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My good mate of some 40 years, Alan, was keen to see Laos for the first time and I was keen to show him. We hadn't ridden together since 1973 when working in Central Oz. He flew over from Oz for his Asian Adventure. Fully aware that one of the best ways of testing a friendship is to tour together, we got our act together and prepared to 'hit the road'.
Alan rented from Khun Lan at C&P Rentals. Lan had a CRF250L prepared for Alan which had new tyres fitted, also new chain and sprockets. He also gave us brake and clutch levers, front and rear tubes, a can of chain spray and even a new cam-chain tensioner! He also gave us a tutorial on how to change the tensioner (which he thought would be inevitable.) An excellent person to deal with. Alan's CRF had some 13,000 kms on the clock; mine only 1455 kms.
Khun Lan at
N 18.78604
E 98.99346
I used my own CRF250L, which carried puncture repair kit and clutch cable.
7[SUP]th[/SUP] November
We set off from Doi Saket in great anticipation of the upcoming adventure.
The first, and now obligatory stop, was at Charin.
We did a fuel consumption check just so we knew what to expect from a tank-full.
Alan's CRF returned near 40kms/litre for that first stretch!
Mine was 'only' 36.
Lan had inflated the tyres to 28psi, so after I did likewise our consumption was almost identical throughout the entire tour.
Then we stopped at Wat Rong Khun but didn't enter because of this sign.
N 19.82347
E 99.76379
Weird place!
We stayed at the very comfortable and quiet Huannuer Resort in Mae Chan for 500 baht/room.
N 20.13441
E 99.86211
Later we met up with Phil and Khun Pim, David and Khun Fon and enjoyed a meal at the Aussie owned Lena Restaurant on the main highway.
N 20.20567
E 99.85906
And tomorrow the real adventure would begin!
(to be continued)
Alan rented from Khun Lan at C&P Rentals. Lan had a CRF250L prepared for Alan which had new tyres fitted, also new chain and sprockets. He also gave us brake and clutch levers, front and rear tubes, a can of chain spray and even a new cam-chain tensioner! He also gave us a tutorial on how to change the tensioner (which he thought would be inevitable.) An excellent person to deal with. Alan's CRF had some 13,000 kms on the clock; mine only 1455 kms.
Khun Lan at
N 18.78604
E 98.99346
I used my own CRF250L, which carried puncture repair kit and clutch cable.
7[SUP]th[/SUP] November
We set off from Doi Saket in great anticipation of the upcoming adventure.
The first, and now obligatory stop, was at Charin.
We did a fuel consumption check just so we knew what to expect from a tank-full.
Alan's CRF returned near 40kms/litre for that first stretch!
Mine was 'only' 36.
Lan had inflated the tyres to 28psi, so after I did likewise our consumption was almost identical throughout the entire tour.
Then we stopped at Wat Rong Khun but didn't enter because of this sign.
N 19.82347
E 99.76379
Weird place!
We stayed at the very comfortable and quiet Huannuer Resort in Mae Chan for 500 baht/room.
N 20.13441
E 99.86211
Later we met up with Phil and Khun Pim, David and Khun Fon and enjoyed a meal at the Aussie owned Lena Restaurant on the main highway.
N 20.20567
E 99.85906
And tomorrow the real adventure would begin!
(to be continued)
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