properperson

My 1999, 600cc Hornet - custom sprayed by "Dream Machine"...

If an STD was the cause, given your lack of immediate symptoms it was most likely chlamydia -- which the oflaxacin you were prescribed would have treated (the doctor was presumptively treating you for possible chlamydia), but unfortunately it sounds like you may have not completed the full course of treatment prescribed

Chlamydia would also be a likely culprit if in fact you had epididymitis, and the same treatment would have been indicated.

It is very unlikely this has causes testicular atrophy, if in fact you have this. STDs are a risk factor for atrophy over time but will not rapidly cause what you describe.

You should go either to a urologist for further evaluation and tell them about the interrupted course of prior treatment. If you are in Bangkok, Dr. Viroj Chodchoy is very good.

https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Viroj-Chodchoy

Have sent you a pm....

just a few hundred metres past hua hin fishing lodge, on the left. they had an opening party on saturday. i could hear it from our house. i had a little drive past in the afternoon and it is a good size and looks impressive from the outside. saw some elephants, bears, horses just when driving round the perimeter. i think it will do well

If only we knew where the fishing lodge was.....

I want to ride the bike up to cm ...

Can't see the point - surely cheaper and easier to buy in CM.....

Its not like its some rare bike, only available in Phuket....

it's about the journey, not the destination...

thanks for the other tips tho.

one word springs to mind - "nightmare" .....

the reality is that the PCX and the N Max are cheap, efficient little scooters - which ever you buy, i'm sure you'll be pleased....

But making up tales that as a new N Max owner, you've seen a PCX owner skid, is absolute tosh in my book....

i've had a PCX since they came out - currently on my 4th..if someone took it away and gave me an N Max, i'm sure i'd be happy with it, but please stop keep harping on that the N max is infinately superior to the PCX, when it obviously isnt.....

I want to ride the bike up to cm ...

Can't see the point - surely cheaper and easier to buy in CM.....

Its not like its some rare bike, only available in Phuket....

I'm not familiar with Mr. Head's work. But, I do believe that the BBC is " a genuine, legal, news organization!"

It's his brother, Richard, i feel sorry for....

Honda CB500X - 2014 model (registered 20/Nov/2013.)

Just 8,XXX km - In “out of the box” condition.

Full Bigwing service history (synthetinc oil on both 1,000km / 6,000km services).

Tax’d / insured until 20/11/2016.

Honda OEM rear carrier / hand guards / centre stand / Givi removable rear box with built in brake light

Rad guard
Renthal Pad / handlebar brace.
Front fork brace.
Rear hugger.
2015 model decals fitted (wheels / belly pan colour coded to match).
Front / rear foot peg hangers colour coded to match rear carrier.
IXIL twin pipe exhaust (original exhaust comes with the bike).
LED front light conversion.
12v socket / charger.
Custom made seat, with anti slip cover, piped red.
Tank pad.
Custom made cover.
Green book in my name for easy transfer.

Totally unmarked - Looks and drives like new

Will accept 180,000 B - PM me if interested…(Hua Hin area)..

No mate it's similar to the Mio or Click if you'd prefer. From what I've read with the new technology it's better on fuel than the Click.(who really cares about these minute savings anyway?) I don't know about losing value but it starts off 10k cheaper (no need for a liquid cooling system) So I don't think you could lose more value than a Click. (again what's a few thousand baht either way?)

You need to move on from myopic view that Honda is the God of all bikes. i traded in a Honda for this and it's much better.

Honda works for me....

you need one of these one way valves, to let the air in to the system to stop the vacuum, but not to let the smells out:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-push-fit-air-admittance-valve-grey-af110/78150

My local Bigwing (Hua Hin) said April to me.....

my android box is better than yours.....

torrents are the best way to watch tellie here....

download them and they're yours to watch as and when...no prob if the internet packs in...

and all for free...no android box to buy.....just your computer and t'internet....

Thanks for the replies. As to the clunky gearbox, yep Gary is right. Spoke to the local dealer again and said this has to be adjusted properly at the shop pdi, maybe some dealers have not done so. Going to have a look at one tomorrow in a nearby town as none on display in my dealers.

Was just going through some specs of its two rivals, the Z300 and MT03 as twin cylinder 300's.

TNT300: Price 139k,300cc, 37.7 bhp, max torque 27nm, dry weight 185kg

Z300: Price 172K,296cc, 39.0 bhp, max torque 27nm, dry weight 170kg

MT03: Price 177k,321cc, 41.4 bhp, max torque 30nm, dry weight 175kg

So as folk have pointed out a heavy bike but not as exaggerated as some claim. As perfomance goes pretty similar to a Z300 but behind the MT03 (mainly due to cc of engine). As for price, way behind as you can see. As for an Italian bike built in China versus say a Japanese bike built in Indonesia (MT03) well then I've given up on the idea that its inferior in any way. As a side spec too, all these bikes run on the same size tyres, 110/70 17 inch front and 140/70 17inch rear. If you care to go through all the other specs of these bikes then the Benelli favourably squares up to the pricier bikes.

If I like it tomorrow, ill order one for the school break. Thanks again for all your replies and especially Garyzx6r for being so helpful. Ty KhruGin

Agree the Benelli makes a lot of sense...

I read a test report where the journalist said the TNT300 was the best sounding twin cylinder bike on the planet......

After intensive investigation I bought a green Benelli TNT300 from Pattaya Benelli, more on price and specification than anything else as I had compared it with all the competition, got it for 135000 Baht with 1 years free insurance, free Benelli backpack and 3 years free servicing (labour only) I have now done over 300 miles and it has never missed a beat, it did have a few minor faults but these have been sorted.

I had the wheels powder coated in gold, the belly pan painted green, added carbon look crash mushrooms to frame and rear wheel, also added Benelli and Italy badges to make it stand out.

I get lots of people wanting to talk about the bike and only get good comments on the looks.

They seem to be selling lots of the 300s and quite a few 600s mainly to Thais, I noticed 4 new 600s arrived last week now there is only 1 left, there are promotions and free insurance on both bikes so I guess that is the reason for good sales.

Great looking bike - thanks for sharing.....

I'm trying to locate a 39 tooth black one for the Z1000.

Easier said than done!

found the actual website for them, not their distributers:

http://jomthaiasahi.com/about-us/

oh the power of the internet...lol....

Has anyone used these people and can pass on their contact details ?

Thanks in advance.

I keep hearing people mistakenly assuming they can buy the house but not the land under the house, this is wrong in most instances.

The ONLY way to do that legally is for the forigner to lease the land first, apply for building permits in the foreigner name, then build the house. That way the foreigner owns the house on leased land, of course he loses the house when the lease expires.

Its NOT possible for a foreigner to buy an existing house and own that house.

Lawyers ! Give me a break, most Thai lawyers will say anything to get your money. Most are not even legally qualified.

There is nothing in the law books or land office regulations which supports your weird opinion.

Not sure about that. I have heard, (but confess to not knowing for sure) that it is perfectly legal for a foreigner to lease the land and build or buy a house on it. The foreigner would own the bricks and mortar but the land is leasehold, for say 30 years.

If the house is a good price it could make sense to do this, especially if you have an option to extend another 30 years,, by then most of us will be long gone.

you cannot legally extend a 30 year lease - the maxium you can lease land for is 30 years - Anyone with a 30 + 30 + 30 lease is deluding themselves.....

See here:

http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-court-rules-secured-or-collective-leases-are-void-51183.php

@ Marino28: It is NOT illegal for a Thai ltd company to own land and house. It is also NOT illegal, if the company is inactive (i.e. does not do anymore business), as long as the company is still registered and pays the minimum taxes. Why should it be illegal? Thousands of companies (also with Thai only ownership) have ceiced business and are still registered, that is not at all illegal. Illegal would be if the Thai shareholders would be purely nominees without any money and therefore, the foreign shareholder (and mostly also the sole director of the company) has provided all funds. Then the company would be seen as a pure front for circumventing the land ownership laws of Thailand.

Yes, you DO need a lawyer for either creating a new company or buying an existing company. He will do the due dilligence as

- has the company submitted all accounts to the company office and paid the taxes to the revenue department, at least 5y back (if the company is that old)?

- is the land title deed (sales contract for the land) also in the company name, not only the house?

- are all the land markers (boarder stones) available and correct on the chanote?

- are there any outstanding debts or obligations on house, company or land?

- are all documents (company document, Chanote, blue book etc) in sync with each other?

- is the sales contract correct (you buy the company, the assets are listed, debt free is confirmed etc.)?

- do you have all necessary shareholder transfer forms for the OLD shareholders to the new ones you will choose?

- does the company stamp you receive match the one that was used in previous company office entries?

It would be much more difficult (and much more expensive) to create a NEW company. You would not only pay for the company creation, but the commercial departments (company office) would look into the financial flows for the shareholders in much more depth, as soon as they see a foreigner as the major 49% shareholder. Transferring the title deeds at the land office would also be quite costly and time consuming. My lawyer told me that nowadays, he would recommend to set up a company with purely Thai shareholders, then buy the house and transfer the titles at the land office and only then change the shareholder structure and directors of the company over the the foreign shareholder and director. Otherwise the Thai shareholders would have to prove that the money they use for buying the land / house did NOT come from a foreigner.

So it IS possible to buy a house in Thai name with you as the director and 49% shareholder, the question is of course the trust you put in the Thai shareholders and the lawyer and the due dilligence you did upfront.

I do not think that there will be a crackdown on such companies, the only one's I heard of is the companies that also did illegal business like travel agencies and real estate companies that had mostly foreigners with illegal work-permits working for them. If such a crackdown would ever occur, 10's of thousands of houses would suddenly be on the sales market and the Thai revenue department would probably loose few billion Baht in annual taxes from these companies. That seems highly unlikely to happen, but of course, nobody knows.

That is my 5 cent on this after long and intensive digging and investigation and talking with many people (different lawyers, people in government offices etc).

Why shoud it be illegal ?? - Well the two Thais who will jointly own the other 51% (max a ferrang can own is 49%) will be nominee shareholders - ie they haven't chipped in a single Baht into the house buying proceess....

Nominee companies are illegal.....

Using the joint income method (ie monthly income letter from the Embassy and money in the bank)..

Does anyone have any recent experience at Hua Hin Immigration, if the money in the Thai bank needs the 3 month "seasoning" or not.

Thanks in anticipation

Quality or price?

Yep. Why pay millions for something the Indians can turn out for for less than 300,000

That gets my vote for "post of the week" .....

Buying a house through a company is illegal but if you afford to lose the money go ahead.

Yeh, thats what i heard.....

did mine in Jomtien today 11 30 am in and out in less than five minutes, must be a record!

bloke down our way did it in 3 minutes...keeps going on about it, sick of bleed in hearing about it now....

I plan on driving around eventually but right now I just want a good website where I can look at sales prices and also rental prices for condos in the same building. if anybody knows a good website I'd appreciate it, thanks.

Also, is Thailand one of those countries where sellers overmark the list by 20%+, expecting a heated negotiation? (in the US, sales average a 3.5% discount to list price; of course this varies by listing there as well).

I have some 1 bed units for sale in Serenity wongamat. Fully furnished, great area. Selling at cost price. I am in Pattaya today, if you want to view PM me.

Here's a link to the full details:

http://www.ddproperty.com/en/property/serenity-wongamat-new-1-bedroom-ff-units-reduced-3-994664

Blimey - 2m Baht for a 32 square meter box in a development smack opposite another one and with another one right behind it....

Is that what they call "living the dream" ??

Bloke down our ways on his 48th....

Another 2 and he gets a gold watch from the local garage....

Between 500k and 600k there are a lot of good choices.

Often you'll see the low level trim cars don't have the safety equipment higher level cars do. No passenger airbag sort of things. Don't scrimp on the safety equipment because Thailand is the most dangerous place to drive in the world.

Suzuki Swift is low priced, not much to recommend it. The cars with the 3 cylinder engines don't measure up. The Mitsubishi Mirage has my vote as the cheapest looking POS in the world.

Ford Focus, Mazda 2 are good choices. Top of the class is the Honda Jazz. Nothing close to the new Honda Jazz 2016. Built here, it's competitively priced and technology wise, a big step ahead.

Top Gear seem to agree - gave it a 2/10 ....

http://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mitsubishi/mirage