Horizons Unlimited Chiang Mai meeting 2015. 9th, 10th & 11th January 2015

[KTMphil]

Probably the most interesting annual motorcycle meet in Chiang Mai, with real adventure rider's - All are welcome, it's a fantastic event, this year with a group rideout to Nan. Details below:

Horizons Unlimited 2015 Mini-Meeting Schedule



Friday, January 9, 2015: WELCOME


18:00 - 19:00: "Welcome Horizons Unlimited Travellers," a sponsored reception by The Rider's Corner and friends. Free Heineken draft beer for one hour! This evening is a "Meet and Greet" opportunity for serious local motorbike riders, cyclists, overlanders, key people and HU travellers to spend time together exchanging road tales and information. Meals can be ordered off the menu.
19:00: Introduction of all attendees, "Pass the microphone," chill and swill until?




Saturday, January 10, 2015: OFFICIAL HORIZONS UNLIMITED MEETING



14:00 - 14:30: Horizons Unlimited group photo at The Rider's Corner. Professional photographer(s) will be shooting for Horizons Unlimited and magazines.
18:00 - 19:30: BBQ. The Rider's Corner Restaurant has been acclaimed as "the best BBQ in Chiang Mai" and awarded the Tripadvisor 2013 Certificate of Excellence. Reservations for the BBQ are required. Call 0870481787, 0856188914 or email to The Rider's Corner to make reservations. 200 THB per person. This is a special discounted price for attendees of the 2015 HU Mini Meeting.
19:30 - 19:45: Welcome and introduction of all attendees, "Pass the microphone" by the evening Master of Ceremonies.
19:45 - 20:30: Multimedia presentation TDA
20:30 - 21:15: Multimedia presentation TBA
21:15 - ???: Motorcycle Travellers' Questions and Answers - Travel around The Golden Triangle, Southeast Asia or 'round the world.





Sunday, January 11, 2015: RIDE OUT TO TONY's PLACE RIDER CORNER - NAN



18:00 - 20:00: Tony's World Famous BBQ. Reservations required. Call 0870481787, 0856188914 or email to the Rider's Corner.
20:00 - ???? Motorcycle chill and swill, celebrating Tony Chichester and family, their contributions to motorcycle travel and adventure.
(For a report on the 2014 Horizons Unlimited Meeting Dr. Frazier: Southeast Asia?s ADV Rally - Motorcycle USA )

 

[prince666]

Hi Phil
Sounds like a great event could you book me and my friend the "Doc" who would love to attend in for the 2 meals 2 X "The Rider’s Corner", 2 X Nan BBQ. if you don't mind and in return both of us will be at hand to answers question about riding in China??? I have over 4 years and nearly 100,000km and the Doc has over 12 years and loosed count of the KM travelled in China.

Thanks for your help



steve

 

[KTMphil]

Would you like to do a China riding presentation?

Hi Phil
Sounds like a great event could you book me and my friend the "Doc" who would love to attend in for the 2 meals 2 X "The Rider's Corner", 2 X Nan BBQ. if you don't mind and in return both of us will be at hand to answers question about riding in China??? I have over 4 years and nearly 100,000km and the Doc has over 12 years and loosed count of the KM travelled in China.

Thanks for your help



steve

 

[prince666]

I am sure we can work somethink out , the "Doc" who is a KiWI and works as a real Doctor in China would be better then me for such presentation ? with over 30 years riding China, OZ, NZ, but i need to ask him to find out if he is game .... if not then i will Phil like to help out.

 

[KTMphil]

You can register for the event in the link below:



Thailand 2015 9th Annual HU Travellers Meeting | Horizons Unlimited

 

[bsacbob]

Head's up for the next Horizon's Unlimited meeting in Chiang Mai



Reminder for people who want to attend the meeting at Riders Corner Chiang Mai and the ride out to Nan to Tony's place on the 11th of January 2015, you may want to book your accommodation now.

http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/accommodation-north-thailand/646-nan-accommodation.html

Co-ord's for Tony's place N18.77863 E100.77005

Intinarary below from Horizons Unlimited Hubb

Thailand 2015 9th Annual HU Travellers Meeting | Horizons Unlimited

Chiang Mai

January 9-11, 2015

Why Come to a Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers Meeting?

You can meet people who don't think you're crazy for wanting to ride your bike to South America or Africa or across Asia, or even around the world! Admit it, all your 'normal' friends and most of your family fears for your sanity! So, this is your opportunity to meet the people who will encourage you in that craziness, share their experiences and advice on how to do it, and maybe you'll meet them again in Mongolia or Timbuktu!


The Plan
Reservations Required / Registration form
Meeting Location - Where is it?
Accommodation
Information about the area
Local hosts, information
How you can help - put up a few posters! Please post it everywhere!
If you're heading there, check out the HUBB for the Thailand Meeting thread, who's going etc!

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The Plan - All times - and everything - approximate!

Friday, January 9, 2015

18:00 – 19:00: "Welcome Horizons Unlimited Travellers," a sponsored reception by The Rider's Corner and friends. Free Heineken draft for one hour! This evening is a "Meet and Greet" opportunity for serious local motorbike riders, cyclists, overlanders, key people and HU travellers to spend time together exchanging road tales and information. Meals can be ordered off the menu.
19:00: Introduction of all attendees, "Pass the microphone," chill and swill until?
Saturday, January 10, 2015 – OFFICIAL HORIZONS UNLIMITED MINI-MEETING

14:00 – 14:30: Horizons Unlimited group photo at The Rider’s Corner. Professional photographer(s) will be shooting for Horizons Unlimited and magazines.

Lunch at Riders Corner​

18:00 – 19:30: BBQ. The Rider’s Corner Restaurant has been acclaimed as “the best BBQ in Chiang Mai” and awarded the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence. Reservations for the BBQ are required. Call 0870481787, 0856188914 or email to The Rider’s Corner to make reservations. 200 THB per person. This is a special discounted price for attendees of the 2015 HU Mini-Meeting.

19:30 – 19:45: Welcome and introduction of all attendees, “Pass the microphone” by the evening Master of Ceremonies, The Most Honorable Ozie Hamerman, “The California Mocy-Man With The Plan.”

19:45 – 20:30: Multimedia presentation #1 TBA

20:30 – 21:15: Multimedia presentation #2 TBA

21:15 - ???: Motorcycle Travellers’ Questions and Answers – Travel around The Golden Triangle, Southeast Asia or ‘round the world.

Sunday, January 11, 2015: RIDE OUT TO TONY'S PLACE RIDERS CORNER – NAN

Tony's Place Tonys Place Nan Thailand Nan, Thailand
18:00 – 20:00: Tony's World Famous BBQ. Reservations required. Call 0870481787, 0856188914 or email to the Rider's Corner.
20:00 - ???? Motorcycle chill and swill, celebrating Tony Chichester and family, their contributions to motorcycle travel and adventure.
2015 Speakers confirmed:

There will be a number of multi-media presentations on Saturday evening after the globally famous Rider's Corner Horizons Unlimited All-You-Can-Eat BBQ. We'll add details as they come in!
How about you? We're all here to learn, and there's LOTS to learn! We want to do more presentations and clinics - but we need volunteers to give them! Any topic you can contribute having to do with motorcycle travel, maintenance, planning etc, lasting 20 minutes or more, would be great. Please contact me here to volunteer.
Previous speakers and presentations were:

• Two Bikers One World by Anders and Petra Stridfeldt, on BMW F800GS's around the globe.
• Caught In A Sideways Loop In Hidden Asia, or how an 8,000 kilometer planned adventure tour turned into a 40,000 kilometer lifestyle. By wandering adventurist Ian Gatenby
• Poor Circulation, an entertaining look at extreme motorbike adventure riding. By global traveler/author Geoff Thomas.
  
  
• Munich to Capetown (The Harder Way Down)
  Ekke Kok and Audrey Allenspach-Kok (CA)

• Chris Banks, who shared his near-drowning experience in Morocco with the group. Banks and his fellow travellers lashed their motorcycles to trees when caught in a flash flood. His presentation was one of near death and survival.
• Greg Frazier, a terrific multimedia "Sun Chasing – Four Times Around The World By Motorcycle, Four solo rides around the world, some hard, some soft - none boring."
  • "How My GPS Lost Me In Southeast Asia"
  • "No Strangers To Danger – Survival Riding In Third World Countries"
  • "Think You Are Tough?"
    1. Riding A Motorcycle To Alaska
    2. ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE magazine's 2006 "Adventure Motorcycle Ride"
    3. The 2006 Famed "Colorado 500" Dirt Bike Ride

 

[bsacbob]

Latest info of itinerary at Riders Corner :

The first Saturday night, January 10, presentation has been confirmed. Presenter Serdar (Sunny) Unal, a multinational and multilingual wandered, will take attendees on a photographic expedition of his 700 day, solo motorcycle adventure from Los Angeles, California through Latin and South America to Buenos Aires, Argentina during which he faced violence, attempts at fleecing by corrupt officials and expats and daily road carnage. It was a wild adventure, one equal to any faced by well protected teams of travelers.



We have also been advised that the globally prominent adventure motorcycle outfitters, The Touratech Company, will be present."

 

[bsacbob]

Update:


We have received confirmation that Metal Mule, Heidenau Tires and Scottoiler to attend January, 2015 Thailand Horizons Unlimited Meeting through their Bangkok, Thailand importer.

 

[schrauberklaus]

Reminder for people who want to attend the meeting at Riders Corner Chiang Mai and the ride out to Nan to Tony's place on the 11th of January 2015, you may want to book your accommodation now.

I am in Nan .
Sundara GH where i stay right now is free on 11 Jan
5 Very nice quiet Rooms , comfortable bed , airc. fridge TV hot w. free WiFi (300mbps) 400THB Owner speak english

parking in front of the Room

Tomorrow i need to change to another GH
Don't know the name (only Thai) but rooms look o.k. 350 THB
30 free Rooms at the moment for 11 Jan .
Can be booked via the owner May (speak english )
tel.0856051371
Big closed Parking lot for more then 50 bikes

both about 900m from Tony's

 

[bsacbob]

Update

Everyone is welcome to join the ride out to Nan on the 11th of January and meeting up Tony's Place, Wan is laying on a buffet for all riders @ 200 a head.

Could you PM me if you wish to join us for the buffet so i can give a heads up to Wan for numbers.

Cheers

Sent from my SM-G900F using Forum Runner

 

[KTMphil]

What a great night, first night of the Chiang Mai, Horizons Unlimited, Chiang Mai meeting, 9th January, 2015. Raining in January in Chiang Mai, I would have betted heavily against it!


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Touratech, Thailand are here and will be presenting tomorrow (10th January, 2015)


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Pretty much a full house, even with the torrential rain


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[KTMphil]

The first day, there's a meet and greet. Pass the mic. session is always interesting (they'll be a huge pass the mic. session tomorrow for the main event and BBQ)


The chap had ridden all the way from Norway

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Sunny from Miami will be a presenter tomorrow

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Justin from Fairbanks, Alaska


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Omar, who came all the way from Egypt especially for the event


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A French rider who arrived on a Africa Twin


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Klaus (left)


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A guy from the UK planning a big trip on a Chinese 200cc bike


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Doing a big tour around Asia

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From New Mexico, USA

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Rider from the UK


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A few more interesting riders


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Even free give-away's from Flight of the Gibbon worth 3,300 bht - The one-stop for all adrenaline junkies with a wide range of thrilling activities to keep visitors of all ages entertained all day long.


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[KTMphil]

2nd night of the Chiang Mai, Horizons Unlimited Travelers meeting at Rider's Corner, Chiang Mai & packed to the doors with the rain stopped - 88 people


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Looks like PG girls dont like rain, they showed this evening

 

[KTMphil]

1745 no seats left

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Som & the crew had the food ready on time for 90 people, quite an execution

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Joe's Bike Team's Joe & Armin Schock

An amazing BBQ - everyone agreed

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Greg from Canada made a surprise appearance - he's done a lot of interesting touring


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The rowdy bunch that are coming to Nan tomorrow

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The Chiang Mai rowdy bunch

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Beautiful Heineken girl

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Lots of new friends with common interests



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Justin (left), one of SE Asia's legends, great to catch up on his Laos trip - such stories


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Reed (left) - The most experienced motorcycle tour guide in SE Asia (19 years)


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A few more pictures


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Kathy from the Philippines - she's been to many places in north Thailand


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We're all completely knackered from cleaning up after this bunch



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A superb evening with every chair taken. Great presentations from Sunny & from Steve regarding riding in China.





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[KTMphil]

Steve's presentation

 

[KTMphil]

11th January, 2015's, HU group ride to Nan was a huge success, many wouldn't have known the great roads there unless they'd come along








Quick stop at the hot springs on R 118
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By this time we'd lost Omar, time to re group







Buffet roast dinner was fantastic, will post photo's with better wifi