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A Motor scooter in Bali? You’ve just met your best friend

April 6th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

If only Cornelis de Houtman had a motor scooter with him when he landed on Bali in 1597 then getting around wouldn’t have been so difficult for him. Of course all the modern places you now find on Bali were not even thought of in his days but now they are here and the best way to get around Bali is to go by motor scooter. A motor scooter in Bali is far superior to both cars and pedestrians at the moment. This motor scooter sized island is an Indonesian province you really want to visit.

Motor Scooters, Bali was made for them

With a length of roughly ninety-five miles and a width of sixty-nine miles, Bali is the perfect day-tripper island. With your motor scooter in Bali, it’s also easy to toss a knapsack on and make a two or three day trip around the island. Make sure you check out Mt. Agung and the still active volcano of Mt. Batur! Unlike a car, motor scooters do quite well on the twisty, sometimes poorly paved roads of Bali.

Drivers should know also that most driving rules and regulations are for guidance only. Locals in Bali use the motor scooter for just about everything. If you think you’d have trouble packing for a two day trip on your scooter, just take a look around at the traffic. There are literally hundreds of motor scooters zipping by, most of them laden down with families, furniture, livestock…you name it! Forgoing the high costs of cars, locals know that the nimble motor scooter and Bali are ideally suited.

Gassing or bottling Up

First of all gas is called petrol on Bali so keep that in mind when you are in need of gas when you ride your motor scooter. There are some official branded gas/petrol station with their own compressors and pumps. But you will find many more street side stations that sometimes only have a few bottles of fuel lying around on some shelves. And if you think about it, a few bottles is all you need to get around on Bali. Another positive thing about these roadside stations is that most of the times they are cheaper compared to the branded stations.

Cheaper fuel costs is not the only reason you should use a motor scooter to get around Bali. A Motor scooter is also very cheap to rent and you won’t have much trouble operating one. Renting a motor scooter for one day will set you back whopping 37,000 rupiah… which comes down to a mere 4 dollars. You don’t even need a drivers license to ride one. Always test the motor scooter before you drive away. Bali is reasonably priced so if you think the motor scooter is not up to standards there are plenty of other things you can spend those 4 dollars on.