayed, several pieces of 96.5 gold, and all tested to be 92.5. One exception was my sister's gold ingot she had with her from the USA. It was suppose to be pure gold, and it measured 99.9% on the same xray machine.

In testing silver I have tested maybe 40 pieces, and only one piece was less than 92.5%. Some as high as 97%.

What colour are the moons on your planet Alan?

I have a feeling they are 92% gold in color

Congrats

That CNC is a nice looking can

Pretty much same as Two Brothers

At the price of gold today 4 ounces would be over the 50,000 baht limit for personal use.

I think you are confusing laws

When they say 50k baht they mean 50k Thai currency specifically as in notes

I have not looked recently but it use to be a limit of 500k to neighboring countries & 50k to all other countries.

Again I am speaking of Thai Baht Currency

Of course the ER6N is also a modern bike and I'm sure it is lovely to ride as well, but I would guess that 2 similarly competent riders on each machine would be pretty close in a canyon race.

You could be Wong

Sorry couldn't resist

Actually in a canyon race with riders of equal ability the Kawasaki 650 would wax any of the 3 Honda 500's

That is not to say they are not all great bikes.

But there is much more to it.

If you look at hp & torque of course that is obvious but also power to weight wise the

Kawasaki has a 50% whopping advantage & I do mean whopping because 50% is just that when it comes to bikes

power to weight ratios.

I am assuming when you say canyon it has sections that you need to shift more than once between turns.

It may start put close but with equal ability riders the 650 will walk away in a short while I guarantee it

But I am not saying size is everything & personally I now ride a N250

Wow that is a lot of difference in those specs Wantan posted

Aside from, bore,stroke,compression & 4 valves vs 2

I had not heard of TLI ignition vs CDI

read some about it here

http://www.jetav8r.com/Vision/Ignition/CDI.html

http://www.fzronline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2398

I don't eat eggs but,

Yes hard to beat chicken prices here,lean pork too for that matter

Not sure how the suzuki bankruptcy is coming but it would be at the bottom of my list until their status is better known.

Actually I think it was a restructuring & mainly the American subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation that shut down/went bankrupt.

I think they have now separated the motorcycle division out of the faltering US car sector onto its own

Saw this last month

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/american-suzuki-motor-company-files-bankruptcy/

Thats a nice pr article but still doesnt give me confidence. I was told that suzuki has closed bike dealerships in various places in america. I am sure this is part of their restructuring. Suzuki may very well survive and produce many great bikes in the future. Again with honda, yamaha and kawasaki all producing similar machines why take a chance on a future headache.

Anything is possible but I just don't see Suzuki Motorcycles going under anytime soon

Yesterday they debuted their new MotoGP bike in Barcelona.

On its first public run out, Randy de Puniet clocked a time of 1’42.676, just over three quarters of a second off the time set by Lorenzo, an impressive debut.

It was no small task to get back into GP either. Once Kawasaki & Suzuki left they made it pretty tough for them

to rejoin. But Suzuki was to be back on the grid 2014 but now it seems 2015

With the Millions it takes to run a GP team I don't think the motorcycle sector is in bad shape

as unlike World SuperBikes, MotoGP is not a racing sector that sells bikes per se'

So I think they are probably in pretty good shape.

Yesterday at Barcelona

Well here she is the Suzuki XRH-1

10 nice high rez pics here

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-xrh-1-motogp-race-bike-photos/

Also from another post on same site....

Jorge Lorenzo has topped the timesheets at the end of the Barcelona MotoGP test,

but the talking point of the test was Suzuki. On its first public run out, Randy de Puniet

clocked a time of 1’42.676, just over three quarters of a second off the time set by Lorenzo, an impressive debut.

Not sure how the suzuki bankruptcy is coming but it would be at the bottom of my list until their status is better known.

Actually I think it was a restructuring & mainly the American subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation that shut down/went bankrupt.

I think they have now separated the motorcycle division out of the faltering US car sector onto its own

Saw this last month

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/american-suzuki-motor-company-files-bankruptcy/

Personally i agree with garry. After 12 months i will do my own servicing. Kawasaki pattaya does have a feeler guage and torque wrench . When i look at the area between the buildings where they do most of their work i have concerns of their ability.

That said i really like the staff there and regularly chat with them.

Same here in CM..Very nice staff & feels more like friends

Well, most of them own Ducatis for starters - albeit the 795 "entry level" Monster. I interviewed three people at the dealership in the sales, marketing and training departments - if you want to call that funny hearsay. I didn't ask the specific monthly wage - it wasn't really what I was interviewing them about - but "same like good office job" was what I was told, casually in conversation b y the trainer. If I was guessing, I'd take that to mean 30k or thereabout.

But the mechanics are not treated as disposable grease monkeys, from what I could tell, talking to the management and touring the place. According to them, Ducati trains them well (Italians come over to teach them the proper procedures - now I bet those classes would be a hoot to sit in on), and the dealerships want them to stay so they develop an experienced staff.

Since the sales have gone from 1 bike in 2003 (yep, that's what they said!), about 100 bikes in 2010, 200 in 2011, 1,000 units in 2012, and are on track to easily break 2,000 this year, they need as many good mechanics as they can hold onto or it would turn into a nightmare.

Apparently, just as a way off off topic side note, more than 50% of the bikes brought in for repairs are there for cosmetic damage - mostly scratches or dents from a minor tip-over (it is easy to stall the Monster at crawling speeds). Unfortunately, if you own a Ducati, you have to keep it looking spanking, or you lose the right to pose - which is why about 70% of the customers are buying them (according to the sales staff - not made up or 'hearsay'). You can tell by looking at the tyres of the ones in for a service. Most of them have wear patterns of a thin strip down the middle, which indicates that the owners haven't got a clue how (or the courage) to corner the things properly. "Chicken strips" about 4 inches wide.

With all due respect I am linked thru facebook to a few of the main Ducati dealers here & it is not a show of wealth to have a 795 these days as they are all financed. I see an awful lot sold weekly as Ducati Rama3, Ducati Chiang Mai etc. all post a pic of each buyer & there are many

Ducati Chiang Mai goes for the model type shots, Rama 3 with the large key

I will attach samples below

Then after as few as 2 monthly payments many are begging to be bailed out

http://www.monsterclub-thai.com/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=7ebf29bcf624175e9ed123631c63eb4a&board=12.0

A "good office" job in Thailand is lucky if you see 12-15k a month.

The Electric & phone companies are sought after ones & they pay that but have a good health plan.

30k? no way.

Banks? The Thai's joke that they are farm girls in air conditioning as the pay is not great either.

The sales being high is mainly due to the Ducati's being fashionable now here with the Thai's & the 795 small

down payment easy financing is the ticket into the club. But as you say & I agree they are not riding them like sport bikes...The majority anyway.

Instead they wear sneaker, tight jeans & a T shirt & cruise mainly.

The only problem is the easy money is the same the US saw years ago & we know where that went.

I feel kind of sorry for the Thai's I see on these plans because they cannot make it really on what is left of their pay.

Then the reality of upkeep hits. Which is why I smiled when I saw the one comment on this thread say maybe they can finance their maintenance costs.

Suzuki not coming back onto the grid till 2015 now

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/breaking-suzuki-return-motogp-2015/#more-44395