2025, BIKES VISITING A COFFEE TRUCK

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Almost every day I sit beside an excellent Coffee Truck in Doi Saket (retirement is like that!),
observing the passing parade whilst sipping on an iced Americano.
It's a good chance to meet interesting locals and, sometimes, chat about the bikes they arrive on.
I will add pics here as I get them.
Sometimes I am unable to get adequate details about the bikes so I am hoping subscribers to RA will be able to
add accurate information and/or interesting anecdotes.
Anyway, here goes.



1st January 2025

This little Yamaha Exciter RC starts off the new year.

 

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8th January 2025

A nice collection of visitors today.

A friend bought this Royal Enfield Hunter yesterday.

Free helmet.

Heavily blessed at the nearest Temple.

A nice green.

 

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8th January2025

Then a young couple arrived on something we have not seen here before.
A new Honda CL500, making a delightful sound.

The reason for the delightful sound.

And a young couple from Hong Kong are touring northern Thailand on this long term rental GPX Drone.

 

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15th January 2025

This little Yamaha 100cc again ........

... but this time putting all 100cc to work.

Not at the Coffee Truck but seen outside a Cafe.
Honda 500X.

Seen inside a Cafe!

 

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22nd January 2025

This behemoth arrived today.
CanAm Renegade 1000cc, more than 700,000 baht!

And a Yamaha MT09.

 

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22nd January 2025

A nice sounding GPX 'Racing'.

And a couple of tourers with pillions.

Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, year 2020 from Ubon.

And the Honda Africa Twin 1100 from Khon Kaen.

 

[Ah Boon]

Well, you sure had some variety yesterday..!!
Cheers

 

[2wheels]

We can go many days without an interesting bike and then many can arrive on the same day.
Always nice to chat with the riders about their bikes and travels.
Regards.

 

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26th January 2025 (Australia Day)

A whole family on a Vespa called in for some take away drinks.

A young lad arrived on his near new (900kms) Honda CRF Rally 300.
He is a professional photographer and rides around with some friends photographing anything of interest.
He showed me some stunning images he had downloaded onto his 'phone.

I couldn't resist adding this 1300 VW Beetle (although the owner informed me he had it worked into a 1600cc).

 

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29th January 2025

This touring couple called in, mainly to check the weather because they were about to set off for Nan on their rented Honda 500X.

And the owner of this delightful Kawasaki Boss 175 has only arrived today to reside in Chiang Mai.

 

[The Bigfella]

Some interesting bikes in this lot. I'll head out for a coffee (after my eye op)

 

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6th February 2025

There's been a sad lack of interesting bikes lately but this plea on the tank of a Yamaha R15 is amusing.

 

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10th February 2025

A couple of days ago a Thai rider arrived on his pride and joy.

A Honda Super 70 spiced up with a Tiger 125 engine.
Sounds great too.
He is as proud of this as anyone I have seen here at the Coffee Truck.

 

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26th February 2025

A friend arrived on his newly purchased 2017 Royal Enfield Classic 500.
What a fine looking bike.

This will soon receive a full check and service and new tyres will be fitted.

 

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2nd March 2025

This little Honda CT125 arrived today.
88,900 baht to 108,700 baht !!

And a proud young couple, each with helmet, on their new Yamaha XMax.
224,900 baht 292cc.

 

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8th March 2025

Greg Frazier paid a visit a couple of days ago.
His much modified Honda CRF250 Rally has had some adventures.

 

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8th March 2025

A Swiss friend arrived on this behemoth; a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail.
During the conversation he admitted it is becoming too cumbersome for him and he will put it up for sale.

I will put details in the Classifieds section.

 

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8th March 2025

Greg Frazier arrived on his world famous Yamaha XT600 last week.

 

[Capss]

Nice XT, I really liked my XT600e I had in the UK and travelled the Balkan's on.

 

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Yes mate, likewise I owned the first model Tenere 600 when I was working in Central Oz and it ate up those long, dusty, corrugated roads. The huge tank was very handy too, giving me a long range. Loved that bike.
This one of Greg's is world famous because of the international travelling it has done with Greg as pilot.
Rgs

 

[DrGMIA]

It's been called "Frankenstein" because of the many non-Yamaha parts on and in it to keep it rolling. This model was never imported to Thailand, so while passing through we had to use what would work, like a Kawasaki voltage regulator and now some Honda turn signals. It was also called "The Beast" because of the way in handled when loaded with travel gear in the wet jungle tracks or deep dust or sand. Some parts have come from the States, others from Europe. For a while a woman's nylon stocking was used as an air filter. It's now an objet d'art looking for a new resting place. Likely 100,000 plus kilometers on it, hard kilometers. This model design (Tenere) was based on the Paris-Dakar race machines entered by France and was the # 1 choice of many overlanders like myself in the mid to late 1980s.

Best,

Dr. G
Professor of Motorcycle Adventure, SOUND RIDER magazine, and Adventure Motorcycle University
Moto-Journalist, author, script consultant and general motorcycle wastrel
Latest publications: ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLIST: FRAZIER SHRUGGED (2022-Amazon),
(Revised/Updated) MOTORCYCLE SEX, or FREUD WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND... (2024-Amazon)
Sole sensual survivor: www.greataroundtheworldmotorcycleadventurerally.com

 

[DrGMIA]

8th March 2025

Greg Frazier paid a visit a couple of days ago.
His much modified Honda CRF250 Rally has had some adventures.

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NOTE: This CRF is a survivor of the two "Great Floods of 2024." Water rose up to just below the seat. No muddy water made it into the engine or electrics. It's slated for use in part of my attempt at a 7th "RTW ride,

Dr. G
Professor of Motorcycle Adventure, SOUND RIDER magazine, and Adventure Motorcycle University
Moto-Journalist, author, script consultant and general motorcycle wastrel
Latest publications: ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLIST: FRAZIER SHRUGGED (2022-Amazon), and
(Revised/Updated) MOTORCYCLE SEX, or FREUD WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND... (2024-Amazon)
Sole sensual survivor: www.greataroundtheworldmotorcycleadventurerally.com

 

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12th March 2025

The owner of the chicken wrap stall in the background has this Benelli 250 which he has modified himself.
He said the tyres (wheels?) are from a Triumph.