Viethorse tonybkk ride bangkok khao yai national park wang nam kiew loop

Living in Vietnam, and I had a plan going for a business trip in Bangkok for some days.
Take that chance, I really love to experience a ride in Thailand as I had never done one.

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Well, after several communications, calls, hangout, chit chat... we came up with the great recommendation by TonyBKK and others Gt-riders: Khao Yai National Park-Wang Nam Kiew loop

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Landed at Bangkok Thailand:

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Checked - in:

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A nice evening hang out with some friends and Gt-riders in Bangkok:

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Here is the suggested plan for our day trip:

Certainly the most popular day trip out of Bangkok has to be the Khao Yai National Park-Wang Nam Kiao loop.

The basic loop is about 450km and can easily take the entire day as there are quite a few things to do along the way- good food, viewpoints, etc.

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Now, Let's start with my preparation from home. Yeah, as a biker, you always like to use your own gears, as they fit you, they operate as you wanted, and you are familiar with them, even some small issues of them.
I 'd love to bring with my helmet and my riding boots. But those seem almost occupy my baggage. Anyway, need to be reasonable - this is what I brought along to Thailand for the riding trip:

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As advised, I have contacted BBR quite early to rent the Versys, before someone take it.
Saturday morning, got on the taxi quite early, I thought it was just earlier than 7:30AM. The appointment with BBR and Tony was 8:30AM, but I don't really know how is the traffic in BKK that time and also the road from my Hotel to BBR shop. Earlier is better than late.

Reach the BBR location. But the taxi driver did not know how to find the exact house #. We took some rounds around the area but could not find. I have tried to call BBR, but no answer. Called Tony, his reply the address the same what I have. Lastly, the taxi driver asked a motor-taxi guy, and that motor-taxi guy knows the place and showed us. I think the taxi driver had to pay the motor-taxi guy some Bahts.

Arrived BBR:
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Waiting... I just realized that my Garmin GPS was ON and running out of battery. Damn! I have fully charged it last night, and put it into my backpack to get ready for the day after. But, damn, the power button was unintentionally stuck with something inside the backpack an turned the Garmin ON all night long! Damn it!!!!

That time, the BRR neighbor just opened her shop. I came in and asked her to let me charge my GPS for a while. She agreed.
Waiting....

8:33AM, BBR showed up. The girl (Nut) said she left the mobile fone in the shop - so that why I could not reached her.
Tony also arrived. He's ready!

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There were 3 or 4 Versys inside. I was appointed to a black one. The only one without stock exhaust but a bloody loud 2Bros.

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This versys has a Garmin mount kit ready. I just need to click my Garmin on.
I tried some locations to put my GoPro, but this bike seems having not much room for the mounting kits I have brought with.
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Well, I think that quite enough for a ride. A bike with clear maintenance record, just 18xxxkm ODO, a fulface helmet, leather gloves, a amoured mesh jacket, camera, GoPro, riding shoes (borrowed from Tony - lucky me - same size and they fit me well).

Ready to ROOOOOLLLL:
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Great, so far........ waitting for more.

Versys seemed quite strange to me. High seat, high handle bar, tiny windshield and almost no front fairing. Would be very tough to me when riding with hi-speed.
However, gotta forget it and get myself to be used to the bike. I adjusted the break and clutch levers one more time while riding.
To the main road, I am still not very familiar with left hand riding. Still confused sometimes. Lucky me, I have Tony rode at front, so that I just followed him.

The first gas stop:
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Yeah, I were there:
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Gas price almost the same as currently in Vietnam. However, I forgot to ask about the quality.

Got back the road, I can't remember how long we have done befor reaching the first cafe stop.
A coffe cup and some cookies for each of us. I did not forget to charge my poor GPS for a while. Well, I did not intent to use the Garmin as a road guider, but I need it to record the tracklog. It gonna be a good memory of mine.

We spent quite long time at cafe', I think not less than 30mins.
Now the time to be back on road a gain:

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(Some below photos captured from GoPro thus low quality. Sorry.)
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On the road again for about 20km more, we reached the entrance gate of the Khao Yai Park.

It was so lucky to me as having Tony with me this trip. I was advised that not to say anything until we pass the gate. I had a glance at the price: 400Baht for Foreign! Whilst Thai is charged 70Baht only.
This is location of that gate: https://maps.google.....=17&iwloc=near 14°13'20.45"N 101°24'20.97"E

Successfully passed the gate as a Thai residence, Tony informed me that's good time to turn my GoPro on. Well, lots of fun must be ahead.

The first corner right after where we stopped for turning on the GoPro:

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A lot of trees along the road. Really nice and clean road. I was so keen to see the some monkeys or elephant crossing...

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The Versys seemed not really be handled well by myself. I am familiar with naked or sport touring bikes, with the lower seat, lower handle bar, with big enough windshield and side fairing. This versys quite high to me. I can't touch both of my foot on the road. The high handle bar made me feel floating while cornering.
And one more thing is the helmet. It was so noisy and it made me feel like I was hanging on the wing of a jet plane. Sometimes on highway, I was feeling like riding at 180km/h but actually just 120km/h.

Some more turns captured from video:

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Really nice roads for any biker:

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To this turn, I suddenly saw the dark color on the road surface. Sh*t...!! Oh not sh*t, that must be some big elephant just pee on the road!!!

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I lost control in a second. Lucky me, the Versys is not as heavy as my VFR so the rear of the bike still stable. I just squeezed and pushed the breaks, slowly returned back to the road from the grass without "landing".

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Tony was just right behind me, saw that, and pulled his throttle after I confirmed myself Okay.

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Always great to read your ride post VietHorse! Sounds like we'll be seeing more pictures and stories of this adventure...

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Tony was in front of me for a while after I missed the corner.

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Some more turns captured:

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Sometimes the road just like that - straight:

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An open area. I was thinking it was the highest point of the road.

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We descended right after the open view:

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About 12:15, we stopped at KhaoYai cafeteria. about 30km plus from the gate:

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Great, so far........ waitting for more.

Thanks Monk, you are always my great customer. :tour:

Always great to read your ride post VietHorse! Sounds like we'll be seeing more pictures and stories of this adventure...

Appreciated that. There are tons of photos is waiting to drop here... be with me... hehe...
Only thing I am not so confident here is my English. Anyway, posting those and replying your comments is good way for me to improve.

WHAT? NO FOOD PICS????? :ph34r: :tongue:

I wouldn't worry too much about your English, you're doing just fine. Besides, it's your second language and too be honest, some of us have a difficult time using it ourselves, and it's our first and only language for most of us.

Here's some examples of how difficult it can be...
-The bandage was wound around the wound.
-The farm was used to produce produce.
-The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
-We must polish the Polish furniture.
-He could lead if he would get the lead out.
-The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
-Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present
-A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
-When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
-I did not object to the object.
-The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
-There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row...
-They were too close to the door to close it.
-The buck does funny things when the does are present.
-A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
-To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
-The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
-Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
-I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
-How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Cheers!

Hahaha... wait for a while Dutchy. Let 's ride first..
Duc2V4, I don't really understand what I am standing on. Hehhe...

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Reached the stop, Tony kept asking me "how 'd u feel?". Well, so excited. So happy. What else I could say!??
Told him that I had not seeing any elephant droppings and others, just the corner which I almost mess up with the wet surface.

First thing was to charge my bloody poor Garmin:

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Just sit and having some drinks:

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Our stuff:
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Tony was telling someone that he is being with me... Oops... who knows who the hell am I... haha...

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Our bikes also rest:

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Been there, done that:
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Back on road again, Tony show me a great view to the forest below:
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Marked:
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We continued with some more twisties, then straight, then off the road with some 4x4 trucks:

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Well, the Versys seemed very suitable with such kind of road surface. Very comfortable

We reached a gate, looked like a temporary one:

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Oh shiiittttttt..... Big shiiiitttt..... What the hell is this?!?!?

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It's Bonanza Circuit which Tony has mentioned to me. But I had never thought this place is the one, as seeing the uncompleted road and temporary gate.
Here is how it should be later on:
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There were numbers of HD:

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It was:

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HOG booked the track full day for their safety training:

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Tony seemed excited also:

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The trainer:
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First time in my life standing near the track like this:
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I 'd love to ride on a track one day, and especially having some short riding training. All I have learned is from my daily life and youtube.
Hopefully one day...

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Too bad you couldn't get out on the track for a lap. Harleys are too slow.

And another great trip report :fing02: I should have shot some more pics on my last trip too, brought the camera but it didn't leave my tankbag.
Nice track but it seems they forgot the run off areas.

I had a glance at the price: 400Baht for Foreign! Whilst Thai is charged 70Baht only.

I once crossed a border where the cost of the visa was determined by the clothes you were wearing. Mine were average and I had to pay $1,30 :biggrin:

Oh shiiittttttt..... Big shiiiitttt..... What the hell is this?!?!?



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Good on ya VH ... thanks for the great report mate ... soooo many pics = Awesomeness!

Some more pics at the Bonanza Circuit:

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A HD lady asked: Why the HD engine so hot!!??...

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That why so many guys like naked bike! Said the guy.

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No, the bike is not hot at all... You are!

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Well, I did not know what they said:
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Some watchers:
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Too bad you couldn't get out on the track for a lap. Harleys are too slow.

You right. They were so slow. Tony and I was talking about that as well. It was really pitty for me as I was on the track but could not do any lap, due to full booking of the slow HD guys.

And another great trip report :fing02: I should have shot some more pics on my last trip too, brought the camera but it didn't leave my tankbag. Nice track but it seems they forgot the run off areas.

That 's still under construction Rosso.

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:happy: :happy: Good on ya VH ... thanks for the great report mate ... soooo many pics = Awesomeness!

Thank you. Some more to come.

Both Versys stand beside the track with jealous:
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And so this little boy:

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HD guys still struggling with the cones and turns:

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The Thai instructor - the only one who can made the scratching sound by dragging the foot pegs to the hot track surface:
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Bloody nice Cafe Ducati - suddenly miss my CX650 - still middle of no where!!!!!

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Really impressed with this full track HD XR1200. This has all the parts for a real track bike: seat, front and rear forks, rims, tires, foot pegs, break and clutch levers, steering damper, break discs... etc...
The owner bought it from US and bring to Thailand just for track purpose so he did not need any registration. It was transported to the track by a Pick-up truck from Bangkok:

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My buddy Tony also was impressed by this bike:

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Ohlalah... let me try once:

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That Thai guy was Tony 's instructor as well:
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The food was quite spicy but that's traditional Thai.
Eating, talking... we forgot the time which silently fly over....

Suddenly I realized that it was almost 4pm. Damn, that 's too late. I was planning to return the bike around 4pm. Asked and Tony said we had just done the half way. Sheeet... That too much for me. My wife in BKK would screaming.
However, we need to get this thing done. I called up the rental shop and inform our late return, they were happy to wait until 7pm.
We could not finish all dishes as they were too much.
Back to the road, we continued with the long, clear and nice roads from Wang Nam Kiew back to BKK.
At every stop for traffic light, I kept asking Tony the remaining km we need to get thru.
200, 120km more.... It was getting dark and we got a bit rain for about 15mins. Lucky us.
Finally, we made it. Arrived BBR almost 18:30hrs. Call wife and inform her that I was safely arrived.

Trip A:
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This trip was calcultated from the first gas stop. I forgot to reset it when start riding

ODO:
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ODO on the bike rental contract was 18285 ..
So total to day we done 495km with excilted feeling.

My great buddy, Tony. hope to see you in Vietnam soon:

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Thanks to Andy who taking good care of the bike and make it great all the time.

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BIG THANK to Nut, who complied all my necessary documentation and wait for met until arrival.

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That's how my first ride in Thailand.
Hope you enjoy the trip report.

Awesome ride report!! thanks mate and your English is just fine, we get the message perfectly without all the blah blah blah of other threads :rolleyes:
Thanks for sharing.

Awesome ride report!! thanks mate and your English is just fine, we get the message perfectly without all the blah blah blah of other threads :rolleyes:
Thanks for sharing.

Thank you AB-Oz. Our team is now very hot with my report and everyone wants to fly to Thailand to ride. LoL...

Very nice!!


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Very nice!!

Thank you.

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We were at that track too long. I think it was around an hour or so.
No doubt that with the hot track and all the bike are roaring, the time fly damn fast.

End up my water bottle from the back pack, we return with the incomplete loop. I knew it was too bad that I could not do even one lap, however, next time, never been to late.


We left Bonanza Circuit about 14:00hrs plus. The road out less twisty than the road before the track. But it was fun, clear roads, clear sky, nice sun, we could take good speed for that part.

Time for "lunch" - it was almost 16:00!!!. Tony led us get into a small shop beside the road. It was somewhere in Wang Nam Kiew (14°22'52.69"N 101°42'27.27"E):

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In front of the lunch place:

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Well, I don't know what it says:

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Quite big pond:

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We will follow the road on the left to BKK:
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Tony knows Thai so he can order food. My Thai is zero, but really happy with what he ordered:

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Too much, we could not finish this:

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Yummy....:

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Wow:

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Riding video:

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Here is part 2:

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oh great... now everytime i see a pet pot-bellied pig, i will think of the harelys on your trip ! :tongue:

Great! Thanks for the report. As always, makes me wanna go there and ride.
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Your picture have my friends. They go to Bonanza same you. :)

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This picture from his camera. Have you in red jacket hehehe... too small.

This picture from his camera. Have you in red jacket hehehe... too small.

What are the odds? And maybe he got you in this pic too, taking that shot of him. :biggrin:

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This picture from his camera. Have you in red jacket hehehe... too small.

What are the odds? And maybe he got you in this pic too, taking that shot of him. :biggrin:

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I just post this topic on facebook group. And somebody can remeber VietHores and TonyBKK at Bonanza. I not go to there. :laugh: