28 Tuk-Tuks from 11 Exotic Countries

28 Tuk-Tuks from 11 Exotic Countries

Everybody likes tuk-tuks! Who can argue with that? In all countries the first thing we discover is a public transport. Most likely, we will use tuk-tuks, because they are the cheapest and most exotic way to get somewhere inside a city (some tuk-tuks offer trips even outside cities, for example, you can easily hire Cambodian [...]

3 Rules for Foreign Motorcyclists You Need to Know if You Want to Follow Thai Highway Code

3 Rules for Foreign Motorcyclists You Need to Know if You Want to Follow Thai Highway Code

Don’t want to converse with friendly Thai policemans too often? Don’t want to pay fines? Want to have a green light everywhere? You need to know only 3 rules of Thai unofficial highway code. Rules applicable for foreigners only, because for Thai people 3 rules are too much to remember and follow – too much [...]

Thais Use Motorbikes and Scooters as Trucks

Thais Use Motorbikes and Scooters as Trucks

As motorcycle is the most popular vehicle in Thailand, Thais use it for everything: for transportation of the whole family, including dogs and children; for sitting and eating; as a portable kitchen and a beverage shop. And, of course, they use it for carrying big luggages and freights. As Davidfl, member of GT-Rider.com and author [...]

Bankok Taxis’ Ecosystem: Forests of Amulets and Fields of Silly Toys

Bankok Taxis’ Ecosystem: Forests of Amulets and Fields of Silly Toys

Several days ago I discovered blog with a great conception. Dale Konstanz, the author of the blog, uses Bangkok taxis and takes pictures of inside decorations, fantastic in their craziness, every single day. Because a car is a house on wheels, taxi drivers have unlimited possibilities to decorate their vehicles. Of course, the first thing [...]

Monster from China Town (OMG! They Killed Vespa! You Bastards!)

Monster from China Town (OMG! They Killed Vespa! You Bastards!)

Most of motorcycle stylings and tunings look very standard, because people just put some pictures or textures onto a bike body, change some small parts («Hey, dude, this is my new anodized fuel tank’s cap for $20, it’s nice, isn’t it?»). But motorcycles look too casual, still. Somebody does serious styling rarely. And if somebody [...]

Custom Bicycle Choppers, Penny-Farthings and Penny-Farthing-Choppers

Custom Bicycle Choppers, Penny-Farthings and Penny-Farthing-Choppers

My friend Chris doesn’t like my blog. “You write about motorbikes, I like bicycles,” he said. Ok, I have to write something about bicycles! There are crazy-odd-weird bicycles in Thailand too. For example, look at this mutant, mixed penny-farthing bike from 1880s and chopper from the end 20 century. I met this bike and [...]

40 Various Tuk-Tuks from All Thailand: the Unofficial Emblem of Country

40 Various Tuk-Tuks from All Thailand: the Unofficial Emblem of Country

Thais have King and Buddhism, and officially they are symbols of Thailand. But, anybody, who been in Thailand, agrees the real symbol is small, noisy vehicle riding in smelling clouds of exhaust pollutions. That vehicles produced locally by small producers. That’s why vehicles look so home-made. In most of modifications producers use parts of factory [...]

7 Symbols on Thai Vehicles: What They Mean?

7 Symbols on Thai Vehicles: What They Mean?

When one comes to Thailand, he quickly notices a system of symbols on Thai trucks, pickups and motorcycles. Usualy it’s stickers, because a sticker is a modern, cheap and quick way to put some information on a vehicle. It’s an Asian way also, because of well developed production. Sometimes, it’s authentic old style paintings and [...]