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Highway 4 Trail Riding 9 days
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Bikes
Vietnam officially allowed imports of brand-new (no second-hand,
except foreigners with valid working visas import for their
personal use) in May 2007. However, 90% import tax, 10% VAT and
a huge fees on registration generally make a large displacement
bike
twice as expensive as it would cost in your country. Here are
prices of some popular models:
- Honda CBR 1,000cc: over 22,000$US.
- Honda XR 250cc: over 12,000$US.
- Honda XR 400cc: over 15,000$US.
- Yamaha YZF-R1 or R6 600cc: over 20,000$US.
- Agusta F4 1000R 1+1 998cc: over 44,000$US.
- Harley V-Rod 883cc: over 18,000$US.
- Harleys Heritage Softail Classic 1600cc: nearly 50,000$US.
Will you be ready to pay that much for one of these bikes to
ride in a country where speed limit is from 25 to 80km/h, mostly
60km/h? The answer is no doubt a big "NO, NO". Enough explained
and said.
Vietnamese speed limit for motorcyclists is from 25 to 80km/h,
with 60km/h on most roads we have ridden. Crowded traffic and
strange way of riding (no rule!) cause much more difficulty than
you can expect. With these in mind, what is the advantage of a
big
bike?
Nothing than a big WASTE! |
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