Kwasaki

14 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

But Honda got it right with the NSR500. 2-stroke, 500cc V4 with about 200 horsepower.  10 world championships, over 100 race wins.  Amazing engine.

 

More info and a good engine pic:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR500

Yep l think Japanese design engineer's are some of the finest in the world.

l'm fan of MotoGP watched VR rise up through the ranks and world championships.

My take is with the development of 4 stoke's motorcycles they were gradually erasing any advantages the 2 stoke power had.

Finest motorcycle engine ever made IMO,  now 1000's are allowed again wish Honda would bring it back there struggling a bit these days.

I was skeptical at first coming to Thailand having heard about these ladyboys but have to say l can single them out when put my glasses on. 

My wife has had a baby so l guess l'm OK.  

1 hour ago, transam said:

4 stroke....

Yeah so it is a 4 stoke sounded like a 2 stoke didn't look spec.

The only Honda 250 S S in UK l knew of were twins and the S S stood for Super Sport.

Never owned another twin till l came to Thailand,  had serviced some and rode a few.

I went to owning 4 pots as soon as l could.

24 minutes ago, transam said:

I wish.....

 

 

 

      nice but l meant Castrol GTX.

2 minutes ago, transam said:

That's OK then, thought you were referring to Honda's...

I was the 3RC 164 was a 6 cylinder Honda RC 166 two-stoke engine,  the Honda's founder Takeo Fujisawa hated 2-stokes. 

23 minutes ago, transam said:

A two stroke.............

Yep l hate the bloody things my son luv's em his had 4 x 2 stoke bikes, courtesy of the old fart 4 stoke luver.

His sorter sensible now has a R1 with tons of gizmo stuff on it from new but still finds stuff to make it go faster.

My eldest son still has my old Suk 1200 bandit he won't sell it.

The world for car engines changed in 1968 when GTX came and others followed. 

38 minutes ago, digger70 said:

I said Small cars.I did not price medium and big cars or trucks(utes) !

l'm still curious what small cars are made in Thailand l thought they only built/assembled in Thailand so was interested.

3RC 164 ( RC 166 )  Honda 250 cc 6 thimble size pistons.

There's one for sale if you want one only 18,000,000 baht.

Never liked 2 stokes much,  bought them for my youngest son,  not my thing. 

My sons Ducati 916 49cc minimoto.

12 minutes ago, digger70 said:

This maybe not the case,some small cars are made in Thailand,Thailand specs .Not international specs.I have got one build in Thailand and this make and model cost more than the same make and model build and bought in Australia.

News to me,  out of of interest are they truck or cars cause here they call trucks cars.

25 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

The Z800 luckily is no more. It has been replaced by the Z900 at the end of last year which is a better bike in every regard imho.

Yeah cheers maybe in answer to Ducati & Yam 900,  lighter than a V  but more dosh.  

32 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Glad to see that the Donald's made in America is working. An American icon made in Thailand?

I thought it will be more like assembled. 

15 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Summer of '79...

Same bike as in my other thread, re my38 y/o Triumph birthday/anniversary.

 

Cool look,  did you missed the mods and rockers days then ? 

Rocker l was in my fashion,  my mum was always threatening to pack my bags,  long hair,  rarely taken off leather jacket,  jeans which were for wiping oil off hands & army boots.

Never took drugs other than Weights cigs & beer,  steered clear of the fighting unless set upon by mods,  a time when l took up Judo and went on to other self-defense stuff.  

51 minutes ago, soihok said:

My new Ducati Hypermotard 939 is ready for collection in Korat.....

 

You have said already, when can l pick it up for ya. 

1 hour ago, CMKiwi said:

Good stories and love to hear more....but back to the OP.  These are being made in India, and I wonder if we will ever see them here.

 

Honda XRE300 nice looking simple ADV bike

 

 

OK but don't much like under 500's,  although my first Thailand bike was a CB400SF,  long stories about that.  

14 hours ago, guzzi850m2 said:

Heavy and no ABS, no thanks and my V is very comfy too.

Sorry of topic,  Z got abs in 2016 l believe not that l use or rely on abs & 229 only 19 bags of sugar heavier than my V.  

l learnt early on Thai dogs don't understand English.  

My Thai is not good ( maa pai ) so maybe l say come,  horse,  chair go for all l know.

Stray dogs are rounded up here about every month or so,, the Historic park is a dumping ground for unwanted dogs.

31 minutes ago, guzzi850m2 said:

I am a PCX rider, but not wearing sandals, ha-ha.

 

My bike buddy have a Ducati Hyperstrada 821 and he never had any issues with it, he hardly ever washes it but keep the service intervals strictly.

 

PS I don't ride my PCX when riding with him but my V650. His bike basically got a gear "more" than mine, so if I go flat out at +190, he can pass me in 5th and change up to 6th (bastard). We normally don't go that fast, 120-140 on a trip from Pattaya to Koh Chang and back.

How about getting a Z800.  

41 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

Left your sense of humour on the plane did we. Thought the lets party sticker gave it away  i promise i will spell it out for you next time.  Meanwhile look up satirical or tounge in cheek remarks.

As l see and said before basically driving here to keep safe is observation of the driving habits whether good or bad you have to be aware of them.

Statistics and lack of training, bad drivers, bad roads is an easy call.

1 hour ago, fredob43 said:

Good idea to change lump for a Land Cruiser, only prob: where can I use it. Besides that the 215+kph that the old one did put the fear of Buddha up me. It ain't a race car it's a Tank.

Well as you know it's a bit tricked up but interesting.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/videos/a33394/watch-this-land-cruiser-set-a-230-mph-suv-top-speed-record/

2 hours ago, soihok said:

When I was 17 there used to be a weekly bike auction in a town called Worksop, near Sheffield - I used to go there and just dream about owning a bike - had zero money though (first bike was a Suzuki GT50 bought from that auction for 60 quid by my Dad, it was the slowest bike in the world).

I remember there bikes like Suzuki GT750 and Kawasaki KH250 up for auction.

It was nice to dream........but even nicer now to say that dream has become a reality now that I have the resources to go for it 

Good old Dad's err,  l was 13/15 and skint but working evenings to save for a bike, l had an old moped given to me by Dad's friend which l trashed riding around in the fields and woods but carried on with a NSU 150 scoot a friend lent me.

Had a bit of road before the woods so that was the first thing l got nicked on by plod, underage, no licence, no L plates, no insurance, no road-tax.

Anyway 16th birthday dad turns up on 600 Panther with sidecar, kicking that over was nearly thrown over handle bar time if it back fired when trying to start it, even with the valve lifter fully open.

Passed my test later borrowing my mates 175 bantam,  tried the Panther solo but it was a heavy beast and wanted to take a different line to the one l was trying.

Sold it and bought a s/h Triumph 500 great bike and so the string bikes followed.

Good stories and memories here. 

15 hours ago, moe666 said:

I would say they are true a friend bought the same bike 2 years ago during the time he had it 9 months in the shop they could never figure out the problem he sold it after a year he says what was the point more time in the shop than on the road

Well Audi took over Ducati early 2012 and have been making big product improvements.

9 months !!  Your mate wasn't doing much by the sound of things,  he should of put a complaint in.

Being in Thailand it doesn't surprise me of workshops getting complacent also being incompetent.

I had issues with Kwasaki and got on to their Bkk head office and they helped me find a workshop of their's,  where a chief engineer took care of things. 

6 hours ago, Anythingleft? said:

The model I looked at was roughly 3 times the price as listed in the UK, no way I would pay that just out of principle

Didn't read into it too much but if they build a factory here and assembly them here won't that address the price as it has with others makes. 

29 minutes ago, fredob43 said:

Having looked it up and read the book Toyota suggest that semi Syn is perfectly ok for normal usage. If on the other hand you stress the engine (EG High speed runs frequent stop starts) you should change oil & filter at 5000km. That goes for Full or Semi Syn. Seems a tad over the top to use Full Syn, if like me you change oil every 5000 or less regardless.

 

Reply to TA. I have no doubt that full Syn is better than semi oil but does it warrant the extra cost???  

That's my take on it too, so will support you in this dispatch   correct Castrol products like magnatec have been protecting cold starts for dok years.

The engine temperature light on both family cars goes out after about 10 secs if that.

If your going high-tune your spivo and race it use full syn,  if you trade it in for a Land Cruiser you can get one that does 230 mph ( 370 kph ). 

2 hours ago, soihok said:

Had mainly Japanese Bikes (several GSXR's), a VMax and currently an MT-09 and an R3, but also had a Triumph Street Triple R and from next week a Ducati Hypermotard.

As of now one of the best bikes brought out after Blades and R1's is the GSXR1000 so simple so fast and the Triumph speed triple is up there too.

Also in my book any biker although l'm not keen on the looks of it,  you haven't lived until experience a ride on a Suz Busa.

Best thing also is when my grand kids ask me to tell them a story at bedtime, l'd talk about bikes it worked a treat.