With an Indian motorcycle tour you get some serious history too. Rajasthan - The Kingdom of ancient Maharaja's and giant forts as big as a city. We finally get the bikes loaded with luggage, looks like the Wolfman Saddlebags will work with out racks Som picked up a nail.....50 bht and the waxy string repair all done in 3 minutes Up into the Himalayas & a glimpse of the Shimla train headed the same way A real accomplishment all those years ago getting this train up the mountain Slowly but surely getting there So the mission first was to find snow as near to … [Read more...]
A north Laos motorcycle tour
On a Laos motorcycle tour, you will most likely see this. Tractor trailers often get out of control here. Craig & Hienz left Chiang Mai a couple of days before us, they spent 2 days riding in the Nan region & loved it of course. We then agreed to meet through the Nan, Huay Khon, Muang Nguen, Laos border at the town of Hongsa in Laos Approaching the Huay Khon border, the Stu pa here on the hill always looks good Last fill-up with 95 octane before Laos (no 95) at the PTT at the junction of R 1148 & R 1080 Convoy of fuel trucks at the Muang Nguen border … [Read more...]
The perfect Thailand motorcycle tour roads around Chiang Mai
Some of the roads around Chiang Mai, Thailand are the best motorcycle tour roads in the world! Doing this loop anti-clockwise, the Chiang Dao Nest near the Chiang Dao Cave makes a perfect lunch stop This is Chiang Dao Nest "1" that does the good Thai food, go to CDN "2" for western food 200 meters further on Some shots of us riding on R 118 & R 1150, great roads Great curves Come and try a Thailand motorcycle tour on these great roads! If a motorcycle tour in Thailand like this interests you, then click on the below link to get the … [Read more...]
Thailand road motorcycle tour with the perfect Nan curves
We'll be riding towards the province of Nan which has some of the best curves in Thailand Kawasaki Z 800 (right side) Flickr & below I A lot of the bikes had less than 200 km range, so to risk some fuel headaches we took on some pump up on R 1148, gave the pump up fuel lady a chuckle West filling up the Street Triple 675 R Martin on the Africa Twin, Greg on the white Hypermotard\ Mr Kelly Got ahead of the second group and found a good corner on R 1148 for some leaning corner shots I Flickr Waited and waited and they didn't … [Read more...]
Myanmar border motorcycle tour (8 days)
This 8 day, Myanmar motorcycle tour takes us out of Thailand & to the wildest, lawless town in Myanmar, at the China border - Mongla. Xiaomengla (小勐拉) or Mongla as it's commonly known, grew from a small town in the early 1990's, to a multi million dollar, mafia run, crazy township that it is today. Through gambling, prostitution, smuggling & narcotics, with protection money paid to the Myanmar, Kachin military, the town booms. If you think this is an exaggeration, take a look at the Mongla video below! With gambling illegal in China, Mongla over the border in … [Read more...]
