Tiger/Sachs Trophy to GOAT MOUNTAIN - but with the idea to go to Umphang

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At Tiger/Sachs Forum We had planned a Trip to Umphang as some of us hadn't done it before and i wanted to get my x-road into such tight twisty & at time bumpy road - the route was planned as below - what wasn't good in this plan is the 1175 ( Thaicbr gave it the name "Goat Mountain") .... from 9 riders + 2 in support Truck we had some guys pulling out for various reasons and ended being 5 riders and 2 in the support truck

Here the Routes:
Trip date:
17-18 september staying over in umphang at http://www.umphanghill.com/umphanghill-resort/room (300thb for Fan Room) (900 THB for Aircon Room incl Breakfast) (GPS N 16.01.05.2 or 16.01.093
E 98.51.23.7 or 98.51.394 )

Route Day 1 on 17 September ( for the nakwan group) : http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Route+122%2FAH1%2FAH2&daddr=Route+1117+to:Sukhaphiban+Takaok+Soi+3+to:Route+1175+to:Umphang&hl=en&sll=15.677915,100.082359&sspn=0.07801,0.143852&geocode=FXQP7wAdJtP2BQ%3BFXBn-gAdRo7uBQ%3BFd4NBAEdvLDnBQ%3BFfN-BAEdXx3iBQ%3BFRtl9AAduobkBSmHRl9JrCLnMDFwd4r6xUYDAw&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=12&z=12

Route Day 2 on 18 September ( for the nakwan group ) :
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Sukhumwattana+Rd%2FRoute+1090&daddr=Route+105%2FAH1+to:Route+105%2FAH1+to:Phahon+Yothin%2FRoute+1%2FAH1%2FAH2+to:Phahon+Yothin%2FRoute+1&hl=en&ll=16.425548,99.667969&spn=2.549993,4.515381&sll=15.727492,100.111885&sspn=0.079974,0.141106&geocode=Fddv9AAdQITkBQ%3BFZrN_wAdwBzjBQ%3BFf7mAAEdbDfoBQ%3BFeQh9AAdNOfyBQ%3BFeqJ7wAdFLf3BQ&vpsrc="6&mra=mi&mrsp=4&sz=12&t=m&z=7
 
Nice report mbox!

I'm bummed that we didn't make it to Umphang, but it was a fun weekend all the same.

Why we chose the 1175 to Mae Sot via Mae Ramat instead of the fantastic Highway 12 remains a mystery, but at least we made it in one piece, more or less ;-)

Considering all the landslides on the 1175 I imagine the road to Umphang could have been in even worse condition, so perhaps we should try again in the dry season.

The X-Road is a fine looking bike and I think with a bit of tuning you could certainly get some more power and speed out of her. As it is now, with a max speed ~100kph I can understand that it's a bit difficult to cover long distances on that bike.

Looking forward to the next ride!

Happy Trails,

Tony
 
Thanks changnoi, we had this trip planned since a while on TSF so maybe next time you come to join? Grubman (he's also in KK), Tony & possibly myself may do a ride around petch/Loei end of October beg. November.

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Tony, why did we choose 1175? It was based on dave and bill's report how nice it is- and to be honest i posted the route a few times and everyone seemed ok with it ... but it eventually turned into a " Tiger/Sachs Trophy" adventure trip....actually i didn't really mind that...the thing we should have done . After Lunch to just go on to Umphang without waiting for the support truck or Dave ... we could have easily made it departing before 2pm ...but with waiting almost 3 hours and delays than the truck pulling out too, at 4pm it was pointless. Oh well , we will try another time .

The X-road is indeed a bit slow specially on straights , and with a bit of wind and some stuff loaded it's not doing more than 100-110kph (gps)...the max speed i ever done on it was 120 gps but that was in ideal conditions without any breeze of wind - other than that she is doing pretty well on crappy terrain and twisty curves ..... for roads like route 12 i prefer to have more power and my virago 750 would be my choice of bike.

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mbox999;271417 wrote: Tony, why did we choose 1175? It was based on dave and bill's report how nice it is- and to be honest i posted the route a few times and everyone seemed ok with it ... but it eventually turned into a " Tiger/Sachs Trophy" adventure trip....actually i didn't really mind that...the thing we should have done . After Lunch to just go on to Umphang without waiting for the support truck or Dave ... we could have easily made it departing before 2pm ...but with waiting almost 3 hours and delays than the truck pulling out too, at 4pm it was pointless. Oh well , we will try another time .
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True... If Dave hadn't suffered the (self inflicted) mechanical problems we could have made it no problem. Ah well, Umphang isn't going anywhere, so I'll look forward to trying again soon!
 
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