davidgtr

Mr Mechanic.

4 Soi 5, Moon Muang Road.

Chiang Mai

Tel: 053 214708 / Mobile 01 8824402.

has the best deals in town I reckon.

Go to either DK or Surawongse Books & buy the appropriate 1:50 thou army topo map.

They've got them all for around Chiang Mai.

I almost wonder if it's faster/safer to go down to Lampang (1 hour) and then back up past Phayao to reach Chiang Rai, compared to taking the current (mostly 2/3 lane) road to Chiang Rai?

Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai = 183 kms & should not take much more than 2 1/4 hrs max for a good fast driver. On a bike its faster.

Chiang Mai - Lampang = 96 kms, about 50-60 mins, then its another 252 kms to Chiang Rai, so its hardly a faster short cut going to Chiang Rai via Lampang from Chiang Mai.

Neramit advertises in just about every tourist mag in Chiang Mai.

He's in Ratchawong road, just along from the Kasem store.

The address is 91/2 Ratchawong road. Chiang Mai. Tel 053 234 353.

Neramit gets my vote.

Ive been using him for over 10 years & everything is always a perfect fit. There's never any need to take it back for alterations.

Ive also had some heavy duty denim motorcycle jackets made & they too lasted several years.

You might pay a little bit more, but there's no doubt you get what you pay for.

Johpa

Yes I can confirm H has gone, although I’m not sure of exact circumstances on how he was returned to Gmy. Off hand it was 2 yrs ago.