Can of Chang 😋! You and Lorna have gone all in , I love it !! Beautiful house , beautiful car and what a bike to tour Thailand 🤩.. we’re still on our 1st holiday here , started in chiang mai , travelled up to Chiang rai , now down on ko lanta .. 6 weeks in total. I was just thinking of all the things I like about this country , and there is far to many to write !! We played pickle ball in chiang mai , have a go , it’s great fun and there is a great bunch of expats that go too ! I couldn’t think of anything better than exploring Thailand on a Harley .. lovely looking bike 👌👌… can’t see us ever moving , my girlfriend loves England and all the seasons .. ⛄️!! I just love the climate here ☀️.. I have subscribed and I will keep watching , you’ve set yourselves up for a fantastic retirement 👍👍.. You’l love taking the bike up north , Chiang rai , then up the mountain roads .. Regards. Neil.
Hi John and Lorna. Accidentally found your channel and amazed by your determination and speed of achieving your goals . I moved to Chiang Mai from the Gold Coast too but originally from Sydney . Permanently settled in Chiang Mai ,a place I first visited in 1980 and learnt to love . Welcome to what I call Shangri La. I'll follow your journey around Thailand and revisit via videos many places I've been to over the years. We live in San Sai and when you're around this area ,drop in.. Cheers,Tom
@@consulthai Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. I guess we've always been the types that once we have a plan we commit to actioning it 100,%. We also did a fair bit of research before doing anything and put trust in those we have actioned the bigger things through. So far so good. Let's catch-up for a coffee sometime.
Thanks @Old2Quick for your comment much appreciated. I thought about shipping our Road King over here but after looking into the importation duty cost of up to 70% based on the valuation here in Thailand I thought not. We were better off to buy here.
All the best to you. Awesome bike!! She’s beautiful. I purchased a new Heritage Classic 114 )blacked out). My third Harley and so far my favorite. Going to ship the Heritage over to Thailand and tour. I hope to reach out to you and hopefully stop by for a visit. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
The Heritage Classic looks great in black. We have a few members of HOG Chiang Mai that have Heritage Icons. You'll love touring Thailand and we look forward to catching up with you along the way. 👍🇹🇭
Thanks for your comment. Gotta remember new Harleys are an expensive a small niche in Thailand. If you want to see how many can turn out for a new bike take a look at our previous episode at 10.48 ua-cam.com/video/Acb8gUSK0HE/v-deo.htmlsi=ilzLZ3s1hrEyY1HC We chose to pick up our bike just after they opened up for day.
Hi congrats on your new and beautiful bike. I'd like to ask you a question. I live in Europe, in Italy, and I would like to buy a new Road king special. I know that now the bikes are being built/assembled in thailand for the European market. I was a bit hesitant at first and under the impression that the bike arrived totally disassembled but I see now that the bike artives in a box and is 90% assembled. So what exactly do they assemble on the bikes for the European market? Thank you so much for your time and patience. I really appreciate it as there isn't any info. On this topic. Have a wonderful journey with your wife.🙏
Hi thanks for the comment and well wishes. From my understanding (and you may have heard from a better source than me) Harley bring in the parts to Thailand and assemble the bike here (I'm not sure of the pre-assembly percentage but I'll ask next week when I call into Richco Harley here in Chiang Mai). What I've been told is the bike componentry is imported into Thailand as this helps in lowering the taxation on the bike.( But not by much. A lot more expensive here than in Australia). Also Harley sends bikes to China via Thailand. As you know many exports between the countries have come under trade sanctions recently. So having a Thailand plant helps keep the market afloat in that respect. I only encountered one small problem on the day I picked the bike up and that was the gear shifter was positioned too low. I think being positioned for a smaller foot size than my size 12. 😂 Cheers John
Thanks for taking time out to comment. Yes the exact bikes. They import the parts and assemble the bikes at the factory located in Ban Pluak Daeng, Rayong, Thailand. They assemble the full range with the exception of the Trikes (correct me if I'm wrong). Harley seem to have parts being make all over the globe these days and shipped to central assembly points for manufacture.
Thank you for your quick response. That's very reassuring. I was hesitating assoon as I found out they were being "Built not Assembled only" in Thai. Looking into a RKS myself. Have a great journey ❤
@@enrico1856 when I ordered my Ultra it was assembled to order meaning the dealer placed the order directly to the factory and it was delivered 2 weeks later. My first experience of having that happen.
@@enrico1856 No, assembled in the Rayong, Thailand factory and shipped up to Chiang Mai. If it had come from the USA I'd probably only have received it. Its good for the dealers as they don't have to hold the floor stock on the more expensive models. It's the same for the CVOs here.
So my wife is half thai we just left left thailand were back in the united states about to sell our home and moving to chiang mai with our children my question is im looking to buy a second hand Dyna and throw s&s 124ci on it can i ship parts from the states to the land of smiles?
You can ship parts from the States to Thailand. Plenty of that going on here. In fact I have a friend importing an S&S gear cam and other components at the moment.. But ... Be prepared for import Tax of around 30% to be added on arrival. That is of course if you're buying them afterwards. You would have gathered that it's pretty much unviable to bring a complete bike into Thailand. Are you shipping any personal belongings over? If so get back to me.
New country, new car, new motorbike and a new home. Best wishes for new beginings in 2024.
Thanks Susan... we are excited to be starting over in an amazing place.😊
Thanks Susan, yes it's been a busy few months. The best is yet to come.
Can of Chang 😋! You and Lorna have gone all in , I love it !! Beautiful house , beautiful car and what a bike to tour Thailand 🤩.. we’re still on our 1st holiday here , started in chiang mai , travelled up to Chiang rai , now down on ko lanta .. 6 weeks in total. I was just thinking of all the things I like about this country , and there is far to many to write !! We played pickle ball in chiang mai , have a go , it’s great fun and there is a great bunch of expats that go too ! I couldn’t think of anything better than exploring Thailand on a Harley .. lovely looking bike 👌👌… can’t see us ever moving , my girlfriend loves England and all the seasons .. ⛄️!! I just love the climate here ☀️.. I have subscribed and I will keep watching , you’ve set yourselves up for a fantastic retirement 👍👍.. You’l love taking the bike up north , Chiang rai , then up the mountain roads .. Regards. Neil.
Congratulations 🎉
Ride safe in Thailand
Thanks so much for your comment. All the best for 2024.
Hi John and Lorna. Accidentally found your channel and amazed by your determination and speed of achieving your goals .
I moved to Chiang Mai from the Gold Coast too but originally from Sydney .
Permanently settled in Chiang Mai ,a place I first visited in 1980 and learnt to love .
Welcome to what I call Shangri La.
I'll follow your journey around Thailand and revisit via videos many places I've been to over the years. We live in San Sai and when you're around this area ,drop in.. Cheers,Tom
@@consulthai Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. I guess we've always been the types that once we have a plan we commit to actioning it 100,%.
We also did a fair bit of research before doing anything and put trust in those we have actioned the bigger things through. So far so good.
Let's catch-up for a coffee sometime.
An original theme I never seen before, great video. Was shipping your Harley to Thailand an option?
Thanks @Old2Quick for your comment much appreciated.
I thought about shipping our Road King over here but after looking into the importation duty cost of up to 70% based on the valuation here in Thailand I thought not. We were better off to buy here.
All the best to you. Awesome bike!! She’s beautiful. I purchased a new Heritage Classic 114 )blacked out). My third Harley and so far my favorite. Going to ship the Heritage over to Thailand and tour. I hope to reach out to you and hopefully stop by for a visit. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
The Heritage Classic looks great in black. We have a few members of HOG Chiang Mai that have Heritage Icons. You'll love touring Thailand and we look forward to catching up with you along the way. 👍🇹🇭
Congratulations, have a great time over there
Hi thanks for your comment. We are loving life here for sure.
Awesome machine! Subscribed!
Thanks for your comment and your subscription much appreciated. We love our Harley.
My brother bought a Honda rebel new in 09 they told him to ring the bell. 40 people were in the store. This place no1 but them
Thanks for your comment. Gotta remember new Harleys are an expensive a small niche in Thailand. If you want to see how many can turn out for a new bike take a look at our previous episode at 10.48 ua-cam.com/video/Acb8gUSK0HE/v-deo.htmlsi=ilzLZ3s1hrEyY1HC
We chose to pick up our bike just after they opened up for day.
Welcome, nice Ultra
Ride safe in Thailand.
Thanks for your comment. Some interesting videos to come with the bike.
Hi congrats on your new and beautiful bike. I'd like to ask you a question.
I live in Europe, in Italy, and I would like to buy a new Road king special. I know that now the bikes are being built/assembled in thailand for the European market. I was a bit hesitant at first and under the impression that the bike arrived totally disassembled but I see now that the bike artives in a box and is 90% assembled. So what exactly do they assemble on the bikes for the European market?
Thank you so much for your time and patience. I really appreciate it as there isn't any info. On this topic. Have a wonderful journey with your wife.🙏
Hi thanks for the comment and well wishes. From my understanding (and you may have heard from a better source than me) Harley bring in the parts to Thailand and assemble the bike here (I'm not sure of the pre-assembly percentage but I'll ask next week when I call into Richco Harley here in Chiang Mai). What I've been told is the bike componentry is imported into Thailand as this helps in lowering the taxation on the bike.( But not by much. A lot more expensive here than in Australia). Also Harley sends bikes to China via Thailand. As you know many exports between the countries have come under trade sanctions recently. So having a Thailand plant helps keep the market afloat in that respect.
I only encountered one small problem on the day I picked the bike up and that was the gear shifter was positioned too low. I think being positioned for a smaller foot size than my size 12. 😂
Cheers John
Hey guys great video. Are these the same exact bikes that are built in USA and only assembled in thai? If so, what exactly do they assemble? Thanks
Thanks for taking time out to comment. Yes the exact bikes. They import the parts and assemble the bikes at the factory located in Ban Pluak Daeng, Rayong, Thailand. They assemble the full range with the exception of the Trikes (correct me if I'm wrong). Harley seem to have parts being make all over the globe these days and shipped to central assembly points for manufacture.
Thank you for your quick response. That's very reassuring. I was hesitating assoon as I found out they were being "Built not Assembled only" in Thai. Looking into a RKS myself. Have a great journey ❤
@@enrico1856 when I ordered my Ultra it was assembled to order meaning the dealer placed the order directly to the factory and it was delivered 2 weeks later. My first experience of having that happen.
Wow never heard of that before... Does that means it was completely assembled in USA ?
Awesome 😊
@@enrico1856 No, assembled in the Rayong, Thailand factory and shipped up to Chiang Mai. If it had come from the USA I'd probably only have received it.
Its good for the dealers as they don't have to hold the floor stock on the more expensive models. It's the same for the CVOs here.
So my wife is half thai we just left left thailand were back in the united states about to sell our home and moving to chiang mai with our children my question is im looking to buy a second hand Dyna and throw s&s 124ci on it can i ship parts from the states to the land of smiles?
You can ship parts from the States to Thailand. Plenty of that going on here. In fact I have a friend importing an S&S gear cam and other components at the moment.. But ... Be prepared for import Tax of around 30% to be added on arrival. That is of course if you're buying them afterwards.
You would have gathered that it's pretty much unviable to bring a complete bike into Thailand. Are you shipping any personal belongings over? If so get back to me.
Pay for a second key. Total BS
Pretty bad huh