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4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:
You can train yourself to not lock your front brake in an emergency, so the video is a bit fake
Yes I'm sure training would help but trusting a well designed and built ABS system looks a better option for me.
UP2U as they say.
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Wow. Lots of suggestions. Thank you mak mak.
I have ridden without any accidents, never even fallen off a motorbike for 50 years.
I guess that means I am a very cautious and lucky rider. Which I learned by riding push bikes in cities where car drivers usually 'don't see' cyclists before pulling out in front of them.
But living in Pattaya is another set of challenges altogether. Disaster can strike at any time. Crazy unskilled drivers sometimes drunk or drugged and a general attitude of anything goes means frequent near misses. Only yesterday I turned into a side road off Third Road and just stopped behind 4 motorbikes on their sides and riders accusing a mocy taxi rider of reckless corner cutting. He had cut the corner at speed only to meet an oncoming car. To avoid a full frontal head on impact he swerved into the mocy riders in the left lane. No one appeared to be badly injured so in Thai tradition I skirted round the stopped oncoming car saw nothing and left the scene of angry Thais berating the orange jacketed Win rider.
My sheer good luck will one day run out hence my interest in better braking systems. Pattaya now has wind blown sand and debris plus random potholes to add to the broken steel drain covers and cracked concrete surfaces. The tourist buses are once again destroying the surfaces and stopping where convenient for them regardless of others.
Rides on the Dark side can also be hazardous. Constant building and repairs mean corners with dangerous loose sand and gravel on the outside of turns. ABS systems can help you steer on slippery surfaces and remain upright through such sections.
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I have used Honda Clicks with combi brakes successfully for many years.
My damaged right hand is able to twist throttle but not squeeze the front brake lever.The latest Honda 160cc scooters have ABS and various descriptions of it. For example dual ABS, combined ABS.
My question is; can I apply both front and back brakes with back brake lever only with an ABS fitted bike?
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I am an old creaky male rider.
The Click 160 has been launched but Mityon on Pattaya Tai say they will have no stock for one month.
I have looked at many Click 160 ABS videos made in Philippines and Indonesia but there are subtle differences in spec to suit the local markets.
It is now not long to wait now before I can actually sit on one and see whether the new frame gives a more relaxed and spacious riding position.
The new PCX 160 is also very attractive and gets acclaimed in road tests all over the world, but I am unable to lift my legs over the fuel tank area. If I was more nimble and stronger, a PCX 160 ABS would be my choice.
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Honda Indonesia have just launched the 2022 Click/Vario 160. The top model includes ABS with 14'' wheels and disc brakes.
The frame is a new design but is it bigger/more spacious?
The promo videos don't get into dimensions ( I mean not in English).
I will enquire at Mityon.
Thanks for the heads up ScubaScuba3.
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Thank you to all the people who have taken the time and trouble to reply to me.
I have learned a lot and will definitely explore the 2nd hand market as suggested by VocalNeil.
My preference for a flat platform step through is because of my old age which means I can't get my leg over the underbone on those really desirable ADV and PCX type models. Also as I live in Pattaya where traffic can be heavy and convenient parking difficult to find; something light and easy to maneuver will be most practical.
Scubascuba3 mentioned the Honda Lead which is sold elsewhere in SE Asia. I saw one in Honda Big bike showroom on Sukhumvit Road.
It did appear to have a bigger foot platform but the bike itself was small with 12'' and 10'' wheels.
I look forward to a Click 160 but I doubt if it will be a bigger chassis but just a bigger engine. Yamaha Filano (Air cooled but ABS optional) seems a bit more spacious but as whatever I buy will eventually end up in the village being used by the family, Hondas are loved and Yamahas not so much. Every Isaan mechanic can fix a Wave or PCX but not a Piaggio or Scomadi (Built locally).
Yamaha Force is sold in Indonesia which is the 155cc Nmax re-configured as a step through (I think...not sure). That would be do the job. A PCX version would be even better.
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My Click 125 needs replacing and a larger more spacious model needed.
The European sold SH125 looks ideal but is not available here in Thailand.
Has anyone any suggestions?
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Thank you Maestro and thank you Steve.
I feared that extensions can only be issued in Thailand and you have confirmed it.
Presumably I can re-enter on 30 day visa exempt and sort out a new visa at Jomtien.
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Is it possible to renew an O-A Non Immigrant (retirement) extension/visa whilst out of the country?
Can it be done by a UK consulate or the Thai Embassy in London?
There is no reference to obtaining extensions on the websites. Emails have not been replied to.
I usually renew each year at Jomtien but this year am/will be in the UK when the existing extension expires. All the usual conditions will be met.
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Thanks for all the replies.
I should have mentioned that my friend is a retired long term resident here with the cash in a Thai bank.
We will look into the ideas offered so far.
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A friend has 1,000,000 baht on bank deposit here in LOS earning a very low rate of interest but appreciating against his Euro currency.
He asks if there is a better home for it.
The cash is not needed for anything in particular and instant access is not required.
Has anyone any creative low risk suggestions as to what to do with it?
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Is this satire?
Has the red SATIRE heading been missed off?
What next!
'Pattaya known for its Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden'.
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You're not the bloke who takes the deposits and drives the Bentley are you? gmac
we will have a whole new set of fish to hook and fillet TheWalkingMan
When this rubbish first came out, SGD
inspired me Pakboong
smelled bad, really bad Jingthing
Garbage !!! GamLing
Thinking of putting down a deposit ,to keep the developers Bentley on the road ? Thaifan2
riding around in their Bentley's...a year later these Bentley's were even replaced by two Rolls Royces... BeardedDragon
Thanks for all the comprehensive and amusing responses to my post. As I said, its like a blast from the past to see people still getting worked up and emotional about Ocean 1.
What is it that upsets you all? Why should the fact people drive around in Bentleys cause such irritation? Are you jealous? Does success by others remind you of your own (lack of) achievements? Why can't you take pleasure in the success of others. Smile and say 'good luck to you'.
New developments are changing the skyline daily. The area is moving into a new Golden Era. It will not be based on the moribund old farang markets but the new emerging economies that are bursting into growth and prosperity. The Russians are no longer coming. They have arrived! One Russian managed estate agent claims to have sold 90 condos in a recent month.
Even East Pattaya houses that have been for sale for years and some thought were unsaleable at any price are beginning to be bought by Asians, Indians and Russians at prices that suit them.
Life moves on. Things continue to change and develop to suit the actual market. Consumers vote for what they want with their purchases and nothing stays the same.
As some might say. Get over it.
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''Good morning Jomtien''. Its like a blast from the past to see all the old protagonists still getting worked up over Ocean 1.
It just shows the power of the concept. Not just another boring tower but something exciting and awe inspiring. Something that fires the imagination and raises very human doubts as to whether it is actually possible to build such a spiritually uplifting and challenging structure and even whether it can be viable in that location.
One day, possibly quite soon in Thailand terms, Ocean 1 or something similar will stand and define the optimism and can-do spirit of Pattaya entrepreneurs, both Thai and farang.
The skyline has already changed dramatically in Naklua and Central Pattaya and high rise Condo developments on Pratumak hill are now starting. Its just a matter of time before the new gold rush reaches Jomtien and all those desirable sites near the beach will be utilised.
The things that brought all of us to this area are still here and many amenities have greatly improved. More and more people will want to enjoy the life style on offer here. We have enjoyed and are still living in the best of farang times and should welcome the new arrivals from Russia, Arabia, India and other places that are enjoying economic development.
The whole area is heading for even more prosperity but if current trends continue it will be based on the emerging Thai middle classes from Bangkok and new emerging markets. The traditional retired farang market will reduce in significance and eventually die off.
No can predict the future, especially in such a politically volatile place as Thailand but its still a great place to live and play.
I'm happy to see all you keyboard pundits are all alive and well. No one has fallen down a bottomless pit in Thappraya Road or been abducted by the mysterious Chinese work force rumoured to have been assembled for the Great Building Task.
Have a Great Day thinking about what might be. Ocean 1. Live the dream!
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Raimon Land are promoting 14 units in Northpoint, Pattaya at 26% off listed price and 13% off 15 units in the River, Bangkok.
They also have a display advertisement in the Bangkok Post (p16) today offering Northpoint units at 4.5 million baht.
Is this the start of a general price adjustment for condos aimed at farangs? Most observers of the Pattaya market have been expecting the apparent huge oversupply and frantic promotion of speculative new buildings by developers to eventually lead to a price crash.
Reliable sales statistics are not published here so most knowledge is anecdotal or provided by people with a vested interest. Consequently the pessimists or perhaps buyers claim that very that few condos are actually selling unless they are 'realistically' priced. ie half price or 50 cents on the dollar
The optimists or perhaps sellers claim that all is well in a slow market. Prices are holding up well and anyway exchange rate fluctuations mean that farang sellers can break even if repatriating cash at lower than original purchase prices.
Is the Pattaya condo market about to follow the stagnant house market where hardly anything is selling? Will the new type of tourist from India and Iran and Asia replace the missing farang buyers?
What do our experts think about all this?
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I'm tempted to delete them all but the Richards clip ....power rush building up....
Got to agree that this is a great performance.
Prince is also a great live performer. In a two hour set he can bring the audience up to a state of sensory overload and hysteria three or four times. Its a shattering mind blowing experience to be in the audience when he has one of those nights.
Prince is also a man who will drop into a local rock club when on tour and gig with the band when he is in town. A strange but likeable muso at heart.
A bit like the mysterious sighting (or fantasy) of JP at the Blues Factory.
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Before dealing with the Thai whores on Beach Road, perhaps the East European hookers should be cleared away.
How do they work in their own designated bar on Walking Street? They don't have work permits, so should be deported............but obviously like everything in Thailand..........palms are greased!
Who are they bothering?
That's a Thai immigration and also a mafia matter. Beyond the scope of this topic.
My views are purely social libertarian. Do as you please as long as what you are doing doesn't spoil the quality of life for other people. So I hate when people smoke in restaurants because they are fouling up other people's enjoyment. Same difference for the street whores, it is a total occupation of that prime real estate spoiling it for anyone other than hookers and johns.
On what basis are you saying that it is spoiling it for anyone other than hookers and johns?
Is Walking Street spoiled in the same way? I see hundreds of curious tour groups including family groups who are very interested and curious to see the famous street.
Maybe the average tourist rather enjoys a stroll down the exotic hooker laden beach road. Where else can one see such sights? It obviously doesn't appeal to JT but then JT is not the average tourist is he?
I walk down the beach most nights at varying times and have never been offended by the hookers but often annoyed by the crude and insulting behaviour of the johns to some of the girls. Small groups of Indian looking gentlemen seem to have the worse attitude to the girls. More than once I have heard a girl call after the groping leering negotiator walks on 'go <deleted> your mother/dog'.
Much more worrying to me are the Ladyboys who hang out between Klang and The Hard Rock Hotel. They brazenly grab likely looking victims and pick their pockets whilst the confused and overwhelmed victim tries to fight off their groping and kissing. This goes on every single night.
JT go and have a look at them and perhaps you can start a campaign to rid the beach of thieves rather than the often desperate but good natured and essentially harmless street walkers.
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Hi JohninBkk,
Did you manage to fire sale your house in Jomtien.
Did Arjay sell it for you?
Was that one of your portfolio that returns 9 to 12% net per annum?
John 081 376 1773
Valuation 10.6
FIRE SALE 8.6 inc full furniture
Baht : 69,000 inclusive:
DETAILS; 200 yards from jomtien beach and restaurants…
1. Single level house
2. 3 bedrooms
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what else can i tell you?
I don't know, you could always tell us how big your house is and how rich you are again.
i am convinced that any of my houses is bigger than yours (assuming you own one... which i doubt) and that goes for my financial holdings too.
next!
Yes, very droll.
But. Why would any rational rich man be concerned about paying tax? Tax is only paid on profits and most business people are able to use the skills of accountants and lawyers to lawfully avoid the worst excesses of the taxation systems.
It is not necessary to move offshore and live in an underdeveloped and rather unstable country where money spent on property is generally money gone. What you have 'saved' by not paying tax will most likely be 'lost' in due course as a result of the lack of enforced regulations here and Thai peoples amazing ability to transfer wealth from farangs to Thais.
If it makes you happy let us agree that any of your houses is bigger than mine but I at least own the land my properties are built on. Many people here take out a thirty year lease which in effect is paying thirty years rent in advance. Not sure that 'own' is the correct word.
Presumably it was Germany that gave you the education and wherewithall to make a financial success of your life. Don't you feel you owe Germany something? Don't those struggling immigrants and other low earners deserve a helping hand from those who are more than able to assist?
Avoiding tax seems like a very poor reason for choosing to live anywhere. The same truism is often said of financial investments. The worst reason for making an investment is to avoid tax. Other things being equal, a tax efficient investment is better. But tax considerations should only apply after all other factors are assessed, not as the first.
Many expats here pay taxes in farangland and have no qualms about it. There is a lot of waste as JSixpack said above but that's life. Nothing is perfect.
Be happy.
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Right. My salary here is more than double what I would get in Australia. The house I bought here would cost triple in Australia.
***Handy tip: Don't get involved with a bar girl. That's a free one.
EXACTLY. And if you've actually got a well paid job, how much of it would you lose to that mob of parasites that calls itself a government. My number one reason for residing in Thailand, or anywhere in Asia for that matter, is tax avoidance. If I had still been living back in OZ, over the past 4 years, I would've lost USD 250 K of my earnings in tax. Is there anywhere in the western world where one can buy a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom house for USD 150 K? The answer of course is no. How many countries in the western world, with the exception perhaps of Australia, is there a future for the average man on the street? The USA and the UK? From what I've been reading, the economies there are crap and riddled with debt. Asia is where the future is. It's just a matter of having your shit together and making a life for yourself in this part of the world. Let all the whining losers go home.
BINGO!!! i am getting stupid stares from people when i tell them i live with my wife a rather luxurious life in Thailand and it does not cost us a single penny because all our expenses (and there's even a big surplus left) is paid for by the forty-plus percent income tax that we don't pay in our home country Germany. tax avoidance seems to be something that doesn't exist for most of the resident whiners who leave or plan to leave Thailand and i therefore conclude that they were always earning peanut amounts below any taxation level.
NAAM. This is as they say, a point of view.
Why on earth would it worry you that you pay tax to your homeland for the many benefits of living there? You still would have 60% left of a considerable sum if your posts are to be believed. (I am sure they are). Nobody enjoys paying tax but its one of the costs of living in a civilised country which attempts to take care of its infrastructure and its citizens less financially lucky/fortunate than ourselves.
Also, you would not have sunk a large sum of money into a property that you will never be able to sell at anything like its cost to you. From your descriptions it is a very unusual farang design that appeals to you but would probably leave most people saying, 'But why?' Thais rarely buy such secondhand houses on the Darkside. One agent claims to be listing over three thousand Darkside properties. Who will ever buy them at anything like their original sale prices? You would not have this problem in Germany.
Your health problems were taken care of in Germany not Thailand. Next time, you may not be well enough to travel to the health service of your choice.
You often say to those who advise against 'buying' houses here that in reality they probably can not afford it. I won't repeat the usual responses from people who are more than able to afford just about anything they like here but nevertheless prefer to rent for reasons that make sense to them. (They also have a point of view).
Is it possible that people who claim to be reluctant to pay a proportion of their income in tax, in fact, have very small incomes to start with?
I enjoy your posts and wish you a long and happy life but you can not take it with you. Or as some say "there are no pockets in shrouds".
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Northpoint Bargain! one bedroom 67m2 in foreign name,on 22nd floor,now complete,cost 7.3million baht 3 years ago off-plan,willing to accept 7.3million baht now for quick sale. For further info..........
Only when we'll see at least 20-30 ads like this then we can talk about trend.
The key to success is to anticipate the trend, not to wait until everyone has figured it out.
An Alan Bolton classified advertisement
An 80sqm 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Condominium offered for sale at just 7,200,000Baht. Just 90,000 per sqm compared to the average price of 110-120 Baht sqm. Get on the phone..............
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Advertising flyer inserted in Pattaya papers this week.
Hyde Park Residence Building 2Located on Thrappraya Soi 4
All suites only 1,590,000 baht.
Fully furnished
from original 2,590,000 baht
12 payments of 132,500 baht
50% Contract 50% Upon Completion
10% Discount for cash
etc...........
RIP KWASAKI
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As a receiver of thoughtful, helpful Kwasaki advice on this forum. I say...
Rest in Peace Kwasaki. You are missed.