Quadbikes

by **Chriss** » July 11, 2011, 12:29 pm

Quick question: Are quadbikes legal on the road in Thailand?

by **maaka** » July 11, 2011, 2:25 pm

In the past I have heard of quad bikes for hire in Pattaya, Kol Samui and Chiangmai, and there does seem to be every other type of motorbike, sidecar (front,side and back), samalor / tuk tuk, on the road, so I dont see why they cant be legal, except perhaps quads need to have indicators, horn, lights etc etc..Thailand does make its own quadbike, but I forget the name..I have ridden bikes for 40yrs, and had a Honda 4x4 quad for years for work purposes, never again..highly dangerous to ride on uneven ground, tires are costly, Honda's are automatics which I found to be useless when towing a trailer, and the excelerator was thumb controlled, over long distance , the old thumb would cry out with pain...

if you havent bought one, look at a Suzuki, as it can change from 4x4 to rear drive only, and has a normal motorbike throttle..

by **parrot** » July 11, 2011, 7:32 pm

Not on topic, but related.....I saw 2 or 3 new quad bikes for sale at the electronics parts store in the basement of old Big C several weeks ago. Can't remember price, but I'm guessing they were Chinese imports.

by **TicToc** » July 11, 2011, 7:39 pm

Can't remember where i read it but it said they were illegal on the roads,ok i suppose around the old moo baan. New Tesco
stand has one for sale 66000 baht.

by **Billg** » July 11, 2011, 9:15 pm

parrot wrote:Not on topic, but related.....I saw 2 or 3 new quad bikes for sale at the electronics parts store in the basement of old Big C several weeks ago. Can't remember price, but I'm guessing they were Chinese imports.

These bikes at big C are 150cc and retail around the 50,000 Bht.
Im hoping to get a 200cc or even better a 250cc, any one know where to get them?

Ive seen a couple of quads going around town, but still not sure if legal or not.

Bill

by **trubrit** » July 12, 2011, 6:39 am

Billg wrote:

Ive seen a couple of quads going around town, but still not sure if legal or not.

Bill

Just look . If they have number plates, its a good guess they are, if not , well :-"

by **Billg** » July 12, 2011, 9:16 pm

trubrit wrote:
Billg wrote:

Ive seen a couple of quads going around town, but still not sure if legal or not.

Bill

Just look . If they have number plates, its a good guess they are, if not , well

Well i didnt see any number plates so i suppose :-"

by **wazza** » July 12, 2011, 10:09 pm

Even if you bought a new Motorcycle , it wont be registered till its sold.

The only people to advise on this are the sellers of the new product, if they dont offer plates, then it cant be registered probably ??

Dont accept, yes it can be...

Worth a trip to AEK Licencing section and ask them..... after all they provide the plates, collect the taxes on any registered motorised unit.

by **Chriss** » July 13, 2011, 7:13 am

wazza, where in the AEK is the licencing office?

by **martynsnowman** » July 13, 2011, 8:02 am

Chriss wrote:wazza, where in the AEK is the licencing office?

stright at bottom of the ramp by the mini rounderbout , where you drive in and out .....

by **wazza** » July 13, 2011, 8:10 am

I would take some pictures with u and a long haired translator

by **Chriss** » July 13, 2011, 10:09 am

certainly will thanks

by **kjellsnell** » July 13, 2011, 10:13 am

Theres no way that quads can bee registred but there are other ways to drive "legaly" whit this 150 cc China ATV:s.......

There is an old policeman working at the policestation in Nong Wai (Nong Wua soh headstation) driving one of this Chinamashins......instead of the registerplate he pot a Thai flag on the bike. Its around 70cm high so everybody can see it clear and maybe....thats even better then a registrationplate!!!!!!! :-"

But...what happens when the real quads come out on the streets, exampel a Yamaha raptor 2 stroke 750 cc whit around 120 hp.......then surrely the quads taken away from the streets but these are so expensive in Thailand so you only have to look out for this ones in the BKK area!

Have a nice day!

by **maaka** » July 13, 2011, 10:43 am

I threw the question out there to bikers in the supposed know..reply came back, yes you can hire quads in Patters, Kols and Chiang, but they are not street legal, but the rental firms dont care, as the police make a nice tidy little sum off the driver, should they decide to police the law..but like someone said, go ask the rego people

by **trubrit** » July 13, 2011, 10:55 am

kjellsnell wrote:.

There is an old policeman working at the policestation in Nong Wai (Nong Wua soh headstation) driving one of this Chinamashins......instead of the registerplate he pot a Thai flag on the bike. Its around 70cm high so everybody can see it clear and maybe....thats even better then a registrationplate!!!!!!!

;

Have a nice day!

Actually he isn't very old, younger than you I would guess. He was blown up in an explosion while on duty in the South and has elected not take retirement, but to carry on working .

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