Neilly

2 hours ago, nchuckle said:

Any suggestions (full face a must) ?

An Enduro style helmet is another option...you get plenty of air plus the protection of a full face. I wear shades with mine (Fox) and there's plenty of room on the sides for the sunglasses, something I haven't found very often with full face helmets.

10 hours ago, London Lowf said:

Maybe there are better places if I ride over towards Phuket Town?

Prasut Big Bike in Kathu...they have a very good selection of all the major brands, three of us have bought helmets there, two HJC and one MT (mine)

https://goo.gl/maps/DHDibFP97DDW3jRR6

5 minutes ago, ZXHY600 said:

Yeah I know. Don't have a photo of the neck unfortunately. 

Your call, Baht 50k and call it new, with no niggling worries, or have it straightened...without seeing pic's I can't say one way or other.

2 hours ago, ZXHY600 said:

Only photo I have. 

That's the fork legs, not the frame...yeah go ahead and have them straightened, no worries. But they're cheap so just as well buy new ones

18 hours ago, ZXHY600 said:

Or would it be better to buy a whole new frame?

I just did a quick search, and you're looking at about Baht 50k for the frame...I don't know the year of your bike, but it seems it was used from 2009 up to at least 2017

9 hours ago, papa al said:

It is made of steel.

Which does not just fail.

No cracks.

Good.

Farang think too mutt.

 

 

I'm pretty sure the headstock section of the frame is ali

14 hours ago, TerraplaneGuy said:

Do you have to make an appointment or just walk in?

Just walk in...and have your passport with you

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Looks like more trouble on the ferries to/from Samui.

Most suspended?

My wife was due to come back tomorrow, but Seatran have told her sailings tomorrow will probably be cancelled as well

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

No helmets accidents I guess.

She was wearing a helmet, and was pillion, not riding it

11 hours ago, chrissables said:

No problem for me at all ????

Ignore him Chris, he's just a troll ????

On 11/23/2022 at 11:54 AM, chrissables said:

I woke in agony with rib pain, it appears I may have broke it or very badly bruised it.

That sucks mate, I've done my ribs a few times and it's not fun!

I love your ride reports and photos...hope you get well enough to continue soon ????

3 hours ago, Kevin Taylor said:

Anyone know the official reason vaping is illegal here ?

Tobacco Authority of Thailand (Thailand Tobacco Monopoly)

Electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes have been outlawed in Thailand since 2014. In mid-2019, the prime minister reaffirmed his pledge to keep e-cigarettes banned. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that, "...the government cannot simply consider the economic impact...E-cigarettes will impact people's health and place an extra burden on the country's health-care budget". He went on to say that the Public Health Ministry should work harder to educate the public on the health effects of vaping, while officials should crack down further on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Authority_of_Thailand

12 hours ago, XB12X said:

Has anyone any ideas?

Some of the Triumph guys have switched over to Kineo rims...how deep are your pockets? Total Price: £2,289.55 (£2,747.46 Including Inc. VAT at 20%)

https://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Kineo-Wire-Spoked-Wheels-Yamaha-SCR950-2017-onwards.html

On 10/29/2022 at 5:55 PM, phetphet said:

Managed to take a couple of shots on my iphone this evening. See below.

 

Definitely large bats of some sort.

 

 

I used to see them every evening, 100's of them, they used to fly over our house at dusk from Five Islands at go up into the hills on Samui to feed on the fruit. I remember one poor guy posting on here asking how to clean bat poo off this sandwash around his pool. he was on their flight path off the island and used to get bombed regularly.

3 hours ago, Dukgae said:

Many thanks to everyone for the advice and trouble to reply, we will keep trying

PM Sent

1 hour ago, TheLaughingMan said:

ok so peple arent believing me lol, I used to mount an iphone in the hot sun on my motorcycle for like 40 minutes and it would shut down from over heating, maybe you guys arent driving for that long or not in the sun?  I dont know

Probably more to do with your phone than actual overheating, I use my Samsung for hours at a time on a Ram mount and it's never shut down on me once

On 7/28/2022 at 9:21 PM, Tropicalevo said:

Please can anyone confirm?

Off their FB page...

Triumph announce the official completion of the TE-1 electric development project, with the release of the final prototype test results that exceed the project objectives and demonstrate the incredible success of this unique collaboration.

161km / 100mile range, based on live testing

130 kW (177PS / 175bhp) PEAK POWER

20-MINUTE CHARGE TIME (0-80%)

https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/for-the-ride/brand/project-triumph-te-1/phase-4

Still not for me...but I must admit it's getting closer to usable

On 7/18/2022 at 4:34 PM, Elkski said:

Are you guys saying the motorcycle shops stock helmets in size that substantiate Thai people have smaller cranial capacity 

No, we're saying the sizing is different, I was in a shop the other day and some of the helmets has stickers on them saying 'Asian Fit'

6 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Reasonable.

 

Looks great though. 

It was over a year ago and the car gets used every single day and there isn't a mark on them...plus the lumber support is spot on

3 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Looks great!

 

How much did that cost? 

 

Great excuse to drive to Samui! 

I don't honestly remember exactly how much, but it was over 5k for the pair