A Random Ride Pics Thread.... Post 'em up!

[owen426]

Nice work Col, brings back memories of the week i spent riding over there   

[Kiwifruit]

Nice Col 

[grog]

Excellent photos. Col i understand the no screen , mine hangs in shed, not a thing i like. If it cut wind blast properly id like it. My lodger, Diavel, has a tiny little screen, wow, it works perfectly. Quite amazing how it stops the blast. we just add a screen, hope it works. i guess Ducati actually tested in wind tunnel etc. its bloody good for something so small. im guessing my mrs says same. 

[Hooli]

Another vote for no screen quieter and more comfy here too.

[Mick_J]

It's the only way to ride.

[Gegs]

Last Sunday's ride 570 km round trip on a beautiful day.

[grog]

Far out Gegs, didnt know a name could be that long. Imagine asking for a bus ticket, bus would be gone before you finished.

[KiwiCol]

Climbed a hill & played a flute (abrev) . .  Thailand has one longer, 161 letters!

[grog]

i always thought Landsborough was too long. What is the Thai one Col?

[Kiwifruit]

Yucomeseemysistershevellynicesheluff youlongtimedogudtingvelyhapiendingyulike.
That one Col   

[KiwiCol]

Here's a piece cut n pasted from Google about the long name in Thailand - corrected, 163 letters.


THAILAND: "Bangkok is a city of extremes and superlatives, a city you do not react to indifferently," says Thailand at a Glance. "Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam.
"Not surprisingly, only a handful of Thais can remember such a mouthful, although the abbreviated translation of the whole is a relatively brief Jewelled city of the god Indra. However, most Thais simply refer to it as Krung Thep, City Angels."
We sought a ruling from a Bangkok wordsmith, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan who said the correct spelling (163 letters) is Krung­thep­maha­nakorn­amorn­ratana­kosin­mahintar­ayutthay­amaha­dilok­phop­noppa­ratrajathani­burirom­udom­rajaniwes­mahasat­harn­amorn­phimarn­avatarn­sathit­sakkattiya­visanukamprasit.
Theppitak separated the words of K161t and translated them as:

krungthep mahanakorn
The great city of angels,
amorn rattanakosin mahintara yutthaya mahadilok phop
the supreme unconqueralble land of the great immortal divinity (Indra),
noparat rajathani burirom
the royal capital of nine noble gems, the pleasant city,
udomrajaniwes mahasatharn
with plenty of grand royal palaces,
amorn phimarn avatarnsathit
and divine paradises for the reincarnated deity (Vishnu),
sakkatattiya visanukam prasit
given by Indra and created by the god of crafting (Visnukarma).
"It's a kind of honoring or celebrating in (royal) Thai culture to name long (I couldn't confirm this in terms of historical background, though)," Theppitak said. "King Rama 1, the founder of the city himself, was named yet longer than the name of the city, in his ascending to the throne. Our King Rama 9 (King Bhumipol) also has a long name of a hundred letters.
"The name of the city was given by King Rama 1, the founder of the city, to celebrate the new capital, 219 years ago, after Sukhothai, Ayudhaya, and Thonburi. He moved the capital of the country from Thonburi to a place called Bangkok at that time, and named the new capital as rungthepmahanakhorn. The name has been changed a little by King Rama 4 (King Mongkut) which has been used until now.
"The name Bangkok is still used in international context because it was more familiar to foreigners in the past. In Thai, the city is called Krungthep in short, and is written with an abbreviation sign after it.

[Gegs]

So the challenge now it to get someone there to get the photo with their GSX 1400, until then I'm keeping this claim to fame   

[KiwiCol]

I think we had a member in Thailand at one stage, don't think I've see them for a while though.

[Tony Nitrous]

Today.

31 degrees C / 88F today. Cloudy but warm and dry.
Sneaked in a quick 260k's (161 miles) to go get a coffee.

[Taniwha]

Took a quick jaunt to Queanbeyan today with Her Indoors. 430kays return to Sydney. Managed to roll into the servo at Goulburn and squeeze 21.62 liters in. 348kays gave 6.2l/100kms. Not bad for two up and 120-130 kph.
And the speedo ticked over 40000kms