Bikes in Thailand and SE Asia

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:55 am

Looks like this guy (or gal) likes a bit of a tail fin.

you you · Post by **you you** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:01 pm

kramnala58 wrote:Looks like this guy (or gal) likes a bit of a tail fin.

Is it me or does this bike look podgy?

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:58 pm

you you wrote:Is it me or does this bike look podgy?

I think it is just the camera angle ... at least that is what I tell myself when I look in the mirror.

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:59 pm

Soo many color choices on these bikes! Try to pick just one...dare ya!

you you · Post by **you you** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:33 am

kramnala58 wrote:
you you wrote:Is it me or does this bike look podgy?
I think it is just the camera angle ... at least that is what I tell myself when I look in the mirror.

We have "fat" mirrors in our house.

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:35 am

How does bright yellow feel to you?

aerojb · Post by **aerojb** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:38 am

I never like yellow on cars but that yellow PCX sure is cool. It just needs a little stinger in back.

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:30 am

Here's another custom paint job.

ducksnut · Post by **ducksnut** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:12 am

A massive amount of effort goes into some of these mods. We get nothing like that here in Australia...Are most of these Thailand bikes?

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:22 am

ducksnut wrote:A massive amount of effort goes into some of these mods. We get nothing like that here in Australia...Are most of these Thailand bikes?

Yes, most of the bikes are Thai bikes. You can generally tel by the license plates. Even if the letters can't be seen, the shape of the plate is fairly unique. As a side note, there are 44 consonants and 36 vowels in the Thai alphabet, along with a number of different accent/punctuation marks. I studied Thai for a year, but because I work in an English office, I have pretty well lost all that I knew.

I have been living here for two years and there are lots of places to get add-ons and mods done fairly inexpensively, particularly when compared to prices in other countries. I have stuck with mostly cosmetic mods.

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:08 am

Here's a green one that isn't quite as extensively modified like the previous one I posted.

Mel46 · Post by **Mel46** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:10 am

The red one that says ASIMO has a nice seat. Is that seat available for export to the United States?....I didn't notice if powerbypcx had those type.

you you · Post by **you you** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:38 pm

Mel46 wrote:The red one that says ASIMO has a nice seat. Is that seat available for export to the United States?....I didn't notice if powerbypcx had those type.

Should be white if it has Asimo(v) on the side. Saw him/it first in about 2001. Doesn't seem to have progressed much.