Motorcycle Club in Thailand

[Perota]

I recently met an old acquaintance of mine who is now living in Pattaya (we used to be neighbour in Hong Kong) and I was surprised that he has now adopted the biker look. I knew that he always liked motorcycle but it's a big change from the casual businessman I used to know. Then a mutual friend told me that he has joined the local chapter of the Mad Dog MC.

I was just wondering, what it the Mad Dog MC ? A social club for fat middle age guys going through a middle life crisis ? Or is it something else ?

From what I heard it is actually not really that fun. Military rules and mandatory attendance to club meetings and outings is not exactly something that I look forward for my retirement years. Aldo wondering, if you realize you made a mistake, is it easy to get out ?

[dirk diggler]

Why don't you ask him?

[Perota]

Why don't you ask him?

We did. He just doesn't look really comfortable talking about his new friends, like we wouldn't understand. It's true it looks like a big life change. He is a nice guy. Middle life crisis is a ... crisis. Sometime you hook up with the wrong crowd and you make poor decision. We just want to know he is ok.

[aging one]

Funny you bring that up. I too have a close friend who has gotten heavy into motorcycle gangs in Pattaya. Head over heels for the White Devils. I figure if he enjoys it he should go for it.

I dont understand it at all though.

[Ozcol]

If a 1% club the bike belongs to the club irrespective who paid for it until you do 5? years as a member. If you leave before the time the bike belongs to the club.

[baldrick]

^ what do they do when the finance cmpany comes to reposses the honda wave ?

[boloa]

They do a lot of work for Charity

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141...-charity-event

[dirk diggler]

If a 1% club the bike belongs to the club irrespective who paid for it until you do 5? years as a member. If you leave before the time the bike belongs to the club.

That's quite funny to be honest.

[Rigger]

Both clubs mentioned are good clubs run by good people that enjoy motorcycles and I wouldn't worry about your friends

[Stinky]

People hear the words Motorcycle Club and immediately think trouble but mostly its just a bunch of accountants and shelf stackers trying to look cool as their hair falls out and their arses sag, like the rest of us.

[mingmong]

Why don't you ask him?

or drop into 'Mad Dog Bar' in Chaingmai, they do a Rabid Pizza!

[Perota]

People hear the words Motorcycle Club and immediately think trouble but mostly its just a bunch of accountants and shelf stackers trying to look cool as their hair falls out and their arses sag, like the rest of us.

I know them in Hong Kong, definitively true. In Pattaya I wasn't sure as they look more "bad-ass". But you should be right, that's probably why he feels embarrassed to talk about it ;-)

[Stinky]

People hear the words Motorcycle Club and immediately think trouble but mostly its just a bunch of accountants and shelf stackers trying to look cool as their hair falls out and their arses sag, like the rest of us.

I know them in Hong Kong, definitively true. In Pattaya I wasn't sure as they look more "bad-ass". But you should be right, that's probably why he feels embarrassed to talk about it ;-)

Some do take the whole "I'm so fugging tough" look a bit far and look like they could fart thunder and shit 9" nails

[Davis Knowlton]

Both clubs mentioned are good clubs run by good people that enjoy motorcycles and I wouldn't worry about your friends

There's a fairly large Mad Dog presence in Manila and Angeles. A local magazine did a spread on them some years ago titled "Big Boys with Toys". I know/knew quite a few - couple of semi-hard guys, but for the most part guys with jobs who liked to ride on the weekend. I wouldn't worry about your mate.

[beerlaodrinker]

Yeah the mad dogs in the Philippines are alright. Mostly retirees, they do a lot of poker runs to raise money for orphanages etc, just Guys that have bikes and want to do something other than sit in the bar,

[beerlaodrinker]

There's another chapter in AC called American steel who are also funsters

[Perota]

Latest development, the guy has now disappeared after "borrowing" around $30,000 (THB 1,000,000) from various friends. What is very disturbing is it is not the first time (actually when talking with people it seems to be quite common) that a guy who has been for 20, 30 years a nice, honest members of the expat community in Asia moves to Thailand for his retirement and "lose it".

[Munted]

It's the heat. Fries the brain.

[Mr Earl]

^There's usually a woman behind such downfalls.

[Mr Earl]

Vroom

[Chittychangchang]

[Hugh Cow]

Fark, I'm going to trade in my GSX 750 for a Vespa!