Motorbikes
Posted: Sun 10 Apr, 2011 5:59 am
So anyone else on the forum into Motorbikes. No discrimintation like some places i like sports bikes and choppers but generally only ride sport bikes.
Found bikes late in life in fact only when i came to Thailand.
Started off on a new style CBR 150R used that for about 3 months and decided that i needed something a little bigger.
Had a shop around and picked up a Babyblade CBR400. And low and behold a month later i thought sod it lets get a bigger bike so progressed onto a Yamaha R1.
Absolutely loving riding in Thailand however it is very dangerous here. Strange as most of the population drives bikes of 1 sort or another.
You see so many people come here on holiday and then rent out Large sportbikes and drive around with shorts flip flops no helmet and no protective gear (Lets be honest they wouldnt do it at home so why here).
It truely amazes me. Personally i never ride without gear here and was very glad about that 2 weeks ago when someone decided that they didnt like the look of the back of my CBR150 and decided to modify it for me. Lot of damage to bike but not so much damage to me luckily. (thank god for protective gear).
Anyone else had similar experiences ?
Hopefully get round to posting some piccys soon.
Found bikes late in life in fact only when i came to Thailand.
Started off on a new style CBR 150R used that for about 3 months and decided that i needed something a little bigger.
Had a shop around and picked up a Babyblade CBR400. And low and behold a month later i thought sod it lets get a bigger bike so progressed onto a Yamaha R1.
Absolutely loving riding in Thailand however it is very dangerous here. Strange as most of the population drives bikes of 1 sort or another.
You see so many people come here on holiday and then rent out Large sportbikes and drive around with shorts flip flops no helmet and no protective gear (Lets be honest they wouldnt do it at home so why here).
It truely amazes me. Personally i never ride without gear here and was very glad about that 2 weeks ago when someone decided that they didnt like the look of the back of my CBR150 and decided to modify it for me. Lot of damage to bike but not so much damage to me luckily. (thank god for protective gear).
Anyone else had similar experiences ?
Hopefully get round to posting some piccys soon.