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Bike buying in Vietnam
Hi as the title says I'm looking to buy a bike in Vietnam. Any one got any tips or recent advice on best way of going about this ? Im thinking of getting a Minsk . I fly into Hanoi on the 5th December and plan to ride all the way south then if possible take it out into Cambodia ,loas then return to Hanoi for my flight home 7 weeks later
Any tips welcome or if anyone is out on the road and wants to meet for a  then let me know.
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Hi . I am doing a similar trip but not until February.
Check out craiglist , quite a few bikes on there. Mainly Honda Win, which are basically a C90.
Not exactly exciting but they are everywhere out there and cheap to fix with plenty of parts available.
I am sure there is plenty of other bikes available. Also check out the backpacking bars /hangouts. They often have a notice board with bikes for sale.
You shouldn't have a problem crossing borders as long as you have the blue registration card, or a bribe ! Have a great trip.
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Sorry this should have been posted in South Asia section
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Sorry this should have been posted in South Asia section
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Hi as the title says I'm looking to buy a bike in Vietnam. Any one got any tips or recent advice on best way of going about this ? Im thinking of getting a Minsk . I fly into Hanoi on the 5th December and plan to ride all the way south then if possible take it out into Cambodia ,loas then return to Hanoi for my flight home 7 weeks later
Any tips welcome or if anyone is out on the road and wants to meet for a  then let me know.
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Hi,
Plenty of bikes for sale, but most of them are in very bad mechanical state . Take a couple of days to find a decent one!
Honda Wins or similar are cheap ( we bought them 250$ and sold them 150$ in Bangkok ) very few Minsks.......
Major roads in Vietnam are awful.
VOA ( Visa on arrival ) at airports ( NOT at Land borders ) but u still need a letter of approval. ( can nevertheless be "fixed" at the airport for about 150$ )
As u intend to come back to Vietnam, don't forget to ask for multiple entry visa! ( remember No VOA at Land borders ..... )
You can't take the bike to Cambodia unless: take a bus from the border to Phnom Penh - arrange customs - go back to border. ( there are fixers at the border ready to buy your bike for about 70$ )
Laos - superbe riding - VOA at Land borders.
No problems to take the bikes to Thailand.
have fun :-)
Vietnam & beyond ...: Nouvelle aventure......
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Thanks. I'm getting a 3 month multi entry visa. Is the any problem taking the bike into Laos ? If I leave the bike at the border is it the easy to sort the paperwork in Cambodia ? How long will this take ?
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bike in Nam
Talk to Hung in Hanoi, he rents and sells Minsk bikes, and maintains them. Great guy, I did some riding with him 5 years ago int northern Nam and into Laos. goodle flamingotours in Hanoi. If that doesn't work pm me or get me at larrynunavut at hotmail dot com Tell Hung Larry Simpson sent you.
cheers
Larry
ps I bought a Minsk when I was there too and even brought it back to Canada, truthfully though you are better off with a Honda unless you are a great mechanic with a bag of Minsk parts.
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Hi as the title says I'm looking to buy a bike in Vietnam. Any one got any tips or recent advice on best way of going about this ? Im thinking of getting a Minsk . I fly into Hanoi on the 5th December and plan to ride all the way south then if possible take it out into Cambodia ,loas then return to Hanoi for my flight home 7 weeks later
Any tips welcome or if anyone is out on the road and wants to meet for a  then let me know.
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One more tip for you when you travel from Hanoi to the South. You should find some short - cut streets instead of main street, because there are a lot of cars, trucks and motorbikes on the street and the traffic are very crowded. If you are foreigners, you can be confused with the traffic in Viet Nam
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Hi just a a quick update. I got myself a honda win 100. I met a dutch guy in the street who was at the end of his trip and struck up a good deal
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Guys,
Do you know of a good resource for info on border crossings/requirements for the countries you've mentioned above?
Just starting planning to do something similar to you, is a Carnet needed for say a Thailand purchased bike ridden through the other SE Asia countries?
Any info gratefully received! 
Pete & Caf
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Drivers Licence
Hi everybody
does any of you have experience with drivers licences in Vietnam?
The internet is full of reports that you need a local licence, otherwise you would be arrested, blablabla... but apparently you only get a local licence when you have a 3 month visa. We only want to stay one month....
Any experiences?
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Hi just a a quick update. I got myself a honda win 100. I met a dutch guy in the street who was at the end of his trip and struck up a good deal
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Hi Kito,
Have you got any advice on buying a bike in Hanoi? I'm doing a similar trip in a few weeks time and was thinking along the lines of a Honda Win. Have / did you try crossing into Laos or Cambodia?
Thanks
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