Tips for offroad motorbike riding trips

These followings are simple but effective tips. Advices on off road riding together with tips or while being on a motorbike tour will bring you many valuable benefits and amazing experiences.

If you are looking for advices and tips about a tour of motorbike riding from Hanoi to the North of Vietnam, Vietnam’s central areas or Ho Chi Minh motorcycle trailing tours, then you should consider to look at the ones given by Vietnam Motorbike Tours. Since the main objective of each tour under the guide of Vietnam Motorbike Tours is to give tourists particularly the motorcycle riders the best and unforgettable experience together with excitement and safety. The tour guides for all our motorcycle tours is always put your safety first along with paying attention to detail to ensure the high standard of service. Surely with the detailed itinerary planning, cautious preparation, well-trained staff and the desire to fully meet demands from tourists, your riding trip will be a chance for you to enrich experience, broaden understanding when interacting with local people and to relax yourself. Let’s find out what is necessary for you to own your best offroad motorbike trip in Vietnam.

Notes before you take a trail motorbike tour in Vietnam

The following information is given with the aim of providing you with a rough idea of what might be reasonable for you to gain confidence on riding in Vietnam. Hopefully, you’ll find these helpful.

- Traffic in vietnam looks quite complicated but just keep in your mind that large vehicles have right of way. Simply just avoid anything bigger than you and don't speed up!

-  The speed limit in Vietnam is in range from just 25 km to 80 km per hour.  It also varies from place to place, depending on  different areas in town or country side. Therefore, you should not break the speed limit. A fine for breaking speed limit can cost you from 40 USD and above. The worst thing is that your vehicles can even be kept by police up to 30 days!

- Another thing you should keep in mind is animals. They can be anywhere in the country or mountainous areas. For instance, dogs, chicken, buffalo, pig or even horse can suddenly appear and stop your way. So, the best way is to slow down your speed and avoid them, or stop the engine to wait them cross over and continue your riding trip.

- Pay attention to spilt oil from trucks and buses at curves on the mountain roads. They are extremely slippery. Some accidents ever happened due to this cause!

- Hand gesture and body language will be often used by tour guide on both on road the offroad to give you signs in case there exists big potholes, trucks or any danger. Whenever you want to stop, just use the signal or simply pull off since the tour guide can see you in the mirror. However, your safety is always the priority, be attentive to the riders behind you. In the situation that you get lost, it is vital to get help from someone or contact us to find and pick you up. To avoid this effectively, one free phone is provided for you during the motorcycle tour with the aim to easily managing our motorbike crew.

- Though it is once in a blue moon that you might be stopped by the polices, your guide will not stop then. Insteads, he will wait for you, out of sight up road. It is better for you to keep speaking in English. It does not matter what you talk about, just use your mother language and you will be free to go after a couple of minutes!

- Remind to use both brakes together simultaneously when there are wet roads.

- Be aware of keeping enough distance between you and other riders who might also be local people to ensure there will not be any surprise. The traffic is often slow if in urban areas. Vietnam Motorbike Trips recommends you to have riding space of 10 m to 20 m when riding on highways or in the mountainous areas. You also should not ride alongside your guide.

- Alcohol is prohibited when riding on roads.

What a packing list should be for a motorbike track riding in Vietnam  (recommended to bring along your own gears)

To create a most pleasant trip, Vietnam Offroad Tours have listed a list of necessary items for you.

 

Personal Items:

• For clothes, you should bring T shirts, swimming clothes (if our crew pass over beaches), long trousers, long sleeve shirt and warm sweater or fleece to avoid cold wind at night in mountainous areas. You should wear sandals or comfortable shoes.
• Mosquito spray is not to be missed since you will stay overnight near mountains and forests. For riding, you need motorbike gloves, sturdy boots
  and passport/money belt or wallet.
• For toiletries, it is needed to bring travel shampoo, toothpaste/brush and  additionally, personal medications

Available equipment

- Included in tour cost are waterproof rain pants, waterproof poncho, HJC Helmets size M-XL, Motocross style helmet with tinted visor  size S – L, riding boots(size 40-46), dry bag and bungee straps

Luggage

As above mentioned, dry bags and bungee cords are available for luggage to strap to back of motorcycle. Remember to travel light. You can leave luggage in the hotel in Hanoi (if needed) and pick on return to Hanoi. Any valuables should not be left. There can be a support vehicle for carrying luggage during tour. It costs 140 USD per day for an additional charge.

If you wish for more detailed information, please visit https://vietnammotorbiketoursclub.com to get help and supports from Vietnam Motorbike Tours.

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