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Probably an NKT Go 125.

so not possible on a KLX250 ?

On 2017-5-15 at 10:15 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Found that he wanted to sell this speed machine in July 2016.

Wish he had.

 

 He did.

And then he bought a more powerful one.

On 2017-5-14 at 8:55 AM, fdch said:

there is NO SUCH thing as a Thai motor cycle

the yamaha is only assembled in Thailand

all stallions are assembled and made in china

the stallions centaur 400 is made by shineray in china

and sold everywhere in the world under a different name

check out Mash 400 

What Thai motorcycle  Where???

So, tell me, what happens at the Stallions factory? It is just an empty building? 

13 hours ago, Rc2702 said:

OK so I tried 2 manuals today both were proper POS bikes but I wanted to try.

 

OK first one had a foot based gear change which was easy the screen showed the neutral and you pushed forward down to go up a gear. The foot brake on other side I liked too. But this was more of a moped but my first manual experience.

 

OK so next I jump on this 125cc POS and first thing that bothered me was the noise. Do all bikes sound this loud over a certain extent gone size? I'm sure the idiot had put some kind of turbo noise exhaust on or something. Awful.

 

The electrics were broken on this POS and it was a 5 step feel for the small click gear to get our of neutral. The bike was a motorbike so I was pleased with my position on the bike but the gears were a nightmare. My Mrs sisters bloke supervised me and he rides bikes a lot so I asked out of the way from all others if bike was normal? Motor cy Tamada? Fast as you like he answers MEI Tamada . I asked him about the noise he said if it bothers me maybe automatic is a better option and recommended forza 300.

 

I'm thinking I'm gonna buy a decent POS manual to play on for a couple of months. I think if the electric dashboard had worked the issue may have been less of a pain or has anyone got some more info I might find useful?

 

 

Buy a bicycle.

fuel tank is only 9 litres.

19 hours ago, pbas400 said:

Do you saw the new Yamaha scrambler SCR 950 ?

Not for sale in Thailand, yet.

Also not at the motorshow.

4 hours ago, nahkit said:

I wondered about that myself.

On Saturday there was a whole family sitting in front of me in the grandstand and they all had sidestand tickets.

15 hours ago, nahkit said:

The point I tried to make in my last post is that it doesn't matter what the demand is, once they reach capacity, that's it, and at the Superbikes they had a capacity crowd. So, unless they add temporary stands and increase capacity they will have no problem hosting the event, regardless of whether its Superbikes or Moto GP.

Grandstand was full of locals who got free tickets.

5 hours ago, eisfeld said:

RIP Mr Melzer. Once the tire of his bike touched the foot of the wall, it was game over in terms of control.

 

Dave66: the footage doesn't cover the initial hit to the wall so one can't really know what happened but to me it seems likely that his front tire touched the wall and then the bike made some sudden strong movements and threw him off. I don't think it would be easy holding on to the handlebars under these conditions and the forces pushing him outward are enough in even such a relatively slight bend. Also his left leg surely touched the wall which causes quite some pain I'm sure and also puts force on his body to move over left.

 

BTW again (like nearly always) the bike identification is completely wrong. It's not 1200cc and not even a Yamaha. It looks like a 400cc Honda CB400, about 20 years old. Not sure why they are obsessed with reporting cc numbers and brand names and then get it in so many cases wrong.

So you are the expert now?

It was in fact a Yamaha XJR 1200. I knew the guy and I knew the bike.

7 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

The "rage" started with him.

 

"It" began with an impatient Thai driver hurling what I believe, in Thailand, is an extremely abusive epithet at a van driver and a student, because he has had to wait 1min 12 secs while the van driver and the student got something from the shop.

 

Just for good measure he gives the van driver a good blast on the horn when he subsequently passes him.

 

Would you do that...........in Thailand?

 

Maybe you would if, like him, you were carrying an illegally held gun in your vehicle.

 

 

I always do that and I don't carry a gun.

I am hoping to educate them by doing this. Never had a car or van chase me because of it.

On 07/01/2017 at 9:36 AM, Seismic said:

It says  Bhumibol II bridge does not allow Motorcycles, but I was under the impression that it is OK ??

Motorbikes were never allowed on the Bhumibol bridges, but I have never seen police there or have been stopped.

RedQualia, they actually do sell the latest Norton in Thailand, at 1.4 million baht.

And there are new Triumph dealers in Bangna, Lopburi and Pitsanulok.

1 hour ago, AllanB said:

How much is the Rally?

 

Saw a Honda Baja (twin headlights) while we were on the Mae Hong Son Loop, that is one cool looking bike, lots of steel, good proportions, fork gaiters, nice tank and decals.

 

Sure it was a Baja and not an AX-1 ?

Never seen a Baja in Thailand before.

37 minutes ago, DILLIGAD said:

When I bought a new truck and found there was 50+psi in all 4 tyres, I was told the same!


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Not sure what you are getting at here.

On 22/12/2016 at 8:25 AM, Beats56 said:

Funny countries don't like lights on in daylight. Cars and bikes all have daylight running lights in NA. I just makes you more visable.  I don't understand the reason that they have to be off. Maybe someone can enlighten me.

 

Running your headlights means using fuel. So the less they are on, the more you save on fuel.

9 hours ago, Denim said:

 

Yes it has. I have a big bike license ( both British and Thai ) which I have had some 30 years now but unless you have only recently arrived in Thailand and are still comparing everything with what it costs at home , then 395,000 is still a hell of a lot to pay for a retro bike when a quick look through Thai.scooter.com would find you a lot better big bike for a lot less money.

 

A lot of people cannot stand the concept of buying second hand. Newbies come to Thailand every year and want everything they had at home. They rush out and buy a big bike on the strength of their current situation. A few years down the line they have had enough and want to leave, selling their big bike for what they can get. Currently, Thai politics being what they are , there are a lot of people having to sell their big bike for a lot less than they had hoped.

Of course, if you are wealthy and don't mind taking a big hit on your investment....no worries. But the way it actually is here now, if you invest in a brand new big bike then want to sell it a couple of years later.....then unless you have several friends willing to pay your price...you will lose money.

Cars are different. Even an old nail will attract a lot of buyers. That's s just the way it is. I enjoyed motorcycling here some 30 years ago. Not so much traffic and not so hot. Eventually I gave it up because I was not enjoying as I had in England. Inferior roads and not half as scenic. One day after a particularly long ride from Nong Khai to Ubon I just decided I was fooling myself. Gave it up and switched to a sports car. Never regretted the decision.

Still have a modest scoot back in the UK but thinking of selling it as a classic as not worth the upkeep.

If you are only here to talk about how it was all better in the olden days, and you have given up riding bikes completely, I suggest you refrain from posting in this part of the forum, there is enough negativity here already.

Now go and enjoy your sportscar and talk about how great it is in the car part of the forum.

Good luck to you.

1 hour ago, XB12X said:

Nice bike, especially the black one, but not cheap, and the tubed tyres would put me off. Punctures don't half go down fast.

Triumphs don't have tubed tires then?

1 hour ago, Big Guns said:

 

If you check the websites below you'll find they're both 395,000 THB

 

http://www.kawasaki.co.th/motorcycle/w800#

 

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.th/bikes/classics

 

You pay your money and make your choice.

If you actually click on the colour button, you'll find the black one is 395,000 and the blue one is 376,000.

16 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Retro sells. In this case 73,000 baht more than a CB650F

People who have an interest in a W800 most likely have no interest in a CB650F and vice versa, completely different styles.

They are at the motorshow too.

Problem is that these bikes aren't compliant to EURO4, so they can still be sold here, but not in other parts of the world.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the normal and the black edition? Apart from the colour obviously.

Seems a bit ridiculous to pay 20K baht more for a bit of paint.

On 07/12/2016 at 11:24 AM, frankphuket said:

Oh, didn't know....

You wouldn't really notice, as their KTM website sucked for so long, whereas Vespa was quite ok, at least you can get info and seems the most structured and organized.

 

You are referring to the old importer of KTM, they lost the rights, there is a new player in town and they mean business, showrooms are all at A-Square at the end of Sukhumvit 26, near Rama 4.

Royal Enfield Thonglor is also open for test rides.

They actually realised that allowing test rides will sell more bikes, unlike some other brands.

22 hours ago, frankphuket said:

Definitely a shame....there should be one importer doing the more niche market, as on their own they seem to have a hard time....KTM, MV Agusta, all came and struggle or struggled. The worry is that after a couple of years the close and go home and you are stranded with having to somehow manage to get spares from overseas, etc.

This is all done by the same importer that does KTM, Aprilia and Vespa too.

22 hours ago, DILLIGAD said:

A 750 twin is expected some time in the not too distant future.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Himalayan too.


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True, but the one in the video is the old one.