Hello everyone,
me and my girlfriend will be coming to CM in January - to be precise around the 4th of January.
My idea is to explore the city a little bit and then get on the road.
I'd appreciate some advice on which loop to take into consideration, where to get a Kawasaki ER6N (eventually book it now). I was thinking of doing about 300km to 400km's - not more. If we could sleep somewhere along the road that would be perfect.
We are both looking forward to see great scenery, hill tribes, waterfalls and anything that would make our trip a thing to remember. We are getting married after CM in the southern part of Thailand
a few questions:
1. - January, I've see photos of people on bikes with full motorbike gear and then again others with just t-shirts? Is it cold? as I was reading it's about 25C in daytime and 15C in the evenings? What's the point of wearing full jackets (apart from protection) any fancy mosquitoes to avoid?
2. - Which loop would you suggest to a intermediate rider? I don't have a bike here in Europe (as I don't have the time to enjoy one) but used to ride quite a lot when younger. I wouldn't want to pick a loop that would be too tiresome and then I couldn't enjoy the surroundings. So what is your opinion here?
3. - If we decide to go on a longer loop is it relatively hard to get along ? Should I rent a GPS (if available) as well? Last year on Phuket I remember most of the signs were in English (at least the main ones) what's the situation up north?
4. - Any word of caution, comments, tips ?
Thank you very much,
me and my girlfriend will be coming to CM in January - to be precise around the 4th of January.
My idea is to explore the city a little bit and then get on the road.
I'd appreciate some advice on which loop to take into consideration, where to get a Kawasaki ER6N (eventually book it now). I was thinking of doing about 300km to 400km's - not more. If we could sleep somewhere along the road that would be perfect.
We are both looking forward to see great scenery, hill tribes, waterfalls and anything that would make our trip a thing to remember. We are getting married after CM in the southern part of Thailand
a few questions:
1. - January, I've see photos of people on bikes with full motorbike gear and then again others with just t-shirts? Is it cold? as I was reading it's about 25C in daytime and 15C in the evenings? What's the point of wearing full jackets (apart from protection) any fancy mosquitoes to avoid?
2. - Which loop would you suggest to a intermediate rider? I don't have a bike here in Europe (as I don't have the time to enjoy one) but used to ride quite a lot when younger. I wouldn't want to pick a loop that would be too tiresome and then I couldn't enjoy the surroundings. So what is your opinion here?
3. - If we decide to go on a longer loop is it relatively hard to get along ? Should I rent a GPS (if available) as well? Last year on Phuket I remember most of the signs were in English (at least the main ones) what's the situation up north?
4. - Any word of caution, comments, tips ?
Thank you very much,