papa al Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) 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.? Edited September 18, 2021 by papa al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Papa, you are such a charmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited September 20, 2021 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited September 22, 2021 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 No dust, just some wet dirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited September 28, 2021 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neilly Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 Alfie Lampkin...the next generation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post papa al Posted October 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited October 28, 2021 by papa al 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston broke Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 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 ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 He actually did the 2021 Romaniacs on that Teneré 700, first ever finisher with an adventure bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston broke Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Come on mods - About time this thread was put out of it's mysery.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) 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. Edited November 27, 2021 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Papa, I thought about you on Thanksgiving Day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randell Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Papa? Is someone referring to themselves in the 3rd person? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 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 Edited January 14, 2022 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 New tin roof in place. Setting up to pour a cement floor. ////////-\\\\\\\\\\ & this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited February 16, 2022 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Now I only climb papayas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) 133 to 147.6cc, in 1mm increments prolly. 11% more over-all. Okay to call her 150, roihasip cc ? Edited February 17, 2022 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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