Hi there
We Just finished a great 3 day Petchabun loop and here is the plan for each day which was "more or less" being followed with some variations.
the full trip : http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 705383&z=9
The trip splitted in day sections
day 1 (19 October): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... e=UTF8&z=8
stay overnight in Petchabun
day 2 (20 October): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... =UTF8&z=10
stay overnight in petchabun
day 3 (21 October) : http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... e=UTF8&z=8
It was great to meet Allan & Marco for the first time ....and great to Meet Tony & Dave again
Here the 3 days
Day 1) I met up with Allan at the Resort and we went to PTT Station in Town to wait for Dave to come...he had a bit of flooding o his way and was around 15 minutes late. We started off around 8.15AM to meet Tony in Nongbua Esso ( meeting time was 9.00AM) the ride until Chumsaeng was actually really nice with curvy road and good road condition.
from Chumsaeng until nongbua there was hardly any curves but rather bumpy road...we also had a short stretch flooded road which gave us wet feets.
Tony also had to detour a bit and came just before us & all was well. Onwards we progressed really well towards Petchabun. As we came closer to Petchabun we also found more curvy and hilly roads one of these curves where Allan went "off-road" (i actually saw it happening in my rearview mirror) ....unluckily the Bike was unrideable to go on , but luckily and most important Allan was alright.
Police was nearby and was very helpful and friendly they actually brought Allan & Bike to the Hotel In petchabun
We arrived in petchabun @ Burapa Hotel a little later than expected and met Marco ,than we offloaded the Bike from Allan, and dropped some of our Luggage in the Hotel.
We went on north and did Route 2331 until Phu Hin Rongkla National Park...it was really a nice amnd curvy road we also passed a landslide and some muddy road which gave it some "extra spice" to the route. We did not do the 2331 until the end as per Tony's info it was already in a so-so condition without the rains and the past rains were likely doing more damage...so we did hang out on the viewpoint for a while and did some pics.
We went back the Route 2331 and headed towards Khao Kho...this road is also very nice and passes the Thai "Switzerland", unfortunately it started raining and got a bit stronger so we decided to stop for Lunch. We went back to the Hotel still under rain but not really far to go either.
Evening out was fun and good food had later some Beers with Marco while Allan and Dave went to the Pub.
Day 2 ) started with a little setback for me...my Virago didn't start(with e-starter) but we could pushstart it . It also displayed a red control light infrequently which seemingly was all an electronical issue. Regardless, we went the route 203 to Loei it is an amazing road , no traffic, excellent curves and very good road condition :bounce:
While we made a stop i made those pics:
We had Lunch in Loei ( Kings Hotel ), Dave decided to go back Home and went a different (shorter) route , we (Tony , Marco & myself) went on Route 201 but missed a turn so we took a longer ( but faster) way back to Route 12...this section of Route 12 (it is between chumpae & Lomsak) is awesome and once again hilly and curvey hardly any Cars and blessed with beautiful weather :thumright: .
Back at the Hotel having Dinner and an early sleep.
Day 3) My Bike starts with e-starter again :scratch: :mrgreen: But i have no headlight ...although the indicator is working :scratch:
After Breakfast we helped Allan to get the frontforks off his bike...than Marco and me were heading towards Phitsanulok which is again a nice road, weather was fine too . Tony did a different and faster route back to BKK as he was still not too well having a cold.
We made some stopover at Route 12 Coffeshop/Shops ( and soon there seems to be some "homestay" or "Resort" too there) where i made this pics:
Just before Phitsanulok we had some Lunch (stick rice , grilled chicken & Pork) which was really nice - some pics:
Phitsanulok, Marco and me split and i took route 117 back home , while marco went on towards Maesot.
It was some great riding and lot of nice talks in between ...i enjoyed this trip a lot.
Thanks guys for coming and hope we can do something like this again in future ,
happy trails,
Mbox
We Just finished a great 3 day Petchabun loop and here is the plan for each day which was "more or less" being followed with some variations.
the full trip : http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 705383&z=9
The trip splitted in day sections
day 1 (19 October): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... e=UTF8&z=8
stay overnight in Petchabun
day 2 (20 October): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... =UTF8&z=10
stay overnight in petchabun
day 3 (21 October) : http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... e=UTF8&z=8
It was great to meet Allan & Marco for the first time ....and great to Meet Tony & Dave again
Here the 3 days
Day 1) I met up with Allan at the Resort and we went to PTT Station in Town to wait for Dave to come...he had a bit of flooding o his way and was around 15 minutes late. We started off around 8.15AM to meet Tony in Nongbua Esso ( meeting time was 9.00AM) the ride until Chumsaeng was actually really nice with curvy road and good road condition.
from Chumsaeng until nongbua there was hardly any curves but rather bumpy road...we also had a short stretch flooded road which gave us wet feets.
Tony also had to detour a bit and came just before us & all was well. Onwards we progressed really well towards Petchabun. As we came closer to Petchabun we also found more curvy and hilly roads one of these curves where Allan went "off-road" (i actually saw it happening in my rearview mirror) ....unluckily the Bike was unrideable to go on , but luckily and most important Allan was alright.
Police was nearby and was very helpful and friendly they actually brought Allan & Bike to the Hotel In petchabun
We arrived in petchabun @ Burapa Hotel a little later than expected and met Marco ,than we offloaded the Bike from Allan, and dropped some of our Luggage in the Hotel.
We went on north and did Route 2331 until Phu Hin Rongkla National Park...it was really a nice amnd curvy road we also passed a landslide and some muddy road which gave it some "extra spice" to the route. We did not do the 2331 until the end as per Tony's info it was already in a so-so condition without the rains and the past rains were likely doing more damage...so we did hang out on the viewpoint for a while and did some pics.
We went back the Route 2331 and headed towards Khao Kho...this road is also very nice and passes the Thai "Switzerland", unfortunately it started raining and got a bit stronger so we decided to stop for Lunch. We went back to the Hotel still under rain but not really far to go either.
Evening out was fun and good food had later some Beers with Marco while Allan and Dave went to the Pub.
Day 2 ) started with a little setback for me...my Virago didn't start(with e-starter) but we could pushstart it . It also displayed a red control light infrequently which seemingly was all an electronical issue. Regardless, we went the route 203 to Loei it is an amazing road , no traffic, excellent curves and very good road condition :bounce:
While we made a stop i made those pics:
We had Lunch in Loei ( Kings Hotel ), Dave decided to go back Home and went a different (shorter) route , we (Tony , Marco & myself) went on Route 201 but missed a turn so we took a longer ( but faster) way back to Route 12...this section of Route 12 (it is between chumpae & Lomsak) is awesome and once again hilly and curvey hardly any Cars and blessed with beautiful weather :thumright: .
Back at the Hotel having Dinner and an early sleep.
Day 3) My Bike starts with e-starter again :scratch: :mrgreen: But i have no headlight ...although the indicator is working :scratch:
After Breakfast we helped Allan to get the frontforks off his bike...than Marco and me were heading towards Phitsanulok which is again a nice road, weather was fine too . Tony did a different and faster route back to BKK as he was still not too well having a cold.
We made some stopover at Route 12 Coffeshop/Shops ( and soon there seems to be some "homestay" or "Resort" too there) where i made this pics:
Just before Phitsanulok we had some Lunch (stick rice , grilled chicken & Pork) which was really nice - some pics:
Phitsanulok, Marco and me split and i took route 117 back home , while marco went on towards Maesot.
It was some great riding and lot of nice talks in between ...i enjoyed this trip a lot.
Thanks guys for coming and hope we can do something like this again in future ,
happy trails,
Mbox
- so you can imaging how Tony was "flying" his GSXR :twisted: ...i think a good Bike and even more so a very skilled Rider make a big difference in the riding on Route 12