Patong police visit motorbike garages to warn them about illegal modifications

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: Patong Provincial Police

 

Patong police paid a visit to several motorcycle garages yesterday (July 25) in order to clarify that motorcycle racing is illegal and modifying motorcycles in certain ways can be illegal as well – modified exhausts, removing side mirrors, extra large tyres, air horns, etc.

 

The police ‘drop in’ only asked for cooperation and requested owners and staff them to inform law enforcement if such requests are made to modify bikes. Police told garage staff, in case motorcycle racers or riders who use illegally modified vehicles are arrested, the garage owner who allowed the modifications will be arrested as well.

 

The response follows month of complaints by residents and business about motorbikes zooming around late at night in Patong’s back streets, creating chaos, noise and unsafe road conditions.

 

Crackdown on motorbike racers HERE.

And a similar story from Pattaya HERE.

And one from Krabi HERE.

 

 

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/patong/patong-police-visit-motorbike-garages-to-warn-them-about-illegal-modifications

 

 

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"Why Farang pay for Gogo girl?"

 

 

Seems the pie thief has been finally located.

1 minute ago, NCC1701A said:

"Why Farang pay for Gogo girl?"

 

 

Some men like women like this but its definitely not my thing I much prefer slim but not skinny 

6 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Some men like women like this but its definitely not my thing I much prefer slim but not skinny 

Truly fascinating information.

Why just warm ?

 

Why not apply the law from evidences ?

Punish the shops? Lol, what? They perform a service. There’s nothing illegal about modifying anything. It’s the user of the vehicle who can be charged. 

 

 

This scooter insanity must end, what kind of retard finds a scoopy,wave or fino with a few lights decals and a loud muffler thrilling....ITS A FREEKIN SCOOTER DUDE THAILAND DOES NOT NEED ANY MORE NOISE....sorry for yelling .

47 minutes ago, mok199 said:

This scooter insanity must end, what kind of retard finds a scoopy,wave or fino with a few lights decals and a loud muffler thrilling....

Those with only a Scoopy, Wave or Fino to play with and 500 baht spare cash!

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Those with only a Scoopy, Wave or Fino to play with and 500 baht spare cash!

 And the 500 bt coming from his girlfriend...

Looks like the rotund woman with her eyes closed is trying to check whether he is really there or not or if she closes her eyes long enough he'll go away.

"I'll take care of your exhaust pipe, handsome falang man".

Are they nesting mudguards in the roof behind them in the bottom pic' .. 

 

...oh darn... the clothes pin and playing card will be taken...

 

What skipped the news is that the severe enforcement against the illegal exhaust modifications is only to be applied towards farangs.....

15 hours ago, mok199 said:

 And the 500 bt coming from his girlfriend...

...which she got from a farang.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

modified exhausts, removing side mirrors, extra large tyres, air horns, etc.

No promblems with those. Mostly they put on extra slim/small bicycle tyres on their scooters.

There are far too many motorbikes that must be noisier than the legal decibel limit

22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

"Why Farang pay for Gogo girl?"

 

 

She's thinking, you can <deleted> right off 

In my estimation well over half the motorscooters in Thailand have been modified to make noise. Everybody is looking for attention. Only the police don't seem to notice. 

Now that the visits have been done and the warnings given, that's that problem solved.

You can't accuse the police of doing nothing about the problem.