15 bike Nan blast

Leaving Chiang Mai, the new bright red sections on R 118 at the start of the "slider" / slippy corners. As you can see they were still painting them so we were a little concerned how slippy they would be.

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The Multistrada had a manageable slow leak from a previous plug repair


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Then off eastwards


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Getting ready for some repairs

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Taking it easy in the first few corners, getting used to the lean angles needed

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Pol with his repaired GS 1200, it took 12 months for them to get a new frame and re-assemble the bike


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6 psi lost in an hour not a huge problem

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Guy in front misses the R 1251 turn, lets hope he comes back

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The eastern sections of R 1251 bootiful


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Then the gorgeous R 1091, almost as good as R 1148 & R 1081 in the Nan region


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Everyone now having a really good time


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Multistrada in the corner

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Nan was pretty busy, found rooms at the Lim Suan GH, nice chalets


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Steve had some Slime tire repair solution with him. Worth a try on the leaky plug. You have to deflate the tire, remove the valve core, then squirt the Slim in through the tire valve.

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Once the Slime is inside, the tire needs to be rotated to that the Slime is distributed evenly over the inside of the tire. It helps if you have a center stand, then you can run the bike in gear to fling the Slime around inside the tire.

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The re-inflate the tire and hopefully the large particles in the Slime's liquid will block your hole. And guess what, it worked.


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All 15 bikes ready for the next days ride around the Nan loops. A big buffet breakfast laid on by Waan at Tonys Place


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One of the bikes had a leaky fork seal, with a piece of plastic Coke bottle it was cleaned

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Some grit did come out but didnt solve the leak


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Out the back way towards Bo Kluea, havnt lost anyone yet


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15 bikes together got a few looks from the farmers

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Nan loops .... some of the best in Thailand


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The group spreading out a bit now


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Stunning views


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R 1081 junction, a good place to re-group

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Then north towards Pua


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A bit of turn confusion but didnt lose anyone


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Another go at cleaning that fork seal, this time with feeler guages and it worked

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On to R 1256 and eastwards towards Bo Kluea

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Love this shot, powering up the hill getting ready to lean into the next curve

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One of the most scenic roads in Thailand


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All lean together


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The VP west of Bo Kluea, can you guess the altitude?

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Down the other side of the mountain towards Bo Kluea


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Then the civilized Bo Kluea View for lunch


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Great food as usual

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Some other interesting bikes there, Looks like a Goldwing derivative


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...more to come..
 
Big dinner at Tonys Place kept Waan a little busy



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Busy motorcycle touring day in Bo Kluea, looks like many know its the best riding area in north Thailand


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Interesting array of bikes


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With beautiful touring luggage

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The small Wat finally finished near Bo Kluea

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Off to work on the tractor


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Time for the infamous R 1148


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A few Km's in the curves gradually start


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Here we go


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Some ride it twice in a day


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Some Monks on R 1148 to give us luck


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More perfect race track curves


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R 1148


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Cyclists on R 1148, that'll take a while


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Into some tight stuff

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A rest in the shade

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Everyone with big smiles inside their helmets


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I think the gesture says it all


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100km of motorcycle touring heaven


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With the late season rain everything still pretty green


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Keeping good formation


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Some Canadian guys on a 3 month tour around Thailand, red plates on the new bikes they bought


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Giving them some route tips


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Excellent !
Rode 1148, Doi Phukha Loop last Jan
Hardly any traffic during the week, and Nan was very quiet.
Will be going thru again after new year, and onto Laos....
 
Yep that was a superb ride, great company, beautiful weather and awesome scenery. A big thanks to Phil and everyone else I was dueling with in the corners for a memorable trip :)
 
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