Unfortunately when I got there (100kms away) disaster struck twice!
Firstly I was pulled over by the Police for not wearing a helmet. After paying a bribe of 200 Baht, I was allowed to continiue. Then my throttle cable snapped. I headed back, pulling the cable by hand, & about 10 miles later I found a small motorcycle repair shack at the side of the road. The husband & wife team had it fixed in less than an hour for the princley sum of £3.00.
So I carried on back home.