furyrider

I wonder what the real cost of the bridge is per kilometre and how much will disappear off the top?

Well if they wait 3 years to start much of the funds will disappear so instead of the bridge looking like the golden gate it will be more like Washington State Galloping gertie bridge in the Tacoma narrows

Still have one of these right next to my house. I walked by it last night and it was lite up like a Christmas tree. Everything looks like its working in order. The benzine gets very great performance but it is also very expensive. I think it's almost 50 baht a liter.

I own 2 of them for our Mini Mart. But once the 91 Benzine is gone I will have to change what we put in. I would like to run the 95 benzene but with the higher price it will run my Thai customers off. And most of the customers have older bikes and will start having trouble with 91 Gasohol. Not sure what to do.

Consider building homes on stilts and businesses and shop houses should be a minimum of 1 metre above the roads in flood prone areas.

Thats just plain common sense, You can not use common sense here in fact there might be a law against it.

The Honda Airblade is a great bike for short trips like that. Feels much more solid than a Click. Much cheaper than a PCX. Not as girly as a Scoopy. Sorry, but those are the only scooters I have experience with. Except for Waves which are nice solid scooters also but a bit more work to ride.

Do they even sell new airblades? I have a nuovo sx and am very happy. I recommend a rental then its a easy decission.

Yes they do sell the Air Blade In fact I have 1 for sale thats not quite a year old.

I am not sure what all the legalities are but I would post that question on GT riders. Those guys are always doing cross border trips into Cambodia and Lao

While on the subject of uniform skirts I would like to inject my opinion here. I fell that all skirts should be 6 inches above the knee uniformly across the board. Only difference would be material and color.

The crazy water games are all over Thailand. Its part of that holiday

and municipal officials mobilised fire trucks to spray water in the air to ease the haze problem.

Isn't that more like pissing into the wind.

Lots of Thai bashing, not seen anything to suggest it was a Thai driver. I drive a pick-up, could just as easily been a non-Thai....

Yes I agree with you. Although I have had trouble and some close calls with thai drivers I have had more with the few farang drivers that i've run across. To me anymore any driver on the road is a threat to me and my wife's well being.

OK being a business operator I have waited all day to here from the officials that we are not able to sale alcohol today and its almost midnight. When are they going to tell the merchants they can not sell it????

So silly and what a waste of police tiem with so much real crime still to solve. Prohibition NEVER works hasn't history shown us that. If your religion says you should not drink and it is important to you then simply do not drink but why involve others who do nto follow you faith in such rulings. Hardly freedom or logical or sensible/ Oh well I suppose TIT.

Or perhaps you could try observance out of respect. After all, it's not your country. No doubt you would be pissed off with foreigners in your own country carrying on as though your own sacred days meant nothing. Just a suggestion.

Oh My god son get real how many Thais do you think is going to go for this.

Farangs...they never seize to amaze me....what is special about 13 yr old?

Good Question

so far not to much said about the mom getting big sentence, kind of blows a few people out of the water who say Thais get off lite

Check her status in 2 months before putting foot in mouth.

The original post has been edited as it has way over the topic graphic pictures as well as links to pornographic content, we all know its a terrible problem but no more links like that please

Damit Rimmer I wanted to see and the added links might have been fun to

Like Tingtong said Farangs can not But wife can

That means you better be show of your partner first.

Size depends on where you are and what you will farm. Just remember the bigger it is the more headaches you have

Thanks for all the replies everyone you have been most helpful.

Has anyone seen a single row hand corn planter? We put in only 4 rai each year by hand. To small of an area to buy a planter for tractor

There are people like me who lock there bicycles, but do not lock there motorbikes. Its up to what is the personal value for something. And how interesting the thing to protect is for thieves. I have a Yamaha Nouvo and a Tiger Boxer. The Boxer i do not lock at night

I do not want to consider my security as potential thieves or part of a gang or something like this. I pay for them every month. Sure there may be some bad security guys. But the most are good people and i trust them more than most farangs.

Its sad thing but I have to agree with you

Furyrider, I am unfortunately, now not in Thailand. Thru medical reasons I had to leave abruptly last Feb. I am hoping to head back this year again but not sure when yet. and yes I got the hwy number wrong. As BigBikeBkk states its 304 although I branched off onto 331 as I was headed for Rayong not Pattaya.

I did Rayong to Khon Kaen many times and enjoyed the ride and once from Bulalumphu to Rayong. Few times on my CBR150 took about 7 to 7;5hrs but stop for 3 gas top ups only. Most times I rented a CBR600 or Yamaha R6 and must say much more enjoyable ride. I dont ride that fast but consistent speed. Fastest trip to KK was just on 6hrs and in fact returned the same day.

The roads are basicly good all the way with the worst being between KK and Korat bumpy concrete altho I suspect has been resealed by now? Plus the top of the hill after Korat (304) was extremely corrorgated but they were working on that the last time I rode it so maybe ok now?

Plan ur fuel stops so u always have a reserve and fill only from a recognised fuel station.....there are many backyard fuel places but no choice on grade and I suspect doubtful quality.

Enjoy ur ride and.......be careful.

I am sorry to here about your medical conditions. Now that I have looked I at google maps I see the route to take. Also my wife (the navigator) says she knows how to get us there. We will see about that, we did a 16 hour trip to Chang Mai with her navigating should of taken 10.

But thanks for your info and hope you get back here soon.

Thanks BigBikeBKK and Visions I hope to see you there. Also Visions I still need to meet you and talk about a mod for my tank. I know plenty in the states that are interested.

It is a fun and esy ride, but you did not say what kind of bike you would be on. I have done it in a day, but how long were you taking ? Also what are your travel days if you want someone to join you ?

Yes like BigBikeBkk I am on the Honda Fury and yes I can make it in one day but not sure if my wife will put up with that. Although I can cruz at 140 km I have to stop every 200 km for gas. I am leaving on the 9th 6am.

I was going to Burapa bike week and was just wondering the best way to get around Bangkok without going through it.

Also have been looking for people headed to Pattaya to ride with.

When will you all learn Thai news. This was just an advertisement for where to go to get what you are looking for. And it came in the nick of time my meth dealer has become very unreliable.

I somehow dislike this sort of sensationalist reporting. Even the opening paragraph irks me:

"Standing waist-deep in brown floodwater outside her Bangkok home, Saisunee Sontana is short of food and getting desperate, while a short drive away air-conditioned restaurants serve well-heeled diners."

It implies that only poor people are inundated and that ALL 'well-heeled' people are high and dry and safe.

The floods do not discriminate between 'well-heeled' and 'less well-heeled' and 'downright poor' people. If your 100-million-Baht villa is located in an inundated Bangkok district, it will be just as much affected as a 'pauper's corrugated iron shed' down the road. Unfortunately, this is what makes the news abroad.

I was recently contacted by a major European news agency to deliver a feature story on 'European vacationers being stranded in Bangkok's nightlife districts because of the flooding of the capital'. I had to decline and it took me several email exchanges to explain that Patpong (or Nana or Soi Cowboy) is/are as of yet NOT flooded, which surprised them a lot. 600 euros down the... uhm... drain, but I cannot lie and make something up for the sake of delivering a sensationalist piece now, can I?

At one time reporting the news meant researching the facts and reporting the truth. However it seems now days stretching the facts and sometimes down right lies are becoming common in reporting if it sales. Sure Nana is not flooded but the area around Bangkok are. You just need to make it sound like they are cut off from the rest of Bangkok and in a horrible predicament and none of the Bar Girls can make it to Nana. I'm sure you could get some ideas from some of the Nation reporters.