hello ladies and gentlemen.
im planning to go on a holiday to bangkok or Krabi
with my bike which is Yamaha FZ150.

i would like to ask whether such a thing is possible and could you guys give some tips for this journey.
Perhaps if anybody has done this before,please comment.
One more,my budjet is around rm1k ++
inclusive of food hotel and petrol.

This post has been edited by dar121191: Oct 27 2010, 04:00 PM

petrol in thailand itself is already around RM3.40 per litre
RM1K++ or even RM2K wont be enough even just for the petrol let alone the food, hotel and also tear and wear part of your bike. (i.e. tyre punture, plug burn, oil change etc)

try google map and calculate the distance and recalculate your budget

Its possible to ride all the way to china however its your budget that not enough...

Dont embark on this type of journey with limited budget. You will never know what can/might happen.

A bike, is still a mechanical part moving together.

yeah,but before i am going i will service and change both my tyres and ensure maximum performance.
if KL-Bangkok is it possible??with rm 1500 maxx budget.



thanks,thats the thing i am scared off

best go with unlimited budget. you DO NOT want to go on a international journey only to find out you don't have enough.

what if *touch wood* something happens & you can't get back when you need to?

you can plan a budget for the trip but only as a guideline. seriously, things COULD go wrong.

even for normal holiday oversea people always prepare more than they need, just in case.

with ur budget it is still possible.. but u should learn how to become beggar 1st lol .... or u can sell one of ur organ once u arrive in thailand.

No experience but RM1k+ seems a little too less for me.

You should have enough to reach Thailand but not enough to make it back.

Hello there,

I've completed KL-Bangkok-Siem Reap-Phnom Penh-Bangkok-Chiang Mai on a Hayabusa and all smaller places in-between and I'd like to share a certain opinion.. don't waste time and money and keep the journey fun!

Riding up to the Thai border is the pretty much the only option of getting there, but once in Thailand,
you have the choice of taking the smooth Thai state trains to other places.
Trains are frequent and aplenty, and you have the comfort of resting and enjoying the views (in the rare occasion when there are some views) and having a drink or having a go with karaoke in the restaurant car!

You can have your bike loaded on the cargo car up front in the train.. leave a nice tip to those who attend to you so that they don't **** about with your precious.

Taking the train saves a lot of your energy, gas money, and tires!
On a bike you'll need new tires when you've rode from KL to BKK but with the train, you'll still have some treads left to make it to wherever else you want to go in Thailand which isn't too far.

As for me I've had a full service and new tires in BKK even though I still had treads because I know of Cambodia, these bikes literally don't exist and if something goes wrong, it could cost you dearly.. both financially and mentally.

I can't help you in terms of your financial budget, as I've had cards with me.

1k gets you to Bangkok and back, but rather tightly and no further.

http://iamalaysian.com/project-i-am-malaysian/

Why not??
With a mordenas kapchai..!

His route:

Malaysia
Thailand
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Iran
Armenia
Turkey
Greece
Albania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Bosnia
Serbia
Croatia
Hungary
Slovakia
Austria
Slovenia
Italy
Czech Republic
Poland
Switzerland
German
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Uk

This post has been edited by bugbear1986: Oct 23 2010, 02:24 PM

if you read carefully, its a plan; not an achievement. not to mention the budget will cost a fortune...

anyone can bring his bike to moon & back in a space shuttle in "plan", doesnt mean everyone managed to did that in reality.

Bro, u're the one tht should read carefully.. in his blog entry
he is already in europe now..

wait till he finishes the trip, n c how much he spent as a benchmark to TS trip. lol
dun forget TS has only 1.5k

ouch

KL- Bangkok possible. KL-Bangkok-China

haha we have new top gear challenge in the making starring the new jeremy clarkson

When you ride your motorbike from one country and enter another country, do you need to get entry permit for your motorbike?
Can you use your driving license in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China? do you need to get an International driving license?
Is your motorbike's Insurance cover also your trip to all the above country?

This post has been edited by tanhks: Oct 24 2010, 04:03 AM

Previously some Yamaha FZ rider has already make it to China. So if reliability is your concern than I think you should not worry. Plus FZ ia fuel efficient bike rite. So FC won't cost you a bomb. BTW if you want to change your tire, change it in Thailand coz it is cheaper. my 10 cent

with that kind of budget, be prepared to sit in front of temples & mosques in Thailand with your shirt removed...for begging... for few cents.... or take your kapok guitar which might be of dual purpose to entertain others for begging and to time pass also..

Keep in mind about thugs and robbers.. If you dont speak Thai, you are a gone case there in emergency situation. Also bikes are not reliable mode of travel to third world countries...

This post has been edited by keyven: Oct 25 2010, 12:12 PM

OT:
this old man riding bicycle from china and reached perak on last 2 nights