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As the title says.

I am looking to buy either a brand new or decent second hand Honda Wave/Dream/Airblade/PCX this weekend and I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for shops I should try visiting.

My budget is $1300 all included and I'm fine with a great condition second hand or older years (2010, 2011, etc).

Anyone have suggestions for a bike or shop?

In a nutshell, Honda Wave 100.

Low theft rates, decent enough resale value, super reliable, mechanically primitive (no electronic rubbish compared to other bikes) and $1100 plus plate to start with. If you want to spend just over your budget, the 110 Wave is also available as well as disk brake models.

Dream, Airblade, PCX are all going to be a lot more expensive for a nearly new or in good condition version.

AE86 wrote:In a nutshell, Honda Wave 100.

Low theft rates, decent enough resale value, super reliable, mechanically primitive (no electronic rubbish compared to other bikes) and $1100 plus plate to start with. If you want to spend just over your budget, the 110 Wave is also available as well as disk brake models.

Dream, Airblade, PCX are all going to be a lot more expensive for a nearly new or in good condition version.

Sound advice, looked for a new Honda Wave 100 the other day at a Honda dealer. Price for a new one is $1130 now.

Yep... Good advice. What are the current deals for new Suzukis? The Viva (which might be out of the price range) and Smash?

jkindle wrote:As the title says.

I am looking to buy either a brand new or decent second hand Honda Wave/Dream/Airblade/PCX this weekend and I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for shops I should try visiting.

My budget is $1300 all included and I'm fine with a great condition second hand or older years (2010, 2011, etc).

Anyone have suggestions for a bike or shop?

Yes, you can buy a new Honda wave at Honda company , near Calmet hospital or Hengly Market. But Dream , Airblade and PCX are more expensive than yor budget.

not a bad price for a new bike that tbh, although i do love the 2015 airblades, them bikes are solid, i hit a pile of hardcore/gravel that was in the middle of the road, i got caught out in a monsoon and couldnt see for shit, hit it head on and ended up doing a front flip on the bike, i thought the bike was going to be smashed up after flipping through the air but i only came away with a minor scratch, great bikes to ride to.

Never buy any vehicle with the word SMASH! Or Firebird or Fuego or Nova (no go).

try Lucky Luckys for used
otherwise dealers

I have a honda wave 125, 26,000 kms and still going strong
worth it for the extra power if ur going to do road trips
also the wave is semi auto which i prefer to the full auto's

phuketrichard wrote:try Lucky Luckys for used
otherwise dealers

I have a honda wave 125, 26,000 kms and still going strong
worth it for the extra power if ur going to do road trips
also the wave is semi auto which i prefer to the full auto's

Lucky Lucky would be the last place I'd looky looky. Like a wife from Walkabout. All those tourists having a ride = mega problems.


Edit: With that budget you might as well buy new. My Smash FI was about $1600 and mrs' Wave CX was about $1200 from memory, with all the plates and 0km on the clock. They often discount on the older models sitting around too.

A while ago you could get a new Yamaha for under a grand, unsure about now though.

I don't trust 2nd hand dealers in the west, let alone in this place.

Reasonable looking Baja 250 on FB at the moment, seem to appear regularly enough. If I didn't already have the XR 650 I'd be looking at it.