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Breakdowns & Roadside Help
A ride out of the city looks simple on a map: a road, a destination and a day to do it in. It…
Read guide: Breakdown Far From Hanoi: Settle Recovery Questions With the Shop Before You Leave the CityBreakdowns & Roadside Help
A motorbike breakdown on a bridge or flyover in Hanoi can leave a stalled bike in a running lane where the law restricts…
Read guide: Stopping on a Bridge or Flyover With a Fault: Getting Clear of the Carriageway SafelyBreakdowns & Roadside Help
The bike has stopped, and a mechanic at the roadside offers to fix it for a small fee. It is convenient, but the…
Read guide: A Roadside Mechanic Offers to Fix Your Rental Bike: What to Ask Before Saying YesBreakdowns & Roadside Help
You do not need to speak Vietnamese to explain a motorbike breakdown, but you do need to prepare three things in advance: where…
Read guide: Explaining a Breakdown Without Vietnamese: Photos, Translation Apps and Simple Phone ScriptsBreakdowns & Roadside Help
If a motorbike headlight stopped working at night on a Hanoi road, the first problem is not the bulb but the traffic around…
Read guide: Headlight Fails After Dark on a Rental Bike: Get Out of Traffic and Call the ShopBreakdowns & Roadside Help
A scooter that stalls at traffic lights and restarts the moment the throttle is twisted may be doing exactly what it was built…
Read guide: A Scooter That Stalls at Junctions and Restarts: Notes to Give the ShopBreakdowns & Roadside Help
Smoke rising from a scooter, or a burning smell on the move, calls for a calm sequence rather than guesswork. For a rider…
Read guide: Smoke or a Burning Smell From a Rental Scooter: Switch Off, Move Away and Call for HelpBreakdowns & Roadside Help
A brake lever that travels further than it did, or a scooter that takes longer to stop, raises two questions at once: what…
Read guide: Brake Feels Soft or Weak on a Rental Scooter: Signal Early, Pull Over and Report What You FeltBreakdowns & Roadside Help
A rider who ran out of petrol on a motorbike in Hanoi has three jobs: get the bike out of the traffic, put…
Read guide: Out of Fuel in Hanoi: Stop Safely, Refuel With the Right Petrol and Tell the ShopBreakdowns & Roadside Help
The UK, Australian and Canadian governments all list Vietnam’s emergency numbers the same way: 113 for police, 114 for fire and 115 for…
Read guide: Emergency Numbers in Vietnam for Motorbike Riders: 113, 114, 115 and What to Tell the Operator09:00–21:00 daily
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