Hey guys, I have to say that I am impressed by all the effort and time you put in this group! I wonred if you ever have any time left to plan rides, get ...
My driver's licenses would expire on January 4th, so I went to the Land Traffic Office in Bang Khun Thien on Janury 3rd. As my address is in Yanawa, this is...
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Hi Shinji, I was looking for a repair kit a few months back but ended up having to get a spare rear tube. I did see a kit for bicycles but didn't think the...
Shinji, I need to organise a Thai drivers licence, actually both would be good, what do I need exactly and where is the place, I want to sort it asap this...
I'm pretty dumb at mechanics, but I know basic electrics. The theory of charging a motorcycle battery is to apply a voltage slightly higher than that of the...
There are several webpages which tell how to get Thai driver's license, but probably the most descriptive one is this: http://www.visathailand.com/info5_01.htm...
Hi Mark, First time that I went I made sure that I made a note of everything and saved it on pc. I went to the office on Phahonyothin opposite Chatuchak Park. ...
Oh, I forgot to mention that, even if you don't have an International Driving Permit, you can still use your driver's license from your home country to skip ...
When I got my Thai license, they just took my US license for its face value. The only problem I had was the motorcycle notation in my home state of Illinois,...
Naturally, a Japanese driver's license must be translated at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, and they simplify the translation (into English) like: 1. Car 2....
How I tell them apart is that the line which I gather says "this is a motorcycle licence" is a hair longer than the line that says "this is a car licence". But...
I guess I must have lucked out. When I got my license, I only brought one picture so I had to get another one at the gov't office. So I can tell which one is...
Hello all: I have a Thai lifetime diver license. Does anybody know what it takes to get the motorcycle endorsement? Would they revoke the lifetime status? Coz,...
Setting out at 7am I took the R1 and rode the R2 as far as Muak Lek. Taking the R2089 I immediately came to the town. Once through the town the road...
Jim, I have a feeling that the line "this is a car license" is a hair longer than the line "this is a motorcycle license" and not the other way around. When I...
... That could be, Shinji. I asked a Thai co-worker which was which, but he's a bit of a practical joker, so who knows. I don't carry what I thought was the...
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I have a feeling that quite a few Thais drive a motorcycle with only a car driver's license, and the police don't seem to care. It's as if the car driver's...
Gary, I must say you have a talent for excavating advantures out of seemingly mundane world. Full-time leisure researcher, eh? ... There was this thread in...
Today I saw in the SE-ED bookstore a Thailand CD Map by the MapPointAsia, priced at 950B. Its Bangkok CD Map, incidentaly, is priced at 550B. The website of...
Hi all, What happened: My Honda AX1 stalled on the way to Kanchanaburi. I got it started again, turned around and it coughed and sputtered until Nakhon Pathom...
Hello Shiji: Yes, I was born and raised in Thailand. :-) By the way, carrying two driver licenses sucks, why don’t the make just one license with motorcycle...
Why, Willy, there's a certain advantage in their issueing separate driver's licenses. If you have one of them suspended or revoked, you can still use the ...
... again, ... here it ... Did you check the spark plug(s)? This can be a good diagnostic tool when things go wrong. Sooty = Mixture too rich. Black and oily =...
... seemingly ... Actually, you're the one responsible, and to thank, for bringing out the adventurer in me. I used to just ride to the likes of Lopburi or...
I'm pretty dumb at mechanics, but your bike's symptom sounds like the oil pump failure. The oil pump fails, the oil isn't sent to the cylinder head, the ...
Yeah in that case I guess you’re right. That way I can careless about they revoking one of my driver licenses on DUI. I just need a car, a motorcycle and a...
