Articles tagged ‘motorbike’
Trail bike in Bali
By Nick | February 19th, 2007 |
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Back to renting a scooter for while. This afternoon my friend Palu and I went along to meet the owner of the trail bike I was intending to buy. Having the money ready I was interested in his opinion.
Exploring Bali by car
By Nick | December 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments »
After getting back from the road trip to East Bali, I was frazzled as usual, after several hours of swinging an SUV through Balinese mountain roads and hairpin corners. As mentioned before, there are several factors that will affect every trip, anywhere in the world. Among these factors are number of people, weather, budget, mode [...]
New motorbike in Bali
By Nick | December 14th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
For a while now I have been thinking about buying a motorbike. Actually I have been thinking about it for 3 years, but couldn’t quite commit on anything I liked. In order for me to own a car or motorbike, I need KITAS, but I can put it in Ika’s name. Motorbike rental is easy [...]
Motorcycling around Bali
By Nick | November 16th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Bali is a small island, with a roadsystem that follows the ridgelines and hills. Roads are often rutted and narrow and driving 10km as the crow flys, can take an hour. It is because of this, that scooters and motorbikes are so popular, cheap to buy, cheap to run, easy to park and able to [...]
Riding a motorbike in Denpasar Bali
By Nick | August 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Riding my motorbike in Denpasar today, looking for a particular shop, I rediscovered my reflexes. Anytime I am away from Bali, it takes a while to mentally get used to the sizes and speeds of things. Same when I go to the US or Europe. Over there the cars feel like they’re going 200mph at [...]
Motorbikes & juicers in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | May 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Yesterday afternoon I was walking along Blue Ocean at the end of Jl. Double Six, when I noticed an Indonesian guy on a bright new trail bike. Stopping to admire the sparkling machine, I asked him what type it was and where he got it. He said it was a Pro Trex and it was [...]
Parking your motorbike in Bali
By Nick | April 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Motorbikes are a way of life in Indonesia and Bali is part of that. The family car is a 110cc Honda Supra with mum, dad and the kids assembled in some fashion. The heavy passenger load won’t stop dad driving like a maniac, but might make his reactions slower. Parking that motorbike is something you [...]
Getting around Bali
By Nick | April 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a relatively small island, which makes it very accessible. When you compare Bali to a place like Thailand, Bali has way more to offer people on a short term holiday. Both places have beaches, temples, mountains, nightlife and culture. The things is in Bali you can get from the beach to the mountains [...]
Parking in Bali
By Nick | March 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Parking in Bali its not like in the west, where you have parking attendants handing out fines for illegally parked vehicles. In Bali you get away with parking where you want until someone else complains. In high density areas like Jl. Legian at Poppies II, you can park during the day on one side of [...]
