KTMphil
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Dirt Trails North Of Mae Rim With Simon & Alex
Simon had just put new Ohlin shock absorbers on his BMW 1150 GS and wanted to test the rebound and also if his crank case was venting too much oil, so we took him for a a dirt ride north of Mae Rim.
We did some new trails this time which were excellent, the GPS .gdp file is attached at the end of the post which will work well with Auke's north Thailand offroad & tarmac gps map (best in the world).
![simon alex north of mae rim.jpg simon alex north of mae rim.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/259-bad1ea94dd288013d808fca8f18d8ec1.jpg)
Copyright Auke Koopmans
Simon had been couped up working and fixing the bike and hadnt had a good ride for some time. he really enjoyed the trails north of Mae Rim and handled the big BMW 1150gs with ease very impressive, the 340,000km of experience really showed.
![P1040364.jpg P1040364.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/260-a757c6372fbebf17b3bbfc048d95d3ad.jpg)
A small water crossing
![P1040363.jpg P1040363.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/261-6776c71beb4d8390bb8c4506fcd68d7a.jpg)
Alex's KLX side stand sank in the mud, bike fell over and the handguard bolt buried itself in the mud luckily we found it
![P1040365.jpg P1040365.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/262-e4b2edcc6231134df72cb3e0bfc0c8bb.jpg)
Simon's bike wasnt tracking well & he couldn't figure out why, initially thought it was the new suspension, but then discovered the back wheel had nearly fallen off !!! all 4 bolts were all hanging out!!!
![P1040366.JPG P1040366.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/268-ae0aacaa3aa25191eabd8285ccb1f292.jpg)
So very lucky to have spotted it and managed to get it all tightened back up
![P1040367.JPG P1040367.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/263-760e6530db31be1236bfb9474f49850d.jpg)
![P1040368.JPG P1040368.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/264-265d925d2ff42d94e1e078f5117f8273.jpg)
Really great day out dirt riding Alex is a great guy to ride with
![P1040370.jpg P1040370.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/265-2afd324b832699eca1c11e75033fc116.jpg)
Simon had a blast
![P1040371.jpg P1040371.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/266-dca6943159017d75a33d745fc83a8f15.jpg)
The GPS .gdb route file is in a zipped format below:
View attachment simon alex mae rim.zip
Simon had just put new Ohlin shock absorbers on his BMW 1150 GS and wanted to test the rebound and also if his crank case was venting too much oil, so we took him for a a dirt ride north of Mae Rim.
We did some new trails this time which were excellent, the GPS .gdp file is attached at the end of the post which will work well with Auke's north Thailand offroad & tarmac gps map (best in the world).
![simon alex north of mae rim.jpg simon alex north of mae rim.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/259-bad1ea94dd288013d808fca8f18d8ec1.jpg)
Copyright Auke Koopmans
Simon had been couped up working and fixing the bike and hadnt had a good ride for some time. he really enjoyed the trails north of Mae Rim and handled the big BMW 1150gs with ease very impressive, the 340,000km of experience really showed.
![P1040364.jpg P1040364.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/260-a757c6372fbebf17b3bbfc048d95d3ad.jpg)
A small water crossing
![P1040363.jpg P1040363.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/261-6776c71beb4d8390bb8c4506fcd68d7a.jpg)
Alex's KLX side stand sank in the mud, bike fell over and the handguard bolt buried itself in the mud luckily we found it
![P1040365.jpg P1040365.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/262-e4b2edcc6231134df72cb3e0bfc0c8bb.jpg)
Simon's bike wasnt tracking well & he couldn't figure out why, initially thought it was the new suspension, but then discovered the back wheel had nearly fallen off !!! all 4 bolts were all hanging out!!!
![P1040366.JPG P1040366.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/268-ae0aacaa3aa25191eabd8285ccb1f292.jpg)
So very lucky to have spotted it and managed to get it all tightened back up
![P1040367.JPG P1040367.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/263-760e6530db31be1236bfb9474f49850d.jpg)
![P1040368.JPG P1040368.JPG](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/264-265d925d2ff42d94e1e078f5117f8273.jpg)
Really great day out dirt riding Alex is a great guy to ride with
![P1040370.jpg P1040370.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/265-2afd324b832699eca1c11e75033fc116.jpg)
Simon had a blast
![P1040371.jpg P1040371.jpg](https://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/data/attachments/0/266-dca6943159017d75a33d745fc83a8f15.jpg)
The GPS .gdb route file is in a zipped format below:
View attachment simon alex mae rim.zip