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Asia Bikes is an online motorcycle specialist agent for new and used motorcycles for sale in Thailand. Asia Bikes Thailand provides you with information about motorcycles for sale in Bangkok and around Thailand. We work on a commission basis from the sale of a bike. We get commission from our shops not the customer once a motorcycle has been sold. Asia Bikes has been set up due to the lack of information in Thailand for foreigners. We hope to develop this site in the future for foreigners to make it better and easier for you when going to buy a motorcycle .If you would like Asia Bikes to find you your dream motorcycle then give us a call on (086) 992 4544, (086) 345 869 or just click on to contact us at the top of the page and email us for more information.

We work on a small commission so we can develop this site in the future and make it Thailand’s number one provider of motorcycles. We also want to make this site in to a reader’s site with a blog and the latest up to date information on bikes.    

Motorcycle licence Thailand

To apply for a motorcycle licence you will need a None-B visa or a None-O.
The government automobile registry office Chatuchak opposite Chatuchak market is the place where you get your motorcycle registered, and is also the place where you go to do your motorcycle test. The test it self is very easy, first of all you have to do a coordination test that is very basic, and then you have to hire a motorcycle that is 50BHT, or you could use your own motorbike.Then you make your way to a small track,it looks a bit like a go-cart track it's very basic. When you have a motorcycle you will then ride around the track one time only, stopping at the junction remembering to look left and right indicating, it’s so easy. When you pass your test, or if you pass your test you will then pay a price of 50BHT for your motorcycle licence. Your mororcycle licence will last one year. After the year expirers you then have to go back to the same office and apply for a five year motorcycle licence, the cost is around 250BHT.
The licence has 50 points on it .Like any other county if you commit an offence on your motorcycle points will be deducted, but that is up to the police man or police station you are dealing with. My advice is do not try to make your self look bad, take your ticket pay and move on. The reason you have probable been stopped is because you were on the right hand side of the road that only allows three wheeled automobiles and above rather than the inside lane on the left. The police will stop you if you go over or under a bridge that does not allow motorcycle access.

How to register your motorcycle with the department of transport in Thailand in your name

First of all you will need a non-B or a non-O visa in your passport.Then you will need to go to your embassy and get a letter of proof of where you live, Embassy's will vary in price from about 1,500BHT to 2,000BHT a letter. If you have a work permit you may not need a letter from your embassy. If you are on the move a lot then you may want to put the address of your company on to your green book.Fees for changing your name to a book is 350BHT, the transfer fee is 100BHT, and then there is an extra fee of 5BHT which in total comes to 455BHT.Changing your number plate will cost you 100BHT.If you have a motorcycle and you want to change the color of it or it has been changed but not yet in the green book then that is an extra charge of 15BHT.

Tax and insurance

To tax and insure your motorcycle you will need the green book in your name, or your Thai wife's or Thai partners name,or a person that is Thai. Tax is 100BHT for one year for all motorcycles. Motorcycle insurance depending on the size (cc) starts at about 350BHT for a small bike and up to 1000BHT for a big bike, this is only at a transport department's office, this is a government insurance policy not a private policy, private policy's will probably charge you more for the same thing. Insurance in Thailand will not be the same as in your home country. Make sure you get the full details of a policy before paying for one,you may not be covered for everything you want.

Documents for motorcycles in Thailand

Documents for motorcycles in Thailand.If a motorcycle does not have it's green book and plate (documentation) that is because it has been shipped in from a diffent country, it does not mean that it has been stolen. The motorcycle should have an invoice with it so you can get the correct documents.If it does not have the invoice don't buy it. Prices for documentation start from around 40,000BHT for 400cc motorcycles and up to 85,000BHT for a 1600cc motorcycle.Prices go on make model and size(cc). Motorcycle made in Japan are cheaper than motorcycles made in America or Europe.If your bike is a Harley the cost is around 85,000BHT, andthe same goes for BMW's, but if you have a Yamaha R1,or any Japanese bike that is 1000cc it would cost less, about 70,000BHT.

The registration and book price of 40,000 to 85,000BHT is only a bangkok fee

If you are not sure when buying a motorcycle Asia bikes can help. We are bilingual in Thai and English and for a small fee we can regester your motorcycle.

Please take a look at our on line bikes for sale and if we do not have the motorcycle you want, then we can find it for you.

Asia bikes are an information page for Motorcycles for sale in Thailand. We are not a dealer .All business transactions are between the customer and the dealer. Asia bikes do not take any responsibility between a customer and the dealer after a transaction has been done.
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