The Samoeng Loop - Post Your Photos here
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a visit to Chiangmai and did Samoeng loop before flying home , it seems more hazy then Chiangrai again already , just a few days after the big storm hit the north here
bike a rental from Mr Mechanic , was ok , coldstart not perfect , but 64.000k already
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bike a rental from Mr Mechanic , was ok , coldstart not perfect , but 64.000k already
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Nice thread. This loop is where make I sure I can still ride a Mr Mechanic bike in Thailand before heading off on a summer tour. It's for lazy days in CM with nothing to do and for days when I can't bear to leave the bike standing in the hotel car park when I've paid for the hire.
Some early terrain and GPS tracks
Jim
Some early terrain and GPS tracks
Jim
Was here on May 2012 with the Versys's
DSC08375 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
Was here on May 2012 with my 2008 Red Versys
DSC08372 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
At Sameong Forest View Point
20120503_132612 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
DSC08375 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
Was here on May 2012 with my 2008 Red Versys
DSC08372 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
At Sameong Forest View Point
20120503_132612 by Enduro Malaysian Chapter
I finally did the Samoeng loop (clockwise) and it was GREAT!
Stopped for coffee and decided to eat some pad prick moo. Total damage 75 baht
Refreshed, I'm back and the road and pull off at the first "Scenic" area. Looks like a private drive. Park the bike on soft soil, so I take care to not let the bike lean to far to the left, kick stand side. I take a pic and hear a thud. Horrified, I turn to see my bike on it's right side. WTF!?! Level ground, no one else around and it falls over away from the kick stand?? Soft soil, so the only damage is the right mirror, its broken at the O part of the arm. Argggg! Throw the pices under the seat and motor on. Except, I'm totally lost with no right mirror!
The obligatory pic
Beautiful day at the overlook.
Remember that Canadian TV show Red Green? "Well if the women don't find you handsome, at least they'll find you handy." Yeah, I'll
admit it, I super glued my mirror...
Eureka! It worked- and got me back to town. Sunday and the Honda shops are closed.
Love the curves.
Really fun day, even with my bone head unstable parking. Not really windy, so the soft soil must have allowed the bike to settle, it a direction I hadn't planned on. Oh well, live, learn and ride on!
Stopped for coffee and decided to eat some pad prick moo. Total damage 75 baht
Refreshed, I'm back and the road and pull off at the first "Scenic" area. Looks like a private drive. Park the bike on soft soil, so I take care to not let the bike lean to far to the left, kick stand side. I take a pic and hear a thud. Horrified, I turn to see my bike on it's right side. WTF!?! Level ground, no one else around and it falls over away from the kick stand?? Soft soil, so the only damage is the right mirror, its broken at the O part of the arm. Argggg! Throw the pices under the seat and motor on. Except, I'm totally lost with no right mirror!
The obligatory pic
Beautiful day at the overlook.
Remember that Canadian TV show Red Green? "Well if the women don't find you handsome, at least they'll find you handy." Yeah, I'll
admit it, I super glued my mirror...
Eureka! It worked- and got me back to town. Sunday and the Honda shops are closed.
Love the curves.
Really fun day, even with my bone head unstable parking. Not really windy, so the soft soil must have allowed the bike to settle, it a direction I hadn't planned on. Oh well, live, learn and ride on!
The latest in the move to the PCX was a trip round the Samoeng loop;
Ready to go;
First stop X Centre breakfast
Lots of stuff to see
And a great place for a coffee in the closing stages, "The Doi"
Sorry about the images, will replace if possible, change of photo site policy.
Ready to go;
First stop X Centre breakfast
Lots of stuff to see
And a great place for a coffee in the closing stages, "The Doi"
Sorry about the images, will replace if possible, change of photo site policy.
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Does anyone have a preferred direction? Personally, I like going round clockwise although both are fun when the silver mini buses aren't around.
2nd September 2013.
finally got a nice bright spanking new GTR Samoeng - Chiang Mai banner up. :thumbup:
finally got a nice bright spanking new GTR Samoeng - Chiang Mai banner up. :thumbup:
I'm with the locals on this. My Honda Wave 125i is more than sufficient. There are times when I miss my old Kawasaki Vulcan 900 but for rides like this, I am happy with the Wave.johngooding;269193 wrote: Seeing Ian's post above featuring my ex-ride, the S1000RR, here are some pics I took a couple of weeks back while enjoying the loop on our smallest addition to our personal transport fleet, the excellent Honda PCX. Not the conventional photo points, maybe some things that one does not have so much time to see when negotiating the curves and the sometimes inconsiderate traffic.
The locals prove that you do not need the latest most powerful machines to enjoy these roads, nice cornering technique
David
Viethorse and Hanh from Vietnam didn't fly out until the afternoon after their MHS loop ride earlier this month, so Dave and I took them for a quick whack around the Samoeng Loop-
Stopped in at the XCentre to say hi to the ambassador-
I nice little ride! You folks in Chiang Mai are fortunate to have such a great road right on your doorstep! :happy1:
Stopped in at the XCentre to say hi to the ambassador-
I nice little ride! You folks in Chiang Mai are fortunate to have such a great road right on your doorstep! :happy1:
