Mine is semi-automatic but a chinese Kenbo KB50FA, it is very very sensitive to throttle and very jerky if you don’t know how to rev match and properly downgrade. Doesn’t shift and locks wheels if you don’t match the revs with the gears.
I just started riding dirt bikes, im a 5'2 guy and riding small dirt bikes planning to ride taller bikes. trying to build up my skills to ride taller bikes after getting comfortable with riding the smaller dirt bikes. I really really want to get the drz400sm for my first street legal bike.
This moped type motorcycle only in southeast asian market, small easy to ride in city , it’s evolution from honda cub c70 year by year until today you can found 100cc to 150cc , install basket on it , ride , shopping and buy groceries 😂
I can agree with everything you said, including the walkie-talkie, just having two pairs of riding socks and you wash every evening the pair you just used, is in my experience "better"...
PG-1 Yamaha, good or bad, or too new to know? It looks like it could be a very good bike for Vietnam. Semi-auto with a setup for mild off road and not very expensive. I think about 30.4 million or about $1200 new.
Not had a chance to drive it yet. But the main draw to the bike is the price point. A scooter with "offroad" is pure nonsense though, same as a Honda ADV. It is just a name to appeal to an uneducated market. Nice for instagram pics etc. However, as a fun and cheap scooter, it is probably very good I would imagine! Nice to see something that looks a bit different as well.
@@Tigitmotorbikes I agree that it is nice to see something that looks a bit different from the usual plastic scooter. The Honda ADV is just another plastic scooter with an auto and a bit more HP. At least the PG-1 has the scrambler style and some bigger knobby tires and a bit more fuel capacity. It looks to me like it might be slightly more suitable for going down a trail than a Wave/Blade but certainly not in the same league as the XLR150 Honda. For traveling the Vietnam countryside it looks like it might be a nice ride, but is the Yamaha drivetrain close to as reliable as the Wave/Blade? Is the drivetrain the same as another Yamaha that has a known track record to enable a reasonable prediction? Is it a bike that you might consider to expand your offerings for your customers or too much headache to support another type of bike? The bike it looks comparable to is the Honda CT125 Trail. In the US the CT125 goes for about $4K. I'm sure the Honda is better but by how much?
Vietnam dealers should have equal choice for pure manuals even tho vietnam are mostly scooters. Manuals you have more control when braking and more control over the speed.
It does have oil in it. But you can still burn it :) Has the added downside of the clutch plate particles getting into the oil and destroying the engine. If you burn the clutch, the oil needs changing as well!
There is a thing call "NN" number plates. With these a foreigner can own the bike. However obtaining the NN number plate is difficult and pointless. Directly tied to your visa duration. So pointless in fact, that it isn't really worth talking about.
Great video about Ha Giang loop. thank you so much for sharing all of your expriend. also thank you so much for coming also. 5 year ago, Ha Giang have nothing, with no custommer, no traveler, no work to do, ... everyone supper poor. but now more people come back and do the work in Ha Giang, they come back from Bình Dương, Hồ Chí Minh city, Hà Nội .... someone come back from China also.
Even when this video was made, Ha Giang was mostly unknown. Post Covid though Ha Giang has exploded! Even for me now, I think it is likely to be a very difficult place. I have not been back since (on a road journey)
I rented from tigit in 2019 for 2 months. HCM-Hanoi + NW. Never a problem with the bike and great service from Tigit. Planning on coming back in March 2025 and doing Laos and Cambodia. Definitely buying from Tigit.
You still need to wear full motorcycle gear. The road is still sand conveyor belt to your skin and jaw even tho speeds are slow. You will need new skin grafts.
They are different than usual adv boots and would probably work great. I have the same and was planning to bring them. Seeing this video and knowing Tigit is renting those Motorcross boots and having good experience with them, I would just keep sidi at home and rent some. Financially, it won't make a huge difference after all, but can you save some weight in your luggage, get proofed safety on the track and preserve your own boots!
@@Oelala879you usually start with not much but on the way there are many nice and sometimes also hard "Souvenirs" you might get... And then you have your hard items... Yes you can put them into the main baggage, but will you do, right after you purchase them when everything is tighten with straps on the back? Or will you do it in the evening when you reach the hotel!? I would not make compromises with the spine. Even it means to sweat more. About the shoulder- and chest- protection, Tigit is right, the way the average ride in such a country won't require that.
This video is aimed at tours, and people will not be going along buying souvenirs on our tours :) You need a different tour company for that! The point is a good one though, carrying hard items and tool rolls etc in backpacks is not a good idea!
Boots were a big realisation for me when I took one of your offroad lessons and the bike fell on my foot at a weird angle. I thought for sure that fall would have crushed my foot but it didn't due to the boot being stiff so good job in picking quality gear. For sun protection Decathlon sells some good & cheap UV protection long sleeve shirts meant for the beach and they are very breathable. The weight lifting gloves they have also worked well for me as motorcycle gloves, padded and grippy.
I just got my CRF300 and man, after a day of trying to get the hang of it -- mounting, etc cos I'm not that tall ( i sill tip toe, for this bike) my lower back, knees and toes, can't feel them til now, it's been two days lol sooooo sore
Small bikes rock 😃 ! Bigger the CC more fuel more weight! If you a 90kg plus I agree a bigger bike might be useful! For us under 90 kg i allways prefer a lighter bike! Asia not Australia with hundreds of kilometres of nothing.....👍👍👍👍👍
I am a 104kg, and the 150cc is fine. It is about skill not power. Just so many people think they need more power because they don't know how to drive :)
ALWAYS LONG YHESE INSTANT KNOW NOTHINGS. I have driven/rode cars, motorcycles & by cycles. I have been in one accident in 32 years in VN - when a car hit me when l was crossing on a pedestrian crossing. My secret? Exploit the VNese love of paintwork. They hate scratches. So my two wheel vehicles have stainless steel with small flags on them - stops any car. I also have bright red truck lights on my 4-wheel & motorcycles. VERY effective.
Just point your license plate downwards slightly so it cant be seen from above. All the auto speed cams are mounted on high pole. I have some of these fines but never paid them nothing really happens! but some ppl cant sell their bikes so its very inconsistent
I rode 450km from Phong Nha to Ninh Binh in one day last summer (on a bike from Tigit), since there was nothing along the way that felt worth stopping for. Took me 9 hours, of which 8 were spent riding. 4 hour ride, one hour break, another 4 hours. Wouldn't necessarily recommend, especially for inexperienced riders, but it's doable. With the amount of homestays, it's easy to just ride until you don't want to anymore, whether that's after 3 hours or 8, and it's also a much nicer way of traveling in my opinion
Interesting video. Ridiculous that it takes so long to be processed, then the fine can only be paid in the specific area the offence took place in. Best of luck with all this, Tigit. Nick
That is a fun one and is part of why Vietnamese now take transferring papers so seriously. The motorbike's owner, on paper, will get sent the fine, and I think this has become a bit of a problem.
