Kwasaki

When l bought s/h the owner had all the papers prepared for him by a kwacka dealer shop so l don't see a problem with a Honda shop helping the same.  

2 hours ago, eldragon said:

How do you justify living in Thailand, away from your family?

Bliss and cheaper.  

3 hours ago, anto said:

It was NOT his fault .His son had something to do with it ,and it was the middle bike that made contact .

" After putting the side-stand down my son's bike went and toppled over into his friends bike parked to his right, this in turn toppled over into another lads bike."

Reading above Me's don't think so he started it   an insurance assessor maybe would say Kwacka claims from middle bike,  middle bike claims from his son, dunno maybe @stevenl could chip in he knows about insurance stuff.

19 hours ago, Horatio Poke said:

Women don't post here regularly because they're too busy cooking and cleaning, and doing the laundry and the washing up.

  this is offensive too.

5 hours ago, Techno Viking said:

244kg according to this review.

http://www.cycleworld.com/2017-bmw-r1200gs-rallye-exclusive-first-look-review-eicma#page-3

As someone rightly said not made in Thailand you can only buy em,  l'd liked em and a few on here don't,  fair enough.  

Here's 2017 Adventure spec 229 kg dry and with 30 kilos of fuel and 4 kilos of oil & water etc. 263 kg. £13, 000 in UK don't know how much here but l'd bet not 572,000 baht. 

https://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/bmw_r_1200_gs_adventure_2017.php

49 minutes ago, CutiePi said:

Unfortunately it's not so simple because the energy density varies among these fuels, i.e., the kilos per litre is not the same.

From my experience using my Mrs Yaris which can use up to E20 the difference in kilos still makes a saving although l concede not great but a saving neither the less.  

If engine spec is designed to take a fuel which is cheaper use it if garages locally stock it. 

8 hours ago, juehoe said:

Cheapest means lowest cost per kilometre are relevant, not cost per litre.
Personally, I also look at the ecological issues.

 

l'd use the cheapest and let the car technology take care of ecological issues. 

8 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Sorry, I am not sure what you are trying to say.

Yeah my bad took scrambler thinking motocross type bike fix yourself like. 

Looked it up nice bike. 

56 minutes ago, anto said:

Offer him B10,000 .Take it or leave it .

Can't do that it cost what it costs, find out how much and pay up if it's your fault.

2 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

And you would also say the same for (manual) gearboxes? Don't use synth?

(have looked for synt gear oil in BKK (Worachak area) can't find normal syn gear oil, half syn is available.)

(well, can find fully synt gear oil but that is special oil for track racing applications, way more expensive than costly)

3 hours ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

preferred fuel for a typical engine?

The cheapest one it can take obviously.  

3 hours ago, eisfeld said:

18k is what I paid 2 years ago for a new Scrambler (800, not Sixty2), first class.

Whow you much be rich spending that on a tough scrambler bike.  

3 hours ago, boomerangutang said:

I'm ok with forgiveness in some scenarios (and to some degrees).  But if a criminal is caught, there should be consequences.

I'm OK with it too, lets put them in the good old US of A in Trump Tower.. 

1 minute ago, Morch said:

Think you're over estimating the current US influence in the ME.

l don't think so but time will tell.

1 minute ago, JAS21 said:

For the purist ... what a smell ........ just a teaspoonful needed in with your fuel .......................

I caught the Castrol virus from my Dad sitting in the road servicing his Rudge in Wembley when l was a kid handed the right size spanners. 

1 hour ago, Morch said:

 

The US cannot, at this point and time, dictate anything in Iraq. Anything it does will have to take into account the positions of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia and perhaps, even the Iraqi people themselves.

Hear you but American govs don't want anyone interfering with arms sales and all you mention will do as their told,  obviously not publicly. 

If want 1st class insurance pay for it,  was about 1year ago quoted 14,000 on a Versys 650.

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

"Semi-synthetics" are oils which are a blend of petroleum oil and no more than 30% synthetic oil. If the manufacturer adds no more than 30% synthetic oil and does not change the additive package, they do not have to recertify the oil. These days, since everyone has agreed that Group III base oils are "synthetic," I'm not sure "semi-synthetic" means anything at all. The manufacturers love this stuff: it costs about 15% more to make the oil, and they get to charge about double. I don't recommend semi-synthetics. Save your money and take your kids to McDonalds.

Sorry semi-syns are not expensive and l wouldn't recommend McDonald's either. 

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Semi-synthetic is a waste of money. It is neither fish nor fowl!

OK as usually with people on here, disagree with 30 years of experience in servicing motorbikes.

I don't think ladies that post feel threatened or intimidated here by some men,  most of em understand cause they have children.  

19 minutes ago, Anythingleft? said:

Motorbikes only ever run them with fully synthetic always have

Respect your preference just saying I didn't have syn oils for my motorbikes years ago and they were OK l don't bother with syn oil now,  semi-syn perfectly OK for motorbikes/ scoots/ moped in Thailand. 

34 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said:

right,

and using non-sythetic oil in LoS, no problem with high oil temperatures?

 

You can use any oil in Thailand which has the correct viscosity for the engine design e.g. 10w30 , to  20w50 , etc   etc.  

Because of the Thai heat change it more often,  l use semi- syn they are at reasonable prices now.

The sales teams of companies are clever at brainwashing. 

One report says however, synthetic motor oil can cost two to four times as much as regular oil, true,  maybe it will come down sometime.

So unless your owner's manual specifies synthetic, you don’t need it. bollow.

But Consumer Reports’ chief mechanic says there are some situations where synthetic oil’s resistance to breakdown can help prolong the life of an engine. true so does semi-syn.

If you make lots of short trips, standard motor oil may never get warm enough to burn off moisture and impurities. true but it's hot here so just change more.

If you live in a region with very hot summers synthetic oil won’t break down as quickly. true.

While synthetic generally holds up better and can serve for more miles, it is important to not extend oil changes beyond the time interval recommended by the manufacturer—typically six months or a year. same with semi-syn.

On 7/18/2017 at 2:03 AM, hawker9000 said:

Just as long as it's under N. Korean rule!   (...which S. Korea would already have been enduring for over half a century, instead of free and democratic,

Exactly S, Koreans are free and democratic and understand N.Koreans so let them deal with it.

You don't have to be hater of American governments to disagree with there interference just saying.

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11 hours ago, macknife said:

You can only buy parts from the Kawasaki main dealer.

Perhaps you are suggesting a filler bodge job on a fuel tank/fairings plus respray? Sticking fairings back together with glue?

No thanks.

Just saying renewable repairs to plastics and tanks are possible to a high standard.

If OP ain't appy and thinks there taking the mick, check with Kwacka dealer to confirm price.