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Go Horns!! We seriously believe this may be the only Longhorn bike in CM! J did manage to get his school spirit onto his helmet, and now the bike to match! J really wanted an orange one, to match his alma mater’s school colors, but we were not able to find the right one. Surprised M by picking her up on our shiny, “new,” second-hand bike!
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Wonder what she will name this motorbike of ours? We shall update you on this. “Zippy” for the Honda Fit and “Red” for the old Lexus coupe. Keep the copies with you, and the originals safely at home.īack in Texas, M had a name for both of our previous cars.
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The annual cost of the registration and insurance (done together) is quite reasonable, roughly 500 Bahts. Embassy) before the current registration expires. Interesting… Anyway, we just need to go to the local vehicle registration office and change the title into our name, by showing a non-immigrant visa and documentation of your local address (which may or may not require a notarization by the U.S. primarily covers the vehicle (in addition to medical), but the motorbike policy here covers the people on the bike, not the bike itself. We just needed to provide a copy of a passport, paid cash, and we’re done! With a purchase of a motorbike, you’ll get the “Green Book” which is the “title” of the bike, showing records of the annual registration, and a separate mandatory insurance policy (and a receipt from the shop). Bargaining/haggling is a must here in Thailand.
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Our friend not only referred us to the shop, but through her Thai language & superb haggling skills (we had her on the phone with the shop owner while we did the best with simple English and hand gestures), we walked away having paid 2,500THB less than the sticker price! They also included a free front basket (not normally found on Clicks), and a new child’s helmet with a shield. The motor was silky smooth (no white exhaust smoke), even more so than similar rentals we had that were half its age. After a few test drives, J had his eye on one of the Honda “Click” models- 4 years old, but very low mileage (15km on odometer) and looked immaculate. We are very thankful to our new Burmese friend (you know who you are), who was kind enough to take us to a bike shop near Tha Phae Gate, where she had bought her motorbike. We stuck with the 110cc motor, which yielded us over 50 km/L on a recent rental, which is (for us Americans) over 120 miles/gallon. The Honda bikes seem to run and idle smoother compared to Yamahas, based on our limited test drive experience. Honda was our brand of choice, since we loved our Civics and Fit back in the states. Very lazy–as in easy–compared to the semi-automatics, which requires the use of your feet for braking and shifting. Well, we decided to go for an automatic, which is very easy to ride in traffic, just turn the throttle and go, and use both hand brakes to stop. Hondas had higher resale values compared to similar Yamahas, so that had an effect on how much a bike would be upfront. Slowly but surely we were getting a feel for the value of the bikes. In lieu of a Kelly’s blue book (the standard appraisal resource for used cars in the U.S.), we checked online classified ads, as well as local bike shops, both new and second-hand, to gauge the prices.
Despite J’s extensive experience buying/selling cars on Ebay, appraising motorbikes was a different story… Observation: expats love the BIG motorcycles, as in 250cc an up, but the vast majority of Thais ride the smaller “motorbikes” as they’re called-they are efficient, and fast! This is NOT your grandfather’s moped–you can easily reach highway speeds.
Then you must factor in the age, mileage, mechanical and cosmetic condition of the bike just like we would with used cars back in the states. There are so many models to choose from: 100cc to 125cc engines, semi-manuals (clutchless) to automatics, as well as body styles (scooter v. It took a while to get a feel for how much a used-excuse us- ‘second-hand’ (preferred local term) bike is worth. We figure it’ll save us money on the long run, and then we can sell it when we leave–that is, if we decide to leave! 🙂 Given the fact that we were spending 2,000 Bahts/month on rental (a great deal compared to 150/day from the average rental shop), we decided to take the plunge and buy a bike. We have been looking around and debating on whether to buy, or continue to rent a motorbike.
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