Motorbiking from Pattaya to Bangkok Thailand 

This was worth the wait Kev! I'm loving it...living vicariously through you my friend!

Welcome back! There was less wind noise with the microphone in your helmet, but you sounded like an airplane pilot. That stretch was probably the most treacherous, glad you made it safe;y. Look forward to seeing some Thai countryside! It will take an awful lot to beat the view from your last place. 🌈🌊☀️

I think I held my breath through this entire ride. OMG!!!! Safe travels 😊

I just rewatch and got a Unbound Merino ad before your video started

Loved watching your ride. I was out there in 2015 and got a 125cc rental. Motorbike riding through Sukhumvit rd can be the ultimate thrill ride. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for taking us. Interesting ride! The mic inside the helmet, gopro setup is great👍

Thanks for shooting this! So fun to ride along…. like virtual reality. Held my breath the whole time. Whew… Glad you made it there safe. Sending good vibes for future travels.✨

i hope to catch your live chat soon- looking forward to it!!🤗🌺🌅

Glad seeing your trip. Surprisingly the mic sounded better outside with the slight wind noise in added to the sensation of riding with you. In the helmet it sounded like you were in a box. Camera setup seems pretty solid. I like it better than videos from helmet mounted shots. Bumble bee 🐝 found bigger brother Bumble Bee 🐝. Not sure if I would be more comfortable riding amongst trucks or the motorbikes. Chaos driving rules; I’m in front, so I have right of way. Gotta be assertive or you get nowhere. Thank you for sharing and have a great day.

I'm stressed out now. lol. fun to watch this adventure and hear you talk too.

REALLY enjoyed this! I spent over a decade in the Orient with the Air Force and this takes me back. I remember traffic so dense I actually lit a guy’s cigarette without either of us leaving our vehicles. Places like Manila are just like Bangkok. Only the bold make it through the intersection. In Okinawa they often put mirrors on the corners so you can see the cross streets because the buildings are so close to the road.

So cool that you got a pic with that giant Bumblebee and your BB! And omg, YES! I thought I was in a real-life game of Frogger and was leaning side to side, trying to get around all the trucks and cars 🐸🛵 😄. Almost as stressful as watching those insane Red Bull bike-y videos 😱😳😨😄😄😄. Can't wait to see your adventures keep unfolding!

Thanks for taking us along on the ride! Heard one of my favorite phrases from bear country to motorbike country, “Keep my head on a swivel” 😊

Slice of life is far more interesting than "sites". Enjoyed the post, thanks.

Glad to see you back.

I made this trip in a micro bus as a passenger few years ago and while waiting for other passengers I have made a friend of the driver and bought him a couple of drinks and asked him to please do not go crazy speed, and I also bought him more drinks at the gas stop half way the trip, but he often drove over 120 KM and sometimes 140 KM changing lanes from the most left lane to the most right lane in few seconds. When you see drivers like this and he is typical of a Thai middle age driver, riding a motorbike on the same road with him is fun until you have an accident. Stay safe!

Great to see you finally on the road with the motorbike! I just got done riding the Mae Hong Son loop. It was an amazing experience. You’re in for a treat.

👍😂 @13:28 I was in the black Range Rover. I’ve stayed at both the Hilton & Double Tree hotels before too. Nice. 👍💝

So cool to meet up with shipmates you used to serve with around the world. Love it!

Amazing video. So much fun!

That is going to be an epic journey all the way to beautiful Chiang Mai. Have a safe journey buddy and can't wait for the videos.

I have been to Pattaya on a weekend trip. I also lived in Bangkok for a few months, so I bet you trip on a motorbike was very interesting. Thailand is one of my favorite counties because the people are so nice.

Well done Kevin_ I think and I can feel from your VDO _you are a good motorbike driver!!!!!

You're looking good you look like you're feeling a lot better be safe on your trip with pretty where you're going through I like the hotel you're at it's beautiful and stay safe and be careful out there and have a safe trip and enjoy yourself have fun because life is too short enjoy life and happy happy travels

Thanks so much for doing this! I would totally be like you stopping and taking pictures of everything by. Thanks so much for the details of everything: your camera setup, back back, motorbike, etc. I hope to get some gear too. I hope to travel there with my wife and son next year if possible. You are living an awesome life to be able to do all this exploring and sharing. Keep it up!

Thanks for sharing! Too cool with the Double Bumble Bee en route to the Double Tree! 🐝 🐝 🌳 🌳

Great video. I hope Queen Bee is open across the street. Good spot to catch some music. I agree on On Nut. I'm heading there when I retire in August. The Hyatt Place is also a great hotel nearby. It's only a few years old. I think I saw $35 a night. Or category 1 Hyatt points of 5k. That used to include a killer breakfast buffet. That's probably on hold. Have a good ride. Joe

Welcome back!!!!!!!!!

Wow, the views!

What a wild ride!! I felt stressed for you! So glad you made it safely!

Exciting ride. Thanks.

Haha what a ride, looked challenging but like heaps of fun. Enjoy your stay in BKK, can’t wait to see the next leg 🏍

Great video Kevin. Traffic is crazy. Stay safe.

chang mai is the best most chilled place iv been to in thailand amazing

Hey Kevin, congratulations on your safe travels to bangkok, big trucks are always stressful on the motorbike. Looking forward to the rest of your adventure.

Bro! Your apartment is so nice! Love the big windows! I hope I can find in the same building, I'm going there in 3 weeks. All the best!

Really enjoyed that Kevin 👍😁

GoPro facing forward is excellent. The relatively wide angle gives us lots to look at. Mic in the helmet is better but just turn down the output volume a notch or two!

Hi from Chiang Mai! Weather up here is magnificent. Good move to come here in December.

Great video Kevin… Please give us more like this… Fantastic footage… I prefer the mic outside of your helmet for the record…

Thank you Irving for sharing it

That was some crazy driving. You had me on the edge of my seat for sure😅. Watching all your videos now

Hey Kevin, great ride glad you arrived in BKK safe and sound. The hotel room looks amazing. 🙏👍

Aloha Kevin! You survived Frogger! Glad the rain stayed away. Looking forward to your next road trip up north. In the meantime, please walk around the neighborhood and share your sense of how things are normalizing (or not) since the country reopened Nov 1st. Bill

Safe travels!

great video kevin, bangkok traffic is crazy'' well done

Looking forward to the show. Down here in Krabi. Wishing you a safe trip Kevin. All the best. Mitch 🙏

Thanks Kevin for a interesting white knuckling motorbike ride. Ive seen from different movies where the motorbikes group up like that yet not experienced it myself. Been on the backside of a motorcycle and ended up getting thrown off it. Thankfully we were going REALLY slow and it was in the country. All i know is it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to get in there and drive with the rest like everyone else. Really, I can’t wait to see MORE of what Thailand and surrounding countries have to offer us vicariously through you. Safe travels and ENJOY your time there. Deb

Hey man that's cool you used to live in the On Nut area, i used to live in Bang Chak which is close. I was able to see the side street in your video right after the BTS that I walked to and from every day. Very cool!

Glad you made it there safe, have fun!

Interesting tour

Safe travels Kevin glad to hear you've made it there safely. Don't look back at Pattaya you we turn into a pillar of salt. 555

I cannot believe that I just missed your video by approximately 30 minutes! Don't worry-I'll watch, for sure!🤗

Hi liven welcome back it’s beautiful in Thai

Safe travels.

As a motorcyclist who is never a passenger, that was incredibly stressful to not be able to look all around. :-) Thanks for sharing!

A tip for reading romanized Thai; "th" and "ph" doesn't make the usual "th" and "f" sounds, the "h" just emphasizes more air from the throat but they're just normal "t" and "p" sounds

Thanks for taking us along for the ride… I have to go dry my hands off now and take a few deep breaths…. Wow was that intense. I think in the states here there would be many more accidents with bikes in and out of traffic like that. Drivers just not use to that. Make me wonder if car drivers also are constantly swiveling their heads. If an accident occurs if almost think they would blame the bike rider?

Glad to see more content. Your keister will adjust to longer rides. Before you know it, 12 hour rides will be a breeze.

6:53 foreshadowing the bumblebee gloves you will have to buy.

WOW great video

If you live in bkk - this is light traffic and cool winter weather - easy drive 😂

Love the format of this video, your venture north is gonna be great to see. Can’t wait! Do you anticipate having any trouble finding places to stay overnight while on the journey?

I'm sure the drive on the motorbike was stressful for you but fun for us to watch. I always find driving on the left side of the road stressful, especially on turns. I'm afraid I'll turn into traffic due to force of habit. Thanks for bringing us along.

Just completed a 700 km trip over 2 days to isan in 14 hrs on same model scooter. Traffic not as bad as Bangkok but the patches in the roads are brutal. If one rides defensively and not like a maniac it's a joyful experience.

Nice trip… can’t wait to do the same once I get more hours on the motorbike ….

Good plan 👍

😳😲🙈 Good GAWD KEV, you are so brave driving your motorbike to Bangkok. I almost died walking across the street in Australia…that one time. I think I held my breath through your entire video. HA, just like Oregon not being allowed to pump your own gas. I don’t own a vehicle thankfully or I would put up a fight each time I needed to pump gas as I grew up pumping my own gas. Wishing you awesome adventures ahead. PLEASE be SAFE!!

Have fun thank you

You have earned a beer!

“It’s kinda like playing Frogger but in real life.” Perfect description 🐸

Kind of like playing Frogger in real life. Funny

My anxiety will be through the roof riding my motorcycle in Thailand. You should wear more protective gear brother. I actually enjoy watching you ride the motorcycle. Be safe

A brave man riding a motorbike in Bangkok. You will really notice a big difference in the traffic up here in Chiang Mai.

Hi Kevin, enjoying your films. I ride that route often between Pattaya and Victory Monument in Bangkok. First time it scared the ***t out of me but after a while you get used to the traffic. Personally I ride in the main road rather than the frontage as less likely to have someone pull out on you but do be very aware of the U turns. The big semi trucks can be a bit freaky but you know that they typically wont be going more than 90KMH (55MPH). The real bandits are the overloaded pick-up trucks who want to get past everything as fast as possible at any cost. Good mirrors and swivel head for rear observatioons needed. Riding under the elevated section can keep the sun or the rain off you too. At 08:30 time that's Bang Saen market. No lizards on that road so safe in that regard at least! Just got to watch out for the food and parcel delivery bikers in the city. You seem to have it pretty well figured out. I ride a Honda ADV150 similar size as your bike.

😱It was killing me to watch the video of you driving with your foot on the curb to squeeze by the cars & then squeezing between the cars.🥺😬😩😢 You have to be fearless to drive a motorbike there. Also you can get a comfy seat cushion for your motorbike. Wishing you more safe travels.🙏💝

Very impressive driving! I’m afraid I’d be so busy watching traffic I might screw up and go on the incorrect side of the road.

That was a hairy ride. Be careful on that bike. Another great apartment Kevin. Really enjoying watching your trip. Be safe. Jonathan 🇬🇧

Thanks for sharing

We've been driving for about a month in Thailand, over 2000 kilometers already done and the roads aren't that great but it's an amazing experience. I will never drive at night it's the worst.

Very cool.

We are waiting Kevin & Thank you

Coming to Thailand in January man!

8:28 thats not a little town , Its Chonburi town thats quite a big one but i guess you are going on by pass road if you didn’t see Central Shopping Center. And somehow all the way back to Bangkok is quite having traffic jam cuz it is urban area all the way. Thank you from Thailand

8:04 I thought you were going to say "luckily I haven't been hit by a car" after you mentioned the driving video xD

If your butt gets sore, get one of those mesh seat covers, comfortable for me, also the R model has gas shocks, well worth it.

I didn't hear a lot of drivers honking their horns? Everyone must be accustomed to the craziness of cars and cycles together!

Very cool ride , We will be leaving MI for CM in 3 weeks

Thank you for taking us along. You just reminded me why I don't do road trips on a motorcycle. Yep I'll take the Jeep Patriot and it's climate control, stereo and roof over my head. Comfy seat is definitely a bonus. Well I think you need to go soak your.. bu in a hot tub. Thank you again for the video.

I've had 26 years of 2 wheel experience including a few years being a courier in London. The traffic doesn't seem crazier than central London.

Will be doing the same route soon to Ratchadapisek... So you took the service road all the way to Bangkok? Looked like a smooth journey except for the Bkk traffic...nice video... Informative ... 👍

I felt that the Mic sounded "fuller" when it was outside. @6:45 "Train farmer" 555

Where all those shops on the side of the road is Bangsean great beach

Ok video. Nice seeing some different parts of the country. (But why Pattaya??? So many interesting places here.) An idea: Maybe just skip the selfies, nothing personal, just making your videos even better. Good luck!

I got vertigo watching this. OMG. Driving there is insane. It's like no one even considers the risk of their actions.

Try a bigger CC bike... something like 600cc 2 cylinders..this will be good for town n county use..🙏💖

Entertaining isn’t a word I would use to describe that ride in Bangkok traffic! 😬 I feel for your poor mom if she watches your videos! 🥺

Thanks so much for the vids... So informative... Thinking about going to your place in Pattaya.... Had a question... What's the longest visitor's visa you can get? Thanks... And keep up the cool vids.

Wild ride thru Bangkok. I was white knuckled just holding my phone. 😂😂😂

Hi Kevin that ride look very stressful I’m glad it wasn’t me.