About
Colin is a serious motorcycle rider who visits Thailand every year, when it is Winter in his home country, the UK and rides literally any & every road he can around Thailand.
As he journeys, he takes photographs and these tell a story of the places he visits.
To end the day, he typically shows what he had for his evening meal and also a little about his accommodation.
Below is a calendar of where in Thailand he has been since November 2007, shown by region of Thailand, as defined by the GT-Rider forum where he posts all his activity at the end of each day.
Check out the latest rides here …
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The Cap’ns a Legend.
Good for you putting such a resource together so that others may enjoy Thailand’s scenic byways, rather than the frenetic highways.
Obviously a labour of love, but also a civic service to his fellow bikers.
Looking forward to the snake, road-kill & creepy-crawly page…
Oh, and the 7-11 directory!
Thank you Cap’n.
Cheers
Rhodie
hi colin didnt know you had a website have a look at mine.
what do you pay for hosting ?.
works not looking good gonna chuck my trowel in the weelie bin in 6-8 weeks earning nearly as much on internet evenings as full time building , just advertising for free doing some video ads latter this week wich my trainer says will get even more sales.
pete
what are you trying to prove with this site mate? That you’re a ‘real’ hardcore biker or something?
Pathetic
Harwoo dig dig bang!!!
Hi Friend, I see the passion beyond it. Congratulations for your trip report, think Thailand is an endless subject for it.
Have great fun, and if once it happens you cruise near by Cha-Am around June/July/August or X’Mas (the periods we are generally in LOS) do not hesitate to make a stop to us
Laurent
I am in awe, what a cool thing to do – the journeys and the blog. Well done, keep up the good work
Colin / Captain Slash
You’re an absolute star in the Thailand motorcycle touring world. I appreciate all your reports & photos. I’m sure you have been & are an inspiration for lots of other motorcyclists wanting to tour around Thailand.
Hi Captain
Great to put all that info in one place. Useful for anyone planning a trip on two wheels around Thailand.
ATB
Dan
Colin, great stuff mate. Keep up the good work! Some good information here for riders in Thailand…… Muzz
colin
i am doing a write up for my local biking groups little magazine thing in london. I have recently come back from thailand riding but am an awful photographer. Would it be possible to copy and paste a couple of your photos. it would only be seen by about 100 people.
many thanks
simon
Captain,
You are producing an excellent reference for your fellow riders in Thailand, it’s been especially usefull for me down in the south of Thailand and I have already copied a few of your routes.
cheers
Dave
Cap’n, I appreciate all the photos. I’m coming the Chiang Mai for the first time in Jan and feel more confident – as a solo female travler – about the road conditions. After some of the roads I traveled in Vietnam, this will be delightful!
creampy – you’re just jealouuuusss! Besides, don’t you know the difference between a “biker” and a motorcyclist? Yeah, I thought so.
Thank’s Captain, now You have pushed me over the edge so to say, I am a 62 year young retired Swede now living in Thailand, and I have always been dreaming of “finding out where all the roads go”, so now, inspired by You, I will start making shorter and longer tours on my old Yama SR 400. BUT: so far I haven’t been able to find any map with the smaller roads shown, my maps only show roads with 3XXX-numbers, and in many of Your reports You drive 4XXX-numbered roads. So now, if You for some few minutes step out of the saddle, I would be very greatful for any hint of where to find some better maps, if there are any.
Many thanks Leif
Dave and Iris, thanks for the compliments. Leif I use the Thinknet maps which although not perfect show a lot more roads than some maps do
Capt:
Thanks for the mention of the Thinknet maps! I’ve previously been using Roadway maps, which unlike most, do show many ‘Unseen Thailand’ locations. I found and purchased complete selection of the Thinknet maps at the SE-ED bookstore (in Big-C, So. Pattaya). Now, I’ll not be blindly guessing which way to go when on a 4-digit road! As some of the print detail is so small on the Thinknet maps, I’ll surely also need a magnifying glass to fully appreciate them
At Franz’ GTR party, last month (April), it was nice to have met your website assistant. Nice lady!
Thanks, Jay ['cdrw' on GTR]
Hey Captain…
First off, a big thank you for share all ur trips with us…
I imagine that’s lot of work and it’s well done!
Definitely u’re the ONE know about Thailand…
I spent 4 hours tonight to read ur treats…amazing…
1000 thanks…
A friend sent me the link to your website and it looks great. We’re also biking fans in Thailand and we love to get out on our Phantoms. This year Christmas we will head south to the Malaysian border. Nineteen days of fun. Maybe we can bike together sometime? We both have a GPS and that makes it a lot easier when you are looking for something. Have a look at my website. I will add motortrip as a label.
Have fun and travel safe!
Hi Captain.
from my own mc-trips in Thailand during the last 8 years.
Great website with a lot of beautiful pictures and stories about your trips in Thailand.
I have a lot of the same pictures
Me and my wife are driving around on a Honda Shadow 1100, and we are off to Phuket, Thailand again the 27th of December 2010 – returning to Denmark again on the 10th of January 2011.
Our route this year will proberly be Phuket – Khao Lak – Khao Sok – Ranong – Surat Thani – Trang – Krabi – Phuket. But we havn’t planned anything yet. We usually drive 200-300 km per day.
If you are in the areas at that time, we have to drink a beer together and exchange some stories.
Is there something we just have to see on this trip ? We are open for suggestions.
Regards
Per and Susanne Emborg
Denmark
Hello Per
I will not be in your area of riding during your stay so unfortunately we wont get the chance to meet up, there are some good routes from Ranong east across the mountains then back across them again from both the south and north of Ranong
Regards
Colin
Colin,What a fantastic website!On behafe of motorcycle riders in Thailand I would like to say thank you.
You do have a good memory,we did meet in chang mai mabe 3 years ago.
Thanks for the quick reply on the seat cushons,I will be bringing one back next season.
I am still rideing my Phantom and now have 52,000k on it.It still runs well but now I only get 30k per l.
Im thinking you have alot of K on your Phantom,had any work done yet?
Happy Trails and a Happy new year to you!
Al
Al, if I remember correctly I think it was at Craigs bar The Local in Moonmuang soi 9 that we met possibly on a new years eve night.
The Phanton has now done 103,000 km, the cam chain tensioner was replaced at 86,000 km and the clutch plates at 90,000 km but apart from that it runs great and I still get 40 km per L using gasohol 91.
Where do you reside in Thailand nowadays?
Cheers
Colin
I’m arriving in CM next week and I am so ready to ride! I have only ridden BMW touring bikes (yeah, so I’m an airhead) so I’ll need some time to get adjusted to whatever I ride (honda most likely). I’m not brave enough to ride alone and try those little dirt tracks so I guess I’ll just have to have my adventure on asphalt. sigh.
Thank you again for providing visuals. I can’t get the links on GTR to work anymore so I knew I could count on you. Happy New Year to you and anyone reading this.
Thanks Iris and you have a great time over here
Dear Colin,
This is great website!!!! You are the one who know Thailand very well, I think!
Have a good ride!
Cheers,
Mayuree
I have just returned from my trip and am safe at home. My body is still trying to get used to the cold! Anyway, I didn’t get as many miles in as I thought I would but that’s ok. I did the Mae Hong Son loop, spent some unexpected time in Khun Yuam since the first bike rented was a disaster. Got over to Chae Som area and riding the mountains was a lot like northern California (expect for the herds of cows, rice paddies, etc). I found quickly that most Thais don’t know how to read a map. So after several “lost” experiences I got into the habit of asking for specific towns/villages. It’s a whole different world when you get out there into the boonies (short for boondocks).
Most roads were good but I learned quickly that one NEVER takes one’s eyes off the road as pot holes and herds of “beast of choice” show up unexpectedly. I had a lot of fun and got so much support from strangers who seemed to think it was cool to see a lone female traveler. Either that or they thought I was nuts!
Waterfalls, hot springs all to myself, caves and more caves and lots of nice country. The only regret I have is seeing that haze that just lays over the entire country. I will no longer complain about the taxes and air regulations in California! It was nice to get home and actually see something clearly 100ft away.
I’m keeping my maps and may be back to explore Chiang Rai and eastern Thailand. Thanks again for all the pics.
Thank you for your kind comments Mayuree
Colin
Iris, well done and I am glad to hear that you had a great time, yes do come back and explore more, theres lots out here
Colin
Hi Colin. Dont supose you remember me, its been a while, too long! Its great to see you are still doing what me you and Mike did all those years ago, i have so many great memories.
It would be good to catch up on things with you and Mike- How is Mike? Have you an E-mail for him so i can get in touch? Hope to hear from you soon mate. Mark.
Hi Mark
Of course I remember you, the three of us had a great time back in 2000 I believe, its unreal that it was 11 years ago though.
Colin
Great web-site and a lot of effort to make all the trip-reports.
Thanks, it makes me feeling the urge to get on the bike!
Hope to meet you somewhere while on tour.
Chang Noi
Hi Colin,
I am one of the mappers at malfreemaps.com who publish free GPS maps (Garmin format). Although our site is primarily for Malaysia & Singapore we also cover Thailand and Indochina.
I’d just like to request permission to use your GDB tracks for reference while mapping new roads/areas.
Thanks.
Yes please do use them as the more tracks you have the greater the map and that way we all benefit
Great site Sir. Many thanks.
Would you care to comment on any of your Thailand gear or technical choices? Masks for riding on smoky days? Fuel economy? Bike choices? Other gear including clothing? Riding at night? Repair kit?
Glad you are enjoying the site, I dont wear masks, I find the KLX is averaging 36 kpl most of the time.
As for clothing I am using airflow which helps keep me cool, I dont usually ride much at night, theres nothing to see, and possibly foolishly I dont carry a repair kit
collin.maybe one fine day wanna meet you buddy.nice page good tips!!
Thanks afanddy, next time I am doing a trip to Malaysia hopefully we can meet up
Hey Colin! I “connected a few dots” today. I took a dirt trail from the village south of Ban Kunta (18.789155,99.338021) and connected up very near your dirt trail entrance in Ban Kunta. What a great day! I took your trail up to the road and headed home. Next time I will head to Chae Hom.
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Chat soon,
JB
Well done John, good photos there
Colin