Riding in Bangkok (vid)

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:19 am

Early morning ride to work

Riding a scooter in Bangkok is ain't as bad as everyone thought it is..

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:00 am

Obviously you are a farang (foreigner) like me ..... your mirrors are in position and not folded in.

Living off Sukhumvit, I never have traffic that light.

Tipover · Post by **Tipover** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:31 am

I Enjoyed your video. Looks like a beautiful country!

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:51 am

kramnala58 wrote:Obviously you are a farang (foreigner) like me ..... your mirrors are in position and not folded in.

Living off Sukhumvit, I never have traffic that light.

Side mirrors are very useful here. I won't survive a day without proper functioning ones, that's why I'm keeping the stock mirrors.
I'm just lucky to work at the outskirt of the city where heavy traffic is usually not a problem.

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:52 am

Tipover wrote:I Enjoyed your video. Looks like a beautiful country!

Yes. Put Thailand in your travel list.

Lanesplitter · Post by **Lanesplitter** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:31 pm

Amazingly empty roads. Not what I expected for Thailand.

homie · Post by **homie** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:16 am

Your video speaks volumes to the street and highway awareness of motorbikes in your country. I would think the greatest danger to life and limb for a biker is the tourist. In that first few seconds of your video when you pass the white vehicle I never would have trusted that a passenger wouldn't have trust open the door and dashed off into a retail store. The way the other bikers pick the side of a lane on the expressway and stay there, knowing there are faster bikes in the same lane. This kind of awareness is not known to Chicago city traffic flow between car and bike or even bike on bike drivers.

I wouldn't want you people to think you could rent a scoot and be safe riding like that here, you'd need an ambulance in five minutes. I think it's too late for American's to embrace lane sharing and get any kind of mutual trust with cab drivers and their unpredictable patrons in my City. It's a beautiful thing to see though... I do love it!

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:19 pm

You caught me being reckless in there. LOL

But most cars are usually aware of bikes passing them in both sides. Lane splitting is very common here, even in tight traffic.. With occasional side mirror mishaps.

I have an American friend who curses a lot when driving here because of the way Thai people observe traffic rules. It's the wild wild west of driving, anything goes...

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:31 pm

That was a pleasant ride

Thanks for sharing

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:14 pm

today no rain and not so hot either..

Humidity is just perfect..

A good day to ride..

sunshine · Post by **sunshine** » Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:42 am

Recently I went riding in phuket.

Hax · Post by **Hax** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:43 pm

Thailand is one of my favourite places in the world and partly why I am riding a PCX now.

you you · Post by **you you** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 5:59 pm

sunshine wrote:Recently I went riding in phuket.

B@st@rd

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:51 pm

sunshine wrote:Recently I went riding in phuket.

Did you ride that orange Forza, or a different bike?

relic · Post by **relic** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:14 pm

Took one of those genetic tests and found out a big part of me originates from Siberia- Lapland
no wonder why I park my bike and drink beer when winter arrives
it looks warm there though.

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:22 pm

some green in Bangkok

PCX150Rider · Post by **PCX150Rider** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:07 pm

Thanks for reviving this thread with more video pics. . .

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:33 pm

Very relaxing, the music too. Thank you for setting my pace today

alx123 · Post by **alx123** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:17 pm

Things you see in Bangkok roads..

chicaboo · Post by **chicaboo** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 10:54 pm

I hope the guy in the left lane on the delivery bike didn't run over it.

The Honda PCX / Forza / ADV150 / SH Forums

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