furyrider

Brake fluid boils. You should do a little more research before posting. Air breaks have the same trouble but there is no break fluid to boil.

If you swan the Mekong river into Laos and got a boob job they wouldn't find you.

I would get the boob job first to aid in floatation

Sorry I put down the wrong name

Its DSG and there web sight is

www.dsawanh.com

Yes GSD. They are located on the main road going to the freindship bridge.

kittiwat pan-em

Asst.General Manager | DSG

Thai:+66 8 8548 8844

Laos +856 20 555 29740

[email protected]

They have trucks running from Loas to Bankok and are always lookiing for freaght headed back north.

I would start looking at the hotels and resorts. Most will let you use there pools for a fee.

I reemember a few months ago reading an artical that said that they were going to stop the rice scheme or reduce the amount they payed to the farmers. The farmers then marched and demanded that the government continue the scheme for this last harvest. How many of the farmers from the 30 provinces that have not been paid were the same farmers that marched on the government to keep the scheme going even after the government said it could not keep it going. How many of them would have been paid if they had sold at smaller mills.

Sounds easy.

Next time I get on my wife's Fino I'll try to remember my procedure.

Can't say I've fallen off it whilst parking it up though.

The most dangerous issue I have with these things is the auto clutch. Especially if one is left idling on the side stand and an infant grabs a handful of throttle - nasty.

The new bikes all have a kill switch wired in to the side stand so when you put it down it shuts the motor off. If it does not I check into fixing it.

It is ridiculous but you need a Thai person to sign with you, in case you fail payments, they can get it from the Thai person.

The Thai person of course also needs to prove they have an income. So a bargirl doesn't qualify.

Hell as much as some of them make they should qualify

the best way to check your stator is a incandescent light bulb.

MMMMM incandecent light bulb ??? What?

what were they doing before?

Extended Coffee break I would emagine

Plenty of threads on this, do a search. It's not a new idea by any means - but it's much more difficult than it used to be. You'd be crazy to spend that much on a beautiful classic scooter and then strip it apart and send to Thailand.

You'll probably get most of it into the country (expect delays, pay lots of tax, bribes etc) but I very much doubt you'll get it registered, and certainly not for 40,000 baht. I think the emissions test alone is 30,000 and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Better to buy a decent one here that's legally registered and then pay to get it restored.

Hi, thanks for the reply. Stripping the scooter is not an issue. There are plenty of Lambretta mechanics in Thailand, some of them not too great, some of them may take off the smaller parts that you dont see and replace with crap Vietnam parts, some of them quote 2 months and take 2 years..... Then there are some brilliant trustworthy mechanics who truly care and are very pasionate. I would only use the latter. The guy who I used to work on my lambretta 150 Special did an amazing job and there would be no issue with him putting it back together. he is one of the best in Thailand.

It is something that can be done, im sure. I know that someone recently imported from the UK and it has been done way more than once. Im aware it could be very tricky, but its not impossible.

It's not hard to put an old scooter back together, that's not the issue.

The issue is getting it through customs and then registering it. If you can sneak broken down classic bikes through customs without paying tax and bribes, and then get legal green books for them for 40,000 baht then I tip my hat to you. I just don't think it will happen. Good luck though.

Appreciate it, thanks. Yes, its a challenge and it is definatley not going to be easy. Im certain that I will have to pay import duty for some, or all of the packages but I am also certain that these costs will not exceed the saving that I make.

Just to point out though, this is not entirely about saving money. Its also about freedom of choice. TV's rarely come up for sale here and when they do, it may not be the ideal you want. In the UK, I have a huge choice.

The biggest danger I can think of is importing the engine. If customs inspect this particular package, they are going to see the serial number, and thats when it could get tricky. I was hoping for feedback on this specific thing but as it stands, no one here has imported before so no one is able to offer advice on this.

The panels and frame are coming over with a friend of mine directly, as checked in baggage. Im pretty sure he will just wheel it through customs, along with his suitcase etc, with no problems. You see people wheeling strange shaped boxes through nothing to declare all the time and usualy, there is just one or two bored looking staff waving everyone through.

Im confused why so many people here think it preposterous that I may be able to secure a book for 40K. As it stands, no one has offered any reasoning why this is such a non starter. From my point of view, I agree that it is not a certainty. of course it isnt. I have just been told by a felow scooter guy that he knows a guy at registration office that will help me get a book for 40K. I can only vouch that he does know a high up guy there, as I have been there before with him and met him, when i needed a colour change on my scooter fast tracking without the paperwork from immigration etc. So, he does exist. Can he realy get me a legal book for 40K? I dont know. If he cant, its not the end of the world I do not plan to do any touring on this scooter and will use it only localy, where it is not an issue having no book.

If you are going to do this I think I would even strip the motor aport and send that in peices That way they just see numbers on empty block. As far as the green book before you can have one issued there are some steps that have to be done. I know that it has to pass emissions and you have to have proff that all the import taxes have been payed and there is some other tax that you need proff of can't remember what that one is. The big thing with doeing thisis if once this bike is together and you don't have it legal and can show all the pappers they can impound the bike and fine you more than what it would have coast you to import it. And then after paying the fines you will have to pay all the duties get every thing legal for the bike and still may not get it back. I know 2 people that have gone trough this with harleys and have lost them. Another that was trying to bring in a big bike from the states and do it legal but one of the custums officer took a fansy to the bike and it took him almost 2 years to clear it and retreave the bike. So yes it can be done just check out everything fully not just getting in to Thailand but as you have it back to gether make sure you can make it legal. Also what do you need to show the insurance people. There are people on TV that know all but before they may reply you get many but heads replying first so I would list you questions on another Biker forum first.

Allocated 1.5 billion just to promote, and the other money allocated---where is that.???

Underwater weddings----Weddings in red lotus pond UDON----Love romance campaign----Elephants back wedding registration.

I have never heard of such bleeding Bollo#ks in all my life, these are less than 1% of things persons come here for.

27 TAT branches abroad ??? how many staff man these--what a super job--I want. and all these branches are laying low for the time being--on full pay of course.

This government organization should be investigated --all it's budget and perks. it is a farce and a joke. Not a penny spent on stopping the scams but budget spent on underwater weddings, Oh my god sums up the financial mess we are in. Scrap the agency---re-model it sling out the dead wood.

Jess who pissed in your cereal bowl this morning

mmm what is "6. Overtaking other vehicles in public" ?

sirchai

You have just explane an ordenary day in thailand. That is the days you try to get something done

I have two Thai RIdgebacks,the female is due to birth in 3 weeks,these dogs are the best watch dogs I've ever owned,suited to the climate,easy maintainance,and carry the reputation that no Thai's want to go near them,will protect family and your property like no other dogs I know,have had staffys and pit bulls before but these dogs are by far the best.If your interested drop me a line the new pups wont be at the ridiculus prices the breeders ask.

Have you any photos of the ridgebacks

I have two Thai RIdgebacks,the female is due to birth in 3 weeks,these dogs are the best watch dogs I've ever owned,suited to the climate,easy maintainance,and carry the reputation that no Thai's want to go near them,will protect family and your property like no other dogs I know,have had staffys and pit bulls before but these dogs are by far the best.If your interested drop me a line the new pups wont be at the ridiculus prices the breeders ask.

Have you any photos you could post of the ridgebacks

I think they need to work harder on customer and parts. Everyone I know with Harleys do business with the unotherized dealers for sevice and repair work.

Hell if you by the bottle full I will drink it for you where are you located?

Just take lots of time being in Thailand and learn the Thai culture before thinking of any business here. I have built my wife a good size mini mart gas station and Thai restaurant. She is busy all day and into the night and has realy made no money. At times she has more in the beginning but here in Thailand there is the monkey see monkey do mentality. As soon as they see you do anything that makes money they will do the same. When we built the mini mart there was none around for 4 kilo. Now there is one next door to her and 3 more have been built all in 1 kilo of us. Built the gas station and that did well until 1 more went in along with 2 coin operated gas pumps. Restaurant has never been good but then not in a good location. I find with all of these ventures I still have dig into my pocket to pay power bill for her. I am glad nothing is leased so no payments there.

My best suggestion is find a good hobby to do like ridding bikes and do a little travel and don't think of a business of any kind until you understand how things really are here first.

PS I wanted to also mention one more thing thats Thai labor. Can be very frustrating and super unreliable and it does not mater if they are family or not in fact family can be the worst.

Thanks Crossy

I was more joking with my earlier statement about the ground. I had more than a few battles with the wiring of my house and the electrician about ground and then found that he did add the ground and ground rod but as I inspected the MDB I found the ground secured the common bus bare and was supplying a nice current to ground.

Quick question on the 380 volt power you have. How do you drop the voltage back to a usable 220 volts I assume with transformer but I have been told that wiring in Thailand is different and things like grounds are not needed.

FDA officials suggested that if you suddenly feel nauseous while using the services of a taxi cab, you should roll down the taxi’s windows.

I think I might have been in one of these taxis the other morning. I was going home from Cowboy at 5am and was sure I was going to throw up.

I think that the nauseous feeling may have been from drinking all night sir.

For all of you saying this is a good idea and makes sense

must have lived here for toooo long. It is going to be a logistical nightmare,

especially for a country full of people who need a calculator for their 2 times

table. Every sign, every car, every road will need amending. This will cost

billions of dollars to implement safely. Also, know you are wrong, there are no

statistics that say driving on the right is any safer than driving on the left.

Only people who are used to driving on the right will find it safer to drive on

the right and hey guess what the whole driving population of this country is

not used to driving on the right. NO BRAINER. I am actually a little shocked so

many people on here are saying this is a good idea, just goes to show how many

none Thais have thought about this in depth. The death toll will shoot through

the roof, insurance premiums will increase tenfold. Laying down laws forbidding

car owners from selling their cars is dictatorial at best. To end I will say I have

never come across such a pathetic, insane, ludicrous idea in my life. Dumbo

springs to mind.

"Dumbo springs to mind."

Never a truer word spoken in jest.

I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD BITE 5555555555555

You beet me to this post. I reed it yesterday and thought about it all day. The cost would be multi Billions to change just the U-turns. If they did this I for one would not travel on the roads for a long time.

INSANE!

This whole idea actually came from a meeting at the airport where they discovered that the runways had been put down the wrong way and the planes are now taking off from the end they should be landing at. The idea is to try to take the attention away from this and give everyone something else to talk about while they quietly reverse the runways,

How did you come up with that. The direction of take offs and landings is controlled by the direction of wind

I would assume that by law anyone who's of legal age, registered, etc. is allowed to vote, even prisoners.

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Under both the 1997 and 2007 Constitution, prisoners are not allowed to vote.

Section 100

A person under any of the following prohibitions on the election day is disfranchised:

(1) being a Buddhist priest, novice, monk or clergy;

(2) being under suspension of the right to vote;

(3) being detained by a warrant of the Court or by a lawful order;

(4) being of unsound mind or of mental infirmity.

It's why Jatuporn is no longer an MP.

He was "disfranchised" under (3) and didn't vote, and subsequently stripped of his MP chair for not voting.

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Everyone seems to looking at number 3

What about both 3 and 4