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Old 12-01-2006, 07:03 AM
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Re: Vietnam - HCM

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Originally Posted by smurfy
oh by the way bros, thinking of buying a bike.. is it recommended to get a 2nd hand bike in HCMC? My current budget around US$2-2.5k... was planning to get an old 1966 vintage Vespa but my gf frown at the though of it.. any bros got any kang tao for bike to intro?

With your budget, you can get new bikes bro. If you are not big sized, a normal SYM Attitla will be alright for you. There are also other choices like China Made Honda @ . But if you are big built, you may want to consider 2nd hand Yamaha Majesty. All these are below US$2.5k. Check them out.

Next thing you have to make sure is that you have a bike license. If you have a class 2A in Singapore, you have to convert it to Vietnamese license. If you don't have bike license at all, you need to go for the highway code and practical test, but all these are done in Vietnamese language. If all these fail, ride at your own risk and avoid the police checks with the big vans.. because if the big vans are around, no bribe allowed and they will confiscate your bike if you are without proper license.