GT Rider now has a limited amount of riding gear for rent via Mr Mechanic Mesh Jacket: 500 Baht Minimum 10 Days. After 10 days 40 baht a day. Damaged beyond repair replacement value 5,000 baht. 2 pcs. Saddle Bags Dirt Bike: 500 Baht Minimum 10 Days. After 10 days 40 baht a day. Damaged … Read more
GT Rider has a new photo gallery up for the amazing Phi Ta Khon festival in Dan Sai, Loei province. The gallery is at https://www.gt-rider.com/gallery/thailand/phi-ta-khon-festival
There’s a new Vietnam photo gallery up from David Unkovich’s recent bike ride from Chiang Mai to Hanoi & back. A full trip report is also in the Vietnam section of the GT Rider forum. Go to https://www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/vietnam-f18.html for the report.
The initial preview of a new GT Riders Google Map is now viewable… Its aimed at serving multiple purposes; Providing a centralised, geographically correct resource for GT Riders recommended accommodations, restaurants, pubs etc Providing online, illustrated maps of highways and loop rides Providing online, illustrated maps of towns within the GT Riders Website Network NB: … Read more
We are upgrading the Forum to the latest version – phpBB 3 – so some interruptions to access may occur over the next day or two. As part of this process, we are planing to enable placement of YouTube Video clips into Forum Topics 🙂 – that will no doubt please some people 😉
The annual garden show is held between Christmas and New Year, and attracts huge crowds of visitors from far and wide. Previously, its been located at the Chiang Mai Beach (Pattaya Noi) area but the narrow roads leading in and out created traffic mayhem. The 2009 Garden Show was at a new venue, downstream of … Read more
The 4th edition of the Mae Hong Son Loop map has now been printed in Bangkok with delivery scheduled for Chiang Mai late on Monday 21st December 2009. The new map has 1. The topo shaded in 2. Hundreds of kms of new tracks 3. Elevation profiles for 10 of the great motorcycle roads & … Read more
Khow Paansa – or Buddhist Lent – is a time when monks renew their commitment to follow the precepts of Buddhism. For the three months of the Rainy Season, monks generally remain in their temples, intent on study and meditation. Awk Paansa Day marks the end of both Lent and the Rainy Season. It is … Read more
A new photo gallery for the Chiang Mai ToyRide is up at https://www.gt-rider.com/gallery/chiang-mai-toy-ride The Chiang Mai Toy Ride has been going for 2 years with one main annual fund raising ride & then numereous small rides & charity events during the year to assist needy children & people in North Thailand who are under the … Read more
JANUARY 2009 17 Jan Nagas Poker. Sri Racha (1000 Baht entry??) 17 Jan Thung Song. Nakon Si Thammarat 24 Jan Ratchaburi 30-31 Jan Lopburi FEBRUARY 2009 6-7 Feb Udon Thani 13-14 Feb Pattaya 19 Feb Paknam (Thursday?) 20-21 Feb Khon Kaen 20-21 Feb Pranburi 28 Feb Suphanburi Bike Week MARCH 2009 APRIL 2009 9-12 Apr … Read more
New Kawasaki big bike info is now on GT Rider with a list of bikes & prices at https://www.gt-rider.com/motorcycles-in-thailand/buying-motorcycle-in-thailand/motorcycles-in-thailandbuying-motorcycle-in-thailandkawasaki-big-bikes and a list of Kawasaki big bike dealers at https://www.gt-rider.com/motorcycles-in-thailand/buying-motorcycle-in-thailand/thailand-kawasaki-big-bike-dealers
Mr Beer Motorcycle rental info has been updated on the bike rental page. Mr Beer now has a collection of new Kawasakis KLX 250 D-TRacker 250 Ninja 250 ER6N 650 for rent.
2nd class comprehensive motorcycle insurance which covers you for 3rd party with bail bond + fire & theft is now available through GT Rider. Go here GT Rider Insurance for a quote and more info.
One of Thailand’s most colourful & bizarre festivals is the Phi Ta Khon festival in Dan Sai, Loei province. Several GT Riders went to Phi Ta Khon for the festival in June 2009. You can see their trip reports & photos here 1. Dad and Dave go to Dan Sai. 2. Loei Bike Meeting and … Read more
Bike rental info for Jules Classic Rental has been included on the Laos Motorcycle Rental info page. Jules is the newest motorcycle rental company in Laos & already has the biggest fleet with 50+ bikes for rent.
There have been some changes, and we apologise if we confuse you in the process 😯 GT-Rider Website Regular visitors to the main website will have noticed a change or two… (June 3 2009) The old static HTML version was very difficult to maintain due to the sheer volume of pages, and it was not … Read more
New in March 2009: The GT Rider Laos guide map – the best most popular, accurate, reliable detailed guide map to the Laos PDR. 1st Edition November 2002. 2nd Edition August 2003. 3rd Edition November 2005. 4th Edition March 2009. Laminated- waterproof – indestructible. Ridden & surveyed & by the GT Rider, using a GPS. … Read more
***NEW MAP*** – published 5th august 2008 The best GT Rider map so far! This map has the topography shaded in very nicely to give the B&B map a run for its money. It also has 9 city maps; Plus; Fang Tha Ton Doi Mae Salong Mae Sai Sop Ruak (Golden Triangle) Chiang Saen Chiang … Read more
The eastern foothills of the Himalayas extend into northern Thailand and Laos – offering roller-coaster roads that soar through jungles, past waterfalls & caves…
Big bike road trips on a variety of loops, through mountains & foothills, temperate forests, emerald green rice paddies and provincial towns…
Enjoy incredibly colourful and fascinating events like the Doi Hua Mae Kham Hill Tribe & Sunflower Festival in a hidden corner of the Golden Triangle …
S.E Asia is blessed with an abundance of beautiful Buddhist temples in various styles. Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai is a lovely example…
Through the limestone karst mountains and steep-sided river valleys of land-locked Laos, back country roads pass peaceful hill tribe villages & smiling peoples…
Eerie empty stone jars lay strewn in abundance across this intriguing Laos landscape, as far as the eye can see…
Late evening sunlight means its the end of a hard day’s ride, and finally Beer o’clock at a riverside vantage point…