- Joined
- Aug 15, 2012
- Bikes
- KTM 613 EXC, BMW R90S & Dakar, MZ250, Norton 16H, Honda - 500 Fs & Xs, DRZs, XLs XRs CRFs CT110s etc
Tum has been busy. The hire fleet has been expanded significantly. She is now a regular at the DLT as the new bikes come in. Yes, I know it is "quiet season" but as an old Boy Scout, I remember the motto.... Be Prepared. She wanted more bikes last busy season and she hoovered up as many as she could at the time. I'm out of town for a couple of months, but last I heard she had seven new bikes coming in this week.... some more ADV160s, a couple of lovely new turquoise NX500s with the new E-clutch (later this week), another Giorno and I think the new GB350 Hondas are here soon.
This elegantly attired Brisbanian took one of our new 2026 ADV160s out for a month and had a cracking time putting thousands of kilometers on it. He was kind enough to handle the break-in service at 1,000 kms (for which we reimbursed him). And he also enjoyed our hilarious Monkey Bike in town for a couple of days. So glad to work with customers like him.
Tum also added a Honda NC750X to the fleet, seen here with our service manager Bank, a model that is new to us and we probably should have adopted sooner. It's an interesting bike that will tick a lot of boxes for customers touring north Thailand. First, it has a DCT transmission, so the experience is like riding an automatic, with the bike shifting up and down the 6-speed box seamlessly. Look ma, no clutch lever, and no shifter lever. Second, it's got a low stress, torque happy engine that is the pinnacle of Honda reliability, and also remarkably fuel efficient. Being a 750 cc, it has some extra grunt compared to the NX500s, and while it is not a sporty bike, it is quick off the line. And the piece de resistance, it carries the fuel under the seat, so the usual tank area features a cool locking cubby-hole that can hold a full face helmet or your valuables. Our standard top box and panniers set-up will go on the bike soon. We're starting the NC750 out at a low season rate of 1700 baht per day, rising to 1900 baht per day in high season.
To handle all this new equipment efficiently, we have added a new bike storage location, affectionately known among the crew as Abu Ghraib. It isn't a customer location, but I have a niggling desire to convert the top floor balcony to a sunset rooftop bar for invited guests.
The range has a couple of specialist bikes in it now too... including the Monkey Bike, the Yammie PG-1 and some Royal Enfields. At the heavier end of the scale, we've added Transalp 750s, a Versys 650 and the aforementioned NX750.
This elegantly attired Brisbanian took one of our new 2026 ADV160s out for a month and had a cracking time putting thousands of kilometers on it. He was kind enough to handle the break-in service at 1,000 kms (for which we reimbursed him). And he also enjoyed our hilarious Monkey Bike in town for a couple of days. So glad to work with customers like him.
Tum also added a Honda NC750X to the fleet, seen here with our service manager Bank, a model that is new to us and we probably should have adopted sooner. It's an interesting bike that will tick a lot of boxes for customers touring north Thailand. First, it has a DCT transmission, so the experience is like riding an automatic, with the bike shifting up and down the 6-speed box seamlessly. Look ma, no clutch lever, and no shifter lever. Second, it's got a low stress, torque happy engine that is the pinnacle of Honda reliability, and also remarkably fuel efficient. Being a 750 cc, it has some extra grunt compared to the NX500s, and while it is not a sporty bike, it is quick off the line. And the piece de resistance, it carries the fuel under the seat, so the usual tank area features a cool locking cubby-hole that can hold a full face helmet or your valuables. Our standard top box and panniers set-up will go on the bike soon. We're starting the NC750 out at a low season rate of 1700 baht per day, rising to 1900 baht per day in high season.
To handle all this new equipment efficiently, we have added a new bike storage location, affectionately known among the crew as Abu Ghraib. It isn't a customer location, but I have a niggling desire to convert the top floor balcony to a sunset rooftop bar for invited guests.
The range has a couple of specialist bikes in it now too... including the Monkey Bike, the Yammie PG-1 and some Royal Enfields. At the heavier end of the scale, we've added Transalp 750s, a Versys 650 and the aforementioned NX750.