Buying a second hand motorbike in Saigon

10POSTS

12 years ago

Hi,

I am an English teacher here in Saigon, I moved here a week ago and have been looking to buy a manual motorbike. Almost all the bikes here are semi-automatic, but I would prefer to ride an actual motorbike rather than a scooter.

Can anyone advise where I could buy a second hand motorbike? Along the lines of the Honda 67 or a Minsk? There must be second hand shops around here somewhere, I just cant find them. Craigslist seems to be my only option?

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charmavietnam ViP

2841POSTS

12 years ago

Check Pham The Hien , Da Nam streets in district 8, HCMC.

laidbackfreak Serial expat

976POSTS

12 years ago

Agree with Charm, check that street out. Also Phan Dang Luu, loads of bikes shops down there.
Get a local friend to help you and ask around. There are also a couple of web sites that buy\sell bikes, but all in Vietnamese so your gonna need help with those too, I'd guess.

ntuc-man Active member

33POSTS

12 years ago

auto bike is good bro.
SYM is a good model.
125cc.

tanphuong Serial expat

296POSTS

12 years ago

You should check out the local site called rongbay.com,it is full of ads for second hands mobs,get help by a local for translation

charmavietnam ViP

2841POSTS

12 years ago

Bring a local mechanic if you are not much familiar with replica bikes

and don't forget to check engine number and chasis number together with the Registration Certificate. One more thing: Try to bargain maximum

.(check model prices online)
Muaban

Rongbay

khanh44 ViP

1191POSTS

12 years ago

tanphuong wrote:
You should check out the local site called rongbay.com,it is full of ads for second hands mobs,get help by a local for translation

Rongbay.com translated

spindr Member

10POSTS

12 years ago

Hi guys, thanks so much for your help! I went to Phan Dang Luu yesterday and there was heaps of shops - not that many that sold manual motorbikes but I found a couple and managed to get an awesome bike for 12 million VND. My xe om driver helped me look thru all the shops, and we used google translate app to negotiate. Very happy!

charmavietnam ViP

2841POSTS

12 years ago

spindr wrote:
Hi guys, thanks so much for your help! I went to Phan Dang Luu yesterday and there was heaps of shops - not that many that sold manual motorbikes but I found a couple and managed to get an awesome bike for 12 million VND. My xe om driver helped me look thru all the shops, and we used google translate app to negotiate. Very happy!

Wish you a happy travel!