Скачать или смотреть To Bangkok by Bike (2022) – Episode 1 - Singapore to Surat Thani

End of 2022 and its time to take the bikes out for another touring adventure into Thailand.

This time round, the destination is Bangkok, a round trip of 4100km. We set out early morning on 23rd Dec 2022 with a conservative target to reach Bangkok by the 26th.
First overnight stop was the town of Butterworth, Penang. The next day was spent getting our paperwork in order, clearing Malaysia/ Thai customs and riding up to Surat Thani on the Thai east coast.

Weather was good, with no signs of the heavy rains and devastating flash floods that plagued South Thailand just a week ago. It was a long slog up north, our speeds rarely above 110km/h. The road was busy with lorries and speeding overloaded trucks. What was not shown in the videos was what seemed to be a fatal hit and run accident between a local on a scooter and a truck just seconds ahead of us. This contributed to our decision to leave the highway to take the slower inner roads.

About 50km from Surat Thani, the Triumph’s engine warning light lit up, further necessitating us to reduce our speed as a precaution. Fortunately, the bike felt fine and had no weird noises or vibrations so we carried on without too much worry.

We finally rolled into Surat Thani and did what we always do at such places, look for the night market for some eats.

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