Cake Monster Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 5/28/2016 at 1:18 PM, papa al said: VN: "500ml to 20l of fuel in a 20l can. Easy!" papa acquired a real nice 2-liter bleach bottle for T2 mix. Not too keen on keeping 5 gallons of gasoline in my condo. So far I've added 1.5-litre of benzine/oil to the small trials tank. Capacity, dunno. Still drawing from valve @ main; not reserve yet. papa will buy 2 litres when dat. Already bought 500ml of some regular certified song tee. Used half of it to refinish some wood cabinets on the balcony kitchen that had dried out. Two coats; they look great. Oh, the red bike depicted in OP is not the bike referenced. A troll bike, I guess. Cool looking tho. I looked at the Pic of the Red Bike, and was thinking to myself that it does not look like the Trials Bikes I remember. Trial Bikes, if memory serves me, have a much lower center of Gravity. IE The seat is much lower toward the Engine. The White Bike looks about right. Have fun, but be safe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Bought tubes of grey epoxy HomePro. Buy on get one free. Repaired old leather riding boots & the plastic boots as well. Hate to buy new boots as may not be riding many more years/months. ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 hours ago, papa al said: Bought tubes of grey epoxy HomePro. Forget it, that won't last...get some Shoe Goo off Shopee or Lazada, very good stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 2/3 around the 15K loop today on the ag road, came upon a stopped group of 6 farang riders, w/ Enduro Madness guides. One of the riders had injured his L-leg or knee. A side-by-side 4-wheeler, a pick-up truck and a Fortuner had arrived to rescue. Dude was still seated on his bike. [pain w/ movement] papa and some German dude fashioned a splint w/ his knee flexed in normal riding position. Seemed to relieve pain. Then he didn't want to ride in the truck. I think the guy wanted to ride bike back to the shop. [Only 2K down road to highway] Or maybe to hospital. The Thai guide seemed skeptical w/ this plan. Didn't stick around to see outcome. 5 5 Edited March 15, 2022 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Ordered the rear Metzler for the bike... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 14 hours ago, Rhys said: Ordered the rear Metzler for the bike... She doesn't look German. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I think it is the grip he is interested in. No one chose one of those for longevity? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 22 hours ago, Rhys said: Ordered the rear Metzler for the bike... Looks a little old. Best check the date stamp on sidewall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 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. 1. So they have finished building back a new block house for the old guy. 2. The local mocy shop has replaced the big awning in front of their shop. the new one is magnificent: All stainless steel square stock. 4x4 posts, 3x5 rafters and 2x3 purlins. The steel roofing has bonded 1" urethane and aluminized underside. All finished real nice. 3. Out riding today. rain and trails got juicy. 3/4 in had to stop and replace air filter. Ist gut. Edited March 21, 2022 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 2:28 PM, papa al said: Looks a little old. Best check the date stamp on sidewall 3221 Rear XD OX 3221 /year 2021? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Broke off and lost the kick-start on the Climber on the trail earlier this week. KMK bike shop says they couldn't fix it. Procured a new CRF stand, bolt, nut & spring in town. 550baht Went back to KMK shop and the little mechanic said come back Monday. Big brother the welder fabricator/ machinist hopefully will be in then. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 3:28 AM, papa al said: Looks a little old. Best check the date stamp on sidewall Looking from the rear, would that be on the left cheek or the right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 7 hours ago, papa al said: ... Big brother the welder fabricator/ machinist It's nice to be on good terms with a welder/machinist. My son is one. He had this plastic trigger guard on an old shotgun that busted. After untold hours of measuring, drawing in CAD/CAM, prototyping on a 3d printer and milling on a $400K CNC machine he made his own out of a solid block of aluminum. With design and machine time, he estimates it would cost $2,800 USD for one. He made two for himself, 555. The last pic is the unpolished result before powder coating. The stupid shotgun is worth about $100. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 10 hours ago, papa al said: kick-start kick-stand 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Papa, you ready for one of these yet? Low seat height, light weight, no clutchy-shiftie thingies to break off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 8:22 PM, papa al said: Broke off and lost the kick-start on the Climber on the trail earlier this week. KMK bike shop says they couldn't fix it. Procured a new CRF stand, bolt, nut & spring in town. 550baht Went back to KMK shop and the little mechanic said come back Monday. Big brother the welder fabricator/ machinist hopefully will be in then. ???? Today. Cut fit fab weld. All 150baht. SMH.! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) On 12/2/2020 at 5:15 PM, papa al said: Lazada, 4000 baht normally 6K. Ordered 2 days ago. Arrived now. Fit okay. Look okay. Buckles a little awkward. So 1-yr, 4-months later these boots are worn out. Prolly 200+ hrs. trail time. Binned them yesty. Replacements from L basically the same. O'Neal brand. 5K Very comfy. Designed in Cali; manufactured in Bangladesh. Edited April 9, 2022 by papa al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, papa al said: Sealed all seams w/ super-glue. Applied a top coat of rubber cement at welt. Should help some. Edited April 9, 2022 by papa al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 4/9/2022 at 5:21 PM, papa al said: So 1-yr, 4-months later these boots are worn out. Prolly 200+ hrs. trail time. Binned them yesty. Replacements from L basically the same. O'Neal brand. 5K Very comfy. Designed in Cali; manufactured in Bangladesh. Have you seen the Fox Brand on FB..... 1800Baht... 55555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damrongsak Posted April 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) A different take on "stand up when you ride". Edited April 16, 2022 by Damrongsak 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) I hear he does snowboarding in the off season. Hey, Papa Al, were you ever an extra in the movie Easy Rider? Edited April 17, 2022 by Damrongsak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Have been riding the front-side of reserve lately because of a badly eroded section on the 15k loop. Trails are good otherwise. Neither too wet/ muddy nor dry/ dusty. Took the Cota out a few times. The clutch never worked perfect on the bike. Would not totally disengage. Hydrolic. So had a new lever, master cylinder & line installed. New transmission fluid. 0.52 ml. 2400baht plus 500baht x 2 for transport KMK <--> patty. When cold, the clutch in still a little sticky, but okay when warmed up. Today had a new throttle assembly and cable installed. New grips. [will prolly order some hand-guards] Serviced coolant and rear brake fluid. B680. New air filter. Es gut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 10 hours ago, papa al said: Hydrolic. hydraulic 5 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rhys Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Practiced figure 8 u turns on the bigger and longer bike, CB 500X... working the lean and vision ahead not down. I had to put my foot down once but then all was good. Some of those YT videos on turning are a bit overloaded, I went back to let this happen naturally. Worked out better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 papa wants one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I'd like one of these FX5 trail bikes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Out to KMK this AM for the 15K loop. Trails are good. Climber is running well. Back at parking lot met 3 Thai guys who had been riding their Sur-Ron e-dirt bikes. They said very fun, B180,000. https://ewheelsthailand.com/product/sur-ron-l1e/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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