Night of the Iguana: Old Fogies with young Thai Nubiles. Do they mix?

[medeis]

Hello,

I would like to introduce myself as a new er-6n owner in Phuket.

I adhere to the All Gear All Time mentality, but found myself stomped trying to purchase some apparel in Thailand without mortgaging my home.

After extensive research, I was able to find a US-based online retailer, www.ridersdiscount.com, that not only shipped to Thailand, but did so for a fixed fee of $25, no matter the size of the order!

Here's the tale of my experience with them:

On Friday 09/18 I settled on ordering the following items:

TCX X-SQUARE ALL PURPOSE BOOTS

SHIFT LODOWN JEAN KEVLAR MOTORCYCLE PANTS

JOE ROCKET ATOMIC 2.0 TEXTILE MOTORCYCLE GLOVES

TOUR MASTER DRAFT AIR MOTORCYCLE JACKET

RIVER ROAD RAINSTORM 2 PIECE RAINSUIT

Total purchase price $352.58 +$25 S&H

At checkout, an option to choose the ship-to country sported just about the whole world, except for Thailand, so I called them and was told that, due to the high incidence of fraud from our neck of the woods, they would not be able to ship my order.

Undaunted, I sent them an email and was contacted within hours by Joel, their customer service representative, who relayed shipping would be possible if I paid for the order via PayPal. Not having a problem with that, I proceeded, and finalized the purchase through a quick series of emails in which Joel displayed outstanding service.

The parcel shipped out on Wednesday 09/23 and arrived to the post office in Rawai exactly 2 weeks later.

I sadly discovered about the shocking 100% duty extortion fee, but was glad to see that the items ordered were listed as having a total value of about $100, so that, all considered, my purchase ran about $500.

I priced the same or comparable merchandise here in Thailand and got a total of well over $700, so I am not too displeased, especially in view of the larger choice available at www.ridersdiscount.com.

Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to be as exhaustive as possible, to provide the means for an informed choice, should any of you decide to take advantage of their services.

Last disclaimer: I am not affiliated with them, just a satisfied customer.

I hope this post will prove valuable, and wish you all the best.

Medeis

[thaicbr]

So is Thailand now on the shipping list or do we have to email them every time?

[medeis]

So is Thailand now on the shipping list or do we have to email them every time?

Probably email, as they will take only PayPal payments from Thailand.

[BigBikeBKK]

Hello,

I would like to introduce myself as a new er-6n owner in Phuket.

I adhere to the All Gear All Time mentality

Cheers Medeis,

Congratulations on the new bike and the new gear and bravo for advocating ATGATT!

Happy Trails!

Tony

[medeis]

Cheers Medeis,

Congratulations on the new bike and the new gear and bravo for advocating ATGATT!

Happy Trails!

Tony

Thank you Tony, and thank you as well for your always-welcome advice.

Now that I have the old body covered, it's time to think of the bike and start saving for those sliders you sell!