How I Bought My First Motorbike In Thailand - First Ride In Bangkok 

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Would love to see you come back and talk to Pat about pitfalls to avoid when buying used.💯

This is really a MUST watch video for anyone buying a motorbike in Thailand. I really enjoyed this, great information, interesting, funny and highly informative. Also, nice passport!

You dont have to visit your embassy. You can get the residence certificate at the local immigration office.

Congrats brother. As thai biker, I wish you enjoy the ride and stay safe.

I considered the ADV and the PCX and opted for the Honda Click 160. The Honda Click 160 is narrower, shorter wheelbase and tighter turning circle and hence better for filtering through traffic jams in Bangkok. It is also cheaper at 65,000 baht. The centre hook and floor makes one able to carry lots of shopping back from the supermarket easier. Girls like the Honda Click because they can step into it when wearing a skirt or dress to drive it.

That scooter is definitely capable to do longer trips, I have done 800km trips several times - 9.5-10hrs on my 155 NMAX. That means I was riding pretty steady on it those times but a couple of years later now after the long covid interruption I have decided to split those into 2-part trips from now on, so even more doable. Congratulations on your purchase, they are very nice scooters, happy riding.

Thrilling encounter with the Honda 160 motorbike 🏍...tuned up and rides on....in Bangkok, the biking is the way to move around quickly...🎉😂

Would love to see you come back and talk to Pat about pitfalls to avoid when buying used.

Congratulations! We financed a brand new Honda Click 160 a few months ago. It's a great feeling having your own motorbike in Thailand.

ข้าพเจ้าขออวยพร ให้ท่าน เดินทางด้วยความโชคดี ปลอดภัยในทุกๆเส้นทาง

Congrats on your new bike. So cool! Those roads look intense to drive on so you're brave. Looking forward to your travel videos on the new baby!

Hey bro, Word of warning, if you don't have international or Thai driving(riding) license, once you get pull over it will be 1,000 THB. (or 2-500 bribe) also if you ever got into accident, it will be 10,000 Thb fine, IF you are the one who cause that incident to heppen... SO, please take your time to get it done, It is quite a easy exam! It should be ฿100 or ฿50 per year, plus ฿5 or ฿50 according to the licence type! Enjoy Riding!

A beautiful girl side-saddle on a motorcycle's back, one hand playing with a phone the other hand holding a coffee, that's just so Bangkok. It's a city that shouldn't work but somehow does.😍

I came close to buying that same "Motosai" for the reasons you mentioned, 160 engine, rear shocks & automatic. I also like the Honda CT125. I ended up buying a 2023 Toyota truck for 19,500 USD. I've ridden the 160 Honda Clicks with a single shock in the back and the ride sucks by comparison. Great video as always.

I believe the girl at 3:36 is using a motorcycle-taxi. They were extremely popular when I was in high school in Bangkok, and I'd often see office girls such as these using them.

Take care when you ride a bike in Bangkok dude I’m Thais and I live in Bangkok about 4yrs and a lot of idiots driver here like pull out from nowhere and no reason

Bought mine, still waiting for my number plate. Hopefully today. Embassy does not give Cert. of Res. Had to go to CW.

โอ้ เป็นห่วงเรื่องความปลอดภัย อัตราการเกิดอุบัติเหตุสูงมากเมื่อใช้มอเตอร์ไซด์ Be careful. The accident rate so high when use motercycle.

Hey Serg, great video. You are riding so naturally. Quick question: how long it took to get used to riding on the other side of the road?

ขับADV 160cc.ใน กรุงเทพ โอเคร แต่ถ้าคุณจะเดินทางต่างจังหวัดบ่อยๆแนะนำขยับADV 350 cc. จะขับสนุกกว่านี้ครับ😅✌

4:21 😆😆😆

Apologies in advance: it's gonna be long. 🙏 I was going to suggest the possibility of you making this very video once you got home from your Northern Thailand trip and got good and rested up, but then I happened to wonder if perhaps you've already made one when you made the original purchase--and, oh, look! You have! 😅 So now I get to barrage you with my questions and waffling! Now that you've been riding your bike for 10mos and have taken it on some long trips, are you still really happy with the ADV160? Is there anything about it you're not happy with? Is it holding up okay? Gas lid isn't getting wobbly, switches are still tight? It isn't too small for you at the knees or reach? I've read everywhere that with motorbikes, it's not a matter of IF you'll get hit and knocked over, but WHEN. I suppose this is true enough no matter where in the world you are, a scooter is really a target waiting to happen. What are your thoughts on this? Have you christened your bike with some road rash yet? Maybe it's just because I'm looking at this as riding in another country, but this actually makes me really nervous about getting something. I also noticed that while you're all suited up on the long trips, zipping about town it's a backpack and t-shirt with gloves and a full helmet. I don't doubt this is the norm amongst locals (actually, I was seeing lots of no helmets from the locals), but from a safety perspective, is wearing the protective jacket and jeans, etc, practical when you know you're going out on the road in BKK? I keep thinking about the heat. What I've been wanting to do is get a Primavera S 150. Full disclosure: I've never had a scooter before. Years ago, I had this buddy who was super deep into scootering and scooter clubs, the whole lot. He would take me on his scooter around town and tried to talk me hard into getting a scooter, as well. We're talking full on evangelizing! Man, it was tough to resist! He was passionate! But I've been fighting any desire for a vehicle that consumes gasoline for decades now, and I really didn't see why I should take on the burden of having a purchase like a scooter, when I was more than capable of getting from A to B by walking or public transit. It really disappointed him and now I'm wondering how smart a choice that was in the long run, cos look at me now: back to where I was 25-ish years ago, thinking about the same things again, except this time without his advice to lean on, when I coulda had all that experience and knowledge banked up. To be completely honest, I've only ever been interested in Vespa and Lambretta, thanks to those younger punker years (no, not Quadrophenia). Back then it was either a vintage Lambretta (or DEATH! Oi!!) or the Primavera. Over the years, it was hard enough getting Lambretta out of my head, I know Vespa isn't leaving my consciousness any time soon. So Vespa it is. And, yeah, I'm already thinking about the clubs (YOU HEAR THAT DOUGGY?? YA BASTARD! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! /forks/), so I think it's awesome you showed that coffee/custom shop in this video. (side note: on another channel that focuses only on scooters in Australia, I found a video of his for a custom motorcycle festival they have at one of the malls every year in BKK--so I thought that was super awesome!) I figure the Primavera is more than enough to zip from here to there in BKK. But then I got to watching your long distance videos and it's more than apparent to me that where my Primavera couldn't hack it on your Northern trip by a long shot, here you are no holds bar! I'm in a quandary of what to do. It's not anything I really need to decide this minute. I'm not even in Bangkok yet, and won't be for just a couple more years while I take care of some things on the home front (the countdown in my head is real!) I'm just thinking forward when I get there and get settled down, I know I'm going to want something, and I'd like to be smart about it. Oh, random information I found out: the cost of a brand new Primavera S in BKK is more than HALF the cost savings of one bought in the US! That's insane! I'm done now, promise. Stay safe on those roads, don't over do it! Really appreciate all that you show us and your insights. Video suggestion for much later: maybe a series on BKK scooter clubs, talk with some of the folks at meets, what their custom bikes are, etc. I'd be all over a video like that. Cheers man! ❤‍🔥🕉🕊

I just bought a motorcycle in Vietnam!! You purchased a scooter ;-)

please carefully drive, do not trust when pass intersection,.. traffic light is fine but others driver who usually break the rule may not!! i m thai, i taught my son capable to drive motorcyte but no allow him riding in the city(real life),.. drive a car instead.

Good video. Did you consider buying more insurance? I believe the basic Por Ror Bor is really the minimum. I just rented a motorbike and could only find mr prakan that offered insurance more than the minimum. I'd really be interested in a video on insurance options when using a motorbike.

Can't wait for your very first adventure with your new motorcycle 🏍️😊

Beautiful bike. Get a good phone mount so you can use gps

ยินดีด้วย คุณสามารถขับไปเที่ยวจังหวัดต่างๆได้เลย😊

ขับรถดีๆนะพี่ชาย ถนนในกรุงเทพอันตรายมาก ห้ามประมาทโดยเด็ดขาด

Nice Choice, I am on a Kawasaki Versys x300 now, but my 4 speed clutch moto was a Sanyang 125 some 33 years ago classic wire wheel motorcycle/ in between I had a 150 CC cheap china scoot with a large "touring" body. Enjoy your ride, have fun. On Helmets, I use a half helmet (Suzuki one) for the RGV Texas Hot Months, and then have one similar to yours in the video for the colder months/ along with ear plugs for hearing protection/ and $20 dollar Home depot gloves, hard for me to buy any clothing at all/ let along motorcycle clothing (not made in my size) but I wear Columbia sportswear for a jacket / and rain jacket at times. We will also get to something rated as HOT HUMID here on the Texas Gulf coast, and even an hour inland where I live. Love your conversion to Celsius Confusion.

24 mllimeters.... ? I LOVE THAT....5555 /Have a good ride on your new Motor bike! Be careful&safe! 😊😊😊😊

ปัญหาใหญ่ในการขับขี่ที่กรุงเทพสำหรับทุกคนก็คือ การหลงทาง

For the city the 160 is best due to its lighter weight and smaller dimensions. Been working on a Silverwing 400, its a handful compared to my CRF 250l, especially in traffic. Having a yellow house book makes purchase easier, but the process of getting the book in the first place requires a visit to the embassy anyhow, so for a one time deal its the same. Enjoy the adventures you'll have in the future, you made a good choice for the riding you do, despite not being my first choice.

Bet it was the language barrier, when we got our ADV(which we love) they explained everything to my wife(in Thai) and nothing to me LOL.

Nice bike Serg, I just bought a little Honda Clic 125 brand new for 54500 baht from Honda dealer in Pattaya. The same bike in England is 176000. Wish I could fit a few in my suitcase. Have you got a chest mount for your iPhone? ❤️🇹🇭🙏

Holy great content. Very thorough. I as well have risen for ever. I am in Bangkok end of this November. I am going to search out this bike shop. Just need a tour guide to show me the bike shops!! Going to check out your other videos. Need to learn more about Bangkok.

Great bike I miss the bangkok vibe and these motorcycle sound

Love you videos and I wish you much success! BTW, what’s the difference between a motorbike and motorcycle? I thought they were the same.

I am very happy for you in getting your own bike. I beg the differ, having owned vehicles all my life, I do not enjoy it or driving. When your city has good public transportation like BKK, I'm there. Forget the traffic, dude........

wow love the energy...pretty cheap all of this... I am for you going to Pat. Another question maybe she could answer is how complicated is it to EXPORT new or used bikes, e.g. to Australia?

I wish you safe riding, knowing Thailand has the highest accident rate with motorcycles worldwide (75% accident rate involved motorcycles). I would never ever ride a bike in Bangkok or even Thiland. Stay safe!

Hi like your bike a ADV 160 nice But i like the Forxa 300 but in 2021 it became 350 i love the windshiled how it has a motor . what would you say witch would say witch is more around the Honda Forza 350 or your Honda ADV 160 . i know you have the ADV 160. How would say the Forza 350 would stack up agents the ADV i60 is the Forza 350 to big for the city ? i also saw the ADV 350 yes it look a bit biger then yours. witch would say the Honda ADV 350 or the Honda Forza 350 witch of the two is biger ? i was thinking about buying one in thailand my girl friend wants me to live in thailand she has a car i think a scooter would be good as a runa around . I would love to hear what you think about the bikes. Thank You .

I own few maxi scooters such as NMAX, ADV 350 and recently bought Kawasaki Vulcan 650. Please do first oil change at 500km due to little pieces of metal presence while it’s new. After that change oil every 1000km or maximum 1500km Enjoy your new ride and please ride safe Serge.

When you were paying for your bike, did you use credit card check or cash my experience when I bought my Honda PCX. I paid it cash. And that seem to work out well with them. Also I couldn't get a free helmet that would fit me so that was annoying. This was in Chang Mai. I'm sure it's a lot different in Bangkok. Cheers

Thank you so much - a brilliant video with lots of fantastic information. I'm moving to Thailand myself in a couple of weeks and, based on this, I might well get one myself.

Hi. Thanks for an informative video. I have moved to the Philippines and will get more momentum in my video channel from there. 'BUT! I'm looking for inspiration and I'm impressed with your video editing. Do you mind telling me which editor you use? It must have taken you some time editing your video with all those clips and audio editing. But it has been worth your time. A beautifully edited informative video. Thank you.

I just bought a PCX 160 and also First class insurance to cover my motorcycle and third party. If I scratch s BMW they will pay the repairs and the coverage for medical is better for you, passenger and pedestrians. It is added to the basic compulsory insurance. Fire and theft included.

This is the perfect video for an Indian teenager dreaming to own Honda adv 160 in Thailand. Thank you so much. 🎉

Were you able to even get a resident certificate at your embassy? If you are a US citizen I think the US embassy stopped issuing them in the March of last year. UK embassy stopped issuing them even further back.

Hi serg you chose a lovely bike. Great choice and if you could go back and speak to South lady that be very interesting, you mention about a Visa when you buy a vehicle, is that the 90 day, Visa or the one month Visa many thanks God bless 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Same one I would get if I got one. I'm staying in Bangkok for a few months.

lol, just rode to krabi and spent 3 days getting certificate of residency from immigration day 1, classroom test and car license day 2, and taking the exam and motorbike test (lol) and picking up my motorbike license day 3. found one dealer willing to transport it to me on my small island - just bought a new adv160 captain america limited edition.

I went alrount thailand on a Suzuki van van 200 30000 kilometers your adv 160 is more capable than my bike for Thai roads . Good luck 👍🏽

You waited a year and a half to get a bike..?…. Good choice of bike for the cities…long trips.. on some of the big roads… not so much….. I ended up with 2 bikes… 1 scooter for the city…. And a touring bike for exploring thailand…. You might want to try renting a bigger bike for those longer trips..it would be safer and save your scooter from screaming down the highway for hours and hours… just a thought…

Great video! Did you have to negotiate to get that price? In Pattaya I am being quoted 105,800 for the ADV 160 paid in full.

Unfortunately for Cambodia this 160cc motorbike cost up to $5k

Great vid, interesting process good to know, thanks for sharing that... lol that chick on the bike, I dunno either how they can do that 😂

Really! The paper you need is "Certify of residence" and you get it from Immigration, you will need a contract of place you rent and bring to immigration. Or if you have a House book of own condo you do not need anything else, Been buying and selling bike over the latest 17 years here , 🙂

I have the same bike here in the Philippines. I love the bike but there are some cons. 1. The rear fender is basically useless. 2. The Showa rear suspension, with its tight coil spacing is prone to rust. 3. The headlight is the weakest in its class. 4. Passing light and handbrake are missing despite them being available on lower level bike models from Honda

hi there, iḿ going to thailand in April/May. i want to rent a motorbike there but all i see are scooters in the video. do they have touring bikes or bikes like the Honda cbr650?

If you use an Apple phone, I suggest you get an Airtag and keep it in your car. Now you can check Is your car comfortable?

I fear you will find out Thai people are not so nice when we are driving, unlike in most other situations. Just be careful, " jai yen" , most of the time it's really not worth getting into an argument with other motorists even when they are obviously acting stupid. And make sure your health insurance is good.

Congrats on your new purchase. I enjoyed your video & will be looking out for others. Glad to see you wearing gloves, fingers are precious🙏

People move thier cars for bike because they don't want thier cars get hit 'n run by the bikes. Dont get too comfortable and break traffic laws like most bikers do. Ride safe.

Can you recommend any place where you can rent this bike for a month? Seems like it's quite rare bike for rental shops in Bangkok.

So you can go into your Thai Bank and go to the Counter withdraw 100,000+ Baht in Cash and but the buy or Will they Take Visa credit Cards

Hi Serg, thanks for the video! Can you go abroad on this bike to Vietnam for example?

3:21 funny thing about that. That's the gender norm of sitting on a bike here in Thailand. It's considered inappropriate and 2lutty even as a woman to sit the "normal way" on a bike. To appear modest and girly girl, sitting on the side is what girls do. Idk how this gender norm came to be either. I saw this since i was born. It has always been this way.

an interview with Pat would be nice. I am new to motorbikes and would like to get some insight to buying. Where can you buy a cub bike? I am going to rewatch the video, but I don't recall you say if we can buy one in the cub house.

What helmet do you use? I mean what brand? Is it made in Thailand? How much does it cost? It would be interesting to see you reviewing some good helmets! 😊

This is the bike I’ll buy when I land in the Philippines in Jan 2025 to start my new life.

I want to buy a Honda ADV350, but they don't sell them here in the USA. :(

Hi...Serg...🥰...Congratulation on your beloved mortercicle...🛵...I have YAMAHA n max 155 cc...I love it...🥳...Take a good care of yourself...💪💝

You don't need to turn on your high beams during the day. Thai people don't use high beams unless the road is very dark. Your bike already has a daytime running light. If you turn on the high beams, you won't be able to use the pass lights. The high beam is used with the pass light button. If you turn on the high beams when you press the pass lights, they won't work. Passlights are used to warn and ask for directions. Just press the flashing pass light and it will mean you're asking for directions. Or you can have the person making the U-turn be careful not to eject.😁😁🙏🙏

0:01 and 15:08 until 15:14 That's an electric scooter!! If you plan to ride an electric scooter on the road, you need one that can reach at least 65 km/h or more, so you can keep up with the traffic.

enjoy thailand drive hahaha🤣

Wonderful video . My wife and I winter in Chaing Mai and ride 2 up on rented 125 cc here in Detroit we ride a 1200 sportster and the 125 is more fun again great video

Do you need a residence approved or some paper from the immigration to buy a new motorbike. How is the whole process about it?

That ADV 160 would cost $2K more in the US!!

I bought a new bike last year and didn't have to get a letter from the embassy. I had to get a certificate of residency from immigration.

For this bike the long trip is okay, I saw in youtube they was ride this guy very long trip in Thailand.

You should get full insurance coverage driving in Thailand is a bit tricky

14:47 The sign on the left pretty much said "left lane always go" in Thai. So yes, it is legal but not every intersection though be careful

And yes, do the video as you asked about with the sit down and going over the pitfalls. Thanks.

I’m nowhere NEAR ready to moving to Thailand, I haven’t even visited Thailand, BUT, I’m really liking yours and other peoples videos on actually living in Thailand. I like how you show everyday life and not just vacation mode. Some folks just show “fun” times and we all know that this is not real life. The more videos I see the more I really want to leave this rat race. I live in Southern California and ride a motorcycle and we are legally allowed to split lanes. The problems most have are people that are not from California wanting to impose their ways on us and cutting us riders off. Thanks for the videos, stay safe. FYI, I’ve been told wearing a white helmet is the safest because it’s the easiest for people to see and be aware of.

Half price than here in U.S., and better exhaust system. Nice.

Is there a waiting period? You mentioned you got Regis after 1.5 years.

Hi Serg! Did you get Boom's contact information? His English is great and he seems like a genuine guy. Boom seems like someone who'd be a good friend to have in Thailand.

Hello and congrats on your new bike (a bit late for calling it new maybe?) I just purchaced same bike here in Pattaya, and i was a bit surprised when the bike comes with only one key/remote controll, i´m used to two keys when buying a new vehicle. Was it the same for you? And the dealer asked 1500 TB for one extra. By the way, Nice to watch your RU-vid videos :)

Very nice bike, and Honda is for me the one and only brand, very nice video, and very good about helmet,

Got the same bike. Have you noticed that the seat tilts to the left? Got mine fixed.

pls be careful driving in Thailand. They drive so fast.

In my opinion, riding a motorbike in Bangkok is relatively safe, especially in busy streets like Sukhumvit, where you cannot go very fast and most drivers are highly attentive. However, it can be intimidating late at night when people are tired, and the poorly designed roads (if there was any design at all) can pose a challenge.

Hi Serg. Just scoped out a few of your videos after you helped me out with Chad's video on the Night Train Market car show video. Really like your content and presentation and subscribed and hit the bell. Look forward to your video on the car show. ps, would highly recommend wearing off the new tire slick stuff BEFORE bedding in the brakes. 😮

Very good video and love to see also you use good quality helmet and driving gloves. Those are important to use!

Hey Serg a quick question for you about the bike did you get to have a test ride of it 1st and if so was it at were you brought it from please mate

The girl at 3:20 is probably a true definition of vibing to Bangkok traffic

How do you pay a motorbike? Using a bank card or a wire transfer to the dealer?

What a nice bike you got there Serg, can't wait to see you take it on an adventure outside of Bangkok.