OneMoreFarang

Maybe something like this? Sorry, I have no idea what is actually is.

It seems Alibaba thought these things are appropriate for this thread...

Why would anybody pay a police fine into a personal bank account? It doesn't make any sense. And the police officer must be also mentally challenged. Receiving bribes per traceable bank transfers. What a glorious idea.

I didn't start with those manly attributes. I get your point. There is a wide range of bikes available between a 110cc scooter and a big Harley. I ride a KTM Duke 390 most of the time in the middle of Bangkok. It's basically the frame of a 125cc KTM bike with a 390cc engine, somewhere >40HP. And it has good suspension and good brakes. I didn't buy a bigger bike because in the middle of Bangkok there wouldn't be any advantage. And I didn't buy a little scooter because the bad brakes, suspension, etc.

No problem, someone invented ACs years ago.

How does that work?

Clinton? Is that not that woman who lost against the worst GOP candidate ever? Maybe she should crawl into a basement somewhere and hope nobody will remember her.

Police and taxi drivers all belong to the same organized organization...

Which mission? a) Shopping around the corner? b) Or a trip of several hundred kilometers? a) Yes b) No. Only if the alternative is walking. Decent brakes and suspension are just not possible for cheap scooters. And (almost) nobody would buy an expensive 1xx cc scooter.

Having the choice of your two bikes, I would use the CRF for those trails. I could also use my Duke 390, but I would change my tires from street to enduro tires first. Or I would buy a small dirt bike if I would live in that area.

Please have a look at the posts above your post. You will see that many other members describe their life with bigger bikes. And the last post above yours is a story with the last bike being a "BMW C600 (It's actually a 650 twin) maxi scooter". For me the summary of all those posts is: when I wasn't old, I liked big bikes. Now I am old I ride a scooter. That's obviously ok. I understand that old men do that. Which answers my question from above.

Ok, yes, I understand that park. Shopping around the corner. But the original post also incudes something like this: Why do that on a scooted when can afford to do it on a real bike?

I use such a "drive" for drive C with OS, programs, etc. For other drives, like video storage etc. traditional HDDs are just fine. The movies don't play faster if I use an SSD.

You can buy 6TB for about 5000B. How much storage do you need? And would you think it's too expensive if it would cost 7000B? For anybody who used PCs for years, any storage is cheap now compared to year ago.

Yes, you/we don't need 650cc, I understand that part. But it's still nice to have decent brakes, decent suspension, etc. And as far as I see scooters don't have any of that.

I understand that part. He has to be present but is not allowed to say or so what he wants to. So, the best way for him to spend that time it to sleep.

I posted my question because I try to understand why you would buy and ride such scooters. I tried one of those things and personally I don't like it. I understand when people ride them who don't know, and don't want to learn, how to use a clutch and gears. I understand when old people ride them - they couldn't handle anything bigger. I have difficulties understanding why anybody to knows how to ride a bike and is able to do that prefers a scooter like above. Why don't you enlighten me - and probably many other like me? What is it what you like with those things? Little engine, bad brakes, bad suspension, what's to like about that?

Why now a scooter? If you 70 or older, then I might understand that. But otherwise, IMHO, just buy a real bike. And those big boxes on the rear make the handling a lot worse.

And up country everybody seems to use their own spoon or their fingers for everything. But then again, I guess she talks about the good, educated Thai people, just like herself. 😉

Yes, Trump is worse, a lot worse. But some people, maybe people who watch only fox, see how Biden behaves, and those people think: That is not good, we want someone who doesn't behave like a fragile old man. Trump is not much younger, but he shows (at least as far as I see) a lot more energy. He knows how to get the crowd moving in his MAGA shows. Does that make him a better president? No. But is explains why lots of people prefer him.

Rule number whatever: Don't try to treat your tilac as an equal, like feminists in western countries pretend to be. You are the boss! She wants it like that, because she doesn't want to think, because thinking is headache. You tell her to jump, and she jumps. And both of you are happy.

Let's say what she describes are polite ways how Thais like to see themselves. It seems reality is often very different from those ideals.

You, like many others, seems to like things black and white. Biden good, Trump bad, that's it. I, on the other hand, want good and bad information about all of them. All in all, I think Biden is by far the better choice, even if he is a bad choice. Biden has moments when behaves like he is demented. He talks (maybe only for seconds) like an idiot. He tries to shake hands with not existing people, etc. Maybe if DEMs supporters would know more about this, then maybe they would understand why people want someone else than Biden. Maybe they would even force the party to look for a younger, fitter, candidate. Trump is obviously a maniac. But sometimes he is right. I.e. when he talks about the swamp in Washington, he is talking about reality. There is a big swamp. Trump doesn't mention that the swamp includes the GOP and he is obviously not the right guy to solve this problem. But he has a point, there is a deep swamp. And some people hear that and agree with him and vote for him for that reason.

And what do you think about omitting news? It seems many news stations, including CNN, don't show things which are not positive for "their side". I.e. sometimes a friend send me videos from Biden when he talks rubbish, can't find his way from the stage, or plays with the hair or little girls. It seems for MAGA fans that is news. But CNN won't show some demented behavior. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Obviously you are right. And obviously that is very sad. But lets not forget that fox "news" would not exist if not millions of Americans would watch it all the time. As far as I know they are very successful. What should we think about the citizens of a country who actually want to see that cr#$ all the time. And they believe it.