19-12-15 Mae Sariang 4 Ride Through the Mae Sariang River

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Total distance 43 km

The riders
Alexandra Honda CRF 250
Andre Kawasaki KLX 250
Christian Honda XR 250
Colin Kawasaki KLX 150

Wyn and the dog are headed out today so its a well laden Honda Wave







Off they go

The four of us set off

Christian shows us a new singletrack, we ride over the dam to get to it





Riding alongside the Mae Sariang river



When we get to the crossing point Christian has already crossed, now its out turn





Andre powers through and up the hill, Alexandra does the same but I get stuck before reaching the other side, the bike conks out and wont restart so help is required to get me out of the river.
Finally it starts and we are all safely across





Now its through the river again to reach the hot springs



Now its lunch time

After the hot springs the four of us ride to a village I found last month











Just like last trip here we are made very welcome







A fun day was had by all, Alexandra managed to keep her feet dry unlike us other three

Dining at Sawaddee

Beef curry and rice 150 Baht

 

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My first attempts at taking videos on my camera and uploading them

 

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These are Alexandra and Andre's photos









Giving it my best shot





Not good enough and I get stuck, completely letting the team down





Back on dry land and we cant understand why the bike wont start



With the choke on it burst into life











A special track is prepared for me and the KLX flies up it

 

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How does the XR compare to the CRF's?

 

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Christian says the suspension is better on the CRF but he prefers the XR

 

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Christian's video of my misfortune