GT-Rider Forum...

[Mr Earl]

Selling freely available immigration forms

It never fails to amaze me what some guys will do for a few baht. I mean how much was he selling them for, 20b, 40b, 100b at the most?

Would you be bothered.

Yea I was always kinda irked by that. Why bother bying it when it's free at the border?

Now rideasia forum offers the same stuff for free, like a proper community forum should.

Red Tape - Border Crossing Requirements

[VocalNeal]

Selling freely available immigration forms

It never fails to amaze me what some guys will do for a few baht. I mean how much was he selling them for, 20b, 40b, 100b at the most?

Would you be bothered.

I don't know what he was charging for the forms but...

Is it possible the said 20 baht forms already had the 20B government stamp already affixed to them?

Just asking.

Sure you can print out a free form but Rideasia doesn't offer to get you the necessary 20 baht stamp?

Easy to scan a form etc and make it available on-line but the actual "service" would be going to the government office to buy a load of stamps.

I've only been the Chiang Mai once and never dealt with anyone there in the motorcycle/restaurant or any other business, but there is always two sides to any story.

[Phuketrichard]

works now;
this is also a good one, Ride Asia Motorcycle Forum

[Marmite the Dog]

^ Yes, I joined yesterday.

[terry57]

I've just book marked that forum and will spend some time exploring it as I'm interested in " The Ride ".

Thailand has unlimited possibilities for " The Ride ".

[Mikey Forester]

rideasia has really come on since my last visit around 5 months ago.

Well done, it's looking like the winner of the two forums.

[Exige]

Just joined Rideasia. Very impressive.
GT Rider seem a little stale at the moment. Hope it picks up again.....

[TonyBKK]

Check out our review of an under the thumb tour from RA

Mai Pen Rai MC

Yeah, I think I'll be avoiding RA and their shitty overpriced tours.

[TonyBKK]

Selling freely available immigration forms and demanding kick-backs from local businesses is another thing entirely.

^ complete fiction of course. In the 6 years I've been a member GT-Rider has never sold immigration forms or asked for kickbacks from anyone.

Sounds like the angry bloviating of a banned member to me

[Marmite the Dog]

I think the mods have realised how fucking useless they are and gone home.

[Lancelot]

His 7 part report of his pioneering ride from Chiang Mai, Thailand to Hanoi, Vietnam and back is epic.

That's just it! There's nothing pioneering or epic about going on a ride being under the thumb of a Vietnamese tour operator, being told where to eat, sleep, and were you can go.
Then to publish his "epic" trip as if there wasn't any tour operator involvement seems highly disingenuous.

I used to believe that some things actually happened, such as The Nazi Death Camps and 9-11 really was a terrorist attack. But, now I'm a full fledged conspiracy buff and I'm hanging on every post, waiting for the evidence that links the Vietnamese guy to the CIA and proving that 9-11 was indeed an inside job...

[Mr Earl]

Selling freely available immigration forms and demanding kick-backs from local businesses is another thing entirely.

^ complete fiction of course. In the 6 years I've been a member GT-Rider has never sold immigration forms or asked for kickbacks from anyone.

Sounds like the angry bloviating of a banned member to me

No sense in arguing with someone so poorly informed.

If you spend a little time hanging around Chiang Mai you would get to know what is what regarding the gtrider fiasco and why the forum is not long for this world.

[TonyBKK]

Selling freely available immigration forms and demanding kick-backs from local businesses is another thing entirely.

^ complete fiction of course. In the 6 years I've been a member GT-Rider has never sold immigration forms or asked for kickbacks from anyone.

Sounds like the angry bloviating of a banned member to me

No sense in arguing with someone so poorly informed.

If you spend a little time hanging around Chiang Mai you would get to know what is what regarding the gtrider fiasco and why the forum is not long for this world.

I see your grasp of forum popularity is just as inaccurate as your grasp of politics and math

How popular is gt-rider.com?

Global Rank

242,987

Rank in Thailand

4,237


How popular is rideasia.net?

Global Rank

561,067

Rank in Thailand

12,956

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it

[Marmite the Dog]

I see your grasp of forum popularity is just as inaccurate as your grasp of politics and math How popular is gt-rider.com?

I have no beef with either place, but those 'stats' mean absolutely nothing.

[Mr Earl]

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it

Dang I wish I had something good to smoke.

Clearly you need to spend some time on the ground in CM to actually see what the lay of the land is. Basically David and gtrider are foked.
Look up the word community. Cheerio,

[Backdoorphil]

Spend a little less time at Dengue corner and open your eyes and ears to the real world...
Can't be fun there with just the two of you. The place is always empty when you drive by. Buying bikes and parking them out the front isn’t fooling anyone.

You could fill an Olympic stadium with people that hate that asshole.

RA is just like his character and the way he dresses.. Cheap and tacky

[TonyBKK]

TGIF! Any and all are welcome to join GT-Riders for another Khao Kiao offroad bash this Sunday November 3rd.

Meet here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=13.23...num=1&t=h&z=19

Be ready to hit the starter button at 0900

Some pics of what you can expect-








No experience needed, just a positive attitude. There are plenty of easy trails too!

WOOT!

[terry57]

^

Bit short notice for me to make that one.

Question.

I'm not up to doing the hardcore off road you guys do but the easier trails no problem.

Regards the bikes, can I hire one and if so Approximately how much. ?

[TonyBKK]

^

Bit short notice for me to make that one.

Question.

I'm not up to doing the hardcore off road you guys do but the easier trails no problem.

Regards the bikes, can I hire one and if so Approximately how much. ?

Sorry about the short notice Terry. Yes, there are lots of easy trails in Khao Kiao, it's also a popular spot for hiking and mountain biking.

As far as renting a bike, I'm not sure of your location?

There used to be a spot in Pattaya, off beach road that rented dirtbikes but I haven't been down there in well over a year so no idea if they are still in business.

Another recommended place in Pattaya: Pattaya Enduro Madness: Enduro Madness Pattaya - Awesome Guided Dirt Bike Tours

On facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnduroMadnessPattaya

Here in Bangkok you can rent a Kawasaki KLX250 from Bangkok Bike Rentals: Homepage for Bangkok Bikes Rental

Happy Trails!

[Phuketrichard]

Selling freely available immigration forms and demanding kick-backs from local businesses is another thing entirely.

^ complete fiction of course. In the 6 years I've been a member GT-Rider has never sold immigration forms or asked for kickbacks from anyone.

Sounds like the angry bloviating of a banned member to me

No sense in arguing with someone so poorly informed.

If you spend a little time hanging around Chiang Mai you would get to know what is what regarding the gtrider fiasco and why the forum is not long for this world.

I see your grasp of forum popularity is just as inaccurate as your grasp of politics and math

How popular is gt-rider.com?

Global Rank

242,987

Rank in Thailand

4,237


How popular is rideasia.net?

Global Rank

561,067

Rank in Thailand

12,956

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it

What stats are u using?? stats can and often are very misleading
example
If ur using Alexa it ONLY counts those that have alexa installed on their computers and can change daily

Alexa
gt ranks 241,634 and # 4,041 in Thailand
ride asia ranks 533,634 and # 10,434

I like them both and find great info for future trips.

[TonyBKK]

Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

[TonyBKK]

Wow, what an epic day! What a difference a rainy season makes! No one's been through these trails in ages and conditions were CHALLENGING! We were all shattered by the end!




Yours truly taking a nice dive over the handlebars


Later this week we blast off to Chiang Mai for a Memorial Ride with the GT-Rider community.

Happy Trails!

[Gazza]

Do you actually have any photos of you on an upright bike?

Would love to give that kind of riding a try myself sometime in the future after I get my house sorted out.
Probably definately will more than likely be getting a crf250L without a shadow of doubt......maybe.

[TonyBKK]

Some random pics from Tom-

Jungle mechs at work!


Welcome to the Jungle!



Piece of cake! Who goes first?


Dirt bikes should be dirty!


Tony's shoe repair


C'mon up, if you can start your bike... >.<


Me like mud! Omnomnomnomnomnom!!!


Let the Good Times ROLL!

[TonyBKK]

Some random video clips

3 Kawasaki KLX and 1 Honda CRF-L. Our first time back since the end of the rainy season and conditions were challenging!