The bikers thread; trips, news, chat, all things motorcycle

Driving and riding in Hua Hin and Thailand, all topics on cars, pickups, bikes, boats, licenses, roads, and motoring in general.
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would have to be at least 18 years old, to ensure they were mature enough
So at 18 you are automatically mature!
I don't see any changes except that you have a different licence.

The law already states that above 110 you have to be 18.

How different can they make the test for a big bike when limited to the allotted space in the DLT car park.
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Big bikes are rarely the problem. Most two wheeled accidents are caused by Sombat going the wrong way up the road on his Wave, Nok texting on her iPhone while riding to the seven-11 on her pink Fino, or Mrs Porn swerving right or pulling a u-turn without looking, straight into oncoming traffic.

A big bike license will make no difference at all to road fatalities.
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buksida wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:20 pm Big bikes are rarely the problem.
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So at 18 you are automatically mature!
I was listening to an article on a UK radio station over the internet last week and they said that hospital A & E admissions for over 50's men had gone up 60% due to older people getting into motorbikes!
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In case anyone interested in this event over in the East. Link below, plus several other on FB if you look for Burapa or Pattaya Bike week.


Burapa Bike Week

https://burapabikeweek.com
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‘BIG BIKES’ MAY BE SLAPPED WITH 18% TAX, GOV’T SOURCE SAYS
A proposed tax hike on high-powered sports motorcycles due to their large carbon footprint will soon be submitted to Cabinet for consideration, a source has revealed.

The source from the Government House said the proposal – which is to be made by the Excise Department – will aim for a tax rate increase from 2.5–9 percent to that of 3–18 percent on large motorbikes, known as “big bikes” in Thailand.

If approved, a big bike – defined as a motorcycle with engine size 400 cc onward – formerly priced at one million baht could cost as much as 90,000 baht more.

The proposal rides on bigger motorcycles emitting higher levels of carbon and consuming more gasoline.

The proposal states that a 3 per cent tax will be applied to motorcycles which emit no more than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per km. A 5 per cent tax will be applied on motorcycles that emit 50 to 100 grams of carbon per km.

Motorcycle emitting 100 to 130 grams of carbon dioxide per km will be levied a 9 per cent tax. Those emitting over 130 grams of carbon dioxide will come with an 18 per cent tax, the report said.

Under the proposal, the new rate will be effective in 2020 and apply to new vehicles whether produced or assembled locally or in another a country.

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/busi ... urce-says/


Are these numpteys going slap the same tax on those smoke belching busses and siplors? Didn't think so.
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Are these numpteys going slap the same tax on those smoke belching busses and siplors? Didn't think so.
I suspect that this is more of a stealthy wealth tax as no one actually needs a motorcycle larger than 400cc.
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STEVE G wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 7:49 pm
Are these numpteys going slap the same tax on those smoke belching busses and siplors? Didn't think so.
I suspect that this is more of a stealthy wealth tax as no one actually needs a motorcycle larger than 400cc.
Least of all this poor bugger:

Sad end to 264kph big bike ride

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/genera ... -bike-ride

A video clip has gone viral with a sad message and a reminder of the danger of speeding on public roads - showing a young big biker accelerating to 264 kilometres per hour just before failing to take a curve in Phetchabun province on Sunday.

Facebook user Thitichoke Bootjan posted the short clip on Monday with a rest-in-peace message for the dead man and condolences for the family. He called the man "brother Khao" and wrote he would like the tragedy to be a reminder for speed lovers.

The clip seems to be from a dashboard camera of the ill-fated, high-spec Yamaha YZF-R1M motorcycle, which was registered in Bangkok. Media reported the unidentified man was in his 20s and was riding with friends.
He accelerated from Na Ngua-Phetchabun intersection on Highway 21 in tambon Na Ngua of Phetchabun's Muang district and overtook his friends with the speedo topping out at 264kph.

A second later he came to a curve. The number of lanes merged from three to two, and he had neither the time nor distance to slow down sufficiently to negotiate it. His bike inevitably ran off the highway.
Media reported that the rider let go of his bike at the curve, but his body hit a roadside lamp post. He died instantly.
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STEVE G wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 7:49 pm
Are these numpteys going slap the same tax on those smoke belching busses and siplors? Didn't think so.
I suspect that this is more of a stealthy wealth tax as no one actually needs a motorcycle larger than 400cc.
So, by your logic, nobody needs a car larger than 1000cc, or nobody needs a pickup unless they are carrying goods or tools?
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Price of bikes already double what they are in the U.K. :banghead: :banghead: :cuss: :cuss:
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It does appear to be another stealth tax, like the one on wine, only affecting those that can afford such luxuries and not your average Somchai on his 14 year old noisy, smokey, unregistered Honda wave with no lights that violates a raft of traffic laws in itself.
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Felipesed1 wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 7:58 am
STEVE G wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 7:49 pm
Are these numpteys going slap the same tax on those smoke belching busses and siplors? Didn't think so.
I suspect that this is more of a stealthy wealth tax as no one actually needs a motorcycle larger than 400cc.
So, by your logic, nobody needs a car larger than 1000cc, or nobody needs a pickup unless they are carrying goods or tools?
It's a discretionary purchase, no one is actually forced to buy a large motorcycle by circumstance, as would also be the case with an empty pickup. ( The "need" of some, to ride around on 1200cc Harleys dressed like one of the Village People, is not the same as actual "need"! )
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Steve G, if you wanted to go long-distance touring, with a passenger and luggage you would need something larger than 400cc; therefore there is a "need".
Tend to agree with you about Harleys though!
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Last week I picked up a nail stuck in my rear tire. A quick trip to the local tire shop and they “patched” the leak, using the method where they bore out the hole and insert a strip of sticky rubber material (cost 100 baht), instead of the method that requires removing the wheel and the tire from the rim and then applying a patch to the inside of the tire. I’ve previously had several nail holes repaired on the same tire using the first, easier method. Over the next few days I monitored the air pressure and noticed it steadily decreasing. Yesterday I took it in to the same shop, using soapy water we discovered that the newest “patch” was fine, but 2 of the previous patches were leaking air. I’m thinking in the future I will specify nail holes be patched by removing the wheel, removing the tire and installing a tire patch on the inside of the tire. I’m curious if others have had similar experiences with either method of tire patching.
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