[quote=“FeelinIrie”]Hey, I just looked a motorcycle today, a Kwang Yang Custom 150, a bit of rust on the forks but runs well and has lots of new parts. The owner is asking 18000 obo. Is this a good price? Good bike? He said it cruises at about 100 with one person and about 80 with 2. I’m a newbie to the bike thing.
I don’t have my arc yet but am getting some itchy feet. He guy selling is leaving Taiwan on monday and the bike is registered in his name. If I were to buy it, is there anyway of getting it registered in my name after I get my arc without first getting it registered in someone elses name?[/quote]
Hi, the price could be OK but it’s hard to tell from what you’ve written. Depends on the age and also which particular parts the owner has replaced and which he has not.
But the thing that makes me extremely cautious is the legality thing. You don’t necessarily need the owner in person to transfer ownership but you’ll need his ARC at least. If that ARC has expired it could make things a little complicated. I would advise you not to hurry. There are plenty of secondhand bikes around.
[quote=“FeelinIrie”]I’ve read some of the posts on motorcylce vs scooter and I also asked about it on the tread “can I own a motorcycle without an arc”. I’m still not sure though. The bike would primarily be used on weekends and for trips out to Tesco’s and across town. I’m only a 5min bicycle ride to my school so I wouldn’t use it for commuting. But we it would be carrying groceries. I’m leaning towards a motorcycle as it sounds safer and more fun to take out of the city. Thoughts?
Thanks[/quote]Those Custom 150s are reasonable bikes and the saddle is nice and comfortable. But no motorbike is that great for carrying groceries. You could fit hard panniers and a top box (those blue plastic panniers that lots of the old motorbikes have are cheap and functional if you don’t mind the looks). But a scooter is probably more convenient for that as there’s the footboard and the underseat storage space.
A motorbike is a little safer out of the city and better in the mountains, but as has already been mentioned, scooters can and do get to all corners of the island. I’ve seen some pretty average-looking 125 scooters up on Hehuanshan on Taiwan’s highest public road. As for fun, the light weight, short wheelbase and smaller wheels of most scooters make for pretty fast handling. That’s fun although you have to stay within limits of course.
There’s more on the topic of motorbikes v.s. scooters here;
[Scooter riders, speak out!
and here;
[Motorcycles vs. scooters