The 400–700 twin — The Mae Hong Son Loop A CB500X, an MT-07, a Rally 500, a Himalayan 450: mid-capacity, torque low down, real brakes, and 17- or 19-inch wheels. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/bike/midweight-twin/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 49K
Sending a bag on the bus — The Mae Hong Son Loop Thai intercity and minibus operators carry parcels on the same departures that carry passengers. On this circuit that matters more than it does most places, because the bus is… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/kit/bus-parcel/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 51K
1,864 curves — The Mae Hong Son Loop One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four curves between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son. It is on the road sign, it is on the shirts, and it is what you will tell people when you get… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/story/how-many-curves/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 53K
What actually fits — The Mae Hong Son Loop Four days, one small bag. The constraint is not volume — it is where the weight sits and what it does to the front wheel on a downhill hairpin. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/kit/packing-light/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 48K
How old is this ride — The Mae Hong Son Loop People have moved along this line for centuries and have been riding it for pleasure for under thirty years. Both halves of that are worth knowing. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/story/how-old-is-this-ride/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 51K
Poy Sang Long — The Mae Hong Son Loop The Shan ordination festival, held in Mae Hong Son and across the province, most commonly in late March and April. Boys are dressed as princes for the days before they are… nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/event/poy-sang-long/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 50K
Bikes — The Mae Hong Son Loop 110cc step-through to 1200cc adventure. All of them go up there. They do not all come back the same way. nanobotco.github.io/mae-hong-son-loop/bikes/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 48K