[dittygari]

When in "Rome" I mean Thailand the smaller bikes are the best, unless you want to look like a mug lair. Large bikes with 1000 cc plus are in the very small minority in Thailand, I say stick with the larger Thai made bikes of up to 200 cc and you won't stand out in the crowd, there quit capable of maintaining a decent speed on a toll way with a large man, although if you intend having a pillion rider on board with your 230 pounds you will have the accelerator wide open with the extra wait at high speeds, remember in Thailand, whole families can fit on a motorcycle, father, mother and 2 kids is the most I have seen, but I have herd of more, just forget about having exuberant acceleration of a real big bike, as there are to many mad drivers in pick up trucks ducking in and out of traffic.