34th Bangkok Motor Show

Here we are, another year, another Motor Show. Of course yours truly couldn't miss it, so I went the very first day to check it out and bring you all the new bikes available in Thailand. I'll throw in some free eye-candy to sweeten the experience even more.

Let's start with Yamaha

The Yamaha Sark 135i has been voted "bike of the year", for its class of course. Will it be our next family bike? hmmm

Weird looking electrobike from this company...

this one's not too bad

WTF?

UDA motor??

please note the very handy hand brake

 Now off to Kawasaki...

D-Tracker 250...looking good

in motard version

Z1000....holy moly

 A pleasant surprise came with this new model, the Z250. Absolutely stunning in my opinion.

Ninja 250

Z250 in black

 I love the new frame and swingarm of the ER6-n, but the tank and the headlight are a bit too futuristic for my classic taste.

ER6-n 

Versys 650

Z250 again

Now is Suzuki's time. They decided it was a good time to hop on the 250cc bandwagon, but look what they came up with! The Inazuma 250. A complete design FAIL. A hotch potch of classic lines with some modern bits.  waaaacchhh

Benelli is back, well...kind of. Now they're Chinese actually and is distributed together with Keeway and SYM.

 

The Keeway TX200 got some good reviews from Thai riders

Keeway RK...also not bad

Benelli 600, made in China and assembled in Thailand

eeehhh, HELLO! Benelli was established in Pesaro in 1911!

the big brother, 898 (?), made in Italy, assembled in Thailand

it looked decent enough

what is it with those modern UGLY front lights?!? ER6n, Honda MSX, Inazuma 250 just to name a few

you thought I forgot the eye candy?

Honda

CRF 250

CRF M....love it

MSX

is he licking it?

Concept mini bike from Honda

I wanted to take a pic of the bike, no seriously...

Thai motorcycle company STALLION loves retro bikes

amazing paint job on this one

little hooligan bike

little racer...now, what bike did they get the inspiration from??

Honda CB500F....really, really nice bike

spicy chillie

Ducati, of course....

looking great even in white

if you can't spot the man (or men), don't come to Thailand

ER6n with a lot of bling bling

Vintage Boardtrack Video

A friend pointed me towards this lovely video of Board track motorcycle racing in the beginning of the last century. Amazing and scary stuff. One must have had elephant sized balls to ride at such speeds, dressed in an overall and a flimsy kind of helmet! You've certainly got my respect guys.

Motordrome - Board Track Motorcycle Racing in the US from Deluxe Ride on Vimeo.

T-shirt Addiction at Omega Racer!

Gentlemen, from today Omega Racer is the new official distributor for 

Addiction Brand Biker Clothing  

a successful manufacturer of biker clothing, tattoo T-shirts and motorcycle accessories based here in Thailand. They've been churning out amazing designs since 1998 and well known in the Thai big bike scene.

Addiction Brand is a registered trademark and is proud to be one of the few original tattoo style T-shirts and biker clothing producer in the world.

For 1 week only all T-shirts will be available at a 10% discount! 

Promotion ends on the 31st of March!

To see 52 t-shirts, hop over to the shop

CLICK HERE

Omega Toolroll Version 2.0

The first toolroll really got me inspired. Astrologers say Virgos like to improve stuff, and that's just what I tried to do. They also say we are overly fastidious, cold, unfriendly, critical and too focused on the little things. But that's just jealousy, coming from people who wouldn't recognize genius if it kicked them on the helmet.

Following my own design, I really think this new toolroll surpasses the old one in many ways. What do you think?

This new and improved version features:

• 10 pockets for Allen keys, wrenches and screwdrivers
• a separate pocket with 2 snap buttons (11.5cm x 11cm)
• 2 long and soft leather latches to easily strap it onto your bike 
• choose between 7 different colors!
• small design modifications possible upon request

Dimensions are:

length: 43cm

widht: 21cm

small pockets size: 3cm

large pocket: 4cm

pocket with snap buttons: 11.5cm x 11cm

If you wish, you can get it from here:

http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/prod_2530011-Toolroll.html

The tools are most definitely NOT included. ;-)

Heads Up - Italian Holiday 2013

I would like to give everybody a heads up regarding my absence from Thailand from the 19th of April to the 13th of May.
I will be enjoying a (well deserved) break with my family and friends in Italy. I will also work on Project Telos with my good friend Thomas and of course keep you up to date with any progress or set-backs. Hopefully only the former.

The shop will not close during this time and you will be able to order parts and helmets as usual. I have a trusted and competent person in charge while I'm away, but some delays may occur. I will still be glued to the internet though and diligently answer all your emails as usual.

In 1 month's time I will be able to answer the following questions:

1) Has my brother added yet another classic Italian bike to his collection?
2) Has my father added yet another LED array or chromey bit to his Goldwing Christmas tree...eeeh, I mean bike?
3) Will I be able, for the first time since I bought it in December 2012, to ride my Yamaha SR500 and go to one of the biggest bike meetings in South Tyrol on the 1st of May?
4) Will I be able to eat at least 50 pizzas and drink quality beer and wine during my stay and gain not less than 5kg on the scale??

This, and probably more, in about 1 month, so stay tuned and come back to check what's going on.

CIAO