yes, I know it says buy one free one.
but clearly some people need more coffee to wake up 555
Smell, Pong!!!! OMG
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but clearly some people need more coffee to wake up 555
Smell, Pong!!!! OMG
Tesla driver enters new Buttonwillow racetrack and drives counter-course into an active AFM motorcycle race while event was live broadcasted
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Yesterday I was riding the forested mountains on 1334 heading towards Thoet Thai. It's a beautiful road, the rain was on/off and I was ambling along.
On a straight 30m ahead I could see an obstruction spanning both sides of the road. Slowing down I thought, ah a big stick of black bamboo.
With not a care in the world, I casually coasted right up to it, looking around at the scenery.
I put my foot down ready to kick out the side stand.
At that moment the black bamboo transformed into a 3.5m King Cobra!
It's tail taper in the vegetation to my left and covering the full road width to the right in an almost perfect straight line.
It's body was incredibly glossy and thick.
It raised its head about 1m to stare at me. Then fortunately turned in an arc away and was gone into the forest.
What a glorious beast of a snake, the King Cobra.
On a straight 30m ahead I could see an obstruction spanning both sides of the road. Slowing down I thought, ah a big stick of black bamboo.
With not a care in the world, I casually coasted right up to it, looking around at the scenery.
I put my foot down ready to kick out the side stand.
At that moment the black bamboo transformed into a 3.5m King Cobra!
It's tail taper in the vegetation to my left and covering the full road width to the right in an almost perfect straight line.
It's body was incredibly glossy and thick.
It raised its head about 1m to stare at me. Then fortunately turned in an arc away and was gone into the forest.
What a glorious beast of a snake, the King Cobra.
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I was amazed when it lifted a substantial length of its body up to a 1m height and stared me down....it was one of those 'oh fk' moments.
Somewhere outside of Phrao near the new water reservoir today, one lane potholed dirttrack, look at the traffic signs.
Pictures courtesy of Boy. Without any comments......55555
Friday and a plan for a night of good music in Chiang Rai.
I took off from Chiang Khong at 4.15pm & was in Chiang Rai at Hungry Nest for brunch at 5.30PM, 30 minutes before 6PM closing.
At 6.10pm next stop was Noon Noi liquor for a bottle of hooch for the night.
7pm it was check in time at my hotel, shower, shave and pretty up.
7.30pm prepare to leave the hotel for my 8PM music appointment and the bike won't start.
Nothing!
Flat battery, but the voltmeter shows 12 volts.
A frustrating 15 minutes & no progress.
Never mind, sort it out tomorrow with Kong the GTR electronics whizz I've used ever since living in Chiang Khong = 7 1/2 years.
Catch a grab to the designated rendezvous pub.
Enjoy a magnificent evening & walk home at 11.30pm to work off the alcohol infusion.
Up at 8.30am the next morning & plan to swing by Kong's to arrange a bike check-up & service.
No Mr Kong, he's on an extended long weekend holiday break and will be back in another 5 days.
Oh well, let's have a brekky at Hungry Nest & think about it first.
Over breakfast I mull over a few ideas - whom do I want playing around with the electrics on my bike?
Actually no one, just the one chang, who knows what he has done to the bike.
So, the plan, take the red public bus home to Chiang Khong from CR = 100 kms / 2 .5 hrs at a snail's pace, stopping at every village on the way (it seems).
Back to the hotel & check out.
In CR I have 2 regular tuk tuk drivers that I Iike to support and use, but they are both off today, not working.
While I'm packing u at the hotel, I ask the staff to get a car to run me to the bus station.
Non available, It's obviously not my weekend!
They ring for a regular blue-yellow taxi.
The taxi arrives & the driver is a very amenable driver.
We strike up a conversation on the way to the bus station, and he asks where I'm going.
Home to Chiang Khong & explain my bike story.
Oooh it's a slow bus ride there.
Yes.
Why don't you go by taxi?
How much do you want?
1500 baht.
I can offer 1,000 if you want.
Ok, its a deal.
The taxi will be quick & not sitting in a boring bus for hours miserable & fuming about my long weekend bike fiasco.
Back to Chiang Rai next week, to be back on the road.
The highlight and enjoyment of the night.
I took off from Chiang Khong at 4.15pm & was in Chiang Rai at Hungry Nest for brunch at 5.30PM, 30 minutes before 6PM closing.
At 6.10pm next stop was Noon Noi liquor for a bottle of hooch for the night.
7pm it was check in time at my hotel, shower, shave and pretty up.
7.30pm prepare to leave the hotel for my 8PM music appointment and the bike won't start.
Nothing!
Flat battery, but the voltmeter shows 12 volts.
A frustrating 15 minutes & no progress.
Never mind, sort it out tomorrow with Kong the GTR electronics whizz I've used ever since living in Chiang Khong = 7 1/2 years.
Catch a grab to the designated rendezvous pub.
Enjoy a magnificent evening & walk home at 11.30pm to work off the alcohol infusion.
Up at 8.30am the next morning & plan to swing by Kong's to arrange a bike check-up & service.
No Mr Kong, he's on an extended long weekend holiday break and will be back in another 5 days.
Oh well, let's have a brekky at Hungry Nest & think about it first.
Over breakfast I mull over a few ideas - whom do I want playing around with the electrics on my bike?
Actually no one, just the one chang, who knows what he has done to the bike.
So, the plan, take the red public bus home to Chiang Khong from CR = 100 kms / 2 .5 hrs at a snail's pace, stopping at every village on the way (it seems).
Back to the hotel & check out.
In CR I have 2 regular tuk tuk drivers that I Iike to support and use, but they are both off today, not working.
While I'm packing u at the hotel, I ask the staff to get a car to run me to the bus station.
Non available, It's obviously not my weekend!
They ring for a regular blue-yellow taxi.
The taxi arrives & the driver is a very amenable driver.
We strike up a conversation on the way to the bus station, and he asks where I'm going.
Home to Chiang Khong & explain my bike story.
Oooh it's a slow bus ride there.
Yes.
Why don't you go by taxi?
How much do you want?
1500 baht.
I can offer 1,000 if you want.
Ok, its a deal.
The taxi will be quick & not sitting in a boring bus for hours miserable & fuming about my long weekend bike fiasco.
Back to Chiang Rai next week, to be back on the road.
The highlight and enjoyment of the night.
Bummer, but safer for partying.... How old is the battery? I got 4 years out my previous battery even though Honda says they should be replaced (about 2K baht) every 2 years for reliability.
The chart is for modern battery chemistry, assuming the battery was fully charged and then left to sit for awhile.
The chart is for modern battery chemistry, assuming the battery was fully charged and then left to sit for awhile.
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Battery is a year old.
It could be a dodgy fuse, faulty kill switch, or any other multiple possibilities.
Weird to just go like that, especially after a fast 100 kms ride.
With electrical stuff I only like 1 mechanic to play around with it, as my bike has multiple spotlights, musical horns & quite a bit of modified wiring.
When my CB500X (my second one) was almost new, I stopped at the top of a hill on a back road to Rayong to take a picture. The bike wouldn't start. I turned the ignition on and off, turned the kill switch on and off, put the sidestand up and down, but the bike in neutral and in gear and back. But the starter was dead. All the other electrics worked and of course the battery was fully charged. The only other time I had this problem was a BMW, and the starter had failed.
I turned the bike around, rolled down the hill in second gear, and dropped the clutch, The bike started. I was 200 km from the nearest BigWing, in Hua Hin.
I rode non-stop and got to BigWing just before it closed, with a nearly empty tank and a nearly bursting bladder. The mechanic said, "Common problem. We've had a lot of rain lately." He blew air into the switch housing, and the bike started! Then he opened up both housings and dried them out completely. I had a can of WD-40 in the top box the whole time, and a good blast would have provided a temporary fix! But I never suspected water. There had been extremely heavy afternoon rains, and the bike had been soaked a couple of days before. The problem has not recurred. (I never use a pressure-washer, hand-wash only.)
I turned the bike around, rolled down the hill in second gear, and dropped the clutch, The bike started. I was 200 km from the nearest BigWing, in Hua Hin.
I rode non-stop and got to BigWing just before it closed, with a nearly empty tank and a nearly bursting bladder. The mechanic said, "Common problem. We've had a lot of rain lately." He blew air into the switch housing, and the bike started! Then he opened up both housings and dried them out completely. I had a can of WD-40 in the top box the whole time, and a good blast would have provided a temporary fix! But I never suspected water. There had been extremely heavy afternoon rains, and the bike had been soaked a couple of days before. The problem has not recurred. (I never use a pressure-washer, hand-wash only.)
And indeed, I had washed the bike before I left home.
However, in Chiang Rai it was after the 3rd stop in town that it failed & would not stop.
The 2 journeys between all the stops were only 1 - 1.5 kms. Weird & too much to worry about at the time, as I thought Kong would be there & sort it out the next morning. But....