Suzuki Hayabusa

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[pinetreetmh]

Yup.. a smaller transport bike will alwasy save $$ in the long run...

 

the fuel savings sm bike use less fuel . tyres. millage.. sm bike no one reli care abou millage.. ins road tax cheap cheap.. plus your big bike will probabble go touring and clock up millage so in singapore do you still wan to add addition millage to it?? maintanence for big bikes cost much more.

do teh maths having a smaller bike fro transport saves $$ and have alot of convinence. can suka suka park. not scare ppl scratch etc..

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[kelvin_luffs]

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

 

so sorry for the bad experience.. guess like wad u said.. when pple noes u're in a desperate situation, u'll take every opportunity to rip u off..

[kelvin_luffs]

Jus Info For Riders Going to Thailand...

 

Emergency Telephone Numbers :

- Central Emergency (Police, Ambulance, Fire) : 191

- Highway Patrol : 1193

- Crime Suppression : 195 or (662) 513 3844

- Tourist Police (English, French and German spoken) : 1155

- Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Call Centre : 1672

 

Thais drive on the left .. most of the time.

=The largest vehicle has the right of way,so Don't Apply Singapore Rules and don't even think about challenging elephants and water buffalos.

=A vehicle following you no closer than 10 cm is not considered to be tailgating.

=If you think you see a swarm of tiny butterflies, think again .. they're flying ants or bugs

=Expect slow vehicles to enter the roadway immediately in front of you, especially if there are oncoming buses.

=If a driver approaching from the opposite direction flashes his headlights it may mean

-police ahead, watch your speed or

-he is coming too fast! or

-he screwed up big time by trying to pass this vehicle so please give him some room by heading for the shoulder ... and even the rice paddy ain't a bad idea.

=Expect buses, especially orange ones, to overtake on curves, hills and as you are approaching from the opposite direction.

=If you see an oncoming bus, expect another bus to overtake it; especially if the road has no shoulders.

=Try not to jam the brakes. Thais road is more friendly and you will tend to kiss them.

=If you are overtaking a vehicle, expect another driver to decide to overtake you at the same time. so LOOK OUT!

=Keep as careful a watch behind as in front of you.

If you have an accident, you will most likely be blamed

 

best info!

[kelvin_luffs]

I tot i was alone until u came haha

 

Cheers for abusing the bike by riding everyday!!

 

I do tink that by not riding ur bike, u're abusing it.

 

Like me, sheesh.. I haven really rode my bike for like a mth already (that's abusing my bike.)

[kelvin_luffs]

And a 2nd bike comes in really handy to 'chope' favourite parking spots.

 

hahahaha... u've got a point..

[StaN]

Where Is Thailand?

 

somewhere in africa?

[busakiller]

Where Is Thailand?

 

somewhere in africa?

 

At beach road...

[ArSenZ]

The story I heard was that u paid 2000 sing for storage, worksmanship ( dismantleing and fixing back plus tow to sadao. thats too much...really kana rip off!!

from phuket to sadao and krabi to sadao is ~100km so~ 400 sing for towing which includes the vehicle rental 2 way fuel plus driver) is about the same

300 for storage workmanship and fixing is normal ( u stored for 2 weeks not 2 days). plus 400 towing is standard charge in thailand. u are towing 300 plus km not like in singapore a few km only. and fuel in thailand is more ex in malaysia. tow from kl to gp esso is already 500 plus ringgit. u do the maths.

u cannot compare the charges in sing and overseas.

I am not helping that guy but since i know him I just wan to get the true story form both sides.. sorry to hear about your accident.

 

Wakao... S$2000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn!! ArSenZ tell us abt the whole thing man!!!!!!!!!!!

Storage N repair S$300? repair what? some masking tapes on the body?

S$1700 for towing? Brake disc n meter lost?

 

Hmmm another side of the story interesting Arsenz what do you think do share with us more of the truth nothing but the truth thanks.I newbie learning thats why:cheeky:

 

Well in total I paid alot of money to get my bike and my friend's bike back to Sg. To some ppl, like i said, it was a rip off. To some others, there was limited competition so charges are expected to be "expensive"; Its normal like pinetreetmh said.

 

I paid him $1100 for the following services :

-Storage of 2 bikes for about 14 days (he claims he charge S$10 per day)

-Diagnosis of the damage (any mechanic can also do this)

-Dismantling then reassemblin the bike front back

-"patching" of side farring, it was quite a poor job done.

-Towing both bikes from Krabi to Sadao, approx 350km

-His 1 nite stayover at Hatyai (??!!)

 

Whether its worthed it, you decide for yourself.

 

He was strongly persuading me to use his contact to tow the bikes back to Sg for another $1500 from Thai border, however I need to give full cash and expect it to take a couple of days more to arrive. There is no guarantee or insurance how the bikes may arrive, I may lose both money and bikes.

 

I rather and decide to use Bikebulance to settle the tow from thai border for $1800 for 2 bikes whom can promise to bring in by that weekend and only put a deposit. Full payment when you receive the bikes.

 

Well I wouldn't say he's despicable, totally not trustworthy or can't depend on at all. Perhaps i just dun really like his way of "business" and working style. I know and can sense he was trying to use my case to build his reputation and gain contacts, and of course earn from it as well.

 

I suppose we got different working principles and thus, I just din wanna fully employ his services to the end.. By the way, I have never posted up anything about the incident before the previous post, nor went around *****ing about it, so I really got no idea where the words came about from.

 

But I surely did ask some of my friends to call up and enquiry info for me, such as abt the mechanic and his background, other thai contacts, freight forwarding services.. perhaps words just got around then.

[Nicholai]

I only sian when its due for valve clearance faster than most people. Mileage is climbing up super fast also. More mileage, more wear n tear, Tyres & brake pads are 1 good example. what u think ?

 

Valve clearance

Spark plugs

EO

Oil filter

Air filter serv

Tensioner

Throttle body sync

Radiator/coolant serv

tyres

pads

 

the list just keeps going....

 

Mmmm, what's the interval for valve clearance and tensioner servicing/replacement? I really am a noob.

[Nicholai]

Where Is Thailand?

 

somewhere in africa?

 

In Africa? I thought we are part of Thailand . My kindergarten teacher taught me so ... heee heee heee...

[ArSenZ]

Anyway, I've been trying to enquire and found out more about how to transport the bike back to Sg, should any rider meet with an accident or bike breakdown in Thai, anyone done it before or knows exactly what to do?

 

I heard we can put the bike on the Train in Hatyai before, but that service is no longer available. U got to bring the bike across the border to Padang Besar and load it from there. But I also heard you will need to transit at KL before coming to Tanjong Pagar.

 

Freight forwarding is also out, for almost all the major companies that I tried. Either they dun want to do it because of customs issues, or its too bulky.

 

Towing... depends how far you are and how much you are willing to pay..

 

Shipping, there aint no port in southern thailand...

 

Any advice for future trips?

[pinetreetmh]

Well in total I paid alot of money to get my bike and my friend's bike back to Sg. To some ppl, like i said, it was a rip off. To some others, there was limited competition so charges are expected to be "expensive"; Its normal like pinetreetmh said.

 

I paid him $1100 for the following services :

-Storage of 2 bikes for about 14 days (he claims he charge S$10 per day)

-Diagnosis of the damage (any mechanic can also do this)

-Dismantling then reassemblin the bike front back

-"patching" of side farring, it was quite a poor job done.

-Towing both bikes from Krabi to Sadao, approx 350km

-His 1 nite stayover at Hatyai (??!!)

 

Whether its worthed it, you decide for yourself.

 

He was strongly persuading me to use his contact to tow the bikes back to Sg for another $1500 from Thai border, however I need to give full cash and expect it to take a couple of days more to arrive. There is no guarantee or insurance how the bikes may arrive, I may lose both money and bikes.

 

I rather and decide to use Bikebulance to settle the tow from thai border for $1800 for 2 bikes whom can promise to bring in by that weekend and only put a deposit. Full payment when you receive the bikes.

 

Well I wouldn't say he's despicable, totally not trustworthy or can't depend on at all. Perhaps i just dun really like his way of "business" and working style. I know and can sense he was trying to use my case to build his reputation and gain contacts, and of course earn from it as well.

 

I suppose we got different working principles and thus, I just din wanna fully employ his services to the end.. By the way, I have never posted up anything about the incident before the previous post, nor went around *****ing about it, so I really got no idea where the words came about from.

 

But I surely did ask some of my friends to call up and enquiry info for me, such as abt the mechanic and his background, other thai contacts, freight forwarding services.. perhaps words just got around then.

 

well its like that... hopefully every one be careful the thai road is a dangerous place with killer cub kias, water bafalos, bus lorries anyhow cut lane..

my friend skidded at phuket and it costed him 10000 baht to tow to hatyai. that was then when petrol is still not too ex.. and 10 dollar per day storage not that bad lah.. could be worst.

thats why do all necessary maintanence in singapore before long trips.. and ride carefully. any repairs overseas is going to cost u alot more compared to singapore..

 

limited mechs who knows how to repair big bikes. limited spare parts --> parts more ex by a few tmes. towing charges over long ditances a few hundred kms compared to singapore a few km

so must be careful outside singapore.

and the oppotunity for ppl to chop carrot.. they don know u so why would they take care of u??

 

ride safe !!!!

[StaN]

In Africa? I thought we are part of Thailand . My kindergarten teacher taught me so ... heee heee heee...

 

Oh!!!! sorry 4got all liao lar.. return back to teacher...

 

Thailand is situated at the place called golden mile complex. :cheeky:

 

well how abt let's gather all bikers n make a trip to thailand this weekend... :cheeky:

[KISS]

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I am an insurance agent. I used to have a client who repairs bike at PML, but left for Thailand to marry a local girl there. I have lost contact with him .It could be him. Just want to make sure... Does his initials is TGP and he have a lot of tattoos?

[Tish]

Mmmm, what's the interval for valve clearance and tensioner servicing/replacement? I really am a noob.

 

As mentioned in our servcing/owners manual, tappet clearance (valve clearance) to be inspected ever 24k, the mechanic should automatically look into the tensioner and chain as well.

 

Im also a noob too, so stupidly stupidly follow manual loh.... other stuff wait for lao jiao to give suggestions / advise

[Tish]

I do tink that by not riding ur bike, u're abusing it.

 

Like me, sheesh.. I haven really rode my bike for like a mth already (that's abusing my bike.)

 

Its also not paying attention to it, bike is like a girl, some time must give attention, go touch touch, bring go out. Then it will be sweet to u

[HYB80Y]

Totally agree thats why i bought a pulsar:thumb: SI beh ho

 

read that the pulsar has good fuel economy. how's the consumption of your pulsar? how much mileage can you get per litre on it?

[HYB80Y]

Tink quite a number of Busarians or big bike owners own another smaller bike for daily transport. Tat goes without saying for me for my Forza too. In fact, I nvr get bored off riding my maxi scooter too!

 

yup i agree with wat you said. though smaller bikes do not have that kind of power, they offer a very different kind of fun and convenience that our bigger Falcon can't.

[HYB80Y]

Me too ... My name is also Jason. Small world

 

YAH YAH YAH!! and i know your surname is GAY!

 

that makes you Jason Gay!

[HYB80Y]

Me too ... My name is also Jason. Small world

 

So envy, I also want to go, till now never go before.

 

Me too ... Any good lobang or not ? Cheap and good one.

 

AKG, you should report this person to the mod. he is the REAL SPAMMER!! :angel: