Well the Vstroms battery has finally started to start playing up, right before a departure to Laos.
3 years and 89,400 kms up so I should not complain.
Getting a new battery that is satisfactory can be problematic at times, so rather than chance it in Laos for 10 days, the hunt was on in Ubon.
Shop # 1 was no go checking the battery + had no batteries for sale.
Shop # 2 offered a gel battery for 1500 baht.
Go Motor is the shop & they are new - open only 3 months - with a nice range of bikes & some gear for sale.
Out the back they even have a machine shop
for a bit of engineering.
Go Motor doesnt have a card yet. But their contact phone number is 064 824 8444.
GPS Location: N15 15.697 E104 49.949
I couldn't find them on Google maps, but they are on R231, 450 metres north of the R23 intersection, on the left hand side, heading North.
But Go Motor 'however, didnt get my money for the Gel battery, as I was not convinced that was my best option at the time. There could be more. So.......
Shop # 3 was the Suzuki Big BIke Dealer, who had nothing.
Just down the road then was shop # 4 - the Honda Big Wing dealer.
Facebok Honda Big Wing Ubon
And what a magnificent premises they had.
A nice clean empty workshop
And an NCX 750 / Africa Twin battery that would do the trick
Slightly smaller, slightly stronger &significantly more expensive than the 1500 baht gel battery.
BUT
I want something good, that is going to last another 3 years/ 90,000 kms, so the 5,840 baht AT battery is the winner.
A happy Honda Big Wing service employee.
Some other bike shops in Ubon
Triumph Dealer Service - Ubon Ratchathani
Kawasaki Ubon Ratchathani
A big thanks to Steve Sivell who showed me around Ubon today.
Laos here we come tomorrow.
3 years and 89,400 kms up so I should not complain.
Getting a new battery that is satisfactory can be problematic at times, so rather than chance it in Laos for 10 days, the hunt was on in Ubon.
Shop # 1 was no go checking the battery + had no batteries for sale.
Shop # 2 offered a gel battery for 1500 baht.
Go Motor is the shop & they are new - open only 3 months - with a nice range of bikes & some gear for sale.
Out the back they even have a machine shop
for a bit of engineering.
Go Motor doesnt have a card yet. But their contact phone number is 064 824 8444.
GPS Location: N15 15.697 E104 49.949
I couldn't find them on Google maps, but they are on R231, 450 metres north of the R23 intersection, on the left hand side, heading North.
But Go Motor 'however, didnt get my money for the Gel battery, as I was not convinced that was my best option at the time. There could be more. So.......
Shop # 3 was the Suzuki Big BIke Dealer, who had nothing.
Just down the road then was shop # 4 - the Honda Big Wing dealer.
Facebok Honda Big Wing Ubon
And what a magnificent premises they had.
A nice clean empty workshop
And an NCX 750 / Africa Twin battery that would do the trick
Slightly smaller, slightly stronger &significantly more expensive than the 1500 baht gel battery.
BUT
I want something good, that is going to last another 3 years/ 90,000 kms, so the 5,840 baht AT battery is the winner.
A happy Honda Big Wing service employee.
Some other bike shops in Ubon
Triumph Dealer Service - Ubon Ratchathani
Kawasaki Ubon Ratchathani
A big thanks to Steve Sivell who showed me around Ubon today.
Laos here we come tomorrow.
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