BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Meeting some friends in Loei then continuing on to Nan tomorrow! WOOT! ^_^v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Ride Safe and have a GREAT time. Beautiful country - will head over that way when I return home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyMcCollum Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 It's nice to get off the main roads onto secondary or even back in the sticks country roads. Take time to stop and look around. Eat some road side food and do something you don't get the chance to do in BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaypsychos Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 tony! are you making a stop-off in chiang mai mate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Cool and foggy in Khao Kho, Petchabun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 No mate, just a long weekend ride to Loei and Nan, then back to the big smoke on Monday. Do you still have your Drz400? Meet us in Nan tomorrow and first round is on me! You know where! ^_* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 These amazing flowers are in bloom all over the place at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 After blasting highway 12 through Nam Nao National Park (who says there aren't any liter bike roads in Thailand?!) we took the back road to Loei. 2016 is an amazing roller coaster ridge road with stunning views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Checked in at the King Hotel. Nothing better than a nice cold beer after a long ride! Followed by an in room massage. Life is good! Cheers! ^_*v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Fast fun ride to Nan! 203 to Dan Sai, 2016(?) to Nakhon Thai, can't remember the road number to Chatrakan, but it's beautiful. Highway 11 from Uttaradit to Den Chai is a race track of a road! 6th gear 200kph sweepers- awesome! Forgot how much fun the 101 to Nan is! BIG motocross competition in Nan tomorrow. 50+ teams from all over Thailand. Nan is definitely biker friendly tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That rear tire one the '99' plated bike sure looks like it now has a square profile - or is it just the blue color in the foto !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 What time are you back tomorrow TOny? I'm heading down to Bira with ER6 Norman for an hour or two before heading of to meet up with some of my girlfriends friends Meeting outside Kwaker Pattaya at 10am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Brilliant ride out to Bo Klua on the 1169 and 1081. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Excellent lunch at the Bo Klua View Restaurant and Resort. This would be a great place to take a gf or wife for a romantic getaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 On a whim we decided to head south on the 1333 to see where it goes. On some maps it appears to dead end, but on google maps it seems to connect with the 1257 and go through to Mae Charim and Santisuk. Only one way to find out for sure- lets hit it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Blasting back to Nan on the 1169- just one of Nan's fantastic roads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Nan, Thailand- motorcycle paradise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macknife Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nan, Thailand- motorcycle paradise! Thans allot for all the organising Tony, great ride... loved that back road we ended up on despite almost putting it sideways in the mud. Im sure the 91 Benzene we got from that little place on Sunday afternoon was something more than 91. Filled up with PTT 95 Gasahol on Monday coming back to CM and bike definitely didnt run as smooth or responsive. Sort of makes sense if you think about it logistically.. Petroleum companies don't want to send 3 separate tankers out to the boonies so 95/91 gasohol are same delivery and 91 benzene could be 95 benzene pre lacing with ethanol back at depot 1148 coming back was a hoot and over the mountian it was foggy as hell. LInked back into 1 and then did 120 till main twisties were over then headed back and did it again and then of course had to come back to 118. Stopped at PTT after exiting 120 on 118 and saw that back tyre had degraded to point where steel fibres could be seen. Somewhat relaxed ride from then on. great ride 2200 kms in 4 days.. when we doing it again. If they ever pave out that back road we went on Im going to move to Bo Klua... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Add the recently completed highway 11 from Uttaradit to Den Chai to the growing list of Superbike-worthy roads in the Land of Smiles! Ride it like you stole it! ()v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Add the recently completed highway 11 from Uttaradit to Den Chai to the growing list of Superbike-worthy roads in the Land of Smiles! [media=] [/media]Ride it like you stole it! ()v Tony, you got that video marked as private Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluestu Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Great pics! Bikers in the north are definitely spoilt for choice and even the roads you do again and again don't get boring. Did a 300km loop from CR today that I've done many times but always enjoy it, down the 1 to Phayao then the 120 twisties and the 118 back. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Add the recently completed highway 11 from Uttaradit to Den Chai to the growing list of Superbike-worthy roads in the Land of Smiles! [media=] [/media]Ride it like you stole it! ()v Tony, you got that video marked as private Ooops! Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nan, Thailand- motorcycle paradise! Thans allot for all the organising Tony, great ride... loved that back road we ended up on despite almost putting it sideways in the mud. Im sure the 91 Benzene we got from that little place on Sunday afternoon was something more than 91. Filled up with PTT 95 Gasahol on Monday coming back to CM and bike definitely didnt run as smooth or responsive. Sort of makes sense if you think about it logistically.. Petroleum companies don't want to send 3 separate tankers out to the boonies so 95/91 gasohol are same delivery and 91 benzene could be 95 benzene pre lacing with ethanol back at depot 1148 coming back was a hoot and over the mountian it was foggy as hell. LInked back into 1 and then did 120 till main twisties were over then headed back and did it again and then of course had to come back to 118. Stopped at PTT after exiting 120 on 118 and saw that back tyre had degraded to point where steel fibres could be seen. Somewhat relaxed ride from then on. great ride 2200 kms in 4 days.. when we doing it again. If they ever pave out that back road we went on Im going to move to Bo Klua... cheers Great weekend! I'm glad you had fun! Yeah, dunno what they put in the gas at that little station but I filled up with "91 gasohol" which my bike usually does not like at all, yet it ran just fine, even when we hammered back into Nan on the 1169 - no pinging or knocking. Go figure, huh? Ran your Angel down to the steel belts, eh? Nice! This video of the 1333 came out quite nicely. You can send this one to your kids and show them how much fun dad is having. Nan always seems to hold some surprises. What a cool discovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Recommended restaurant and resort in Bo Klua, Nan: Bo Klua Restaurant and Resort: http://www.bokluaview.com/ Located just up the mountain, overlooking Bo Klua and the valley- View from the restaurant: Would be a great place for a romantic getaway with a significant other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 That rear tire one the '99' plated bike sure looks like it now has a square profile - or is it just the blue color in the foto !!! Not square yet- that's a Pirelli Angel which is a long running sport touring tire. (Bit of an odd choice for a GSXR, but I put that on for our tour to Malaysia as I was worried that a softer sport tire might not last the whole tour.) Have nearly 6000km on this tire and it's still got a lot of life left. Trade off is that it's a rather hard tire, takes time to warm up, and gets a bit "squirrely" when you try to lean it right over to the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 That rear tire one the '99' plated bike sure looks like it now has a square profile - or is it just the blue color in the foto !!! Not square yet- that's a Pirelli Angel which is a long running sport touring tire. (Bit of an odd choice for a GSXR, but I put that on for our tour to Malaysia as I was worried that a softer sport tire might not last the whole tour.) Have nearly 6000km on this tire and it's still got a lot of life left. Trade off is that it's a rather hard tire, takes time to warm up, and gets a bit "squirrely" when you try to lean it right over to the edge. Just posted this on separate topic in motorbike forum but got 18,000 kms on my rear Angel. Bloody amazing. yes the squirrely is exactly correct but mine are smaller squirrels than yours as Im nowhere near as intimate with the tarmac as you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thanks for the info. I could not tell if it was just the angle of the foto, or the cross section of the tire itself. I would imagine the first time you lean over far enuf to make the transition, it feels weird !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Route 1333 in Nan was memorable for a lot of reasons, including the landslide / wash-out at the end! A few vids- [media=] Everyone made it through- no drama Gixxer dirtbike Edited June 5, 2012 by BigBikeBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 One more vid of the washout- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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