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Well, it is still September.

They said the showroom will open in October around the RCA area.

check new alpinestar shop Bangkok,

Is that in "A Square" near Rama 4?

I rode by the other day and thought I saw a big Alpinestar logo on a shop near where the Vespa dealership is or was.

Yes, it is right next to the Vespa dealer, across from Flowhouse.

And I got the green light. I will register tomorrow

Thai Watsadu also has decent material.

Still waiting for my mechanic to give me the green light, really hope it is completely ready before Sunday.

This looks like a great ride.

I will let you know later if I am available.

FYI, I get about 350 km on my 500F.

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this thread.

Real rider, right here

Check out his Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/500EDITION/photos_stream

Yeah I've seen that, was wondering what you had done. He has a few different styles.

He only has two styles. One without the plate bracket and one with the bracket.

Check out his Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/500EDITION/photos_stream

That's where I got my tail tidy done.

That is not legal, the plate should be visible at all times.

No Ducatis would be a 'wise' buy in Thailand, the Honda 500 or 650 would be a wiser choice, as would one of the Kawas.

Wise? maybe, boring? For sure.

Some people will never be happy. I have a lot of fun riding my 500, be it in the city or out of town.

As far as I know you can only choose the numbers, not the letters.

You can still get license plates for cars with 3 numbers.

Here is a test of the Continental GT versus the SR400, in German, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdPLtVduhyk

This video is from a Ducati club member riding towards Ladprao / Ratchada:

He was clearly on the left lane, maybe they expected him to scrape the pavement? My Thai isn't good enough to figure out exactly how he talked his way out of it but they finally let him go.

He should have told them from the start he had a camera, they would have let him go in an instant.

It was very clear he wasn't in the wrong, but still the officer tried to put an offence on him.

Every time they ask me where I come from, I tell them the name of my country, confuses the hell out of them, because they actually think I rode my bike from there

As I understood it, the police is trying to tell him that he should have stuck to the dedicated motorcycle lane. You can see it clearly on the left, between the kerb and where they had put the cones.

Whatever, I agree that to me, it was very clear he wasn't in the wrong but these bloody BIB's are a classic example of some of the things that are very wrong with Thailand.

Won't it be great to have it both ways? Pay a relatively cheap bribe if in the wrong and not having to pay anything if in the right? Haha.

Dedicated motorcycle lane? Where I come from, that is a bicycle lane.

And the more on the left you ride, the more dangerous it gets, should we clean out the gutters now?

I never had any problems with my Honda's.

Heck, I even trusted them enough to buy a Honda car.

This video is from a Ducati club member riding towards Ladprao / Ratchada:

He was clearly on the left lane, maybe they expected him to scrape the pavement? My Thai isn't good enough to figure out exactly how he talked his way out of it but they finally let him go.

He should have told them from the start he had a camera, they would have let him go in an instant.

It was very clear he wasn't in the wrong, but still the officer tried to put an offence on him.

Every time they ask me where I come from, I tell them the name of my country, confuses the hell out of them, because they actually think I rode my bike from there

Check out the BMW F800R , 440 000 baht , I am very happy with mine .

I saw this bike on display at the shopping mall and quite liked the design, except for the plastic cover where the tank usually is. Also when I sat on it at first it felt like the seat was a little on the hard side and a bit wide, how's your experience with it? Can you share some details on how long you've had this bike and how's the maintenance interval/cost? Thanks.

Which shopping mall?

That's 900 k.m.! Holy crap! That is some ride!

Don't know what the hate for small bikes is....mbox and I have done the Nakhon Sawan to Umphang and back trip on a pair of 250 (Ninja and Boxer). Eating lunch there and still got home after 12.5 hours. And I'm not that good of a rider.

Last December I rode Chiang Mai to Pataya over Tak. Left Chiang Mai at 6 AM and was in Pataya by 4 PM.

That's a moving average of 85 km/h. A little low for such fast roads. Take a gander at the 1090; that really slows down overall progress. For my planned trip to be a success, I'll need to have an overall average of at least 100 km/h in order to not be in the saddle for too many hours in the Iron Butt chase.

You have to calculate in some stops.

And I stopped at my condo in BKK to get a shower and some fresh clothes :-)

That's 900 k.m.! Holy crap! That is some ride!

Don't know what the hate for small bikes is....mbox and I have done the Nakhon Sawan to Umphang and back trip on a pair of 250 (Ninja and Boxer). Eating lunch there and still got home after 12.5 hours. And I'm not that good of a rider.

Last December I rode Chiang Mai to Pataya over Tak. Left Chiang Mai at 6 AM and was in Pataya by 4 PM.

Friend, that bike is fantastic. Buy it now.

Don't ever feel afraid of old Honda Novas, Tenas, or in fact most old two-strokes. I've bought well over a dozen of them over the last few years, all for around that price - 3,000-6,000 baht. All have been sterling performers once you start driving them at a good speed and fairly frequently, and once you iron out a few minor details. Repair and parts for these bikes is incredibly cheap - a good engine rebuild is only 1,000-1,500.

Rebuilding the front forks (the front shocks) costs about 200 baht at most, brakes are dirt cheap. The only thing pricey on these bikes might be a rear shock or a disk brake - figure well over 500 for either. Typically these older bikes are far, far better made than the newer bikes, and most parts are eminently replaceable.

I've only ever had one get the 'can't be fixed' or 'not worth fixing' diagnosis from a mechanic, and that's an old 3,000 baht Nova - something wrong with the crankshaft or wrist-pin: however even that bike still starts every time after sitting for weeks, and runs and drives fine - I do believe even with its internal problem it will outlast any used automatic.

Are you the seller?

Thats why im confused. I saw a new Red One ,nothing like those on the web site, it definitely said S,but dam battery flat in Camera so no pic. Apart from the R, next to it in Red n White the only visible difference was the S had frilly looking front disks as opposed to plain.Both were brand new with Mature riders,so no kiddy mods involved.involved. Pehaps they were 400 or 300,but im dam sure they were 500 Twins.

Maybe you saw the one from K-Speed.

gt is too much for 280 k thb IMO.

Bullet is the way

Thailand 7000 euros, in my homecountry 6400 euros.

Better than KTM if you ask me.

Is it right the Continental GT will go for around 280,000b ?

Yes, the announced price for the Continental GT is 280,000 baht.