I went to the new Harley dealer in Chiang Rai yesterday. The shop is called Golden Sun and run by a very nice man, Khun Jub (Sundhorn Suriyakham).
He has about 10 beautiful looking Harleys in there for sale at present.
520,000 B for this beauty. 1200 Sportster. I'm very tempted...
They are all great condition low mileage post 2005 bikes. He also has a clean, well equipped workshop at the back with a couple more bikes in. So, if your mia noi needs servicing, this is the place.
Khun Jub has contacts in several cities in the US and can also order bikes in to customer’s requests. The bikes are brought in to Thailand in 2 large components; engine and frame (includes wheels and cycle parts). They are brought in through PHD company (Harley shop) in Bangkok, import tax and duty paid and re-assembled by PHD who also register the bike and get the green book. He told me it takes about 2 months to get a fully legal bike for a customer to his Golden Sun shop.
This one looked tasty. Nice subtle matt black. Vance and Hines pipes, Loud..... with a capital L I bet.
He told me that when the young local kids are outside looking through the windows, he invites them in to have a look, so they don’t need to dribble outside…. What a lovely man.
Love the springer front end.
You can't miss this shop.
His mechanics are also trained at PHD in Bangkok. The shop is a new building and includes an adjacent coffee and cakes shop.
Not sure what that old pre-unit Triumph is doing in there... don't believe it's for sale though. Hope it doesn't drip on the clean floor too much..
Two full dressers, one a Police Special.
I know Khun Jub’s father very well, he used to run the Chiang Saen Lake Hill resort at Chiang Saen lake. There is a large blown up photo of Khun Jub’s grandfather on the wall, H.E. Singkao Suriyakham, formerly governor of Chiang Rai and shown with his 1930’s Royal Enfield, looks like the 14th registered vehicle in Chiang Rai. Brilliant stuff. Biking runs in their family.
A prospective customer comes in for a chat with Khun Jub. In fact while I was there, several people came in to talk bikes and have a coffee.
Julian let me have a spin on his great looking rat bike.
An interesting ride... sounded great.
If you’re passing through, drop in and say hello to Khun Jub, have a coffee and check out the machinery. It's good to support a new venture like this, as it has to be a good thing for big bikes in northern Thailand.
The shop is;
GOLDEN SUN
101/1, Sanambin Road (Old Airport Rd)
in southwest Chiang Rai city.
Tel; 053 716 970. Mob; 081 827 6561. E-mail; sun_dhorn@yahoo.co.th
Ian
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