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[rickthailand]

hi, I just wanted to share my experience so it might be helpfull to someone. i recently moved from Nong Khai to Chiang mai. I was gonna sell my motorbike and buy a new one in chiang mai as i was driving down and there was no room for the motorbike. Than a friend gave a great suggestion. nYou can have your motorbike posted to anywhere in thailand by thailand post. just bring it to the post office without petrol and they will deliver it to the address you want. for this trip it would take 1 week and cost 2.000 bath.

Now there is another option which is what i did. you can go to the bus station and look for the bus that goes to wherever you want the motorbike to be delivered. In my case the bus to chiang mai. I paid 1.500 bath filled out a form and had to buy a bus ticket even though i did notn have to be on the bus. They also wanted a copy of my motorbike book incase they got stopped by police to show it was not stolen. You have to tell them who is picking the motorbike up and there id number. The motor bike went on the bus at 3pm anbd arrived in chiang mai at 8am. showed the id and took the motorbike.

i think this is a great service.

[jubby]

rickthailand, on 2009-03-06 09:46:55, said:

hi, I just wanted to share my experience so it might be helpfull to someone. i recently moved from Nong Khai to Chiang mai. I was gonna sell my motorbike and buy a new one in chiang mai as i was driving down and there was no room for the motorbike. Than a friend gave a great suggestion. nYou can have your motorbike posted to anywhere in thailand by thailand post. just bring it to the post office without petrol and they will deliver it to the address you want. for this trip it would take 1 week and cost 2.000 bath.

Now there is another option which is what i did. you can go to the bus station and look for the bus that goes to wherever you want the motorbike to be delivered. In my case the bus to chiang mai. I paid 1.500 bath filled out a form and had to buy a bus ticket even though i did notn have to be on the bus. They also wanted a copy of my motorbike book incase they got stopped by police to show it was not stolen. You have to tell them who is picking the motorbike up and there id number. The motor bike went on the bus at 3pm anbd arrived in chiang mai at 8am. showed the id and took the motorbike.

i think this is a great service.

Indeed.   Not sure I'd be pleased as a passenger on said bus sat next to your Motorbike though  

[Hssl]

Ah the great courier system that is the Thai Bus - Used them lots of times  and the mini bus varient as well. One of the best ways to transport goods around the country.

[0Mix1up]

yes except the usual thai rip off system

issan-pattaya 900baht quoted in issan

pattaya-issan 1800baht quoted at pattaya

[jubby]

0Mix1up, on 2009-03-06 10:16:26, said:

yes except the usual thai rip off system

issan-pattaya 900baht quoted in issan

pattaya-issan 1800baht quoted at pattaya

Thats Business mate,  Supply & Demand

[rickthailand]

for me paying 1500 was great!! no worries about feeling ripped off!!

[NewLifeNY]

rickthailand, on 2009-03-06 16:16:03, said:

for me paying 1500 was great!! no worries about feeling ripped off!!

What kind of bike was it? how many cc's? or are you talking about a push bike?


Edit: sorry, just read that you said "motorbike", ok...how many cc's?

Edited by NewLifeNY, 2009-03-06 15:28:18.

[katana]

You used to be able to take motorbikes on the train with you in the UK until the 1980s when they stopped the service. Was quite useful. Thailand ahead of the UK here.

[barrybike]

must be a small 100cc bike is it

[rickthailand]

it was a small125cc bike

[GungaDin]

Has anyone accompanied a 125 or 135 cc M/C down to Hua Hin or further south on the train?

Rough cost?

Thanks.