ray23 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Just for you Goff meet your Thai counterpart. rides a 400 dragstar just like me all 90 Lbs of her counting leathers and helmet. She is the lady in the front on the left. My wife I think she trying to tell me something 37 no children I think the clock is ticking. I think she like is going to handle 40 just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Goff Posted September 22, 2008 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2008 Just for you Goff meet your Thai counterpart. rides a 400 dragstar just like me all 90 Lbs of her counting leathers and helmet. My god that helmet looks heeeyooooooge on her tiny head! You have a very lovely wife indeed, and the baby is exceptionally cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 The ride itself about 200 klms, Phu Phi Lom, Kumpawawpi, Nong Han and back to Udon Thani. Uodn is the eigth largest city in Thailand, where my home is at no time were we more then 45 Klmns from my home just one boig loop. Country roads some good some with lots of pot holes to dodge, some on the map some not. the villages just common villages in Issan. The fields rice paddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Not real sure what these young folks are all about. but they were streched along both sides of the road for about 5 Klms. I think we were the highlight of the day for them, I guess they were marching some literally dragging along old M-1 rifles, they must have been bit tired. But none the less they had smiles and lot of english hellos for us. Never can tell what you might run into on one these rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Sorry guys didn't take many photos of Phu Phi Lom been ther many many times. It is a National Park with a camp grounds some bugalows for rent, nice resturant Toilet and shower facilties. You don't pay anything for camping there. We have as a group did overnight camping there. We took advantage of the coffee place. the ladies I believe were sitting around lying to each other. Of course us guys never do that The ladies seem to really have fun when the mats get broken out but that was to come later this time. The signifivcance of the area is that during Vietnam the Viet Cong went to this palce a you could see the Airbase in Udon Thaini form the lacation. So when the F-105's took to the air they were being were watched form the minute they left the ground some radar huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Some of our best riders Oh that right these are the monkeys in Kumpawapi, they pretty much own the town. Even have a Wat in their honor in the park. Two huge statues of monkey's in front of it. Little buggers are not the least bit afraid of people and will steal anything that isn't mailed down. Oh the guy a newbie from America has to ride with that group till he learns the roads. Just kidding, they wouldn't take him either Well I'm tired so I will finish this up tomorrow TO BE CONTINUED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Goff Posted September 22, 2008 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2008 Thanks for sharing those, and the stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Your very welcome. The ride experience is very international here. along with Thai's there are people from the UK Germany, Denmark, France, Australia and New Zealand on this ride. We try to get together once a week, during the good ridning weather, and as often as we can when things are rianey. Riding in the rain goes with the territory. During the season we will ride together to wha they call bike weeks here. Not properly named really one night events, that are huge parties where riders from all over Thailand gather. Some are huge, like Pattaya or Chaing Mai. But most are few hundred people. Good music and performances by Thai bands and the Thai version of Go Go dancers. From this point till the end of the year only one weeknd that one isn't scheduled and that is just that I know about. The following are just more ride photos. I hope I don't duplicate any. Well I enjoy sharing this with everyone and if doesn't bore everyone to death I will do it from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray23 Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Eating i a good meal is always a part of the Thai riding experine and this was no exception. One of the German guys sit a up lunch for us at his inlaws house in avillage really a huge feast. I really think this is why the wives and girlfriends go that time to chat gosip and catch up We guys are sitting and tlking as well,but, of course ours is serious conversation about bikes and riding, No gossip and of course we never lie Well guys that is a typical ride here in Udon. You get a chance to ride Thailand you will enjoty a very different experience. But the best riding in the Mae Hong Song area in Northern Thailand. If yo enjoyed the tour let me know I will do more as time and new things come up. If not I don't want to drive everyone nuts with it. We all have great places to enjoy riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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