Turned Away from Sentosa Island | Goodbye Singapore 

Motorcycle theives in Singapore can expect 7 year jail sentences a fine and a driving ban. I wish we had the same here in 🇬🇧 UK

Poor Freddie walking along, trying to look cool, then slightly slips, and Monica roars with laughter.

Let’s put it this way…Sentosa is home for extremely wealthy Singaporeans with big, expensive homes and cars. Little motorcycles and scooters are generally ridden by a different class. Sadly, the regulations are likely intended to keep a certain group of people out. And this is coming from someone who genuinely enjoys visiting Singapore…😊

It’s like Oxford will be if we’re not careful, though without the nice weather!

It always takes the eyes of a visitor to realize how wonderful tiny Singapore is even with all the tight regulations. A lot of us locals take it for granted how efficient and safe our small country is. I wish you could have had more time to check out and review some of the motorcycles and motorcycle culture we have here. It would be very interesting to hear your thoughts and comparisons since you come from somewhere that is entirely different. I hope you've enjoyed your short stay in Singapore. I'm a fan of your channel and the stuff you do. A lot of stuff in Singapore isn't cheap and it does cost quite a bit to visit but I do hope you do return one day and do a bit more exploring. Enjoy your holidays in Bali! I've been there a few times and it is really nice. The riding there in Bali can get quite adventurous and hectic. Have fun and take care!

Hey Freddie. Kenneth here. im a Singaporean. Have actually been watching your channel and videos for quite some time and have been subscribed to your channel. Always thought that youd make a good motorcycle host and reviewer (your voice and charisma and knowledge) after watching your video on the speed twin and interceptor comparison, and that you truly deserve more views and likes. Its really upsetting to see that you had a 'negative' expererience being turned away when you tried to go to sentosa. I saw that you made a video about the 'eye watering; costs of motorcycles in Singapore, and am really glad that you managed to capture this in your video. Really sorry about that but this is kind of like the reality as bikers in Singapore face. As a Singaporean and a lover of motorcycles and biker myself (V-strom 1000 2014), its really hell on earth to own a motorcycle and to own one. The amount of regulation is crazy here in Singapore. Going to town becomes a nightmare because they do not allow motorcycle parking, we cant just park on the side of the road even though we aren't blocking any cars. Its a huge mess here in Singapore. COE Prices for motorcycles have skyrocketed to 12K SGD (basically this certificate you pay for to own a motorcycle for 10 years which has to be renewed every 10 years). Its a huge huge mess in Singapore with a lot of ridiculous rules and regulations. However, Im glad to see that you are here in Singapore. Would be nice if we could meet up and go for a ride say youre still here. Its also good to know that the place youre from is more motorcycle friendly that Singapore and that its much more affordable there than here.

Freddie, I wish I knew you guys were visiting Singapore, I'd have been happy to take you around and show you the country on 2 wheels. I've been here for 17 years and had bikes here for the last 4 - and yes, extortionately expensive to run vehicles of any kind in this country!! If you ever come back, or any of your subscribers visit then drop me a line and I'll happily hook up and help out where I can. Great video, terrific photography!! Thank you.

A fan from Singapore here. Because of your Tenerife videos, I am travelling there in 2 weeks time. Keep up your videos!

What a beautiful place, thanks again for taking us with you to somewhere we may never get to go and show us some of the culture and life of that country. Safe travels to Bali, another place I doubt I'll ever visit so looking forward to the next video 👍

I first visited Singapore in 1988 en route to Australia. Had the great good fortune of going back several times and would love to do so again if I can ever afford it. I love the food, the cleanliness, the politeness and the transport system. The highlight for me has always been the zoo, especially since they introduced the night zoo. Marvellous place but I'll be stuck in chilly old Essex for a while yet 🙂

Freddie, so good to see your channel doing so well. Content is great and has a perfect balance. Can't congratulate you and Monika enough, 100k coming soon and when it does, it will be very well deserved. Wishing you continued success. Paul

For any future travellers to Singapore, you can also get to sentosa via skytrain at vivo city level 3 ($4-$5/pax) Or walk in to the island before boarding the train at sentosa side. Used to hold a number of school events on the island. Poor students ain't got the $$ to waste on $4 so we always walked in.

Thanks for visiting Singapore! I’ve chanced upon your youtube videos and I must say, I myself as a Singapore Citizen made me feel like a tourist watching your videos about my own country 🫣. Keep up the good work! Cant wait to see your adventure in Bali with Monica ☺️

A starting biker from Singapore who stumbled upon your channel and finding out that you have visited Singapore! Love this!

When I was a kid living in Singapore in the 60s it was called Blakang mati. It was where the sandy beach was and you could only get there by sampan (you paid them on the return journey at the end of the day - if you wanted to get home again!)

I cannot help but to laugh every time you said “jungle” in sg, it’s just a small forest or National park. 😂 I remember 30 years ago doing my National Service my Platoon sergeant said “ Singapore where got Jungle? If you lost your way just walk straight you will probably end up in the expressway or HDB 😂” Glad that both of you had fun here.

Come to New Orleans. You can come for Mardi Gras or Jazz Festival if you like huge crowds or any other time if you don’t. But it’s cheap to get gear & stay here, lovely little short trip. Amazing sights and architecture/footage etc

Wow Freddie. Stumbled upon your video tonight, so interesting to watch your videos and see Singapore as a bike'rs + forefinger pov. And to see how much you admire motorbiking is admirable. You've inspired me to kick start my motorbiking journey at 29yo 😆

Always love your videos Freddie and Monica. It's great to see you in Singapore a place I've visited many times from here in Perth, WA. I was just a bit concerned to see you riding a bike in Flip Flops (Thongs) , shorts are almost acceptable but still not advisable, as the saying goes, 'dress for the slide not the ride!' as a person with some influence over other riders I thought you'd at least make a mention of it. All the best with the rest of your adventures, I'm looking forward to watching more.

I was there in the early 70's as a young teenager. Memories of the open air cinema at Aggie Westons around the pool, traders playing Mahjong with long little finger nails, the night market on the Bukit Timah Road, the torture scenes in the Tiger Balm Gardens. We had a snake catcher who'd pop up into the roof space and fill a sack once in a while. No windows in the house, just bamboo blinds that rolled down. Warm rain most afternoons. It was so different, so exotic and vibrant and I loved it.

There are some exceptions to the No Motorcycle rule. They include Sentosa's island rangers carrying out their duties, emergency, essential services and dispatch riders delivering documents and packages to our island partners and Sentosa Cove residents. Several Sentosa Cove residents also own motorcycles. However, they are allowed to ride only between mainland Singapore and their homes via the Sentosa causeway bridge.

Hi Freddie and Monika. I found your channel a while ago, subscribed and have enjoyed watching all the old episodes as well as all your latest. I'm 64, retired and live in Western Australia. I have a 2022 Honda CB500X and a new 2023 Royal Enfield 350 Classic Reborn in Halcyon Green. What a lovely bike that is to ride. My wife and I love watching your adventures, bike reviews, café reviews, etc. I commented the other day, "I want his life!" Can I make a request please? I think it would be cool if you put your Bonneville into a specialist motorcycle detailer and have it professionally done, complete with paint correction and metal polishing, etc. It'd be interesting to see how it looked afterwards. It would probably ride better too, lol. Keep up the great work, you guys. We really love what you do. Kind regards, Dave & Sue. :)

Great stuff! Would love to visit Singapore someday after seeing this.

Having spent some time in Singapore the best thing about it is the food, you will find Indonesia a breath of fresh air!

You could have just parked your bike at vivo city shopping centre which is connected to sentosa by a monorail. The monorail ticket cost about $4. It is alot more cheaper but atleast you get to enjoy a better view by taking the cable car.

Singapore is very safe, and a great place to live, enjoy

It's a liability and insurance issue for Sentosa hence even before residential projects were built there, motorcycles were never allowed in. If you noticed, there are some motorcyles inside used by Sentosa Development for patrolling etc and they carry a 2 color plate instead of the regular black, white or yellow plate. That's an island plate issued only for used on islands in Singapore like Sentosa or Pulau Ubin.

Beautifully filmed I loved it,

Ohh Freddie & Monika, fabulous experiences & memories lasting forever 👌 you rode past the park with the steel trees! I hope you got to experience it in the evening? I recall Sentosa island being very theme parkish. Great for swimming. Is the Muslim quarter near the Chinese quarter? It looked so similar. Perhaps I was a little inebriated 😎 Enjoy Bali! Looking forward to your next adventures. I just love Monikas laughter at your expense 😂😂

Can’t believe you would ride in shorts and flip flops, crazy!

I got steered to this video somehow. As I watched part 1, I realised that your interest and knowledge in motorcycles are evident. Great content and editing. Love it. From Singapore.

“Sentosa's roads are relatively narrow and winding and flanked by trees. They are also often single lane in each direction and this creates blind spots for drivers. Due to their small size, motorcycles are usually more vulnerable to accidents on such roads, especially when weather conditions are poor. Motorcycles tend to pick up speed faster than other vehicles. Given the island speed limit of 40kmh, speeding vehicles could pose a danger to guests walking along or crossing the roads. Motorcycles can also be easily manoeuvred into areas such as pedestrian pavements and buggy tracks where other vehicles cannot gain access, and compromise pedestrian safety.”

The first time i went to singapore i used the cable car to get to sentosa, then 25 years later for my 2nd time there is now a free monorail from vivocity shopping centre i wouldn't have hired a bike freddie like you said its not motor vehicle friendly but just used the fantastic MRT underground and i think you can get ferries to indonesia from the vivocity too.

That 'huge' contraption on the handle bar can also be found in a car too. Not just for exiting car parks, but also to pay for electronic signature road pricing (ERP) charges. It's a form of Pay as You Use as you enter into certain areas like CBD (Central Business District) and highways during peak hours. London has a similar system, which duplicated Singapore's ERP system.

When you said Samosa Island I was hungry. So long ago since I heard the call to prayer chant. Seeing Monika and her laughing at you is a highlight, the shark net, monitor lizard and monkeys would leave me edgy. Yes another interesting vlog.

The little gadget where you put your cash card or pre paid card is called IU - In vehicle unit. It’s installed in every vehicle ie car, van, bike etc etc. It’s used to pay for parking and toll charges on certain roads esp xpressways. When you enter the central business district on certain hours on weekdays also need to pay. The contactless cash card can also be used to pay for bus, taxi or train fares. It can also be used to pay for food or buy things at convenience store etc Very useful card here.

Singapore is generally very Safe compare to most countries, like spiderman said: with great safety comes great regulations. Cheers

I wish I had the same experience with the food in SP it honestly was the worst I ever had and the service was horrible. Great to follow your adventures from Oz 🇦🇺

Cuisine looks fantastic ! Enjoying the series. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Could have walked into Sentosa or taken the free Skytrain from Vivocity. Park your bike at the carparks in Vivocity, the mall that is just beside that bridge spanning to the island.

Excellent as always Freddie, such a good insight into Singapore

Love it mate...You just need a bigger bike...Lol Thanks for a well edited video. Looking forward for more of your adventures. 😊👍

Nice video but I'm not to sure about your footwear on the bike not a good advert for motorbike riders. Stay safe

Brilliant, so enjoyed this episode. Your stroll at the end stirred memories, as a promising musical career ended rather abrupt in a karaoke bar there. 🤐😁

Heloo Freddie and Monica ! I have one of this Yamaha YBR as a commuting bike and I love it, is smooth, quick and confortable and surprisingly no vibration.

Nice video, I was in Singapore last year, I really miss Hawper Vella (Tiger Balm Garden) and botanical Garden, everyone should visit singapore once in their life.

Great to see you ride a classic in Singapore and not one of those new automatics.

6:08 well theres the monorail into the island. Usually non-car people (majority of us) go to vivocity befpre heading over to sentosa

Those flip flops made me shudder. I had a picture of raw mince and flying toes.

Monitor lizard 🦎 .... a quick check to the right. 🤣 Best content on RU-vid you are both stars 🌟

I've been living in Singapore for the past 8 years, my company recently decided that since my position in the company has changed and I spent 99% of the time in office I don't need a car anymore, and so I just decided to buy a motorcycle. AS soon as you start going around on a motorbike here, you realize that for some reason they like to make life harder for riders at least when it comes to parking. Definitely the only place on Earth where parking a bike is harder than parking a huge car, but you get to learn all the places where is convenient to park your bike fairly quickly and also parking your bike outside is very safe

Looking forward to the next episode and guessing the destination 😉 all the best guys 🤞

Hi Freddie and Monica. We were also in Singapore just over a week ago. Humid! We managed to get to Raffles (Singapore Slings) and The Marina Bay Hotel for a quick cocktail and a view over the city.

Lovely visuals .

Haven't seen Singapore like this before and may be something special in your narration which made the country look so nice which actually it is. Any plans for India? It's quite unregulated and super fun :)

You can park at vivocity just outside sentosa and take the monorail in and go directly to the beach

As countries to visit, Singapore has gone from 100th country to 101st for me.

Fred you're not wearing shorts 😒 on a bike and flip flops 🙄

Lovely!! Welcome to Singapore!! I am Jacob, If you are still around in Singapore I would love you show you around on 2 wheels!

Singapore is a bit snobbish when it comes to motorbikes on Sentosa. There's tons of parking, so that's not the issue. Only security, residents and delivery bikes are let in. I lived on Sentosa for years and hated this policy, especially as I wanted to rent a bike before buying and couldn't get permission (even as a resident) to temporarily bring a rental bike in.... Now living in Bali and riding a RE Meteor 350, which btw are incredibly expensive in Indonesia due to luxury taxes (around 6,500 pounds). Enjoy your time here, ride safe, and try to stay dry!

Full gear I see !

Hey Freddie and Monika! Great content from across the world as always, slightly expecting it with these consistent uploads😉. Do you mind sharing what shirt you're wearing in this video?

The BEST country on earth. Friendly, safe. Best government, fair taxes, great food, easy to travel to/from.

looking at 6: 58 , reminds of our favourite slagon. singapore is a fine country

You can park at Vivocity which is just across sentosa and walk across the bridge or take the monorail instead of parking at Mt Faber and take cable car.

It does look nice out there and warm not like the UK is right now and Monica did make me laugh when you tripped and did her cheeky laugh so cute 😄 😁🤣

Monica was right in the last episode, the Vespa style scooter is perfect for getting around Singapore

You could have walk in to Sentosa and it's free. But the cable car is a good experience too. You visited 1 of the beauties of Singapore, the Sultan Mosque.

I think I love Monika a little more with every video. What a diamond of a woman.

Beautiful island. Singapore sounds a hassle, albeit a stunning hassle, but I hate regimentation of any kind.

Yet another gem from Freddie.

I knew it the moment you said you were going to sentosa and on a bike!

Another place to steer clear of. How do you change gear in flip flops? Painful.

Just chanced upon this video! You don’t have to take cable car into Sentosa (expensive option). You can take monorail which is about SGD$4 into Sentosa. 😊

Freddie how on earth do you change up the gears in flip flops that's gotta get painful or do you just develop calluses on your feet . Lovin the views from the cable car but would I go there no afraid not to restrictive for me . Monica if you had to do it again it would not be on that red bike or the scooter be honest Freddie can take it 😉👌👍

The next time you come to Singapore, I'll lend you one of my bikes. Definitely cooler than the YBR but only if you promise not to wear slippers while riding. 😆

Singapore is a place where you're actually better off not having a vehicle at all. The MRT goes everywhere and is dirt cheap as is a Grab Taxi and you don't need to worry about having a few too many Tigers..

WOW has it changed there since the 80's..LOL..and that skyline didnt exist either...i do remember seeing big Chinese Junks out in the harbor..yes..the food was excellent...we ordered from menu's that were not in english and we had no idea what we were getting..LOL..good times...excellent video...

Freddie and Monica, if you on your way back to the UK from Bali have any time in Singapore please let me know so that I can show you some of the hidden gems and the surprisingly large and very diverse biking community here

Hi Mr Dobbs, i am a huge fan of your videos, Since you been to singapore and been travelling around South east asia . Could your recommend gears that’s are aesthetically pleasing that give us protection as well as comfortability in our insane humid climate ! Looking forward to your response? 😀

I’m a big fan of the channel but please spend 13 minutes watching the 44Teeth video “I broke my leg…” before you ride any bike again without some appropriate footwear 🇬🇧

Ya there are big signs outside Sentosa that says no bikes on the island. Only resident's and delivery bikes are allowed in. You could have parked at the mall Vivocity next to the bridge into Sentosa and walk less than 100m within the mall to the monorail into the island. Yup you're right about the bike parking lots, and the malls. About bike parking lots there are season parking vs visitor parking. You can park anywhere it's always at your own risk of a fine.

First time watching your videos. Wished i knew about you earlier, could’ve invited you to my bike workshop and shown you around the country. Riding in Singapore is amazing, especially during the night, but everything here has tight regulations. Seeing comments about the gear you’re wearing, personally i think it’s fine to ride with shorts once in awhile here due to the weather. It’s a norm actually especially for those riding smaller cc bikes, it’s an asian culture. Anyways i hoped you enjoyed your stay here. Hmu if you’re coming back. I’ll show you the ‘real’ motorcycle scenes here :-)

Alternative way of entering Sentosa is to take the trains on top level of the shopping mall VivoCity where u can park ur bike there . It costs abt 3 dollars on the train only.

beatiful

Back then, riders would enter sentosa to race and have meets. This caused the ‘inhabitants of the island’ to raise their concerns. And that sucks on a whole new level

Not sure why you got asked to take a cable car at Mt Faber to get into Sentosa. You could have parked your bike at VivoCity shopping centre and then take a monorail into Sentosa island.

A little gutted. If you're looking for a bike that was made for the area, SEA in particular you should have used an "Underbone" bike. They're all under 150cc, and use the same clutch system as the Honda Dax, despite being confused for scooters. Bikes like the Honda Blade and Yamaha Jupiter (in Indonesia. In Malaysia they're the Honda Dash and Yamaha LC). They would be more commonly used compared to the bike you have in the video. Haven't seen a western motorcycle channel use nor review those bikes and whilst unnecessary for them to do so, I still think it would be fun if someone did.

Quite an experience for you both, loved watching. OTT rules, regulations and fines, already well advanced in the U.K. as well.

The Netherlands has a big problem with immigrants riding the scooters with cut off mufflers and on the walking- bicycle paths at very high speeds tossing trash as they go....

Flip flops on a bike 😮the biggest NO

Singapore is great if you are wealthy. Low income tax, no capital gains tax and no inheritance tax. If you can afford a car then you can use great, uncrowded roads and have cheap parking. If you are at the other end of the scale then you face strong competition from foreign workers for jobs, there is no minimum wage and no benefits system. You soon realise that Britain is actually one of the best countries to be poor in.

Great videos, what camera do uou use?

sorry about ur bad experience. no motorcycles allowed entry into singapore, unless u are staying there, you are delivering food/items to somewhere in sentosa. :) but you can cycle into and out of sentosa.

Ok Freddie. Cable cars 20 stories high , shark nets , bats, monitor lizards. I think I’ll pass on Singapore. But mostly I want to know how the hell do you shift wearing flip flops? Watching you ride just made me laugh out loud. Shorts flip flops and a helmet. I’ve been known to wear shorts, bike boots and no helmet. The funny part is if we passed each other on the road, you would be like “wow no helmet” , and I would be like “wow flip flops” 😂

Naughty, shorts and flipflops

Freddie mate, I know you like going native but do yourself a favour and don't ride in flip flops.

Singapore has changed utterly from when I was a child growing up there. We lived in Sembawang and it was all Mangrove swamps at the bottom of the road and the Seletar reservoirs were just being built as the Malays turned the water off every afternoon. I am jealous, as I would love to go and see for myself. Don't drop chewing gum though!

Staying in Singapore for any length of time would offer a great opportunity for exploring and learning about the culture and customs, but your wallet would surely take a hammering.

Ok 👍👌 Freddie