Haven't for a couple of years.

Covid.

Plan to next week.

Will take KTM Duke200.

Never really rode tripped w/ her, except Koh Chang.

Plan to leave Daisy Duke @ a bike shop,

in CM after  2 or 3-week ride.

800baht/month.

Will fly back BKK

w/ return CNX about end of August.

????

 

 

https://www.gt-rider.com/se-asia-motorcycling/threads/gt-rider-up-country-dinner-40-june-2022.15921/

 

Not yet decided but...

1 hour ago, papa al said:

Plan to leave Daisy Duke @ a bike shop,

in CM after  2 or 3-week ride.

Why not ride back. 

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Why not ride back. 

Its a long long ride on a 200cc, and if back later to continue the trip, why not park it? 

39 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Its a long long ride on a 200cc, and if back later to continue the trip, why not park it? 

I don't agree papa is going for a ride and his Duke can manage it maybe its papa that doesn't want to. 

8 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I don't agree papa is going for a ride and his Duke can manage it maybe its papa that doesn't want to. 

We can also manage to tour Thailand on our crf’s, but We choose to put our bikes on the pick up for longer transports out of convinient purposes. 
 

Cherry picking you can call it, and he is saving his ass and time for almost 1900km? 

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

We can also manage to tour Thailand on our crf’s, but We choose to put our bikes on the pick up for longer transports out of convinient purposes. 
 

Cherry picking you can call it, and he is saving his ass and time for almost 1900km? 

Fair call and a personal choice. 

I  rode up to CM to CR followed the big river passing Nong Khai and followed the border road with Laos and Cambodia to part way to down South Thailand cut across back to Sukhothai on a CRF250 we were gone for just over 2 weeks. 

18 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Fair call and a personal choice. 

I  rode up to CM to CR followed the big river passing Nong Khai and followed the border road with Laos and Cambodia to part way to down South Thailand cut across back to Sukhothai on a CRF250 we were gone for just over 2 weeks. 

Yes you can do it once, and next time, you go somewhere else continue from where you turned around. There is very few places I return back to more than once, but some few places is worth it. 

 

Off road I like to play in one area, instead of cruising. 
 

My destinations during covid, on and off roads. 
 

 

 

 

Plan is gelling some.

Depart Monday AM.

Kabn Buri > Chiaphun

left to Tak > onto 105 to 108.

> Then rt to the little roads by west of Inthanon 

and >back to 108 north.

>ride around MHS & north CM for ~ week then

>NE and meandertal around some more.

Phayo, Nan ...

Eventualy back CNX.

???? BKK.

 

1 hour ago, papa al said:

Plan is gelling some.

Depart Monday AM.

Kabn Buri > Chiaphun

left to Tak > onto 105 to 108.

> Then rt to the little roads by west of Inthanon 

and >back to 108 north.

>ride around MHS & north CM for ~ week then

>NE and meandertal around some more.

Phayo, Nan ...

Eventualy back CNX.

???? BKK.

 

Why not by Muang Kao Sukhothai I'll buy ya a beer cheap not bad places to stay over 1 night here. 

 

Off to a ruff start.

The prequel.

1.  After morning mountain ride,

took DaisyDuke to the shop on 3rd rd.

hoping to get new spark plug.

18,500km, original, prolly

Per YT, it is difficult/crowded/ but possible 

with simple plug-wrench.

But they cannot.

Discovered slack bearings on rear wheel so

they changed those.

Adjust, oil chain.

Set tires to 30psi.

B200

+tip.  5 5

Stay tuned  for part, 2.

 

On 6/8/2022 at 1:35 PM, Kwasaki said:

Why not ride back. 

Sore a_rse?

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Sore a_rse?

Mine never gets sore I guess riding from 5 years old on saddles and motorbike seats for 70 years hardens up ya bum. ????????

6 hours ago, papa al said:

 

Off to a ruff start.

The prequel.

1.  After morning mountain ride,

took DaisyDuke to the shop on 3rd rd.

hoping to get new spark plug.

18,500km, original, prolly

Per YT, it is difficult/crowded/ but possible 

with simple plug-wrench.

But they cannot.

Discovered slack bearings on rear wheel so

they changed those.

Adjust, oil chain.

Set tires to 30psi.

B200

+tip.  5 5

Stay tuned  for part, 2.

 

part 2

After paying up,

stood and felt a bit faint.

Sat down hoping it would pass, but no.

Ended up in their bathroom for a couple hours

D.

puking & sweating profusely.

Lying on the floor.

Eventually called a Thai buddy w/ car to

help me home.

Food poisoning?

Okay this AM so

took moto-taxi back to retrieve DaisyDuke.

Mechs laughing at me.

5 5

After eating w/ friend at his house last eve,

DaisyDuke had bad battery.

Borrowed his Wave to ride home

and this AM

bought & installed new 1000baht  battery.

The nut/bolt holding the (-) was frozen

[finally broke]

so considerable sweating n swearing ensued.

12 minutes ago, papa al said:

After eating w/ friend at his house last eve,

DaisyDuke had bad battery.

Borrowed his Wave to ride home

and this AM

bought & installed new 1000baht  battery.

The nut/bolt holding the (-) was frozen

[finally broke]

so considerable sweating n swearing ensued.

jai yen yen papa. ????

X-ferred the 30-liter Givi

from ceeber to DaisyDuke.

The bolts holding the plastic plate to the carrier

hadn't been removed in 8-years so

they put up a fight.

 

This guy is worth look at and follow. Rides mostly NC 750 and 300crf and know most routes worth riding all over Thailand. 

 

 

So…

Left Patty last Monday at about 8 AM.

Headed north on 331; 304; 201 to 12 west..

Couldn’t find a guest house until about Phitsanaluk.

700km first day.

Day 2 into Sukhothai to meet up with expat “Ear-ache”

He helped me with a repair on the bike and we drank a beer &c.

Next day CM.

Stayed at my fav GH TriGong at NE corner of moat.

Been using them 10 years now.

Spent a few days riding CM  & MHS provs.

WatChan; Pai. MHS. Phan Mapa. KuhnYuan. .

back to CM now.

Blown away by the quality of riding here.

Everyone super friendly.

Biker heaven..

 

 

 

23 minutes ago, papa al said:

 

So…

Left Patty last Monday at about 8 AM.

Headed north on 331; 304; 201 to 12 west..

Couldn’t find a guest house until about Phitsanaluk.

700km first day.

Day 2 into Sukhothai to meet up with expat “Ear-ache”

He helped me with a repair on the bike and we drank a beer &c.

Next day CM.

Stayed at my fav GH TriGong at NE corner of moat.

Been using them 10 years now.

Spent a few days riding CM  & MHS provs.

WatChan; Pai. MHS. Phan Mapa. KuhnYuan. .

back to CM now.

Blown away by the quality of riding here.

Everyone super friendly.

Biker heaven..

 

 

 

Did it stay dry for you in CM and surrounding area?

20 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Did it stay dry for you in CM and surrounding area?

Yesty riding south from MHS encountered a thunder-storm.

Ducked into a food stall w/cover for bike

for a soft drink and waited an hour for things to clear.

Down the road a ways another storm.

Pulled up on side of road and sheltered under a tree.

A Thai man in pick-up truck stopped to see if okay.

5 5

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

Did it stay dry for you in CM and surrounding area?

Got soaked Monday a couple of times.

1 hour ago, papa al said:

Yesty riding south from MHS encountered a thunder-storm.

Ducked into a food stall w/cover for bike

for a soft drink and waited an hour for things to clear.

Down the road a ways another storm.

Pulled up on side of road and sheltered under a tree.

A Thai man in pick-up truck stopped to see if okay.

5 5

Monday not yesty.

Stayed in CM yesty, no road riding.

Got DaisyDuke washed as super dirty.

Laundry, massage.

Had a big ol’ pork rib dinner 

at Riders Corner near my GH.

Real good.

BS w/ the boys.

Invited on a group rid for Friday but

no.

Today took off north to Fang 

w/ side ride around  1322;

124km mountain loop.

 

Real good.

In a real nice big room,

Sleeping Tree 

890baht incl brecky.

????

21 minutes ago, papa al said:

Stayed in CM yesty, no road riding.

Got DaisyDuke washed as super dirty.

Laundry, massage.

Had a big ol’ pork rib dinner 

at Riders Corner near my GH.

Real good.

BS w/ the boys.

Invited on a group rid for Friday but

no.

Today took off north to Fang 

w/ side ride around  1322;

124km mountain loop.

 

Real good.

In a real nice big room,

Sleeping Tree 

890baht incl brecky.

????

890!!!  Wish I could be big rich biker. ????

On 6/23/2022 at 5:31 PM, Kwasaki said:

890!!!  Wish I could be big rich biker. ????

Yea it was pretty swank.

500 is usual.

Then did some riding up the very norther part of CM prov.

The myriad of roads don't show up on google map but

really wild.

Steep.

Could spend days there.

No farang.

Tribal.

Fantastic.

55 minutes ago, papa al said:

Yea it was pretty swank.

500 is usual.

Then did some riding up the very norther part of CM prov.

The myriad of roads don't show up on google map but

really wild.

Steep.

Could spend days there.

No farang.

Tribal.

Fantastic.

Agree main routes by motorbike are a bore we always go and get lost. ????

On 6/8/2022 at 12:16 PM, papa al said:

 

Will take KTM Duke200.

Never really rode tripped w/ her, except Koh Chang.

Plan to leave Daisy Duke @ a bike shop,

in CM after  2 or 3-week ride.

Well that didn't work out.

Shop was closed.

Also asked at Mango rentals

who have a big under-building space..

Rented from them before.

Young Thai manager 'Ten' called 

farang overseas owner,

but guy said no.

So rode her home.

Got soaked on the mountain pass, R12.

//////////////////

KTM 200cc

Left w/ ~1000 km. on the Amzoil,

from local riding.

Returned from N w/ like 3000 more.

Oil level still fine.

Never added any.

Took 0.8 liter along in box,

but untouched.

Cruised at 100-120 kpm.

The speedo is accurate.

/////

Will take Lifan next time.

Maybe some unpaved roads.

Ya.

 

 

 

So decided:

papa’s days of riding from S to N are over.

Patty to CR is like 3 days.

So flying to CR next time.

and will rent a bike.

Fuel, lodging,

2000km. wear and tear,

Flying is, safer, faster, cheaper.

Like 1800baht. r/t. out of BKK.

Rental CB150, Exciter,

 even Wave125 be fine.

on the little roads

pap's firsts ever Thai m/c experience was 

a Wave 3-day rental out of MHS.

Nearly wrecked it an hour before returning it to rental.

5 5

On 6/29/2022 at 8:56 AM, papa al said:

Rental CB150, Exciter,

 even Wave125 be fine.

So √-ed w/ Mango Scooter rental CM.

Rented an Exciter from them a couple years back.

Likey, but had mech issue ... funky starting,

so changed for a MSlaz.

Slaz seemed doggy, &

securely lashing bag on pillion was tough.

;-(

Ten, the Thai manager,

said to call a few days ahead

to see what is available.

Offered me CB150 for 3500/2-weeks.

Below are shots from their web-site: