The Art of Motorbike Maintenance in Cambodia

[@perpetualmoto]

Ive been going to Johnny at Victory Motorbike since 2015....he is the owner but u will see him working on bikes too, hes had some of the same staff since my first visit as well.

[@pp-bf2ec]

I have always took my bikes to the Honda dealership because, as you said, they maintain the bike and most importantly use genuine parts. And it's just marginally more expensive. Basically the labour is just like 10% more expensive then at the "mom'n'pop" garage and parts bit more, but at least they are not cheap Chinese copies.

[@Olivier.Pierre.de.Belmont]

Absolutely true! I have my click since 5 years,always honda dealer,perfect state,decent price,nice people 😊

[@Kdk9MER]

Tappin in from kitchener Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@hanumon22]

Fellow CanUk here. London ON In. Da. House

[@armunro]

Micro switch on brake handle; it makes a light click noise as squeeze and release it. Sometimes the wire connectors disconnect so just push them back on!

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Thanks!

[@peterRobinson10101]

new forks on my Honda just cost $60 (this includes new brake fluid and fluid seal) extra $10 for a few other electrical issues...

[@virginiabrewster8444]

Very responsible of you!

[@nofixedaddress3565]

Hey, Brodeur! (only canucks our age will get that). I'm in PP and have been setting up my apartment, sus'n things out, finding out where to get the good mayo, and other such fun and frustrating things in getting set up in Cambodia. Got myself a Honda Click after graduating from a vintage Japanese pedal bike. You will not remember my past comments i'm sure, but I'm thankful for your vlart as it's helped me a lot over the past couple of years in answering some very specific info 'bout stuff here. 3 months for me now full time living in PP...early retirement..truly a 'freedom 55'..on a budget. I'm in Tuol Sleng about a 15 minute walk from the area you seem to be in. We should grab a beer, man.

[@perpetualmoto]

Those bike washers were listening to Vannda!

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

They often are. New Vannda video dropped a week or so ago.

[@pisethuy]

Honda company genuine parts cost more than replicate ones, but the quality is way more too.

[@grahampeters7642]

Great video really relatable to me Cheers 🍻

[@Charlie-phlezk]

Thanks Ryan, this video is highly useful for us planning to use this method of transportation! Cheers and awkun bong

[@KarlEFX]

Cool bike

[@SecondLifeTravels1]

I go to the same Honda dealership! It's the ONLY ONE that's honest in the whole city! The manager, Yeab, is great!

[@pisethuy]

my 2008 motorbike crossed 99999km and now it's nearly 20000km again :D

[@Hea9lt9hy9]

Itchy is great at doing stuff…

[@RickJesky]

I drove a moto from 1977 till 1979. Never had brake lights. Phnom Penh was still a sleepy city. 😎

[@armunro]

T5 bulb I think. Wheres the LED? These have been in cars and motorbikes for decades! You can even get nice white led versions (make sure the led ones are plugged in the right way). You can also get yellow painted ones for indicator lights. I do all my own bike mechanics in Thailand. We have a couple of Honda Waves and I also have an old NSR150sp rusting away in the garage as I never use it. Currently in Vietnam but when I get back to Thailand have a Wave 100 that needs new piston rings (a 3 wheeler side car Wave) as its burning oil and am getting fed up cleaning the spark plug every few weeks when it gets clogged up with oil.

[@heymaddo]

Had a T5 in my bike for 12 years just blew , his problem was a loose connection then quick check new filter n go , learn the basics ! then if it doesn't run push it to someone who knows how to fix it properly....

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Fantastic skills to have. My dad was a mechanic. He restored a 60s Indian Chief motorcycle. I wish I had learned from him.

[@Dana-ie2bh]

@@itchyfeetonthecheap I'll bet you can find KZbin videos on how to maintain that exact bike you have.

[@sounhournim1643]

Whoa amazing you go to the same place near my house. Great guy Honestly if you have any problem just go there and ask them. get a quote for what wrong then go to Hengly market for change. It cheap and they sure speak English

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Cool, thanks

[@Charlie-phlezk]

This video is about the cost and ease of maintaining a motorbike in Cambodia [summarized content]. The video starts with Ryan showing a burnt out brake light on his motorbike [1]. He cannot find a mechanic to fix it because the light is LED and rare in Cambodia [1]. Mechanics tell him he does not need a brake light but Ryan disagrees [1]. He finally finds the right light at the Russian Market for 3,000 riel (around $0.75) [1]. Ryan then talks about other maintenance costs [1]. An oil change costs about $5 and a new battery costs $12.50 [1]. Brakes cost $10 to replace [1]. He also talks about how cheap it is to get gas, about $3 for a full tank [1]. Finding a mechanic to fix the LED brake light proved difficult [1]. Nobody wanted to touch it because it was LED [1]. Ryan finally fixed the light at a Honda dealership for $10 [1]. The mechanic also changed the air filter for another $10 [1]. The video ends with Ryan getting his motorbike washed for 6,000 riel (around $1.50) [1]. He concludes that motorbike maintenance in Cambodia is very cheap and easy [1]. He likes that scooters can go through anything and last forever [1].

[@engtechno]

When I visited Cambodia, I learnt a lot of things about their regulations in regards to motorcycle and car lighting. Most if not all of the LED's car lights were illegal citing that, blinding the upcoming drivers. Daylight running aren't allow. Perhaps, your stop light is LED type. If that is true, the other guy fix it because his excuse was fixing the cable not the light bulb itself.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

It was capless, not LED

[@paulcleary7437]

⁠@@CosmicSeeker69LED is an abbreviation

[@craigdawson7632]

Is the bulb blown is power available? What does the multi meter say?

[@WillJohns-tr1zt]

Another great information video

[@tylerstahl2141]

Great video very informative. Cool to all the different spots they have. I want that Dream bike!

[@KhmerMinnesnowta]

If you take good care of your bike, your bike will love you back. Bike for life 🎉

[@Charlie-phlezk]

Nice to see you again, Khmer in Minnesota!

[@Antidotes0]

In russian market you can find everything for your motobike

[@stevenjb.9275]

Air Filter $10 USD. The guy fixed the brake light issue for free. If he charged for that and you went someplace else for the air filter, would that total been $10. You got it all done in a one-stop shop. Your bike will thank you, now it can breathe better and take advantage of that Gold Gas. Win-Win. Try getting that service in the States. The labor only probably would have been 10X that cost.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

100%! They also lined up my mirrors properly - something that wasn't a big deal, but now that it's done I'm like "why didn't I fix this earlier?"

[@07Hugh]

What do you think of just renting a scooter instead of buying one? Puts the maintenance on the owner. I do that in Vietnam.

[@Charlie-phlezk]

Renting is great but more cost in the long term. Renting is necessary to chose the right one you want. Can't make an informed decision without test driving first.

[@Oggiwara1]

Thanks for sharing! That was cheap maintenance. How much does a PCX 125cc/160cc or ADV 125cc/160cc cost in Phnom Penh?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Depends if it's Japanese or Thai, what year, what shape is in. Around $1500 I'd say.

[@Far_Ken_Gone]

Hi Ryan, I live very near that Honda dealership and have the exact same problem with my Zoomer. Might take it there tomorrow. Also registration of the bike, Any Idea on price. Also love the bike section of the Russian Market, I generally go to brown Sugar near there then stroll through the market afterwards. Still looking for a good scooter wash place though, Handy vlog, Thanks Ken.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

No idea about the registration. Maybe check movetocambodia.com

[@hanumon22]

Did you try the local bike rental/ tour shops? Dara? Of course a Honda dealership is ideal.

[@parasitius]

BTW would love to see you do the whole videos in Cambodian for a few episodes, there's always something special to hearing the highly educated accents of foreigners; not sure if you had professors in college lecturing with all different accents like Japan, Korea, German, it just hits different when people are educated speakers so I want to hear what educated foreigner Cambodian sounds like! (Plus you of course got that radio friendly voice :)) That Chris in Cambodia guy that you trashed talks like a buffoon in Khmer I'm sure!

[@Dana-ie2bh]

Cheap, keep it as safe as you can. Tires, lights, oil changes, brakes etc.

[@DallasKillpack]

"I told him, tell me how much it's gonna cost before you do anything and he said... yeah." lol I actually really appreciate this kind of video. Really interesting.

[@pAuL-nb2ud]

00:52 omg I’m laughing so hard MARV!!! 😂

[@mbvalency]

don't touch the glass body of those lamps... makes them fail early

[@ronald3921]

Feels a bit like being there watching this video, nice. Checking with a Honda dealership would have been my first thought. Isn’t it the chain on a bike that needs most attention?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

I've never had a problem with the chain on a motorbike or scooter, but on the bigger motorcycles it's definitely something that I paid attention to.

[@Driver2724]

How much cost to buy your motorbike you didn't tell us ?? Honda are great scooter

[@sokolartnau]

Is it better to buy a new 🛵? Or the second hand one would be just fine?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

A good second-hand is fine in my opinion.

[@Charlie-phlezk]

absolutely my first choice @@itchyfeetonthecheap

[@sean13]

What did the moto cost you? Used or new? Thanks Ryan

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

It's all here, my friend. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqOcc4SHhtF8i7Msi=VydB4B0yFNHXycRk

[@jimphelps4466]

How much does insurance cost a year?

[@OregonSteve]

What model Honda do you drive sir?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Airblade

[@sounhournim1643]

Yo even same place as i always get my girl clean🤣

[@w.m.p-w8989]

Being non-tan Ken in the Kingdom is enough...

[@mimibigdy1917]

Everywhere else he’s a ten… know your moto is enough as Ken in the Kingdom

[@lucaspodesta6799]

bro can udo donuts or jumps on ur bike?

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Hell yeah. Jumped a curb once, and ate a donut a few times on it.

[@mauti8550]

Maybe a fuse is broken. Oilchange every 3000km Airfilterchange 10.000km That is how I would do it.😊

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Thanks. For the oil change, I've been told everything from 3000km to every month. According to the owners manual, I think it's every 2000km.

[@TMmustardmatchay]

Honda Dream really bad tires.

[@timmitchell6267]

That’s not an led bulb

[@SecondLifeTravels1]

10,000 kilometers is nothing! Hit 50,000 and your bike will be just getting broken in.

[@derek711]

😻 'Promo sm'

[@CCP-pb5ss]

i understand the frugal saving$ of riding a motorbike/scooter_BUT its like how much are your bones worth? there's no cage_no airbags these people in asia have no choice but to ride bikes due to economics but if youre bringing euros/usd..why not just drive their Lexus RX trucks? keep in mind those Lexus RX were built in Japan but also Canada too waaay safer than riding everyday bare bones in the sketchy streets a Lex RX is what $4-5K_a bike is a fraction of that but_your bones breaking bones isnt fun_take months to heal_& never quite right everyone i know who fell on bikes_one hit was life changing rather spend a bit more on extra safety than on frugality or on trying to live like the locals who have no choice if you have the choice to afford more safety_take it having said that_i was close to a Honda ADV yes i was thinking 1 gallon is 90 miles of travel i was thinking daft punk helmet & sunlight but for $3K+..get Jeep..w/ doors/roof off a fusion of outdoor fun & safety cage

[@nofixedaddress3565]

Walking can be faster than driving a car or truck here. Automobiles are extremely expensive here and if you wanted to import one there is a 150% tax on import. Try to get parts for a lexus here....

[@metonicycle6294]

Take care comb your hair.

[@dannyho6786]

U should have got some footage of Sarah riding around with a skirt on or something, this is boring !

[@konkhmer4life]

Wait so you go to Cambodia and complain about the Cambodians don’t speak English? Just like the Mexicans that come to USA and complain about American don’t speak Spanish.

[@itchyfeetonthecheap]

Sorry, when you say, "You go to Cambodia and complain about the Cambodians not speaking English" ...Is that a complaint or a statement?