Phuket Bike Week 2009

[barrybike]

does any one know what the programe for phuket bike week is this year .music...locations...agenda ..etc...thanks

[NBT TV Phuket]

From http://www.phuketbikeweek.com/thai/index.php

Friday 10 April 2009

- Motorcycle Exhibition at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- PBW Beach Party & Music festival (Carabow and Job2do bands) at Loma Park,

Saturday 11 April 2009

- Motorcycle Exhibition at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- Ride for Peace start from Loma Park Patong Beach to Karon - Kata - NaiHaan bay and Phomteap Cape (Around trip 30 KM.)

- Ride to Grand Dinner at Thainaan restaurant, Opposite Central Festival Phuket town

- PBW Beach Party & Blue & Jazz Music festival (Tom Dundee & Mu Pongthep bands) Cowboy / Indian / Rake show at Loma Park, Patong Beach

Sunday 12 April 2009

- Tattoo contests & Miss Phuket Bike Week 2009 at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- PBW Beach Party & Rock Music festival (Pong & Pe & Jeap) at Loma Park

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Big bikers are scheduled to gather in Phuket during Thai Water Festival of Songkran.

Around 10,000 participants are expected to gather in Phuket in mid April as part of their annual gathering during the Thai Water Festival of Songkran. The Phuket Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Office, Setthaphan Bhudhani, on Tuesday led Riders Club Chairman, Wittaya Singkara, to meet with Phuket Governor Preecha Ruangjan to discuss the organization of Phuket Bike Week and Motor Show 2009. The event will be held at Jungceylon shopping mall in Patong. Mr. Wittaya said he expects over 400 rider clubs from across the globe including neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, United States, Hong Kong, and Japan to participate. Among highlights will be big bike contests, & stage performances. Riders will also ride their big bikes to campaign for road safety such as wearing helmets, and strictly observe traffic rules and laws.

Andaman News NBT TV (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 7pm & 1am, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket, Thursday 19 February 2009 & http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/ & www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews Send comments to [email protected]

[a_classic_cigar]

From http://www.phuketbikeweek.com/thai/index.php

Friday 10 April 2009

- Motorcycle Exhibition at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- PBW Beach Party & Music festival (Carabow and Job2do bands) at Loma Park,

Saturday 11 April 2009

- Motorcycle Exhibition at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- Ride for Peace start from Loma Park Patong Beach to Karon - Kata - NaiHaan bay and Phomteap Cape (Around trip 30 KM.)

- Ride to Grand Dinner at Thainaan restaurant, Opposite Central Festival Phuket town

- PBW Beach Party & Blue & Jazz Music festival (Tom Dundee & Mu Pongthep bands) Cowboy / Indian / Rake show at Loma Park, Patong Beach

Sunday 12 April 2009

- Tattoo contests & Miss Phuket Bike Week 2009 at Jungceylon Patong Beach

- PBW Beach Party & Rock Music festival (Pong & Pe & Jeap) at Loma Park

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item---5-- on VDO at http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/prev...php?news_id=969

Big bikers are scheduled to gather in Phuket during Thai Water Festival of Songkran.

Around 10,000 participants are expected to gather in Phuket in mid April as part of their annual gathering during the Thai Water Festival of Songkran. The Phuket Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Office, Setthaphan Bhudhani, on Tuesday led Riders Club Chairman, Wittaya Singkara, to meet with Phuket Governor Preecha Ruangjan to discuss the organization of Phuket Bike Week and Motor Show 2009. The event will be held at Jungceylon shopping mall in Patong. Mr. Wittaya said he expects over 400 rider clubs from across the globe including neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, United States, Hong Kong, and Japan to participate. Among highlights will be big bike contests, & stage performances. Riders will also ride their big bikes to campaign for road safety such as wearing helmets, and strictly observe traffic rules and laws.

Andaman News NBT TV (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 7pm & 1am, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket, Thursday 19 February 2009 & http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/ & www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews Send comments to [email protected]

Thanks NBT for the info and links! (If anyone has a moment - plese take a look at my post about motorcycle transport by train..)

Cheers!

Chris

[classix]

Are there are some old fashioned bikers out there who dont like observe strictly to rules made by Isuzu Toyota Vigo and Benz drivers made.If they want they shall were a helmet have an alcohol ban on sonkran go sleep 1 a clock and here job to do without a smoke.whats going on bikers visiting shopping malls smoke outside is the only thing cut your pipes on your electronic chrome cow,pulled down on a pick up whats left.may see some old fashioned sunday for Pong the thai Ozzy him quit hard at the beach.

[ScubaBuddha]

Anyone know what time exactly the peace ride from Patong to Promthep Cape is on the 11th? Is it still on the 11th? I've seen some conflicting info.

SB

[geriatrickid]

This event sure skewers alot of prejudices. The exhibition at jungceylon is well worth the visit. I had a decent time last year and there are some interesting bikes. I was expecting the bikers to be poorly behaved louts but for the most part they were rather decent and well behaved. It was sort of freaky watching this massive tatooed guy that looked like he'd rip your intestines out if you crossed him, helping some women with her baby carriage get down the ramp. I always thought these ogres ate babies but there he was smiling and waving at the little kid. Visit the Jungceylon exhibit if you have an hour to kill or while the missus is at carrefour, it's fun.

[barrybike]

well everyboby living in phuket ..how did ye all think the bike week went this year in phuket ??????????

[sungate]

well everyboby living in phuket ..how did ye all think the bike week went this year in phuket ??????????

This was a fantastic event. Not one accident or negative incident, and colorful in the extreme. It made the front page of the Phuket Gazette this week and is the subject of a laudatory cartoon on their editorial page. Phuket needs more events like this!

[barrybike]

well everyboby living in phuket ..how did ye all think the bike week went this year in phuket ??????????

This was a fantastic event. Not one accident or negative incident, and colorful in the extreme. It made the front page of the Phuket Gazette this week and is the subject of a laudatory cartoon on their editorial page. Phuket needs more events like this!

good to hear that..i was there last year ..couldnt make it this year........

[NBT TV Phuket]

VDO- Special report 15th Annual Phuket Bike Week

http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/prev...hp?news_id=1065

or

“Hi guys, I’m standing at Jungceylon for the ‘15th Annual Phuket Bike Week’. Let’s go check out some cool bikes!” Varieties of distinctively designed and striking motorcycles were parked for display at Jungceylon for the opening of the 15th annual big Phuket Bike Week which lasted for 3 days from the 10th to 12th April, just before Songkran festivities. The event was organized by the ‘Phuket Rider’ Club, Tourism Authority of Thailand and Patong Municipality who co-hosted the event with Jungceylon, with appearances of honored guests such as Mr. Wichai Praisangob, Phuket Governor and Add Carabao - a legendary famous musician & life singer and part-time ‘Harley Davidson’ rider. Bikers from other provinces near Phuket and other countries such as Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Japan and America also attended the event in their signature biker style black leather jackets and jeans: they all looked incredibly macho or flamboyant.

The Phuket Governor was welcomed on stage and gave out a speech about the purpose of this event and how honored and excited he felt. He stated that this event was held to promote tourism and safety of Phuket regarding safely on the roads wearing helmets, follow traffic rules whilst still enjoying the festival and beaches on the island. He also stressed that Phuket is still a beautiful island filled with cultures, great facilities and shopping. The ASEAN education & finance summit was recently held here showing that the island is safe and still as vibrant as its shining sun. Not only bikes were on display; merchandise such as accessories for bikers, T-shirts and leather goods were also on sale at reasonable prices. Many bikers and visitors brought along their children and family members and some were even joined in the bikers’ parade starting from the front of Jungceylon heading into Soi Bangla lane. Wichai Praisangob and Add Carabao were leading the parade along with Lek from Phuket Rider Club and other bikers The next day they went on a ‘peace’ road tour of the island and ended up at Thai Naan Restaurant near Central Festival for a great get together and grand-dinner, so we caught up with some of them there and asked British, Swiss and German Bikers, what they liked about Phuket and the Bike Festival:

Somjid Jongjohor, Thailand’s Olympic 2008 gold winning boxer, was also on hand as a bike enthusiast, and he told us how excited he was to be involved with his young son coming along for the ride:. There were other activities throughout the week-end of Bike Week including beauty or were they the beast contests – man and machines, toys for boys, hel_l’s Angels or Big Choppers whatever you call them, they still looked and sounded cool. This event proved to Phuket residents, visitors and tourists that Phuket is still a safe place to ride into and the 15th Phuket Bike Week rolled out a whole load of Easy Riders who easily found a fun time and friendly fans to rev up the resort. This is Zenniesha, reporting for Andaman News.

Andaman News NBT (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 7pm & 1am, a new channel on KPP cable TV, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket, Monday 20 April 2009 & http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/

& www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews.com

[viciouskitty74]

well everyboby living in phuket ..how did ye all think the bike week went this year in phuket ??????????

This was a fantastic event. Not one accident or negative incident, and colorful in the extreme. It made the front page of the Phuket Gazette this week and is the subject of a laudatory cartoon on their editorial page. Phuket needs more events like this!

Errr....I think there was a tinee tiny incident.

Some Singaporean female landed on a white triumph and broke her ribs after her rider skidded.

That female's friend complained that it was a stupid white triumph and I replied with why is that bike stupid?