Thread: What kind of Motorcycle do you wish you owned?

i would put mine up but cant
this board is shite

Originally Posted by andy55

i would put mine up but cant this board is shite

What you cant just write it ? or are you just another thick pom

Originally Posted by andy55

i would put mine up but cant
this board is shite

Two possibilities here 1. The board is shite.
2. Your a thick fvck.

Think I will go with the latter.

Andy555: Here's the club you're looking for.

Originally Posted by Bung

laugh if you want

Andy55 went from green to red real quick with that stupid comment. I know I redded him right away.

Thats a ugly one in the picture.
They had one here in Khon kaen all decked out like a cafe racer tail hump and all looked really sweet

No idea why they are so heavy, not much stuff to strip off them. At least they must be strong and no plastic. suspension is shit and a drum rear brake though...apparently they are heavier and less powerfull than the original '60s model...

I wouldn't mind one either, rode one for a while, you woudn't wanna go a long way on one, but they are pretty cool and almost indestructible, I have a nice set of Peyton place retro megaphones for one at home some where. The price you are looking for sounds about right. If you can get a good one for 130 you are doing OK.

Generally, is it cheaper or more expensive to ride a bike (legally) in your home country or in Thailand?

I've priced a few bikes here and they're 1/2 again as expensive as in the US. Beyond that, there are outrageous titling and registration fees, forcing the end-price up to about double. Why is this? Cars and trucks are only 20% more expensive here.

What are Thai big bike (600+) prices like compared to where you're from?

Originally Posted by Texpat

What are Thai big bike (600+) prices like compared to where you're from?

Yeh for sure more expensive here
Being a motorcycle rider here does have many draw backs like getting parts/ getting engine and machine work done in fact getting any thing done is a pain in the ass

Second hand imports used to be quite cheap here Tex and you could get registration (title) easily and for only a couple of thousand baht. Then in about 97 the jap companies protested that the imports were competing, so the Transport Authority saw a way to make some cash and pander to the jap companies at the same time by getting stricter on imports and bringing in the Long complicated procudure for getting bikes registered with Emmission and SAE compliance tests etc.
Initially the second hand imports were bikes stolen by the Yakuza (usually with the owners help, who then claimed on his insurance) and shipped to Hong Kong were they were split up and shipped off to willing buyers in Thailand and elsewhere, now they are nearly all bikes brought through auctions in Jeepun.
Over the last decade prices have shot up, 10 yrs ago you could by a bike for half the US price, sadly not now they are probably 30% more expensive then you spend another 60 K and up to get a plate for it. So unless you are from Norway prices here are not cheap as they once were.

^ Or Denmark PP...Fokking expensive there to... First a 180% import-tax and then another 25% VAT on top of that....Talking about taking it up the arse...

Originally Posted by peterpan

Second hand imports used to be quite cheap here Tex and you could get registration (title) easily and for only a couple of thousand baht. Then in about 97 the jap companies protested that the imports were competing, so the Transport Authority saw a way to make some cash and pander to the jap companies at the same time by getting stricter on imports and bringing in the Long complicated procudure for getting bikes registered with Emmission and SAE compliance tests etc. Initially the second hand imports were bikes stolen by the Yakuza (usually with the owners help, who then claimed on his insurance) and shipped to Hong Kong were they were split up and shipped off to willing buyers in Thailand and elsewhere, now they are nearly all bikes brought through auctions in Jeepun. Over the last decade prices have shot up, 10 yrs ago you could by a bike for half the US price, sadly not now they are probably 30% more expensive then you spend another 60 K and up to get a plate for it. So unless you are from Norway prices here are not cheap as they once were.

I've said about the Yakuza mafia links here before and was poopooed by some knob head claiming paranoia.

Originally Posted by Spin

No really, it was 180. I was on a blackbird

Here is what you need....

Originally Posted by Ban Saray

Was it like, an imaginary "blackbird"?

do try and keep up....

Originally Posted by Ban Saray

you just said you spent your days pushing the mouse button, and making millions?

Yep, Kip though.

Originally Posted by Dalton

are you up for a challenge ??

What do you weight? 140 kgs? On a 400? I dont think you would even get to the top of the mountain let alone in front of an 85kg guy on a blackbird

Originally Posted by Spin

What do you weight? 140 kgs? On a 400? I dont think you would even get to the top of the mountain let alone in front of an 85kg guy on a blackbird

As long as you are the rider on the Blackbird, I could be riding a Honda Wave for that matter...

If I had the cash and could find one over here I would realy like a Honda Goldwing 1800. It would probably cost a small fortune if I could find one.



How do I post a photo on this?

Originally Posted by Eliminator

There is an absolute mint one of these, here in Ban Chang, am trying to find out if it is for sale.

You might want to check out google before getting that 1800 lead wing:

Google

Originally Posted by Dalton

I could be riding a Honda Wave for that matter...

Why dont you bring along the gixxer?

put it on a pick up or something, or has it given up smoking now?

Luckily for me the one I would like to own IS the one I own. 1976 Harley Iron Head Sportster!!!