Phuket To Bangkok On Scooter

[chicoelnino]

A mate of mine said the best trip he's ever taken was a scooter road trip from phuket to bangkok.

Ow I'm not sure, but isn't phuket an island? So is it possible for him to have done this trip?

[Sharp]

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[Shot]

Getting on the island would be the easy part of that trip. Would love to know his exact route. And yes, it could be done.

Edited June 1, 2013 by Shot

[andreandre]

Getting on the island would be the easy part of that trip. Would love to know his exact route. And yes, it could be done.

Pedantic, but i would say Getting off the island would be the easy part of that trip..

Edited June 1, 2013 by andreandre

[Shot]

Getting on the island would be the easy part of that trip. Would love to know his exact route. And yes, it could be done.

Pedantic, but i would say Getting off the island would be the easy part of that trip..

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[hansgruber]

Plenty have done it.

He won't be going into the Guinness book of records or anything.

[Guest]

Sounds like a great trip. With scooter it's easy to slowdown and see the life around.

[bigbamboo]

A scooter?

Hardly Easy Rider stuff is it ?

[andreandre]

A scooter?

Hardly Easy Rider stuff is it ?

Each to their own,don't you think?

In fact, probably a damn sight more effort to do it on ''A scooter'' as well...

[Guest]

A scooter?

Hardly Easy Rider stuff is it ?

I have ridden with my beloved Honda Wave three times between Phuket and Surat Thani. Not all the way to Bangkok, but could understand the feeling.

The ass will complain and there is plenty of long and boring roads where extra power would be just great.

But when it comes to the city centers, markets and basically anywhere where is life, nothing beast small scooter. It takes few seconds to stop and park the scooter. Security is also in control as there is always better looking bikes or scooters for people to steal if they wish.Riding a scooter is very free way to see the country.

The experience is not for people who wish to get from point A to point B. It's for people who think the trip itself is more important than to get to the destination.

[NomadJoe]

Acouple of years ago on one of the motorcycle forums there was a Thai or Singaporean guy that blogged his ride from Singapore to Vietnam, or something like that, on a KSR110. A pretty interesting read. I have ridden from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur on my Ninja 650R to watch the MotoGP races a couple of times. Thailand has some wonderful roads for riding. During the 2 day ride down and back, the only place I was ever met with traffic was on Phuket.

[hkt83100]

have ridden with my beloved Honda Wave three times between Phuket and Surat Thani. Not all the way to Bangkok, but could understand the feeling.

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Guess it can be done easily in 4 or 5 days, plenty of time left for nice experiences on the way. I did a tour like that not so long ago: http://hondapcx.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1026

[ALFREDO]

-chicoelnino-

Phuket is an island but only some Hundreds of Meters away from the Mainland, it has two bridges to reach the Mainland

Yes, can be easy done, the ride, if the butt, can withstand the sitting torture !

Its for most part a nice trip, special if you use the route, Phuket - Kao Lak - Ranong - Chumphon (Very nice countryside, less traffic and for some time with view of the sea!) - than up North.

Last part before Bangkok, is less nice.

I made the trip with Motorbikes, not scooters until Chumphon and drove many times with cars between Phuket and Bangkok.

At about 900 km, distance and some nice places of interest on the way.

Kao Lak, (Similan Islands), Ranong (a trip to Myanmar, Casino Island, Hot spring), Chumpon (a trip to Koh Tao Island), Hua Hin,

you have a lot of options how long your trip shall last.

Edited June 1, 2013 by ALFREDO

[thrilled]

A scooter one of those 110cc things?I'm surprised it didn't burn up,or someone ran him off the road.

The only way I would attempt that trip on two wheels would be at least A 500cc more like 900cc or bigger. And A group of us maybe 5-10.

[ALFREDO]

A scooter one of those 110cc things?I'm surprised it didn't burn up,or someone ran him off the road.

The only way I would attempt that trip on two wheels would be at least A 500cc more like 900cc or bigger. And A group of us maybe 5-10.

Scooter, up to 125 cc maybe.

Burn up? I would think, if you have a OK modern, new bike they can withstand that long trip without problem.

Ran him OFF the ROAD, or RAN, DRIVE even over him !

Yes that could be dangerous, as it happened to the English? couple, some month ago, on bicycles who got killed from a truck on a Highway from behind!

Regarding, size of Motorbike, a Good old 400cc CBR Honda is enough!

Even the new 250 cc Sport Bikes, from Honda and Kawasaki produced in TH are powerful enough not to be caught from behind often,

But of course the engine can be bigger, does not hurt, if you not dangerously using that immense power and speed on Thailand's roads.

Driving in a group, can be fun, but if it is not a CLUB with a Boss and Order, than the different opinions and ideas,

are sometimes difficult to bring under one hat! Cheers

Edited June 1, 2013 by ALFREDO

[stiggy]

Done Phuket to Hua hin on a 125, never again.

[chicoelnino]

Ok. Yeah the reason why I asked was that he got me thinking that I'd like to do something similar one day. The only thing is there would be myself and my girlfriend on the one bike. A scooter is understandably not suitable. I suppose we could rent a bigger bike for a few weeks if we wanted to do a trip like that.

On the scooter side of things - just for getting around the island and that, we are thinking of which would be the better option.....

A) Rent one monthly

Buy a second hand one

We've no real knowledge of scooters/bikes, apart from using them while travelling around Asia two years ago.

I understand the safety risks involved etc. I would just like to know what price range would a second hand scooter cost us to buy?

Thanks.

[Gerald14]

Can be done but I would not do it (Not in Thailand)

[stevehaigh]

easy enough if you stop every 100km or so but trying to do it in one hope would kill most people behind.

if you take 5 days or so and enjoy the trip down, i think it would be a great trip. you can stay in beach places on the way to surat then go though Kao Sok on the way to pkuket

Edited June 2, 2013 by stevehaigh

[craigt3365]

I think the last part into Bangkok would be horrible. Very confusing roads, scooters not being allowed on highways, crazy traffic. I think it'd be best to stop before BKK???

[stevehaigh]

I think the last part into Bangkok would be horrible. Very confusing roads, scooters not being allowed on highways, crazy traffic. I think it'd be best to stop before BKK???

I think the last part into Bangkok would be horrible. Very confusing roads, scooters not being allowed on highways, crazy traffic. I think it'd be best to stop before BKK???

i agree it would be horrible between samut sakon and bkk but scooters are allowed, i see them all the time

also to avoid a lot of rama 2 you can take ekachai road for much of the way between samut sakon and bkk but agreed, not the nicest part of the trip.

here's an idea, take the train to Hua Hin, you can take the scooter on the train for a couple of hundred baht. then the trip from HH south will be nice, stop in prachuap, bang saphan, chumpon, or some smaller beach towns along the way. if you speak thai, it will be easy, if not, an adventure.

Edited June 2, 2013 by stevehaigh

[Sydneycraig]

I have done it on my pcx 125 (stopping over on samui and south) and was great fun... Just avoid the highways unless needed. Also just ridden a loop of Malaysia on the pcx (www.justridingaround.com) ... I personally think the scooter was the perfect bike for the trip

[andreandre]

Ok. Yeah the reason why I asked was that he got me thinking that I'd like to do something similar one day. The only thing is there would be myself and my girlfriend on the one bike. A scooter is understandably not suitable. I suppose we could rent a bigger bike for a few weeks if we wanted to do a trip like that.

On the scooter side of things - just for getting around the island and that, we are thinking of which would be the better option.....

A) Rent one monthly

Buy a second hand one

We've no real knowledge of scooters/bikes, apart from using them while travelling around Asia two years ago.

I understand the safety risks involved etc. I would just like to know what price range would a second hand scooter cost us to buy?

Thanks.

Click on this website...http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/automotives-vehicles/motorcycles/

Gives you an idea of whats available and at what cost....

If you are here for a while, buying can be a good option..prices are a bit lower this time of year also..

Edited June 2, 2013 by andreandre

[CodyB]

Can be done but I would not do it (Not in Thailand)

Which country outside of Thailand would you reccomend travelling from Bangkok to Phuket?

[stevehaigh]

Can be done but I would not do it (Not in Thailand)

Which country outside of Thailand would you reccomend travelling from Bangkok to Phuket?

go through Burma?

Edited June 2, 2013 by stevehaigh

[britpop]

what makes me laugh is the guys with the super bike and touriers, they got GPS, panniers, backup, all the gear, they plan for months, take it so seriously, then some guy on a whim, says "<deleted> it, i'm driving to bangkok on my 20 year old ,110cc clapped out old scooter" no fanfare, no B/S, just a skateboard helmet, bag of crisps and a pair of flip-flops, now thats some achievement!!!!!

[Felt 35]

I have a friend based in Phuket who have drove all over Thailand with a Honda Wave 125 and not on one trip. Many, many tours from Phuket touring the Norh, Northeast, all the South, (included Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat), from there over to Malaysia and Singapore and return. He usually change bikes every two years and then they often have 50-60000K on the clock.

[Shot]

what makes me laugh is the guys with the super bike and touriers, they got GPS, panniers, backup, all the gear, they plan for months, take it so seriously, then some guy on a whim, says "<deleted> it, i'm driving to bangkok on my 20 year old ,110cc clapped out old scooter" no fanfare, no B/S, just a skateboard helmet, bag of crisps and a pair of flip-flops, now thats some achievement!!!!!

That made me smile. Thanks.

[cgphuket]

Did the Phuket to BKK trip last year on my CBR 250. No problems. Took 2 days and stopped at Chumpon for the night. First half was beautiful, along the Burma border. Second half, from Hua Hin to BKK was rough as for all the trucks and riding frontage roads into BKK. Could be done in one day except for sore ass and missing the views. Best part was stopping and meeting people that had never really saw foreigners close up.

[Gregory Morozov]

To avoid Bangkok traffic one can stop at Amphawa for the evening meal on the canal and short sleep in the guesthouse and enter Bangkok at 5:30-6 am. I am usually planning my single day ride to BKK to arrive after midnight.

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