[Ride] Phuket Bikeweek 2009 : 9 to 14 Apr 09

[sino74]

First thing is, Scrambler cannot start bcos my leg is over 50 years liao.......then engine die again bcos not use to the bike and the ground there so soft lar!!! Paiseh lar....somemore encik post....

 

9th - GP to Hatyai (Stay a nite)

10th - Hatyai to Phuket (arrive around 3pm and then OTOT)

11th - Speed Boat Island Tour (Diiner at Phuket Bike Week)

12th - AMK Island Tour (FOC)

13th - Ride to Hatyai (Stay a nite)

14th - Ride Home (Target to arrive GP by 9pm)

 

nevertheless , attempt in starting e bike.

i guess i will have that problem too as im not used to it.

anyway...leg over 50years...but 'Young @ Heart'

* Tiger one can enough lar..

 

9th - GP to Hatyai (Stay a nite)

sorry a bit confused and if its that , yet to apply leave for that day..

n tx for updating here.

[Encik Pat]

First thing is, Scrambler cannot start bcos my leg is over 50 years liao.......then engine die again bcos not use to the bike and the ground there so soft lar!!! Paiseh lar....somemore encik post....

 

 

you never tell me can not post mah .......

 

next time i post you ridding your GS and jump high high ok .. ?? :thumb:

[Guest AngMohKia]

 

9th - GP to Hatyai (Stay a nite)

sorry a bit confused and if its that , yet to apply leave for that day..

n tx for updating here. [/size][/font][/i]

 

Yup, Wednesday Nite sleep early at 9pm latest and wake up at 1 or 2am and rush to GP Esso. We leave @0315 hrs sharp.

[Guest AngMohKia]

nevertheless , attempt in starting e bike.

i guess i will have that problem too as im not used to it.

anyway...leg over 50years...but 'Young @ Heart'

* Tiger one can enough lar..

 

9th - GP to Hatyai (Stay a nite)

sorry a bit confused and if its that , yet to apply leave for that day..

n tx for updating here.

 

Correct. Sleep Wed nite at 9pm latest and wake up early at 1am and meet us at 3 am @ GP esso:thumb:

[Encik Pat]

Yup, Wednesday Nite sleep early at 9pm latest and wake up at 1 or 2am and rush to GP Esso. We leave @0315 hrs sharp.

 

Correct. Sleep Wed nite at 9pm latest and wake up early at 1am and meet us at 3 am @ GP esso:thumb:

wah lau ....... you clocking post or

you forgot you have reply hi liao .....

 

:faint::faint::faint:

[sino74]

will Sms u..RSM , in advance

if i need a wake up call...

me yuo wenti , ah ?

[Encik Pat]

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1. Angmohkia (L) and BD (S)(

2. Encik Pat (L) and scandal (S)

3. Pyok

4. Suvespa

5. elvinart (M)

6. irideabike

7. ongcs

8. sino74

9. Brandon, Peck fren

10. Peck + Seastorm - Seastorm

11. Ken + GF , Peck fren

12. Ang

13. Maddog

14. Danny

15. peck Fren

16. Geraki

[Encik Pat]

will Sms u..RSM , in advance

if i need a wake up call...

me yuo wenti , ah ?

there will be a service charge for tat $10

admin charge $15

and each call will be $5

[sino74]

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3. Pyok (3XL)

4. Suvespa

5. elvinart (M)

6. irideabike

7. ongcs

8. sino74 (L)

9. Brandon, Peck fren

10. Peck + Seastorm - Seastorm

11. Ken + GF , Peck fren

12. Ang

13. Maddog

14. Danny

15. peck Fren

16. Geraki

[sino74]

there will be a service charge for tat $10

admin charge $15

and each call will be $5

 

aiyo...

so many charges..

will get my gay partner do e job la , like tat.

if not pitch tent @ GP Esso

[maddog]

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4. Suvespa

5. elvinart (M)

6. irideabike

7. ongcs

8. sino74 (L)

9. Brandon, Peck fren

10. Peck + Seastorm - Seastorm

11. Ken + GF , Peck fren

12. Ang

13. Maddog (XXL)

14. Danny

15. peck Fren

16. Geraki

[Encik Pat]

aiyo...

so many charges..

will get my gay partner do e job la , like tat.

if not pitch tent @ GP Esso

 

one more charge ....... but not for you

 

Dinner free of charge .... and is for me :thumb:

[geraki]

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5. elvinart (M)

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7. ongcs

8. sino74 (L)

9. Brandon, Peck fren

10. Peck+ Seastorm - Seastorm

11. Ken + GF , Peck fren

12. Ang

13. Maddog (XXL)

14. Danny

15. peck Fren

16. Geraki(M)

[Encik Pat]

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7. elvinart (M)

8. irideabike

9. ongcs

10. sino74 (L)

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12. Peck (M)

13. Seastorm

14. Ken (M)

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17. Maddog (XXL)

18. Danny

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[ongcs]

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18. Danny

19. peck Fren (M)

20. Geraki(M)

[sino74]

http://www.phuketbikeweek.com/thai/index.php

 

:cheeky:

[sino74]

hope this will be good for beginners (1st timers) in one way or another

 

 

Quoted

http://faq.f650.com/FAQs/RidingTipsFAQ.htm

 

to share & to care...

 

 

Ride the Plan

Ideally, you know and trust the people you ride with. However, there has to be a first time for any riding companion. A pre-ride discussion of your plans, preferences, and requirements helps everyone avoid surprises. Talk about a pace, signals, details like fuel stops and routes, and make sure everyone gets to offer something. If you ride with a club, it may have a fairly detailed set of rules for group rides, with procedures for a variety of situations.

 

On the road, use those signals liberally and be sure that other riders are aware of your intentions so that no one is caught by surprise, which can lead to a collision like the one described above.

 

The group's leader should signal early and slow gradually. Ideally he knows the route intimately and has a plan to get everyone safely along it without disrupting other traffic. But if it is his first time there, he may get surprised too and have to make a quick decision such as whether to turn abruptly or miss the turn and try to find a way to get everyone turned around safely on down the road.

 

It's always good to have an experienced rider at the back of the group to ride sweep and attend to those who have problems. He should have a cellphone to call for help.

 

That's Why they Call Him Scary Harry

 

 

If you aren't comfortable with the riders you end up riding with, give yourself plenty of margin until you discover your companions' habits. On one new model group ride, one rider consistently slowed and made lane changes into riders on his right. He didn't turn his head far enough to really see his blind spot and I think his glasses blocked his view. His loud pipes also drowned out the sounds of bikes near him. It wasn't long before this guy had a large buffer zone around him. He compounded the problem by getting upset and denying it when someone tried to point out the problem. He ended up riding -- and eating -- by himself.

 

If you aren't comfortable with what others in the group do, drop out before it causes trouble. A common problem is a speed differential. Slower riders often feel uncomfortable trying to maintain the pace of faster folks. They shouldn't try to. If the other riders complain that you are slowing them down, tell them to go ahead. You don't need the risk or the tickets. Problems can also arise when some group members have "a couple of beers" at a lunch stop or if they behave recklessly in other ways. Tell them to go ahead or go ahead yourself. Or take a side trip.

 

If you have an exhaust system that you think saves lives, other riders will probably be pleased if you deploy it at the back of the group, even if it means a loss of protection. Sidecars and trikes are also best at the back of the group or in a group of their own.

 

Keep It Together

When traveling with friends, you may be mutually dependent. For example, you might have one first-aid kit, one tire-repair kit, one set of good tools, and one cellular phone (to call for aid), each packed on a different bike. In this situation you probably want to stay together. The most certain way to do this is to make each rider responsible for the one behind him or her. If you don't see the rider behind you for a few minutes, signal the rider ahead if possible, then slow down or pull over and wait for the rider(s) behind you. If everyone in the group does this, you can avoid that 100 miles of back-tracking at night in the rain. However, it's still possible to get separated, such as when a rider who has fallen behind turns a different way than those ahead. To help your group get together again, use these three systems:

 

1. Give everyone an emergency phone number in writing to call (perhaps someone's answering machine which everyone knows the code for) or everyone's cell phone numbers. If you have just a single number, Murphy's Sixth Law of Communication says that phone's battery will be dead when the lost boys try to call it.

 

2. Agree on the next stop every time you all pause for gas, grub or sightseeing. Be precise, "the first gas station on the west side of town," for example.

 

3. Make sure everyone knows the evening's destination, preferably in writing.

 

Formation Flying

 

 

The basic group riding formation is familiar to most riders. The lead rider rides to the left of the lane, with the second rider to the right and a few lengths back. The third rider is a similar distance behind the second, and so on. This staggered formation leaves room for each bike to swerve to the side and provides reaction time to brake. But you can't change speed and the side of the lane at the same time. Riding side by side limits escape routes when a threat arises. When overtaking and passing traffic, the second rider follows the first, and the third hangs back to let the second pull in to the left to make the pass.

 

When roads get twisty or narrow, you should open up into a single-file formation. When you come to a stop at an intersection, tighten up into a two-abreast configuration at the stop. If you all stay in a single lane at intersections with two or more lanes each way, it gives the traffic behind you a chance to pass. While it is tempting to block an intersection so your entire group can go through, it is against the law. So is going leaving in large bunches at a time from a four-way stop. More than two (you can each say you thought the other was waiting) is also a request for citation.

 

One common problem I see with large groups is a failure to provide gaps for other traffic. On a two-lane road, it may be impossible for overtaking traffic to safely pass a line of a dozen or more motorcycles. Some members of the group may get run off the road if a driver tries to pass and has to pull back into the right lane when oncoming traffic appears. On a multi-lane road like an interstate, a long double column of motorcycles may trap a car on one side of it, blocking it from reaching an exit. Some riders act as if permitting a car to cross their column of bikes is a violation of their religious and constitutional rights, and can make a driver already in a panic about missing his exit quite dangerous.

 

Do address this problem. It's best to ride in sub-groups of four to six bikes and provide a gap of four or more car lengths between each sub-group. These groups can also be responsible for each other, taking care of other members of their group so that the entire fleet of bikes doesn't end up trying to squeeze onto the shoulder, which can create a real hazard.

 

If the group is stopping, make sure that everyone gets completely off the road. If you are arriving at a destination with a large group, bikes at the front should keep moving to allow room for the one behind to pull off the road.

 

Stupid Passing Tricks

Motorcyclists riding in large groups consistently do a bad job of passing slower traffic on two-lane roads, which can create a dangerous situation. Typically they cut back in too close to the car they just passed and immediately slow down. This not only annoys the driver, it leaves little room for the next rider coming up behind. He or she has to wedge in even closer to the front of the car being passed. I have seen riders get locked out of the lane because those ahead left no space for them to pass. When passing a car on a road with only one lane going each direction, keep your speed up after you have completed the pass, and don't slow back down until there is a gap large enough for all the riders behind you to pull back in and safely decelerate. Stay aware of what the riders behind you are doing. If you are farther back in the group, don't begin your pass until there is a gap ahead of the car for you and the other riders in your sub-group.

 

Finally, though it isn't a safety consideration, there is an art to fuel stops, providing you are all willing to use one pump (Use more if it is a very large group or you use different grades of fuel) and figure out who owes what later. If one or more riders get out of line and man the nozzles, the rest can simply march through. The first riders through then get the pumpers' bikes and roll them through. This system takes about a third of the time required when each rider has to get off his or her bike and pick up the nozzle and maybe a sixth of that required if each rider pays independently. Nobody rides a motorcycle to spend time in gas stations. (If you want a record, someone can write down the total cost after every bike is filled.) Riders at the back of the line can go the restroom immediately (asking someone to push their bikes through), and riders at the front can go later after their bikes and the pump handler's are fueled and moved out of the way.

 

The social aspect of group riding has much to recommend it. You have someone to share your experiences and anticipation. There is also security in numbers when the unexpected happens. Pay attention to new riding companions; you may learn something. Working through initial adjustments to each other is worth it, because when you find someone you enjoy riding with, you have usually found a special friendship too.

Edited March 25, 2009 by sino74

[Encik Pat]

wah lau ............ long story lar ......

 

how to remember ...... ??

[Bluedolphin]

Hi All....about 2 more weeks to go....

[Bluedolphin]

wah lau ............ long story lar ......

 

how to remember ...... ??

 

Remember what you want lor...the rest can chuck away...hahaha!!!

[Encik Pat]

Remember what you want lor...the rest can chuck away...hahaha!!!

i wan you lor .... so i remember you can liao lor .... teo bo .. ??

[Bluedolphin]

i wan you lor .... so i remember you can liao lor .... teo bo .. ??

 

:faint:

[Encik Pat]

:faint:

:faint: even better ..... can molest you ... you oso dont know

[sino74]

Remember what you want lor...the rest can chuck away...hahaha!!!

tui tui..

it will just come thru experience in one way or another.

:faint: even better ..... can molest you ... you oso dont know

wa lau..

Enciko Pae

[Seastorm]

T-shirt size

 

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phuket bike week T-shirt

 

1. Angmohkia (L)

2. BD (S)

2. Encik Pat (L)

4. scandal (S)

5. Pyok (3XL)

6. Suvespa

7. elvinart (M)

8. irideabike

9. ongcs (L)

10. sino74 (L)

11. Brandon (M)

12. Peck (M)

13. Seastorm (L)

14. Ken (M)

15. Ken GF (S)

16. Ang (M)

17. Maddog (XXL)

18. Danny

19. peck Fren (M)

20. Geraki(M)