Honda Wave, or the equivalent Yamaha or Suzuki are all excellent motos and good value. New or second hand.
BUT as a few of the posters have pointed out, this is much more about status and face rather than sensible transport.
She will want a fully automatic moto, a Scoopy or similar, and she will grimace if offered a used moto.
This is generally the second ‘test’ between a Khmer girl and her western boyfriend (the first one being a new iPhone). If the girl does succeed in acquiring her shiny new Scoopy, then the requests will turn to a car, followed by a house. Some of them also want a business, usually either a hair and nails salon, or a small shop selling clothes or general goods.
This is all about who is in control of the relationship. Good luck


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I am not really a "moto-guy", but what i learn in the years in phnom penh, is that girls often sell their bikes after 1 or 2 years to get almost their money back, because the price from the new-ones go up so quick. If thats true, i would say its a good idea to buy a new-one, and dont go for a second-hand. That of course if you can afford it, and you are sure you survive the bike with your relation, but be carefull, i know girls from 30+ who received a new bike from the family at 18 and still run on it (ofcourse Honda). If the bike is taken care of and isnt stolen, i think its a good investement, you skipp all the "heavy" tuktuk-invoices also, not !!?? I knever bought one, because about 50% of the time i will drive drunk on it, or just loose, forget or got stolen it. But most girls will keep it for manymany years !!

tightenupvolume1 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:26 pm You should get an "old girlfriend" they will be happy with a bullock cart

You’d think so wouldn’t you, but no, the ungrateful sod refused to pull the damn thing.

CamboMan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:37 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:36 pm

CamboMan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:10 pm My young Cambodian girlfriend ...

Whatever she wants lol - she won't be happy with anything else

I would suggest buying her nothing and seeing how long she sticks around without expensive gifts

I am only seeking a response to the question I ask, not your commentaries on something I did not ask. Thank You

I'm just going to put this out there, not for you (because you're obviously not going to listen) but for others.

You're coming at this from a perspective that she "needs" a bike, as in transportation. So you're searching for a new bike, and truthfully the Wave Alpha 110 (for around $1600 new) is going to be the best choice for getting something reliable, easy to maintain, useful, less theft prone, etc.

There's no comparison, the Dream is $2.4-2.5k with less features, the Scoopy is anywhere from $2,350 to $2,800 depending on features and packages, Zoomer Xs are cheaper ($1,700, at least at the dealer here in Kampot) but it's all irrelevant because she doesn't need a bike.

If you needed a bike, you could get by with a Daelim that's repaired and all shined up for $500 but no young girl is going to ride it. Even young men don't want to ride it. When I was doing business in Toul Tom Poung I remember the workers complained about the company's FREE motorcycles for them to ride if they didn't have anything, and they wouldn't get on it.

"Oh bong, too old. Grandpa moto."

Your girlfriend doesn't need a bike, she wants a nice bike, and she wants you to buy it because she can't buy it herself, it's that simple.

So reliability, bang for buck, quality, country of origin, fuel economy, whatever...all the stuff you might be thinking about to make the "best" decision has no relevance.

If it's not pretty, she wont want it, end of story, and for less than $2k you wont get ANYTHING she wants.

If you're fine with that, you'll need to spring upwards of $3k. New Scoopy, smart key, alloy wheels, CXII package maybe...then she'll be happy until she decides she wants more from you.

Don't be like me and find this out much later on in life. You can give her a brand new house, SUV, motos, a business and gold and it wont be enough.

/Rant over, but I feel like it needed to be said.

All I can add is, that if you buy a new bike put it on time payment over 2 years as the company financing it will keep the papers for the bike until it is paid off. Which means it cannot be pawned or sold until fully paid off.

Kammekor wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:27 pm Unfortunately the Wave with the disc brake is no longer for sale in Cambodia through Honda...

They have them here in Kampot through NCX for $1600 something as 2022 models. Don't know about other stores or parts of the country.