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Am I missing something here----- I had the same problem with a Phantom and just moved the gear lever one or two serrations up on the splined drive.Surely you can do the same and it takes literally a couple of minutes----Dougal

Quite refreshing to hear the police report-------- no info on cause of death---no immediate speculation on his death---- nothing strange about the unknown lady---- well done guys,and my condolences to the Getty family-------- Thai police scene investigators--- PLEASE TAKE NOTE

Pretty obvious to me the recipient countries will need to have a team of maintenance people here in Thailand to inspect and clear the a/c before t/o.This would seem to me to be something of a logistical task considering the number of a/c and their t/o from Airports all over the country.I would hesitate to say that this is a mistake intranslation as is normal and the idea is to inspect all a/c after landing with the idea of making it a safer plane when returning------- Just a 2 pennyworth frm an ex maintenance engineer myself( BOAC andBA) but of course in my day we did not have these problems.

So it will now be 80.47 Baht for a beer on Soi Buakhow?

It will be 60,47bt in Udon Thani---Maybe even61bt ----OUCH

Fair enough!!

Right place to tax people!

(and yes, I do smoke)

Right place to tax people

(and yes I do DRINK)

A drunken man runs out in front of a train and gets run over and dies-------- so we will now charge the train driver---------- WITH WHAT ?????????????

Months and months go by.Months turn into years and we will still be debating WHAT TO DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think this is the start of a wall that will span the length of the beach with toll gates,to allow the tourists to have a lovely quiet laze in the shade,and not get sun-burned.That's what I have been told anyway and I have no reason to doubt it. My congratulations to all concerned in this magnificent structural artifact and for seeing a solution to a long term problem.Hope there is provision for the hordes of forthcoming tourists with heaps of the good old pie carts on the inside. Incidently,I wonder who will be the first one to start the grafiti---- HaHa.Boy am I glad I live a few hundred miles away .

Sorry but I still cannot come to terms with the statement about the CCTV that was watching him WALKING AROUND THE BALCONY 2 TIMES. I know nothing about condos or any other type of Hi-rise here,but please tell me------ Is it normal to have a camera outside on the balcony? Rest in peace my friend ---I wish I had known you and been able to talk to you before you made this fateful decision.I often think that a friend,someone who really cares about you,can help you get through some of the bad times encountered here. I think I would be sorely tempted myself if I was faced with a terminal illness.Especially if I was in a lot of pain.Then on top of this situation is the horrendous cost of Hospital treatment,and you know it is all in vain and I would rather leave with something in the bank to tide my wife over.This really because I have got a wife who really cares and has already shown that in recent years. This Frenchman did not have that luxury.He evidently lived alone and I would love to know what changes,if any .happened in his life to make him want to end it. Was it health or was it money,or just the dreaded loneliness.We may never know.My condolences to his family and friends.

I don't know about 'How to use one' but I had to click on to here to find out what a Sat/Nav is ??????? SORRY----- Am I a troll?(Iam serious)

I wish to change my password,How,please help

OK---Well to those guys who sent in the above replies I say thanks a lot.There is all the info I wanted there and having got the green book sorted (he posted it to me yesterda) now from what I have read here I am put off the idea of a sidecar,as I did not know the Tiger outfit had closed down.The appeal with Tiger was that they were putting out a "legal" combination,but now as they were the only ones there is no way you can fit a sidecar legally in Thailand.Another point I would make is to reply to the last one from Tingtong Farang------As an experienced sidecar user in my home country,I can tell you now that your bad experience was due to the sidecar(or CHAIR as we used to call them) not being set up properly in relation to the bike.Most ideal set ups were for the combination to have about a 10mm toe in,and about 3*lean out. This would set up most combinations to alleviate the problems you were having.Eratic steering can also be cured with a steering damper fitted.Anyway thanks for your input--=----Dougal

This, with 6 times the cubic centimeters, is a bike ...

The PM was riding a trainer.

Yes that is a big bike for old people.

Rice burners have twice the power for half the cubic centimeters. Just like many US things its big makes a lot of sound but does not really preform

As far as my knowledge stretches, the bike in HeijoshinCools picture IS a Honda AKA rice burner.

Have to admit epic fail for me. I thought it was an Harley.

Must admit I thought it was an 'ARLEY too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You never rode a bike or a moped at home let alone a 750cc monster. You never passed a driving test or a bike riding course. Why would you do it here? I am not a fan of the 'Nanny State'..but there is self preservation!

Rode a motorcycle in my youth in UK but only a 175cc BSA. Ridden here in Thailand every day for the last 30 plus years from 100cc to 200cc. Ridden around north east & north west India and the length and breadth of Nepal on 175cc. Ridden Pattaya-Bangkok v.v. once and Pattaya-Trat v.v. once. Took a full Thai test not just the showing of UK license.

Fell off a few times: snow, ice, oil, gravel etc. Got hit by a car couple times, both in UK. Still alive and enjoying it at 62 years young.

Your post does not apply to me and many like me. So who's the 'you' your referring to.

I remember the BSA Bantam(125) and the C11(250) so whats this 175 you had?

Hi Guys

I have questions and queries about a lot of things I have read lately.Now this is no troll.I would appreciate some real sensible answers please. I have the chance to buy a nice looking (and performing) Honda Phantom,but have found out that it has not been on the road for 8 yrs so it is not reg or paid up since then,but he has the original green book..Now,I live in Issaan and the bike has Bkk plate,and the owner tells me there is a problem getting a new green book .Obviously a bike without a green book is no good to me. However if I can somehow get a geeen book and reg it in Udon does this mean it is then classified as a new bike.If this is true then this would open up a whole new world for me. As I am getting old(hate admitting that) it may be possible to get Tiger Motorcycles to fit a new sidecar onto it and they would(I am told) do all the neccessary paperwork to get me legal with a sidecar officially reg to carry a passenger(in this case my wife) My understanding is that you cannot just buy any old bike and get them to fit a chair.Tiger are the only ones in Thailand allowed to do this,and from what I have read they normally sell the bike with sidecar attached at their factory,but they will sell just the chair on its own.but I am not sure how I stand in that case.I suspect that If I just got even a reputable mechanic here in Udon to fit it to my bike I would not be able to get it reg as a passenger sidecar. The last query is---as the bike was originally reg in BKK and I want it reg in Udon Thani why cant I go to my local vehicle reg place here in Udon and get them to do it? If any of you have any details or any serious info on any of this I would really appreciate it Thanks in advance Dougal.

They were using old bamboo, that will teach them. How long is bamboo scaffold good for 15 or 20 years ?

I do wish you guys would read the OP before just jumping in with stupid replys

Other workers were able to escape being injured by the falling metal poles.--FALLING METAL POLES OK?

English girls and boys me feel love to try exotic races for pleasure and I see many of them like to get smashed before the session so the drugs may be in relation to the hunt for pleasure in the hotel room, if they could learn to enjoy without drugs and alcohol be safer for them but sometimes I feel they dont want it but they do want it and so they may be confused peoples

Your quote-----"I feel they don't want it but they do want it and so they maybe confused peoples"---Well mate you sure as hell got me there too!

Yeah what's a Korean bus doing in Thailand? Bloody foreigners.

This is a Thai bus carrying Korean tourists

The moral of the story is stop and wait to be checked at checkpoints.

I watched the other day a copper flagging a couple on a motorbike both without helmets.They started to slow down and as they got level with him the driver of the scooter suddenly gave it the hammer,the cop tried to run and grab but too late.He just stood there smiling for a second then laughed and walked off. GREAT POLICE WORK

It was a poor choice of floor covering in a bathroom, normal wear and tear, the floor should have been sealed to prevent liquid damage. marble is a very porous material.

Men only sit in a bathroom for one reason.

Legs aching? OK I only asked

I hope this sends out a clear message to the world now; "Do not go to Kao Tao!"

Then let's see how these mobsters survive with no income from 'farang'. I hope, in all heart of hearts, that their businesses die the death!

"businesses die the death????"-------------Natural causes death?????????

Sorry mate but you cannot grow "red wine"------- You need grapes for that-------Red ones !!!!!!!!!!

So, court regulations state that Judges may NOT enjoy themselves at PRIVATE functions?

Seems rather Victorian to me.

No, judges may not be seen to frolic with prostitutes. No matter he was oblivious to the camera, he should have ensured he was not seen. He made a bad choice to do his frolicking in a place with strangers.

It's exactly the same in the west.

Are you from the USA?

I don't know which part of the West you're from, but as long as he's not doing anything illegal (using drugs, physically hurting people, having sex with adolescents/children), they couldn't care less in the country I am from.

I am from (Western) Europe.

There's a huge difference between Western countries, for instance in most of West-Europe you can find public (nude) saunas (not about sex) and even the most conservative politician with their family would go there and can be seen by anyone. Nobody cares. But in the USA things like that are unthinkable. Still the USA is one of the biggest Porno producers and uncensored violence on TV is one of the worst in the world.

This is not a question about morality!!

Prostitution is officially illegal in Thailand.

So maybe not very smart for a judge (representing the law) to be seeing publicly with hookers!!

And no, I am not from the USA...................

Who said he was having sex---- and who said they were hookers ? They were as far as I understand all members of a gym.