Kwasaki

14 hours ago, Beechboy said:

now have a new product called Control GX which is a shampoo which reduces grey gradually with each wash

No miss-spelt that oil came out years ago it's for the car not your hair.

10 hours ago, Ruffian Dick said:

No offense intended, but is English your first language?

Well yeah it is,  l still speak with English London cockney accent was only having a joke but Thai is as most know a tonal language and l'm pretty much tone deaf.

I manage speak enough Thai to get what l need, the only time l have any meaningful conversation with a Thai person is in English.

I commend anyone who has the ability to learn Thai.  

18 hours ago, speedtripler said:

I can fix most issues myself, but cooler to ride something that doesn't constantly need fixing... 

 

Still prefer the original Triumph Tiger l had.

25 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Did we decide if any bikes were actually made in Thailand ?

That is the question and looking into past and present only found that some parts are manufactured ( made ) ( produced )  what ever you want to call it but assembled seems to be what happens.

But even Wiki is not clear they write produced and selling motorcycles in Thailand etc etc.

A.P. Honda,  Kawasaki,  Lifan,  Stallions,  Suzuki,  Yamaha,  Zongshen-Ryuka.

29 minutes ago, speedtripler said:

Old school cool combined with modern reliability is still cool. 

Not being able to fix yourself is not cool. 

Sounds like a normal day on a busy Thai road to me, woosha.

1 hour ago, Shackleton123 said:

but with fuel injection (the carbs are faux - they contain the fuel injection system) Disk Brakes, Computer Engine Management, Digital instruments but with classical analogue readouts (needle pointers) modern suspension and frame design.

Yeah but that's not cool. 

Easier to learn English. 

2 hours ago, CMKiwi said:

Versys. It seems that its the top bike here for touring the country.

Whereas the ER6N isn't that well liked although there are a lot of them about, maybe its just the poor cousin.

Compared to other capable tourer's at the time of release,  the Versys were a cheap package at 285 k and a higher spec.

The Er6n was available in Thailand a good few years before l believe and could still make a good tour bike.

They won't except a debt card only debit cards with visa on etc & credit cards. 

On 6/6/2017 at 9:02 AM, al007 said:

If 60 yrs old a very different but still complex problem to resolve

True in some respect,  at 57 retiring Thailand it took me a while to settle but mainly coming from UK acclimatize,  staying to reached 86 in UK l would only holiday if l could as said.  

I think l said before l didn't health insure myself apart accident in Thailand until l was 68 it wasn't complex or a problem.

l agree entirely as said at 86 keep the home in England, keep all the Uk benefits.

I said before l passed my test in UK on my mates Bantam it involved start the bike look behind and ride off around an open area of roads forming a block,  the examiner stopped me saying ride around again the opposite way and prepare for your emergency stop,  coming back l couldn't see him until he jumped out behind a tree, l thought that a was be silly but passed test after 3 highway code road safety questions.

This following was from a writer at MCN who made him go for a new motorcycle test which is much tougher, a good laugh.  

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2013/january/jan2413-how-hard-can-it-be-to-pass-new-test/

@kuma

If the battery on the vehicle you have now is not in need of charging,  then disconnect,  get it checked and fully charged and for just 6 month it'll be fine. 

I've said before electric need charging this doesn't,  the Cadillac World Thorium fueled car powered by an on-board nuclear reactor that uses thorium as its fuel is the future.

Yours l dunno without history.

Well ours 4/4  next door is 4 other-side next door 353/1 our neighbour across is 56.

When at immigration they wanted our google map referents co-ordinance maps numbers.

There many bikes available in Thailand it's not what's best for Thailand ( sealing lips ) it's what's best for you in Thailand IMHO. 

Depends on what you want to do and how much you want to pay.

For me personally it's a scoot for knocking about and a Versys for trips more 15 kilos. 

Do more research.

1 hour ago, Billy Bloggs said:

Thais dont like them so they dont hold value

There not Hi-So.

For me it has depended on whether your Thai DL has passport number on or your Thai ID number on from your yellow house book.

That seems to be the case as l have found to be with most things but depends on what the contraction is.  

39 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

It was an unannounced and unexpected holiday.  Lots of rumors he'll be going the way of Spicer, Prince, Bannon, etc, etc, etc.  Being close to Trump is "almost" as dangerous as being close to Putin! LOL

From my perspective Trump will soon be the first Dictator of USA. 

1 hour ago, Thechook said:

Maybe these might help.  If I saw her on any street in the world I probably wouldn't pick her as Asian, never mind Thai.  Definitely looks farang.

Well there are other banks available. 

l guess they do it cause they can for me rich boy toys and extreme customized stuff is not my thing really,   

A specialized sport car company Sbarro Switzerland based,  built a one off car ref from Z1300 sites where two Z1300 engines and own gearboxes were mounted and connected only by belt,  each engine drove its own rear wheel.

10 minutes ago, KNJ said:

I think I have got the hang of it, leave it on the side-stand, just past TDC and use all my weight to get it going.........not..... she kicks back, and I go over the handlebars in a crumpled mess.

Your not alone happened to me once leaving my girlfriends house with family looking on kick-starting my Panther 600.

1 minute ago, transam said:

I posted a vid about that bike here that l never knew existed.......

 

Yes but my V8 stuff is 4 wheels though as a fun hobby.....

This a do ya then 1000 bhp supercharged V8.  

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Khao Kor is a bikers favorite.

Every holiday season you see large groups heading that way camping.

You won't get me in that area again on a bike unless it's summer season.