Honda PCX 160

Two adults doing the whole island, including the southern climb.

The comfortable big scooter. A 157cc engine, a long wheelbase and a proper seat make this the bike to take if there are two of you and you intend to ride the full thirty kilometres to the national park and back.

It is bigger and heavier than a 125 at walking pace, so it rewards a rider with some experience. In return the hills stop being an event.

Specifications

• Engine157cc automatic
• TransmissionTwist and go
• RidersUp to 2, comfortably
• LuggageLarge under-seat box, full-face helmet fits
• Best roadEverywhere, including the Kantiang climb
• RateTHB 450 per day

Good to know

• The sensible choice for two adults heading south of Klong Nin.
• Two helmets are included, and Thai law requires rider and passenger to wear one.
• Check what your travel insurance requires before you ride; many policies will not cover a motorbike accident without the correct licence.

Included with every rental

• Two helmets with every bike, at no extra charge. Thai law requires a helmet for the passenger as well as the rider, so a second helmet should never be sold as an extra. If you need a particular size, tell us when you book and we will have it ready.
• The bike's compulsory Thai insurance paper (Por Ror Bor) and its registration book, in the bike, so the customer can see the machine is road legal and produce it at a checkpoint. The FCDO specifically warns that hire scooters in Thai tourist areas are sometimes unregistered — a shop that shows the paperwork is answering a real worry.
• A printed condition sheet with a bike outline, marked and initialled by both sides at handover, plus dated photos or video of the bike as it goes out. This protects the customer and the shop equally.
• A written fuel line on the agreement — whether the bike goes out full and comes back full, or same-to-same. Two Koh Lanta shops advertise handing bikes over with a full tank as a selling point. We confirm the fuel arrangement in writing before you ride away.
• Collection from our shop on the main road opposite Rawi Warin Resort & Spa — easy to find, easy to park at, and someone is there to walk you round the bike before you ride off.
• A phone mount. Navigation between beaches is the main use of a phone here, and a mount is cheap. Ask us if you need one.
• A rain poncho, May to October. Cheap, and it reads as care rather than upsell.
• A 24-hour WhatsApp number for breakdowns, flat tyres and questions. The shop is already open 24 hours, which most competitors are not — say so.
• Local route advice at handover: which beaches are reachable on the bike being rented, where the fuel stations are, and where the road gets steep.