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Motorbikes.

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8 minutes ago, papa al said:

Is there a list?

There's several listings, one post here lists some not all and not in the way I would.

Insurance company base their charges in the west on what the bike is etc,  dunno about Thailand. 

Motorcycle mags is always what I am use to with there assessment on what catergory the bike is. 

As I've said I like the history of bikes and what catergory it is in,  I respect bikers who have a bike they prefer, even though i dislike or would even want their type of bike.

We are all different and as bikers have a choice and a person liking of what we have. 

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2 hours ago, papa al said:

Is there a list?

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The Enduro amused me obviously the compiler never watched The Erzberg Rodeo. 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

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The Enduro amused me obviously the compiler never watched The Erzberg Rodeo. 

OK so what's the Erzberg Rodeo. 

That's a very basic list in this day and age. 

6 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

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The Enduro amused me obviously the compiler never watched The Erzberg Rodeo. 

 

 

5 5 yea. That be more 'Adventure' bike or dual-sport maybe.

Missing:

-Underbone/Wave/Cub type

-Trials bike.

No offence K but all seems kinda silly.

papa prefers red

or black

or both.

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2 hours ago, papa al said:

5 5 yea. That be more 'Adventure' bike or dual-sport maybe.

Missing:

-Underbone/Wave/Cub type

-Trials bike.

No offence K but all seems kinda silly.

papa prefers red

or black

or both.

I never take offence papa when it comes to bikes you either think in the way I do about bikes or you don't.

Like & said from the start it's a case of whether your interested or not. 

15 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

I never take offence papa when it comes to bikes you either think in the way I do about bikes or you don't.

Like & said from the start it's a case of whether your interested or not. 

Let us know when you have the list that conforms to your way of thinking.

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36 minutes ago, papa al said:

Let us know when you have the list that conforms to your way of thinking.

???? this is pretty close.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_motorcycles#Enclosed_and_feet_forwards

 

My thinking.????

Hyper-bike,  Supersports-bike, Sportsbike, Superbike, Sports-tourer, Dual-purpose,

Street-fighter, Street-bike, Off-road bike, Motocross, Non-peds, Mopeds, Large-scooters, Scooters, Monkey-bikes, minimoto, bicycle.

Scratching the head on 'Non-peds', ????

Feeling ignored as trials bike fan.

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28 minutes ago, papa al said:

Scratching the head on 'Non-peds', ????

Feeling ignored as trials bike fan.

" Non-ped" is like Wave type bikes.

Trials bike is an "Off-road bike".

On 10/27/2020 at 9:40 PM, Damrongsak said:

 

Misadventure bike:

 

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I dunno what event that is but I'd give them a 9.5.  Would have been a 10 if the blonde on the back pointed her toes for the landing

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6 hours ago, pseudorabies said:

I dunno what event that is but I'd give them a 9.5. 

The event was a ABS advert. ????

7 hours ago, papa al said:

Feeling ignored as trials bike fan.

 

Or even trail bikes

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There seems to be a real dearth of small, easily managed trail bikes (road legal "dual-sport") and economical trials bikes.  I still miss the Suzuki TS125 I had in Thailand 1977/78.  I was 5' 6" and weighed 115 pounds.  I'm not a big bike guy.  Like this:

 

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True.

Yamaha TW200 is popular USA.

Costs like $6000.

On 10/30/2020 at 2:27 AM, Damrongsak said:

There seems to be a real dearth of small, easily managed trail bikes (road legal "dual-sport") and economical trials bikes.  I still miss the Suzuki TS125 I had in Thailand 1977/78.  I was 5' 6" and weighed 115 pounds.  I'm not a big bike guy.  Like this:

 

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Had a yellow one in Indonesia. Still popular there for trail riding.

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1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Had a yellow one in Indonesia. Still popular there for trail riding.

 I liked it.  Several years before I went to Thailand, I had a brief stint as a mechanic at a Suzuki dealership in the U.S.  I rather like the brand.  Wish I'd had the 185cc version.  According to Wiki, "The TS185 is lighter than the 125 by a few pounds, and has nearly the power of the 250 but with a much more free revving motor."  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_TS_series

 

Suzukit TS185 Sierra

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On 10/30/2020 at 2:27 AM, Damrongsak said:

There seems to be a real dearth of small, easily managed trail bikes (road legal "dual-sport") and economical trials bikes.  I still miss the Suzuki TS125 I had in Thailand 1977/78.  I was 5' 6" and weighed 115 pounds.  I'm not a big bike guy.  Like this:

 

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Reminds me of a similar looking type of bike I borrowed from a mate in UK to pass my test on when I was 16 yr old.

A  BSA 175 Bantam 2 stroke motorcycle, horrible thing.  ????.

 

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On 10/28/2020 at 9:57 AM, canthai55 said:

I ride my Dyna on the dirt - so it's a dirt bike.

Ride my CRF on the highway - so it's a cruiser

CB650 in the twisties - so it's a sport bike

If I cross a stream - is my bike a boat ?

555

No if it's a road stream I've been over them on my CB400SF,  my Versys 650, my CRF250L and just recently on my Supersports-bike.

None of them needed to float. ????

 

6 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

No if it's a road stream I've been over them on my CB400SF,  my Versys 650, my CRF250L and just recently on my Supersports-bike.

None of them needed to float. ????

 

 

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1 hour ago, papa al said:

 

Nice one papa. ????  ????

I got a semi sports adventure tourer. What kind of bike do I have? 

Not trying hard enough!  Our local postie has more load than that from time to time!image.png.7c62ccf26d63cda75fec86038caaae

12 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Reminds me of a similar looking type of bike I borrowed from a mate in UK to pass my test on when I was 16 yr old.

A  BSA 175 Bantam 2 stroke motorcycle, horrible thing.  ????.

 

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Better a Bantam than no bike at all!  My dad has quite a few in the shed down the farm.  Was allowed to borrow one on the condition if I break it I fix it and I didn't take it off the property.  Got good at fixing them!  And in the end 860 acres just got to small so my older brother and I started riding the dirt tracks around the district...but after a while dad found out and we got the severest punishment for our indiscretion...no using the bikes for 6 months.   Dad had to stop riding at 75 years of age...I am 68 in a few weeks and on course to still be riding when I am 80!  ????

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3 hours ago, Tagged said:

I got a semi sports adventure tourer. What kind of bike do I have? 

A dual purpose type of bike of which there many these days.

If you told me what you have I would give what category I think it is. ????

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3 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Better a Bantam than no bike at all!  My dad has quite a few in the shed down the farm.  Was allowed to borrow one on the condition if I break it I fix it and I didn't take it off the property.  Got good at fixing them!  And in the end 860 acres just got to small so my older brother and I started riding the dirt tracks around the district...but after a while dad found out and we got the severest punishment for our indiscretion...no using the bikes for 6 months.   Dad had to stop riding at 75 years of age...I am 68 in a few weeks and on course to still be riding when I am 80!  ????

Only needed the Bantam to pass the test then I took the 'L' plates off my Panther.

 

I got asked when will I stop riding motorbikes by people who had given up because they thought they were to old.

I just said when I can't. ????

12 hours ago, Tagged said:

I got a semi sports adventure tourer. What kind of bike do I have? 

cb500?

23 minutes ago, papa al said:

cb500?

Any better guess out there? 

 

In best case it is a great adventure tourer and 1000 cc. My first bike in Thailand was CB500x, and the next one was a natural step up. 

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2 hours ago, Tagged said:

Any better guess out there? 

 

In best case it is a great adventure tourer and 1000 cc. My first bike in Thailand was CB500x, and the next one was a natural step up. 

The new Versys 1000.

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

The new Versys 1000.

It was a good deal at the 2017  model last year, so I bought that one ???? 

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