Greetings from Thailand

bikeypikey · Post by **bikeypikey** » 03 Nov 2006, 18:13

Alright, you lot are probably from the UK and have just knocked off work. For me it's just past midnight and i have been at the thai whisky for a few hours (it IS a friday!) so please excuse any bad typing.

I am from England but now living in northern thailand for about a year, mainly for 2 reasons, firstly, I came here 5 years ago on a dirtbike tour to Laos and fell in love with the place, secondly, I was stupid (or clever) enough to fall in love and marry a Thai lady. Ah, forgot, 3rdly, I got sacked and had feck all money to live in Englnd anymore!

43 years old, always road bikes since 17, lost my virginity on a TS185 then PE175 suzukis, XT 500 and then sh*t loads of other stuff from US, Italy, Germany and Japan. Funny thing is, after about 50 bikes and 28 years, I still ride like a w*nker!!!

Thailand is a great place but availability of bikes is bloody restricted because of crap imprt laws. A £3000 UK bike would prob cost you £10K by the time you'd paid all the taxes to get it in leglly here. Thing is, loads of bikes, particularly up north where I am, run around without ny plates and with no hassles from the cops. If you ancy a holiday and don't want to just veg out in the sun in spain or greece or whereever, North Thailand is fecking brilliant for bikers. Once you pay the flghts, chuck the missus in a spa and rent a bike for a tenner a day and enjoy. Check out my mates website - http://www.gt-rider.com and ignore the fact that I just have sa sh*tty Tiger 125 off-road scoot because I sold my yannie TTr and thats why I'm looking for a CRM!!!

I'm looking at a right sh*tter CRM at the mo (after making my mind up between that and a DRZ) and if I decide to go for it (£500 for I think, a MK 2) then I will rip it apart and rebuild it and put pics, comments on how it goes.

Thanks a lot guys for an excellent forum and I hope that I can at leats put a liitle bit back in for all the good stuff you have alrady posted.

Cheers,

Pikey.

Rice · Post by **Rice** » 21 Nov 2006, 07:16

Hiya thre, greetings from RUSSIA! A good idea byin a MK2, but why the dead one to rebuilt? 500 GBP is a good price for an average 1992-1996 in Asia. It could be reasonable to pay more for wratcha gonna bye than for further headache, goes no sayin U're anyways havin this.
Good luck,

cool ride, best speed

!

santidreamer · Post by **santidreamer** » 18 Aug 2007, 08:17

I live on Koh Samui and got a MK1 4 months ago, have since spent more than the purchase price bringing it back to good working order.

Thais tend not to look after things, however parts and labour are very cheap.

This is my first ever motorbike (of any description) and I am very happy with it, however would like more power up steep hills.