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ganesh77 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

I want to buy a motorcycle for 1000 to 3000 SAR. Can anyone recommend a place where I can go to buy one in Dammam? Thanks in advance.

Grendal · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:29 am Post subject:

Hi ganesh77:

Are you freakin crazy?

No. Do not ride a motorcycle. You will be assumed to be the hired help and possibly side swiped! I've seen motorcycles get hit in Saudi. There were two riders on it and they were rolling on the asphalt for about 30 meters after the hit occurred. Traffic just drove around them and continued like nothing happened.

Grendal

ganesh77 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

Thanks for your concern.
I live in Jubail Industrial City and will only use the bike on mostly unpopulated roads.

Sirens of Cyprus · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255

There used to be a Honda shop in Khobar on the road to Dhahran. I'd like to know if it's still there.

ganesh77 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

I've tried google search using many combinations of key words.. but still have no contact number or address of where to go in Dammam..

A colleague said there are shops that sell Chinese-made bikes for just 1000 or 2000 SAR there..

Sirens of Cyprus · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 255

Yeah, Honda shops in the Middle East sell small Hondas that are made in China and/or India. They are licensed to use the Honda name, but the design is this weird hybrid, most of which is the Honda design from 40 years ago, but with various cost-cutting bits spliced in.

Grendal · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

There is a shop in downtown Khobar that sells Indian bikes. Quality is not as good as the pukkah Japanese (or BRITISH !) models. I am old enough to remember when the UK had an indistry producing motorbikes !

ganesh77 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

1.Find someone who speaks Urdu and Arabic
2.Go downtown
3.Ask

It might be a good idea to update your Last Will and Testament before venturing out on the road on a motorbike.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:47 pm Post subject:

I had toyed with the idea of PMing the OP and getting his particulars so I could take out life insurance on him.

KA-CHING!!!

NCTBA

sauditeacher · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

ganesh77 · Joined: 05 Jul 2009 Posts: 37

From this thread I have concluded one of two things is going on:

a) no one knows where exactly they sell cheap bikes;

b) someone indeed knows but wishes to save me years of medical rehabilitation and a thread full of "told-you-so's".

Shelling out the 15 SAR for a taxi might just be the way to go after all!

Thanks all to who responded..

Grendal · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject:

I thinh he got it.

You think?

G

ps. $4.00 a day = $8'00 round trip. Times 5 days = $40.00 a week. Times 4 = $160.00 a month. Times 10 months = $1600.00 for two semesters.

I get $267.00 a month to cover my transportation. So I see no need to worry about taxi costs.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject:

Dammit! I jes' missed an early-retirement opportunity!

Thanks out there for all the voices of reason!!! Evil or Very Mad

NCTBA