Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
I sat down with my calculator and determined that over the past 60 days in DaNang we have been spending $80 to $90 a month on the local version of Uber. It seems that for a bit more than twice that sum I can rent a nice scooter by the month. So I went ahead and got a Honda ADV 160 scooter for $220 a month. That makes perfect sense, right?
The bike has 34k kms, front ABS, keyless start and looks and rides like new. We ordered a couple of new helmets so we don’t have to wear the rental agencies old sweat pots and the shop is putting a Givi tail box on it. I picked up two pairs of ventilated riding gloves and we will be getting specialized ponchos for the coming monsoon season.
Our flat is on the beachfront and only a few kms from relatively open roads, certainly the traffic drops off dramatically. The charming old town of Hoi An is 1/2 hour south along the coast and there is a great twisty pass over the hills on the road to Hué that we could see from our window in our old apartment. Traffic in town is heavy, but the roads are smooth and wide. And I’m learning the unwritten rules of the road, it looks like complete chaos at first! The best thing is that speeds are low, a maximum of 50kms mostly, so no need for a big bike.
The bike has 34k kms, front ABS, keyless start and looks and rides like new. We ordered a couple of new helmets so we don’t have to wear the rental agencies old sweat pots and the shop is putting a Givi tail box on it. I picked up two pairs of ventilated riding gloves and we will be getting specialized ponchos for the coming monsoon season.
Our flat is on the beachfront and only a few kms from relatively open roads, certainly the traffic drops off dramatically. The charming old town of Hoi An is 1/2 hour south along the coast and there is a great twisty pass over the hills on the road to Hué that we could see from our window in our old apartment. Traffic in town is heavy, but the roads are smooth and wide. And I’m learning the unwritten rules of the road, it looks like complete chaos at first! The best thing is that speeds are low, a maximum of 50kms mostly, so no need for a big bike.
