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Is the Cc limit why the 110cc engines are popular?
Do they still make the lambretta clones in Vietnam?
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Oh shit, for real? That's it, out for good?
I can't remember what I rented last time I was out there, but it was a CVT 150CC thing and it was a riot. Hill climbing was 'cackle in your helmet' situation throughout.
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I'm moving over end of the year, means new bike time when there. Ideally pass local test, proper insurance card and bike in my own or a mates name, i. E as legit as poss as Vietnam police are really cracking down on illegal riding especially rural areas it's easy for them to stop just about everyone.
Honda adv 160 is likely thr ticket was going to get a pcx but they haven't importer them either since 2018 approx. So might as well go for a pcx with extra suspension and toys.
Anything bigger than 160cc (the new cap since 2018) attracts big tax duties and more attention as they stand out due to size.
Plan to settle for a few months and get paperwork in order as can then travel the peninsula without much bother over the winter. Hammock, minimal crap and take camera gear and just cruise about basically. Thai coast is most expensive area, so staying awya from that you can go a long way on not a lot.
Modern injection hondas get around 2.5L/100km easily, use less if cruising (no one in Vietnam really goes more than about 70kmh even when road is empty) and cost about 65-70p a litre just now (falling). Bigger bikes use more fuel, suck in busy cities, can't use them on thr open road anyway, massive import duties (a £22k ots harley will cost more like £70-85k to get on the road!!!) and stand out so it's a field day for police.