Mae Ping & Off Road to Mae Prik - Come & Join us

[Ally]

All welcome

Saturday 24th March 2012 (tomorrow) several bikes are meeting up at Big C Hang Dong/Middle Ring Road @ 08:30 to ride south to Mae Ping National Park and then take a little known track through to the new flooded valley / dam at Mae Prik.

If you want to join us, it's going to be a good adventure, it's a motard ride and will get us back to Chiang Mai late afternoon.

This post covers most of where we shall ride

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Ally

 

[KTMphil]

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[/align:eestseld]All welcome

Saturday 24th March 2012 (tomorrow) several bikes are meeting up at Big C Hang Dong/Middle Ring Road @ 08:30 to ride south to Mae Ping National Park and then take a little known track through to the new flooded valley / dam at Mae Prik.

If you want to join us, it's going to be a good adventure, it's a motard ride and will get us back to Chiang Mai late afternoon.

This post covers most of where we shall ride

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Ally

As of a few hours ago I'm aware of:

The Captain
Heinz
Som
Phil
Con (have to check)


- are coming along Ally

 

[Ally]

Yep, Con's up for it !

And just heard that Jb will join us on a Klx too.

Ally

 

[KTMphil]

Is this the planned route?

 

[Ally]

Most certainly is !

:RO

Ally

 

[KTMphil]

I'll move this content to Colin's report when he does it this evening - 9 bikes, was a great day out!

1st time using the panoramic function on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Phone at the southern end of the Doi Tao resv'r.




Meeting at the Big C on R 108 0830am bright and early

Late breakfast along the way

 

[KTMphil]

Gassin up

Arriving at the very low. Doi Tao resv'r

I'm told that the floating restaurants do excellent smoked fish

Harry from Germany that does off-road tours here in the background

 

[KTMphil]

The Captain's very dirty KLX 250 that will get a wash tomorrow as they wont service it when its this dirty!

Colin & Ally admiring the Doi Tao view

JB2112 rented a KLX 250 from Mr. Mechanic bike rentals in Chiang Mai after his Lefan incident the other day.

 

[KTMphil]

Arriving at the national park, Harry's converted D Tracker 250 on the left

The NP guard got quite excited when 9 motorbikes turned up and actually was pretty helpful explaining where the trail was

Nasty bridge with gaps on the trail JB2112 gets stuck and has a slip

Colin arrives a few minutes later - we all have our cameras at the ready

Ally tests the gap for him

A bit coaching and no problem for the captain

A quick breather, then off up the trail

 

[KTMphil]

Back on the black top

Con and a dead tuk tuk

 

[KTMphil]

JB2112 playing with some very young puppies on the way south to the other end of the Doi Tao resv'r

Beautiful new windy roads around the southern end of the Doi Tao resv'r

Captain Slash

Really fun road around the resv'r

Great views from there too

 

[KTMphil]

Heinz by the weir on R 1103 - surprised to see water still coming over it

5 of us were running out of time and missed doing R 106 and took R 1 and R 11 north to Chiang Mai, spotted this beauty on the way back north

A really fun days riding 200km south of Chiang Mai, in an area most riders would never dream of exploring - everyone had a great time

 

[Russ McDermid]

You lot look like you having just so much fun .... hope there's some riding left to do by the time I get back !!
Cheers, Russ.

 

[Ally]

And here are a few form my angle on the day. Thanks for a great ride everyone, a fabulous tip.

Ally

 

[jb2112]

And my angle as well. Post this reply, then I am off to bed, perchance to dream...

SLASH!!!

Through the park

Man's Best Friend

At the dam

My reward at Miguel's later that evening...

 

[Captain_Slash]

Yes it was a really enjoyable ride out today

 

[KTMphil]

Great photo's guys! I think it was the hottest day of the year so far.

 

[Captain_Slash]

I think it was the hottest day of the year so far.

Glad you said that Phil because despite consuming 9 litres of liquid yesterday I just couldnt live up to my nickname

 

[harrygps]

Thanks for these many pics of our nice daytrip. Here´s some of mine. The most are too big.

 

[KTMphil]

Actual route

 

[LivinLOS]

I think it was the hottest day of the year so far.

Glad you said that Phil because despite consuming 9 litres of liquid yesterday I just couldnt live up to my nickname

I went to Chiang Rai and back yesterday.. And that bit after the mountains where it comes down to the plain.. In the middle of the day.. The air was like an oven.

 

[Fishenough]

Certainly was a great day out, definitely wasn't too smoky or too hot for a great days ride. Look forward to doing this route again soon when the new tarmac around the new reservoir is cleaner.

Thanks again for sharing the route Ally!!

 

[Ally]

Certainly was a great day out, definitely wasn't too smoky or too hot for a great days ride. Look forward to doing this route again soon when the new tarmac around the new reservoir is cleaner.

Thanks again for sharing the route Ally!!

I think what made the day so easy was that nobody was pushing anyone, no ego's were challenged, riders rode & didn't moan & groan about the smoke or the heat or their sore arses and the mood remained positive as a result.

Let hope that style is one that is & remains identifiable with other riders on this forum.

:RO

Ally

 

[Ally]

And that avatar is just too cool !

:LOL

Ally