Motogirl 'in' Thailand
A fun day ride out from Chiang Mai with my friend Opal, who was testing out a brand new Suzuki SV 650. She messaged me to invite me along, seeing as I had a change of solo weekend ride plans. Initially we planned this route (Google Map link), in order to ride across the fairly recent Mae Kuang Suspension Bridge.
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I am often asked how I cope with riding for long hours in fairly hot temperatures (up to 46 degrees Centigrade / 115 Fahrenheit). I don’t have much in the way of fancy cooling gear, except for my mesh motorcycle clothes (although prior to getting this gear I still coped fine with a canvas style jacket and Draggin jeans). I
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A 1090km round trip, with 625 km’s of ghosty antics on the outbound ride (and a few days of weird happenings leading up to the trip), but once I dropped the ghosts off at Dan Sai, the antics stopped. Ho! Ho! Now, before you think I’ve lost my mind (which was lost a long time ago anyway), let me assure
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Seeing as I had never been to Vietnam before, I figured I would apply for my new Thai visa in the capital city. I decided to go on the weekend to get a taste of the city before applying for my visa on the Monday morning. (Next time I visit I hope to ride in Vietnam instead.) *FOR DETAILED INFO
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“..quick question – would you be interested and available for a small photoshoot next week? I need to take some images of the Ducati desert sled for Kevin from Dart motors.” – Project brief: easy trails and dirt. Nothing extreme. Ooh, new bike to try! Sounded great. I explained about not being confident on dirt, but was willing to give it
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Hmm..seems I am possibly developing an iron butt. Not in terms of km’s per say, but in terms of hours in the saddle on tight twisty roads, on my 250cc. In fact, I sort of dislike even being asked how many km’s my bike has clocked up, because for me the amount of km’s is meaningless really. A straight highway
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This guide is based on my crossing from Chiang Khong to Huay Xai on November 2017 and also on May 2018. I have successfully crossed into Laos at this border on two occasions. The first time was with my friend David Unkovich of Gt.Rider, the second time I was alone. The Chiang Khong border crossing is known to be a
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