mania

Someone took the matt black Z250 & did a bumble bee on it

Thanks for the information mania. I have seen rsv racing sets. Quite good. I am quiet busy these days with work, could not go for a hunt yet. Next week i would like to check all, moth racing etc.

Yes Moth makes nice things too

I got my frame sliders from them & they are nice quality parts

As an aside his guitarist Steven Van Zandt

was also a good actor in the TV series The Sopranos

as Silvio

Also some new show I have not seen called Lilyhammer

You might want to also check with floridaguy

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/user/65746-floridaguy/

I turned him onto this one that I had considered but could not

travel to check it out.

He bought it & was considering selling his other one which he posted before here

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/554287-honda-vfr400rr-nc30-project-bike/?hl=+nc30

( Dont look at the red one that karlos owned in post 3 of that thread........will make all others look weak )

Dont know if floridaguy did sell the black one or not but may be worth a check.

Maybe he will see this post & chime in

There are some great shops right in ChiangMai

Zeromet on ChangPuak

Just turn left at the big market outside the moat ChangPuak Gate

A little ways down on the right you will see the two story store

with all the helmets & gear

http://zeromet.tarad.com/?lang=en

Also the usual spot across Suriwong Book Store stocks many brands in

large sizes

Both places sell LS2, Real,Bimola etc.

Also you can try Kawasaki Chiangmai outside Chiangmai gate on the moatthey stock many & prices are quite good.

Lastly CNX Motogear on Chiangmai Lamphun road after the intersection & before Miguels

a hundred yards or so on the right.

You can find helmets & gear at these places for 2500-5000 baht that are good quality

Also if you go thru Chiangmai gate across the street from Kawasaki. There is a new place

right inside that street straight across the gate. They sell AGV helmets.

The K3 goes for 6300-6900 I think?

A friend told me it's been raining in CM?

Rode the motorcycle from Chiangmai to Wiang Pa Pao Chiang Rai today

Not too bad at all. Of course not beautiful smoke free skies

but not choking levels either

No the funny part is that you don't get what I mean.

I wasn't revving it on 100% really. I was more fast accelerating and it let me down before it even felt close to the limit.

Perhaps to make it more clear I didn't know it was such a lame engine power wise. And the Rev limit set 9k is already maxxed out for that engine. Will that make you happy?

since you posted it in so many different threads/topics even the for sale section

We understand you did not like it & it was disappointing to you.

We understand you may have even gotten a bad example low on gas

Yes your final sentence above is more clear.....for you

Since I think everyone already knew exactly what you were saying as we read your ten or more

cut & paste posts.

Many tried nicely to explain to you why it is what it is.

Perhaps the simplest thing to tell you is literally

Different Strokes for different folks

Good luck

My first post to ThaiVisa

I am surprised no one has mentioned Mexican Grill. I am only a customer and have no business association with them.

They recently relocated from Pai and are on the outer side of Canal Road south of Suthep Road.

The burritos are very TexMex and portions are huge. They offer an upsized version and that one is impossible to eat in one sitting.

Also have other TexMex dishes, ribs, Margaritas....

The food is good but the kitchen is very slow... so be warned.

Well the place in Pai closed because the Mexican food was terrible - I don't know any local that went there more than once or twice. Hope it's better in the new location but we don't miss it at all.

regarding this place & decided if I did not have anything good to

say I would just not post it.

But, since others have brought it up I have to agree with cloudhopper

Also as CMfoodie said kitchen is super slooooooow

food was just ok but not something I would go back for.

The margaritas we ordered came from a slush machine.

While it was nicely frozen which is rare in Thailand

it did not taste good at all. Probably cheap tequila

Miguel's on the moat is still the best Mexican we have found here.

Of course not the best we have ever eaten as we are from the US but the best here.

Funny though their branch on Chiang Mai Lamphun road is not as good?

We tried twice & both times it was not as good as the moat location food wise.

Pity as they have excellent parking & enclosed air con in a nice place.

Easier to get to than the moat location on most nights.

The bike that really attracted my attention was that gun metal grey R1. Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh at the weekend if I get some spare time... And of course that 636...

I have not rode a R1 in many years & would love to try one today & see how

they have changed. When I had a CBR900RR my pal had the R1 & we would swap off & on during rides.

The early models were also killer fast but lacked a little in the handling & finish.IMHO

Now they have been refined for many years & had years of race feedback from their programs.

I bet they are a very nice ride.

Oh lord this topic should have been a nice one to browse.

But is going downhill at a rapid pace

PS: Guzzi you posted before me & I was not referring to your post

More bike, prices and girls here:

http://omega-racer.blogspot.com/2013/03/34th-bangkok-motor-show.html

enjoy

As usual about double the USA MSRP $14,200 which of course in the USA

is usually much higher than you need to pay OTD

Pretty much exact same story for the Suzuki GSXR 1000 & probably the Honda too

TIT

well, we have more than a single Cypriot bank collapsing based on what was hammered out last night and the negative details are still pouring in bit by bit. but the markets are all "green".

days. The normal investors have mostly left & any remaining are dancing

very near to or in & out of the door.

I think the market is now run by those that make it indicate what

they need it to indicate to convince the masses everything is rosy.

yes those are braided brakes lines.

The chain also appears to be nice and overtightened.

Nice touch

I always thought braided lines would not cost a manufacturer

much at all & should be stock on anything that suggests "sport"

type bikes.

Tight chain could be like BSJ said

Or could be the bike is on a rear stand

Personally I would have liked if they made two versions

this one & a full fairing version.

Forgot what B&B reminded us too.

Will be interesting to hear Jeff's impressions when he gets one.

Frankly, I rather struggle to see why any expat not planning on returning to the US would retain their citizenship.

Could be,

because nowhere in the world are you allowed to be a man without a country.

In order to renounce your US citizenship you first need to obtain another citizenship elsewhere.

Secondly if you have enough assets ( 2 million I think )

you still need to pay an exit tax upon renunciation of your US citizenship.

Should You Renounce Your U.S. Citizenship?

Looks like this one was posted yesterday

Lots of close up pics here

http://www.benelliclubthailand.com/webboard/index.php?topic=214.0

My eyes are not good enough but on some of the pics with brakes close-ups

are those braided brake lines?

Thanks B&B it is good to hear a first hand impression

since you saw one close up.

Will be interesting to watch how they develop & as reports come back

from the road.

Max saying farewell but also some great shots

of him backing it into corners on the motard

Also the prices are not much higher than the 78,500 that my local dealer wants for the KLX 150.

Maybe i should think more about a used 250. Probably more power than I want but the depreciation has already hit. Assuming it has enough quality to hold up to a few years of casual use then be sold off again.

low on the used 250's I would definitely go with the used 250

No such thing as more power than you want as the throttle twist decides.

But if the spec someone listed is correct on the 125 being the same as a wave

you may find having extra ponies on tap a + when needed for climbing if off road etc.

Good Luck

PS: I would not worry too much about others reasons for selling as there

are so many reasons here that folks sell. Buyers remorse is not always performance based

That business side of the swingarm looks hyper sanitary all closed up like that.

Congrats on the new ride.

Your like a kid in a candy shop

I once managed a Suzuki shop in the US for a couple of years

and was the same way

Most dealers here especially bigger bikes, as in not scooters do not

cut any deals in price at all.

Some might give you a better freebie, jacket,bike cover etc. with the bike but that is as

good as it gets IMO

On scooters sometimes you find dealers like Niyom Panich

that give 1000 baht off for cash

Melinda I am not 100% sure but I believe you do not need a license to reg a bike in your name

Of course to obtain better insurance than the basic mandatory parabol you may be asked by the insurer

or need to be licensed to be covered under full comprehensive

But AFAIK there is no law that states you need a license to own