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It needs some work to start it needs a regulator. I checked but not looking good for availability in thailand...

How goes the project Yankee?

Caught MSIG at the end of the day, sent in my info and I will find out tomorrow, but it looks promising. I will keep this updated.

Yeah they were very professional with me on the phone & thru email.

I had bought thru Kawasaki when I bought the bike but wanted my policy after a couple weeks so I called & they

were great. Scanned it & emailed + sent the full policy by mail.

So far so good

Hopefully will never need the policy but they seem competent

Yep that is one thing I really miss about the USA...Prices of accessories

And of course the bikes available & their prices

Yes I figured it was license related

But just thought it so odd given the 250/300

Also as KW said...too bad they didn't spice up the Ninja

style instead with USD fork & nice swingarm/frame etc.

Odd & may just be Japanese market but still odd

http://www.kawasaki-motors.com/model/ninja400r/

Race at 1:14

But later gets better as they add a Panigale & BMW

http://vimeo.com/58443350

I find it pretty sad that someone who happens to be old or happens to have a wife here or happens to have a business here thinks they have more right to live here and think that anyone else should just get out becuase they don't happen to be eligible for your type of visa.

That may be the first time I have heard of being old/married or having to work as some kind of privileged benefit

848 evo - what a timeless classic... wow...

I remember when its predecessor first came out.

Thought that 748 was beautiful !

This 848 Evo does not disappoint either

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

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

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?

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

Don't like the Dunlop D210 Sportmax tyres.

A couple of times they have slipped away during cornering.

That's without getting my knee down!!! Yikes!!!

Saving up for the Rosso 2s

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think you made a good choice Brain

I have been very impressed since I first saw them

a few months back.

Dont know where you live but I went MSIG due to Kawasaki

claiming they were the best for CM

I paid 9776 THB for full coverage 2013 N250

Which for some reason ( probably more N250 claims ) I think

is more than the 650 full insurance runs...may be wrong

So what's the verdict?

What did you think of Marc's pass on Lorenzo ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJWDJaibfak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkFhaE6wkDM

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

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!

Doi Inthanon Yesterday

Thailand is so odd

Fire & Ice

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.

Marc just had the funniest crash of sorts in FP4

Looked like break dancing

He just kind of came off at full lean but held the bar & the bike spun once

Very weird low side

Looked like No damage to him or the bike

I'd much rather have an unlimited 600RR than a limited literbike.

+1

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...

CBR600RR, sitting at Honda, several flavors ready to purchase.

Very surprised if true