Ride up N.

[papa al]

Mailing the ceeber150 Patty <===> Chiangrai =5500B/one way.

[papa al]

papa has been scheming

 next N foray.

Would like to ride from very N; CR, 

thence SW, using the roads closest to the M border

until like PangMapha

Sounds fun.

Prolly hold out for the CB150.

Love that bike.

[VocalNeal]

Do you have the GT Rider maps? Not for navigation maybe but for planning?

[Kwasaki]

9 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Do you have the GT Rider maps? Not for navigation maybe but for planning?

What's good about GT maps out of interest.

[papa al]

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

Do you have the GT Rider maps? Not for navigation maybe but for planning?

...the plasticized paper ones, yes.

[VocalNeal]

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

What's good about GT maps out of interest.

Give you an overview of the roads up north that you can't get from a small screen. 

[Kwasaki]

23 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Give you an overview of the roads up north that you can't get from a small screen. 

I use Google maps and can go to street view. 

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

I use Google maps and can go to street view. 

I'm sure you know if you click on the street view man it illuminates all the street view roads.

[Kwasaki]

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

I'm sure you know if you click on the street view man it illuminates all the street view roads.

Yeah go street view and look for the holes in the road. ????

[papa al]

'Terrain' view is cool.

 

[Hummin]

Satellite view is easy to zoom in and out on phone to. I have tried a few different map apps, but Google is best for me and easy. To make day trips on more unknown roads paved and dirt. 

 

Additional I check with Google earth if I'm not sure roads are paved or not.

[papa al]

On 7/11/2022 at 12:58 PM, papa al said:

 

papa has been scheming

 next N foray.

 

Prooly be leaving before end of month.

Fly and rent a Lifan X200 from Riders Corner,

CM.

????

[papa al]

Fri, 26 Aug., 2022

BKK airport;

took Bell travel here.

Waiting for 1:30 pm flight to CNX.

Hoping to reach CM guest house by 4pm.

[Randell]

I hope you have a great trip Al

[papa al]

Picked up  the Lifan & rode up to Mae Sai today.

Got rained on some.

1149 & beyond 2mor.

????

[Kwasaki]

36 minutes ago, papa al said:

Picked up  the Lifan & rode up to Mae Sai today.

Got rained on some.

1149 & beyond 2mor.

????

Biker on Al rain means cool weather. ????

[papa al]

Been  tooling around in the 

Mae Fa Luang district.

The Lifan is running good,

The weather has been 3-0

????and

the mountain roads just peachy.

Locals super friendly.

Nary another Farangie to be seen.

Tomorrow will be riding west of Fang.

This is great.!

[JeffersLos]

On 7/11/2022 at 9:22 PM, papa al said:

'Terrain' view is cool.

 

 

You've got an email. 

[papa al]

Tried a loop out of Fang.

North from the U-shaped reseviour,

up the ridge and then looping around the border and back down  ...

that was he plan.

But the road was closed on the north part of the ridge.

Concertina wire, so retreat in the drizzle.

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by papa al

[papa al]

Next tried for a clockwise loop on 3037.

Some very steep and slippery road sections.

Leaf litter and algeal slime on this part.

Came to a gate at the northernmost area.

Just bamboo,

but again retreated as the weather was threatening.

Didn't want to chance getting stuck or dropping her.

More riding in the area this AM

is the plan.

 

[papa al]

Wed  nite stayed at nice little bungalow at Mae Ai.

Thur AM got up and rode the 1314 loop.

Had brecky up at the top village.

Back to resort and checked out about noon.

Thence south and 1249/1178 loop thru Arounathai and

back down to 107 at Chiang Doi.

Really nice.

Found another nice bungalow there, 400B.

[JeffersLos]

So this is basically a trip report with no photos and no trip outline on maps.

[papa al]

Yesterday was adventuresome, bigly.

Paid B100 to ride the 3024 thru Chiang Dao park to

the Muang Kong area village in the mountains.

Smooth blacktop, little traffic.

Finding the dirt road to connect up with 1095 was tricky,

but did it.

At some point got off track and ended up

on a steep, rutted ag road.

A local man took me back to the junction

going the correct way.

He declined the B100 tip pro-offered.

Three stream x-ings, 2 being 1/2 meter deep, were exciting.

Enjoyed fair weather until reaching the concreted road.

Then downpour.

Made it down to the highway and into π for a late lunch.

Town is hopping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[papa al]

 

From Pai to Wiang Haeng on 4014

is a 55km dirt road.

Sunday papa rode up there

had some noodle lunch

 and rode back.

 

Cattle and water buffalo grazing along the road,

but very little vehicular traffic.

No rain & clear vistas.

Pretty fun.

 

[papa al]

So after riding around N MHS prov

  for a couple of days,

returned to CM Tues eve.

Wed. [Sept 7]  decided to try to ride the Lifan over Doi Sutep mountain, [E —> W] 

Wanted to ride down one of the dirt roads to hit Saemong loop.

That didn’t work out so well.

The road deteriorated  

real bad

and papa eventually ended on a single track.

Became exhausted, over-heated.

Had to lie down for a half hour.

But ants.

Persevered & finally came out at CM.

Was pretty worried for a while.

Enduro.

5 5

[papa al]

 

Riding the ceeber 

[great little road bike]

down to Ko Chang, Monday.

[yes not North but South]

Have booked a 700/night resort @ Lonely Beach.

Looks nice:

pool, bar, restaurant, wifi, air con.

5 5

????

[papa al]

On 9/15/2022 at 3:59 PM, papa al said:

 

Riding the ceeber 

[great little road bike]

down to Ko Chang, Monday.

[yes not North but South]

Have booked a 700/night resort @ Lonely Beach.

Looks nice:

pool, bar, restaurant, wifi, air con.

5 5

????

Sat., ceeber in for service:

Amsoil ∂,

new o-ring-chain [B560 Laza]

& front-sprocket.

Changed coolant and brake fluids.

&c.

[new Michelins in Feb.]

//////

Sunday afternoon did scenic route

down to Chantaburi & got a room.

Enduroed some heavy rain around dark.

Monday, over to the isle for 2 nites.

Everything slow slow.

Weather 50-50.

The super steep switchbacks ... recently re-paved.

Ride home went fast..

Off the ferry at 1030.

2 stops, gas & KFC.

3, 36, 3240.

patty 2:30.

Fun trip.

85% fast cruise, 10,000rmp ==> 120kph-i.

>>  11.5 is red-line.

Smooth !!

[OneMoreFarang]

Ride up N.

North, Nana, what?

[papa al]

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Ride up N.

North, Nana, what?

Up to you.