Greetings from Vietnam.

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:27 am

So I just got my 2015 PCX. Matte black special edition. Its 125cc as they don't offer the 150 here. No need as traffic here never gets above 40mph.

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:35 am

So just took it to get its first wash. A bike wash here in Vietnam is less than 1 US dollar.

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Fizzy Rascal · Post by **Fizzy Rascal** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:56 am

Welcome.

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:04 am

Fizzy Rascal wrote:Welcome.

Thanks man. I'll try and post some pics and links to what they are doing with pcx here in Vietnam.

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:37 am

Welcome. Where are you originally from?

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:56 pm

Welcome friendly person in my parents' motherland! Where in Vietnam? Everything in Vietnam except for imported products is cheap.

homie · Post by **homie** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:32 pm

I'm going to spray mine someday... maybe... perhaps not. I still haven't washed under the hood of my 8 year old truck for fear of pressure wash related mechanical failures, and I haven't experienced any

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:52 am

kramnala58 wrote:Welcome. Where are you originally from?

Irvine, California.

dkazzed wrote:Welcome friendly person in my parents' motherland! Where in Vietnam? Everything in Vietnam except for imported products is cheap.

Yeah, even the bike is cheap. 2,700 for the limited edition (which included a factory alarm), vat (sales tax), and registration. I'm in Nha Trang a nice beach area, but business will require me to relocate to either Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang.

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:10 pm

johnnytraveler wrote:Yeah, even the bike is cheap. 2,700 for the limited edition (which included a factory alarm), vat (sales tax), and registration. I'm in Nha Trang a nice beach area, but business will require me to relocate to either Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang.

Nice! What do you do there? I haven't been to Nha Trang but that's on my list. My mom's from Da Nang and most of her family is still there. My dad is from a little town of Duc Pho about 178km or a 3 hour drive south of Da Nang. Half of his family including my grandmother lives there, while half relocated to Ho Chi Minh City. It's been 5 years since I first and last went, and really want to go back while my grandmother is still alive. We're planning to next year, two weeks in Vietnam and a week in Australia.

That's a good price. Is the PCX built in Vietnam as well? I know that imported motorized vehicles in Vietnam are slapped with about 100% in taxes/tariffs, but Honda has I think 11 manufacturing plants in Vietnam.

Enjoy and post lots of photos of your bike and your travels!

fish · Post by **fish** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:39 pm

Sorry. Flat black is a nice primer for some real paint. I like to wax my scoots & cars.
But, everybody seems to be going with flat colors.....
To each his own.
I spent some quality time up around Pleiku a few decades ago.
Always amazes me that a scoot will still run after such a soaking!
Fish

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:05 am

fish wrote:Sorry. Flat black is a nice primer for some real paint. I like to wax my scoots & cars.
But, everybody seems to be going with flat colors.....
To each his own.
I spent some quality time up around Pleiku a few decades ago.
Always amazes me that a scoot will still run after such a soaking!
Fish

I agree. With so many bikes/scooters here in Vietnam, I wanted something a little different, so matte (primer) black was the way to go. Anyway, should make finding touch up paint easy

fish · Post by **fish** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:42 am

Hello, keep posting pictures of your city and scooter. It is very interesting for scooterists in mid west USA!
Enjoy and ride safe.
Fish

johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:58 am

Here's a guy driving on the sidewalk.

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johnnytraveler · Post by **johnnytraveler** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:59 am

A couple of cool mods (not for me tho) .

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Mel46 · Post by **Mel46** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:24 pm

Very nice looking bike. Finding a place that makes those side cases is a stroke of luck. I think the cheapest we have found those, not counting shipping, was $600.

djcat · Post by **djcat** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:42 pm

Just came back from a Bike trip in Vietnam, bought a Scooter in Saigon for 310 Dollars and sold it in Hanoi for 160, after fixing stuff for another 50 Dollars on the way.

I can put some interesting helmet cam videos online now

Stuff like oncoming 40 Ton trucks passing and overtaking in my face....10 times an hour, me trying to avoid and then having to brake for a person that steps out. Happy I had good brakes and didn´t try to safe money on the 15 Dollars a full set of new tyres cost.

I did have mostly great moments, including a great beach party in Nha Trang. Russian language skills are of benefit there for sure, as is English where the Aussies have their offshore oil platforms. Explored Mui Ne, and Phan Thiet, Vung Tau and Hanoi in more detail.

Its great and people are nice, its also quite safe. Just be prepared to negotiate, as soon as you look western, stuff is ten times the price. Might be coming back, in a few years.

tbln930 · Post by **tbln930** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:54 pm

I would love to see videos of that. Don't leave out the beach party.

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:07 pm

I was absolutely terrified the first hour we were on the road from Da Nang to Duc Pho with all the people passing each other on two lane highways at the last minute. After awhile I realized that's how they normally drove and chances of crashing were slim, so I went to sleep for the rest of the ride.

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:27 pm

johnnytraveler, I welcome you again!
This time asking you to please add your location to your profile. Yeah, you could call me the location patrol officer or...nag if you prefer

It helps us all to help you when you need it.... Really.
You can follow my directions right below my post.

See....ezy peasy

I want to get my WN washed "for under a buck!" homie....did you wash yours? HA!

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