Biking abroad

oliver · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Karma :

I'm off to south east asia and I heard that there are widely available bike hire shops. I would quite like to bike around the rainforests of cambodia or the mountains of Irian Jaya and I was wondering if anyone has done this or something like it.
I only have a CBT for a 125 and I not sure what licenses they will accept.

All help appreciated.
Ollie
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Major_Grooves · The Doctor Joined: 10 May 2002 Karma :

My girlfriend's off to Cambodia soon, and she's got one of those Lonely Planet guides. It's got a section about hiring/buying bikes out there so if I remember I'll dig it out and see what it says. Smile

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tank · Nova Slayer Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Karma :

biking around those places will only get you killed .don,t do it .

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

My boring view: Don't do it. You have very little experience, thus setting off into the mountains on a bike is a bad idea. You'll either get robbed, or crash, or a combination of the two.

Doubt they'll care much about your license tbh.

Are you planning on going on your own?

firg · Spanner Monkey Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Karma :

On the DVLA website, it says that only a full UK licences are recognized (also A1 etc.) in foreign countries.

Other countries don't accept our provisional licence, and we don't accept their equivalents...

Also, in some countries, they like to put a minimum age on car/bike rental (for example the canadian company were using in the summer has a 24yo limit on cars)

Most rental firms ask to see you documentation of your licence when you rent (both photocard and paperwork), so if you don't have that you probably can't hire.

hope that helps,
Loz
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oliver · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Karma :

Thanx guys, I might try and get my full before i go. I will be going with a bunch of mates.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Do your bunch of mates or yourself have much riding experience? And a very good mechanical knowledge? As you'll be wanting both of them for riding there, and fixing bits which break. Penny Coin

oliver · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Karma :

To be honest me and my firends exp. is minimal. I just talking about a couple days though. Just for some fun.
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