The Tj John Hamilton - Simon Siinthai Grant Memorial Ride

[Joko Hurricanemax]

..and I am missing this memorial ride again. Cant go any earlier than 11 :-(
Anyway you all enjoy and keep the shiny side up

Yo Daewoo, good to hear you are participating

 

[DavidFL]

2013 MEMORIAL RIDE TO MAE HONG SON

SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION - PLACES TO STAY IN MAE HONG SON

https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/33014-Mae-Hong-Son-Accommodation

1. Piya Guesthouse: 053 611260
https://www.facebook.com/piyaguesthouse

2. Palm House: 053 614022

3. Rom Thai: Tel: 053 612437
http://www.maehongson-romtai.com/index.html

5. Ngam Tha: http://ngamta.com/hotel-home-2-1/Nga...053-612-793-4/

6. Pana huts
www.panahuts.com

7. Sang Tong Huts
http://www.sangtonghuts.com/

8. Baiyoke Chalet. 053 61 3132
http://baiyokechalet.baiyokehotel.com/?lh=en

Riders are requested to ring & book direct.

 

[daewoo]

Hey Joko - will you be heading to Chiang Mai again this year.

My plans are pretty fluid, aside from arriving Nov 7th, and leaving Nov 18th...

 

[DavidFL]

5TH ANNUAL MHS LOOP MEMORIAL RIDE for departed riders
1. TJ Hamilton
2. Simon Grant
3. Dan White

THE PROGRAM - SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2013.

Meet at & depart from the Kafe Saturday morning.
The Route the same - It's a tradition!

GROUP PHOTO OUTSIDE THE KAFE.

KAFE DEPARTURE TIME 9.00AM.

THE WAY
Ride Chiang Mai - R108 - Chomthong - R1009 - Doi Inthanon
Leave Chiang Mai on route 108
Ride towards Chomthong.
Stop & regroup at & immediately before the turn off to Doi Inthanon & R1009.
Turn right & head up R1009 to Doi Inthanon.

NEGOTIATE THE NATIONAL PARK ENTRY AS A GROUP.

Ride non-stop to the Doi Inthanon summit.
TAKE A GROUP PHOTO.

Optional coffee at the summit park shop.
At the top, break time 40-45 minutes total?

Backtrack down R1009 to the checkpoint & Mae Chaem turn off R1192.
Turn right & take R1192 all the way into Mae Chaem.
Stop at the PTT petrol station. Fuel up.

TAKE A BREAK / LUNCH IN MAE CHAEM.
Lunch at the Mae Chaem "Food centre / court" - in the lane next to the Thai Farmers bank, 80 metres past the PTT gas station, & on the same side. If not make do with a 7-11 lunch again.
Lunch break time 45-60 mins total?

Depart Mae Chaem & ride towards Khun Yuam.
R1088 / 1263.

PIT STOP IN PANG KIA FOR A DRINK & REGROUP (THE SAME PLACE AS LAST YEAR).

Break time 20-30 mins total?

Continue on R1263 to R108 & The T-junction just north of Khun Yuam.
Brief regroup, no drink at the T-junction.
Break time 10-15 minutes total?
Turn right & ride on into Mae Hong Son & the lake.

In MHS check in & QUICK SHOWER.

MEET AT THE SUNFLOWER BY THE LAKE.
Visit Wat Chong Klang & pay our respects to TJ & Simon & Dan White

GROUP PHOTO AT THE TEMPLE.

If Riders Want To Wear A GT Rider Shirt For A Group Photo In MHS It Would Be Appreciated.

Have fun & make merry for our three dear departed friends TJ & Simon & Dan.

MHS NOTES
1. There is a walking street by the lake & outside Piya GH, should your arrival time be late / early evening, then access to the lake is not easy / possible from the main street. You need to ride in from the “backside of the lake.”
2. George is still managing The Sunflower & will look after us.

THE RETURN: SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER.
“Late” breakfast at the Sunflower or Salween. 9.30AM.

DEPART MAE HONG SON 10.30AM ON R1095.
Ride non-stop to the Pang Mapha sala viewpoint.

TAKE A GROUP PHOTO AT PANG MAPHA VIEWPOINT
Break time 20 minutes total?

Continue onto Soppong & take a coffee break at the Soppong River Inn. or Rock Coffee
Break time 40-45 mins total?

Continue onto Pai for lunch.
LUNCH AT THE BAAN PAI / PAI COUNTRY.
Break time 45-60 minutes total?
Optional Fuel up in Pai.

CONTINUE ON R1095
Optional drink stop / regroup (to be decided in Pai) at Mae Sa, the half way point between Pai & Mae Malai.
Continue on R1095.
Optional regroup (to be decided in Pai / Mae Sa) at the R107 road junction.
Turn right & head straight to the X-Centre for post Memorial Ride drinks ‘n jokes.

MHS ACCOMMODATION REMINDER
Please Check the list posted above & book direct, using the phone numbers given.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST
if you're coming, please let us know to have an idea of numbers & to forewarn George re the beer stock.

 

[DavidFL]

The 2013 banner for this weekend

GTR Plaques at Wat Chong Klang in MHS

Do we have some indications on who maybe going please...

 

[TonyBKK]

Neil, Dodo, Grant, Tony, Tom and Robert will be riding up from Bangkok. See you soon! :happy1:

 

[daewoo]

TonyBKK;294169 wrote: Neil, Dodo, Grant, Tony, Tom and Robert will be riding up from Bangkok. See you soon! :happy1:

Well, at least we know there aren't any drinkers coming along :O

 

[warmndry]

Also booked in at the Palm. Cheers Tim.

 

[daewoo]

TonyBKK;294169 wrote: Neil, Dodo, Grant, Tony, Tom and Robert will be riding up from Bangkok. See you soon! :happy1:

Will the Bangkok Contingent make Chiang Mai today?

I'm in town with The Bride and no mates.

Also, if anyone is interested, John Gooding and us will be heading out for 4 days from the Monday. Don't know where, but the Doi Phukha loop is on the agenda.

09 4814 8836

Cheers,
Darryl.

 

[DavidFL]

See all you guys at the Kafe tonight. 7PM++.

I make it 16 riders so far
Neil, Dodo, Grant, Tony, Tom and Robert
Ian & John
Robert Hoghead
Brian Bkk
Tim
Darryl
David Unk
Tom F
Capital TV Bkk x 2
for tomorrow

get ready to rock 'n roll.

 

[DavidFL]

A road update in view of Dellboy's tip
https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/39090-1263-Mae-Chaem-area-to-Khun-Yuam

It seems to be the same old stuff from Mae Chaem - Mae Na Chon + a few more kms to the Ban Hong / Mae Sa turn off.
After that would appear to be ok - I rode out 15 kms west of Mae Na Chon up into the mountains where I think is is probably all ok.

The nasty sandy corner coming of the bridge that catches people out.

the ratty surface that has broken up

not serious or difficult , just annoying.
& for a maximum of 100 metres, if that.
None of it steep.

More bits of sand

You just need to keep your speed down & watch the road, no day dreaming looking at the scenery.

Good & bad

stunning views, but sand on some parts to make you keep your speed down.

Mae Chaem - Mae Na Chon = 26 kms approx. Alternating race track asphalt / patchy bumpy asphalt. Keep your speed down & watch the road; & take care on all the blind corners.
Mae Na Chon - to the bridge with the nasty sandy corner = 10 kms.
After this it is up into the hills & a good asphalt road.

 

[DavidFL]

The 2013 Banner & new plaques

 

[Russ McDermid]

Apologies for late notice, but I'll be along too ... see you all in the Kafe in the morning.
Russ.

 

[DavidFL]

2013 & another good turn out to pay respect to dear friends & departed riders
John TJ Hamilton, 7 April 1951 - 10 November 2008. Died of cancer & best mate of Simon.
Simon Duncan Grant, 3 May 1964 - 22 Oct 2009, killed in a hit & run motorbike accident in Phuket. Originator of the first GTR MHS Memorial ride & tragically killed 2 weeks before the event!
Dan White, 26 April 1965 - 10 November 2008. Photographer, travel writer & GTR contributor - fan who wrote many articles about motorcycle travel in the GT for the TAT plus travel magazines.

All good mates of GTR.

The 2013 Start at the Kafe

Doi Inthanon

where we became a tourist attraction

more to come...

 

[DavidFL]

But to back up a little, guys started gathering in Chiang Mai a few days before & a few met up at the Kafe the night before for a few social bevvies..

Nice to see people getting together for a chat, swap notes & a good cause.

On the day there were 13 bikes / 16 people setting off from Chiang Mai.
Stopped in Chomthong at the PTT for the regroup before heading up Doi Inthanon, some of the Bangkok Weekend Warriors for the event as well.
3 Cheers for Tony, Rob & Neil making the effort to join in again. You guys are all stars.
.....
anyway back track down Inthanon & onto Mae Chaem for lunch at the Mae Chaem "food centre,"
Then onto the crap road R1088 Mae Chaem - Mae Na Chon & R1263 Mae Na Chon - Khun Yuam.
Regroup at Pang Kia to make sure everyone is ok & still there.

 

[DavidFL]

After Pang Kia the wick gets wound up a bit & to quickly get onto R108 & that dream like motorcycle road R108 Khun Yuam - Mae Hong Son.
& what an end to the day's ride R108 Khun Yuam - MHS is. Absolutely perfect.

Piya Gh was the main place of stay for the guys in MHS, and highly recommended it is too. Its even got a pool now

700 baht a night & absolute top value.

Check in, dump your gear & onto the Wat to pay our respects

TJ / Simon/ Dan, you guys are missed - there is no doubt.
Riding the Mae Hong Son we know was one of your favourite past times & delights in your life.
Thanks for all the good times we shared.
You guys will be honoured with another GTR MHS Memorial Ride in 2014.

So onto the night, the Sunflower for happy hour & then everybody's favourite the Crossroads Pub.

It was a super night with mates - past & current.

 

[DavidFL]

The morning after.....a Salween get together & brekky

10AM departure & all on the road, except one.

Back in Chiang Mai at the X-Centre for MotoGP
3 riding mates who thoroughly enjoyed the weekend..

A BIG THANK YOU to all those who came
Andreas & Niew
Brian Bkk
Bungy
Darryl & Jenny from Oz
Frank
Kiwi John
Les
Neil
Rob
Russ & partner
Tim
Tom Forde
Tony

Special mention must be made of Andreas partner Niew, a novice rider who had never ridden in the mountains before. It was a tough demanding ride for her, but she never came off & kept going at her own pace. A super girl of a rider - well done you deserve a big applause.
Special thanks to Russ's gal too who always immediately offered to be the photographer take photos of the guys together. Thank you very much.
Special thanks too, for the guys who came from Bkk - Tony, Neil Rob. I hope you guys enjoyed yourselves.

Lets do it all again next year.

If anyone else wants to add pics & comments please do.

 

[Ian Bungy]

A Top Weekend again. Well done to All! See You next Year!

 

[TonyBKK]

Yes an absolutely fantastic weekend and a most excellent way to kick off the riding season! Was great to catch up with old friends and make new friends too!

Feeling Mae Hong Song! (The bitches in front of our guest house) Ha ha!

The Gixxer got a quick bath at the Romthai Guesthouse-

The Bangkok Weekend Warriors heading to Chiang Mai via Loei and Phrae!

Pu Soi Dao waterfall on the Lao border-

Flexing my jungle mechanic skills on Dodo's K1200R

Dan Sai!

Robert was a star on the GSXR! :mrgreen:

Salween brekkie in MHS can't be beat!!

Happy Trails!

Tony :happy1:

 

[brian_bkk]

One of the best Memorial rides yet...

Really brilliant time and lots of drinking and partying Saturday night..

Starting with mates at the Kafe.

Thanks to David for organising and hanging back making sure everyone was safe and sound and not left behind.

Cheers
Brian

 

[DavidFL]

Reminder....coming up next month.

 

[Hoghead]

Hopefully my kidney can survive another memorial ride
I do not see the date posted for 2014?

 

[DavidFL]

Davidfl;301896 wrote: Reminder....coming up next month.

6TH ANNUAL MHS LOOP MEMORIAL RIDE
For departed riders is scheduled for the 1st weekend of November = Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd November 2014.

DEPARTED RIDERS
1. TJ Hamilton
2. Simon Grant
3. Dan White

· John TJ Hamilton, 7 April 1951 - 10 November 2008. Died of cancer & best mate of Simon.
· Simon Duncan Grant, 3 May 1964 - 22 Oct 2009, killed in a hit & run motorbike accident in Phuket. Originator of the first GTR MHS Memorial ride & tragically killed 2 weeks before the event!
· Dan White, 26 April 1965 - 20 September 2012. Photographer, travel writer & GTR contributor - fan who wrote many articles about motorcycle travel in the GT for the TAT plus travel magazines

Meet at & depart from the Kafe Saturday 1st November.
Group photo outside the Kafe.
Kafe Departure Time 9.00am.

THE ROUTE TO MHS WILL BE EITHER VIA
1. Mae Chaem - Khun Yuam - Mae Hong Son, or
2. Chiang Mai - Mae Sarieng - Mae Hong Son
The traditional way is via Mae Chaem -Khun Yuam - Mae Hong Son, however we do need to check road conditions first. If the asphalt Mae Chaem - Khun Yuam is too chopped up we will go via Mae Sarieng.

More details coming in the next few weeks.

Please post here if you will ride & join in the fun

Riders are requested to ring & book their own rooms direct

SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION - PLACES TO STAY IN MAE HONG SON

https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/showthread.php/33014-Mae-Hong-Son-Accommodation

1. Piya Guesthouse: 053 611260
https://www.facebook.com/piyaguesthouse

2. Palm House: 053 614022

3. Rom Thai: Tel: 053 612437
http://www.maehongson-romtai.com/index.html

5. Ngam Tha: http://ngamta.com/hotel-home-2-1/Nga...053-612-793-4/

6. Sang Tong Huts
http://www.sangtonghuts.com/

 

[DavidFL]

As of today the Piya has 9 rooms available for the 1st.

 

[Franz]

I will go and be there please do reserve one hut for me at Piya. Cheers, Franz