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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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you need a licence for a big bike, you can't get plates or insurance without it. And your not going to get a 500 cc bike for a million unless its complete *beep*. 2 million you might be able to get an older cruiser lets say a 1990 or 1992. You can get a 1995-1997 Honda 400cc for 3 to 4 million. Bikes are expensive here unless you buy Korean (Hyosung or Daelim). You can get a 125 cc bike cheap (about 500,000W), and you can get by without a licence on one of them. I bought my 125 off another foreigner and I never bothered to change the plates or get it registered. I rode the bike in Seoul with no problems. You are supposed to get a drivers licence to ride a 125 cc bike, which is fairly easy (if you have a Canadian licence they will pretty much hand you a Korean one). If you want to ride anything bigger than 250 cc you need to take a riding test which can be pretty hard if you don't have any experience, but its worth the effort.
Hyosung only started making 650cc bikes a few years back so older bikes are all imports and were subject to hefty import taxes. There aren't many old bikes in the country and the price is fairly high. If you don't have a licence yet, get a cheap 125 and take some time to learn how to ride here, then once you've got things figured out ride your little bike down and get your new licence and then a new bike. The 125's are really cheap to fix, just make sure you take it in and have it checked alot, you don't want a chain snapping on you while going through a tunnel at 90 kms an hour (they are built light and running at high speeds is pretty hard on them).
good luck |
Sorry to burst your bubble but this is not true you can get a bike and insurance without licence. |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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on motorlink the numbers in red are prices 209 means 2.09 million or 209 man won.
for Auction you can type the name of the bike you want in english, but if you wan to do a search for motorcycle I think you have to type in autobike in Hangeul (I actually never tried to type in english, I just assumed it was in korea).
form a group!!!! I ride with some Korean friends and a bunch of dirty english teachers, mayber ride with some army guys next summer. |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:53 am Post subject: |
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So I'll just go get my license switched, then once I find a part time job and work it for a month or two, I'm buying a bike, then I'll have something to do EVERY weekend.
Tell me there are places to camp in S.Korea and I'll drop a load in my pants....OMG, grabbing a tent and travelling around Korea on a bike with a tent and a sleeping bag....Just need a handle bar mustache, and I'll be set!! |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| What's the resale going to be like on a bike? I will have to sell it in the fall, before I leave... |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Seems like my best bet is going to be a Suzuki Virago 750 for about 2.5 - 3.0 million.. |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| well, you can sell it fast to a shop for less than you paid for it (I think if you buy a bike at 3.5 mil, you might get 2.5 mil from a shop...not sure), or try to sell if for close to what you bought it for (provided you keep it in good shape) on line. You might have a hard time selling it fast, especially in fall. I actually plan to sell my bike for more than I paid for it because I fixed it up ( I spent more on the repairs than i will get back from the resale price though....at least it looked cool while I had it and it will sell quicker!). You could leave it with a friend if it doesn't sell by the time you leave and have them wire you the money.... I think the bikes that sold this year on the English sites took a month or two to sell, but I'm not sure. |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Ok, so if anything I just lose a little bit of money before I leave... |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:25 am Post subject: magma |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Darkness wrote, 'seems my best bet will be a Suzuki Virago 750..'.
I have the one you mean. It's YAMAHA Virago, not Suzuki. And yes I recommend it highly!
The other used bike site is www.passo.co.kr |
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