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MorneauRules · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Location: Your face

I want to buy!
Living in Yongin.
Please let me know of a good place.
Thanks.

I would like to pay around 300,000 to 600,000. Please help me find one. I don't want to ask the Korean teachers that I work with. They are always annoyed whenever I ask for anything. Plus, the owner will become involved and it will be this huge 5hitstorm that I want to avoid. They are all complete morons. I would like someone online to help me so that it is discreet. I don't want them to know ANY of my personal business. Thanks.

Scamps · Joined: 01 Feb 2008

Honestly I'm not sure but around Chungmuro Station (lines 3 and 4) there are tons of bike shops. So much selection! I figure some of them have to be used but I have no idea about the cost of a used one.

Johnny Conqueroo · Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Location: Seoul, Korea

That area is actually referred to as Toegye-ro 5-ga...and it is the epicenter of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in Seoul, and probably on the peninsula.

An hour or 2 spent there will give one a fairly complete education on what's available and what they cost. But the 300k to 600k is pretty accurate for a typical scooter in decent shape and not too old.

Good luck.

Forward Observer · Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Location: FOB Gloria

Go to the scooter section of this website. Get one of your Korean friends to help you navigate the site.

http://www.motorlink.co.kr/

DO NOT BUY A SCOOTER FROM CHUNGMURO bike shops. The used bikes that end up there are:

1. way overpriced

2. only there because no one else wanted them, therefore the owner resorted to a trade-in for peanuts.

3. beat up delivery bikes

Person to person is the best way to go.