I came here last January, with a return ticket in May. The plan was to get a better impression of Thailand (first visit was in 2008, a 2-week vacation in Phuket, rented a Honda XR250 back then). I liked Thailand a lot and thus when I was flying back home, I didn't seel the bike, instead I left it parked at a friend's condo. Back home, I sold the heavily modified Honda XR250 I had there, as well as some other stuff, did some traveling during the summer months, got a 1-year Thai educational visa (learning Thai language), and came here again in September, this time settled in Pak Nam Pran (Prachuap Khiri Khan province), doing some trips from here.
Actually, the words "for 4 months" only applied if I was gonna rent a bike. Buying is a different story, I didn't really had to sell it right after the trip ended. In the end I didn't. Actually not so long ago I was thinking of maybe selling this bike and getting a new one (same model, I really believe it's better than the CRF250L) - after all, the one I have has already got 56000km on the odometer. But then I changed my mind... This bike is a friend, and has never let me down or break down, I do all the maintenance and it's working really well, so I'll keep riding it.