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Manual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
A shortlist can shrink to two names, such as Honda Wave Alpha and Yamaha Sirius, with nothing in a listing photo to show…
Read guide: Wave Alpha or Sirius? Build Your Own Comparison of Two Semi-Automatics Before Asking the ShopManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
On the bike in front of you, one wheel may show a flat metal plate and the other a round closed cover. Those…
Read guide: Drum and Disc Brakes on Semi-Automatics: What Changes in Rain and on DescentsManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
You are tall, the bike on offer is a semi-automatic, and a photo of it on a screen says little about whether your…
Read guide: Semi-Automatic Fit for Tall Riders: Seat Height, Footpeg Position and Gear Lever ReachManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
You ride an automatic scooter with confidence, and a sportier bike with a left-hand clutch lever looks tempting for a day or two…
Read guide: Clutch Underbones Such as Exciter and Winner: A Readiness Check for Riders Used to AutomaticsManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
You have ridden automatic scooters so far, the rental bike in front of you is a semi-automatic, and the small diagram of numbers…
Read guide: Reading a Semi-Automatic Shift Pattern: Finding Neutral and First Gear at a StandstillManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
A loop into the hills outside Hanoi can mean a long climb followed by a long descent, and the type of bike you…
Read guide: Geared Bike or Automatic for Long Climbs and Descents: Choosing for Hill RoadsManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
This is your first time on a geared bike, the rental is a semi-automatic, and the thought of hands, feet and gears all…
Read guide: A Car-Park Drill Before Your First Semi-Automatic Ride: Controls, Gears and StoppingManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
Anyone reading local rental listings or chatting with a shop in Hanoi soon meets three short words: xe số, xe côn tay and…
Read guide: Xe So, Xe Con and Xe Ga: Decoding Vietnamese Motorbike Terms on Rental ListingsManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
The only free space near a cafe or guesthouse can be a tilted pavement, a driveway ramp or a slope beside the road,…
Read guide: Parking a Geared Motorbike on a Slope: Gear, Stand and Where Not to Leave ItManual & Semi-Automatic Motorbikes
When the start button on a geared rental bike gives only a weak whirr, a kick lever may still get the engine running.…
Read guide: Kick-Starting a Semi-Automatic When the Battery Is Flat: Manual Technique and Limits09:00–21:00 daily
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