Hi Pikey
I was supposed to go riding in your area last Nov. but it was right when protesters took over Suvarnabhumi. No airport no flight in I had hoped to go from Chaing Mai up to the Myanmar border and at some point over to Laos.
Oh well, now I've blown the budget on a new bike. Someday I'll get there, I bet it is amazing!
Got a new Bonneville SE last week. It's my 4th bike and so far the best. I'm a daily/year round rider which is no big deal since we really have no weather where I live.