My name is Jesse and I live in Canada. My Dutch best friend and I finally got a month off to go on a motorbike trip to Vietnam this December. We have been wanting to do this trip forever. We are both avid motorbike guys that have gone on long haul trips in the past.

We are thinking of going from Hanoi to Saigon from Dec 15th to Jan 15, since that is supposed to be when the uber rains stop.

My research says that we have to drive around 125cc bikes to avoid police trouble, and probably live given the road conditions.

So far it looks like renting may be an only option, but that sounds kinda sketch to me. I was wondering if you could give us some advice? Did you try to buy some crappy bikes there and got turned away, so you only rented? How was finding gas along the way?

Was there some stuff you WISH you had brought but forgot, such as duct tape?

Any advice will be much appreciated man. I loved reading your blog. Makes me want to go right now!

Cheers man.

Jesse : je_piccin@yahoo.com