Today was the day for the first "big" service on my lovely Red Rat. After the morning rain I took her to the garage about 11 am, about 3 pm it was done. A new belt, break pads (front), spark plug, Variator Cones (Driven Pulley), several gaskets. Engine oil changed. All together, including labour was 2.540 Baht (about 62 Euros or 79 US$).
Now she is pulling off smoothly like new, a true delight.
A PCX is really affordable in Thailand
The Invoice
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Bike history: Germany: Staiger 50cc 2-stroke, BMW 250 (from 1952, my age), Honda Dax ST70, Honda CB 125 (Twin), Honda CB 750, Kawa Z400j
Thailand: Kawa Zephyr 400, Honda Wave 110 S, Kawa ZX130, PCX 150 (as far as I can remember)
Monthly UK average earnings are £2250
Monthly Thai average earnings are £251
So if you do the numbers, £200 in the UK is less than half the price paid in Thailand.
Four decades on two wheels has taught me nothing, all advice given is guaranteed to be wrong