KTMphil
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Day 54
Leave my bungalow in Mae sariang at 8:30 am and pass the old Museum again , was nearly gone complete .
Meet Colin last night for Dinner and a chat , found him at Riverside GH , his Kawa i could not overlook as i walk by .
Took the 105 down to Mae Sot and then over the 12 to Tak .
And like yesterday depend i know the Road , the views and where to get a Coffee i did not stop much and was at 2:30 pm in Tak .
The 105 was o.k. for the first 45 Km out of mae sariang, then a very bad section start where old Road surface is nearly gone complete .
More then 30-35 km/h is here not possible , even with a CRF (loaded with luggage)
Lucky it's not very long and after the Pothole section comes a dirt and gravel section .
Thats better to ride . Then Asphalt followed again by Potholes and Dirt/Gravel even with some mud .
The Roadwork i see a year ago is surprisingly still not finish and to produce less Dust they make everything wet and turn it in to mud .
Bike , me and Luggage was after that few km more filthy then after the 90 Km dirt road to the Huey .
But it last not long then the asphalt is good all the way to Mae Sot.
After the stop at the Shell Station i go up the Mountain on the 12 towards Tak .
On the 12 is heavy Road construction work to , less to repair but more to widen it .Asphalt was clean most of the way .
Looks like it will have 4 Lanes all the way soon .
In Tak i go straight to the suan sin hotel my favoured place in Tak.
380 THB for a comfortable room , and the cheapest on the hole trip.
Hi Klaus,
my baby got the 10.000 km Service yesterday and tomorrow I will start my 20 days trip to Luang namtha. Will be Saturday and Sunday at a hotel close to Si Siwat at the Srinakarin Reservoir and Monday driving up to Kampheag Phet. May there is a chance to meet. My phone number is 0879796921.
Have always a safe trip
Andreas
CraigBKK
Senior Member
Andreas
Apologies for butting in here but Klaus is probably riding right now and unable to answer.
I am meeting Klaus tonight in Kanchanaburi town and we are going riding in the jungle in the Erawan area (below) Si Sawat all day tomorrow. We are currently planning to stay in Kanchanaburi town on Saturday night, although this is open to change.
There are five of us riding tomorrow and going out socialising on Saturday night. If you have a chance to pop into town on your way to Si Sawat you are welcome to join us.
Craig
Apologies for butting in here but Klaus is probably riding right now and unable to answer.
I am meeting Klaus tonight in Kanchanaburi town and we are going riding in the jungle in the Erawan area (below) Si Sawat all day tomorrow. We are currently planning to stay in Kanchanaburi town on Saturday night, although this is open to change.
There are five of us riding tomorrow and going out socialising on Saturday night. If you have a chance to pop into town on your way to Si Sawat you are welcome to join us.
Craig
Hi Craig,
thanks for the update. If you go to the Jungle I will be not able to follow 5 CRF 300 with an 250kg GS but yes I can be in Kanchanaburi tonight. I am just packing now and I can start in the early afternoon here from BKK. Saturday I would like to see the roads around Srinakarin reservoir....
If you don't mind it would be nice to tell me where you will meet tonight.
Greetings Andreas
thanks for the update. If you go to the Jungle I will be not able to follow 5 CRF 300 with an 250kg GS but yes I can be in Kanchanaburi tonight. I am just packing now and I can start in the early afternoon here from BKK. Saturday I would like to see the roads around Srinakarin reservoir....
If you don't mind it would be nice to tell me where you will meet tonight.
Greetings Andreas
CraigBKK
Senior Member
Andreas
Meeting in a small bar called 'The Pub' at 6pm (N14.03563° E99.51775°) opposite the Bluestar GH. We will have dinner in 'Bell's Pizzeria', which is on the same side of the road about 500m into town, away from the bridge (N14.03358° E99.52034° approx.)
Craig
Meeting in a small bar called 'The Pub' at 6pm (N14.03563° E99.51775°) opposite the Bluestar GH. We will have dinner in 'Bell's Pizzeria', which is on the same side of the road about 500m into town, away from the bridge (N14.03358° E99.52034° approx.)
Craig
schrauberklaus
Senior Member
Day 55
Road Trip from Tak to Kanchanaburi.
But ,since the Dinner in Mae Sariang my stomach don't feel very well .
On the Way to Tak i had to fertilize the Forest already a few times even more times on the way to kanchanaburi.
So riding in to town i feel very weak , like i had done this 400 km strech offroad and not on a mostly flat and straight boring road.
Go to Blustar , get the last room , fall in to bed and sleep for an hour .
Meet Craig, Andreas and the rest off the Guys in the evening .
But Riding Single Trails is out of the questions for me i feel so weak that make no sense .
Stay in GH tomorrow and try to get better .
Road Trip from Tak to Kanchanaburi.
But ,since the Dinner in Mae Sariang my stomach don't feel very well .
On the Way to Tak i had to fertilize the Forest already a few times even more times on the way to kanchanaburi.
So riding in to town i feel very weak , like i had done this 400 km strech offroad and not on a mostly flat and straight boring road.
Go to Blustar , get the last room , fall in to bed and sleep for an hour .
Meet Craig, Andreas and the rest off the Guys in the evening .
But Riding Single Trails is out of the questions for me i feel so weak that make no sense .
Stay in GH tomorrow and try to get better .
schrauberklaus
Senior Member
Day 56
Stay in Town , did a trip to the pharmacy , get the bike cleaned and Chain lubed and that was the day .
Relax and feel now a little better .
Craig and the Guys go offroad in the Morning , would very much join them but if i don't have the power and get stuck
some where on a single track where no pick up can go to recover my bike if i'm not able to ride it out that would be just stupid .
Hope they be back by now , depend last evening we had heavy rain here and now its raining again , not that they all stuck in the mud :RE
Stay in Town , did a trip to the pharmacy , get the bike cleaned and Chain lubed and that was the day .
Relax and feel now a little better .
Craig and the Guys go offroad in the Morning , would very much join them but if i don't have the power and get stuck
some where on a single track where no pick up can go to recover my bike if i'm not able to ride it out that would be just stupid .
Hope they be back by now , depend last evening we had heavy rain here and now its raining again , not that they all stuck in the mud :RE
CraigBKK
Senior Member
Good clean fun today Klaus, dusty tracks as no rain in the jungle last night... Still a little wet in places though!
schrauberklaus
Senior Member
Day 57
Load the CRF in the morning and say good by to craig and the other guys depend we have to go in different directions .
@Craig , hope you get back to bkk without to much traffic or trouble .
I had punched Hua Hin as destination in the Montana and follow the route until i notices that the GPS want to route me via the Highway 4 what i not like .
So i set the destination new , step by step to Road numbers i know depend i use them before .
That bring me past this new Guy next to the Road .
And past a Army Base where the Police had stopped all Traffic . That i use the Dirt next to the Road depend i thought accident did not help much .
I got to the front of the traffic jam
quickly but not past the Police Cars 
.
After 20 Min pointless waiting and nothing came out or go in to the entrance of the army base even the police get tired of waiting in the sun
and give the Road free .
I continue my way and depend i know the Pothole roads from Ban Krachen to HH well enough i try to avoid them this time .
So after the boring stretch of the 3510 and some Road construction on it i turn to Highway 4 and the Plan was to cross it and ride the coastal roads
down to cha am and Hua Hin .
But i was already at 11:40 at the 4 and the early arrival in HH would have wast half a day .
So i change Plan , go on the 4 and bypass HH completely .
Then after HH i turn to the coast and use the small roads down to Ban Krut my new Target .
Past Prachup i stay on the Beach Road even through the big entrance through Wing 5 , the airforce Base there .
Driving through is no problem , its actual very nice in there , Beach with trees behind , many vendor and food shops , looks more like a big beach resort
Ban Krut i arrive at 3 pm and got the same bungalow as nearly 2 month ago .
CRF parking at the same spot then before .
Is still about 500 km to Phuket but after nearly 2 month on the road it pulls my some how towards Phuket .
Guess i do the long ride and go home tomorrow .
Load the CRF in the morning and say good by to craig and the other guys depend we have to go in different directions .
@Craig , hope you get back to bkk without to much traffic or trouble .
I had punched Hua Hin as destination in the Montana and follow the route until i notices that the GPS want to route me via the Highway 4 what i not like .
So i set the destination new , step by step to Road numbers i know depend i use them before .
That bring me past this new Guy next to the Road .
And past a Army Base where the Police had stopped all Traffic . That i use the Dirt next to the Road depend i thought accident did not help much .
I got to the front of the traffic jam
quickly but not past the Police Cars .After 20 Min pointless waiting and nothing came out or go in to the entrance of the army base even the police get tired of waiting in the sun
and give the Road free .
I continue my way and depend i know the Pothole roads from Ban Krachen to HH well enough i try to avoid them this time .
So after the boring stretch of the 3510 and some Road construction on it i turn to Highway 4 and the Plan was to cross it and ride the coastal roads
down to cha am and Hua Hin .
But i was already at 11:40 at the 4 and the early arrival in HH would have wast half a day .
So i change Plan , go on the 4 and bypass HH completely .
Then after HH i turn to the coast and use the small roads down to Ban Krut my new Target .
Past Prachup i stay on the Beach Road even through the big entrance through Wing 5 , the airforce Base there .
Driving through is no problem , its actual very nice in there , Beach with trees behind , many vendor and food shops , looks more like a big beach resort
Ban Krut i arrive at 3 pm and got the same bungalow as nearly 2 month ago .
CRF parking at the same spot then before .
Is still about 500 km to Phuket but after nearly 2 month on the road it pulls my some how towards Phuket .
Guess i do the long ride and go home tomorrow .
Thump
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Hi Klaus! Is that the Bayview Beach Resort in Ban Krut?
I spent Christmas in Bang Saphan, went to swim in Ban Krut every day.
Also went up to Hua Hin and Prachuap and stayed a few days in Chumpon.
They made the "Scenic Road" south of Ban Krut real nice.
I met another German there with lots of luggage who made it all the way from Germany on his old CB500.
Rode appr 3,000km in December, mainly on my CBR500R, the CRF I used only on the Phuket trip.
Bet you did a bit more than that!
I spent Christmas in Bang Saphan, went to swim in Ban Krut every day.
Also went up to Hua Hin and Prachuap and stayed a few days in Chumpon.
They made the "Scenic Road" south of Ban Krut real nice.
I met another German there with lots of luggage who made it all the way from Germany on his old CB500.
Rode appr 3,000km in December, mainly on my CBR500R, the CRF I used only on the Phuket trip.
Bet you did a bit more than that!
schrauberklaus
Senior Member
No Idea, Wifi was called BB something , its on the other side of the Road next to the Coffee shop behind the 7/11 .
schrauberklaus
Senior Member
Day 58
Back Home .
Start at Ban Krut work my way south along the beaches and nearly stuck in the Sand Dunes as i try to get some pics there .
CRF dig some new trenches there to get out .
North of Chumpon Airport i get on to the Highway 4 to make some lost Time and go a little over the speed limit
down to Suratani .
My Chain was lose all morning and i was thingking what ever , with constant high speed and on pull its not so bad , that little noise when the
Chain hit the Chain Cover (mine is alu) will not break anything .
Wrong !!!! Just at Suratani i parked along the highway remove the broken Chain Cover that now constant rattle and scream from contact with the chain.
And finaly ajust the slack in the Chain .
Then i was of the highway and go to Phuket on my preferred route 401,4090 and 4240 back on to the 4 .
Traffic was light today and 3 pm i was back home after 589 km today .
Must be the longest Daytour on this trip .
Now i have tomorrow to unload and clean the bike , store all equipment and clean up the work shop .
Then i need to transfer all pics and video files to my Tower PC and start editing the videos .
May need a wile but will give me a reminder of the trip , i add it as soon as it's finish .
Thanks to everyone i meet on this Trip for help , advise and be my riding buddy .
Back Home .
Start at Ban Krut work my way south along the beaches and nearly stuck in the Sand Dunes as i try to get some pics there .
CRF dig some new trenches there to get out .
North of Chumpon Airport i get on to the Highway 4 to make some lost Time and go a little over the speed limit
down to Suratani .My Chain was lose all morning and i was thingking what ever , with constant high speed and on pull its not so bad , that little noise when the
Chain hit the Chain Cover (mine is alu) will not break anything .
Wrong !!!! Just at Suratani i parked along the highway remove the broken Chain Cover that now constant rattle and scream from contact with the chain.
And finaly ajust the slack in the Chain .
Then i was of the highway and go to Phuket on my preferred route 401,4090 and 4240 back on to the 4 .
Traffic was light today and 3 pm i was back home after 589 km today .
Must be the longest Daytour on this trip .
Now i have tomorrow to unload and clean the bike , store all equipment and clean up the work shop .
Then i need to transfer all pics and video files to my Tower PC and start editing the videos .
May need a wile but will give me a reminder of the trip , i add it as soon as it's finish .
Thanks to everyone i meet on this Trip for help , advise and be my riding buddy .
Johnsy
Member
Glad you made it back safe and sound Klaus, enjoy a sleep in and a lazy breakfast tomorrow
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schrauberklaus
Senior Member
Lazy breakfast i had enough in CM .
My internal clock is still ticking like the last 2 month and wake me up at 5 :45 am .
But the early start give me enough time for cleaning the Bikes and most of the equipment .
Today i store most of it , copy all Fotos, videos and tracks to my server .
Make a little statistic .
58 Days abroad
11276 km on the GPS plus some driving around CM,Nan,BKK and Buriram without GPS so i round it to 11500 km.
4,3 L average fuel consumption thats close to 500 L Gas for that Trip .
586 Pictures taken
204 GB video
4 cans Chainlube used on 2 Chains (one can lost)
1 Rear tire (changed in CM)
1 Front tire (its done now )
1 broken Windscreen
1 broken Chain guard
0,8 L Engine öl to top up .
And i know now what i miss most on the Trip .
My shower with endless supply of hot as i like it water .
Not that stupid Tip in the most expensive Room.
My Tip : Remove the Breaker out of the wet area !!!!!!
My internal clock is still ticking like the last 2 month and wake me up at 5 :45 am .
But the early start give me enough time for cleaning the Bikes and most of the equipment .
Today i store most of it , copy all Fotos, videos and tracks to my server .
Make a little statistic .
58 Days abroad
11276 km on the GPS plus some driving around CM,Nan,BKK and Buriram without GPS so i round it to 11500 km.
4,3 L average fuel consumption thats close to 500 L Gas for that Trip .
586 Pictures taken
204 GB video
4 cans Chainlube used on 2 Chains (one can lost)
1 Rear tire (changed in CM)
1 Front tire (its done now )
1 broken Windscreen
1 broken Chain guard
0,8 L Engine öl to top up .
And i know now what i miss most on the Trip .
My shower with endless supply of hot as i like it water .
Not that stupid Tip in the most expensive Room.
My Tip : Remove the Breaker out of the wet area !!!!!!
KTMphil
Senior member
Great 58 day ride story Klaus, was great having you up here in Chiang Mai. Glad that you got home safely.