Looking to buy new motorbike, some considerations and questions...

I would go for a Yamaha Aerox 155. Great bike, wide tyres, good acceleration. Good amount of room under the seat. I really think that it doesn't matter how loud your bike is everyone is still going to merge into you, this is Bangkok traffic and there are too many cars on the road.

Another good bike you could look at is the Yamaha N-max 155, same engine as the Aerox just a different seating position.

If you wanted a bit more power for a bit more money, you could look at the Yamaha X-max. They're much bigger and wider, with a 300cc engine I believe.

With the amount of traffic on the roads, I think you'll find a geared bike extremely annoying, I know I would!

I hope this helps and gives you a little bit more direction! Good luck and ride safe!

Thanks man, this is perfect I'll look into them. Much appreciated

You're welcome!

As a biker, ( but not one of these 1 % brainers), I need that feeling of switching gears, especially when you're already doing 140 km/h and you've got another one....

    You're right, acceleration can be very helpful to escape from an accident that would happen with less power.

   But you should also consider putting some extra loud horns on your bike, which can be life-saving day by day.

      I've got two very loud ones that run over a relay because they draw around 25 Amps out.

  If I were you, I'd go for a bike with ABS, many accidents in rain only happen because the front brake is being used a bit too much and the tire slips away. Murphy's laws...

  Take somebody with you who's a better driver than you to a place and practice how your brakes actually work. On dry and on wet roads.

   My artificial knee joint happened after I found out that I could pump up my front fork of my former Yamaha Virago750 and there's no more diving in before two big brake discs did their job.

  I was so used that the fork dived in first, then the brake started working. It dropped me off and the 250 kg fell concentrated by a part of my "crash bar" underneath my right knee and broke it four times.

   Useless to say that a leg that's pointing to a different direction is the beginning of an absolute nightmare.

         I'm not so familiar with smaller bikes, but our little Yamaha 110 cc does 110 km/h and is easy to handle. But I do prefer my 1100 Virago and enjoy the power that never seems to end.

   I do not like the scooters with more plastic than anything else.

       Wish all of you a safe riding in the land of not always smiles.