It has been a long time since Crossy made me sign up to become a member of the Sydney Motorcycle club. It was in 1999 that we rode together. To the Robertson Pie Shop it was. Since then, I have moved around the region. Without any powered two-wheeler though. On the invitation of Harley Davidson Asia, I was able to join their festival in Khoa Yai, Thailand, 21st and 22nd November 2025.
Khao Yai,
which is located a good 2.5 hours north-east of Bangkok by Harley. The National
Park covers more than 2,000 square kilometers of forest and grassland in
central Thailand. More than 50 km of hiking and biking trails wind through the
long-standing nature preserve, and its many waterfalls include 150m-tall Haew
Narok and 20m-tall Haew Suwat, immortalized in the Danny Boyle film 'The
Beach.' The park also shelters diverse wildlife such as bears, gibbons,
elephants and hornbills.
The
festival is the fourth instalment of the annual event. Roving, it was hosted in
Midwinter, Khao Yai this year. Bikers from 20 countries joined the festival
with many taking the opportunity to tour Thailand for a few days before parking
at the event to celebrate a shared interest. Patches from all over the world
could be seen. Proud groups of biker clubs were invited onto the stage to
receive numerous awards. Somehow, it seemed that Malaysian clubs won a lot of
awards.
The motto
”United we Ride” was brought to live in the many activities that the organisers
put together. Reflecting this motto, sponsors also contributed to good causes:
Helmet Heros is a organisation that raises funds to sponsor helmets for
children. Poorer families may already struggle with the cost of school uniforms
and may not have the funds for even the cheapest helmets while a powered
two-wheeler may be the only way for the parents to get their kids to school and
back home.
I was riding my famous "Ghoster" custom bike to the event. Did not win anything in the awards show. Maybe people didn't see the same beauty in it as I do.
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