by Guest999 » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:45 am
How do you spell ' desecration'? (No worries, auto correct got it for me.)
Moto Desecration 1
Well, sacred places are sacred places, so, when riding there, show some respect. I do/did. But still rode there.
I've spent many a day reading in a hammock near the SE corner atop of the Angkor Thom wall. Perhaps I first went by push bike, I can't remember, but usually I drive my motorbike up. I think, but am not POSITIVE, I've driven the entire circumference of the wall top. Previously, the only people you would normally encounter, say once every 3 visits, would be APSARA maintenance staff, or occasional Kru Khmer types collecting medicine, so the wall top trail was small except beside the main entry/exit gates. Now, well just before COVID, I guess due to social media and perhaps(?) Google maps, the wall top trail is comparatively large, and braided with bicycle tire tracks. It was always a special, private place for me, at least over the last twenty years, so it's 'discovery' as a destination in itself, makes me both happy and sad. Nice to share beautiful spots with like-minded souls, but sad they will no longer feel exclusive. Doubly so because just like we can no longer clamber over the various temples themselves, I guess I better stop taking my 250 up. (Sure, I am writing about this on the open internet, and could thereby bring more riffraff to the spot, but by cleverly posting on K440, I can ensure that less than 23 people will ever read it, and probably just half that number!)
Moto Desecration 2
Not sure how it is at the moment, but I rode out to the tip of Preah Vihear, parking in front of the temple, just where you can walk down 'into' the lip of the cliff face. It was in the later stages of the tiff with Thailand and there were assorted soldier tents around everywhere and with small moto trails up to them. the highest nearly as high as I went, so it didn't actually feel strange to ride there. On the other 3-4 times up, I parked near the lower steps, closest to the Thai border. One trip up, got to explore the helicopter (I think an Mi-8?), that Funcinpec crashed in pre-coup-de-ta negotiations with the Ta Mok group, shortly after Mr. Pot was cloriqine poisoned- according to Nate. (Well, well before it became the Very Best cure for Covid! Hell, I use it!)
Moto Desecration 3
I've never had the bike to the VERY top of Banon, Battambang, though the old military road takes you tantalizingly close. The top 5 vertical meters are OK, but quite steep, and there are stone blocks, blocking (as they would) at the very top. Maybe a good rider - bad person - could bump over it, but to my skill level, it felt like it would flip me for a fair backwards tumble. I can't recall seeing it, but probably the military had a dirt ramp over it back in the day, when it was still an active outpost. I recall when they had three 12.5mm heavy machine guns, two recoil-less rifles, a mortar or two, and that dual barrel, dual seat, anti-aircraft gun, all were loaded up and ready to go. Nice toys to play around with mid-afternoon when the soldiers went down to Banon market to watch boxing on TV.
How do you spell ' desecration'? (No worries, auto correct got it for me.)
Moto Desecration 1
Well, sacred places are sacred places, so, when riding there, show some respect. I do/did. But still rode there.
I've spent many a day reading in a hammock near the SE corner atop of the Angkor Thom wall. Perhaps I first went by push bike, I can't remember, but usually I drive my motorbike up. I think, but am not POSITIVE, I've driven the entire circumference of the wall top. Previously, the only people you would normally encounter, say once every 3 visits, would be APSARA maintenance staff, or occasional Kru Khmer types collecting medicine, so the wall top trail was small except beside the main entry/exit gates. Now, well just before COVID, I guess due to social media and perhaps(?) Google maps, the wall top trail is comparatively large, and braided with bicycle tire tracks. It was always a special, private place for me, at least over the last twenty years, so it's 'discovery' as a destination in itself, makes me both happy and sad. Nice to share beautiful spots with like-minded souls, but sad they will no longer feel exclusive. Doubly so because just like we can no longer clamber over the various temples themselves, I guess I better stop taking my 250 up. (Sure, I am writing about this on the open internet, and could thereby bring more riffraff to the spot, but by cleverly posting on K440, I can ensure that less than 23 people will ever read it, and probably just half that number!)
Moto Desecration 2
Not sure how it is at the moment, but I rode out to the tip of Preah Vihear, parking in front of the temple, just where you can walk down 'into' the lip of the cliff face. It was in the later stages of the tiff with Thailand and there were assorted soldier tents around everywhere and with small moto trails up to them. the highest nearly as high as I went, so it didn't actually feel strange to ride there. On the other 3-4 times up, I parked near the lower steps, closest to the Thai border. One trip up, got to explore the helicopter (I think an Mi-8?), that Funcinpec crashed in pre-coup-de-ta negotiations with the Ta Mok group, shortly after Mr. Pot was cloriqine poisoned- according to Nate. (Well, well before it became the Very Best cure for Covid! Hell, I use it!)
Moto Desecration 3
I've never had the bike to the VERY top of Banon, Battambang, though the old military road takes you tantalizingly close. The top 5 vertical meters are OK, but quite steep, and there are stone blocks, blocking (as they would) at the very top. Maybe a good rider - bad person - could bump over it, but to my skill level, it felt like it would flip me for a fair backwards tumble. I can't recall seeing it, but probably the military had a dirt ramp over it back in the day, when it was still an active outpost. I recall when they had three 12.5mm heavy machine guns, two recoil-less rifles, a mortar or two, and that dual barrel, dual seat, anti-aircraft gun, all were loaded up and ready to go. Nice toys to play around with mid-afternoon when the soldiers went down to Banon market to watch boxing on TV.