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  1. I have to say I have always loved all Ducati's but lately..... rolleyes.gif

    I have seen more & more up close, heard them, played with them a bit etc.

    Where I lived before I rarely saw one in person so it was easy to not get too excited

    I am a bit worried as I am starting to feel a bit feverish smile.png

    It gets you sooner or later! I went in to the new ducati shop in phuket in 2010.. 'just to have a look' before I knew it I was leaving with a receipt for a 50k deposit, i'd never seen the 848 in the flesh, it was like a drug I had to have no matter what, it was a fever!

    Funny you should mention that one as it ( evo ) has been my desktop background

    for awhile now ;)

    Beautiful bike your a lucky guy !

    Did you get a Evo or street fighter?

    Model-Page_2013_SBK848evo_Corse_01_960x4

  2. I have to say I have always loved all Ducati's but lately..... rolleyes.gif
    I have seen more & more up close, heard them, played with them a bit etc.
    Where I lived before I rarely saw one in person so it was easy to not get too excited

    I am a bit worried as I am starting to feel a bit feverish smile.png

  3. Don't like the Dunlop D210 Sportmax tyres.

    A couple of times they have slipped away during cornering. bah.gifbah.gif

    That's without getting my knee down!!! Yikes!!!sad.png

    Saving up for the Rosso 2s thumbsup.gifthumbsup.gifthumbsup.gif

    Really sux don't ya think that we buy new bikes & still need new tires. wink.png

    I would like dealers to offer a choice especially when a bike is marketed

    as a sport anything. at least give us the option of Rosso's or what ever & let us pay a small up-charge

    at the time of purchase.

    Instead of some crap stock tire that we need to change out right away & try to sell etc.

    meh smile.png

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  4. It's not just about medical coverage- it's also about the replacement of your bike.

    Kind of did the same

    But about a year ago bought a new wave elec start 125i 55,900 THB cash

    They threw in the govt insurance & I bought 1 year theft for 1200 baht

    Luckily none has stolen the wave but I thought for $36 bucks/1200 baht it was a good deal

    On my Kawasaki I have full 1st class insurance but it is true when one thinks about it

    most times the damages a motorcycle can cause are small. It is really the theft coverage

    that interests us riders most.

    But then again I guess if involved with a car there is a chance it will be blamed on the foreigner

    so there is that wink.png

    In any case I am paying something like $270 a year full coverage that is reasonable compared to back in the US

    But here as I said in another post the theft is quite low compared to actual value.

    On the N250 I paid 160k & the replacement/theft insurance pays 130k even from day one

    Back home your bike is replaced one way or another after initial co-payment/deductible

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  5. My Ducati is through AA. Been with them for a few years now. Agreed value on the bike.

    Sorry OT but curious what you mean Garry by " Agreed Value"

    I did notice even with the N250 that theft compensation is even from day one

    a good 20-25% less than what you just paid for the bike

    So on expensive bikes like the Ducati I wondered too

    Is it closer this agreed value? And how did you folks come up with it?

    Thanks

  6. Yeah having watched the replay many time I see Marc was way over his head & had nowhere

    to go.

    If not for Lorenzo being the berm Marc would not have even made that turn.

    At Lorenzo's initial stand up of his bike Marc had his foot down & could not even start to lean the bike in.

    So yeah I can say it is racing & things happen but if this is going to be a regular thing

    with Marc then someone will get hurt. That is fine too if it is him alone.

    But if he takes another rider out of a season or worse that would be terrible.

    Hope he wises/grows up

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  7. I don't think it is going to happen & if it did I do not think your

    family would much enjoy it.

    You live on $1800 or 53,469 Baht/month or 1782 Baht/day now

    You want to reduce it to $1200 or 35,646 Baht/month or 1188 Baht/day

    I mean anything is possible of course but realistically I do not think it is going to

    happen with 2 children & you do not own your residence. Sounds easy when folks think of just eating.

    But out of that 1188 baht per day you need to divide up your electricity, your rent, food, medical costs,

    clothes etc. etc. etc. Thailand is cheaper but it is not that cheap IMHO especially when you have kids.

    As others have said use an Excel spread sheet & daily list what you spend.

    Make each item in your list have a category number. Food, Utilities,Transportation,medical etc.

    At the end of the month sort the data by category & you will see where it goes & where if possible you

    can make cuts

    Good Luck

  8. I know they guy in the picture now too!

    Do you need to remove the cat to install it?

    No surely you dont but....if you did then you would not later buy the full system header.

    I see the guy who make them was nice enough to chime in on this thread but his post got deleted?

    Must be a rule about manufacturers being seen as advertising. Which is silly if they are not the ones to start the thread

    but are just answering a question.

    But in any case, I did see it & he said the header section is not ready yet as it is being dyno tested

    He also said the slip on unlike other systems does fit the full header. That those who bought the slip on now will get the header

    for a special low price when available.

    That all sounded good

    I like this system due to the materials used & the price seems more than fair.

    Did you notice Akrapovic just came out with a Anniversary Edition Titanium & carbon slip on for the Honda 1000RR?

    Looks like this Alias Corse except they want 45,000 baht.... Insane Price! smile.png

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  9. Okay maybe it isn't that easy, appears there are restrictor plates, different CAMS, etc... I stand corrected.... http://ryokuno.com/SUB_CBR600RR/cbr600rr-sei05_fullpower.html

    Was all detailed here awhile back when Brian from Sumet Cycle did his.

    Personally my saying I preferred the 600 was not because of restrictions or not

    Having owned both in the US I just prefer the 600rr

    & think for Thailand roads it would great.

  10. I am referring to Pattaya Big Wing, I may be wrong but as you walk in look right, still in the crate with the walls removed is either a CBR600RR or CBR1000RR in white with red and blue stickers on it. Most of the rest are 600cc thru 1000cc of various flavor CBR, VFR, NC700, Integra, etc;

    You are seeing a cbr1000rr for sure the red/white/blue is a 1000rr

    The 600rr is not imported to Thailand at least not by Big Wing

    Places like Red Baron yes

    Would be nice if they did...

    When you said you saw several flavors you saw something else...

  11. Thanks Beardog&Commande for this useful information; anyone else who has similar experiences or even(almost scared to ask)can recommend a shop/dealer

    for sales or maintenance either BKK or P.)

    Honda Big Wing in Pattaya has just about every model Super Sport bike from 600cc to 1000cc in stock sitting on the show room floor

    Kawasaki is great, they have been selling big bikes for a long time here, definitely nothing wrong with a Ninja ZX 10R or even a Ninja ZX 6R,

    Your saying that down there in Pattaya the Big Wing has New Honda 600RR's on the floor?

    And Kawasaki has Zx6R's???

    I have never seen 600rr's at Big Wings or zx6's at Kawasaki Dealers in Thailand

    Surprising they have them in your area

  12. Took delivery last night.

    Going to (gradually) remove ugly items on the bike with a mash hammer 555.

    Things to do:

    1. Change rear sprocket with 2 less teeth as she does have tall gears.

    Congrats on the new bike Norm

    Hope it is a blast.

    On the gearing though if it is tall already reducing rear sprocket 2 teeth will make it even taller

  13. Yep. That looks like good work. Nice welds too. How much was it mania?

    I believe the full system for the N250 was 16900 baht

    PS:

    Here is their FB page

    The guy seems nice & was easy to talk with when I asked

    a few Q's awhile back

    https://www.facebook.com/Aliasnolimits?hc_location=stream

    PSS: I see they have You tube clips of the 500 with their

    slip on & both with & without the DB killer in

    Seems they do not have the full system yet?

    But looks like they are coming soon.

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  14. Huh. Ok. Got it. That one looks good too. I remember that. But pretty fixed on yoshi now and it needs to be a full system. Hard to decide on pipe man!

    Yeah these days I think the manufacturers have the bikes so close already that you just pick what you like

    for sound & looks. Because gains all look about the same & not that big.

    All seem roughly equal with pipe,filter,ecu upgrade

    I did not see the Alias/Corse full system for the Honda but did see this for the N250

    Welds look good & titanium should be light & last awhile

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