Posted 2009-09-22 00:18:48
 Scubabuddha, on 2009-09-15 09:09:55, said:
I just went through this brain numbing process with a bike in similar condition. This thread will undoubtedly get filled with responses from this persons claiming you can do this or that and then other claiming a completely different story, as has happened in so many other threads like this one. There can be so many problems with books in Thailand that they are two numerous to list, and the rules vary wildly by province, and are constantly changing, even in the last 6 months, as I found out. It is getting much harder to find an official that you can bribe to make a new book or transfer title for a bent book, but it's all who you know. Something that was no problem with a 14k backhander 6 months ago is now met with a "can not." by my fixer. Everytime I thought I was past a hurdle, another was placed in front of me. And this was trying at multiple land transport departments using multiple and very good Thai fixers. And now it's getting much tougher as the rules continue to change. The government is getting pressured to rid Thai roads these old pseudo-legally imported "grey bikes" due to a deal struck with the major manufacturer's of Jap big bikes which are now being made in Thailand. There is only two ways to buy a used big bike in Thailand now. To ensure there are no problems, you must take the current legal owner, the book and bike, to the land transport dept. with you with the understanding that if the bike can't be moved to your province and put in your name, you will not buy it. Period.
The other option is to keep it in the old province under the old owners name, which many people do. Just keep a copy of the book with you and keep the tax disk current and displayed on the bike. As of now you can still get tax disks for the dodgy bikes and books but who knows for how long. Bikes are usually discounted 20-50% when there green books are in this condition. So far at police checkpoints they are not checking quality of books and who's name are on them. However, if you leave your bike in big bike shop overnight and it gets raided, you may loose your bike if you can't prove beyond a doubt that the bike is yours and legal, which is really up to the police to determine what "legal" means. Many people have lost their bikes this way, only to later see police riding around on them later.
Edit: I didn't want to go into that much detail, but LivinLOS comments reflect what happened to me concerning just one of the issues on my bike, the page 18. When I traveled outside Phuket to register the bike, I was faced with another slew of issues, but Page 18 import duties was not one of them. My CBR 400's book claimed it was a 1 cylinder, and according to the land transport departments records, there was a problem with the serial numbers as well. The odd thing was, they simply would not accept any money to overlook the issues, so it wasn't liek they were trying to extort me. Same thing with Phuket. I was simply told at both places. "can not," so i had to sell it at a discount as is.
Best advice, avoid the hassle of buying a used big bike in Thailand, unless it is less than a few years old and papers are in order. So many new bikes are available at much more reasonable prices now, with more coming soon. It's a tough pill to swallow since this was the purpose of all these changes, but it makes economic sense.
Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
Posted 2009-09-22 08:50:33
classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: Scubabuddha, on 2009-09-15 09:09:55, said: I just went through this brain numbing process with a bike in similar condition. This thread will undoubtedly get filled with responses from this persons claiming you can do this or that and then other claiming a completely different story, as has happened in so many other threads like this one. There can be so many problems with books in Thailand that they are two numerous to list, and the rules vary wildly by province, and are constantly changing, even in the last 6 months, as I found out. It is getting much harder to find an official that you can bribe to make a new book or transfer title for a bent book, but it's all who you know. Something that was no problem with a 14k backhander 6 months ago is now met with a "can not." by my fixer. Everytime I thought I was past a hurdle, another was placed in front of me. And this was trying at multiple land transport departments using multiple and very good Thai fixers. And now it's getting much tougher as the rules continue to change. The government is getting pressured to rid Thai roads these old pseudo-legally imported "grey bikes" due to a deal struck with the major manufacturer's of Jap big bikes which are now being made in Thailand. There is only two ways to buy a used big bike in Thailand now. To ensure there are no problems, you must take the current legal owner, the book and bike, to the land transport dept. with you with the understanding that if the bike can't be moved to your province and put in your name, you will not buy it. Period.
The other option is to keep it in the old province under the old owners name, which many people do. Just keep a copy of the book with you and keep the tax disk current and displayed on the bike. As of now you can still get tax disks for the dodgy bikes and books but who knows for how long. Bikes are usually discounted 20-50% when there green books are in this condition. So far at police checkpoints they are not checking quality of books and who's name are on them. However, if you leave your bike in big bike shop overnight and it gets raided, you may loose your bike if you can't prove beyond a doubt that the bike is yours and legal, which is really up to the police to determine what "legal" means. Many people have lost their bikes this way, only to later see police riding around on them later.
Edit: I didn't want to go into that much detail, but LivinLOS comments reflect what happened to me concerning just one of the issues on my bike, the page 18. When I traveled outside Phuket to register the bike, I was faced with another slew of issues, but Page 18 import duties was not one of them. My CBR 400's book claimed it was a 1 cylinder, and according to the land transport departments records, there was a problem with the serial numbers as well. The odd thing was, they simply would not accept any money to overlook the issues, so it wasn't liek they were trying to extort me. Same thing with Phuket. I was simply told at both places. "can not," so i had to sell it at a discount as is.
Best advice, avoid the hassle of buying a used big bike in Thailand, unless it is less than a few years old and papers are in order. So many new bikes are available at much more reasonable prices now, with more coming soon. It's a tough pill to swallow since this was the purpose of all these changes, but it makes economic sense.
Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
hear hear..
That was some of the best 'old timey gibberish' I have heard in these parts for many a year 
Posted 2009-09-22 09:11:35
LivinLOS, on 2009-09-22 08:50:33, said: classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: Scubabuddha, on 2009-09-15 09:09:55, said: I just went through this brain numbing process with a bike in similar condition. This thread will undoubtedly get filled with responses from this persons claiming you can do this or that and then other claiming a completely different story, as has happened in so many other threads like this one. There can be so many problems with books in Thailand that they are two numerous to list, and the rules vary wildly by province, and are constantly changing, even in the last 6 months, as I found out. It is getting much harder to find an official that you can bribe to make a new book or transfer title for a bent book, but it's all who you know. Something that was no problem with a 14k backhander 6 months ago is now met with a "can not." by my fixer. Everytime I thought I was past a hurdle, another was placed in front of me. And this was trying at multiple land transport departments using multiple and very good Thai fixers. And now it's getting much tougher as the rules continue to change. The government is getting pressured to rid Thai roads these old pseudo-legally imported "grey bikes" due to a deal struck with the major manufacturer's of Jap big bikes which are now being made in Thailand. There is only two ways to buy a used big bike in Thailand now. To ensure there are no problems, you must take the current legal owner, the book and bike, to the land transport dept. with you with the understanding that if the bike can't be moved to your province and put in your name, you will not buy it. Period.
The other option is to keep it in the old province under the old owners name, which many people do. Just keep a copy of the book with you and keep the tax disk current and displayed on the bike. As of now you can still get tax disks for the dodgy bikes and books but who knows for how long. Bikes are usually discounted 20-50% when there green books are in this condition. So far at police checkpoints they are not checking quality of books and who's name are on them. However, if you leave your bike in big bike shop overnight and it gets raided, you may loose your bike if you can't prove beyond a doubt that the bike is yours and legal, which is really up to the police to determine what "legal" means. Many people have lost their bikes this way, only to later see police riding around on them later.
Edit: I didn't want to go into that much detail, but LivinLOS comments reflect what happened to me concerning just one of the issues on my bike, the page 18. When I traveled outside Phuket to register the bike, I was faced with another slew of issues, but Page 18 import duties was not one of them. My CBR 400's book claimed it was a 1 cylinder, and according to the land transport departments records, there was a problem with the serial numbers as well. The odd thing was, they simply would not accept any money to overlook the issues, so it wasn't liek they were trying to extort me. Same thing with Phuket. I was simply told at both places. "can not," so i had to sell it at a discount as is.
Best advice, avoid the hassle of buying a used big bike in Thailand, unless it is less than a few years old and papers are in order. So many new bikes are available at much more reasonable prices now, with more coming soon. It's a tough pill to swallow since this was the purpose of all these changes, but it makes economic sense.
Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
hear hear..
That was some of the best 'old timey gibberish' I have heard in these parts for many a year
Yeah, I wasn't quote sure what that was all about. I put it into Google translate, but they don't yet offer an "'old timey gibberish' to English translation yet. 
Posted 2009-09-22 09:16:43
LivinLOS, on 2009-09-22 08:50:33, said: classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: Scubabuddha, on 2009-09-15 09:09:55, said: I just went through this brain numbing process with a bike in similar condition. This thread will undoubtedly get filled with responses from this persons claiming you can do this or that and then other claiming a completely different story, as has happened in so many other threads like this one. There can be so many problems with books in Thailand that they are two numerous to list, and the rules vary wildly by province, and are constantly changing, even in the last 6 months, as I found out. It is getting much harder to find an official that you can bribe to make a new book or transfer title for a bent book, but it's all who you know. Something that was no problem with a 14k backhander 6 months ago is now met with a "can not." by my fixer. Everytime I thought I was past a hurdle, another was placed in front of me. And this was trying at multiple land transport departments using multiple and very good Thai fixers. And now it's getting much tougher as the rules continue to change. The government is getting pressured to rid Thai roads these old pseudo-legally imported "grey bikes" due to a deal struck with the major manufacturer's of Jap big bikes which are now being made in Thailand. There is only two ways to buy a used big bike in Thailand now. To ensure there are no problems, you must take the current legal owner, the book and bike, to the land transport dept. with you with the understanding that if the bike can't be moved to your province and put in your name, you will not buy it. Period.
The other option is to keep it in the old province under the old owners name, which many people do. Just keep a copy of the book with you and keep the tax disk current and displayed on the bike. As of now you can still get tax disks for the dodgy bikes and books but who knows for how long. Bikes are usually discounted 20-50% when there green books are in this condition. So far at police checkpoints they are not checking quality of books and who's name are on them. However, if you leave your bike in big bike shop overnight and it gets raided, you may loose your bike if you can't prove beyond a doubt that the bike is yours and legal, which is really up to the police to determine what "legal" means. Many people have lost their bikes this way, only to later see police riding around on them later.
Edit: I didn't want to go into that much detail, but LivinLOS comments reflect what happened to me concerning just one of the issues on my bike, the page 18. When I traveled outside Phuket to register the bike, I was faced with another slew of issues, but Page 18 import duties was not one of them. My CBR 400's book claimed it was a 1 cylinder, and according to the land transport departments records, there was a problem with the serial numbers as well. The odd thing was, they simply would not accept any money to overlook the issues, so it wasn't liek they were trying to extort me. Same thing with Phuket. I was simply told at both places. "can not," so i had to sell it at a discount as is.
Best advice, avoid the hassle of buying a used big bike in Thailand, unless it is less than a few years old and papers are in order. So many new bikes are available at much more reasonable prices now, with more coming soon. It's a tough pill to swallow since this was the purpose of all these changes, but it makes economic sense.
Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
hear hear..
That was some of the best 'old timey gibberish' I have heard in these parts for many a year
classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: "...sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails."  That's the hardest I think I have ever laughed reading a Thaivisa post!!!!
Edited by Scubabuddha, 2009-09-22 09:21:53.
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katabeachbum
Posted 2009-09-23 12:02:40
Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
hear hear..
That was some of the best 'old timey gibberish' I have heard in these parts for many a year
classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: "...sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails." That's the hardest I think I have ever laughed reading a Thaivisa post!!!!
yepp, 
but still understand what classix is saying.
There is no problem having a unique bike/thai style bike in LOS as long as its imported properly (as a bike, not scrap) or build here, taxes payed and logged in page 18, and emission qualify. Basicly the rest is up to owner
Posted 2009-09-23 19:01:57
katabeachbum, on 2009-09-23 12:02:40, said: Sad that the toyota fortuner crew ride against this nice uniqe thaistyle bikes.i dont like this new zoghurt ninjas .thailand land of the free why not leave like it is.why not just can import a bike from any country.who gets hurt.always some rules can not take care for some important issues sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails.phuketbikeweek lives from this kind free style.with the boats zears ago was the same thing 200 percent importtax then changed better lobby.i forgett to mention airpolution traffic a railway connect airport beaches big c.this are the future for phuket not some old bikes and old bikers like me.i wait for the tatoo hunt.alcohol bann somgkran.let poeple free as long they leave others free.lets enjoy the sundown on this paradise island.carabaow help
hear hear..
That was some of the best 'old timey gibberish' I have heard in these parts for many a year
classix, on 2009-09-22 00:18:48, said: "...sunpowerstations bicycle rails kindergardens windrails." That's the hardest I think I have ever laughed reading a Thaivisa post!!!!
yepp,
but still understand what classix is saying.
There is no problem having a unique bike/thai style bike in LOS as long as its imported properly (as a bike, not scrap) or build here, taxes payed and logged in page 18, and emission qualify. Basicly the rest is up to owner
Classic bikes lets say pre 1980.big bike.at that time here in thail. nobody knew about this laws also nobody cares.police checked the bike ....and it was ok you had phuketplates and legal bz police here.that was the usuual way.now after more then 15 years it starts complaining about this books.there are only a handfull kickstartbikes here as many others the cc mostly wrong inside the book for bigger bikes they just put 750 inside the book.even it was only a 600. there should be a chance to make a book here in phuket for a reasonable price.this bkk adventure is unrealistic. also i see no reason for not allowing buying a bike somewhere in the world by ebay and riding and registering it here.also as i saw here at the end it always comes out here fair they just do it here there way so i am sure sooner it will possible to import a classic car or bike or whatelse poeple want.we were riding our bikes through thailand and getting checked some didnt had any papers some had blue books from cars we get as group 40 bikes 2000 baht charged everbody friendly nobody lost face what more do we want.I made the mistake import a classicbike 5 years ago throu a mover intl.company the bike was worth 600 us dollars shipping another 600 us dollars then i need to sent 1200 dollors to customs then i get a invoice which wasnt accepted by phuket DMV.its the only one in thailand clasicbikemagazine thailand featured it soon i nail em to my other 2 kickstart bikes on the wall in my leavingroom anyway its may time ride honda dream and get a policehaircut.See you at phuketbikeweek at the beeroutlet sure we will see thaibikes freestyle
CHOK DEE
Posted 2009-10-12 14:17:44
FWIW, my Steed was legally registered in Nonthaburi, bought in Bangkok, and re-registered in my name down south in NST with no problems. I was even offered my choice of number plate.
My 1980ish Yamaha XJ650 Special is still being used by a Thai pal in NST, registered in NST, and the original book has been on sale in Bangkok. As yet, no takers...
Posted 2010-01-22 11:29:40
Kf6vci, on 2009-09-15 19:35:29, said: Scuba - thanks for sharing, this is most unfortunate! A big bike shop opened up in my neighborhood named www.siambigbike.co.th and none of the all Japanese import bikes comes with rego or book. I asked how much for a Green Book? A: "35,000". Elsewhere, I read that 62,000 is the value of a new green book.
Handing over cash and taking possession is the easy bit. Someone suggested to wait with payment until the title gets transferred at the DMV (I don't know the name over here).
Thank you all,
Chris
A couple of months ago I had a look at a 400cc Honda Steed in SiamBigBikes.
Very nice to look at and it sounded good too.
88,000 baht but no green book. The guy told me a green book would be another 38,000 baht.
From what I read on here it looks closer to 75,000 baht for the book making that bike around 150, to 160,000 baht.
Not worth the money I think.
Edited by billd766, 2010-01-22 11:32:33.
Posted 2010-05-12 08:23:43
LivinLOS, on 2009-09-15 09:52:28, said: A bike being registered in a different changwat is not really a problem..
But it does beg the question WHY is it not registered in the home province ??
Firstly the book should be checked over.. The make model must be correct, then also the age of the bike in the book must be the age that this exact model is, any discrepancy is clearly showing the bike could not be the same as the book.
Also then engine and frame numbers must be checked and exact.. Then the stamps must be straight and correct, I have seen some utter bodges.. Run your hand over the frame area to see that its truly round and doesnt have a flat spot where previous numbers were filed down.
Then look back through the book.. Make sure it didnt change color and engine number at the same time at any point in its history.. A give away that the frame number was shifted to a donor bike.
If bike make model age and numbers all match the book then theres not much the government can say, its in the computer, its numbers match, and it cannot be told apart from a legit one.
On Phuket they are also refusing transfers if the page 18 tax information is not in there. This is a total fuc_k up as the law applied to bikes aged between 2542 and after (IIRC its in some thread I posted) so from 98 onwards, however Phukets DMV illegally apply this rule to ANY bike missing page 18 information and simply say go speak to customs.. Customs again lie and demand money for any age machine, even with a smart lawyer who got many bikes released without payment, they refuse to write 'clearance letters' which the DMV insists on to transfer. Basically they are simply trying to extort money by exploiting peoples ignorance.. Also fact is this information was considered irrelevant and many DMV's simply didnt bother to move it over when they made new books. This is not enforced in any other province I know of but it s major hassle here.
Also Phukets DMV are not transferring bikes that are 'non standard' even down to aftermarket indicators or light clusters.. Just being total dicks about big bike transfers. Again this is here only to my knowledge.
Hi
Where do You go to get a Green Book translated to English. I want to have all of it translated into English Not just the Page with the Year and serial numbers.
Thanks RCP
Posted 2010-10-05 20:24:47
Captain Haddock, on 2009-10-12 14:17:44, said:
FWIW, my Steed was legally registered in Nonthaburi, bought in Bangkok, and re-registered in my name down south in NST with no problems. I was even offered my choice of number plate.
My 1980ish Yamaha XJ650 Special is still being used by a Thai pal in NST, registered in NST, and the original book has been on sale in Bangkok. As yet, no takers...
Hi Guy's
I am considering buying my first 2nd hand bike in LOS (others have been new) can anyone tell me the procedure, i am planning to take a trip to view and ride the bike and if it stacks up the owner has agreed to go to the transport office with me to change the name, before i hand over any cash.
My question is, the bike is in Tak and i live in Chiang Rai, at the transport office in Tak will they simple add my name to the green book and then i will have to go to the transport office in CR to get a plate or can i do the whole thing in Tak. Also apart from a letter of residence what other stuff will i need to take apart from cash that is?
Thanks in advance.
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RusticCharm
Posted 2010-10-24 14:52:30
Jesus! Do you all really need to quote the same lengthy posts over and over again?
F'f*cks sake!
Posted 2010-10-29 13:21:02
Why? would you buy an unregistered bike,then go through all the process of getting a dodgy book and worrying about it.There is a better choice now in Thailand,than ever before of legal big bikes with green books. I've just bought a Kawasaki er6n all legal with green book in my name and a 2 year warranty.Ok not everybody wants to buy a Kawasaki but there are plenty of other makes street legal.
Posted 2010-10-29 13:24:35
lee68, on 2010-10-29 13:21:02, said:
Why? would you buy an unregistered bike,then go through all the process of getting a dodgy book and worrying about it.There is a better choice now in Thailand,than ever before of legal big bikes with green books. I've just bought a Kawasaki er6n all legal with green book in my name and a 2 year warranty.Ok not everybody wants to buy a Kawasaki but there are plenty of other makes street legal.
Plenty ??? Really ??
So lets subtract anything over half a mil.. And remove 2 pot Kwakers from the equation..
Now remind me of the plenty ?? those would be ??
Theres 100's of big bikes, in the 100 - 300 range, of all ages and conditions.. But the books become the issue.
Posted 2010-10-29 13:30:38
bsacbob, on 2010-10-05 20:24:47, said:
Captain Haddock, on 2009-10-12 14:17:44, said:
FWIW, my Steed was legally registered in Nonthaburi, bought in Bangkok, and re-registered in my name down south in NST with no problems. I was even offered my choice of number plate.
My 1980ish Yamaha XJ650 Special is still being used by a Thai pal in NST, registered in NST, and the original book has been on sale in Bangkok. As yet, no takers...
Hi Guy's
I am considering buying my first 2nd hand bike in LOS (others have been new) can anyone tell me the procedure, i am planning to take a trip to view and ride the bike and if it stacks up the owner has agreed to go to the transport office with me to change the name, before i hand over any cash.
My question is, the bike is in Tak and i live in Chiang Rai, at the transport office in Tak will they simple add my name to the green book and then i will have to go to the transport office in CR to get a plate or can i do the whole thing in Tak. Also apart from a letter of residence what other stuff will i need to take apart from cash that is?
Thanks in advance.
If you have all the correct paperwork,they will put it in your name in tak,then you just take it up to chaing rai and apply for the plates there.And don't hand any money over until they match the book and the bike together.your going to call me stupid but make sure you take your passport with you,i recently bought a 2nd hand bike in chaing mai and the guy selling it didn't bring his passport,no big problem just a few hours wait while he had to go and get it from his bank.If its thai they only need id card and house papers.
Posted 2010-10-29 13:37:08
LivinLOS, on 2010-10-29 13:24:35, said:
lee68, on 2010-10-29 13:21:02, said:
Why? would you buy an unregistered bike,then go through all the process of getting a dodgy book and worrying about it.There is a better choice now in Thailand,than ever before of legal big bikes with green books. I've just bought a Kawasaki er6n all legal with green book in my name and a 2 year warranty.Ok not everybody wants to buy a Kawasaki but there are plenty of other makes street legal.
Plenty ??? Really ??
So lets subtract anything over half a mil.. And remove 2 pot Kwakers from the equation..
Now remind me of the plenty ?? those would be ??
Theres 100's of big bikes, in the 100 - 300 range, of all ages and conditions.. But the books become the issue.
Yes i will give you that,i would of liked a triumph but the half mil bracket was more than i wanted to pay,and i did look at some of the other older ones in the range and they either didnt have a book or were very dodgy.
Posted 2010-12-10 17:22:53
This is all great info, Does anyone know where I can get a side car made for my Motorbike. Would like to get one.
Thanks
Posted 2011-02-26 14:10:10
i find it hard to believe some silly fkcrs
part with their money for a no book bike.
i was offered a quick sale recently in udon , 20,000 bht, book to follow . 
a good heart, is fatal in thailand . 
Posted 2011-03-08 16:31:53
no book no sale, in my opinion. Don't really know why people would pay good money for a 'grey bike' and then either risk the police suddenly checking the details, or spending money to get a proper green book. Might as well spend the money on a legit bike in the first place.
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Hi Guys,
I have a 2007 imported Kawasaki KLX . It is not in my name yet because the book is a bit dodgy and I am not sure if I should give it try to put it in my own name.
The only thing not correct in the book is the age of the bike. I think it is a 2007 model and the age in the book it is 22 years old. It is the name of a foreigner who has died. The book has page 18 in it and I have paid tax and have พรบ on it. So when police stops me, there will not be any issues as I only have to show the พรบ normally.
The bike is registered in Prachinburi. What would happen if I take the bike to the registration office in Rayong where I am located?
Can I actually change it into my name at the Rayong office when the bike is registered in Prachinburi?
What will happen if the book is found to be incorrect? Will I only be told that I can't change it into my name or might the book be taken of me?
If there is no risk I will just give it a try and if it doesnot work out I will continue to use it as I do at the moment.
Thanks for any answers in advance.
Regards,
Jarno
Posted 2011-09-06 12:32:41
jarno1973, on 2011-04-30 10:49:57, said:
Hi Guys,
I have a 2007 imported Kawasaki KLX . It is not in my name yet because the book is a bit dodgy and I am not sure if I should give it try to put it in my own name.
The only thing not correct in the book is the age of the bike. I think it is a 2007 model and the age in the book it is 22 years old. It is the name of a foreigner who has died. The book has page 18 in it and I have paid tax and have พรบ on it. So when police stops me, there will not be any issues as I only have to show the พรบ normally.
The bike is registered in Prachinburi. What would happen if I take the bike to the registration office in Rayong where I am located?
Can I actually change it into my name at the Rayong office when the bike is registered in Prachinburi?
What will happen if the book is found to be incorrect? Will I only be told that I can't change it into my name or might the book be taken of me?
If there is no risk I will just give it a try and if it doesnot work out I will continue to use it as I do at the moment.
Thanks for any answers in advance.
Regards,
Jarno
the DLA might suggest to take the bike to the copshop and get a "clearance" letter before they can transfer a grey bike
this could end up in the bike being seized or a hefty fine being asked for
the problem with thailand is theres no consistancy so the process could run smooth as butter or it could take u to hell and back 
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