What bike(s) are you actually riding?

[DavidFL]

The "new" Nmax, a temporary ride, until I can get back on & ride the Vstrom

The story on GTR here:

Want to buy Yamaha Nmax 155

The old GTR fellah is looking to buy a small automatic scooter for 6 months. The bike I'm after is a Yamaha Nmax 155. Ideally the price should be 40-50,000 baht, with the bike having less than 50,000 kms on the clock. I'm still recovering with a broken leg from my crash 6 months ago & how the...

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The Vstrom in rebuild mode

Ooops done it again. A David Unk crash.

You are looking a whole lot better than last time I saw you! Steadily progressing each day. Thanks. We're making progress but it is bloody slow.

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[Eoin Christie]

Now that I’m ensconced in Angola, I’ve gotten myself a KTM EXC-F 250. It’s a 2014 in near-new condition. Unfortunately, I can’t get out and about on it until I get my new visa in place, and a helmet might help, too.

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[DavidFL]

Now that I’m ensconced in Angola, I’ve gotten myself a KTM EXC-F 250. It’s a 2014 in near-new condition. Unfortunately, I can’t get out and about on it until I get my new visa in place, and a helmet might help, too.

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Wow, there should be some interesting riding over there too.
Thanks for the update.

 

[Eoin Christie]

Now that I’m ensconced in Angola, I’ve gotten myself a KTM EXC-F 250. It’s a 2014 in near-new condition. Unfortunately, I can’t get out and about on it until I get my new visa in place, and a helmet might help, too.

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I took it for a ride down South in Angola, with some learnings along the way:
1) 3,000km (a large part of it blacktop) on a vibrating KTM with knobbies can destroy one's iPhone. Now my iPhone camera replicates the journey by just showing wobbles whenever I turn it on.
2) Riding the above with a back-pack (with a fuel bladder strapped to it) totaling up to 20kg can destroy an old bloke's back, shoulder, arse, and will to live.
3) Petrol, in the South, shares availability properties with Unobtanium. I had to creep my way South by ensuring I could back track to the last available fuel (except for the time that I didn't, and had to lay the bike down on its side to trickle the last mouthful across to the fuel pump pickup). At one village stop, a policeman ordered the uncooperative pump attendant to fire up the bowser, after I'd told him that I was about to become a resident, due to not having enough petrol to go forwards, or go back.
4) The years since I rode offroad, along with my couch-potato training regime, have not done much for improving my skillset. I only fell off a couple of times, but I did get myself into 'situations' in the middle of nowhere, out of water, out of steam, and out of any human proximity - It was fun, though...
5) Riding a KTM EXC-F in a congested Angolan town, loaded up with back-pack and fuel bladder, on a hot day, can lead to overheating bike and body, with steam coming from both of them.

It was very good, though. I was onto my 3rd numberplate by the time I crept back to Luanda, My only pair of jeans had lost the whole crotch, I couldn't lift my left arm above horizontal, and I'm sure that I smelled like Sun-dried road-kill, but it was very satisfying, and I know what to change for the next adventure. I met some great people along the way, and learnt a lot about Angola, and about myself (mainly that I'm no longer 20 years old...). I took some video, but haven't had any time to look through and piece it together.
It's very difficult to get anything imported into Angola, but I have a bunch of kit headed this way in May, to make the next venture a bit more comfortable, and better able to cope with the fuel constraints.

 

[DavidFL]

I took it for a ride down South in Angola, with some learnings along the way:
1) 3,000km (a large part of it blacktop) on a vibrating KTM with knobbies can destroy one's iPhone. Now my iPhone camera replicates the journey by just showing wobbles whenever I turn it on.
2) Riding the above with a back-pack (with a fuel bladder strapped to it) totaling up to 20kg can destroy an old bloke's back, shoulder, arse, and will to live.
3) Petrol, in the South, shares availability properties with Unobtanium. I had to creep my way South by ensuring I could back track to the last available fuel (except for the time that I didn't, and had to lay the bike down on its side to trickle the last mouthful across to the fuel pump pickup). At one village stop, a policeman ordered the uncooperative pump attendant to fire up the bowser, after I'd told him that I was about to become a resident, due to not having enough petrol to go forwards, or go back.
4) The years since I rode offroad, along with my couch-potato training regime, have not done much for improving my skillset. I only fell off a couple of times, but I did get myself into 'situations' in the middle of nowhere, out of water, out of steam, and out of any human proximity - It was fun, though...
5) Riding a KTM EXC-F in a congested Angolan town, loaded up with back-pack and fuel bladder, on a hot day, can lead to overheating bike and body, with steam coming from both of them.

It was very good, though. I was onto my 3rd numberplate by the time I crept back to Luanda, My only pair of jeans had lost the whole crotch, I couldn't lift my left arm above horizontal, and I'm sure that I smelled like Sun-dried road-kill, but it was very satisfying, and I know what to change for the next adventure. I met some great people along the way, and learnt a lot about Angola, and about myself (mainly that I'm no longer 20 years old...). I took some video, but haven't had any time to look through and piece it together.
It's very difficult to get anything imported into Angola, but I have a bunch of kit headed this way in May, to make the next venture a bit more comfortable, and better able to cope with the fuel constraints.

Excellent.

 

[James Alexander]

My other half is a Suzuki Hayabusa 1,340 Gen II 2010. My brother is a hard-core Thailand long-distance rider, however, I have only joined him on short trips from our home in Phuket to either Ao Nang, or Koh Samui. I did join him to Hua Hin once and that nearly killed me . I bought this Suzuki in Bangkok as she has always been a dream of mine to own. She was silver when I bought her and I had her resprayed Toyota Lexus Obsidian Black.

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Having fantasized over pictures of the Gen I and Gen II for many years during my youth, I have to say that she is more than I dreamed she would be. Such a comfortable easy machine to ride with all the power I could possibly require on the motorways. Riding this machine in Thailand alongside my brother was ticking a box off the bucket list.

Love to all fellow bikers and happy safe riding all xxx

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[ADV]

Mae Sai mud plugging on my ADV350.

Came up good after a deep rinse.

 

[Wayne66]

@ADV thats looks bloody deep

 

[ADV]

@Wayne66 Unfortunately the storm surge rose by a further 1 metre above the mirrors and remained for 48 hours.

Tokio Marine have accepted the damage report - total loss - and the insured amount should arrive in my account today or early next week. That's 16 days since claim reported.

Now looking for a new ride.

 

[Wayne66]

Well done the insurance company, I am with Tokio Marine

Wayne

 

[ADV]

Pimping my new ride with Ohlins at Ban Chang workshop in Chiang Rai.

Tokio Marine Insurance money arrive on time. I'm riding again

 

[alexsailaway]

Hello friends, I end up with my 2007/GS 1200, to keep forever, soon I´ll be 60, several trips all over the world with newer GS´s, enough hi tech for me.
For my Andes adventure, next year, through Perú Great Divide a 1600 kms off road trip average altitude of 4000 mts. I´ll be riding my 2024 Voge 300 Rally.

 

[Franz]

update on my current 2 wheels:

Bought second hand in Patts from a farang, Yamaha MT09, previous owner did love his bike as it was kept in perfect condition.

as a market/commuter bike I bought an 8 month old Xmax300 from a guy in Wiang Heng, also in perfect condition.

Both bikes cover all my needs, Xmax makes even my CX3 parked idle as the storage is sufficient to go for groceries/yummies to Rimping and NANA bakery in KAD FARANG Mae Rim every once and then.

And as for trips back home to Austria, my brother and me bought a used but well cared for V-Strom 650 there. Although I ceased ownership in favor of my bro, I can still use it when I go there every 2 years. Perfect for the Alps and longer trips as 3 hard cases are fitted.

Bikes I had in the past few years when not online on the forum and restored/rode/sold them were: CRF250L, SRX400, SRX600, 2x CB300F, Aerox155, Nouvo135LC, MT03, MT07, FZ6.................
Now I settle with these 2 as perfect for my needs although the power of the MT09 sometimes scares me as never had such an aggressive hooligan bike.

 

[Heineken]

Nice looking X-Max 300, yours Franz is a fairly late model going by the front indicator location, I bought mine back in 2017 and enjoy riding it very much, huge storage under the seat plus I also have a topbox, done 52 000km on mine now

 

[Franz]

Yes Xmax was like new, bought it some 2 or 3 months ago and it had barely 3,000kms on the clock, is a 2024 model but not the SP with the Ohlins shocks, just fitted YSS G-Top with gas-reservoir on mine, changed the utter crap original Dunlop tires to Bridgestone's. Transformed the scooter significantly in handling and stability. I am using it daily now, MT09 is for long haul or fun trips. So, mine would be happy to meet yours next Wednesday here in Chiang Dao

 

[Franz]

Sorry made some mistake while posting as fotos come on top but should be at bottom..................

 

[DavidFL]

Sorry made some mistake while posting as fotos come on top but should be at bottom..................

Fixed.

 

[Heineken]

Added a Honda ADV 350 to my fleet earlier this year after crashing my Honda NC750X in Phrae in January, it was written off


Still have my 2018 Yamaha X-Max 300 retired to local duties, and our 2023 Honda PCX 160 for the missus


I took my new ADV 350 on a decent ride in June this year, from Chiang Rai through Laos to Southern China and back, a nice 5000km trip

 

[Franz]

5 of my recent bikes i sold this and last year. The SRX 600 & 400 were a 'pita' because they were in a real bad shape when i got them but like most of my restored bikes they had genuine registrations. I actually restored these 2 of them so my ex and me could do "classic trips" on them. But as we separated i decided to dump them. SRX600 was kickstart but SRX 400 was electric start. Took me some days and burnt fingers to get the carbs right for the 600 to start on first kick. This was my last of more than 8 SRX'ses:

Then there was the CRF250L, actually sold it as nobody here to go with me on offroad trips.

And then there was Keith's CB300F I did buy for Boy but after he proved to be such a good rider he got my MT07. Kept the CB300F for some months as my brother and his 3rd kid came and we made a trip together but after this was sitting idle.

 

[Ughetto]

I admire julian
With Honda adv 350 make big trip.
I have Triumph Tiger 800 xc
But I was talking with David
when we come back from the meeting in Phrae
And when we was young not too much information or internet mobile or nothing with any condition Sun or raining we go
without consulting meteo just know was raining season time or not we enjoi.
Passion and a little of crazy
Today with all this information is not the same.
Here in Malaysia off road street close to Jeli
On the way to Singapore Honda Wave 125.cc
Year 2003


Tsunami Phuket Patong beach 2006
Honda sonic 125 cc

We go 5 time until singapore
3 time Honda wave
1 time Honda sonic
1 time cbr 150 cc
With big motorcycle i go only in Laos off road and street paved.

The trip i enjoi much more in Europe is from italy drive in Pirenei France Santiago Spain Portugal Tarifa Spain
Marocco Ketama Merzuga desert Sahara desert until Dakla and tropico of the cancer.
Because i have d tracer 700 cc Yamaha i not continue.
Go and come back 16.000 km
Real days of drive in 10 15
I do 3 time last time 2020
I just sold this Yamaha one month ago
because the law in Europe and italy
Make me control the speed if I drink and other
In Thai outside the town i fell free to drive how I want if I no kill people because the fine also if happen are ridicolous

 

[Franz]

Before these during Covid i bought back the MT03 I bought for my ex as he was not a quick one so the bike was in very good nick. Boy used to ride her and also went to MOTOGP and Ubon on it. Now we sold it to a good friend who enjoys her every day.

For business reasons i had another CB300F in Rayong at my rented condo there so i could move around easily. This one went to a friend in Ubon and on my delivery ride there i was surprised how little petrol i used. Overall a very cheap bike to run and maintain. Performance wise one cannot compare to the more powerful MT03 but pricewise its a steal.

In Austria i gave my SR500 to my brother. Got myself a GSX750F and later dad's SH300i. After his passing we both sold our bikes and i borrow now my brothers V-Strom DL650.
Pre Covid i used to go there every year but now i will just go every 2nd or 3rd year and for my tours there, the Strommer Suzook is perfect.

 

[Franz]

I admire julian
With Honda adv 350 make big trip.
I have Triumph Tiger 800 xc
But I was talking with David
when we come back from the meeting in Phrae
And when we was young not too much information or internet mobile or nothing with any condition Sun or raining we go
without consulting meteo just know was raining season time or not we enjoi.
Passion and a little of crazy
Today with all this information is not the same.
Here in Malaysia off road street close to Jeli
On the way to Singapore Honda Wave 125.cc
Year 2003


Tsunami Phuket Patong beach 2006
Honda sonic 125 cc

We go 5 time until singapore
3 time Honda wave
1 time Honda sonic
1 time cbr 150 cc
With big motorcycle i go only in Laos off road and street paved.

The trip i enjoi much more in Europe is from italy drive in Pirenei France Santiago Spain Portugal Tarifa Spain
Marocco Ketama Merzuga desert Sahara desert until Dakla and tropico of the cancer.
Because i have d tracer 700 cc Yamaha i not continue.
Go and come back 16.000 km
Real days of drive in 10 15
I do 3 time last time 2020
I just sold this Yamaha one month ago
because the law in Europe and italy
Make me control the speed if I drink and other
In Thai outside the town i fell free to drive how I want if I no kill people because the fine also if happen are ridicolous

Yes Luca, i remember times in Austria when friends of mine and myself went on several trips on 50cc 2 stroke KTM's and PUCH's and enjoyed life. No internet, mobiles, GPS, just good intentions, no money for rooms but enough to buy some bottle of wine and some leaking old tent, when raining i used to sleep on my KTM until i just fell down. We did have adventures, not digital BS and virtual irreality. When i was at university i had an old battered XT500 with knobbies, just strapped my off slope short skis on my back and went skiing in nearby mountains. If u do this today u r sent to a mental institution........
Or here in TH, went with my old FZ6 from Hangdong via Samoeng, Wat Chan to MHS, everybody told me: cannot, wrong, can.....

 

[Ughetto]

I have in Phuket sh 150 cc but some friend buy from me and I use for free when I go.
In Italy before I have Honda sh 300 cc but they robber 2011
and when I see i sell new pcx 150 cc for buy it in thai
Vespa 150 cc i sell after 2000 km
Cannot drive and drink a lot benzine
The same to have one wood under sit down vespa nice to see but very bad to drive
Franz you have a big collection….nice

 

[Franz]

SH is a good bike, i had dad's 300i but it definetely didn't like to be pushed into corners..... did feel more like riding a washing machine when ridden hard. Vespas i do like but the crazy pricing here puts me off buying one.

 

[Franz]

Actually i had a lot of small cc bikes and i liked to ride them all, if you ride at lower speed u find much more intereseting things as if you push it. For me it's up to my daily "arom" sometimes if my right hand itches, it's the MT09, if i want to go slow and see things, it's the XMAX, simple as that.
What about a scooter ride? Anybody in for a meeting on max 160cc scooties ?
We could do a dinner at Wiangpapao all on bikes with max 160cc...... who is in ?