Yala man’s raised sidecar motorcycle goes viral amid floods

Yala welder builds raised motorcycle to tackle floodwaters

YALA — A 55-year-old welder in southern Thailand has gone viral after modifying a sidecar motorcycle into a raised vehicle designed to travel through floodwaters up to 1 metre deep. Teepakorn Chankaew, known as “Chang Nui,” the owner of a sidecar workshop in Yala, built the unusual motorcycle after seeing residents struggle with flooding along […]

Yala man’s raised sidecar motorcycle goes viral amid floods

A mechanic in Yala has built a raised sidecar motorcycle designed to travel through floodwater about one metre deep, after repeated flooding made travel difficult for residents in the area. The mechanic, 55 year old Thipakorn, owns the TC Choley shop in Yala and has more than 30 years of experience building motorcycle sidecars. He … The story Yala man’s raised sidecar motorcycle goes viral amid floods as seen on Thaiger News.