Get up, stand up. Stand up when you ride.

[papa al]

So riding the mighty Lifan DS out to KMK today.

Boots, kneepads, camo &c; ... road warrior look.

Found the soi blocked for construction at Sukumvit.

Naturally papa rode up to checkout.

About 7 workers were breaking in the shade

including some cuties.

So after a few smiles and howdy-dos;

to the skeptical  bossmen, 

papa indicated desire to ride right thru the rubble

instead of 1 km detour.

Eventually he waved me through.

Makkrap.

Zoom.

[The Lifan is loud.]

They prolly like 

Whaaa ta eff.?

 

[Damrongsak]

Papa, you are such a charmer.

[papa al]

On 9/17/2021 at 5:12 PM, papa al said:

 

Thinking about replacing the carb,

maybe 20 years old.

 

Took her back in Sat. and 

thru translate app

suggested new carb.

Shop busy so left her until this AM.

Seems like one problem was from too much resistance at the air cleaner.

Sans filter ... runs good.

With the older filter

[which had been soap & water-washed numerous times]

she wouldn't rap out.  Binned.

One purchased last week works fine.

????

Oh, How much shop charge? 

0

Free.

 

[papa al]

Got out to ride 15km loop

*1*2*3*16*14*10*21*9

this AM.

Definitely no dust around.

Erosion; deposition.

  Trail = stream for a couple hundred yards.

Climber is running good;

papa running decent enough

considering.

[Damrongsak]

No dust, just some wet dirt?

 

[papa al]

Erosion has been wreaking havoc on certain section of trails.

Gullies washed in that are deep and narrow

such that bikes cant fit thru,

foot-pegs dragging.

Also trees down.

Kicking papa's asss.

 

 

[papa al]

KMK

Trails are in bad shape.

Worst in the 5 years of riding there.

Rains have gulled many spots pretty bad,

& some downfalls.

Have been riding only EZ trails for a while.

Last Fri., went to ride Climber and noticed

 a broken brake line 

-from rear res to master cylinder.

It took the shop a few day to get parts

 & get her fitted back together.

[30-y/o system.]

OK now.  B550.

Today dropped her off to have new 

neoprene front-fork gators installed.

Old ones are ragged.

It’s a dirty world.

[Neilly]

Alfie Lampkin...the next generation

 

 

[papa al]

Things remain pretty juicy at KMK trails.

Yesty,

1. Riding thru tall wet grass at coconut plantation

   struck a hidden pole at at an acute angle\    

   and bike & rider flipped.

    Had a bow saw lashed to pack so that goes banging helmet.

2.  Later on, crossed stream and as bike approaches far bank

    accelerated &

    plunged into unseen mud hole.  

    Over the bars.  

    Mud a foot deep.

    After extraction of bike & self

    parked in stream to splash most of the mud away.

Gave up and headed back to base camp.

Glad to have pressure washer available there.

Dirty dirty falang.

[piston broke]

On 9/18/2021 at 9:40 PM, papa al said:

So riding the mighty Lifan DS out to KMK today.

 

 

i think it should be a criminal offence to use the word "mighty" and "Lifan" in the same sentence - As should posting like you're some 14 year old kid who rides on his skateboard everywhere and listens to the Beastie Boys .....

[papa al]

 

[Neilly]

He actually did the 2021 Romaniacs on that Teneré 700, first ever finisher with an adventure bike.

 

 

[piston broke]

 Come on mods - About time this thread was put out of it's mysery....

[papa al]

KMK report:

Was able to do the 15km loop yesty 

for the first time in a 1.5 months.

The running club have done great job of clearing the many downfalls &c.

Thanks fellows.

Sunny cooler days lately,

great riding.

[Damrongsak]

Papa, I thought about you on Thanksgiving Day.

 

 

 

[papa al]

KMK.  Attacked by wild animal, &c.

So beauteous cool AM ride started well, but

at about a mile on trail

 a bug flew into right ear.

Head shaking & striking failed to dislodge it.

Scratching on the eardrum producing nasty sounds.

Intermittent pain,

like it is biting in there.

A little panicky, so

back to base camp.

The lady poured some water in.

Shaking head & more striking did not dislodge wee beastie.

Repeat,... nada.

On third rinse, a Thai guy was able to flip the thing out 

onto the floor.

Little 1cm winged insect.

It seemed fine.

///////

Back out onto trail.

Stopped in a meadow to pee and

saw a cool little snake.

About a yard + long and

skinny like a pencil. 

 Greenish brown.

/////////

Further down the trail on the rough narrow farm road,

came head-on to a herd of maybe 20 buffalo,

driven by a Thai couple.

Pulled over and killed engine to let them pass.

Nit noi scary for man & beast.

[seedy]

Was on my H2 many moons ago

Got hit in the soft area of throat where the collarbones join.

Rock ? Bug ? Who knows.

Couple miles down the road the stinging starts. Trying to slap my chest with left hand while trying to stop with my right.

Pulled over and crushed a wasp or hornet. Was stunned by the impact and dropped down inside my T shirt. Came to Peed off.

Took 3-4 days for the swelling to go down

555

[Randell]

Seedy i have had the very same experience stung in the corner of the eye and then stunned drooped into my shirt and then stung me repeatedly all over my  left side chest area. Sure glad I wasn't allergic as it was it really threw me for a loop with that amount of poison in my system. I had a swollen hard chest when I got home 30 min later took days to subside. although it was only the first 20 minuets of intense burning sensation then down to a dull roar 555. I have always regardless of the heat always done up thy shirt collar to the neck since then.

[papa al]

Last report for 2021;

Dec. recap.

Cooler Wx. makes for sweet riding.

//////

Met a new friend, coconut grower

living out there in the grove.

Sketchy English but fun guy.

Free nuts when papa stops.

He is 82 but looks 62..

////////

Trails are in good shape, except Monday.

Going down narrowest trail

encountered recently tree x the path..

Basically in a trench, no room to turn bike around,

despite trying.

Then tried pushing backwards,

uphill, but unable.

Finally one more herculean effort was able to 180º

and ride out, exhausted.

Enduro.

 

[papa al]

There is  a little shack/house near the trail entrance.

Sometimes papa drops off fruit as a gift.

Oranges for the kids & old folks.

Today found the house burned down.

The old guy sitting around looking stunned.

Gave hin B500.

[The Hammer2021]

Papa? Is someone  referring  to themselves  in the 3rd person?

[papa al]

On 12/2/2021 at 12:42 PM, Randell said:

very same experience stung in the corner of the eye and then stunned drooped into my shirt and then stung me repeatedly all over my  left side chest area. 

Years back, on tour,

stopped to admire the view,

inadvertently standing on ant nest.

Locals found the spectical of a farang--

stripping down, cursing &c.--

    most amusing.

5 5

[papa al]

On 1/12/2022 at 8:35 PM, papa al said:

There is  a little shack/house near the trail entrance.

Sometimes papa drops off fruit as a gift.

Oranges for the kids & old folks.

Today found the house burned down.

The old guy sitting around looking stunned.

Gave hin B500.

They moved over a little and are building back

already have 9 cement posts set on concrete footers

& backfilled &

the 3 wood beams attached.

[papa al]

New tin roof in place.

Setting up to pour a cement floor.

////////-\\\\\\\\\\

& this:

 

 

[Damrongsak]

On 1/13/2022 at 11:10 PM, papa al said:

Years back, on tour,

stopped to admire the view,

inadvertently standing on ant nest.

Locals found the spectical of a farang--

stripping down, cursing &c.--

    most amusing.

5 5

Been there, done that as a young man.  One was the red leaf-roller ants up in a mango tree.  The other was big black ants way up in a tall coconut tree.  I stopped climbing trees at that point.  Locals loved the side show. 

[papa al]

2 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Been there, done that as a young man.  One was the red leaf-roller ants up in a mango tree.  The other was big black ants way up in a tall coconut tree.  I stopped climbing trees at that point.  Locals loved the side show. 

Beware ma pau.

50 people / year dead here from

coconuts

or limbs falling on them or

falling themselves from tree,

so they say.

You lucky to survive.

/////

... guess they trained monkeys now.

[Damrongsak]

Now I only climb papayas.

 

[papa al]

 

Had the Climber hauled into town for some service.

New front wheel-bearings.

Headset-bearings repacked.

Rear suspension hinge-points (3)

cleaned & greased.

Front-forks refilled.

New front sprocket.

papa brought in new 0-ring chain.[ B700]

Pulled engine top-end

for new rings, piston, bore. 59mm. ø

Shop bill was 2040baht.

Bike to be hauled back out KMK tomorrow morning.

????

New displacement of the RX-Z-135

π x r² x stroke

3.1416 x 29.5 x 29.5 x 54 = 147.6cc

Yee-ha.

 

 

[papa al]

Met Kuhn Watoon at the shop 0900.

Loaded Climber into his pickumup.

Rode Duke to KMK and got Climber ready.

Kicking kicking but no fire.

Even with cursing.!

But some guy gave me a little push  and

2nd gear ...

fire.!

She running strong on the trai nowl.

papa likey bigly.

Trails are in good shape.

Witoon taxi sevice,

2x 500= B1K.

So 4000baht total.

[+ a few tips]

Should last 'til papa is done.

[papa al]

133 to 147.6cc,

in 1mm increments prolly.

11% more over-all.

Okay to call her 150,

roihasip cc ?