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10 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

Is there a way to find that out? I have no idea what mine would have been.

I nearly had to do this a couple of years ago...but then I found it so never had to

https://www.gov.uk/lost-national-insurance-number

10 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

You are asked for a serial number which appears on your licence

True, luckily I still had my old paper one

17 hours ago, jackdd said:

Where is the mud? These roads should be no problem with a Honda Click (as you can see by the tourists which you met)

We don't have/get mud per se, but it does get pretty slick, we ride at least once a week up in the hills and we would be more than happy for you to join us on your Click...we've seen quite a few tourists up there over the years and it's great entertainment ????

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Certainly does take a lot to fail.

 

I had a brake light out (the rear brake was making the light come on but the front brake was not) and my indicators were held on by a combination of cable ties and duct tape and it still passed! 

My CRF is 100% sound...but they refused to even look at it last year because no indicators were fitted (I had removed them the 2nd day I had the bike, rather than knock them off LOL)...so yes, they are beginning to tighten up slightly

7 hours ago, PETERHOF said:

Did anyone was granted a retirement extension using 800k bank deposit method after 1st march at Koh Samui Immigration and done recently a 90 report ?

 

Did they really required a bank statement showing a balance up to 800k  for first 90 report (or 400k for second 90 report) or only an updated bankbook ? Thank you...

I did my extension (800k method) on 23rd July and was asked to bring a bank letter when I did my first 90 day report...no mention was made of the amount, but just the bank book was not sufficient...I did ask that question.

On 6/27/2019 at 3:46 PM, khunPer said:

 

 

However, it's still a bit confusing how to imply the check of deposit balance, as like no general rule yet – according to has been mentioned in threads from other immigrations – so procedure might change.

I just did my retirement extension a couple of days ago, I was asked to bring a statement from the bank when doing my next 90 report, I did ask if I could just bring the bank book, nope, statement from bank required.

5 hours ago, huberthammer said:

He moved to the other side of the road about 100 meters towards Lamai so it is almost at the same location. Same sign so you should easy find it.

 

Thanks ????

Anyone know what happened to Cycling Samui Bike Shop (just up from PTT Chaweng)? Their old shop is gone now and a row of shops built there...did they close down or have they moved some place else?

This is their old shop...

3 hours ago, wilcopops said:

Is the fire being covered in the media.

There's a few lines on The Nation under Breaking News http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30327829

8 hours ago, webfact said:

"Tell the people that e-cigarettes are illegal. And smoking them is bad for your health".

They maybe illegal in Thailand, but they are 95% better than the product supplied by the Thai Tobacco Monopoly.

At the end of the day the French lady fell foul of the law by not paying the Baht 40k extortion fee...extortion is also illegal by the way ????

On 1/20/2019 at 4:12 PM, steelerian said:

This steep road on the left, how far does that concrete road go up the hill before it turns into a dirt road again? I havent been up there for a few years, but it only used to go about 50-100m.

And how far up there is the buddha/temple? Ive only ever managed to find this temple from 1 entry point on a scooter, by going to the bottom of the hill at the Lamai end, then turning right, and soon righ again, and all the way back up.

Is this route easy to drive on a click/pcx?
 

Sorry for the late reply but have been away for a few days...that concrete only went a few hundred meters the last time I rode it. There's several ways of getting to the Buddha/Temple...but on a Click/PCX at the moment the way you mentioned is about the only sure way.

2 hours ago, evadgib said:

Thanks khunPer but I meant this offshot in the general direction of Naton that is just after the viewpoint at the top when driving from Maenam towards Lamai. I have never seen traffic coming out of there & everyone I have asked that has tried say it's too dangerous even in a 4x4.

 

The turn off you mention is a dead end and leads to Khun Si Waterfall (plus a bunch of Durian orchards)...slightly further on (50mtr max) is a smaller turning and sometimes is passable that takes you to the Big Buddha above Lamai...haven't been that way for at least 6 months so have no idea of the condition of that track at the moment.

In the pic below you can see they have laid a bit of concrete to the left

13 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Yes I am acquainted with the D D 2 Stroker .. They were fitted in UK Bedford trucks 70's/80's but were never liked on the UK truck scene as they had to be revved to do anything and were not considered to have very good fuel consumption but for sure there was not mistaking one if you heard it coming .. 

13 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

Pass anything but a truck stop...

They sucked the fuel, but they were cheap to buy and cheap and easy to maintain. Cheap parts everywhere..

Also popular in boats and equipment because they would run clockwise or counter clockwise, just change the fuel and oil pumps and reconfigure the starter...

 

One of the most common fitments in UK was to the Terex scapers, mostly 8V71's, and when I first joined the oil patch they were the most commonly used engine in the desert sows, early ones had 8V71's but they soon switched to 12V71's...and as you have mentioned they were easy to maintain and had a good amount of power. The engine of choice now is the Cat 3408 and it's offshoots.

45 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Are these Guzzi lumps real or mock ups ..

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This arrow configuration engine was designed in 1981-1982 by Lino Tonti. It displaces 992cc, with 3 cylinders set at 65 degrees. Valves were push rod operated from 2 cams in the block by the central cylinder. It was equipped with three 30mm Del'Ortos. The factory identifier was W103.

What you see in the photo was as far as development went, which is really too bad, it would have been interesting to see this mounted in a running prototype motorcycle of some sort.

https://thekneeslider.com/moto-guzzi-arrow-w103-3-cylinder-v-triple/

8 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

And still later, the Z1000, but by then others had caught up, especially Suzuki.

Same guy has a GS1000...it was in pretty good shape when he bought it and hasn't had to do much it

While I was hooning around on two strokes in my late teens and loving it, there was one four stoke bike that held a certain kind of reverence for me, and one that I thought I'd own one day...the legendary Kwak Z1 900...I never did own one, by the time I'd switched to four strokes things had moved on.

A friend of mine in UK has one, he did a complete nut & bolt strip down and rebuild. He did lend it to Beaulieu motor museum until he went down there one day and it had been left out unprotected from the crowds...he went home, got his van and it now sits in his living room most of the time.

6 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

That must've been about the death of 'em 78 no ? .. I always thought these were in the shadow of the triples a bit never quite as glitzy as the 3's .. Only ever knew one dude with one and he used it more as a commuter .. The one thing that struck me was its was slow revving and never fussed you could hook up a higher gear at 3/3500 and it would pull it no problem ..

 

 

Two of our crew moved up to GT500's after their GT250's, and yeah you're right they weren't that quick, and didn't handle that well either. The Cobra you mention was renamed the Titan later on and the bike was known at the T500 until about 75, then the GT500 came along...The T500 was slightly quicker than the GT500. 

T500...