Roger Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 Originally posted by zoot: ...Ol Hipp ,I love Ducatis as well , they are also classic italian style , do you have any of them in your shop ??? I will come in & see you when I am next in LOS .If scooterists are permitted that is! --------------------------------------------- There is a Ducati dealer in Bangkok, they usually have a good range of new and used bikes, they are also the dealer for Triumph (better than Harleys in my opinion ) Thunderbird, 254 Soi Lad Phrao 107, opposite Soi 122 (shortcut to Ramkhamhaeng rd) Bangkapi, Tel 731-1902 --------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Old hippie : I had an old neighbor years back, had an old Enfield, maybe a 500cc or so, not sure, it was a big bike as I recall. Smoked and rumbled something awful, he only rode 1-2 times a year. Odd fellow... --------------------------------------------- If you want Enfields you should take a trip to India, they are still made over there. Last time I was in the UK I also notice a few Enfield shops opening up, imported from India. The Indians have got a reputation for doing this sort of thing. I believe that in one part of India they still make Morris Minors...made on the original equipment bought from the UK years ago..maybe Scum_Baggio could refresh my memory and tell me in which state this is, have a feeling it might be in Kerela. Cheers Roger [ January 17, 2002: Message edited by: Roger ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Fatbastard: Your probably right in some ways, Hiring can be an unrewarding experience, but Thailands one of the best places to own a fast bike. Practically no speed limits, good bikes are relativly inexpensive here and many of the roads and the scenery can be outstanding.[/qb] FB, glad to hear *someone* enjoys riding in LOS. I take it that once you're out of the major urban areas, there's some nice riding to be had. Maybe on my next trip I can plan a multi-day ride out of Bangkok. quote: If you want to see the one fastest road legal (non turbo) motorcycles in the world,(or just shoot the shit) come and see a heavily modified Hayabusa at my place.. Siam superbike, 58 Sukumvit 63, (Ekamai) opposite the Bangkok bank. 300 M down from the Ekamai sky train stop. Ooh, I would like to take a look at your modified Eyeabuser. Thanks for the addy, I'll stop by. Should I just ask for Fatbastard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 17, 2002 Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Roger: ...If you want Enfields you should take a trip to India, they are still made over there. Last time I was in the UK I also notice a few Enfield shops opening up, imported from India. The Indians have got a reputation for doing this sort of thing. I believe that in one part of India they still make Morris Minors...made on the original equipment bought from the UK years ago..maybe Scum_Baggio could refresh my memory and tell me in which state this is, have a feeling it might be in Kerela. Cheers Roger [ January 17, 2002: Message edited by: Roger ][/QB] Yeah, I heard about that place in India. I also heard about a tour company that takes you on multi day tours through India and Nepal, I'll see if I can find it for anyone interested. As I understand it, the Enfields made in India don't meet the emmission standards for California, maybe other states as well, and thus are not imported here, I could be wrong. I'm not really into enfields, I just think they are kinda cool "nostalgia" bikes, like the old original Indians (American bike, went out of business in the 50's, now coming back into production). I am a real die hard Harley fan! I do agree, Triumph is probably a more reliable bike than Harley though. There is a bike "British bike sub culture" here in the Bay Area, many ride Triumphs, and I spot a few BSA bikes now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhumvit Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 Hail Zoot, Hail Rictic, Keep the Faith, fellow scooter-interested Sanukers. Here's a couple of links to keep you guys happy. They both have classifieds sections for buying scoots in LOS. There's a pretty, pearl white Vespa GS for 60k baht and a Lambretta SX150 that's had a couple of dings for 36k baht on the second link. Enjoy. http://www.thaiscooterclub.com/ http://www.thaiscooter.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiledCowboy Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 The Injuns also make the very fantastic rebadged Yamaha RD350 circa 1974, produce them by the thousands - I think Yamaha sold them the tooling etc. Now there's a proper motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiledCowboy Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Not really into old scooters, but had a good look at the other day, a new Italjet 180. This thing was unbelievable, ultra high-tech and looked like it was doing 150kmh parked, really quite an amazing machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fatbastard Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Saw a Scooter last night parked outside Starbuck in Thonglor, it had 15 headlights scattered all over the front !!! As old BT would say, whats that all about I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhumvit Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Fatbastard, the scoot's owner was probably afraid of the dark, either that or he's myopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Thanks for the links sukhumvit , some of the thai's are right into it . I remember on my 2nd day in LOS I took loads of photos of the shit ones you see evrywhere , clapped out #'s with 8 inch wheels & home made accesories . Only later did I realise if you look harder you find the fanatics who treat them better than family . There seems to be quite a little scene in LOS , there is a huge scene in Indo , they do some weird accesorising , leather saddle bags, completely crazy over the top stuff, etc etc . I had a yank scooterist staying over here for a while ,he was telling me about a scoot club in the backwoods of the US , called the woosies who have gun racks on the sides of their scoots!! Apparently they get run off the road by rednecks in pickups quite often , thus they carry shotguns to blow out the back windows as the trucks escape!! Fun eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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