Any words of advise
 

Hello,

I just purchased a Honda Wave 125 here in Kuala Lumpur and and am getting ready to head north through Thailand to Laos than Cambodia and finally back through Thailand and finish in Kuala Lumpur.

So seeing as this is the first time I have done anything of this nature I am hoping every one could share some words of wisdom or advise. Looking for any and all (helpful =D) advise.

Thanks in advance!

Nick G

Just take it easy and ride slowly and keep left in the lane and you will hopefully be ok. Remember the traffic is not like where you come from.

But you have choosen a bad time to ride in this part of the world as september is the worst and wettest month of the rainy season. Something you will soon see... Anyhow it usually calms down in october and november and december are brilliant for bike riding in the area. Actually december and january can be quite cold in the northern areas of Thailand and especially Laos...

I can only comment on Northern Thailand and Laos but they are fantastic places to ride. Have a look at my RR it might give you some places to visit. As Snakeboy said, its not really the best time to be riding at the moment. Be carefull of the oil, fuel spillage on the twisty hill routes and if you go off road, the mud cant get very slippery.
Enjoy it, its great

Wayne

Riding on the LH side of the road, right? While in malaysia or Thailand, yes... but the moment you cross Into Laos (or Cambodia), don´t bloody forget to switch to the right!!!!

:rofl:

I used to have a Honda Dream, same thing, older style, but slightly different.

One tip, I would invest in a simple tyre gauge from tesco lotus - your bound to get plenty of punctures, I put it down to the fact that a lot of local guys put too much air in the tyres.

If your out in the sticks, especially in Laos, and you get a puncture, just stop at any house - they will often have a puncture repair box as a way to make an extra $2-$3.

I would be interested to see some pictures of your loaded machine. If you are passing my neck of the woods, call in for a cup of tea.

I wouldn't worry too much about the rainy season, you get wet, you get muddy but sometimes your better off on a lighter bike.
I tried racing up this mountain last month to catch this view at sunrise. I had to leave the bike on the final stage, yet the locals were still hammering it up the slippery track to the summit on their waves.

http://i.imgur.com/gaEr3VDl.jpg

The Honda Waves and Dreams are the most BULLETPROOF bikes ever made. And virtually everywhere you go in the mentioned countries there will be a garage who kniws to fix them if something breaks down.

That said - TS should of course look over the bike before he sets off, check all wear parts and replace if nesecary and give the engine new oil and filter and spark plug.

Yes .. I'm laughing here, because happened a fair few too many times.

It doesnt matter if your bike only makes it 10 km down the road, there will always be some local guy who

1) can try to do a repair.
2) if they don't have a part, will just send some passing youth off to collect the part from some mystery distributor.

The problem is often, to get them to just replace the part instead of trying to repair it.

I think you can buy a replacement engine for less 10,000 THB .. thats like 200 quid.

Oh come on! In that part of the world they will ride and drive on the left side, on the right side, in the middle, on the sidewalks, in the opposite direction, everywhere its physical possible and if it isnt physically possible they will sometimes still try to make it physical possible....

Hati hati, rawang rawang.....:scooter: