Motorcycle - The most popular type of transport in the city. If you are going to disseminate on a motorcycle on Ho Chistin and neighboring cities, then you need to get ready to get a little. Keep in mind that you can travel on a motorcycle on a purchased and rented motik. Which is very convenient, so this is what you can take a motorcycle, for example, in Ho Chi Minh City, and pass to Hanoi (or vice versa, and this is one of the most popular tracks).
Motorcycles in Vietnam with manual gearbox, for it is so easier not to get stuck in the mountainous area. If you want to buy a motorcycle (to resell it in another city) in Ho Chi Minh City, then it is much more difficult to do it than in Hanoi. Famous motorcycle Minsk in large quantities is sold in the north of the country, and in the south you can simply not find it. Another moment, to resell the motorcycle in Hanoi is much more difficult than in Ho Chi Minh City, whereas in Saigon those who wish to acquire the unit will be in bulk. Further, the very beautiful area of the Sap is higher than Hanoi - this is what the strength should be enough at the beginning of the journey, and you can relax in the south. In general, with any scenario to go better from north to south.
Here is how you can buy a motorcycle:
1. In the center of the city, in one of numerous agencies. At the same time there you will be prompted as it is better to go and give a card. Maybe even tell me where to sell it later, but it is rare.
2. Watch a taxi driver and seek where motorcycles sell - will bring where necessary! Moreover, you can not let you go, but ask you to wait - after all, there are many such places!
3. Follow the translator to explain with Vietnamese - at least in the phone. Otherwise, failure.
4. Here are sites selling motikov and scooters: http://saigon-minsk.com/, http://saigon-minsk.com/, http://saigon-minsk.com/.
Some used motorcycle unit can be bought for 5-7 million dong. Seven - this is already expensive, and usually for such a price pushing those who are not particularly dealt with in pricing policy. Of course, the Vietnamese will sell exactly the same unit at two or three times cheaper, well, nothing can be done here.
It is not worth the new motorcycle, because when it comes to sell it, you will have to lose the price almost twice (well, or long wait for the buyer who is ready to fork on the same amount). In addition, the motorcycle will not be new, in any pair of scratches, so, from sin away, buy old and ride. Even if it is hijacked (and this is very often happening in Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi) will not be so insulting.
Sell a motorcycle can, by giving the announcement here: http://vietnam.craigslist.org/mca
Registration of documents for motorcycle and rights is not so complex. Documents are allowed immediately after purchase and ibid .: Typesportist, purchase and sale coupon with the name of the previous owner (fill from hand). Everything is very fast! The main thing is to compare the inscribed number in the documents with the number on the housing, then do not get on. If the police stop, show them these paperworks, they will remain very pleased (well, maybe the fine will ask you to pay and all if violated what).
Rights needed! If there is a category A, super! If not, God is with him, somehow ride. Just do not buy fake rights from street traders for $ 20, no matter how seductive it was. It is easier to explain with the polismen and pay the penalty on the hands. In general, tourists do not touch the tourists there, so that drivers without the right category are not torture and punish and punish (give them a couple of hundreds of dong and all). Tourists are holy, the economy holds on them. And someone and for two to or three months it goes without rights and have never stopped anything.
If something in your Iron horse fell off and was developed, urgently fix it. If you can easily - great, and if not, then it comes to funny. If you get stuck in the middle of the city, straight on the street, you can count that simple passer-by or a resident of the neighboring house will easily come out to fix your motorcycle. Just so, not for money, in general silently. This is normal.
After all, each Vietnamese (including girls) almost from birth knows how to finish a motorcycle. And you can dotted to the repair shop. There are a lot of them in Ho Chi Minh City, on every corner. Create in any case, even if it seemed to you that your horse is about to die. But it can often be fixed so that everything falls apart 100 meters, so, follow the repair process as carefully.
Repair is very inexpensive: tighten the chain - 10,000 dongs, brew the exhaust pipe - 60,000 dong, replace the wheel - 50,000, stick the camera - 10-15,000. In general, it is not worth worrying about this. Ask for the purchase price in advance (Bau New Tyn?). You can bargain, and if that, just go to another salon. If, of course, your motorcycle has not broke up into four parts.
What should be coming well, it is very responsible, so it is to the question of security. Ride on the roads of Ho Chi Minhina at relatively low speed, but the accidents and collisions are there. The main thing! Check if the brakes work and how well shook wheels! This is very important, although it sounds strange.
Equipment necessarily. There is no good equipment in the country, it should be noted.
In Ho Chi Minh City, go to the "Andes Helmets" shop at 112 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 3, next to the Independence Palace and the Military Museum. Helmets that traded in the markets are better not to take - break down on the pieces at the first convenient case. A closed helmet costs about 450,000 dongs, open -250,000. By the way, it can be fined for riding without a helmet! Yes, and with such roads it is better to progress a hundred times.
If you drive for a short distance on Ho Chi Minh City, it really doesn't matter what to ride. And if you gathered to cross the city, it is better to dress in long pants, sneakers, a T-shirt with long sleeves, maybe gloves. If you want to ride across the country, for the sake of God, move only during the daytime day! And do not chase on the roads - in Vietnam they are so-so. The ideal speed for moving in Vietnamese roads is 50, a maximum of 60 km / hour, and it is better to reduce to 40 in the city. It is often fine for speeding. They go on the road and the tracks as they want, there are no special rules, but sometimes polismen can catch out of a non-stroke row and explain everything in popular. Therefore, pay attention to the signs: If it is said that you can just go straight, go straight, do not follow the rotating left.
