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TECO · Joined: 20 Jan 2003

After reading the other thread here on biking I was wondering if anyone is interested in going on a bike trip sometime during the summer vacation?

I was thinking of going to Thailand/Laos and riding one of the tours out of Northern Thailand.
Northern Thailand Golden Triangle Bike Tours

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Met an Aussie rancher who checks fences on a dirtbike back home and he was heading up to N. Thailand to bike, he said. Sounded adventurous but it looks like it's all set up from your links. If I go it would be at the end of this contract in April.....one year from now. Looks like it'd be good to get handy on a 250 enduro type before then. I'll probably buy one or that 650 you posted about this year, for Korea....

james_baldrey · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

Me and my friend were interested in doing exactly what you are talking about. It would be much more economical to buy the bikes though! Keep me informed!

TECO · Joined: 20 Jan 2003

James,

where we gonna buy the bikes?
To buy a second hand bike like the ones above will cost at least $2,000 U.S. or so.

I'm not so sure about it being cheaper to buy - then you have to sell them also.

I'm gonna look into it a little more and there is more than one outfit doing these tours.

Sounds like a fun way to travel around that area.

james_baldrey · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

The idea of buying a bike is that after the trip u can sell it back for just about the same price. also during the trip u wont be worried about crashing and having to pay over priced repairs! They will over-charge you if you rent! Regardless of whether you booked the tour with them or not! Besides, the tours are between 4 to 7 thousand USD! You could buy a bike and do a tour yourself for about 3.5!!

I speak thai and so can get by in Laos or thailand remote areas, so we just need a mechanic now, and my friend can do that and he is interested! Keep me posted!