Simply tell her you can't afford a new bike and have a budget of $x. Give her the cash and make it her problem to solve. She will either be happy with that...or not.

Ask the girl to have a look around for what she wants, then give her the money so she can buy the dream bike. It's the only way she will be happy, because if you get involved with the choice you will most likely take the wrong choice. Peer pressure and likes will most likely come from friends and family.

set a budget and let her choose ,simple

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:08 pm I’d say unwisely, you mentioned ‘young’ in the opening post, and if you don’t want such details to become gossip fodder for the audience, it would be advisable to apply some discretion, and not divulge more detail than is needed to canvas opinion on a specific topic.

I'm not trying to make a dig you in this post (just wanting to clarify beforehand), but in the OPs case, I think while there's a bunch of "us" embittered old coots who have been down this road with a Cambodian woman before, I think it's also fair to say there's already a bunch of red flags here, and it's not like a lot of us haven't seen this story before.

If the OP is mature and understands, sure fine, his decision...but it's obvious he's thin skinned and has little knowledge about this country yet he thinks he knows what he's doing so, I think we all know where this is going already.

I'm just trying to say that the happy middle ground would be a reasonable girl working together with her boyfriend, pulling their own weight in the relationship, and then they discuss what bike they can afford and get. Not the same "I want, now you buy for me." nonsense we've heard a thousands times.

Just saying, I don't think the criticism or even the snarkiness in this case was unjustified. OP needs a wakeup call before shit hits the fan.

SlowJoe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:18 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:08 pm I’d say unwisely, you mentioned ‘young’ in the opening post, and if you don’t want such details to become gossip fodder for the audience, it would be advisable to apply some discretion, and not divulge more detail than is needed to canvas opinion on a specific topic.

I'm not trying to make a dig you in this post (just wanting to clarify beforehand), but in the OPs case, I think while there's a bunch of "us" embittered old coots who have been down this road with a Cambodian woman before, I think it's also fair to say there's already a bunch of red flags here, and it's not like a lot of us haven't seen this story before.

If the OP is mature and understands, sure fine, his decision...but it's obvious he's thin skinned and has little knowledge about this country yet he thinks he knows what he's doing so, I think we all know where this is going already.

I'm just trying to say that the happy middle ground would be a reasonable girl working together with her boyfriend, pulling their own weight in the relationship, and then they discuss what bike they can afford and get. Not the same "I want, now you buy for me." nonsense we've heard a thousands times.

Just saying, I don't think the criticism or even the snarkiness in this case was unjustified. OP needs a wakeup call before shit hits the fan.

OP is mature, knowledgable, not new in Cambodia, not naive, and just seeking to have his question answered = 'which motorbike ?', nothing else, Thank You

CamboMan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:41 pm

SlowJoe wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:18 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:08 pm I’d say unwisely, you mentioned ‘young’ in the opening post, and if you don’t want such details to become gossip fodder for the audience, it would be advisable to apply some discretion, and not divulge more detail than is needed to canvas opinion on a specific topic.

I'm not trying to make a dig you in this post (just wanting to clarify beforehand), but in the OPs case, I think while there's a bunch of "us" embittered old coots who have been down this road with a Cambodian woman before, I think it's also fair to say there's already a bunch of red flags here, and it's not like a lot of us haven't seen this story before.

If the OP is mature and understands, sure fine, his decision...but it's obvious he's thin skinned and has little knowledge about this country yet he thinks he knows what he's doing so, I think we all know where this is going already.

I'm just trying to say that the happy middle ground would be a reasonable girl working together with her boyfriend, pulling their own weight in the relationship, and then they discuss what bike they can afford and get. Not the same "I want, now you buy for me." nonsense we've heard a thousands times.

Just saying, I don't think the criticism or even the snarkiness in this case was unjustified. OP needs a wakeup call before shit hits the fan.

OP is mature, knowledgable, not new in Cambodia, not naive, and just seeking to have his question answered = 'which motorbike ?', nothing else, Thank You

Best just to ask your girlfriend.

CamboMan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:41 pm
OP is mature, knowledgable, not new in Cambodia, not naive, and just seeking to have his question answered = 'which motorbike ?', nothing else, Thank You

CamboMan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:10 pm I have lived in Cambodia few years...

Try living here over the space of two decades, and then you can make that claim.

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Anyway

Here's advice from an ex motorcycle and car dealer here (me).

Best bang for the buck, Wave Alpha 110.

Reliable, great engine, good price ($1.6k ish), low theft chances, etc. (Personally I think she'll say no).

Best new automatic bang for the buck, none of them.

Clicks (125 or 150) are water cooled and Cambodians rarely ever service the cooling system. 3-4 years later the motor is a mess and expensive to fix. Scoopies are almost $3k with all the options, out of your price range. Zoomer Xs are cheaper but wide, some girls like them though but still out of your price range. Suzukis and Yamahas (except the Qbix) have no resale value here and are bad investments, despite the better tech and often times being better built. Nexs, Let's, Filanos, Grand Filanos, Janus, Finos, etc...say goodbye to 50% of your money in a year.

Best easy to ride, easy to service, and not too expensive automatic

Giorno 50 19' model and up. Super light, easy to ride, easy to handle, has little gadgets like USB charging etc. Might complain it's "too small" though, so again...

You're probably going to be steered towards a Scoopy or Click which are going to be close to $3k for a well equipped model. Base models mid $2.5k.

Anything used over 2 or 3 years is a total crap shoot unless you're familiar with overhauling and reconditioning bikes.

That's strictly my motorcycle advice to you