Things You Should Consider when Renting a Motorcycle

Lombok and Bali will be the next vacation Destination you will explore during your Holiday in Indonesia. Since it is the first time you visit those places you have no idea what you should take for your transportation during your visit. Well, the best choice of transportation in those two places is motorcycle. If you have no idea how to ride motorcycle there is still option of automatic motorcycle that everyone could ride. Besides that there are a lot of motorcycle rental available for you to choose.

Compared to other transportation options, rent a motorcycle provides you a lot of benefits such as:

- Much cheaper. It is true that compared to other transportation like taxi and car rent, Motorcycle is much cheaper so it will fit with your already tight budget.

- Much practical. By renting a Motorcycle, the next thing you need is only GPS and then you’re ready to go to explore the city.

However, before you make a deal with a certain motorcycle rental provider there are some points you should take into account. Below is the list of things you should do:

- Choose reliable motorcycle rental provider only. To find the most reliable one you could use internet to find out or ask some of your friends who have experience before you for recommendation or you could consult this matter with the hotel where you’re staying. They will provide you with the best recommendation and sometimes the hotel or home stay also provide the similar service.

- Check the motorcycle condition. It is important to avoid problems that may occur like additional charge because of some broken spare parts. You have to make sure all the vital spare parts like the brakes, light and the wheels are in the best condition and function properly.

- Check the documents required. Indonesia regulation toward motorcycle is quite strict so you have to make sure all the documents of the motorcycle is complete like STNK and you have to check the tax status as well.

- Do a test ride. It is important for you to do a test ride first before you do the deal with the owner. Usually, the owner will not object such request and if you find something weird with the motorcycle you could ask for the other replacement.

- Safety. As a tourist surely you don’t bring some safety stuffs with you during your holiday like helmet, gloves and rain coat. So, it is important for you to find a motorcycle rental that also provides those safety stuffs as part of their service.

- Ask for discount. It could aid in reducing your transportation budget especially for you who are renting the motorcycle in the long term. Usually, they have discount for those who are renting the motorcycle for more than one week.

Once all of those points are fulfilled you could start make a deal with the motorcycle owner. However, it is also important for you to consult about the traffic around the city as well with the motorcycle owner to provide you with certain knowledge about the local custom of transportation.