a healthy tuesday morning and some of the enlgish contingent of the gt-riders collected themselves at the x-centre with the aim off heading to doi pui following in the wake of the tigers that had bounded up there some weeks ago. this was my first taste of riding on this great mountain and it did not dissapoint, me marcus and our great expedition leader pikey from sankampaeng fired up the mountain at a average pace, first hand sights of the legend that is the xr4oo that can drive backwards with both wheels facing forwards was a highlight of our day in the hills, unfortunaletly i ahve no picture of this " trick " as i was too busy gawping in amazement..enogh of my ramblings here are a few pictures from our day( which to be fair was mostly spent at the side of the road gossiping).
the next day my restless xr was screaming to be ridden again and with its rider slightly huingover a latish start of 3pm was made, with the lack of time i decided to head for the mountain bike trails that are indicated on davids map behind huay tung tao, they are a treat if not great in distance they are a collection of diiferent sections of sand , dirt and stoney brooks that meander their way over to huay tung tao. after arriving at this great lake i headed up towards chiang kian, but got lost and ended up in a garden with no way out i tried calling to the villagers but no-one was home and requests for directions went unanswered, they are really enjoyable trails with loads of forks that would make for a great day of fun if an earlier start was made therefore not running the risk of a drive into the darkness. anybody in the chiang mai area who fancies hooking up for a ride with more enthusiasm than skill then just drop me a email ands we can go riding i am available to ride everyday....suzukiluke...hondaxr250
the next day my restless xr was screaming to be ridden again and with its rider slightly huingover a latish start of 3pm was made, with the lack of time i decided to head for the mountain bike trails that are indicated on davids map behind huay tung tao, they are a treat if not great in distance they are a collection of diiferent sections of sand , dirt and stoney brooks that meander their way over to huay tung tao. after arriving at this great lake i headed up towards chiang kian, but got lost and ended up in a garden with no way out i tried calling to the villagers but no-one was home and requests for directions went unanswered, they are really enjoyable trails with loads of forks that would make for a great day of fun if an earlier start was made therefore not running the risk of a drive into the darkness. anybody in the chiang mai area who fancies hooking up for a ride with more enthusiasm than skill then just drop me a email ands we can go riding i am available to ride everyday....suzukiluke...hondaxr250
]. Here's hoping Pikey is back in Britian spending too much money on XR 400 shiny bits.