Honda Click Model FI

1 Day 300Bt

1 Week 1500Bt

1 Month 4500Bt

The Honda Click is the most popular scooter in our rental fleet. The Click is fully Automatic, just twist the throttle and go! It is powered by a 110cc single piston engine that will zip you along at a good speed. The Honda Click weighs in at 90kg, so light and very manouvreable. It will carry two people up to Big Buddha, which has a steep gradient in parts on the access road.

Honda Click Model 125FI

1 Day 400Bt

1 Week 2000Bt

1 Month 6000Bt

The Honda Click 125FI is the latest model in the honda Click range. This Click has a larger 125cc motor and a bigger fuel tank that hlds 5 liters. The latest Click is also fully Automatic, just twist the throttle and go! The extra power means you will not need to hire a Yamaha Nouvo Elegance.

Yamaha Fino Automatic

1 Day 300Bt

1 Week 1500Bt

1 Month 4000Bt

Yamaha Fino Motorbikes are a popular retro design of a motorscooter from the sixties. They are very popular with ladies and ladyboys. They are manufactured in a range of outlandish colors, and lots of extra accessories around. The Fino is fully automatic, and has a lot of get up and "go". Get noticed on a Fino! When you hire a Yamaha Fino, remember they have a manual choke. If you use it, make sure that it is "opened" once engine is up to temperature.

Honda Click Model II

1 Day 300Bt

1 Week 1500Bt

1 Month 3000Bt

Honda Click II is an earlier model than the fuel injected model, but has more power, as this model is desined for power rather than fuel efficiency. Clicks are a popular rental option. Remember we deliver to your hotel.

Honda Scoopy Automatic Motorbike

1 Day 300Bt

1 Week 1500Bt

1 Month 4500Bt

The Honda Scoopy is basically a Honda Click with a retro fairing and zany colour schemes. The powerful 110cc motor is the same as te Click. They have become very popular and are rented out most of the time.

Yamaha Nouvo Elegance

1 Day 400Bt

1 Week 2000Bt

1 Month 6000Bt

Yamaha Nouvo Elegance is a step up from a small motorscooter. It has a larger 135cc motor, so is capabale of attacking steep hills with two passengers easier than the smaller ones. The Nouvo also has storage under the seat, which makes it popular if you have shopping to cart.

Suzuki Hayate

1 Day 400Bt

1 Week 2000Bt

1 Month 6000Bt

The Suzuki Hayate is not a very popular motorbike,so demand is low. We like the motor size of 125cc, but the resale value is poor. Not may companies purchase these so not many on the road.

Honda PCX

1 Day 500Bt

1 Week 3000Bt

1 Month 8000Bt

The Honda PCX is the best motorbike around for touring Phuket Island. The PCX is larger than any other scooter available in Phuket, has a 125cc motor with fuel injection. The extra size of the Honda PCX mean they handle very well and flow through corners with ease. If you require this bike to rent, please try and book in advance, as they are not in the yard long.

Before you hire a rental vehicle, please read this:

Renting a Motorbike in Phuket (some information also applies to renting a car).

1. You occasionally hear of Motorbike Rental scams around Phuket. T he Hirer taking back a rental motorscooter with a spare key or previous damage being claimed against the customer. The first is probably an urban myth, but the second is not. Choose the company you want to hire a scooter or any vehicle carefully. Disputes can get nasty with some unscrupulous operators. Scooters can rent for as low as 150 (manual) - 250 (auto) Baht a day but there is little insurance. In the event of an accident or theft the customer is obligated to pay for injuries and damage to the motor scooter. The bikes are worth 50,000 baht new, so that would be the maximum amount you could be up for to replace the bike (we at Cheap as Chips Motorbike rental charge out bikes at 40,000Bt). In the event of an accident, you will be required to fill in a Police Report, have applicable license, and make your own claim with the hospital(if required) and your Travel Insurance company. In the event of a dispute, the best advice is to get the Tourist Police involved. They are volunteers that help smooth out problems for Tourists. The Tourist Police number is 1155 and the regular Police 191 or 123. Do not admit to anything, let them negotiate an outcome. Choose a Hire Bike that looks well maintained, has a current registration sticker, and has tyres in good condition. Test the brakes. The rear brakes on motorbikes are easily adjusted if they are a little soft.

2. Motorbike Rental Phuket, trading as Cheap as Chips Motorbike Rental does not require you to leave your Passport, but a photocopy is required, along with a 3000Bt (100USD) deposit. It is in your interest to have your Passport available should the need to produce it arise. If you choose a Hirer that wants your Passport, then walk away.

3. Before hiring the motor scooter, go over the bike with a fine toothed comb. Check tyre tread, check for marks and scratches, especially the front mud guard (which previous hirers have probably jammed into a wall while parking). It is super important to check down low as well, under the foot well area. If there are any chunks or gouges out of the bike or the paintwork, be sure to show this on the hire form and if you are really stressed, take photos of it - and maybe even get the hire person to point to the scratch, in your photo! Motorbike Rental Phuket's hire forms have damage diagrams to show existing damage.

4. Motorbikes are supplied with near empty tanks, that's the way they are returned. The best way to buy gasoline is at a Service Station. Cost of gasoline is about 35Bt a liter. The smaller motorbikes hold 3 liters, the larger ones 5 liters. As you tour around you will see bottles of petrol for sale. They are normally 40Baht for about half a liter but will do if you are running low.

5. Motorbike Rental Phuket supplies 2 helmets with their rental bikes. We suggest you wear them when riding the motorbike. Virtually all bikes have a place to secure your helmets, either helmet storage under the seat, near the fuel tank, or hang them on the security hooks also under the seat. The Royal Thai Police CAN and DO pull up 'farangs' for non-helmet wearing. The fine for Tourists in Phuket is 500Baht and for locals 300Bt.

6. If you have never ridden a bike before - ever - think very carefully about starting your bike riding life in Thailand. The roads can be shocking and some roads with many potholes. Phuket is a very busy place to ride in parts, especially Phuket Town and Patong. If you ride on any dirt roads, most are sandy and gravelly (ie. really tricky) road, go VERY slowly (10kph and if it is risky, put your feet out ever so slightly, in the event the bike starts to go from underneath you in the sand/gravel. It'll help you keep it upright. If you have ridden a mountain bike off-road, you will use many of the same skills to stay upright on a scooter in Thailand, on dirt. Use the brakes correctly. Usually right hand side brake is for front, left hand side is for rear. Always use BOTH brakes simultaneously - about 60/70% rear brake, and 30/40% front brake. If you only use full front brake, and the wheel locks, a crash will result.

7. Whatever you do - if you have been drinking - DON'T RIDE your bike. You will come unstuck. Same goes for other substances. Just don't do it. Your dream holiday will turn to nightmare in the blink of an eye if you drop the bike.

8. Check your travel insurance policy covers motorbike riding - they generally do, up to 150cc. But read the fine print. What? You don't have travel insurance? If you can't afford it, you shouldn't be getting on a plane to LOS (or almost anywhere overseas).

9. Be sure to drop back into the bike hire shop every other day to say g'day to the person who hired you the bike. Build some friendly rapport with them, buy them a bottle of 'nam' (water) if it's hot. Have a chat with them, ask them how business is going today? And make sure they see you are taking good care of their bike (asset). Tell them you are taking good care of the bike 'like it's my own' and that you just put fuel in it today.

10. And here endeth the lesson. DON'T STACK YOUR BIKE! Don't ride like you are Casey Stoner. There is absolutely NO need in Thailand to ride more than about 30-40km/h - ever. Ride like the older locals, stick to the left, be conscious of cars coming up behind you (use your mirrors frequently). Don't ride like the invincible Thai 'boy-racers' who fly past at warp speed on their tricked up scooters. Take some time to learn how to 'double' with someone on the back seat. It changes the entire dimension and ride-ability of a scooter. Watch out for crazy Europeans who come round corners and forget what side of the road they should be riding on (happens all the time). Shoes are a good idea too (barefoot = insanity). If you stack your bike and cause damage, expect to part with somewhere between 3000Baht right up to the cost of full replacement of the bike 40,000THB (You do the conversion and work out what a bummer that will put on your trip, if you don't take care and heed this advice). Thai dogs have a suicide gene in them. They just love to wander onto the road when a farang comes hurtling up the bitumen on a scooter. If you see dogs (or young kids) - on the side of the road, up ahead ... EXPECT them to wander out in front of you. Be prepared for it.