Thailand First Solo Trip 430 km of road

[Tadydrift]

Hi guys,

I stay 3 more months in Thailand so i'd thought that it would be a good opportunity to make a last solo trip before becoming a marine in france.

So here is a little bit of the planning :

Saturday 9 July :

- Wake up at 4:00 a.m
- Take off at 5:00 a.m
- Visit at Pliu Waterfall + Lunch
- Estimated arrival time 14:30 p.m

I have set 6 checkpoints in total, which will be gas stations.
the distance is going to be exactly 425 km according to google map.
and the trip duration might take from 6 to 7 hour ( can change due to the season in thailand Summer/Rain )
The road i am going to use is not gonna be the highway ( because motorcycle don't have the right to use highways in Thailand )

Things i prepared :

Navigation :

- Map of Thailand

Electronic stuffs :

- Power bank
- charging cables and adapter phone/gopro
- backup secondary phone
- Go pro camera Hero 2015

Clothing :

- Raincoat ( because it's rainy season )
- backup clothes

Tools :

- toolkit / cable ties / ducktape / 3M 2 sided tape
- Flat tire kit
- Cleaning spray for helmet visor and bike windshield
- Chain Lube
- Leather Cleaner

Med-kit :

- Emergency medical kit (containing basic stuffs )
- painkiller gel


Riding gears :

- Alpinstar GP TECH boots 2012
- Alpinstar GP pro gloves 2012
- my old sbk racesuit
- armored underwear
- facemask
- HJC rpha 10 helmet ( equiped with led light )
- One Clear Visor/ Backup Dark visor ( Due to High sun )
- One backpack + a small bag in the front

The Beast ( Bike ):

- Ninja 250 SE 2012
- Firetorch full system exhaust
- PC V
- Dunlop Alpha 13 Tyres at the moment


If you guys have suggestions to do or things to tell me as it's my first bike trip alone on a long distance. I used to do 250 km grouped under rain, but never alone.

That's it guys if there is some updates, i will do so


Here are the pictures i took :





Arrived at chantaburi Phliu Waterfall




































The resort i stayed









chinese Trat temple









Pai Loam Temple





on the way home, i visit the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi







Map History :

From home to Trat city



From Pailin Resort to home





onboard video edit 1080P resolution

Link to original page on YouTube.

[VaFish]

One thing I see you missing from your list.

Do you have a recovery plan?

In other words what is your plan if the bike breaks down? Who do you call?

[Tadydrift]

Originally Posted by VaFish

One thing I see you missing from your list.

Do you have a recovery plan?

In other words what is your plan if the bike breaks down? Who do you call?

Yeah i forgot to mention.

I have my old team manager in Bangkok who have a pickup who is available that day.

my girlfriend is in the Trat city

and i will keep on alerting her and my family so if something happens they know where i am

[JohnnyBravo]

Sounds like a sweet ride

[NevadaWolf]

How did it go?

[Tadydrift]

it was an awsome trip, unfortunatly on the way back home there was a lot of rain, so i was a bit slow for safety reason. onboard video + pictures will come later,

[JohnnyBravo]

Better safe than sorry

[EternalNewb]

I second asking how the trip went, and would like to see pictures and video.

[EternalNewb]

I really like the shots of fish, water, and foliage. The food just makes me hungry. Hahaha.

[Tadydrift]

Originally Posted by EternalNewb

I really like the shots of fish, water, and foliage. The food just makes me hungry. Hahaha.

In that city, seafood is a speciality so i ate Fried rice with schrimps