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Motoring in Thailand and Asia Cars and motorbikes in Thailand and Asia, Where to buy and sell your truck? Where to get fixed and what garage to use. Should I buy a suzuki carry? Will it have a car DVD? Will my travel insurance cover me for driving in Thailand? Or should I just buy a Mercedes or a Honda CRV? Everything to do with motoring and vehicles goes in this section. Do I really need a driving licence in Thailand to drive to Bangkok car hire?

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Old 18-10-2009, 10:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Can anyone tell me what this is and are they any good?

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Old 18-10-2009, 10:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Honda shadow 400 I guess, any good? piss weak but good posing bike, tear off the Honda badges and replace with HD stickers as they do around here.
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Old 18-10-2009, 03:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks PP - I do remember him saying it was a 400cc bike.

Why do you say it is piss weak?

I know nothing about bikes but he is going to leave it at my place for a while and has said I can ride it as much as I want while it is here. It is also for sale.
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Its a heavy bike and 24 Kw isn't going to make it a fast machine
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Old 18-10-2009, 05:12 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I know nothing about bikes but he is going to leave it at my place for a while and has said I can ride it as much as I want while it is here. It is also for sale.
Nowt wrong with a free bike. I should know.
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Old 30-10-2009, 02:19 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I do believe you have to dress like one of the Village People to ride that bike like you're meant to MeMock.
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Old 30-10-2009, 05:49 AM   #7 (permalink)
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This photograph isn't mine so It might not show up:-


My first motorcycle (after a funny engine fastened over the back wheel of a push bike and dropped down onto the wheel to inter-react by a chrome wheel to the bike which then kicked in and took the bike upo to about 30mph) was a TWN.




A brilliant bike.

Prop Drive.

Twin cylinder two stroke.


These two links are well worth clicking on.

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Sensational bike, wish I'd NEVER sold it.

I paid £25..00 for it including a seven day third party cover note from Kings Motorcycles at Old Trafford Stretford in 1962.

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My 1st road bike is coming up for sale again.

30 years ago I purchased my 1st road bike (after riding and racing dirt bikes for about 8 years )

I paid $2000.au for a 1977 Kawasaki Z1000 A2 red ,second hand form a car dealer with no rego, and 1900k's..It was as new..
This is the last of the tear drop tank models , from the Z1 900

Can somebody post a pic as i can not.

I sold it to a guy who had to own it more than me.. that was in 1997

$ 5000 12 monts rego, !00,000 + K's , motor old enough to smoke.
The bike was sill in very original cond. The old Z was not my daily rider as I always had a late model Kawasaki to for runs and scratching.

I made a gentleman's agreement that when he wanted to sell the bike he would talk to me first..He rang me last night and is giving me 1st option at buying back my beloved Z1000..

I offered him his money back $5000 as he did rebuild the top end..

He has been looking on scam bay and the asking prices are more than double that he said
I am to scared to look at what they are asking and what they are getting.

I'm off to buy some lottery tickets as I can not spare the cash

Sombody want a 1967 pontiac bonneyville 2 door ??

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Can somebody post a pic as i can not.
Why not?

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Old 30-10-2009, 08:33 AM   #10 (permalink)
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First bike was a late 70's vintage Honda 350...forget the model but it was on/off road - I remember the muffler was high off the ground and expensive as hell to replace, which is why I kept brazing patches on it :-).

My next bike was a 1982 Kawasaki KZ750....bought in 1986 for $500. It was a great bike that I loved, but sold in 96 when I started to build a house (no time or money) - got my $500 back!
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Thanks MTD for the Z1000 pic , thanks for the memories.
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Old 30-10-2009, 11:03 AM   #12 (permalink)
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where is the bike mate, [what country]
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where is the bike mate, [what country]

The Z1000 is north of newcastle australia


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be worth getting your hands on it, port mcquarie? or up the hunter?
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Bugbear, got any pics of that Bonny?
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Nifty thriefty honda 50 in '62 for $200-.................
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Suzuki 125GT I thought it was so cool
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Well my first bike was a yamaha fizzy 49cc lol then i had a kwaka kh250 then a suzi x7 250 then i got a GPZ1100 now back to a 750 sabre

i also had many moto x bikes
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I bought my first bike in 1973, a Honda CB 350 twin. If I had more than five posts you would note the upright, good comfortable all around seating position with the handlebars straight across from the driver that offers the driver good control in most situations. Not to mention the straight seat that allows the driver to change position for himself or his passenger. 36 horsepower. Not as good cruising interstates as the CB 450 I traded it in for but definitely adequate. Mine was green however.
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1976 Yamaha RD250. The picture is off the net, mine was dark blue and had spoked wheels.
At the time it was the fastest production 250 in the world, or, so I was told.
At the time you only needed a provisional license, L-plates and off you went. No lessons needed. The bike killed a lot of teenagers.

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